Colon Cancer overview

This is a good article for knowledge of what exactly colon cancer is.



Overview

Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or rectal cancer, is cancer of the large intestine or bowel. Most cases start from polyps on the lining of the intestine. Polyps are small, mushroom-shaped growths, which most of the time are harmless. However, certain kinds, called adenomatous polyps, have the potential to become cancerous.

Colon cancer is among the most common types of cancer, with more than 104,000 new diagnoses each year. An additional 40,000 people are diagnosed annually with cancer of the rectum. Genetics plays a role: Up to 1 in 4 people with colon cancer have family members who have had the disease. Lifestyle is also a factor: People who aren't physically active and who eat a high-fat or low-fiber diet are at increased risk.

APPLES vs PIZZA?

QUESTION: If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, what can a
slice of pizza do for you?

One portion of Tombstone Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza
(appropriately named) ---(weighing 125 grams)
contains 327 calories,16.4 grams of fat, and 31 milligrams of
cholesterol.

One medium apple (weighing 125 grams) contains 74 calories,0.45
grams of fat, and no cholesterol.

If you want to shed one pound of fat from your body weight, you
would have to *burn* 3500 calories.

Compare one person to another.

Person A eats an apple each day and person B eats just one
portion of Tombstone Pizza each day.

After one year, the pizza person would supply his or her body
with 92,345 more calories than the apple eater.

That represents 26 pounds of body fat.

There are 5.38 milligrams of cholesterol contained in 1
medium-sized slice of cooked bacon.

In one year, the person eating the Tombstone Pizza would consume
the equivalent cholesterol contained in 2,103 slices of bacon.

That's nearly 6 slices per day.

The apple eater gets no cholesterol.

During that same year, the pizza eater would eat 12.8 pounds
more fat than the apple eater.

Picture a small French poodle weiging 12.8 pounds. Now picture
the same sized ball of fat.

Picture the Tombstone Pizza eater's thighs.

What might they write on her tombstone?

She did not eat an apple a day...



An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

SO, What’s so good about an apple? Thanks for asking. Apples reduce cholesterol. Apples also contain many anti-cancer agents. They have mild antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory activities. They are high in fiber and help to avoid constipation. And they work like an appetite suppressant. They are also a good source of Boron, which as been shown to increase mental alertness. New research also shows that boron dramatically boosts blood levels of the hormone estrogen and other compounds that prevent calcium loss and bone demineralization. (Protect against Osteoporosis). In other words boron acts as a mild “estrogen replacement therapy.” (naturally) Boron deficiency may explain why Americans who eat lots of high calcium dairy products are still prone to osteoporosis.*