Finding Some Calm In The Storm
Making positive lifestyle changes requires courage, honesty, reflection, and the not-so-simple ability to be aware of the choices you make every hour of every day.
This Mindset Toolkit supports the information and guidance you receive in the Mindset Module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. The resources on this page will help you make lasting lifestyle changes that will decrease inflammation and enhance your immune system’s ability to fight disease.
Study reveals the link between acute stress and inflammation
A study conducted a Yale University and published in the journal Cell show the mechanism whereby acute stress amplifies inflammation. Read about the study here.
Mindfulness 101: Managing Stress Through Breath
In this webinar, certified mindfulness instructor Margaret Fletcher will teach you breathing exercises to increase your mindful awareness, which is especially helpful in lowering stress during these c…
Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies on the importance of managing stress
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MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) improves quality of life for breast cancer survivors
A meta-analysis, consisting of a review of nine studies and 964 participants, and published in the journal Breast Cancer, found that MBSR shows a positive effect on psychological function and quality …
Chronic stress promotes tumor growth and spread in mice and in cell culture studies
A study by Thakar et al, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that chronic behavioral stress results in higher levels of tissue catecholamines, greater tumor burden and more invasive growt…
Stress and Cancer Progression
An analysis by researcher Karen Ross in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute describes the relationship between psychological stress and cancer progression at the biochemical and molecular lev…
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