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March 30th, 2012 | 
Author: This is my lunch of leftovers from last night’s dinner. It was very easy to make. I stirred together fajitas, boiled water and added rice, steamed asparagus, and opened a can of black beans and tossed some frozen corn in then microwaved.
Fajitas (no tortilla) made with 3 cubed chicken breast halves, 1 large sliced onion and 2 sliced red peppers with an envelope of Fajita seasoning and water.
TruRoots Sprouted Rice & Quinoa Blend. (Brown rice, red rice, wild rice and quinoa) from Costco
Trader Joe’s Roasted Corn (frozen product) that I added to a can of black beans.
Asparagus
The virtues of this meal:
High protein from the chicken, and mix of whole grain rice, quinoa, black beans and corn.
All carbohydrates are nutritious whole grains and beans.
High volume: This is very filling but relatively low calorie.
Many antioxidant* rich foods: asparagus, corn, red pepper, black bean, onion, quinoa.
High fiber from all the whole grains and vegetables.
And it is really delicious. I’m happy that all I had to do today for lunch was reheat in the microwave.
*Antioxidants protect your cells against the effects of free radicals. Free radicals are molecules produced when your body breaks down food, or by environmental exposures like tobacco smoke and radiation. Free radicals can damage cells, and may play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases.
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The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on cancer has now moved tanning beds into its top cancer risk category. They are on believed to be as deadly as arsenic, mustard gas, and tobacco. The new classification also puts them in the list of definite causes of cancer, alongside tobacco, the hepatitis B virus and chimney sweeping, among others.
The researchers’ analysis of more than twenty studies, recently published in the medical journal Lancet Oncology, found that all type of UV radiation, A, B and C cause mutations in mice. This is proof that the radiation is carcinogenic. Previously, only one type of ultraviolet radiation was thought to be lethal. The analysis concluded that the risk of melanoma increases by 75% when tanning bed use begins before age 30.
The safest way to get a beautiful glow? Use self-tanner or professional spray tans such as Fantasy Tan.
June 2010. New guidelines issued this month by the American College of Sports Medicine recommend cancer survivors to try to exercise for two and a half hours per week. These new guidelines are advising cancer survivors to exercise more, even those who haven’t yet finished their treatment.
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is the largest, most respected sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.
Physical activity improves quality of life and relieves some cancer-related tiredness. More, it can help fend off a serious decline in physical function that can last long after therapy is finished.
Consider: In one year, a 45-year-old women who needs chemotherapy for her breast cancer may find herself with the fatter, weaker body type of a 55-year-old without exercise.
Scientists have long recommended that being overweight and sedentary increases the risk for various cancers. Among the nation’s nearly 12 million cancer survivors, there are hints that people who are more active may lower risk of a recurrence. And like everyone who ages, the longer cancer survivors live, the higher their risk for heart disease that exercise definitely fights.
The American College of Sports Medicine convened a panel of cancer and exercise specialists to evaluate the evidence. Guidelines issued this month recommend cancer survivors to aim for the same amount of exercise as recommended for the average person: about 2 1/2 hours a week.
Patients still in treatment may not feel up to that much, the guidelines acknowledge, but should avoid inactivity on their good days.
People with cancer usually get less active as symptoms or treatments make them feel lousy. Plus, certain therapies can weaken muscles, bones, even the heart. Not that long ago, doctors advised taking it easy.
Not anymore: Be as active as you’re able. Even a little is beneficial, walk the dog, play a little golf. You can feel more energy’ with the right exercise.
But anyone starting more vigorous activity for the first time or who has particular risks — like the painful arm swelling called lymphedema that some breast cancer survivors experience — may need more specialized exercise advice, Schmitz says. They should discuss physical therapy with their oncologist, she advises.
A major study that found careful weight training can protect against lymphedema, reversing years of advice to coddle the at-risk arm. But the average fitness trainer doesn’t know how to safely offer that special training. So look for a trainer with advanced certifications like I have such as Clinical Exercise Specialist or Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist from American Council on Exercise.
