Patcha Foundation, Michael & Mauritia

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Eat right, live right, exercise

get regular check-ups, and

maintain a healthy diet that is

rich in fruits & vegetables.

Exercise, Exercise, Exercise, Exercise...................

Regular exercise has great health

and wellness benefits.

Exercise to stay Active

Exercise for cancer patients

	Good for you - carrot, sweet potato, tomato, honey
	Carrots - keep them raw, make them juicy..... Falcarinol, a compund in carrots helps to fight cnacer. Check out these links. Carrots found to recude cancer - BioMedicine Carrot Compund reduces cancer - Science Daily Carrot compund may curbs cancer - WebMD Carrots cuts cancer risk - NaturalNews.com Top 10 cancer fighting foods - the Diet Channel Sweet Potatoes - lots of health benefits.......... Contain unique root storage proteins with about one-third the antioxidant activity of glutathione, one of the body's impressive internally produced antioxidants. Check out these links. The World's Healthiest Foods - Sweet Potatoes American Chronicle - Health Benefits of Potatoes Diabetic-diet-secrets - Super foods that heal Louisianna Sweet Potatoes yams - Facts The Tomato Advantage.................................. Tomatoes are also high in lycopene and great for your health. Check out these links. Foods that fight cancer - AICR Cooked tomatoes - source of cancer beating lycopene Honey - natural, sweeter, better for your health. What about it...................................... Research seems to suggest that natural honey increases antioxidants in the blood, which is good for fighting allergies; natural honey decreases bad cholesterol; it is helpful with type 2 diabetes by decreasing blood sugars; it aids with ulcers and indigestion; boosts energy and heals wounds; it is an antiseptic, antibiotic, antifungal, antibacterial; natural honey has anti-cancer properties. Check out these links. World's Healthies Foods - Honey Real Raw Honey - Health Benefits Apitherapy News - Honey is hope to cancer patients The Cancer Blog - Honey to treat cancer patients

	Also good for you - lemon, avocado, watermelon
	Lemon, Lemon - the fruit with a lot of spunk... There are many benefits associated with regular intake of lemon juice. Check out these links. The World's Healthiest Foods - Lemons Mahalo.com - Lemons HealthMad - Lemon Facts Lemon Nutrition Facts ILoveIndia - Warm Lemon Water Benefit ILoveIndia - Lemon Benefits Avocado and Cancer? Benefits of Avocado..... Another fruit that has great health benefits. Check out these links. Avocados may help prevent oral cancer The Avocado Advantage - they are high in good fats Everything Avocado Avocados for eye protection & against cancer Benefits of Avocado - HealthMad The Watermelon Advantage............................ Watermelons are not just sweet. They are high in lycopene & great for your health. Check out these links. Watermelons may help prevent prostate cancer Watermelon nutrition facts High in lycopene, watermelon may help prevent cancer Folate-Rich Foods and Vitamin D are good....................... Low levels of folate make it more likely for mutations in DNA to occur. Therefore increase your folate intake. Cereals are often fortified with folate. Check the labels. Vitamin D is also suggested to curb the growth of cancer cells. Check out these links. Top cancer fighting foods - WebMD New role for folate & breast cancer prevention - ACS Vitamin D Council on vitamin D and Cancer Vitamin D helps breast cancer survival - CNN News Study links vitamin D and breast cancer - ACS

	Guide to a healthy diet
	*- Eat 5 to 10 servings of fruits & vegetables a day.* *- Eat a diet rich in fiber.* *- Adopt a low-fat diet.* *- Drink less alcohol - no more than one drink a day.* *- Eliminate red meat from your diet.* *- Limit your intake of meats that are preserved in salt.* *- Limit the amount of smoked meat you eat.* *- Avoid charring or deep browning your food.* *- Include more antioxidants (vitamins E, C, A & beta-carotene), plus folate and vitamin D in your diet.*

	Whatch out for these - not so good for you
	Smoked Fish and Meat, and Roasted Peanuts..... We cook with them and snack on them. We love and enjoy to eat them, but did you know the GREAT RISK OF LIVER and STOMACH CANCER associated with these foods? Be mindful of your diet. Check out these links. Liver Cancer from Smoked Foods & Roasted Peanuts -1 Liver Cancer from Smoked Foods & Roasted Peanuts -2 Liver Cancer - Survival Rate Liver Cancer - What to Know Liver Cancer - American Cancer Society Fighting Liver Disease ACS:What Causes Stomach Cancer UAB Health System - Stomach Cancer Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Stomach Cancer Liver and shellfish - their high copper content increases the growth rate of tumors.................. Research seems to suggest that the growth and spread of cancer may be stopped by depriving the cancer tumor of the copper they need to form new blood vessels. Try to eliminate liver and shellfish from your diet due to their high copper content. Check out these links. Copper causes tumor growth - Bio-Medicine Role of copper in tumor growth - Cancer Protocol Avoid burning, charring or deep browning foods Crispy surfaces contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), cancer-causing chemicals that come from cooking at high temperatures. Keep foods as far from hot coals as possible, and cook slowly.
	Avoid sugar, trans fatty acids, too much cow milk Reduce or eliminate sugar and fat, for good overall health. There are conflicting studies on the intake of too much cow milk. Talk with a healthcare provider.