Onions are Yummy But Did You know......

I purchased a large onion this past weekend from the flea market from a local grower.  This onion was YUMMY all by it self raw, yes plain fresh onion.  So I decided to take a closer look at the onion and all its health benefits.  I am very impressed and so glad I love onions.  Here is why:

HEALTH BENEFITS OF ONIONS

If you've landed here because you've heard of the health benefits of onions and you want to know more, prepare to be amazed.

If you weren't eating onions before, you will, after reading this article!

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People have known of the health benefits of onions for thousands of years, but only relatively recently scientists have started to do a lot of research into the health giving properties of this humble vegetable, and guess what?

Studies after studies have confirmed that onions indeed possess many active compounds that have been proven beneficial for all sorts of conditions.

On this page you'll find:

• Onions Nutritional Highlights
• Onions, Rich Source of Quercitin
• Detoxify Your Body with Onions
• Onions and the Heart
• Cancer Prevention
• Other Health Benefits of Onions
• Quick Serving Suggestions

ONIONS NUTRITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Onions are a very good source of vitamin C, B6, biotin, chromium, calcium and dietary fibre. In addition, they contain good amounts of folic acid and vitamin B1 and K.

A 100 gram serving provides 44 calories, mostly as complex carbohydrate, with 1.4 grams of fibre.

Like garlic, onions also have the enzyme alliinase, which is released when an onion is cut or crushed and it causes your eyes to water.

They also contain flavonoids, which are pigments that give vegetables their colour. These compounds act as antioxidants, have a direct antitumor effect and have immune-enhancing properties.

Onions contain a large amount of sulfur and are especially good for the liver. As a sulfur food, they mix best with proteins, as they stimulate the action of the amino acids to the brain and nervous system.

ONIONS, RICH SOURCE OF QUERCITIN

The onion is the richest dietary source of quercitin, a potent antioxidant flavonoid (also in shallots, yellow and red onions only but not in white onions), which is found on and near the skin and is particularly linked to the health benefits of onions.

Quercitin has been shown to thin the blood, lower cholesterol, raise good-type HDL cholesterol, ward off blood clots, fight asthma, chronic bronchitis, hay fever, diabetes, atherosclerosis and infections and is specifically linked to inhibiting human stomach cancer.

It's also an anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, thought to have diverse anti-cancer powers. Quercitin is also a sedative. So far, there is no better food source of quercitin than onion skins.

You don't need to eat loads of onions to achieve these effects. In fact, studies show that you can reap the health benefits of onions by eating just one medium onion, raw or cooked, a day.

DETOXIFY YOUR BODY WITH ONIONS

Onions contain a variety of organic sulfur compounds that provide health benefits.

Sulfur-containing amino acids are found in onions as well as garlic and eggs.

These specific amino acids are called methionine and cystine and, among other things, they are very good at detoxifying your body from heavy metals.

In fact, they are able to latch on to mercury, cadmium and lead and escort them out of the body.

Vitamin C, also contained in onions, is excellent at detoxifying the body and is effective in removing lead, arsenic and cadmium. So increasing consumption of onions can help the body to get rid of these harmful metals.

ONIONS AND THE HEART

To help keep your blood free of clots, and make the most of the health benefits of onions, eat them both raw and cooked.

Prescribing onions for heart patients is hardly routine among cardiologists. But Harvard's Dr. Victor Gurewich advises all his patients with coronary heart disease to eat onions daily.

Here are some of the things that onions can do for your heart:

• Boost beneficial HDL cholesterol
• Thin the blood
• Retard blood clotting
• Lower total blood cholesterol
• Lower triglycerides
• Lower blood pressure

(Read more about the health benefits of onions for your heart)

CANCER PREVENTION

One way the antioxidants in onions can protect you against cancer is by reducing the DNA damage in cells caused by free radicals, studies reveal.

All onions and onion relatives (garlic, leeks, chives and scallions, or spring onions) are rich in organosulfur compounds shown to help prevent cancer in lab animals.

In fact, an onion extract was found to destroy tumor cells in test tubes and to arrest tumor growth when tumor cells were implanted in rats.

The onion extract was shown to be unusually nontoxic, since a dose as high as forty times that of the dose required to kill the tumor cells had no adverse effect on the host.

In addition, shallots have been shown to exhibit significant activity against leukemia in mice.

OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS OF ONIONS

Onions have also been shown to have a significant blood sugar-lowering action, even comparable to some prescription drugs.

