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12. Get Screened
Regular health checkups and cancer screening tests can help to stop cancer before it gets a foothold in your body. Almost all cancers can be treated when caught early. Screenings won’t stop cancer from occurring, but it can be found when it is most treatable and before it spreads further. Speak with your doctor about which tests are right for you based on your family history, your age, and your current state of health.
13. Adopt a Healthier Lifestyle
Although staying up late each night, skimping on sleep, working seven days a week, drinking each weekend night into oblivion, doing recreational drugs, or spending your nights and weekends on the sofa watching the latest Netflix marathon sounds like a good time, you are doing your body irreparable harm. Aim for moderation in everything. This means getting seven to nine hours of sleep most nights, eating a healthy diet as often as possible, getting regular exercise almost every day, drinking in moderation, avoiding drugs, and limiting stress. This type of lifestyle may not be as exciting, but it certainly has its rewards in the long run. You will live a longer, healthier life, free from cancer, which is something many people, who live life in the fast lane, will not be able to obtain.
14. Avoid Excessive Antibiotic Use
Overuse of antibiotics, as well as over the counter medications, have been linked to a weaker immune system. Antibiotics kill not only the bad bacteria in the body, they kill almost all the bacteria in the body, including the good ones in your digestive system that naturally keep you healthy. The International Journal of Cancer published a study finding that the overuse of antibiotics increases the risk of cancer. The Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety also published a study in 2010 finding that antibiotic use was linked to a higher risk of breast cancer. Remember that antibiotics only kill bacterial infections and do absolutely nothing to fight viruses such as the flu or the common cold. Keep your immune system strong by eating more probiotic rich foods such as yogurt, kefir, pickles, sauerkraut, and kombucha. Never consume antibiotics unless you absolutely need them.
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