Breastfeeding reduces cancers risk

Breastfeeding releases the production of prolactin, this prevents regular monthly menstruation. This reduces lifetime exposure to estrogen hormone. High estrogen levels is associated with breast cancer.

It also removes cells with damaged DNA that could lead to tumour development in breast. For every five months a woman breastfeeds, her risk of breast cancer is reduced by two percent.

Breastfeeding burns excess calories, it releases oxytocin hormone which returns uterus to its pre- pregnancy size and may reduce uterine bleeding after birth.

It prevents children from developing different types of cancers, babies who are breastfed may not become obese in future. Breastfeeding prevents all childhood diseases and reduces the risk of sudden infant death syndrome SIDS.
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Links between menopause and type 2 diabetes

The sex hormones- estrogen and progesterone control how cells respond to insulin. Hormonal changes during menopause can trigger fluctuations of insulin levels in the blood and leads to type 2 diabetes.

Estrogen hormone lowers blood glucose levels while progesterone is responsible for increasing blood glucose levels. This hormonal reactions produce spikes and drops of the blood glucose levels.

According to the latest research, women who undergo the menopause before age 40 are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Menopause occurs between age 50 - 55  when the body stops producing oestrogen and other sex hormones.

Researchers examined many postmenopausal women and discovered that those that experienced early menopause have type 2 diabetes. Late menopause protects women from heart disease and diabetes because of regular natural supply of estrogen.
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