Fitness, Exercise and Surviving Cancer

Being diagnosed with cancer can be devastating, and enduring through the various treatment regimens can sap the will and strength of even the hardiest of souls. The important thing to remember if you have been diagnosed, whether with mesothelioma, lymphoma or any other type of cancer, is to keep mentally grounded on wellness. This psychological aspect of patient response to treatment is well represented in medical literature, and the efficacy of having a　positive frame of mind in treatmentoutcomes cannot be overstated.

Another crucial aspect of surviving cancer that has been shown to be very effective is for patients to engage in fitness training. The latest research clearly indicates that exercise for cancer patients may help them to overcome the deleterious effects of treatment. It seems odd that research is needed to confirm what common sense should tell us.　

Obviously a stronger, leaner and fitter body is more apt to overcome trauma and heal more quickly than one that is not, but　Science works on facts, and the evidence is abundantly clear that exercise and eating right can not only help to prevent cancer in the first place, but can help patients overcome treatment effects and prevent cancers from recurring.

Recent clinical trials suggest that women who exercise after completing breast cancer treatment live longer and have less cancer recurrence, as do colorectal cancer survivors and those who have undergone mesothelioma treatment. Exercise benefits cancer survivors in the same ways as other adults, and can also have added benefits specific to cancer patients’ situations by improving mood and feelings of well-being, boosting self-confidence and reducing the fatigue that is so often an issue for those undergoing cancer treatments.

These little boosts in feelings of well being, mood and self-confidence can be key in maintaining the positive frame of mind so essential in responding well to treatment and overcoming cancer. Research shows that after a cancer diagnosis people tend to slow down physically as stress, depression and fatigue from the disease and its treatment take their tolls on the body and mind. The natural response to fatigue and depression is to rest and take it easy, but the consensus of the medical community is that cancer patients and survivors should avoid inactivity as much as possible.

Before starting a moderate to vigorous exercise program always consult your doctor to ensure that the fitness program you choose is the right one for you and your situation.

By: David Haas

Pinktober. This year marks the 12th year of Hard Rock International¹s
support for breast cancer research and awareness and the fourth year for
SHRHC¹s efforts. Hard Rock will donate proceeds from the sale of special
limited-edition PINKTOBER merchandise to The Breast Cancer Research
Foundation ®, the Caron Keating Foundation and select local charities
worldwide. SHRHC will donate 25 percent of the proceeds from its ³Get into
Bed² PINKTOBER ³Pink Sheets² guest room bookings to The Breast Cancer
Research Foundation. Guests can request to stay in the limited availability
³Pink Sheets² rooms at no additional cost. In addition to having 25 percent
of their room rate donated to BCRF, guests will also receive a complimentary
commemorative Hard Rock pin. The select guestrooms will also be supplied
with special collectible PINKTOBER bathrobes that can be purchased in the
Body Rock Spa and Seminole Hard Rock Retail Store, with a portion of the
proceeds donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

SHRHC will be donating 75 percent of the retail purchase price of its
limited edition collectible PINKTOBER Hard Rock pins ($12) and 15 percent of
the retail purchase price of its charm bracelets ($20); ladies pink t-shirts
($24); pink-hued guitar-embossed ³Sleep Like A Rock² bedding sheet sets
(queen $100, king $120); black leather vests ($150); sleepwear (nightshirts
$30, shorts $29.99, pants $39.99, robes $80); travel mugs ($24.99); and
bandanas ($12) to the cause.

Nissan 370Z Trick or Treat Giveaway. Every Tuesday in October. Win a
Nissan 370Z or up to $25,000 cash. Hourly drawings 1pm ­ 9pm for $1,000.
Grand prize drawings at 9:30pm. Earn Entries September 28 through October
25. Link: http://www.seminolehardrocktampa.com/gaming/promotions

Come out for a special night featuring singer Mike Posner! Enjoy his live
performance, followed by an after party hosted by Mike himself. Plus, hang
out with the ³Cooler Than Me² star in our specially-designed private VIP
area! Shows Friday 10/14. Performance 1am, doors at midnight. $15 advance
tickets. $20 at the door. Tickets and VIP Packages available for sale at
GrooveTickets.com
Link: http://www.seminolehardrocktampa.com/cafe/rock

Doug MacCraw. Eat & Laugh at the Café with comedian/hypnotist Doug
MacCraw, as seen on Comedy Central. Sunday October 16. 9pm. Free Admission.
Link: http://www.seminolehardrocktampa.com/cafe/rock

4. $10,000 Spooktacular Giveaway. Wednesdays in October. Win up to $10,000
cash. Hourly Drawings 10am ­ 4pm. Earn Entries September 29 ­ October 26.
Link: http://www.seminolehardrocktampa.com/gaming/promotions

 And last but not least,

. PLAY, EARN & REDEEM BONUS POKER MONDAYS. October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31,
2011. To qualify, the player must accumulate a minimum of 4 hours per Monday
of live action play during the qualifying promotional time period12:01am
through 11:59pm, Monday, October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2011. Players are
only eligible to redeem one $25 reward voucher per Monday during the
promotional period.  Maximum amount of vouchers a participant is eligible to
receive over the promotional period is five. Hours may not be combined to
receive multiple prizes.
Link: http://www.seminolehardrocktampa.com/

Our Friends at Digital Apparent Shot us a message the other day telling us about

www.UntoldNews.org

The mission of Untold News is to educate Americans about the Middle
East and the non-political aspects of Israel through dissemination of the
unknown stories about Israel’s many humanitarian acts, inventions and
start-ups. For example, it is not generally known that Israel has instantly
sent Crisis Teams to a number of nations in trouble, or that Israel has more
inventions and start-ups per-capita than all of Europe combined.

