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Wellness
Eating right and feeling good play a huge roll in anyone’s life. As a cancer patient and survivor it can be the difference in beating a treatment or just getting through the day. Check out these stories from others in the cancer community to help you get the wellness and nutrition you need.
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Cryotherapy for Recovery
I was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 16, 2019. I knew the only way I would do chemotherapy is if my sweet husband asked me to. I wanted to take a holistic approach to healing my cancer.
Read More...Cancer as a Catalyst for Change
We spend our whole adult lives trying to make healthy choices: eat this, not that…do this, not that… buy this, avoid that. I must admit, however, that it wasn’t until cancer became a part of my life and my everyday vocabulary that I truly took any of my daily choices seriously.
Read More...The Realness of Wealth and Health
Things happen for a reason. I never used to believe that prior to being diagnosed with a grade 3 astrocytoma at 39 years old. I was gifted with seeing through a new set of lenses and having a better understanding of the fragility of life. It altered my perception on the realness of destiny.
Read More...What Cancer CAN Do
The road to better health is paved with food that will fuel your body and boost healing, supportive friends who understand what you’re going through, small periods of movement that leave you feeling energized and a bit of ice cream with chocolate syrup mixed in from time to time. Overall wellness is attainable post-cancer. If I can do it, I KNOW YOU CAN TOO!
Read More...Meditation and The Breath of Life
Picture yourself sitting or lying down in a most comfortable position. You are relaxed. Eyes open or closed, it doesn’t matter. Breathing naturally. Aware of the surrounding sounds and smells.
Read More...September 2020 Magazine: The Wellness and Mindfulness Issue
When we put together our editorial calendar at the end of 2019 for 2020, I never imagined how significantly important our decision was to make the September magazine the “wellness and mindfulness” issue.
Read More...Climbing the Mountain
I felt like I was walking on clouds…and surprisingly, that’s not as pleasant as it sounds. It’s almost like there was a disconnect between my feet and the ground.
Read More...The Mind, Body, and Soul Series
Sign up and join the young adult communities of the Dear Jack Foundation, Elephants and Tea, and Lacuna Loft during our month-long wellness series in May for an opportunity to connect, grow, and stretch!
Read More...The Epic Experiences
These are three different stories combined into one post from our friends at Epic Experience talking about the importance of the outdoors and adventure camps.
Read More...3 Simple Exercise Tips During Social Distancing
Think of someone you consider an “exercise buff”. Then think of the exact opposite person. You have now thought of me. I see so many articles of power lifters, and gym rats, and marathon runners, and all these gloriously physical people. And that’s not me
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