{"id":438352,"date":"2010-03-17T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2010\/03\/17\/exercise-sleep-and-cancer-prevention\/"},"modified":"2010-03-17T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T07:45:00","slug":"exercise-sleep-and-cancer-prevention-how-the-former-thwart-the-latter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/438352","title":{"rendered":"Exercise, Sleep and Cancer Prevention: How the Former Thwart the Latter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Advice<\/a>, Health<\/a>, Fitness<\/a>, Fit Family Guy<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Sitting on the couch doesn’t prevent cancer.<\/p>\n

Some people think they are a ticking time bombs when it comes to cancer, but it turns out that genetics only plays a small role in contracting the disease; it’s lifestyle that really matters. A 2008 review determined<\/a> that only 5 – 10 percent of cancers are related to genetics. The study reported: “The evidence indicates that of all cancer-related deaths, almost 25-30 percent are due to tobacco, as many as 30-35 percent are linked to diet, about 15-20 percent are due to infections, and the remaining percentage are due to other factors such as radiation, stress, physical activity, environmental pollutants etc.” I should note that the majority of the cancers caused by infection are related to sexual activity (HPV and HIV\/AIDS), so you may wish to be discerning in your choice of partners.<\/p>\n

So, don’t smoke, eat healthy, choose your bed partners wisely, chill out, avoid chemicals, and get some exercise. Can you remember all that?<\/p>\n

Oh, and I forgot to add: get enough sleep.<\/p>\n

An interesting study presented at the 2008 Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research<\/a> suggested that regular exercise can decrease a woman’s risk of cancer; if she gets enough sleep, that is.<\/p>\n

Find out more after the jump<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue reading Exercise, Sleep and Cancer Prevention: How the Former Thwart the Latter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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