Friday 23 March 2012

Best Natural Measure - Exercise

Physical activity has always been a great source to maintaining a healthy life style and now, studies have also shown benefits for preventing breast cancer. In one research, they conducted an experiment of exercise and diet during chemotherapy for breast cancer patients. In this blog, I will basically summarize this research experiment.

To begin, this research allowed women of ages 18+ at the first stage of breast cancer which is when no tumour is present but the cancer is found by lymph nodes in the under arm as well as a BMI of 20-45 kg/m^2. They also assessed each woman in regards to their height, weight, blood pressure, waist and hip circumference. On top of the assessment, a questionnaire was also presented which asked participants of their age, race/ethnicity, education, household characteristics, health status and medication use. Once the protocols were finished, subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups, a control arm group or an intervention arm group.
In the control arm group, subjects received the “My Pyramid” plan which was to have “30mins of exercise per day and to also follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans which included 2 cups of fruits, 2 ½ cups of vegetables, moderate fat intake, 3 servings of whole grains, and 3 servings of low-fat dairy for 2000kcal diet (1).” They were not given professional advice other than a brochure and were allowed to make any changes to their diet and exercise program if chosen to do so.
In the intervention arm group, subjects received professional couseling by telephone that “blended motivational interviewing with social cognitive theory (1),” which is basically a learning what you observe. This group received “pedometers, a Daily Food and Exercise Log, a Fast Tracker, Fast Food Booklet, a Fat gram counter/food exchange list book and example menus at individually appropriate calorie levels (1).”

Of the 77 women who were recruited for this study, 40 women (55%) actually enrolled and only 30 (75%) of the 40 women completed the entire study.
It was found that in the intervention group, there was a significant increase for physical activity and fruit and vegetable intakes. Women who completed the research also had higher blood carotenoids at baseline and decreased their body mass index to less than 30kg/m^2.
A final questionnaire was conducted at the end of the study asking how helpful was the study. The control and intervention group, both said that the program was not stressful at all and was very helpful on some level.
In general, this study concluded that breast cancer patients are willing to receive help for an overall healthier life style during cancer treatment in which they receive benefits in several areas.

What I find interesting about this study is that all these women find it easy and stress-free. Well, if it is so stress-free, why did these women not take these preventative measures to begin with? Could it be that they were lazy, uneducated about the benefits of exercise, had a busy schedule with no time for exercise, etc?

Several other studies have shown that a preventative measure of breast cancer is moderate to vigorous exercise for women in premenopausal, postmenopausal stage, and especially during the adolescence age. Researchers have proposed that physical activity can prevent tumor development of breast cancer by lowering the hormone levels, insulin levels, improving the immune response, and maintaining weight to avoid a high BMI and excess body fat.
This is probably, in my opinion, the best natural way to prevent / improve breast cancer or maintain a healthy way of living in general.
With all these thoughts in mind, are you going to take the initiative and go exercise?


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