Erin found her own breast cancer lump in the shower at the age of 27. After going through hell and back to fight it, she is proud to be cancer-free, and she now advocates for organizations like B4BC who teach people how to check themselves and that you are never “too young” to get breast cancer. Here…
A few years ago, when I wanted to learn just how toxic the inside of my home had become, I called on Albert Donnay, a Johns Hopkins–trained toxicologist. Donnay is a master at revealing the invisible and the dangerous. To do this, he walks around your house with his nose in the air. The first thing Donnay asks his clients to do is gather all of their cleaning products, laundry detergents, bug sprays, air fresheners, dryer sheets — in effect, anything they can smell — and dump it all in a big garbage bag. Then he has them tie the bag shut for a month. Once the month is up, he tells them to open the bag and … inhale. Donnay calls the garbage bag ‘the most effective thing I have to convince you to improve air quality in your home.
I love soups. I love Salmon. These days there seems to be more and more information regarding how amazing salmon is for your body. And lucky me, I live in the North West, and my family and I often enjoy this fish fresh. Salmon contains potent omega-3 fatty acids called eicosapentaenoic acids and docosahexaenoic acids. Yeah, fun words, but even more fun that they are so proficient at getting rid of inflammation. I was taught to only combine animal protein soups with non-starchy veggies, ocean veggies, and raw salads. This is a quick and easy recipe to share with someone you love.
2016 marks 20 YEARS of outreach, support, and events across the nation and we think that calls for celebration! You only turn 20 once and to celebrate, we’re going back to our roots. We’re heading to Sierra at Tahoe in Lake Tahoe, CA to bring back the iconic Boarding for Breast Cancer Snowboard + Music…
Join B4BC at Sierra-at-Tahoe during our 20th Anniversary Snowboard + Music Festival for a special 108 Sun Salutations fundraiser led by wellness ambassador Megan Pischke and Olympic snowboarder Jamie Anderson. The sun salutation, or surya namaskar (Sanskrit), is a dynamic sequence of movements (asana) performed to celebrate the sun, while building strength and improving flexibility.
I don’t remember when I started to collect crystals. But I do have a pretty good memory of all my dressers and bedside tables growing up. And they were all covered in rocks, shells, odd sticks/driftwood, and random pieces of chewed bubble gum. I remember once my dad bringing me home a bag of polished rocks from Wyoming. The Amethyst, Tigers Eye, and Rose Quartz stuck with me for nearly 20 years in over 6 different homes and lots of travels.
We’re back in Los Angeles after an amazing week in Vail, Colorado at the 34th Annual Burton US Open of Snowboarding. We couldn’t have asked for more beautiful weather for 4 days of outreach and incredible competition. We spent most of our time in the sponsor village hanging out with visitors from all over the world, spreading the word about early detection and prevention.
Have you hopped on the Kombucha train yet? If not, it’s time to get on board! Fizzy Kombucha can be found at just about any market these days, crafted from interesting combinations of green or black tea, often combined with herbs, spices, flowers and fruit to create unique taste profiles. If you’re trying to kick the soda habit, kombucha is a great alternative.
Over the weekend Taos Ski Valley helped us Shred The Love for our 5th annual winter event together! The action-packed day raised nearly $25,000 for B4BC’s prevention, education, and support programs, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting regional non-profit, the Anita Salas Memorial Fund, which provides financial assistance for breast cancer services in New Mexico.
Avocados: It was really only a matter of time before the ubiquitous superfood made its way into beauty cabinets everywhere. If you know us here at B4BC, you know we’re AVO OBSESSED and now we’ve got even more ways to incorporate our favorite superfood into our every day. The fruit’s oil is slowly gaining ground as a self-care staple and is the perfect swap for some of those toxic products that are often found in our beauty routines.