I copied and pasted the below from the summary provided for the "Preventing Cancer, reducing the risks" by Beliveau, Richard
I have seen family, and friends fight the disease. Nothing in life compares to or prepares one for it. One day you are living as much of a normal life as possible and then cancer happens. It puts every little aspect of one's life in a different perspective. I don't know where I am going with all this. Perhaps the honest truth is that I want to minimize my risk, and so here comes the next bit.
These recommendations are from a book summary. The books is called "Preventing cancer: reducing the risks". It's by Richard Beliveau.
I put them here, because I want to have them somewhere I can refer to them easily and frequently.
"The ten recommendations to preventing cancer are:
1. Don't smoke.
2. Stay as lean as possible.
3. Limit the consumption of red meat to about one pound per week. Also helpful, marinate red meat in virgin olive oil with garlic and lemon juice or herbs like thyme or rosemary; add turmeric or related spices to ground beef.
4. Eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, pulses (like lentils) and whole grains. Eat "superfoods" like green tea, blueberries, crucifers, garlic and tomatoes.
5. Be physically active for at least 30 minutes every day.
6. Limit daily alcohol consumption to two glasses for men and one for women. Better yet, drink red wine and even better, drink red pinot noir. Also, avoid mouthwash with alcohol.
7. Limit consumption of salt. Use spices, especially Indian spices like turmeric.
8. Avoid unnecessary sun exposure.
9. For extra protection, vaccinate girls against HPV. Breastfeed for six months, avoid pollution and nanomaterials, get eight hours' sleep.
10. Do not use supplements to prevent cancer."