The active compound that seems to be responsible for lowering glucose works by competing with insulin for breakdown sites in the liver, thereby increasing the life span of insulin.

Onions have historically been used to treat asthma, too. Its action in asthma is due to its ability to inhibit the production of compounds that cause the bronchial muscle to spasm and to relax bronchial muscle.

Onions have potent antibacterial activity, destroying many disease-causing pathogens, including E. coli and salmonella.

From one of my readers, Lynley Kempthorne: Chop up a raw onion and cover it with honey (manuka honey is even better) and let it stand for four or five hours. It makes an excellent cough syrup and is wonderfully soothing for an inflamed throat. Thank you Lynley

QUICK SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

The liberal use of onions and other bulbs of the same family, such as garlic, leeks and shallots, seems a particularly good idea considering their healing effects on the major degenerative diseases so common today, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and cancer.

So try to enjoy the health benefits of onions as much as you can and to include them in your diet in every possible way.

Here are some quick serving ideas:

• Onions can be eaten on their own steamed, boiled or roasted.

• Sautéed chopped onions can be added to almost any vegetable dish to enhance its nutritional content and taste.

• For an instant vegetarian chilli, heat together 1 medium chopped sautéed onion, with 12-oz/350 g. can of kidney beans, 12 oz/350 g. of chunky tomato sauce, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and season to taste with chili powder.

• Chop 1 red onion, 2 medium tomatoes, 2 avocados and 1 jalapeno and combine together for an all-in-one guacamole salsa dip.

• Place chunks of onion or small pearl onions on a skewer, either alone or with other vegetables, coat lightly with olive oil, and grill for approximately 10 minutes.

I hope you enjoyed reading about the health benefits of onions and I've managed to persuade you to make room for onions in your every day meals.

As you've seen, you don't need to eat a lot, but any amount will be extremely beneficial to your health.

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Study lists dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer

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Certain chemicals that are common in everyday life have been shown to cause breast cancer in lab rats and are likely to do the same in women, US researchers said Monday.

The paper in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives lists 17 chemicals to avoid and offers women advice on how to minimize their exposure.

They include chemicals in gasoline, diesel and other vehicle exhaust, flame retardants, stain-resistant textiles, paint removers, and disinfection byproducts in drinking water.

"The study provides a road map for breast cancer prevention by identifying high-priority chemicals that women are most commonly exposed to and demonstrates how to measure exposure," said study author Ruthann Rudel, research director of the Silent Spring Institute.

"This information will guide efforts to reduce exposure to chemicals linked to breast cancer, and help researchers study how women are being affected," she said.

Some of the biggest sources of mammary carcinogens in the environment are benzene and butadiene, which can come from vehicle exhaust, lawn equipment, tobacco smoke and charred food.

Other concerns are cleaning solvents like methylene chloride, pharmaceuticals used in hormone replacement therapy, some flame retardants, chemicals in stain-resistant textiles and nonstick coatings, and styrene which comes from tobacco smoke and is also used to make Styrofoam, the study said.

Carcinogens can also be found in drinking water, researchers said.

Every woman exposed -

"Every woman in America has been exposed to chemicals that may increase her risk of getting breast cancer," said co-author Julia Brody.

"Unfortunately, the link between toxic chemicals and breast cancer has largely been ignored. Reducing chemical exposures could save many, many women's lives."

Brody described the paper as the first to comprehensively list potential breast carcinogens and detail ways for experts to measure them in women's blood and urine.

The study also recommends seven ways for women to avoid these chemicals:

- Limit exposure to exhaust from vehicles or generators, don't idle your car, and use electric lawn mowers, leaf blowers and weed whackers instead of gas-powered ones.

- Use a ventilation fan while cooking and limit how much burned or charred food you eat.

- Do not buy furniture with polyurethane foam, or ask for furniture that has not been treated with flame retardants.

- Avoid stain-resistant rugs, furniture and fabrics.

- If you use a dry-cleaner, find one who does not use PERC (perchloroethylene) or other solvents. Ask for "wet cleaning."

- Use a solid carbon block drinking water filter.

- Keep chemicals out of the house by taking off your shoes at the door, using a vacuum with a HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter, and cleaning with wet rags and mops.

The research was funded by the Avon Foundation. The Silent Spring Institute is a 20-year-old organization made up of scientists who focus on the environment and women's health.

It is named after the best selling environmental book "The Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson, who died of breast cancer in 1964, two years after the book was published.

Dale Sandler, chief of epidemiology at the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, described the paper as a "terrific" resource for epidemiologists who study environmental causes of breast cancer.

