by Cathy Leman | Nov 15, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Lifestyle, Running, Strength Training
In the fitness world, intensity refers to “the rate at which an activity is being performed or the magnitude of the effort required to perform an activity or exercise.” Another way to think of it is how HARD you work at running, walking, cycling, swimming,...
by Cathy Leman | Nov 8, 2018 | Fitness, Risk Reduction
The more often you’re active and the more frequently you exercise, the more your overall physical fitness improves. As you head into breast cancer treatment, being in the best physical condition you can has been shown to improve outcomes and tolerance of...
by Cathy Leman | Nov 1, 2018 | Fitness, Running, Strength Training
Epidemiologic studies consistently show that physical activity after diagnosis supports better breast cancer outcomes, and some research also indicates that women who increase their physical activity AFTER menopause may have a lower risk of breast cancer than those...
by Cathy Leman | Oct 24, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Plant-based, Prevention, Risk Reduction
We don’t yet have true PREVENTION of breast cancer through diet, and it’s misleading to use that term as if we do. We can certainly adopt preventive lifestyle strategies and habits, but for now, the most accurate and truthful term is “risk reduction.” As...
by Cathy Leman | Oct 18, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Prevention, Risk Reduction
Nutritional genomics is a broad term encompassing nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, and nutritional epigenomics, all of which involve how nutrients and genes interact. Identifying the effects of individual nutrients or an entire nutritional plan based on an...
