🩺 Breast Cancer Prevention: Why an Ounce of Prevention Is Better Than a Pound of Cure

💗 Breast Cancer Prevention: Why an Ounce of Prevention Is Better Than a Pound of Cure

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a time when pink ribbons pop up everywhere and mammogram reminders fill our social media feeds. While early detection matters, there’s another side of the conversation that doesn’t get enough attention: prevention.

The truth is, there’s a lot you can do to support breast health and lower your risk. Here are five practical, evidence-based steps you can start today:

🌿 1. Balance Your Hormones

Estrogen and progesterone work together to keep breast tissue healthy. But stress, toxins, and perimenopause can throw that balance off.
👉 Eat plenty of cruciferous veggies, reduce plastic use, support your liver, and prioritize good sleep to keep hormones in check. And if possible, make sure your hormone levels are in ideal range through saliva hormone testing.

🧠 2. Support Estrogen Metabolism

Your body processes estrogen through your liver and gut. You want it moving down protective pathways, not hanging around.
👉 Flaxseed, DIM (from broccoli family veggies), fiber, healthy gut bacteria, and gut motility all help your body detox excess estrogen naturally.

🏃‍♀️ 3. Move Your Body

Regular exercise is one of the most powerful ways to lower risk. It helps regulate hormones, improve insulin sensitivity, and support lymph flow.
👉 Aim for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week—walking, gardening, weight lifting- or anything you enjoy.

🥗 4. Eat to Protect your Cells

A colorful, anti-inflammatory diet supports hormone balance and cellular health.
👉 Think fiber-rich veggies, healthy fats, antioxidant-packed fruits, and less alcohol (even one drink a day can increase breast cancer risk).

💧 5. Get adequate sleep.

👉 Not getting enough sleep can throw your immune system off, lowering the cells that fight cancer and increasing the ones that help it spread. Poor sleep doesn’t just make you tired—it can actually weaken your body’s defenses against cancer and boost the cells that help it grow.

The Bottom Line

Breast cancer prevention isn’t about being perfect—it’s about small, consistent choices that add up over time. You have more power than you might think.

🎥 Join My Live Mini-Course

If you want to go deeper, join me for a special live mini-course this month:

Breast Cancer Prevention: Why an Ounce of Prevention Is Better Than a Pound of Cure

📅 Date: October 25, 2025 @ 10 AM CST.
💵 Cost: $19.97
📍 Live on Zoom (recording included)

You’ll learn:

• Hormone balance strategies for midlife women

• How to minimize environmental exposures

• The role of nutrition and targeted supplements

• Practical steps to personalize your prevention plan

Spots are limited for the live session, and the replay will be available afterward as an on-demand course.

 👉 Reserve your spot here »

💌 Let’s make this October the month of informed action, not fear.

Warmly,

Dr. Valerie Bonnett
Helping women thrive through hormonal transitions with science, clarity, and compassion.