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Originally published in March-April 2004 icon, updated in Issue 3 2005 icon
15 ways to prevent colon cancer
1: Colon Cancer has long been considered the preserve of old men although all is changing. For example, there´s a growing population of pregnant young women being diagnosed.
2: Birmingham University showed localised oestrogen as a possible culprit.
3: Another likely factor is a carcinogenic bile acid that you make yourself. Its production is stimulated by animal fats and alcohol.
4: However research has shown that aspirin, fish oils, garlic and ginger can all turn off the production. Vitamin D also has a strong protective influence.
5: Polyps and inflammation are precursors to colon cancer. They too can be "calmed" by aspirin, aloe vera, garlic, ginger, turmeric and fish oils.
6: Japanese research has strongly implicated salt as a major cause. Doubling your salt intake doubles your risk.
7: Another possible cause is yeasts, and thus an imbalance between good bacteria and the bad guys like yeasts, fungi and microbes. Good bacteria are essential to good digestion and production of an essential vitamin, biotin. Antibiotics, steroids and, possibly, even statins destroy the good guys.
8: Destroying the good bacteria leaves the yeasts free to multiply and flourish, being commonly found in infected intestines. Garlic, Pau d´Arco, caprylic acid and wormwood will kill them off if you add a no-sugar, no-alcohol, no-refined foods, no-yeasts, no-dairy diet.
9: The Boston Nurses study showed that the only vegetable that made a significant difference to colon cancer risk rates was garlic.
10: Parasites are more common than you think. They too may be a culprit. Try Neways Purge/Parafree.
11: Keep a good, natural fibre intake. Fibre should be inside your foods - nuts, vegetables, fruit - not falsely added to it.
12: Smoking increases the risk of colon cancer. It´s much easier to cut out smoking!
13: Folic acid has been clearly shown to reduce risk of colon and bowel cancers.
14: Watch your weight. Your fat will store excess toxins and also make oestrogen - you don´t need either.
15: Everyone over 50 can be screened although there are no US doubts over accuracy in colonoscopies. There are two tests: the faecal occult blood test which measures to see if there is blood in your stools and the flexible sigmoidoscopy using a long tube and camera.
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