BRCA: My Story of Hope and Healing: Broccoli sprouts anyone???

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Broccoli sprouts anyone???

A chemical in vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, as well as another one found in fermented soy, can increase DNA repair in cells. This could prevent them from becoming cancerous.

Links have already been established between eating certain vegetables and a reduction in cancer risk. These findings suggest a mechanism for why that might be the case.

Vegetables such as broccoli contain a compound called IC3.

This chemical increases the amount of BRCA proteins present in cells. These proteins prevent damaged genetic material from being passed from one generation of cells to the next.

Cancer cells typically contain low amounts of BRCA proteins, and faulty BRCA signaling heightens one's risk of some cancers, including prostate, breast and ovarian. - BBC news 2006

Brittish Journal of Oncology

This study made me really excited...as it was one of the real pieces of tangible information that gave me some level of hope that I didn't have to fall victim to my genetic mutation. That being said...I am not a believer of one particular thing, either life style or diet that is a cure all. As you read throughout my blog you will see (as I have time to post) that I do MANY things for my health and this is just one piece of the puzzle.

In this study, if you have the time and patience to delve into it, you will see that the amount of cruciferous vegetables one would have to eat to affect a mutated gene is quite large...more than most could eat in a day.

However, if you eat broccoli sprouts, because they are so concentrated with IC3, you would only have to eat an ounce a day to get the recommended amount of IC3 for the genetic impact.

I have become quite the sprouter at my house...not just broccoli, but alfalfa and mung beans and others.

Do some research on sprouts, they are an amazing super food that everyone should grow and consume. They should also be an important part of your food storage in case of drought or hardship...In just a few days you can grow an amazing pure super food vegetable in your kitchen for pennies.

Broccoli Sprouts and Cancer

Why Sprout

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Cyber security training courses onlineSeptember 15, 2018 at 3:02 AM
Very helpful blog... I really appreciate your blog and it share very useful information on BRCA mutation and how DNA test help to predicate possibility of BRCA. Thanks
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About Me

My name is Cami, I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister and a friend. I have six beautiful children and an amazing husband.

In December 2010 my mother passed away at the age of 53 of breast cancer. Two weeks later I found out that I am a carrier of the same genetic mutation, BRCA 2, that my mother had.

I have taken some steps medically and naturally to beat my odds of cancer. I am sharing my journey here to benefit those seeking knowledge and information about cancer, genetic mutation and good health in general.

What are my chances for developing cancer with a BRCA gene mutation?

According to estimates, about 36% – 85% of women with a BRCA gene mutation will develop breast cancer. In other words, women with an altered BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene are 3 to 7 times more likely to develop breast cancer than women without a BRCA mutation.

Having a BRCA mutation increases your lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer from an estimated 2% (general population) to between 20- 60%. Note that these figures are estimated ranges that may change with more research.

A woman's lifetime chance of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer is greatly increased if she tests positive for a BRCA mutation. If you have a BRCA mutation, you also have an increased risk of developing these cancers at a young age (before menopause), and may have an increased chance of developing colon cancer.

This mutatuion is passed down through a mother or a father. If your mother or father tests negative, the children need not worry about the genetic mutation.