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had outdoor jobs between the ages of ten and forty have a 40 percent
reduced risk of breast cancer.^7
Many studies confi rm the value of sunlight by showing that normal
and above-normal blood levels of vitamin D are a protection against
cancer. This reminds me of a cancer cure that received a lot of publicity
more than thirty years ago. Because he had advanced cancer, William
Ott, a photographer, went to Florida where the sun shines all year long.
He sat in the sun every day from sunrise to sunset—until his cancer had
completely disappeared.
It stands to reason that exposing yourself to the sun frequently could
be a deterrent to the growth of cancer cells since the sun is the source
of all our energy. If you can’t spend time outdoors regularly, take two
tablespoons of cod liver oil a day, one in the morning and the other in
the evening after meals. Failing your ability to acquire a taste for cod
liver oil, take 1,000 to 2,000 units of oil-based vitamin D 3 daily, prefer-
ably in the form of a whole-food vitamin supplement. Keep in mind
that nothing can beat the health-giving power of sunshine.
The herb black cohosh also reduces the risk of breast cancer. Accord-
ing to a study carried out by Dr. Timothy R. Rebbeck at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, it lowers the incidence of breast
cancer by 53 percent. The study compared 949 healthy women with
1,524 women with breast cancer.^8
Black cohosh works by reducing estrogen levels and has been shown
to block cancer cell growth, according to Rebbeck. It could be that the
lowered estrogen prevents cancer cells in the breast from growing.
There is some anecdotal evidence that black cohosh also lowers blood
insulin levels. Insulin, when excessively high, stimulates the recurrence
of breast cancer.Health Problems Associated with Estrogen Imbalance
The following female reproductive problems are nearly always related
to excess estrogen and the concurrent drop in progesterone and oxy-
gen. Estrogen-progesterone imbalance, however, does more than put a
monkey wrench in the smooth functioning of the cyclical female repro-