B4BC Welcomes Pro Skateboarder Leticia Bufoni to the Team
Pro Skateboarder and Seven-Time X Games Medalist Joins Elite Roster of Female Athletes in Support of Breast Cancer Prevention. Get to know Leticia on her B4BC Team Page.
The Butterfly Effect International Day
Let’s wrap the world with Aloha! Here is how… We want to shine worldwide with your help! June 21st is summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, including Hawai’i where The Butterfly Effect first began. We want to celebrate this day and wrap the world with our aloha. Calling all…
BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // Make Your Own Non-Toxic Beauty Products
At this point, we know that most beauty products we buy from the store have all kinds of chemicals in them. Most of the time we don’t even realize how many negative effects these chemicals can have, often times normal products contain cancer-causing toxins. If you want to check where your cosmetics fall on the toxicity charts, you can check them out by brand name on the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database!
CANCER FIGHTING FOODS // Turmeric Milk
The long-time staple of Asian and Indian cuisine is now a healthy insider’s superfood of choice. Turmeric is now blowing up as an ingredient at juice bars, hot restaurants, and in top healthy bloggers’ recipes. The curcumin in turmeric actually exhibits over 150 potentially therapeutic activities, including anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity, as well as potent anti-cancer properties that have been intensely studied.
BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // Know The Signs of Breast Cancer
Lisa Royle says she never thought she’d be the one posting a “boob picture” on Facebook. But, as the Daily Mail writes, the 42-year-old’s photo (below) reveals the only clue she ever got about the fact that she had breast cancer: some minor, easy-to-miss dimpling. And, that’s why she wants you to see it.
CANCER FIGHTING FOODS // Coconut Fruit Pops
ummer is so close we can taste it—and we imagine it tastes just like these delicious little Coconut Fruit Pops! Chock-full of electrolytes and berries full of cancer-fighting antioxidants, this is the perfect Cancer Fighting Food to keep you cool and feeling fresh.
BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // 10 Toxic Products to Avoid in Your Home
Our world is full of beautiful mountains, vast oceans, and amazing forests that we as humans get to enjoy!Unfortunately, our world is also filled with nasty toxins that can have a large effect on our health over the years, possibly even cause cancer. A lot of the time, these chemicals are hidden in things we use every single day… scary right? We’ve got a list of 10 things that can be easily avoided in your home to live a more healthy life and help you STAY AWAY from toxins.
CANCER FIGHTING FOODS // Lavender Almond Milk
Whether you’re a pro at making almond milk at home or want to try it for the first time, adding lavender will add an extra boost of bliss and calm to your day. According to Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs, lavender is also wonderful for relieving stomach muscle spasms and soothing indigestion. Traditionally, it’s been used to imbue courage and strength, so if you have a particularly busy day ahead of you, whip up this heavenly milk to strengthen and calm your heart and mind. Not only that, check out the amazing health benefits that this combo of ingredients provides.
Happy Mother’s Day from Team B4BC!
We love loving the wonderful women we call our mothers, and today we’re excited to feature the moms of our amazing Team B4BC athletes! We think these mamas deserve to be recognized for their role in shaping our ladies into the amazing athletes, philanthropists and role models they are today. Our contributing athletes include Team B4BC surfers Courtney Conlogue and Sage Erickson, snowboarders Elena Hight, Jamie Anderson, Hana Beaman, Kaitlyn Farrington and Kimmy Fasani, skateboarder Mimi Knoop and wakeboarder Tarah Mikacich!
BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // What Are Free Radicals and Why Are They Increasing Your Cancer Risk?
We know free radicals are bad, but why? We got the lowdown so you can better protect yourself and reduce your breast cancer risk.
So, really—what are free radicals? The “Chemistry 101” answer is that free radicals are atoms or molecules with an unpaired electron. This makes them unstable. So, like that children’s game of musical chairs, they’re on the hunt for an extra electron to steal in order to become stable.