Food for Thought
Creator’s Canvas Cancer Research Foundation is dedicated to helping find cures for cancer because of facts like these:
1. One in three people will develop cancer.
2. One in four people will die of cancer.
3. In 2005, about 1.4 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed.
4. More than 1500 Americans died of cancer each day this year.
5. Over 1,000,000 cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year.
6. Cancer is the leading cause of death of Americans under the age of 85.
Warning Signs of Cancer
1. Unexplained weight loss.
2. Persistent hoarseness.
3. Any sore that does not heal.
4. Unusual bleeding or discharge from anywhere.
5. Difficulty swallowing.
6. Pink or red urine.
7. A lump or thickening in the breast or anywhere.
8. Changes in size or color of a wart or mole.
9. Prolonged fever.
10. Change in bowel habits.
11. Persistent indigestion.
12. Persistent cough or sore throat.
Seven Ways to Reduce Your Cancer Risk
1. Include more fruits and vegetables in your diet.
2. Maintain healthy weight.
3. If you smoke, quit. If you don’t smoke, don’t start.
4. Increase the amount of fiber in your diet.
5. Limit alcohol intake.
6. Avoid excess sun exposure and wear a sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher.
7. Know the warning signs for common cancers and perform self exams.
Reduce Your Cancer Risk Through Better Nutrition
1. Eating five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day cuts your cancer risk by 50% compared to people who eat one serving or less. Apples, oranges, corn and carrots are healthy choices.
2. Cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, and turnips stimulate the immune system and help protect against colon, stomach, and respiratory cancers.
3. When you’re in a hurry, use your microwave to cook cancer-fighting vegetables. Research shows that vegetables cooked in the microwave retain 80-100% of their nutrients.
4. Tomatoes, especially in processed food product such as ketchup and tomato sauce, contain a powerful anti-cancer pigment called lycopene that may lower your risk for developing cancer.
5. Eating foods high in the provitamin beta-carotene (like carrots, yams, and mangos) may suppress the cancer process in cells that have been exposed to carcinogens.
Take Time This Summer to Safeguard Your Health
Preventing skin cancer is much easier than curing it—
Follow these tips:
1. Use sunscreen with an SPF (sun protection factor) of at least 15. Use it even on hazy days, since the harmful UV rays can still get through.
2. Because the PABA (para-amino-benzoic acid) in most sunscreens blocks UV-B rays, but not UV-A, be sure to choose a brand that contains benzophenones or zinc oxide to also block UV-A rays.
3. Be sure to put your sunscreen on about a half-hour before you go outside.
4. If your fun-in-the-sun involves water (swimming, boating, water skiing, etc.), remember to reapply sunscreen after getting wet. Also reapply if you are exercising enough to perspire.
5. Wear a hat with a brim wide enough to shade your ears, back of the neck and face.
6. Wear sunglasses that block UV radiation (which can cause cataracts in the eyes).
7. If you take any over-the-counter or prescription drugs, ask your doctor or pharmacist if they increase sun sensitivity.
8. Stay away from tanning booths and lamps. Since they also use UV rays, including UV-A, they are no safer than natural sunlight.
What Cancer Cannot Do
Cancer is so limited...
It cannot cripple Love
It cannot shatter Hope
It cannot corrode Faith
It cannot destroy Peace
It cannot kill Friendship
It cannot suppress Memories
It cannot silence Courage
It cannot invade the Soul
It cannot steal eternal Life
It cannot conquer the Spirit
"Anonymous"
Would you like to know what the Bible says about what it takes for a person to go to heaven?
F is for FORGIVENESS
We cannot have eternal life and heaven without God’s forgiveness.
“In him (meaning Jesus) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins”. Ephesians 1:7a
A is for AVAILABLE
Forgiveness is available. It is available for all.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should Not perish, but have everlasting life”. John 3:16
Forgiveness is available for all, but not automatic.
“Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord”, shall enter the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 7:21a
I is for IMPOSSIBLE
It is impossible for God to allow sin into heaven.
GOD IS—
LOVE
John 3:16
JUST
“For judgment is without mercy”
James 2:13a
MAN IS SINFUL
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”.
Romans 3:23
T is for TURN
Turn means repent.
TURN from something—sin and self
“But unless you repent you will all likewise perish”.
Luke 13:3b
TURN to Someone; trust Christ only
(The Bible tells us that) “Christ dies for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures”
1 Corinthians 15:3b-4
“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, You will be saved”
Romans 10:9
H is for HEAVEN
Heaven is eternal life.
HERE
“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly”
John 10:10b
HEREAFTER
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also”
John 14:3
HOW
How can a person have God’s forgiveness, heaven and eternal life and Jesus as personal Savior and Lord?
F.A.I.T.H. (Forsaking All I Trust Him)
Romans 10:9
If you understand this outline and would like to receive this forgiveness by trusting Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, invite Jesus into your heart.
Pray—Jesus, I know I am a sinner. Thank you for dying for my sins. Please forgive me. Come into my heart. Change me so I can live for you. In Jesus Name I Pray, Amen
If you have asked Jesus to come into your heart and life, please become involved in a FAITH based church. Talk with the Pastor and let him know about your decision. Read your Bible and attend church services and Sunday School so that you can grow and understand what God tells us in His Word.
God Bless You in Your Personal and Spiritual Life
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