1. Filter your tap water
2. Stop topping your tank
3. Marinate meat first
4. Caffeinate every day
5. Water down your risk
6. Load up on green greens
7. Snack on Brazil nuts
8. Burn off your risk
9. Skip the dry cleaner
10. Ask about breast density
11. Head off cell phone risks
12. Block cancer with color
13. Pick a doc with a past
14. Eat clean foods
15. Do a folic acid check
16. Up your calcium intake
17. Commit to whole grains
18. Pay attention to pain
19. Avoid unnecessary scans
20. Drop 10 pounds
1. Filter your tap water
You'll reduce your exposure to known or suspected carcinogens and hormone-disrupting chemicals. A report from the President's Cancer Panel on how to reduce exposure to carcinogens suggests that home-filtered tap water is a safer bet than bottled water, whose quality often is not higher—and in some cases is worse—than that of municipal sources, according to a study by the Environmental Working Group. (Consumer Reports' top picks for faucet-mounted filters: Culligan, Pur Vertical, and the Brita OPFF-100.) Store water in stainless steel or glass to avoid chemical contaminants such as BPA that can leach from plastic bottles.
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