Exercise is thought to lower the risk of other diseases among breast cancer survivors, increase their overall quality of life and reduce...

Low Immunity? Reduce Infection Risk During Your Treatment Cancer treatment can make your immune system work incredibly hard, and with...

A cancer diagnosis can be extremely difficult to deal with physically and mentally. New medical advances are enabling more people to...

Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Janet Cockburn, the owner of Janac (mastectomy wear). As fitness professional, I would not...

The average adult takes 12-20 breaths per minute. While breathing in the air around you while you are at home may not alarm you, have you...

Balancing work and life responsibilities after a cancer diagnosis can be a challenging task. It is a constant juggle of time between the...

Try small group personal training. Group classes are fun, motivating, social, and cost effective. Some of my clients “hated” any type of...

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With summer finally here, the importance of dieting and exercising is even higher. While finding the time to exercise can be challenging,...

Historically, it has been generally accepted that stretching decreases the risk of injury. Accordingly, it is common practice for...

Exercise is an important component of a cancer survivor’s recovery process. Emerging research suggests a decrease in breast cancer...

1. Fewer distractions. 2. Better concentration on technique. 3. No one is watching – not self-conscious 4. Allows the mind to relax. 5....

One of the main concerns among many patients going through treatment for cancer is weight loss. The inability to keep weight on often...

While exercise has long been promoted as the elixir of youth, a large clinical trial conducted partly at Tufts University finally...

​​ Cancer survivors always have questions about exercise. Which exercises should I be doing and which should I avoid? Can I exercise...

The following is from Reuters Health: One in three adults in the U.S. is taking both prescription medications and dietary supplements,...

Healthy recipe adapted from Caring4Cancer Kale and other green leafy vegetables are nutrient-rich and good additions to any diet....

Shortly after my surgery for breast cancer 6 years ago, I noticed I had numbness in a large part of my shoulders and back area. It was...

Does Vitamin D supplementation plat a role in serious conditions? Can “vitamin” really help so many disease such as cancer and MS? Do...

BACKGROUND Germline loss-of-function mutations in PALB2 are known to confer a predisposition to breast cancer. However, the lifetime risk...