"This paper is a thorough review of toxicology data and biomarkers relevant to breast cancer in humans," he said.

Cervical Cancer

BY MAGGIE FOX AND HAYLEY GOLDBACH

Women over age 65, who may believe they no longer need gynecological exams, may be at a much higher risk of cervical cancer than previously believed, researchers reported on Monday.

Current guidelines are based on data that don’t take into account the high rate of hysterectomy in the U.S., the team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found.

“We traditionally thought that the higher risk was among middle-aged women. But when we redid the data we found that the rate of cervical continued to increase up to the ages of 65-69,” said Anne Rositch, an assistant professor of epidemiology and public health who led the study published in the journal Cancer.

“In the U.S. it had looked like the peak was at 45 and petered off over that. We actually saw that the peak is actually 65-69 — those were the women with the highest rates of cervical cancer.”

The problem is that 20 percent of U.S. adult women have had a hysterectomy. They don’t have a cervix and cannot get cervical cancer, but they’d been included in risk calculations.

When Rositch and colleagues factored this in, the rate of cervical cancer for women aged 65 to 69 grew by 83 percent, to almost 25 women per 100,000 women this age. It went up even more for black women, to 53 cases per 100,000 back women aged 65 to 69.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommend against routine yearly testing. Instead, both recommend that women aged 21 to 65 get either a Pap smear or a test for HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer, every three years. Women over 65 who have had three “clear” screens in a row are told they don’t need the test any more.

What’s not clear is why rates were higher for older women — perhaps they had not been getting regular Pap smears, Rositch notes.

“Until we know that, we don’t know if the guidelines should be changed,” Rositch said.

Pap smears look for signs of changes that could lead to cancer in the cervix. Cervical cancer is rare but it’s very deadly — it is diagnosed in 12,000 U.S. women every year and kills 4,000.

First published May 9th 2014, 5:01 pm

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Love Your Selfie

Hoda Kotb on post-cancer body image: 'You live your life and you carry it with you'

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TODAY 4th hour co-anchor Hoda Kotb is 6 years cancer-free. As part of TODAY's "Love Your Selfie" series, she writes about how she came to terms with her post-cancer body image.

When I think about surviving cancer and dealing with body image after the fact, I realize now: You can’t really prepare yourself for it, for how you are going to feel.

The breast cancer I had required an extensive eight hour surgery, which included a mastectomy and reconstruction. I had a hip-to-hip incision as well as more incisions on my chest. Let me tell you: it looks like a roadmap.

There are two phases post surgery. There’s the "OMG, they got it" reaction and you are just so happy they got the cancer. You are so grateful, and you think, "I don’t care what my body looks like, I am just happy to be here." I still feel that deep in my soul every day. This is the body I have and I’ll take it.

But I’d be lying if I didn’t say there is a second phase, a window of time where you don’t even want to look at yourself. It’s jarring. I remember a moment in the hospital when a nurse said she needed to help bathe me and I had to be standing up, in front of a mirror. I told her, ‘Please, just turn me around. I’d rather not see it.’

Then, when your body heals, you start to feel better. You realize that you don’t care about the scars. You are just happy to have this body, a healthy body, no matter the lumps and bumps and problems.

And even though I now consider myself about 90 percent, as far as feeling emotionally and physically recovered and body confident, I am not at 100 percent. Don’t get me wrong: I am very grateful for everything I have. I am fortunate to have had great doctors and to know that I am 6 years cancer free. I am happy about that. But I still pull and tug on things I wear, like bathing suits or when I’m wearing gym clothes. The actual scars are there… that’s forever a part of me.

Will I ever feel 100 percent, and slay that last 10 percent? That’s hard to say. I think in life you sort out a lot of things but you can’t solve everything. You carry some of the things you can’t untangle and that’s perfectly fine. I think about people who live through terrible tragedies and what they carry. I think about the guys who lived through WW2 and what they carry. You can go to ten shrinks and you still have the pain so what do you do? You live your life and you carry it with you.  

I remember after my surgery and the cancer was out, my sister said that I immediately looked healthier. I think sometimes when you have something inside of you that’s poisonous and terrible, until it’s out you don’t realize you got the light back in your eyes, the color in your face. And really, you didn’t even realize it was gone. You were just walking around that way and didn’t know it.

Someone told me I looked good. In terms of body image, that always feels good. I don’t care what you’re going through, if someone says you look great in that dress — it’s affirming. Soon after the mastectomy and reconstruction, there was this one guy I met who couldn’t keep his eyes off my chest. I thought that it was so great that he appreciated my post-op rack!