Untold News target audience is neither the committed nor those who are
decidedly anti-Israel. It is college graduates who are in the middle group
those who know little about Israel and are not actively seeking information.
Working with experts, Untold News is developing creative strategies and
distribution methods to proactively present the case in both traditional and
new media.

I checked out the stuff they sent us and i wanted to share it with everyone.

Untold News YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/untoldnews

Growing Crops In The Desert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqHXdtyM3yo

Making The Ocean Drinkable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kKgTnevGM4

How to Move a Wheelchair with Your Nose?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdal0Xozlc0

As you all know i take an interest in all things but humanitarian efforts mean alot to me. Please take the time to check this stuff out and i don’t think you will be disappointed with it.

The guys from Untold news are going to let us give away 2 gifts for them, A tote bag

And a $15 Barnes and Noble gift card.

Just check out www.UntoldNews.org then leave us a comment here and the winner will be picked next week.

Thanks so much to Digital Apparent and Untold News for reaching out to us.

Listen up, lovelies. I’ve got some things to share with you.

I have debated telling you this story. See, I’ve been taught that if you are wrong then you have no defense, but if you are right, then you have nothing to defend. Right or wrong, V. and I both feel that it’s necessary to explain our side of things. So here is the story, our side of the story.

Let’s start with the facts. Just under a month ago, V., the founder of @boobiewed on Twitter, became aware of a Twitter account named @boobiewednesday. The bio stated that these people were the founders of Boobiewednesday.

V. is one of the two original @boobiewed founders still running the team, though there are various people, me being one of them, that help her. She has worked very hard, over the past two years, to build and grow this organization. And in my opinion, it’s been a great success.

We are currently sponsored by several companies for fund raisers, which allow us to donate monies to various breast cancer charities. There’s a Boobie Wednesday Facebook where we post much of what is posted on Twitter. There is a café press store where we sell boobiewed and breast cancer awareness goods, and all those proceeds are also donated to various breast cancer charities. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we’ll be selling Boobie Wednesday Girls and Guys trading cards. Again, all proceeds will be sent to various breast cancer charities. And finally, there is our website: www.boobiewednesday.org. The Boobie Wednesday team invites cancer survivors, family members and supporters to send in stories in regards to all different types of cancer, to be posted on the site.

V. was completely shocked when she became aware of the other page and she contacted me immediately. I am sure you can all understand her confusion and upset over this. How could this be happening? Why would someone do this? And honestly, it never occurred to any one of us that we should set up a second account for the sole purpose of securing the full non-abbreviated version of the Boobiewed name. We contacted the other users of this page and asked them to please change their name. They refused. Unfortunately some words were exchanged within the general time line on Twitter. You must understand, this is more than just a Twitter account. This is more than just a bit of laughs, where we occasionally talk about spreading breast cancer awareness, and this is certainly more than just a boob contest.

This is the heart and soul of two women who got together to start something different. They worked hard, and they have been successful. It is not okay to have another group of ladies decide to poach a name because it’s available, claim to be the founders, go on their merry way….then defend their actions as “All in the name of charity.”

We were called names and hammered almost daily. We’ve been labeled bullies for ganging up on the UK Boobiewednesday page. One person even called us “Yanks.” What does that mean exactly? How did this turn into a war between the US and the UK? The simple answer to that question is: it’s not. This has absolutely nothing to do with country or city or state or any other political nonsense. It has to do with integrity.

In any event, this was the stuff we were seeing and I tell you, it was damn hard not to rip some people’s heads off in the stream.  And there were times when we did. We feel this was inappropriate on our part. We aren’t bullies, and those tweets have been deleted. We offer our sincerest apologies to our followers and supporters for any unseemly behavior you may have witnessed from anyone on the BoobieWed team. We would much rather have behaved with grace and dignity.

So, I’ll ask you all: Is there that little integrity left in the world that all of the sudden it’s okay to take an organization’s name and ride on its coat tails? Is it okay for me to steal a car and then donate it to charity? I still stole the car, didn’t I? Does it somehow become less of a crime because I donated the car to charity? No, it doesn’t. It’s still wrong.

Boobiewednesday/Boobiewed is an established organization. It is protected under copyright laws and is in the process of obtaining a Trade Mark. We had to file a complaint with Twitter and after several rounds of correspondence they made the other gals close their account and pick a new name.

We will never quite understand why these ladies, who claim to want to spread awareness and get their message out there, decided they could use our name. Why not just pick your own name?  Or better yet, why not just reach out to us and see if we were interested in partnering–we would welcome the help. We work with many of the cancer pages on Twitter and Facebook. We support and RT their tweets and re-share their posts. We would have gladly supported this addition to the awareness family.

We certainly were not looking to start some sort of war. We simply wanted to protect what we have worked so hard for. I don’t think that is such a bad thing.

One of our loyal followers said it best:

I want to offer a huge Thank You to our loyal followers and supporters who have stuck by us and defended us throughout this episode. We truly appreciate you all! I’d like to now ask you all to leave the other group alone. You’re loyalty is appreciated, but its time to put this to rest.

We’d like all of us to move on now and we wish the other group much luck in bringing about awareness.

Thanks.

V. and WookiesGirl.

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