The simple way to reduce your breast cancer risk by 43% 

Women have about a one-in-seven risk of getting breast cancer. With such a high risk, taking steps to prevent the disease is absolutely vital. On Wednesday, I told you that women with the worst hot flashes have a lower risk of breast cancer. I also gave you two supplements that can calm hot flashes and lower your risk. And, in the past, I’ve told you about selenium and iodine for breast-cancer prevention.

But there’s no easier way to reduce breast cancer risk than eating the right diet. In fact, making one small adjustment to your diet can lower your risk of getting breast cancer by a stunning 43%.

Researchers at Boston University tracked over 50,000 African-American women and their diets. The study followed them for 12 years. Some 1,300 developed breast cancer. One third of them were estrogen-receptor negative. That’s a cancer type, which is more difficult to treat conventionally. It’s also more deadly.

Memory super-nutrient stops damage
that leads to dementia 

Are you concerned about developing dementia? Is your spouse or are your friends starting to notice that you are repeating yourself? Does dementia run in your family? If so, then a new super-nutrient may stop and even reverse the devastating slide into never-ending forgetfulness.

A new double-blind, placebo-controlled study shows that this new nutrient really packs a punch against memory loss.

The unexpected benefit of hot flashes

Hot flashes can be a real nuisance to many menopausal and even postmenopausal women. The nuisance can be so strong that many women will take hormone replacement therapy just so they don’t have to deal with them. I’ve told you in the past that HRT isn’t safe. But what’s surprising is that hot flashes actually provide a beneficial effect on your health.

Strange as it may seem, the silver lining for those suffering from hot flashes is that they may have less risk of breast cancer. In fact, some recent data says that they can reduce your breast cancer risk by as much as 50%!

A research team questioned 1,437 postmenopausal women. Of these, 988 already had breast cancer. These women were between 55 and 74 years. The researchers asked them about their menopausal symptoms. These included hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, heavy menstrual bleeding, depression, and anxiety. Quite interestingly, women with the most hot flashes had the lowest risk of breast cancer.