Ultimately, I don’t think there is an ‘ah-ha’ moment where you think, “I’m back!” You gradually learn to accept your body after cancer. I have always been pretty happy inside. My outsides come and go, whether it’s because of gray hairs or scars. All that stuff is going to be there, but I feel if I am comfortable with who I am on the inside, I will always be OK.

In my experience, the best way to not let your post-cancer looks affect how you feel is by taking the spotlight off yourself. When I feel crummy about how I look or whatever I am going through, I remind myself there is always someone else going through a more difficult time.

There’s a poignant story about a little 8 year old girl who was in a car accident and lost the use of her legs. She was in a bad way and her devastated parents had her in a private room in the hospital because she was miserable and depressed. Her doctor begged the parents to let her share a room with another patient, and they finally moved her, even though she was adamant that she didn’t want to. So, she’s in the shared room with another kid and he asked her, “Can you help me and push the button to call the nurse?” The girl is totally exasperated and tells the boy, “How am I supposed to do that? I lost the use of my legs.” And the boy tells her: “I lost the use of my legs and arms.” So she hoisted herself up to a wheelchair and rolled over to his bedside and pushed the button for him.

So, I guess my point is that someone has always got it worse. I know that goes beyond body image and how I feel about myself, but it is the same concept. If I am worried about my scars then I am going to be looking at myself. If I am worried about the person next to me who needs something, I am not thinking about me, my scars, or my problems. I am thinking about him.

That’s probably the best advice I have: If you are worried about how you look and how you feel, just take the focus off yourself. Turn the spotlight somewhere else and in the process, you’ll realize that you feel so much better. 

Hoda Kotb's essay was told with the help of TODAY.com contributing editor Kavita Varma-White.

Video: Oct. 18: The TODAY anchor shares her video diary about her personal battle and the moments before and after her mastectomy.

5 Delicious, Healthy Greens You Should Be Eating That AREN'T Kale

HEALTHY GREENS

5 Delicious, Healthy Greens You Should Be Eating That AREN'T Kale

It's time to turn over a new leaf.

PUBLISHED: APRIL 25, 2014  |  BY RENEE LOUX

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Kale has reached celebrity status in the world of leafy greens, but don't dismiss these kindred bunches, which are power-packed with beautifying and good-for-you nutrients.

Collard Greens
Descendants of wild cabbage, collards are part of the brassica family (aka cruciferous family), like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and kale.
The good-for-you benefits: Like all brassica veggies, collards are loaded with sulfur-containing nutrients (called glucosinolates), which have stellar anti-cancer properties and operate as powerful anti-inflammatories down to the genetic level. They're also packed with vitamin K (which regulates your immune response) and omega-3s (a healthy fat linked to stronger hearts, better brains, and brighter moods). Plus, collard greens host a ton of antioxidant vitamins and minerals, (including A, C and E and manganese), as well as potent phytonutrient antioxidants to protect against oxidative damage to cells and skin.
How to eat them: Before cooking, cut collards into ½" pieces and let stand for five minutes to activate enzymes and beneficial glucosinolate compounds. Then you can steam, sauté or slow cook them into a soup or stew until tender. To use collard as a gluten-free tortilla wrap, lightly steam the leaves whole, then drizzle with olive oil and a pinch of sea salt before filling and rolling. You can even use collards instead of kale to make oven-baked chips! Wash, dry well, and cut into pieces, then drizzle with olive oil and a pinch of sea salt, spread in a single layer on a cookie sheet and bake at 350˚F for 7 to 10 minutes until crispy.

Dandelion
It's not just a lawn weed—dandelion greens are now hailed as a nutrient-rich superstar in the plant kingdom to balance the body, purify the blood, tone and detox the liver, and aid digestion.
The good-for-you benefits: The bitter taste of dandelion is part of what makes them champion greens, especially for your liver—bitter flavonoid glycosides are potent antioxidants that pack liver-protecting properties. They also contain a prebiotic that helps to feed healthy bacteria in our guts to balance out blood sugar. Plus, they're a prime source of calcium and vitamin K, which works with calcium to boost bone strength. And it can even fight bloat—dandelion reduces swelling and water retention in the body, so you'll look and feel a little lighter.
How to eat them: To reduce the bitter flavor, chop the leaves and soak them in cold water for 10 minutes or blanch in boiling water for 20 to 30 seconds. Try them raw in a salad for the strongest flavor (smaller, tender leaves are less bitter and best raw), or steam or sauté for a milder flavor (the longer they're cooked, the milder the flavor). Or, blend a few greens (raw or blanched) into your favorite pesto recipe for a delicious, nutritious twist on a classic.

