Gillian McKeith's Food Bible (119 page)

Nipple inversion or puckering.

A rash around the nipple.

Nipple bleeding or discharge.

Puckering of the breast skin.

Swelling of the arm.

Persistent breast pain (although pain is not always present).

Breast inflammation.

Prominent veins on the breast.

If the breast cancer has spread to other parts of the body, symptoms will include weight loss and fatigue.

Action plan

This Action Plan can help you to boost your immune system, cleanse your body, and balance your hormones—important factors in both preventing and fighting this condition. If you are being treated for breast cancer, make sure you check with your GP before taking any of the suggested supplements.

EAT/DRINK

Fresh fruits and vegetables (preferably raw) every day—seven to nine portions
are ideal. Eat produce from all color spectrums, as this will help to ensure that you get a variety of phytonutrients—powerful plant antioxidants that help to protect the body against cancer.

Vegetables from the cruciferous family—broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, turnips, and rutabagas. Cruciferous vegetables contain a substance called indole-3-carbinol, which stimulates the conversion of estrone, the bad form of estrogen that promotes breast cancer, into an inactive form.

Sprouted seeds and legumes. Sprouted broccoli seeds are particularly beneficial, as they contain sulphoraphane glucosinolate, a precursor to sulphoraphane, in amounts up to 50 times higher than those found in regular broccoli. It has been shown that sulphoraphane blocks the formation of mammary tumors.