22 Ways to Cancer Proof Your Life by Ty Bollinger

Take a moment to let this statistic sink in, and consider what this means for you, your family, your friends, your co-workers, and your neighbors. This means that roughly two in five people you know, or nearly half of your social circle, will develop some form of cancer. And you could be included in this dire statistic if you don’t take the proper steps now to help minimize your cancer risk.

In this eye-opening report, you’ll be learning many “unknown” cancer
prevention strategies, such as:

• How to avoid hidden, cancer-causing chemicals in your food, water,
personal care products, and in and around your home and workplace

• Why certain animal foods promote cancer and why others actually
inhibit cancer growth

• How to eat as close to nature as possible to reinforce your immune
system to become a cancer defending machine

• Which products are critical to immediately remove from your house
and workspace to avoid toxic chemical contamination

• Which specific brands and products are safe for you to use that will
significantly minimize your cancer risk

• How to find these safer, non-toxic products and what to look for in
purchasing them

By the way, you won’t see any of the information in this report in the major
media outlets – on the major news channels, their websites, in the newspapers,
or any of the major magazines on your newsstand.

I. TOOTHPASTE
In commercial toothpaste, surprisingly you’ll often find a whole host of toxic additives:
Fluoride, an industrial waste product linked to lowered IQ in children3 and dental fluorosis, or mottling of teeth. You probably grew up thinking fluoride is good for your teeth because that’s what the public has been told for over 50 years, but the collective of science says otherwise.

Propylene glycol, a synthetic moisture absorbent linked to organ toxicity. Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical that disrupts hormone production and promotes multiple forms of cancer, including breast, ovarian, testicular, and prostate cancers. And even plastics in the form of polyethylene, which also interfere with the endocrine system and promote cancer.

II. MOUTHWASH
You may not have known this, but your body contains a special kind of good bacteria that helps promote digestion and blood vessel health. But a study published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine found that many popular mouthwash products contain an ingredient known as chlorhexidine that destroys this bacteria, weakening the immune system (which is critical to cancer prevention). Some studies have also linked added alcohol in some mouthwashes to oral cancer, which is why brands such as Tom’s of Maine, Jason, and many of the same brands mentioned in the toothpaste category offer mouthwashes that are made from simple, safe ingredients such as water, glycerin (from vegetables), aloe vera, and natural essential oils derived from mint and wintergreen.

III. DENTAL FLOSS
Believe it or not, even some dental floss comes with its own set of cancer risks. This is due to the use of a chemical known as perfluorinated polymer, or PFC. This cheap replacement for natural wax interferes with hormone and immune function, and may increase the risk of some forms of cancer.

IV. HAIR CARE
Another area of concern are shampoos and conditioners for your hair, many of which contain cancer-causing parabens (a type of preservative linked to breast cancer),synthetic “fragrance” chemicals, sulfates (a detergent and surfactant), and other chemicals linked to various forms of cancer. In 2013 the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) discovered through independent testing that a large number of brands sold in grocery, drug, and department stores contained a chemical known as cocamide diethanolamine (cocamide DEA), a foaming agent and thickener, which is a known carcinogen.

V. HAND and BODY LOTIONS
Particularly during dry and cold seasons, many people resort to hand and body lotions that claim to provide moisturizing benefits for skin health. But a class of emulsifying ingredients (emulsifiers basically thicken lotion and give it a consistent texture) known as alkyloamides used in many of them can convert into cancer causing agents known as nitrosamines. Some prominent examples of nitrosamine-causing alkyloamides that you need to watch out for include:

• Diethanolamide (DEA)
• Monoethanolamides (MEA)
• Triethanolamides (TEA)
• Monoisopropanolamides (MIPA)
• Ethoxylated alkyloamides (PEG)

The simplest, safest and most effective way to moisturize your skin is to use pure moisturizing oils, either from or with coconut and jojoba oils. Shea butter is also great.