Mustard Greens
Mustard greens' frilly leaves pack a peppery, punchy flavor to add dimension to dishes. Plus, they come loaded with major body perks.
The good-for-you benefits: Like all cruciferous veggies, mustard greens are loaded with glucosinolates, but these zesty leaves contain two unique forms (sinigrint and gluconastutiian), which not only contribute to their spicy kick, but also help them protect your body against cancer. Mustard greens have a massive amount of anti-inflammatory vitamin K (just one cup has more than 900% of the RDA), which helps anchor calcium in bones to fortify them and ward off osteoporosis. It's also loaded with antioxidant vitamins A, C, E and copper, as well as energy-producing vitamins B1, B2 and B6—not to mention bone-building magnesium and calcium.
How to eat them: Sautéing mustard greens is one of the tastiest methods of prep as steaming can yield watery results. Try adding chopped mustard greens to a veggie stir fry. And don't overlook tender mizuna (a type of mustard) to add flavorful punch to mixed salads (the seeds of mizuna are used to make Dijon mustard).

MORE: 8 Genius Ways to Use Veggies You Never Would Have Thought Of

Swiss Chard
Swiss chard is a gorgeous relative of beets, spinach, and quinoa (in the chenopod family), with ample stems in a rainbow of colors.
The good-for-you benefits: Akin to most leafy greens, it's loaded with antioxidant flavonoids. But chard hosts a unique flavonoid called syringic acid, which regulates blood sugar by inhibiting enzymes that break down carbs into simple sugars (a factor that can otherwise lead to blood sugar spikes and crashes). The colorful stems of chard are not only pretty, but also contain distinctive phytonutrients called betalains, which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and detoxification powers. Chard is an abundant source of antioxidant vitamins (A, C and E) and minerals (copper and manganese) as well as oxygen-transporting iron.
How to eat them: Wash chard before cooking but, to prevent loss of water-soluble nutrients, don't soak it in water. Stack the leaves and slice into 1" pieces and slice the stems into ½" pieces. Steam or sauté for five minutes, or until tender, or cook it into a soup or stew. It's not recommended that you juice chard or eat it raw, as it contains oxalic acid, which can block calcium absorption.

MORE: Is THIS the Hot New Green Juice? 

Turnip Greens
Too often overlooked for its round, tasty, white roots, turnip greens are related to collard greens, though they're more tender. Plus, they're über good for the body and bones.
The good-for-you benefits: Turnip greens are a super source of calcium, which may contribute to the mildly bitter taste of these unsung heroes. They are also loaded with antioxidants vitamin K and manganese. Turnip greens are laden with vitamins C, E and A (in the form of beta-carotene) plus loads of phytonutrients for broad-spectrum protection against chronic oxidative stress. Plus, turnips outrank broccoli and even kale in terms of distinctive glucosinolate compounds found in all cruciferous veggies.
How to eat them: Slice into ½" pieces and let stand for five minutes to enhance beneficial enzymes for optimum absorption. Then you can steam or sauté until tender. Another option: Braise them with ginger, mirin (sweet rice wine) and tamari. 

MORE: 5 Healthy, Tasty Greens to Mix Up Your Salads 

Renée Loux has had a diverse career in the sustainable food space for more than 17 years as a chef, restaurateur, consultant, television personality, entrepreneur, and most recently, the founder of the Food First Institute at the University of Hawaii Maui Culinary Academy. She has published 4 books, including Easy Green Living, the Gourmand Award-winning The Balanced Plate, and Living Cuisine. Visit her atwww.reneeloux.com. 

Cervical Cancer Awareness Please Share

Fluid from Pap test used to detect ovarian, endometrial cancers | Reuters

Fluid from Pap test used to detect ovarian, endometrial cancers | Reuters

Cancer Kick – ACS focuses on Cervical cancer this month

Cancer Kick – ACS focuses on Cervical cancer this month

Fundraiser for Relay for Life

Relay for Life Fundraiser 30% of all sales will go to Relay for Life. I am a Stage 3B Endocervical Cancer Survivor (1 1/2 years) Let's help STOMP OUT cancer! Please share with all your friends. Thank you for your Support. Also contact me if you would like to schedule your free makeover and share it with friends.

