It is becoming clear that some tips to avoid breast cancer risk factors involve modifying some behaviours that we can control with our daily choices.

The latest research on this topic points to the power of diet for beating this common disease.

The research found that carotenoids – naturally-occurring nutrients found in brightly coloured vegetables and fruit – are believed to have cancer-preventive properties.

These are the nutrients that give vegetables and fruit their bright orange, green, red, and yellow pigments.

The researchers found that among premenopausal women those who ate a diet rich in these foods had an almost 20 percent lower risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. And among women who smoked, the protective effect of carotenoids against breast cancer was even stronger.

The following tips will get you on your way to improved health and lower breast cancer risk:

• The women with the lowest breast cancer risk ate two or more servings of carotenoid-rich fruit and vegetables per day. Aim for this number at a minimum, and more is better.
• You can find plenty of beta-carotene in the following foods: carrots, sweet potato, spinach, kale, pumpkin, cabbage, cantaloupe, broccoli, peppers, apricots, peas, beans, green leafy vegetables, plums, raspberries and corn.
• Don’t rely on dietary supplements for your carotene fix. Studies show that only food provides benefit and that for some people, such as smokers, carotene supplements can do more harm than good.

Oestrogen is processed and removed from our bodies via two routes – a healthy route, or an unhealthy route.  Oestrogen that is metabolised via the unhealthy route is converted into a form that can drive the development and growth of breast cancer.  Fortunately we are able to assess how you are metabolising your oestrogen by a simple urine test.   In my opinion, this is something all women should have checked.  If the test shows you are metabolising oestrogen the wrong way, we are able to step in with treatment that will redirect your oestrogen down the healthier route, and so reduce your risk of developing breast cancer. http://bit.ly/1h7nj0t