{"id":15,"date":"2019-09-05T19:58:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T19:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/?p=15"},"modified":"2019-09-06T18:28:21","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T18:28:21","slug":"risk-factors-for-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/2019\/09\/05\/risk-factors-for-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk Factors for Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scwellness.net\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/smoking-4271096__340.jpg\" alt=\"We create our own health through the habits we have.\" class=\"wp-image-58\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/smoking-4271096__340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/smoking-4271096__340-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/smoking-4271096__340-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Bad Habits &#8211; Ill Health &amp; Cancer<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What are some of the risk factors of cancer?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\">** Alcohol \u2013 even small amounts of alcohol can destroy tissue.<br> ** Smoking and second-hand smoke \u2013&nbsp; smoking increases not only the risk of cancer but also cardiovascular problems, emphysema, strokes and bronchitis.<br> ** Lack of Exercise \u2013 increasing exercise can cut the risk of cancer by almost 50%. It also reliefs&nbsp; stress.<br> ** Certain Medical Treatments \u2013 radiation, chemotherapy, estrogen and oral contraceptives have been linked to cancer.<br> ** Environmental Exposure \u2013 herbicides, heavy metals, chemical based cleaning solutions, chemicals in foods and pesticides all have been linked with cancer.<br> ** Poor Diet \u2013 a poor diet will not supply the needed nutrients to maintain healthy cells and a healthy body.&nbsp; This means a non-functioning immune system. The results can lead to degenerative disease, including cancer.<br> ** Stress \u2013 our emotional state of health impacts the health of our body, cells and organs. People that anger easily are prong to heart disease.&nbsp; However, people that suppress emotions and stress or live in denial can also develop cancer as the internal affects weaken the immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\">A healthy lifestyle that includes a good diet and exercise is one of the single most important things we can do to prevent cancer and maintain a healthy body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are some of the risk factors of cancer? ** Alcohol \u2013 even small amounts of alcohol can destroy tissue. ** Smoking and second-hand smoke \u2013&nbsp; smoking increases not only the risk of cancer but also cardiovascular problems, emphysema, strokes and bronchitis. ** Lack of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2,5,7,4,3,6],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-natural-health-blog-page","tag-cancer","tag-chemicals","tag-lifestyle","tag-poor-nutrition","tag-risk-factors","tag-stress"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59,"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scwellness.net\/scblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}