Monthly, I eagerly await the arrival of my Women’s Health Magazine to scour it for the latest in wellness.  In the new March issue, I was thrilled to read about the benefits of consuming oily fish and moderate wine related to skin cancer.  Over the past year, I have shifted my diet to mostly fish, vegetables, nuts, and an Omega-3 supplement.  The benefits, on all levels, have been very apparent.  I spend a lot of time outdoors, so the added benefit of fighting skin cancer I found fascinating.

According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, order some wine with your salmon to shore up that SPF.

Researchers evaluated the diets of more than 1000 people and found that those who ate a weekly serving of oily fish (such as salmon), developed 28 percent fewer potentially cancerous skin lesions and those who drank a half glass of wine everyday has 27 percent fewer.

Oily fish contains Omega-3 fatty acids, which may enhance skin resistance to ultraviolet radiation, while polyphenols in wine counteract sun damage.

Submitted by Kristi Martin, Executive Director – The Lexington Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Red wine and dark chocolate are potent medicine for killing cancer, according to a recent study by the Angiogenesis Foundation.  Red grapes and dark chocolate join blueberries, garlic, soy and teas as ingredients that starve cancer while feeding our bodies.

The Massachusetts-based foundation is identifying foods containing chemicals that evidently choke-off blood supplies to tumors, starving them to death.   The foundation also discovered that anti-angiogenesis properties of certain foods melt away fat, which relies heavily on blood flow to sustain itself.

Go to  http://tiny.cc/LuSLT for the full story.  I’ll drink to that!

Get moving!  According to a recent study released by fitness experts at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, being active for at least 30 minutes a day reduces your risk of developing certain types of cancers.  The Center has designed an exclusive exercise plan based on this evidence that will fit into any lifestyle.

Being active for at least 30 minutes a day lowers your risk of breast, endometrial and colon cancers, 60 minutes is even better.  Physical activity may protect against cancer because it lowers body fat, hormone levels, and keeps your digestive system working well.

Go to www.mdanderson.org/focused for the full program.

The next time you think about grabbing a soda, think again.  According to a new study published in the medical journal Cancer Epidemiology, Bio-markers and Prevention, drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer.

In the study, people who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk of pancreatic cancer than those who consumed no soft drinks.

For the complete story, go to http://tinyurl.com/yl79yt5

Dr. David Servan, M.D., PHD, author of Anticancer, A New Way of Life , has published a top twenty list of what everyone should do to avoid cancer or slow it down if you have it.  The article was recently released in The Huffington Post.

• Eat 80% vegetables, 20% animal protein
• Mix your vegetables, don’t always eat the same kinds
• Go organic when you can
• Add turmeric when cooking
• Go low on potatoes – they raise blood sugar and have the most pesticides
• East fish two to three times a week
• Use only Omega-3 eggs
• Use only olive oil and canola oil when cooking
• Cook with thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary, marjoram and mint when you can
• Keep carbs low – whole grains, preferably organic
• Cut down sugar – eat fruit
• Three cups of green tea a day
• Allow yourself an occasional treat
• 30 minutes of exercise five days a week
• Allow yourself 20 minutes of direct sunlight occasionally with out sunscreen for vitamin D
• Avoid contaminants
• Keep a network of friends for support
• Learn breathing techniques
• Do one thing for yourself everyday
• Give back to your community