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10. Limit Or Remove Red Meat And Processed Meats
In the journal Cancer Research, a 2010 study found that there was a strong link between the consumption of red meat and processed meats and colorectal cancer. Scientists have found that heme iron, which is found in high quantities in red meat, and the heterocyclic amines, nitrates, and nitrites found in processed meats are the probably link to this increased risk. When it comes to red meat, limit yourself to no more than two four-ounce servings each week and avoid charring the meat. Avoid processed meats, such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs, pastrami, and other types of deli meats, as much as possible.
11. Add More Garlic
Garlic has been shown to have tons of health benefits, including protection from heart disease as well as from certain types of cancer, including stomach cancer and colorectal cancer. Garlic is best consumed raw. It also needs to be cut or crushed to release its active ingredients, allicin. If you can, slightly crush two or three whole cloves of raw, organic garlic each day and swallow them whole. If that is too much garlic power for you, simply cut up a few cloves of garlic each day and add it to your salads, soups, and stir fry dishes.
12. Get Regular Screenings
For those over the age of 50, your risk of colon cancer increases dramatically. A colonoscopy will detect cancer early, when it is easily treated, and allows for the removal of precancerous polyps before they get the chance to turn into full blown cancer. This screening is only mildly uncomfortable and takes only one day. Since you only need to have this done about once every five or ten years, this short procedure (which is done while you are sedated, so you won’t even know what is going on) is a small price to pay to avoid colon cancer.
You know the saying; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and this applies to colorectal cancer as well.
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