Top ten tips for healthy living

  1. Don't smoke. If you do smoke, stop.
  2. Eat a balanced diet: at least five portions of vegetables and fruit a day, and bread, rice or pasta (preferably whole grain foods) several times a week.
  3. Eat fish once a week.
  4. Take moderate exercise regularly.
  5. Reduce weight if overweight but don’t go on a crash diet.
  6. Drink alcohol, but don’t get drunk.
  7. Drink plenty of water, but not too much caffeine.
  8. Protect yourself in the sun
  9. Practice safe sex
  10. Visit dentist and optician regularly, attend cancer screening if invited, and any health promotion clinics at your doctor’s surgery.

There is a book published by Hamlyn (ISBN: 0 600 611108)

Cancer: The Power of Food, by Clare Shaw. This book is aimed at diet and cancer prevention and covers all cancer types.