Fighting Fit

We all heard the latest research findings for preventing cancer yesterday.....I really like this top 10 list of things we can all do to look after ourselves, from Globe and Mail.

Ten recommendations

• Be as lean as possible within the normal range of body weight.
• Be physically active as part of everyday life.
• Limit consumption of energy-dense foods high in fat and sugar but low in fibre. Avoid sugary drinks.
• Eat mostly foods of plant origin.
• Limit intake of red meat and avoid processed meat.
• Limit alcoholic drinks.
• Limit consumption of salt.
• Aim to meet nutritional needs through diet alone.
• Mothers to breastfeed; children to be breastfed.
• Cancer survivors to follow the recommendations for cancer prevention.

(Sources: American Institute for Cancer Research, World Cancer Research Fund)

Good habits for us and our children to form.....