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Feb 7 2012
Concerned about cancer prevention? Take charge by making small changes in your daily life, from eating a healthy diet to scheduling regular cancer screenings.
You've probably heard conflicting reports about cancer prevention. Sometimes the specific cancer-prevention tip recommended in one study or news report is advised against in another. If you're concerned about cancer prevention, take comfort...
Feb 7 2012
Breathe deeply through your nose and hold the breath for as long as you can, comfortably. Then slowly release the breath. Breathing centers you and connects you to the present moment. Even sitting and breathing, mindfully, for just a few moments is beneficial.
Visualize yourself surrounded by warm, healing white light. Imagine the white light flooding your entire body and rejuvenating your...
Feb 7 2012
Fran really got me thinking about formaldehyde when she ran the article about Johnson and Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. Shocking to hear that an ingredient in something you would put on your newborn infant would contain formaldehyde! Most people I know love the smell and would never associate it with a toxin.
Formaldehyde is also sometimes used in one of the adhesives that holds mattresses...
Feb 7 2012
Disturbing new research suggests that microscopic cancer, small cancer cells that can only been seen under a microscope, is widely prevalent. A recent study of women in their 40s indicated that 40% of them had microscopic breast cancer. Even more shocking, almost 100% of people in their 70s will have microscopic cancer in their thyroid glands.
A microscopic tumor can grow up to 16,000 times its...
Feb 7 2012
Women with a family history of breast cancer who have ever breastfed reduce their risk of getting premenopausal breast cancer by nearly 60%, according to a new study.
''For women with a family history of breast cancer, this suggests an extra benefit [of breastfeeding] is, it may reduce the risk of breast cancer," says Alison Stuebe, MD, an assistant professor of...
