CANCER FIGHTING FOODS // Pitaya Cubes

Isn’t this drink gorgeous?! We’re guilty of being drawn to this recipe just because of how beautiful it was, but then we realized just how great it truly is. These cubes are made of 100 percent pure pitaya and are a perfect, nutrition-filled alternative to a normal ice cube. They’re super easy to make and are the perfect way to spice up any drink or eat as a refreshing, summertime snack!

Megan Pischke on Breast Cancer and Working with B4BC to Inspire and Empower Others

I was just beginning in the snowboard world. I had a few idols that were supporting a good friend through a rough diagnosis of breast cancer at age 26. Monica, my friend, had fought to get doctors to listen to her when she thought the lump in her breast was a problem.

When one finally did listen, it was too late, as it had metastasized. She wanted everyone to know you are never too young to get this disease, and to advocate for your own health. She wanted to share this message through her community, which was the snowboard community.

The trendiest cancer-fighting spice around

Before there were prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and spices were the foundation of traditional medicine practices around the world. Fast-forward thousands of years, and researchers today are now taking a fresh look at the potential in these natural remedies. The Indian spice turmeric is right at the top of the list.

5 foods to help you balance hormones and prevent cancer

When your hormones are out of balance, you know it. Stress takes over, weight creeps on for seemingly no reason at all, a full night of sleep is a thing of the past, and energy slips away all too easily. 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! 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.

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // Detoxification for Breast Cancer Prevention

2016 is here and we’re all about getting off to a good start. Detox is a very popular word this time of year but what does “detox” mean to you? Most people think of fasting, dieting, or some crazy cleanse. Although all these do involve some sort of detox, they tend to be a temporary fix for a much larger problem. Detoxing is all about removing nasty, often cancer-causing toxins from our bodies in order to help live an overall healthier life!

TASTY TUESDAYS // Baked Eggs in Avocado Boats

Our obsession with avocados runs deep. They’re so creamy and delicious and indulgent…and so healthy! Want some proof? Here’s a bunch of evidence to convince you (as if you needed convincing?) that avocados are pure magic. Avocados are one of the great cancer fighting foods, rich in a multiplicity of nutrients, including many potent anti-oxidants and…

12 DAYS OF GIVING // Quick & Clean Salads and Smoothies

Go overboard with the holiday sweets? Consider this recipe book your crash course on clean eating. We’re switching things up this Tasty Tuesday and instead of bringing you one awesome recipe, we’re bringing you an entire recipe book full of them! We teamed up with our friends over at Goofy Foot Foods and created Quick and Clean Salads & Smoothies for the Active Girl on the Go. This book gives you access to a ton of insanely delish recipes, tips and tricks for easy prep, info on why it’s all so very good for you, and even a few recipes from B4BC team rider and pro snowboarder Elena Hight.

TASTY TUESDAYS // Kale Oatmeal Smoothie

It’s that time of year where it seems like we are always GO GO GO, but that doesn’t mean you have an excuse to stop eating right. Although the mornings may be chilly, smoothies are still a perfect way to get your day started out right and still make it out the door on time. This cancer-fighting green smoothie is packed with protein and potassium and will keep your stomach satisfied until lunch time!