VI. BODY SOAP and WASHES
Even the soaps you use to wash your body are a source of carcinogens if they contain ingredients such as benzyl acetate, a perfume chemical linked to liver adenomas, carcinomas, stomach tumors, and pancreatic cancer. Sodium laureth sulfate, or SLS, is duly mutagenic, meaning it damages cellular genetics.18 It also inhibits the skin’s ability to retain moisture, which is the opposite of what you want when it comes to products for cleansing your skin and personal hygiene.

VII. DEODORANT and ANTIPERSPIRANT
Did you know that many deodorant and antiperspirant products on the market today contain toxic aluminum, a metal compound that blocks the pores in your armpits, inhibiting detoxification through sweat? Aluminum is also a neurotoxin that a study published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology found deposits itself into breast tissue after being absorbed through the skin.

DIY Deodorant
You can also make your own deodorant at home very simply. All you really need to do is mix a little bit of baking soda with a small amount of water and rub it under your armpits. If reducing wetness is important to you, you can skip the water and mix one part baking soda with six parts corn starch (look for a variety that isn’t genetically-altered; more on this below in the food section) and dry dust it under your armpits.You can also utilize a more solid base component such as glycerin or shea butter, mix it with a natural moisturizer such as aloe vera, add an absorbent medium such as baking soda, and put a few drops of scent (if you prefer) derived from your favorite essential oils. That’s it!

VIII. HAND SANITIZER
Like with hand soaps and many of the other products mentioned here, hand sanitizers aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. For the most part, they don’t even work because they’re designed to kill bacteria (including good bacteria that you need to support immunity), not remove the dirt and other particles that help spread bacteria. Hand sanitizers are also typically loaded with triclosan (just like hand soap), its cousin triclocarbon, and synthetic fragrance chemicals. What makes these products worse than hand soaps is that they aren’t washed off with water – they’re absorbed directly into the skin!

If you must sanitize your hands this way (rather than just wash your hands with pure soap and water), try using vinegar instead. A 5% solution in a small spray bottle – most white vinegar products sold at grocery stores work just fine – is 99% effective against bacteria, and is completely non-toxic. Young Living also sells an all-natural hand purifier called Thieves that sanitizes your hands using all-natural aloe vera and the essential oils of clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus, and rosemary.

IX. SUNSCREEN
Most commercial sunblock products contain one or more of the following harmful additives: oxybenzone, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, homosalata, and octinoxate, with oxybenzone being the most problematic (since it’s the most common additive used commercially). Other problems with sunscreen include some manufacturers’ use of retinyl palmitate, a form of vitamin A that actually increases users’ risk of skin cancer when exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Many commercial sunscreen manufacturers synthesize zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, the two most common active ingredients in sunscreen products, into nanoparticle form. This means the particle sizes of these ingredients are made unnaturally small, which poses health risks due to easy absorption.

Your best bet is to choose only natural, sunscreen products containing mineralbased, non-nanoparticle versions of either titanium dioxide or zinc oxide (zinc oxide is preferable), both of which provide physical protection against the sun’s rays without leaching dangerous chemicals into your body and skin.

Another great option for sunscreen protection is to supplement with natural astaxanthin, a potent carotenoid antioxidant found naturally in salmon. Astaxanthin is the pigment in salmon that makes these fish pink, protecting them against sun damage. When humans consume astaxanthin, it provides similar natural protection.

X. FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS
Believe it or not, even feminine hygiene products are often saturated in harmful chemicals. Tampons and pads can contain chlorine (a bleaching agent), dioxins, plastics (bisphenol-A and phthalates), synthetic fibers, and various petrochemical additives, not to mention synthetic fragrances and chemical-based odor neutralizers.

Because federal regulators classify them as “medical devices,” tampons and sanitary pads are typically sold without full disclosure of the ingredients they contain, giving manufacturers full reign to add practically whatever they want.

Some major areas of concern with regards to conventional feminine products, as outlined by Women’s Voices for the Earth, include:

Tampons: Since most major brands of tampons are bleached, they contain toxic byproducts such as dioxins and furans that can cause reproductive harm, endocrine disruption, and cancer.

Pads: These come with many of the same risks associated with bleached tampons, as well as added risks from adhesive chemicals such as methyldibromo glutaronitrile.

