BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // Breast Self Exam Reminder

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Chances are you’re either on your phone or have it somewhere nearby… We’re all guilty. It’s time to put that little gadget to GREAT use by downloading the free B4BC app! The app teaches you how to perform your own breast self exam, shares our 8 Steps to Stomp Out Breast Cancer, and so much more. The best part? The B4BC app allows you to set a monthly breast self-exam reminder. According to Johns Hopkins Medical Center, “40% percent of diagnosed breast cancer is detected by women who feel a lump on their own bodies, so establishing a regular breast self-exam is very important.”

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // Fun & Festive Yoga for Cancer Prevention

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We’re all aware of the added stress that comes along with this time of year but we’ve got a solution for you: YOGA. Even if you only have a few minutes a day, striking a few yoga poses can help you re-center and get a few minutes to yourself during the chaos. Not only is yoga good for your mental health, yoga is AMAZING when it comes to cancer prevention. Check out all the different ways yoga can help your body and try out these holiday-inspired yoga moves!

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // 6 Healthy Holiday Travel Tips

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For many of us, holiday season means travel. Whether you’re hitting the road to visit your loved ones or opening your home up for the celebration, chances are your routine is about to be thrown out of whack. But… don’t let the changes affect your dedication to good health! It’s important to make healthy choices no matter what the circumstances, but we know that’s easier said than done. This week we’re bringing you a few tips to help you stay on the right track as you get ready for the chaos of the holiday season.

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // It’s Time to Start Meditating

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The holidays are upon us and that probably means some sort of added stress… Between traveling, shopping, cooking, entertaining, or all of the above, our heads tend to get a bit bogged down this time of the year. It’s super important to take the time to de-stress and re-center ourselves. Loving yourself is one of our 8 Steps to Stomp Out Breast Cancer and combined with a positive attitude, self love can help to assure good overall health— physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Meditation is one of our favorite ways to show our bides some self lovin’.

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // 5 Rules to Follow to Find Green Beauty Products

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We get it, us gals love our beauty products! Whether you wear makeup everyday or just on special occasions, there is a good chance that you are using some sort of product that includes toxins that are not-so-hot for your body. We often don’t realize just how many different products we are lathering on our bodies each day so it’s important to take note of exactly what is in the products we do use.

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION // Love Your Body, Love Your Soul

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The last step on our 8 Steps to Step out Breast Cancer is LOVE YOURSELF. Now, just because it’s the last step on our list, don’t think it is any less important. Loving ourselves is one of the most important things we can do to live a happy, healthy life! Loving yourself can help to assure good overall health— physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.We love being inspired by others and yoga girl Rachel Brathen sure is an extra big dose of inspiration. Check out what she has to say about self love & why it’s so important!

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.