You Can't Fool Mother Nature

Written by Patty Gale


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Inrepparttar 1970's, there was a margarine commercial withrepparttar 144782 message of "you can't fool mother nature."  This statement never held more true than it does today.

Up untilrepparttar 144783 very early 1900's, the farming and livestock in this country was grown and raised using natural and organic methods.  It was justrepparttar 144784 way it was done and it didn't need to be called "organic". Inrepparttar 144785 last 50 years or so, more extensive use of chemicals became widespread. Remember when a tomato actually tasted like a tomato?

Withrepparttar 144786 advent of chemical pesticides and herbicides for produce and steroids and antibiotics fed to livestock, is it any wonder why people are nervous aboutrepparttar 144787 future of our health?  We are what we eat, there's no question about that.  There is a saying, "garbage in, garbage out."

Biotechnology is allrepparttar 144788 "buzzword" these days. We now have genetically modified foods in our grocery stores, except there are no labels to let you know.  Genetically modified foods, (or GMO foods as they are known) are products that have been genetically mixed with DNA mixed from other foods to supposedly grow a product that is more resistant to disease and will grow faster and bigger.

Breast cancer for beginners

Written by Mansi gupta


Introduction Because ofrepparttar social changes, which has brought increased number of workingwoman and hence delayed childbearing, there has been a steep rise inrepparttar 144781 number of breast cancer patients inrepparttar 144782 last few decades. But asrepparttar 144783 incidence ofrepparttar 144784 patients has risen so has raisedrepparttar 144785 modality of treatments andrepparttar 144786 success rates. Also scientists have devised methods by whichrepparttar 144787 cancer can be detected in an early stage and it has been convincingly proved that early detection and treatment bears a better prognosis thanrepparttar 144788 later stage.

Myths There are many myths attached to breast cancer. Some think that any lump in breast is a breast cancer but torepparttar 144789 contrary most of them are benign. Similarly it was a popular belief earlier that breast-feeding decreases one’s risk ofrepparttar 144790 cancer but that has been now found to be untrue. Some say that mammography makesrepparttar 144791 breast cancer widespread but it’s not true. Similarly there are many other myths, which need to be cleared in mind ofrepparttar 144792 general mass forrepparttar 144793 proper detection and management ofrepparttar 144794 tumor.

Early detection Breast cancer can be detected in an early stage if women are taught to self-examine their breast. In case of detection of any breast lump or of any slightest suspicion, mammography should be done to rule out any tumor. Mammography is a good tool to diagnose this type of cancer.

Statistics The incidence of breast cancer is increasing at an alarming rate. It is said that every 2-3 minutes one American woman is diagnosed a breast cancer.

Cause Althoughrepparttar 144795 cause is not fully understood but it is hypothesized that there are various factors such as genetic and environmental. The environmental factors are increased age, obesity, smoking and havingrepparttar 144796 first child at late age.

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