Course Sessions

All of the resources and links below are related to the twelve-week Anticancer Lifestyle Program. All materials are organized by topic area (ie, Change, Diet) and appear in the same order as your workbook. Your instructor will reference and discuss all prep work during class time. You will note that instructors have also provided additional resources that you may find useful to supplement your classroom work and may or may not be referenced in class. If you are unsure of what you need to do to prepare for your next session, please ask your instructor or the course facilitator for clarification.

Session 1 : Getting Started
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition) | pgs. 7-31
- Introduction & Chapters
- 1: One Story
- 2: Escaping Statistics
- 3: Danger and Opportunity
2. Get Inspired: Watch at least one of the below videos:

Cancer survivor Steve Mosher Talks About the Anticancer Fitness

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Cancer survivor Donna Kuethe talks about the Anticancer Diet

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3. Watch the Welcome Message from Meg Hirshberg:

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Session 2 : Foundation for Change
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition) | Chapter 12: Learning to Change | pgs. 208-213

2. Fill in “My Social Network List” page (located behind page 8 in section 2)

3. Download and read the Stages of Change Prep Work

Additional Resources:
- Changing for Good by Prochaska, Norcross and DiClemente
Session 3 : Mindset
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition) | Chapter 9: The Anticancer Mind | pgs. 146-184

2. Read “The Once and Future Me” article (Mindful magazine) by Kelly McGonigal

Additional Resources:
- How to Begin a Daily Meditation Practice
- Mindset
Session 4 : Diet
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Important! You are providing dinner! We’re asking you to please make and bring a plant-based dish (appetizer, salad, side dish or entrée) for the potluck dinner! Please bring copies of your recipe too!

2. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition) | Chapter 6: The Anticancer Environment | pgs. 66 and 84-90 “Chemicals in our Foods and Organic Food?”

Additional Resources:
- Super Size Me Documentary
- “20 New Anticancer Rules” by Dr. David Servan-Schreiber
- Books by Michael Pollan: Food Rules, In Defense of Food
- Questions to ask a farmer. Questions to ask a store manager.
Links for more information about organic foods:
a. http://ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/nop
b. http://organic.org
c. http://organic-center.org
d. http://www.sustainabletable.org
Session 5 : Fitness
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition) | Chapter 11: The Anticancer Body | pgs. 195-207

2. Read Selecting and Effectively Using a Pedometer

Additional Resources:
Session 6 : Environment

Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition) | Chapter 6 : The Anticancer Environment (pgs. 60-65 and 81-84) plus the top of page 2 “Protecting Yourself” in the glossy Action section in the middle of the book.

2. Register for and complete all lessons for Part 1 of the online course, Anticancer Environment. You can find the course at www.anticanceronline.org. Take note of your Healthy Home Quiz score and your results from the Toxins quiz. Both quizzes are found in Part 1 and will be reviewed in class.

3. Bring a personal care product from home that you would like to research.
Session 7 : Progress Check - Change
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition) | Chapter 10: Defusing Fear – pgs. 185-194

2. Read the “Willpower” articles from the American Psychological Association:
3. Read the article: “Meditation: Start Here” (Mindful, April 2013) by Sharon Salzberg (Click on the + sign to enlarge the print.)
Session 8 : Diet
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Important! You are providing dinner! We’re asking you to please make and bring a plant-based dish (appetizer, salad, side dish or entrée) for the potluck dinner! Please bring copies of your recipe too!

2. Read AntiCancer: A New Way of Life (new edition)
- Chapter 6: The Anticancer Environment | pgs. 73-75 “Junk Food for Cows and Chickens”
- Chapter 8: The Anticancer Foods | pgs. 132 -145
- Anticancer Action (glossy section in the middle of the book) | pg. 4 “Anticancer Plate” and pgs. 8-11 “Anticancer Foods”
3. Bring in the following labels from home (if available) to read and discuss in class:
- meat, sausage or poultry label
- egg carton/label
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Session 9 : Fitness
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Answer the questions in the Pedometer Progress section on Page FITNESS – 9 in the ACLP Workbook.

2. Read “House Call: Yoga and Tai Chi” article (OncoLog)

3. Read “Strength Training: Important for Health and Survivorship”

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
- Anticancer Fitness Pyramid
Session 10 : Environment
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition)
- Chapter 6: The Anticancer Environment | pgs. 90-96
- The bottom of pgs. 6-7 “Everyday Household Products to Avoid”
- Pg. 15 “Anticancer Products” and pg. 16 “About Water” in the glossy Anticancer section in the middle of the book
2. Complete the second part of the online course, Anticancer Environment Part 2, found at www.anticanceronline.org. (Please be sure to also complete the course survey at the end.)

3. Bring a cleaning product you use a lot, so it can be researched in class.
Session 11 : Diet
Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Important! You are providing dinner (again!). Like last session, please make and bring a plant- based dish (appetizer, salad, side dish or entrée) for the potluck dinner. Please bring copies of your recipe too!

2. Read AntiCancer: A New Way of Life (new edition)
- Chapter 6: The Anticancer Environment | pgs. 67-72
- Chapter 8: The Anticancer Foods | pgs. 110-12, 114-16 and 119-122
- Anticancer Action (glossy section in the middle of the book) | pg. 5 “Glycemic Index of Foods,” pg. 12 “Fatty Acids,” pgs. 14-15 “Anticancer Shopping List” and pg. 16 “Detoxified Diet”
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Session 12 : Celebrating Success

Prep Work: Before this session, please do the following:

1. Read Anticancer: A New Way of Life (new edition) | pgs. 214-222 (Conclusion)

2. Read, reflect on and answer the questions in the ACLP Participant Workbook | pg. Change – 13

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