The ONE Secret to Avoiding Liver Cancer
No one wants to get cancer.
But when it comes right down to it, some cancers are worse than others.
And liver cancer is one of the worst.
Not only is it the fourth leading cause of cancer death worldwide, but it kills just about everyone who gets it.
That’s the bad news.
Ready for the good news?
Researchers may have uncovered the secret to making sure you NEVER get this deadly cancer.
There are typically two benefits associated with regular exercise: weight loss and heart health.
But new research has shown that exercise can directly protect you from developing liver cancer.
Really, exercise seems to be like kryptonite for liver cancer.
One of the underlying reasons for the uptick in liver cancer is the “diabesity” epidemic—the combination of diabetes and obesity that contributes to fatty liver disease—which can lead to liver cancer.
So it’s no surprise that people who are overweight and/or diabetic are especially hard hit by liver cancer.
Because these individuals are most at-risk, researchers wanted to see how exercise would impact the development of cancer in obese and diabetic mice.
For this study, obese and diabetic mice were injected with a low dose of a cancer-causing agent. Then half were allowed to exercise (given access to a running wheel) while the other half didn’t have access, so they remained sedentary.
After six months, most of the sedentary mice had developed liver cancer.
But NONE of the exercising mice developed cancer—despite the fact that many had STILL become obese and diabetic.
That’s because regular exercise caused changes in the body that protected mice that were at a high risk of developing liver cancer.
For example, exercise shut down stress-activated proteins and activated an important tumor-suppressor gene.
I know how hard it is to get motivated to exercise—especially if you’re not already in the habit of getting some movement on a regular basis.
But if you’ve been cooped up too long because of COVID-19, this is the perfect time to start adding some regular movement into your life.
There’s no time like the present.
