Women Who Have a Baby Over 40 Want To Be Around To See Their Children Grow Up
Most women who have children a little later in life worry about whether or not they'll be around to see their kids grow up.Breast cancer is something many women worry quite a bit about (even though heart disease claims more lives). Here is an article about how certain foods considered to be phytoestrogens may reduce your risk. I think you'll find that the foods that are great for overall health are also great for fertility and pregnancy:
In one study of nearly 60,000 postmenopausal women in France, for example, the one-quarter of women with the highest lignan intake were 17 percent less likely to develop breast cancer during the study period compared with the one-quarter with the lowest intake -- estimated based on dietary questionnaires the women completed at the outset.
SEE ALSO: FOODS FOR FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY (getpregnantover40.com)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, accounting for around 16 percent of all female cancers. It kills around 519,000 people globally each year....Lignans are one of the three main types of phytoestrogen. The new study focused on lignans, in part because they are the main phytoestrogen in the typical Western diet.
Flaxseed and sesame are particularly high in lignans, and the compounds are also found in whole grains, berries and some other fruits, a number of vegetables such as broccoli and kale, and green tea...
The researchers on the French study accounted for a number of other factors in breast cancer risk -- including the women's age, family history of breast cancer, weight and history of estrogen exposure from birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy. The relationship between lignan intake and breast cancer risk remained.
from:
www.lifescript.com
