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Is Your Make Up Increasing Your Risk of Breast Cancer?

2015-04-13 | Author: Dr. Véronique Desaulniers
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You are what you eat. Most people these days wouldn’t argue with this statement. Yet did you know that when you use personal skin products, you are literally eating through…

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Diet and Cancer: A Dietitian’s Surprising Perspective – Part One

2015-04-13 | Author: Susan Silberstein PhD
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Over my last 35+ years working in the cancer field as a nutrition educator, I have had many interesting encounters with registered dietitians. I have helped fight attempts to pass…

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Fighting Cancer through Meditation

2015-04-10 | Author: Melissa DeSantis
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When you hear the word meditation, you probably think about people sitting on the ground chanting 'om'. While this may seem strange to some people, meditation is one way that…

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April is National Stress Awareness Month

2015-04-10 | Author: Elyse Schear
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Stress is generally recognized to have a negative or at least a potentially negative impact on health, and the results of clinical studies conducted over the past two decades corroborate…

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Reducing Ovarian Cancer Risk: What Are the Options?

2015-04-08 | Author: Susan Silberstein PhD
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In 2013, Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie underwent a preventative double mastectomy after learning she carried a mutated BRCA1 gene -- which increases her risk of both breast and ovarian cancer.  A…

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Report from the Integrated Health International Conference in San Diego

2015-04-07 | Author: Shabel, Founder

Executive Director Tania Azar and Founder Lexie Shabel attended the Integrated Health International Conference in San Diego recently, reaffirming Breast Wishes Fund’s mission to intensely focus on choices for breast…

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Does Autoimmune Disease Raise Your Risk of Breast Cancer?

2015-04-02 | Author: Dr. Véronique Desaulniers
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The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (REF) estimates that roughly 50 million Americans have some form of autoimmune disease, where the body’s immune system mistakenly turns on itself. Seventy-five percent…

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Breast Cancer and Fitness: When Cancer Happens to a Fit Body

2015-03-31 | Author: Lisa Nicolette

During the summer of 2007, I had trained with a team of competitive bodybuilders and fitness models with the goal of not only achieving the fit look of a bodybuilder but…

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Blending for Breast Cancer Health

2015-03-28 | Author: Dr. Véronique Desaulniers
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When I coach women on The “7 Essentials System ™ of healing the body naturally, I am often asked about the benefits of juicing versus blending. Which is better? The…

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Making Informed Decisions about Traditional Breast Cancer Treatments

2015-03-18 | Author: Dr. Véronique Desaulniers
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When you are faced with a serious health challenge such as breast cancer, you have some tough decisions to make. Perhaps the most important decision is what route you will…

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