Cancer seems to be everywhere and the statistics are not proving otherwise. With an increase in the number of cases each year, it is time to start thinking about the possibility of prevention and reducing your risk of developing the disease.
Cancer is defined as abnormal cells, which divide without control and have the ability to invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems.
There are more than 200 different types of cancer as there are more than 200 different types of body cells. Most cancers are named for the organ or type of cell in which they start – for example, cancer that begins in the colon is called colon cancer; cancer that begins in breast tissue, breast cancer etc.
If we can live to this day, we have to thank our mother for her love and sacrifice. She has probably spent countless time and energy to accompany you day and night, breastfed when you were hungry, taken care of you when you were sick and soothed you when you were sad.
The New York Times and UK’s No.1 best selling book, The Fast Diet, By Dr Michael Mosely and Mimi Spencer, offers an alternative view to dieting. Utilizing the ratio 5:2, meaning for 5 days a week, you eat normally and the other two, you fast (only consuming a quarter of your recommended daily calories) has proven to help aid weight loss as well as a number of other health benefits.