Cutting Risk Of Getting Cancer

Want to cut your chances of getting cancer in half? There are 7 steps that can help you do just that.

And the added benefit is that not only will it cut your chances of getting cancer in half, but it'll also keep your heart healthy.

Years ago the American Heart Association came out with 7 steps that will keep your heart healthy. They are: 1. Get active; 2.Control your cholesterol; 3. Eat better by eating those things that are good for you and avoiding those that aren't; 4. Keep your blood pressure better managed; 5. Lose weight; 6. Reduce your blood sugar below 100; 7. - This is the big one - Quit smoking

Of these steps, quitting smoking is the biggest one you can take for your overall health. But now researchers have found that following these steps will also cut your chances of getting cancer and the more of them you follow the better. As a matter of fact, if you follow 4 steps you cut your chance by a third. But just upping that to 6 steps that you follow, can cut your chance of getting cancer in half.

That's a pretty good bargain, especially since these same steps started off as simple ways to keep your heart healthy. Kind of a two for one deal that will keep you going well into your senior years.