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Healthy Lifestyle of a Breast Cancer Survivor
I am often inspired by WebMD members who post on my healthy cooking community board! I read a post from a Stage 1A breast cancer survivor who described her usual day:
I told her that there are a lot of vegetables there so if she came down a bit in servings, she shouldn't worry too much - her produce base is definitely covered. I told her she could take a day or two off of exercising each week, as the joints do tend to need a day a week to rest and recover.
I won't question her reason for not eating meat, but studies show various health benefits to eating high omega-3 fish (and fish in general) and in some ways meat like poultry doesn't have the same health risks as other meat (it's more health neutral if that makes sense).
After reading her post though, I was left with the nagging question of whether she ever enjoys some dark chocolate or maybe a cup of frozen yogurt or something?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What are you doing to make your lifestyle more healthy?
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- She eats at least 10 servings of vegetables per day and at least 5 of fruit.
- She eats yogurt, nuts, lentils, raisins, brown rice, whole grain cereal, and edamame.
- She exercises 7 days a week, is 5'7" tall and weighs 125 pounds
- She doesn't smoke, drink alcohol or soda, doesn't eat junk food or fast food
- She doesn't eat meat
- She meditates once a day
I told her that there are a lot of vegetables there so if she came down a bit in servings, she shouldn't worry too much - her produce base is definitely covered. I told her she could take a day or two off of exercising each week, as the joints do tend to need a day a week to rest and recover.
I won't question her reason for not eating meat, but studies show various health benefits to eating high omega-3 fish (and fish in general) and in some ways meat like poultry doesn't have the same health risks as other meat (it's more health neutral if that makes sense).
After reading her post though, I was left with the nagging question of whether she ever enjoys some dark chocolate or maybe a cup of frozen yogurt or something?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What are you doing to make your lifestyle more healthy?
Related Topics:
- Fight Breast Cancer at Every Meal
- Exercise and Nutrition After Breast Cancer Surgery
- Yoga May Help After Breast Cancer
Labels: breast cancer, healthy diet, nutrition
