Surprising Ways to Prevent Cancer

The six lettered word ‘cancer’ often sends a chill down everyone’s spines. People are scared of this disease as it doesn’t have a definitive cure. Cancer harms the body when damaged cells divide uncontrollably to form lumps or masses of tissue called tumors. Tumors can grow and interfere with the digestive, nervous and circulatory systems and they can release hormones that alter body function. It is better to try and prevent this disease by making a few simple changes in our day-to-day lives. Try these novel strategies and your risk of cancer could dwindle even more.
Eight Glass Rule
Drinking plenty of water and other liquids may reduce the risk of bladder cancer by diluting the concentration of cancer-causing agents in urine and helping to flush them through the bladder faster. People with low fluid intake (less than 2.4 liters per day) are more likely to develop urinary tract cancers (including prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicular cancer) than those who are better hydrated. Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day to lead a happy and cancer-free life.

Add Garlic To Your Food
Garlic will not only add taste and flavor to your food but also reduce the risk of cancer. Protective effects from garlic may arise from its antibacterial properties or from its ability to block the formation of cancer-causing substances, halt the activation of cancer-causing substances, enhance DNA repair, reduce cell proliferation, or induce cell death. Studies suggest that garlic can reduce stomach cancer by as much as a factor of 12.

Limit Cell Phone Usage
Use cell phones with an earpiece and
speakerphone so the phone itself is not held up against your head and the radio frequency energy it emits stays away from your head. It should be used only for short calls or texts. The point is more to preempt any risk than to protect against a proven danger. If you get pain in your head on a daily basis, if you use your phone on a daily basis — your risk of brain cancer is escalating day by day. Once you get a brain cancer diagnosis, you will wish you had taken some precautions for protection. So, don’t delay and limit your cell phone usage from now itself.

Choose Your Outdoor Outfit Wisely
Certain colors like blue and red offer significantly better protection against the sun's ultraviolet rays than white and yellow ones. Thus, choosing the right outfit may help protect you against skin cancer. Long-sleeved shirts and long pants, dark colors and tightly woven fabric protect the skin from ultraviolet rays. Don't forget to put on a hat as it protects areas often exposed to intense sun, such as the ears, eyes, forehead, nose, and scalp. Though tumor can appear anywhere on the body, it's more common in areas the sun hits.

Coat Barbecue Food With A Thick Sauce
The blackened areas on charred and grilled flesh foods (meat, poultry and fish) are a source of carcinogenic chemicals. These chemical directly damage DNA, our genetic material, and initiate mutations that can lead to the development of cancer. But coating the meat with a thick marinade and thereby preventing direct contact with the charring flames reduces the amount of such chemicals created. Antioxidant herbs like rosemary and sage should be used as flavorings for your food prior to grilling as they add a punch of zest and aroma and reduce the cancer causing substances. You can also precook your meat inthe oven and then throw it on the grill to reduce the risk of cancer. Imbibing these small and simple preventive strategies in your daily lifestyle will help you stay away from the evil of cancer and lead a happy life. After all, prevention is better than cure.

Reasons why your Relationship might be Doomed

Any new relationship comes with the initial rush and happiness of being with someone and of having found oneself a companion. Yes, a new relationship brings along with it the promise of love and joy, but things might not always be as rosy as you’d have pictured them to be. Sometimes, relationships are doomed well before or soon after they take off. In some cases, the relationship might go downhill after having spent a couple of blissful years together.

Here are a few signs that point to the impending failure of your relationship.

1. One is smarter than the other

The chances of the relationship failing are higher and almost guaranteed if one partner is smarter than the other. In such cases there will be little to talk about after a point and even if you’ll do communicate, there will be this nagging voice in your head who says, ‘she/he is not smart enough to understand what I’m saying’.

2. Immaturity

This one catches up quicker than you can say ‘immature’! Things that you find ‘cute’ and ‘kiddishly sweet’ at one point, will soon begin to feel immature and stupid. The thing about puerile behaviour is that it wears the relationship out much soon and is responsible for taking the fizz out of the bond.

3. Jealousy

The relationship simply won’t last if either or both of you are jealous of one another. The green-eyed monster will wreck havoc on the relationship and be the reason behind its doom.

4. You want different things

This one is perhaps one of the most common reasons behind break-ups. Nothing can save the relationship if both the partners involved want different things from life. And given that the wants are not the same, it does make perfect sense to call off the relationship.

5. Lack of intimacy/attraction

If sparks don’t fly in the bedroom then the relationship is sure to hit rock bottom sooner than later. Also, what’s the point of being in a relationship with someone you’re not attracted to?

6. Too close/too detached from the parents

Being uncomfortably close or ruthlessly detached from parents is never a good thing. If your partner falls in either of these categories, then beware. The relationship will get affected in some way due to the troubled relationship she shares with her parents.

7. Fights

Fights are an obvious part of any/all relationships. But when the fighting gets too much, too often then there is trouble in paradise (or war zone, if you may so call it). Fighting often will cause your stress levels to go up and will certainly harm the relationship, thus signalling its end.

How to Apologise After a Fight?

If you fight with your girlfriend / wife, no matter whose fault it is you have to be the one who apologises . This is just the norm of the universe and there is nothing you can do to change it. What you can do however, is to learn how to apologise. A sorry that has no meaning will only make your partner more angry and escalate the fight. Apologising is an art that you need to learn the basics of.

1. Don’t be Aggressive

Being aggressive is the last thing you must do when you have to apologise. Getting aggressive will show that you have not realised your fault and that you are still angry and defensive about what happened. Take a calm approach. Be gentle and be patient.

2. Don’t be too Sweet

One grave mistake you can make is to turn yourself into an overtly sweet boy. Yes, you have to be nice and kind to her. But this does not mean that you keep your self-respect aside and beg her for forgiveness. Be casual about the whole thing and be genuinely nice. Fake flattery won’t take you too far and will prove harmful for the relationship in the long run.

3. Look Apologetic

Now this is one look that you must master.
Whether you are apologetic or not, you need to look like you are really sorry for what happened. If you can master that puppy face and sad eyes look, then the girl is sure to feel obliged to forgive you.

4. Gifts

Gifts are the best and handiest way of saying sorry. Buy her clothes, shoes, or gift vouchers of a luxury cosmetic brand and you have on you the best ‘I am sorry’ gifts. Don’t expect the gifts alone to do your bidding though. You need to compliment this with a genuine feeling of sorry and also verbally apologise. Don’t make the whole ‘saying sorry’ thing about your ego. Sometimes, you have to say sorry because your relationship is more important than trivial fights. Our tip to you is to be genuine, to look sincere and to gently ask for forgiveness. No girl will be able to resist that.