Feminine wipes: It’s difficult to know where to start with this category, as many brands of feminine wipes contain a multitude of hazardous chemicals. These include endocrine-disrupting parabens, triclosan, synthetic fragrances, and a novel’s length list of toxic chemicals that you’d be hard-pressed to pronounce correctly.

To avoid all this, it’s important to choose feminine hygiene brands that use non-toxic or natural components such as organic cotton (conventional cotton is loaded with pesticides), minimal or no plastics, and minimal absorbency volume for your flow (since high-absorbency materials tend to be synthetic).

XI. BABY WIPES and DIAPERS
If you’re a parent of a small child, chances are you’re deeply familiar with the joys of disposable baby wipes and diapers. But are you fully aware of what you’re wiping your baby’s bottom with and how it might be affecting your baby’s health? What about all those stinky, plastic diapers? The World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a 2003 report that a chemical byproduct commonly found in both baby wipes and diapers is a “persistent environmental pollutant,” meaning it doesn’t break down very easily. It also causes all sorts of health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. That chemical is dioxin, and it’s typically accompanied by other poisonous compounds such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and sodium polyacrylate (SAP), two other cancer-causing additives found in disposable diapers.

Disposable diapers are a lot like feminine care products in that they often contain super absorbent polymers (SAP), plastics, and other unlabeled chemicals. I typically recommend that parents opt for reusable cloth diapers, as these can be made from simple, less toxic materials such as organic cotton. If disposable is your preference, there are chlorine-free, fragrance-free, and mostly chemical-free options such as BAMBO Nature “eco-friendly” diapers, but even these still contain SAP.

As for baby wipes, The Honest Company sells chlorine-free, hypoallergenic, biodegradable wipes produced without alcohol, phthalates (a family of plastics chemicals often used in personal care products), parabens, phenols, SLS, and other harmful additives.

XII. HOUSEHOLD CLEANING SUPPLIES
Many of the household names you’ve come to recognize as germ-killers for tackling that filthy kitchen, that streaky mirror, or that just-close-the-lid toilet are some of the most dangerous chemical solutions you have in your home. Practically every chemical already mentioned in the personal care section of this report is also found in household cleaning supplies. Added to that list are even worse substances such as lye (a corrosive acid), ammonia, chloramine gases, 1,4-dioxane, and a laundry list of hormone-disrupting chemicals that are a major contributor to cancer.

None of these chemicals are necessary when basic ingredients such as water, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), and vinegar are mostly just as effective at performing the same jobs without the toxicity. Even for more serious jobs that involve scrubbing and degreasing, there are safer alternatives than the majority of products found on your grocery store shelf. I won’t list every single household cleaning product to avoid because the vast majority of what’s out there would end up on this list. I’ll instead tell you some of the best options for both homemade and commercial cleaning formulas.

It’s easier than you think to make your own cleaning supplies at home to avoid the pitfalls of conventional chemical-based products. Here is a simple, non-toxic, inexpensive, all-purpose cleaning solution you can make.

DIY All-Purpose Cleaner
Mix 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup of baking soda into two quarts of water. Adding a little lemon juice, vinegar, and Borax will make this solution even more potent.

XIII. LAUNDRY DETERGENT
Earlier, I talked a little bit about 1,4-dioxane, a chemical byproduct that results from a cheap chemical processing method often used in the personal care product industry. It turns out the laundry cleaning industry is also a purveyor of this poison, with some of the worst offending brands being the most popular ones. Even some of the so-called “green” brands were found in an Organic Consumers Association research study to contain high levels of 1,4-dioxane.

XIV. DISHWASHING DETERGENTS and DISH SOAPS
What’s there really to say that hasn’t been covered in the previous sections? As with laundry soap, hand soap, and household cleaning supplies, dishwashing detergents and dish soaps are cesspools of endocrinedisrupting chemicals, carcinogenic substances, and unknown byproducts of questionable origin.

DIY Dish Soap
You can even make your own homemade dish soap using two parts Borax, two parts washing soda (a derivative of baking soda), 16 parts water, 12 parts Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds, and 15-20 drops of your favorite scent in essential oil form.

