by C | May 7, 2021 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Risk Reduction, STRIKE Back
“Eat everything in moderation”. You hear it all the time, yet what does that even mean? The definition of moderation: “avoiding extremes of behavior or expression; observing reasonable limits.” Some breast cancer nutrition advice, often shared by your oncologist: “Eat...
by C | Apr 5, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Dining Out, STRIKE Back
You’re starving. You’re running late. You spy your favorite fast-casual restaurant en route to your next errand and before you can say, “I’ll have the #3 combo with extra tomato please”, you whip into the parking lot, jockey for position, and creep...
by C | Mar 15, 2018 | Inspiration, Lifestyle, STRIKE Back
Do you know the parable “The Tale of Two Wolves?” A grandfather is talking with his granddaughter. He tells her there are two wolves inside each of us which are always at war with each other. One of them is a good wolf, representing things like kindness,...
by C | Feb 7, 2018 | BITE Back, STRIKE Back
For a month that generally boasts the fewest days of the year, February is a big shot. Host to two widely celebrated events that nudge their way into public consciousness (and store shelves) in late December, February offers plenty of opportunity for hoopla. While...
by C | Nov 22, 2017 | Lifestyle, Risk Reduction, STRIKE Back
“Contentment is not the fulfillment of what we want, but the appreciation for what we have.” Just as I drifted off to sleep last night, the word “FULL” popped into my mind, and I heard (yes, heard) the message that “FULL” needed to be the theme for my blog...
by C | Oct 27, 2017 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Lifestyle, Nutrition, STRIKE Back
When you celebrate a milestone anniversary, throw a bash, and 13,000 people show up? It could end up messy, chaotic, and jumbled, or, as was the case for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 100th anniversary celebration, a rousing success. Sure, there was some...