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Wear Red

February has arrived and along with February with have Heart Health Awareness month.  Heart disease is the number one silent killer among women.  Heart disease runs in my family.  My Mother had a massive heart attack at age 58 that claimed her life.  Before I was diagnosised with cervical cancer I was following up with my primary care physician (and still am) for high blood pressure and tachycardia.  Most people don't even know they have high blood pressure.

I strongly urge everyone to know their numbers.  This is done by your health care provider ordering a complete blood work up.  Our blood does tell so much about what is going on.  Know what your good cholesterol is and your bad.  Never wait till you have symptoms.  We need to be pro active about our health.

Resources:

The Heart Truth^® Kicks Off 10th Anniversary during American Heart Month

Be One in a Million this American Heart Month   

American Heart Association  

Go Red For Women

So let us wear RED to raise AWARENESS!

Waiting in the doctors office is never easy, especially for a cancer patient. It is like someone else has the keys to your life. As you are sitting there waiting for the doctor to come and tell you your results. Up to now you have been doing good, BUT now, while you are waiting, all you can do is think and wonder, praying that all is good. Then guess what? Here comes the "WHAT IFS" again. Your mind starts giving you scenarios of what the doctor will say when he comes in. Everything is based upon those test they ran and now you are awaiting the results... What are they???

Well, today was that day for me. Finally my Medical Oncologist comes in this morning and says everything looks good and hands my my CT report and lets me read it - "No signs of recurrance"!!!!!!! That was all I needed to read. Chest Xray has not changed. Now you can breathe and smile. As I left the office and returned to the waiting area for my next appointment. There was a couple sitting there holding hands. The wife was telling another person that her cancer has returned and she is beginning another journey her husband said she was 20 months out, not even 2 years, before her cancer returned. All I can think about is praying, prayers going up for her and all cancer patients and caregivers.
Then after I get home I hear of another person I know, the cancer has returned. Reminders of how precious life.

8 Ways to Clobber the Big Headache - Prevention.com

I received this in my email today. I have had a headache since Sunday, talk about timing. Good informaion regarding headaches.

8 Ways to Clobber the Big Headache - Prevention.com

RN-T.com - Pap smear important for cancer detection

It is estimated that by the end of 2012 there will have been 12,700 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed, and 4290 women will have died from it, according to Rome gynecologist Dr. James Haley.

Read more: RN-T.com - Pap smear important for cancer detection
RN-T.com - Pap smear important for cancer detection

Since January is Cevical Cancer Awareness Month alot of hospitals and health departments are promoting FREE Cervical Screening. So check your local newspapers or contact your local hospitals and health departments.

Diet and Cancer - Cancerwise | Cancer blog from MD Anderson Cancer Center

Diet and Cancer
Diet and Cancer - Cancerwise | Cancer blog from MD Anderson Cancer Center

Heathy Living Newsletter

The American Cancer Society Healthy Living

Diet, exercise, smoking, and other lifestyle choices you make all impact your overall health and your risk for cancer. To help you stay well, the American Cancer Society offers the Healthy Living Newsletter, a monthly email with useful information on eating right, staying active, and other steps you can take to help reduce your cancer risk.

Heathy Living Newsletter

Cervical Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Cervical Cancer: Prevention and Early Detection

Cervical Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Have you scheduled your annual exam???

Have you scheduled your annual exam? If not why? January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month.

I was always to busy and did not think I had to worry about cancer, that was something that affected other people. Well I was wrong! By the time I was diagnosised I was a Stage 3B surgery was not an option I had to go thru Chemo, Radiation and Internal Implants. Guess what? I wasn't too busy then, everything changed.

Small Cell Cervical Cancer Awareness Video

From Small Cell Cervical Cancer- Rare but There Facebook page

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month. Watch throughout the month for videos to learn more about the women of the SCCC/LCCC Sisterhood and how you can help us have a voice! To kick off the month, here is a video created by one of our sisters. Spread the word, spread the love and spread the hope!

Small Cell Cervical Cancer Awareness Video

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

New Year – New You!
As we enter 2012, many people will begin the New Year by making a resolution. As friends and family make resolutions to lose weight, exercise more or quit smoking—why not try something a little bit different? This year, schedule a Pap smear, also known as a Pap test as one of your New Year’s resolutions.

There is no better time, as January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Although cervical cancer is a preventable disease, this year more than 12,000 American women will be diagnosed and nearly 4,000 will die from an advanced form of the disease. Click here to continue reading