Fight Breast Cancer at Breakfast

By Kelley Herring

We've talked about the mighty flaxseed several times in ETR. Not only can this superfood protect your bones, help protect against prostate cancer, and help you lose weight, it packs a powerful punch against breast cancer.

How do these little seeds do it? A group of nutrients called lignans work like a sponge, coursing through the body and mopping up circulating estrogens that can encourage certain cancers to grow.

A recent Canadian study evaluated the effects of flaxseed on patients with breast cancer. The patients were divided into two groups. One group ate a muffin made with 25 grams of ground flaxseed each day, while the other group ate no flax. The researchers found that the patients eating the flax muffin experienced a significant slowdown in cancer growth, while the other group saw no change.

Because lignans are locked beneath the tough exterior of the flaxseeds, your body can't tap into their power unless you grind them. Sprinkle a heaping tablespoon of ground flaxseed on organic yogurt, whole-grain breakfast cereal, or bake it into breads and muffins for a delicious dose of cancer protection.

It's Good to Know: Department Store Santas

Every year, thousands of parents take their children to the mall to sit on Santa's lap. The kids tell Santa what they want for Christmas, and then pose for the obligatory picture.

There's no doubt that Christmas is linked to shopping... but how did the holiday's central secular figure come to work directly for the department stores?

In 1841, Philadelphia merchant J.W. Parkinson hired the first known store Santa. Parkinson asked a man to dress up as "Cris Cringle" and climb his store's chimney. The next Santa sighting was in Brockton, MA 40 years later. The Boston Store hired a plump man with a white beard and a hearty laugh to stroll around and mingle with customers. Santa's appearance was so popular that other stores starting adopting the idea.

(Source: Religioustolerance.org; City of Brockton)

Word to the Wise: Commination

A "commination" (kom-uh-NAY-shun) is a denunciation or a threat of punishment. The word is from the Latin for "to threaten."

Example (as used by Terry Teachout in a review of Galina: A Russian Story by Galina Vishnevskaya): "Vishnevskaya's powerful story is full of ferocious, grandly operatic comminations of vicious authorities and toadying colleagues."

Michael Masterson
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