Category - Cancer Prevention

Although you can’t gift wrap a lifetime of health, you can help your loved ones stay well with these healthy holiday gift ideas.

Stress Relief: Massage and Art Therapy

Long-term stress can weaken the immune system and disable the body's ability to fight disease. That's why it's important to find successful ways to cope with the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Encourage your loved ones to stay stress-free by gifting some of the items below. 

As we head into the month of November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, I want to share some facts about the deadliest cancer in the United States. Lung cancer kills more people than colon, prostate, and breast cancer combined. More women die from lung cancer than breast cancer and it kills more men than prostate cancer. The high fatality rate is a result diagnosing the disease too late, at a time when surgery is no longer an option.

Unfortunately, even though it’s such a problem, there is very little public dialogue about lung cancer.

If you smoke, quit. It will be the smartest decision you make on your journey to fight cancer. There’s nothing more damaging to your treatment and overall health than tobacco use. The sooner you quit the better. Smoking decreases your chance of survival, increases your chance of cancer recurrence, and exposes you to a number of other ailments – including a second cancer down the road, pulmonary disease and heart disease.

Parabens are preservatives used in some sunscreens and also in a variety of cosmetic products.  Preservatives are used in products to prevent growth of microorganisms that can cause infection, much like preservatives used in food.

Questions have been raised about whether parabens have the ability to promote tumor growth, specifically breast tumors, because of their potential estrogen-like effects.