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The Lost Book of a Healthy Life

developing bladder cancer. This risk got even worse if eating white bread was also

accompanied by low intake of vegetables. In other words, vegies can help offset some of
the risk associated with eating more refined grains. So, if you absolutely need to use white

bread for your sandwich, take a page from olden times, and stack that bread with
tomatoes, cucumbers, and baby spinach.

Putting it altogether – a day of eating for cancer prevention

There’s a lot of foods to chose from when it comes to designing a diet with cancer
prevention in mind. That means you can have a varied diet that offers ample health

benefits – and maybe, just maybe, that’ll be some compensation for giving up your
breakfast sausage habit (or at least cutting down on that habit). Let’s take a look at some

options:

Breakfast: A handful of nuts and seeds stirred into oatmeal porridge, sweetened with

honey, sprinkled with cinnamon and cardamom and accompanied by black coffee,

Snack: Fresh fruit salad – just remember not to add any sugar!

Lunch: Now would be a good time for a garden salad – complete with dark green lettuce,

tomatoes, a slice or two of red onion, and an olive oil dressing. Combine that with a bowl
full of turkey chili and a slice or two of whole grain bread, and you’re good to go.

Snack: What about a homemade muffin, chock-a-block full of blueberries –
accompanied by a cup of green tea?

Supper: Time to bring out the wild sockeye salmon (or the chicken breast), the potatoes
mashed with olive oil instead of butter, and the Brussel sprouts lightly sautéed with garlic.

Snack: What’s it going to be? A banana dipped in almond butter? Some kale chips from
your local health food store? Or maybe even some popcorn sprinkled with black pepper

and oregano.

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