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How To Build Awareness: A Cancer Patient Self-Care Tool
“Awareness is empowering.” Rita Wilson Good self-care requires that we build our intuitive ability to become more aware. Developing a keen sense of awareness makes us more vibrant and alive. At the beginning of your cancer journey, it may be helpful to take an inventory of your life before cancer and life now with the […]
Baked Vegan Coconut Burger Recipe For A Cancer-Free Lifestyle
Having a creative menu is the key to a cancer-free lifestyle diet. This recipe came from WellnessBin.com and can be adapted to meet your needs. What I like most about this recipe is how to make dehydrated, unsweetened, shredded coconut into a burger. Always use organic ingredients when possible. Ingredients: 3 cups of shredded coconut […]
Why Cancer Patients Use Yoga To Cope With Diagnosis & Treatment
Yoga Counteracts Anxiety And Stress During Cancer Treatment It is well documented that yoga decreases stress hormones, like cortisol and increases GABA (gamma-Aminonbutyric acid) levels. GABA is an important calming chemical produced by the brain that counteracts anxiety and stress. GABA is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter chemical in the brain. GABA is responsible for balancing […]
Herbal Spring Detox Recipes For Cancer Prevention And Treatment
By Patricia Kyritsi Howell, RH (AHG) & Author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians. Spring detoxification herbs known as spring tonics are used now to cleanse the body during cancer. Many of the best spring tonics just happen to also be the first wild greens, or weeds, that pop up everywhere. You may have […]
Simple Yoga Backbend For Breast Cancer Physical Therapy
This simple and therapeutic yoga pose offers many benefits to breast cancer patients in treatment and recovery. The main benefits of this pose are that it elevates the chest, deepens the breath, promotes lymphatic drainage of breasts and widens the pectoral muscles. Benefits Balances autonomic nervous system Allows the shoulder blades to feel supported comfortably Spreads […]
Featured Recipes
Baked Vegan Coconut Burger Recipe For A Cancer-Free Lifestyle
Having a creative menu is the key to a cancer-free lifestyle diet. This recipe came from … [Read More...]
Immune Boosting Cancer Patient Soup Recipe
This incredible vegan soup recipe includes green tea, lemon, shiitake mushrooms, coconut oil, … [Read More...]
Protein-Rich, Salt-Free Pea Soup Recipe For A Cancer Diet
Breast Cancer Authority Blog has an extensive collection of cancer diet recipes. Are recipes focus … [Read More...]
Breast Cancer Yoga Poses
Simple Yoga Backbend For Breast Cancer Physical Therapy
This simple and therapeutic yoga pose offers many benefits to breast cancer patients in treatment and recovery. The main benefits of this pose are that it elevates the chest, deepens the breath, promotes lymphatic drainage of breasts and widens the pectoral muscles. Benefits Balances autonomic nervous system Allows the shoulder blades to feel supported comfortably Spreads […]
Bali Seal Yoga Pose For Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema
Bali Seal is the pose that helps create strength from within. Take it slow if you are starting out. After a few lifts and releases you will begin to feel the energy charge through you, giving you the internal as well as the external lift you need. Let us know how it felt. Namaste’ Benefits […]
Wide Angle – Arms Extended: Breast Cancer Yoga Pose
It is supported and endorsed in many research communities that yoga has a tremendous positive impact on our physical, emotional, mental and even spiritual well-being. Fearful thoughts associated with breast cancer often prompts us to research every possible alternative or integrated self care option. Yoga is an option that can become a vital aid for […]
Gardening Tips
3 Medicinal Fall Flower Suggestions For Breast Cancer
This fall use Echinacea, Lavender and Sage for your medicinal infusions to … [Read More...]
Learn How Breast Cancer Patients Benefit From Forest Bathing
Try forest bathing to support your immune system In 1982, the Forest … [Read More...]
Eco-friendly fertilizer for your garden – used coffee grounds
Used Coffee Grounds — Put Them to Use in Your Garden If you’re looking for … [Read More...]
Doctor’s Advice
How To Build Awareness: A Cancer Patient Self-Care Tool
“Awareness is empowering.” Rita Wilson Good self-care requires that we build our intuitive ability to become more aware. Developing a keen sense of awareness makes us more vibrant and alive. At the beginning of your cancer journey, it may be helpful to take an inventory of your life before cancer and life now with the […]
Three Minute Exercise To Boost Your Breast Cancer Healing Process
In our Western Culture, we often use our bodies as if they are machines, neglected machines at that. Our bodies deserve our focus and attention and it can be as simple as stopping our endless activity and taking three minutes to check in. The three-minute check is a simple mindful body scan to acknowledge what […]
Breast Cancer Psychologist Offers Self-Healing Books For Patients
Good afternoon this is Robin Dilley from Phoenix Arizona. I’m making this video, especially for Breast Cancer Authority Blog because I think there’s a couple of fun things that you don’t know about us yet that I would like for you to know. One is Dawn Bradford and I have been collaborating and we have […]
Botanicals/Herbs
Herbal Spring Detox Recipes For Cancer Prevention And Treatment
By Patricia Kyritsi Howell, RH (AHG) & Author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians. Spring detoxification herbs known as spring tonics are used now to cleanse the body during cancer. Many of the best spring tonics just happen to also be the first wild greens, or weeds, that pop up everywhere. You may have […]
Lavender for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Lavender oil, distilled from lavender flowers, is “most often used in aromatherapy and massage. Despite its popularity…only recently [have] scientifically-based investigations [been undertaken] into its biological activity,” however. There have been “small-scale studies” suggesting benefit from lavender massage; but, maybe it’s the massage, not the lavender. There was a study on patients in intensive care, […]
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