BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // How to Avoid Toxins in Your Home and Furniture

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The Environmental Working Group releases a well-known list every year of the Dirty Dozen fruits and vegetables to avoid due to GMOs and pesticides, but now they’ve added a list of Dirty Dozen chemicals for cancer prevention! On that list are PFCs, used as stain-repellent coatings in furniture, and PBDEs, a type of fire retardant used to treat upholstered furniture, mattresses and pillows until it was pulled from the market due to high toxicity levels.

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // How to Avoid A Toxic Halloween Tradition

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Everyone loves Halloween! It’s a holiday all about fantasy and having fun. Transforming yourself into whatever character you wish is exciting, but have you ever stopped to think about what’s in the makeup you’re using to create a look? Brightly colored paints, heavy greasy textures, and glues marketed for Halloween are filled with scary toxic chemicals you’d never dream of putting on yourself or anyone for that matter — they’re loaded with petrochemicals, formaldehyde, dioxins, heavy metals and synthetic colorants.

CANCER FIGHTING FOODS // Megan Pischke’s Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

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This week we’re getting festive! With Halloween this weekend we felt it was necessary to highlight our favorite part of the holiday: PUMPKINS. We decided to nix the Jack o’ Lanterns and turn our pumpkins into a delicious, pumpkin pie inspired smoothie! Our friend and B4BC Ambassador Megan Pischke is sharing with us her recipe for a super healthy twist on a fall favorite. With this smoothie you can curb your sweet tooth cravings and get all the amazing health benefits that pumpkins have to offer (that we usually forget about)!

Breast Cancer Prevention // Cancer-Proof Your Home

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Although we don’t have much say in the nasty chemicals in the air outside, we do have the power to make our homes a toxin-free haven! Many people don’t realize that even our beds, couches, sheets, & pillows are full of chemicals that can increase our risk of our cancer. Yikes! We want people to have safe furniture solutions, so that’s why we’ve teamed up with our friends at The Futon Shop, who’s furniture is leading the way in the chemical-free world. For the month of October they are donating a percentage of the proceeds of their sales to help support our education + prevention programs. Visit them online to learn more about your chemical-free furniture options at The Futon Shop.

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // 5 Ways to Mindfully Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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For many people, the pink frenzy of October can be a confusing time. The opportunities to get involved and show support are plentiful. All things fashion, beauty, food, and design invite us to purchase pink in the name of breast cancer awareness — but that also makes it confusing. With the pink-hued mania now lighting up October, we all have the opportunity to infuse our support and awareness with a healthy dose of mindfulness. Here are a few tips!

CANCER FIGHTING FOODS // Broccoli Avocado Arugula Soup

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It’s finally starting to feel a bit like Fall which means we are ready to bust out our boots & scarves and chow down on some delicious cold-weather food! If you didn’t get it from the name, this soup is JAM PACKED with greens to help nourish your body. It may not look like much, but this creamy soup packs a ton of greens and good fat that combined, keep you full and give you tons of energy; not to mention, the greens hold some serious cancer-fighting nutrients! Not only is it insanely healthy, this soup is SO simple to make. It truly takes just a few minutes. Steam, sauté, add water, then blend!

B4BC x GNU Giveaway!

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B4BC and GNU teamed up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to give you a reason to put health education at your fingertips! By downloading the B4BC app, you could win a brand new GNU BPRO board, signed by Barrett Christy and shown here with Team B4BC rider Kaitlyn Farrington.

B4BC’s 9th Annual Skate the Coast Raises $20K

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This weekend marked the end of this year’s Skate Series with 100 participants coming out to B4BC’s 9th Annual Skate the Coast! The skaters pushed along a beautiful 18-mile course from the Santa Monica Pier to the Redondo Beach pier while raising over $20,000 for B4BC’s education, prevention and support programs!

B4BC’s 9th Annual Skate the Coast Raises $20K

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This weekend marked the end of this year’s Skate Series with 100 participants coming out to B4BC’s 9th Annual Skate the Coast! The skaters pushed along a beautiful 18-mile course from the Santa Monica Pier to the Redondo Beach pier while raising over $20,000 for B4BC’s education, prevention and support programs! Skaters, bikers, and bladers…