What Are the Health Benefits of Eating Locally and Seasonally?
Learn about the health benefits of eating locally and seasonally.… Read More
The 3 Benefits of Having Cancer: What You Learn When You’re Diagnosed with Cancer in Your 20s
I was diagnosed with cancer when I was 27 years old. Here are three “benefits” I’ve experienced throughout my cancer journey.… Read More
BMI—Why It Exists and How to Calculate It
Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a tool physicians and researchers use to quickly identify individuals who suffer from obesity or near obesity.… Read More
Health Benefits of Kombucha Tea: Is it Good for You?
It is shown that [kombucha] can efficiently act in health preservation and recovery due to four main properties: detoxification, anti-oxidation, energizing potencies, and promotion of boosting immunity.… Read More
Why We Should Change the Way We Talk about Cancer
The way we talk about cancer is outdated. Nearly everyone I know has lost someone to cancer. … Read More
E-cigarettes: Debates on Safety Still Continue
Early in December there was a published article in Environmental Health Perspectives, bringing attention to concerns about the, “flavoring chemical called diacetyl that has been shown to be associated with a disease… Read More
Physicians-Nutritionists Collaboration Key to Addressing Obesity Epidemic
Obesity continues to be an ongoing public health issue. More than one third, or about 78.6 million, of the U.S. adult population is obese. Obesity accounts for 10 percent, or about… Read More
When Pink Fades to Black
When my breast cancer was stage III, I walked a race and felt the love radiating from a crowd of pink tutus, t-shirts. and feather boas. Then my breast cancer became metastatic,… Read More
Communication Related Side Effects of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Life with metastatic breast cancer has many predictable side effects—pain, fatigue, and nausea. … Read More
How the Right Words at the Right Time Can Make All the Difference
A researcher at Massey University in New Zealand is seeking to study social interactions that may help or make things more difficult for adolescents and young adults who are dealing with cancer.… Read More
