Brook West Chiropractic Quarterly Newsletter-October 1st.

October 8, 2000- Well Done With Cancer
Eating well-done meat, particularly steak, hamburger, and pork, may significantly increase your risk of breast cancer. That's because the process of cooking at high temperatures or for a long time causes the formation of carcinogenic compounds in the meat. One study found that women who eat these meats well-done are 5 times more likely to get breast cancer than women who consume less well-cooked meat. Instead, opt for meat that is medium-well, which will help you avoid the cancer-causing compounds.
Protecting your immune system can help reduce your chance of cancer and other fatal diseases.
SOURCE: Real Age Health Information Systems, ©2000

October 15, 2000- Cold Sore Cure
Are cold sores causing you to frown? Zinc just may get you smiling again.

Zinc, the same mineral that may help you recover from a common cold more quickly, also may help hasten the departure of a bothersome cold sore. Apparently, zinc works its medicinal magic by inhibiting the spread of the herpes simplex virus, which causes cold sores. Topical treatments that contain zinc, such as lip balms, are sold at most pharmacies.
SOURCE: University of Wisconsin, ©2000

October 22, 2000- National Breast Cancer Awareness month
Birth control pills may raise the already heightened risk of breast cancer faced by women with a strong family history of the disease, an American study suggests. Among sisters and daughters of women with breast cancer, users of the pill were three times more likely than nonusers to get the disease. Because granddaughters of women with breast cancer did not appear to be significantly more prone, the researchers suggested the risks were associate with older forms of the pill made before 1975. Older forms of the pill contained higher hormone levels.

Ladies, please use this as a Health Tip to perform monthly breast exams.  Further research has shown that early detection can help reduce the most common form of cancer among women: breast cancer.
SOURCE:  Journal of the American Medical Association. ©2000

October 29, 2000- Pumpkin Power
The jack-o-lantern on your doorstep not only may help scare off ghosts this Halloween, but it may also help protect your body from cancer.

Pumpkin contains high concentrations of the antioxidant beta carotene, the carotenoid that helps your body fight the effects of cell-damaging free radicals, which potentially could lead to cancer. Two more carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, give pumpkin even more cancer-fighting power, and also help prevent your eyes from developing cataracts.
A diverse diet that is low in calories and high in nutrients can help reduce your chance of cardiovascular diseases.
SOURCE: Real Age Health Information Systems, ©2000