XV. AIR FRESHENERS
Avoid the commercial ones at all costs! Air fresheners are not only unregulated, but they’re among the most toxic products you can bring into your home and work place. The only thing you really need to keep your living spaces fresh and wellscented are all-natural essential oils and a diffuser. The Jasmine by Stadler Form of Switzerland is a great water-based, ultrasonic diffuser, as is the nonwater- based doTERRA Aroma Ace “cold diffusion” diffuser.

Améo Essential Oils, doTERRA, Young Living, Mountain Rose Herbs, and Hopewell are all excellent brands of essential oils. Check out Air Therapy Freshening Mist air fresheners made this exact same way – with just essential oils. They come in “flavors” such as key lime, lavender, orange, silver spruce, vanilla, and cranberry orange.

XVI. BATHROOM SHOWER CURTAINS
This might not be one you’ve thought much about, but PVC (polyvinyl chloride) shower curtain liners (the kind most people have in their bathrooms) are incredibly toxic. They are often outgassing dangerous VOCs (volatile organic compounds) such as xylene and toluene, as well as dioxins, endocrine (hormone) disruptors, and even cadmium and lead.

Your best bet is to opt for an inexpensive PEVA vinyl shower curtain, which doesn’t outgas like PVC curtains do. If you can afford it, hemp-based shower curtains such as the ones produced by Rawganique are another superb, eco-friendly option that will add some extra flair to your bathing space.

XVII. COOKWARE
If it’s labeled as “non-stick” or “Teflon,” it’s more than likely made from carcinogenic substances such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and other perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is currently investigating these substances as a likely cause of cancer. Even the increasingly popular anodized (protected) aluminum cookware is questionable. The various polymer-based coatings used in their manufacturing may pose serious health risks due to chemical leaching and outgassing. Your best and safest options for cookware are stainless steel, cast iron, and copper.

XVIII. PROCESSED, PACKAGED FOODS
Food processing methods such as heat, pressure, and certain forms of light and radiation severely diminish food of its life force, naturally occurring enzymes, and nutrients. These processed “foods” also place a tremendous burden on the digestive system, compromising the immune system and greatly contributing to the growing cancer epidemic.

On top of the processing that destroys nutrients, most packaged foods (food in cans, bottles, boxes, plastics, etc.) contain added chemical toxins that have been deemed “safe” by various government regulatory agencies, even when they’re not!

A short list of these chemical toxins includes things such as: preservatives (to extend shelf-life), artificial colors, artificial sweeteners (such as aspartame), artificial flavor enhancers, and a multitude of what are called “food conditioning” agents – emulsifiers, anti-foaming agents, anti-caking agents, stabilizers, thickeners, modified starches, gelling agents, and the list goes on.

IXX. CONVENTIONALLY-GROWN and VEGETABLES
We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for us. But did you know that certain ones contain way more pesticide chemicals than others? These pesticides are designed to kill insects, but they can be very toxic for us over time. A reputable organization called The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has created a list called the Dirty Dozen. These are the 12 fruits and vegetables that are highest in pesticide residue when conventionally grown. You should avoid these items if you can’t get them organic or certified pesticide-free:

1. Apples (99% of samples tested contained at least one pesticide residue)
2. Peaches (98%)
3. Nectarines (97%)
4. Strawberries
5. Grapes
6. Celery
7. Spinach
8. Sweet bell peppers
9. Cucumbers
10. Cherry tomatoes
11. Imported snap peas
12. Potatoes

The EWG also lists what they call their Clean 15 – the produce that is least likely to contain pesticide residue when conventionally grown. Ideally you would buy only organic or certified-free produce, but it you can’t, these are the items that land on the clean end of the pesticide spectrum.

