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    FIGHTING CANCER

    Taking the Offensive

    Mixed martial arts is a rising sport that has captured the interest of both the millennial Pinoy and Pinay nowadays. Take downs, knock outs, grappling, and all forms of combative lingos are now a household thing. When watching a televised combat sport, the play-by-play account of the commentator brings increased amusement to the audience present. When a fighter is in fear, everyone close by recognizes how nervous he is. At the same time, when he is pumped up, the crowd reacts to it. The commentators let everyone watching know that “He’s going all out now! He’s taking the offensive!”

    Taking the offensive refers to how someone fights in a way to show readiness to beat you, or to take you down no matter what you have up your sleeve. In sports, taking the offensive is not always a matter of having more skill than your opponent, but more about preparation and mind-set. It is having a full plotted gameplan. The same can be said when fighting a terrible illness like cancer, especially cancer which is one of the leading causes of death in the country. Prevention is about approaching the battle as an attacker rather than a defender to achieve victory.

    Taking an offensive, active, approach thrives on preparation. Making sure you get through the disease means being prepared should it come your way. Steer clear of cancer with these four approaches:

    Early Detection

    Most of the time, people aren’t able to recover from critical illness because it is diagnosed late. That’s because the early diagnosis isn’t always fatal. In fact, detecting cancer early leads to a much higher chance of survival. Dr. Emily Tan-Aventura, a critical care specialist of The Medical City, “Key to the successful recovery from such life-threatening diseases is early detection as it improves chances of recovery. With today’s technology, critical illnesses can be prevented from progressing if treated in the early stages.” Early detection entails going to your doctor regularly and trying to find out yourself if it could happen. The availability of more advanced technology to screen and give you an early stage diagnosis gives you access to a recovery path that is more doable.


    LIVING HEALTHY

    Actively preventing cancer, like any other illness, requires you to be conscious of your health. And being conscious is the only thing you really need to remember for this tip. Why? You aren’t required to train like an athlete or prevent yourself from enjoying good food. You just have to live the right way- staying active, eating balanced and have a stress-free mindset.

    STAY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE

    Physical inactivity affects hormone levels. In women, it can lower the level of Oestrogen, which is thought to fuel development of many breast and womb cancers. Physical activity also increases bowel movement, which will reduce the amount of time that our bowel is in contact with harmful chemicals that may lead to cancer. You don’t have to train like an athlete, you just have to stay active to keep your hormones at the right level and your bowel movement up.

    EAT BALANCED MEALS

    Staying away from cancer is just a matter of making sure that your diet includes:

    -fruits and vegetables,
    -foods that are high in fiber, and
    -meals that are low in fat and low in salt.

    Here’s a list of 10 easy-to-find anti-cancer food options we’d like you to check out:



    HAVE A STRESS-FREE MINDSET

    Living Healthy is greatly helped by having a healthy mind. While cancer is not caused by stress, managing stress keeps you away from vices and bad habits. That way, you do less things that might lead you to a cancer-prone lifestyle. So keep up the positive mindset!

    Learn about living with a positive, stress-free mindset here:


    BEING ON THE LOOK OUT

    Understand your body and what it goes through that could put you at risk. Use the advantage of the web to learn. It won’t hurt spending time reading about cancer research findings, detection, symptoms, treatments, etc. It will hurt more not knowing when it is already too late. Putting your health first is on the top of your priority list. We’ve included a gender specific symptom list below which you can easily refer to. If you think that any three of those symptoms have manifested, call up your doctor for check-up. 

    Female Cancer Symptoms

    Male Cancer Symptoms


    HAVE A PLAN B

    Having all the preparation gives you a gameplan that is complete enough to give you confidence that you can live life without worrying of the possibility of cancer. But when it does happen- is it the end? The simple answer is no, and you have the choice to make that answer.

    Once diagnosed with a cancer, it’s important that you are ready to take the road to recovery. Most of the time, recovery isn’t just making sure you are emotionally and physically prepared to take on the task at hand. It’s about being financially ready. The best recommended treatment may be expensive, and that’s where having the right health plan comes in. Philam Life offers several products that can help you prepare for the risk of cancer. Having a financial plan will not be the cure, but it sure is a reliable plan B that will keep you in the right mindset to fight the illness.

    With the right preparation, the right mindset, and the best plan B of your choice, you are ready to go all out in battle!

    SOURCES

    • Cancer UK Research, How Physical Activity Prevents Cancer, http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/physical-activity-and-cancer/how-physical-activity-prevents-cancer
    • Cancer UK Research, How to Enjoy a Healthy Diet, http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/diet-and-cancer/how-to-enjoy-a-healthy-diet
    • Cancer UK Research, How to Keep a Healthy Weight, http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/bodyweight-and-cancer/how-to-keep-a-healthy-weight
    • Health Xchange Singapore, 8 Top Cancer-Fighting Foods, http://www.healthxchange.com.sg/healthyliving/SpecialFocus/Pages/8-Top-Cancer-Fighting-Foods.aspx
    • Good Relaxation, 7 Ways to Develop a Positive Mindset – Great Techniques for Creating a More Positive You, http://goodrelaxation.com/2013/02/7-ways-to-develop-a-positive-mindset

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