Defy Age Naturally

I used to eat sausage until my friend told me that the stringy stuff on the outside was part of the intestines. I went off of it in that moment I don’t believe I have had any since. Since then I have been lead towards the vegan, living foods lifestyle for both health, environmental and animal welfare issues.

New research indicates that there are even more reasons to be turned off by a sausage than the stringy intestinal bits

According to new scientific studies, one sausage a day may raise the risk of bowel cancer by a fifth. Apparently, it only takes 1.8oz (50g) of processed meat daily to significantly increase our risk of this lethal form of cancer.

Prof Martin Wiseman, the medical and scientific adviser for the World Cancer Research Fund, said there was convincing evidence of a link between processed meats and cancer.

Processed meat is preserved by smoking, curing, salting or the adding of preservatives.

In addition to the intestine covered sausage, processed meats include ham, bacon, pastrami, salami, and hot dogs.

Meat feasting on hamburgers and minced meat that are preserved with salt or chemical additives may also be cancer causing. The evidence is also convincing that eating meats such as beef, pork and lamb are a cause of bowel cancer, though not as much as preserved meat (but why would we want to consume foods that are cancer causing at all?)

Bowel cancer is one that we should all be working to avoid; just the sound of it is most horrendous! It is the deadliest form of cancer after lung. 1 in 20 people develop bowel cancer.

Prof Wiseman said: “We are more sure now than ever before that eating processed meat increases your risk of bowel cancer. “Whether it is bacon or ham, the safest amount to eat is none at all.”

Other Things we can do to Prevent Bowel Cancer

Besides cutting out the meat, there are other things we can do to ensure we don’t have to suffer from this beastly form of cancer (pardon the pun).

Eating a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables, especially when eaten raw, is the most essential thing we can do for our health. Those that are rich in fibre are especially good for the behind. The fruits and vegetables that are highest in fibre include:

Avocado
Peas
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrot
Chick Peas/Garbanzo Beans
Eggplant
Greens — collards, kale, turnip greens
Mushrooms
Pumpkin
Peppers
Rhubarb
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes

Regular exercise, healthy eating and a positive attitude are generally known to stave off all forms of cancer…including this one.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 at 10:11 am and is filed under aging environmental toxins, diet.
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