PAUSE FOR PREVENTION // Skate it O U T !

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You know what’s great about skateboarding? Well, a lot, but today we’d like to focus on the fact that it’s an awesome workout. Skateboarding can burn 100-450 calories an hour while improving your core strength, balance and coordination. And what better way to get really aggressive with your skate routine than to join B4BC’s 18-mile Skate the Coast event THIS WEEKEND?! Fundraising for a good cause AND getting a killer workout? Count us in. #behealthygetactive

PAUSE FOR PREVENTION // FARMERS MARKET

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The Farmers Market is a great place to find local, organic produce, and support your community as well! Shopping at a farmers’ market is a great way to meet local farmers and get fresh, flavorful produce while avoiding GMOs and pesticides (double check with your local farmer to make sure!). Need help finding one by you? Online resources like www.localharvest.org or www.farmersmarket.com help you find farmers’ markets in your area, often with live entertainment and unique vendors! Search for one near you to find your newest weekly ritual!

PAUSE FOR PREVENTION // 6 EASY WAYS TO AVOID GMOs

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With a growing body of evidence connecting GMOs with adverse health effects, environmental damage, and violations of farmers’ and consumers’ rights, it’s more important than ever to educate yourself on what you’re putting into your body & how to live a “GM-Free Diet”!

To help you make the best effort at avoiding GMOs while shopping at the grocery store, we wanted to share six recommendations from FOOD MATTERS on what to look for and what to avoid.

PAUSE FOR PREVENTION // LOVE YOURSELF

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When we talk about ways to prevent breast cancer, one of the lesser mentioned aspects of taking care of your body is LOVING YOURSELF (for the rest of B4BC’s “7 Tips to Stomp Out Breast Cancer”: http://bit.ly/1agB9hX).

It sounds simple enough, but sometimes it takes some extra thought. For this weeks Pause for Prevention, we’re taking a page from yoga girl Rachel Brathen Yoga Lifestyle, and a little rant about her experience with looks and body image, and why it’s important to LOVE YOURSELF just as you are.

PAUSE FOR PREVENTION // Why Sitting is Bad for You

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You’ve heard it before – it’s not great to sit all day. But have you ever looked at the reasons why? It’s pretty scary!

If you sit for six hours a day, whether you’re at work, in class, or just vegging on the couch, then your risk of heart disease has increased by up to 64 percent, you’re shaving off seven years of quality life, and you’re also more at risk for certain types of cancer.

PAUSE FOR PREVENTION // The Deodorant Issue

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The subject of antiperspirants and deodorants and breast cancer is a little confusing, to say the least. There were some Internet rumors that started around 1999 that antiperspirants cause breast cancer and that you should stop using those products immediately. This caused a stir in the scientific community and the public wanted to know first: is this true? When the scientific community said they just plain “didn’t know,” the public pressured for studies to be done. But the studies done were not “done” very well, and usually funded by companies that had a hand in the billion dollar antiperspirant industry. This lead to conflicting results. Here are the facts…you make your decision.

PAUSE FOR PREVENTION // Eating On The Go?

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Our educational booth is on the road close to 100 days out of the year. Being on the road means eating on the go, which can easily lead too some pretty gnarly dietary choices.  So our Pause For Prevention tip this week is to BE PREPARED! Whether you’re traveling or have a jam-packed work/life schedule be…