Inspire

Be Proactive!

Be Proactive!

Cur­rent stan­dard of care is to wait until age 50 for a mam­mo­gram.  Dur­ing the years before 50, pre­can­cer­ous cells may develop and go unde­tected before they appear on imag­ing sys­tems at which point 100 mil­lion can­cer­ous cells may be present. You now have a choice to take con­trol of your breast health and be […]

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Nourish

Fat You Can Love

Fat You Can Love

by Chris­tine Horner ‚ MD There are cer­tain fats that are bad for us and pro­mote dis­ease, and oth­ers that are very good for us because they help to pro­tect ward off dis­ease and keep us healthy. Pre­vi­ously I wrote about the health ben­e­fits of omega-3 fatty acids found in flaxseeds and cer­tain fish like wild caught salmon, and […]

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Renew

Laughter Stimulates Lymphatic Health

Laughter Stimulates Lymphatic Health

by BEVERLY VOTE It has been said that laugh­ter is good for the soul but laugh­ter is also ben­e­fi­cial for our phys­i­cal well-being. Breast can­cer is not a laugh­ing mat­ter, yet we can use laugh­ter to help us heal. Stress and fear restrict not just our oxy­gen but also our joy for life, which in turn restricts all of the sys­tems of […]

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Grow

Fresh Air, Fresh Perspectives

Fresh Air, Fresh Perspectives

by Bev­erly Vote It is esti­mated that over sev­enty per­cent of women diag­nosed with breast can­cer expe­ri­ence some level of depres­sion or feel­ings of being over­whelmed. Yet it is reported that the stud­ies for depres­sion and anx­i­ety are not always accu­rate because women do not always speak up or report their emo­tional dis­tresses to their loved ones or physi­cians. They don’t want to worry their […]

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