1. Avocados
2. Sweet corn
3. Pineapples
4. Cabbage
5. Frozen sweet peas
6. Onions
7. Asparagus
8. Mangoes
9. Papayas
10. Kiwis
11. Eggplant
12. Grapefruit
13. Cantaloupe
14. Cauliflower
15. Sweet potatoes

The full EWG Dirty Dozen list is available online. I also encourage you to download the EWG Dirty Dozen “app” for your smartphone, as this will give you quick and easy access to the information you need while you’re shopping at the grocery store.

XX. GENETICALLY-MODIFIED (GMO) FOODS
Back in the mid-1990s, the fields of science and chemistry came up with a way to produce foods using foreign DNA not present within a particular plant species. Genetic modification (often referred to as GMOs) involves injecting the genes of, say, a fly into the genetic helixes of tomato plants – a completely unnatural process that’s never been shown to be safe for humans, animals, or the environment.

The fact is that GMOs come with potential health risks not fully assessed under existing regulatory protocols. These health risks include gastrointestinal disease, DNA damage, and cancer, as revealed in hundreds of independent scientific studies. And contrary to what you may have heard in the media, GMOs do not contain the same nutrient levels as non-GMO and organic foods.

The Non-GMO Project lists the following foods as the most common GMO foods to avoid in the American food supply:

• Soy
• Corn
• Canola
• Sugar beets
• Hawaiian papaya
• Alfalfa (as fed to conventional livestock)
• Yellow squash
• Zucchini

You also need to watch out for hidden additives in processed food made from GMOs, which include:

• Citric acid (GMO corn)
• Vegetable oil (GMO soy, corn, and canola)
• Caramel color (GMO corn)
• Dextrose (GMO corn)
• Isoflavones (GMO soy)57

XXI. FACTORY FARMED ANIMAL FOODS
All those images you see on television of happy cows munching grass on pristine pastures next to fields of picture-perfect produce ripening on the vine aren’t exactly the most accurate depiction of reality. Modern farming, at least in the United States, more closely resembles a chemical factory than it does the idyllic, horticultural paradise often portrayed in the media.

This is because modern farming has abandoned many of the tried-and-true agricultural principles that sustained humanity for millennia. Homesteads growing a multitude of crops (polyculture) using natural manure have been replaced with massive plantations of single crops such as soybeans and corn (monoculture). These crops have more often than not been tampered with at the genetic level (GMOs) and require huge amounts of toxic pesticides in order to grow. After harvest, these tainted crops are then heavily processed, enriched with laboratory-derived “vitamins,” given fake flavors and textures, and transformed into substances that many people have come to recognize as food, but that aren’t actually food. The methods most commonly used to bring you your favorite hot dog or hamburger from the local fast food joint, or even lunch meat at the deli counter, involve a chain of production that’s toxic from start to finish. Highly-polluting factory farms (also called CAFOs) raise animals in extremely confined areas, feeding them an unnatural diet of GMO soy and corn while pumping them full of antibiotics and hormones, and voila… your dinner is served!

What about Water?
Considering it makes up more than 75% of our muscular system and upwards of 93% of our bloodstream, water is an essential component of a healthy, cancer-free lifestyle. Depending on where you live, your drinking water will vary in quality and mineral content. The bigger issue with water though is the chemical pollutants that are often present in unfiltered tap water.

XXII. FLUORIDE – Perhaps the Biggest Scam in Dental History
Most large municipalities in the United States treat their drinking water supplies with chlorine and fluoride, two pervasive pollutants that contribute to the formation of cancer. We’ve all been conditioned to believe that fluoride is beneficial for our teeth, but the science doesn’t actually back this up.

Shockingly, a recent Harvard University study found that a child’s IQ is directly hampered by exposure to fluoride in drinking water. Even at levels considered safe by the government, children exposed to fluoride experience impairments in brain function and neurological development.

By the way, fluoride isn’t the same as the naturally occurring mineral fluorine (or calcium fluoride). The fluoride that’s added to drinking water is an industrial waste byproduct of the phosphate fertilizer industry. To determine if your city’s drinking water contains synthetic fluoride chemicals, call your water utility or look for a copy of your utility’s water quality report online. This report will give you a breakdown of what contaminants are present in your water, and let you know how much fluoride is being added (or how much is naturally present as calcium fluoride).

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