Cancer kills more than 500,00 Americans each year, and I said only Americans! Many of us know how to decrease our risks and the most popular way is to quit smoking; however that decreases 1/3 of your risk. Another 1/3 is genetic disposition and another 1/3 is through diet and exercise. So if my math serves me correctly, by exercising properly and and eating right, you can diminish your risk by approximately 33%. Combine that with putting down the cigarettes and you cut your risk by approximately 66%. If I told you that you had a 66% chance to win the lottery would you buy a ticket? We shell out money routinely for that with far less chance of return. Do you know how much cancer treatments cost? Sometimes more than a lottery can pay out. Do you know how painful cancer can be? Can you turn back the hands of time? No, but if you are diagnosed with one of the many forms of this debilitating illness, you’ll wish you could and correct all those bad habits that contributed to it’s development.
So how can you decrease your risk? According to the Food and Nutrition Science Alliance (FANSA) the following is a good start:
1) Eat plenty of Fruits, Vegetables, whole grains and legumes.
2) Avoid highly processed foods that are high in fat or sugar.
3) Chose activities that are moderate or vigorous exercise.
4) Limit or abstain from alcohol.
If you are not familiar with how to eat properly it’s always a good choice to hire a Dietitian or Nutritionist and exercise can be intimidating as well. A good personal trainer goes a long way for healthy long lasting results.
To learn more about cancer risk for men and women Visit health information at Harvard University.
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John Turk
I have been in the fitness industry as a Chicago Personal Trainer for over 20 years.
I have also become a familiar face in the fitness industry as a Chicago personal trainer and have appeared on the cover of such magazines as Muscle & Fitness, Physical and Planet Muscle.
My Specialties:
Instruction in Plyometrics as well as sport specific activities, Body Building, Nutritional guidance, Kickboxing and Self-defense. Over-all toning and weight loss instruction. 
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What a fantastic way to put it!!! When you lay the odds out there like that it should really open everyone’s eyes to the fact that our own health can be controlled more than we think. I watched my father die a slow and painful death , that really was all due to his smoking (since he was 13) and his obsessive alcohol consumption. Longevity was on his side but unfortunately he made poor choices. This is great information John and one very close to my heart. We really are what we eat!
I totally agree with you John, proper nutrition and exercise are vital and necessary in fighting off many disease and illnesses that could be avoided. I agree with Denise has well, as my father died of lung cancer at such an early age (68) that could have been avoided by stop smoking, better nutrition and exercise. Unfortunately, my mother died even much earlier (44) due to liver hepatitis caused by alcoholism. So to sum this up, you are what you eat. And its extremely important to resist all the bad processed foods that only continue to push our society’s obesity levels higher. Thanks for your continued break down on all the important topics that are necessary in living a complete and successful life.