Scan the Ingredients

Ingredients that are not so safe

Thanks to,

  1. Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP), a national science-based advocacy organization working to prevent breast cancer by eliminating environmental exposures linked to the disease,

  2. Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC), a program of BCPP that leads the movement to make beauty and personal care products safer for all and

  3. Toxic Revolution whose mission is to inform, educate and inspire young people to revolt against the dangers of toxic chemicals in their environment and food supply, especially those linked to the development of breast cancer

we are being provided more education on prevention as a means to maintain long-term health and well-being as well as eliminating the risk factors other than those linked to genetics to save lives and prevent breast cancer before it starts.

Beauty & Personal Care:

ALSO…thanks to Oncology Dietition - Nichole (nichole@theoncologydietitian.com) we are able to talk more about the foods that aren’t the best for cancer prevention. See the blog post about nutrition tips and foods to reduce cancer risk.

Food:

Don't Be Fooled By Labels:
Today's food environment can be confusing. Just because a food is labeled "reduced" or "light" sodium does not mean it is low sodium. For example, one tablespoon of reduced-sodium soy sauce still has 600-700 mg of sodium. While this is better than the regular version, that's still a lot of salt - keep checking those labels

Watch Out for Cured Meats:
Deli meat, hot dogs, and sausage are loaded with sodium. Slice up your own baked turkey or
chicken breast to go on sandwiches or try grilled veggies and hummus instead.

Limit sodium to reduce the risk for high blood pressure (and likely stomach cancer).

  1. Go slow by holding back on the salt shaker at the table.

  2. Cook from scratch when you can adding little or no salt.

  3. Spice up your food using fresh and dried herbs, vinegar and citrus.

  4. Read the packaging on your foods using this guide on what these commonly used phrases actually mean when it comes to salt:

    "Sodium free" or "salt free" means there is less than 5 milligrams of sodium per serving.

    "Unsalted" or "no salt added" means exactly as it says, no salt added.

    "Very low in sodium" means a serving contains 35 milligrams of sodium or less

    "Low in sodium" means a serving has 140 milligrams of sodium or less.

    "Reduced sodium or "less sodium" means that this product has at least 25% less sodium than the traditional product.

    The Nutrition Facts label also gives you the Percent Daily Value for sodium. This is how much of the recommended amount of sodium a serving contains. The daily value for sodium is less than 2,300 mg. So if the Percent Daily Value says 50%, this means one serving is giving you half of this, or 1,150 mg.