Do mammograms really save lives?

Well not according to findings from a ten-year study, which involved 110,000 women, published online in the British Medical Journal by experts questioning the benefits of organised screening programmes. Their research found one in three breast cancers detected by screening may actually be harmless.

Even worse, women are subjected to chemotherapy, radiotherapy and mastectomies for cancers which they may have died WITH but not OF. We've been telling women this for at least 8 years, that subjecting delicate breast tissue to 15 times the normal amount of carcinogenic x rays is not a good idea. The type of cancer detected is usually a Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS), benign, until it is "activated" by biopsy, surgery etc.

Up to a third of breast cancer cases could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers claim. Experts believe more than 14,000 women a year would probably not develop the disease if they had adopted healthier behaviour from an early age.

Modern lifestyles which feature regular drinking, lack of exercise and increased obesity are fuelling the rise of the disease, the European Breast Cancer Conference heard yesterday.

Which all confirms what we believe to be true. Prevention is better than cure. A healthy diet, keeping your body free from toxins such as sugar, hydrogenated fats, acid foods, junk foods, excess alcohol will do you far more good than undergoing regular mammograms.

Sadly, the medical profession are doing their best to detect a cancer which most women dread, but research has now shown, this is not the way to do it.

Heart disease: Are drugs really the best treatment?

Heart disease is already the leading cause of death in the USA and the UK, and forecasters reckon it will soon be the major killer in every developed country around the world.
Despite this epidemic caused by modern living, doctors continue to respond in the only way that they know - by reaching for the prescription pad.
A new study reveals there are far more effective ways of treating heart disease, and they don't involve a drug. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina have discovered that aerobic exercise or stress management training reduce the risks of a fatal attack far better than standard medical care alone.
The research team took a group of 134 patients with stable ischemic heart disease (IHD), and monitored their progress on standard medical care, standard care plus aerobic exercise of 35 minutes duration three times a week for 16 weeks, or standard care plus weekly stress management training for 16 weeks.
Patients who were enrolled either in the exercise or stress management programmes saw their risk profile drop dramatically compared with those who received just standard care, and they displayed less emotional distress and were far less depressed.
We can’t emphasise enough the negative effects of stress on your general health. Learning to manage stress either through counseling or using our Stress Solutions programme will pay dividends in terms of improved health and wellbeing. Regular exercise benefits your heart, helps produce serotonin, burns up stress hormones and builds stronger bones. The key with exercise is to do what you enjoy and get a balance between cardio vascular and strength training. Our Zest for Life programme teaches you how to create your optimum state of health through good diet and lifestyle.

Seeking "effortless" success? Here's one strategy...

I like this email from Chris Cade and wanted to share it with you:-

"The formula is simple – do more of what is working, do less of what isn't, and try on new behaviors to see if they produce better results." – Jack Canfield

Jack is one of those people who has been living what he teaches for decades, and the quote above is the inspiration for my message to you today.

And while most people I know are familiar with him – from "The Secret" and the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series – most people don't know that Jack actually holds a Guiness World Record for having the most books – seven! – simultaneously on the New York Times Best-Seller list. I think that's kind of cool. :)

One of the biggest secrets to Jack's success is that he's figured out some highly effective strategies for making success "effortless." When I say effortless, I don't mean that he doesn't work, it's just that Jack has figured out how to make his work seem like play, and he's also found what reduces his resistance to taking consistent effective action towards success.

And one of those strategies I'm going to share with you today is to find what already works in your life and AMPLIFY those working parts. This is extremely effective for a few reasons:

First...

When we do what works, we're in the zone of our STRENGTH. As a result, we create a snowball effect where we continue doing more and more of what works, and so the snowball becomes bigger and full of SUCCESS (the working parts) - thus requiring less "effort" to keep that ball rolling down our success hill of life.

Another way to look at this is just think about hand writing. It's probably easiest for you to write with your dominant hand, and it's probably difficult writing with the other one. Just think about how much effort it would take to learn how to write with your weaker hand? A LOT.

Now consider how many things in your life you may be trying to "force" into a certain way, instead of just looking at what is the most effective and doing more of that? There's probably lots of areas of your life where you've adopted ineffective habits that create resistance rather than "effortlessness."

Now that you know what to look for in your life, keep an eye out for times when you may be unconsciously doing this. :)

Secondly...

We only have so much "space" in our lives for things. Whether it's how much food we can fit in our belly, how much time we have in a day, or how effective we can be at a particular task. No matter how much we improve or expand, as humans, we have physical limitations on what can fit into our lives.

Therefore, when we do what WORKS in our life, we have less space in our lives for the things that don't work. Here's a quick example to illustrate how you can apply it in your life to eat healthier...

Usually, the least effective way to eat healthier that is to remove unhealthy foods from your diet. That's because this activates a scarcity mindset and makes you feel like something is being -taken- from you. Part of you will cling, restrict, and resist.

Instead, try out a few new healthy foods to find one that you like. Then COMMIT to eating that new and likeable food more regularly. Maybe it's a salad or a handful of goji berries... whatever it is, eat it more often (whether that's once a week or once a day). Your body will like it, and over time you will find that you have less room in your belly for the foods that aren't healthy. You'll also be in an ABUNDANCE mindset by reminding yourself that you are bringing MORE healthy goodness into your life. :)

This same principle applies to everything in our life, and especially our habits. If there's an undesireable habit you want to stop, then introduce new healthier habits into your life that will "crowd out" the bad habits, and at the same time, create that "snowball effect" to keep you moving closer to your desired life, with less and less effort.

Sure, at first it may take a little bit of extra effort to get things going at first. ALL changes of habit require effort on our parts, and especially when we're working with habits that have been with us for years or even decades. Still, the initial effort is well worth it – because over time, you will inscribe more and more of this "effortless" success in your life.

Your Partner In Transformation,
Chris Cade
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