CANCER FIGHTING FOODS // Delicious drinks for hormone balance and breast cancer prevention

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Unfortunately, hormone imbalance and estrogen dominance can greatly increase our breast cancer risk. However, we’ve also got some good news: reducing the effects of many of these factors is well within our influence, who knew! What you eat regulates many aspects of body function, including the secretion of certain hormones & your diet can help you maintain a healthy body weight, ward of different diseases and sicknesses, keep our hormones balanced and our estrogen at healthy levels . In addition to reaping hormonal rewards through food, women can also drink their way to health with some easy, potent beverages that can have a big impact on the endocrine system. These recipes are simple, affordable, and — yes — totally tasty.

B4BC at X Games Aspen 2016

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That’s a wrap on an amazing 4 days at X Games Aspen 2016! The crazy weather conditions didn’t stop anyone from coming out to watch the world’s best winter athletes compete all weekend long. Thousands of X Games goers came by the B4BC booth in the ESPN Corporate Citizenship tent to get autograph signings by Team B4BC riders Jamie Anderson, Elena Hight and Kaitlyn Farrington, take the B4BC Prevention Pledge, and learn how to Check One, Two. We’re all about teaching the youth the best ways to prevent breast cancer and this was an amazing place to do just that!

B4BC AT X GAMES ASPEN 2016

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That’s a wrap on an amazing 4 days at X Games Aspen 2016! The crazy weather conditions didn’t stop anyone from coming out to watch the world’s best winter athletes compete all weekend long. Thousands of X Games goers came by the B4BC booth in the ESPN Corporate Citizenship tent to get autograph signings by Team B4BC riders Jamie Anderson, Elena Hight and Kaitlyn Farrington, take the B4BC Prevention Pledge, and learn how to Check One, Two. We’re all about teaching the youth the best ways to prevent breast cancer and this was an amazing place to do just that!

BARRETT CHRISTY TO RECEIVE LEGENDS AWARD

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Barrett Christy & snowboarding go hand-in-hand and we are stoked to have support from such an outstanding woman! Barrett has supported B4BC and our mission since the beginning and coincidentally 2016 marks big years for both of us. Not only is B4BC celebrating our 20th Anniversary, Barrett is celebrating 20 years of her Gnu B-Pro board. Check out the article from Transworld below to learn more about Barrett’s accomplishments & the Transworld Legend Award.

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // A simple guide to find out what’s REALLY in your green beauty products

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How do you choose between the delicious lavender body lotion and the mango-vanilla skin salve? Or the cherry lip gloss and the peppermint lip balm? We are here to help! American women put an average of 168 chemicals on their bodies each day through personal care and beauty products, isn’t that crazy?! Living non-toxic is one of our 8 Steps to Stomp Out Breast Cancer, meaning we think it’s SUPER important to understand what exactly we’re putting on our precious skin.

PHOTO EXHIBITION FEATURING 20 MOST ICONIC SNOWBOARDING IMAGES, CURATED BY TREVOR GRAVES FOR B4BC’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY

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January 18, 2016—Los Angeles, CA There is no better way to celebrate Boarding for Breast Cancer’s (B4BC’s) 20th Anniversary than with a fundraiser featuring the 20 Most Iconic Snowboarding Images of All Time, and an opportunity to own a piece of history. Trevor Graves, founder of NEMO Design and celebrated snowboard photographer, and Kathleen Gasperini,…

Photo Exhibition Featuring 20 Most Iconic Snowboarding Images, Curated by Trevor Graves for B4BC’s 20th Anniversary

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There is no better way to celebrate Boarding for Breast Cancer’s (B4BC’s) 20th Anniversary than with a fundraiser featuring the 20 Most Iconic Snowboarding Images of All Time, and an opportunity to own a piece of history. Trevor Graves, founder of NEMO Design and celebrated snowboard photographer, and Kathleen Gasperini, co-founder and Executive Director of B4BC and pioneer of snowboarding journalism, have teamed-up once again to create a unique photo and art exhibition in honor of snowboarding and B4BC’s 20th Anniversary.

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // Which Kinds Of Plastics To Avoid

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By now, you probably know that plastics can be hugely problematic for our health and mother nature. Living Green is one of our 8 Stomps to Step Out Breast Cancer so we believe that it is always better to choose materials such as glass, stainless steel, or organic fabrics. However… plastics are almost everywhere and can be really difficult to avoid. They’re in practically every kind of household product: food containers, cleaning supplies, kitchenware, and much more. The good news is that not all plastics are created equal, and some are safer than others.