Blog Topic: Healthy lifestyles
Getting back to a healthy lifestyle after cancer is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Here are our tips for making, and keeping, healthy new year resolutions. 1. Make it SMART Set a SMART goal – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely. For instance ‘I will do a 30 […]
With over one million Australians now either living with cancer or having survived a diagnosis1, getting back to a healthy lifestyle after cancer is one of the most important things you can do for your health. One of the programs that we run at Cancer Council NSW is called Healthy Living After Cancer. It’s a […]
I’m browsing the supermarket aisles in search of healthy cereals, snacks, yoghurts and anything else I can think of to feed the family. Alongside a trolley laden with fresh fruit, veg and lean meats that is! Weighing up how to get the best bang for buck, I’ve got the price per unit thing down pat. […]
August is National Tradies Health Month and Cancer Council NSW are encouraging tradies to have a crack at a healthier lifestyle and reduce their cancer risk. One third of cancers are preventable by maintaining a healthy diet and weight, using effective sun protection, reducing alcohol consumption and not smoking. With a reputation for revamping leftovers […]
Tradies, when it comes to diet, we know you’ve got a bad rap: a bunch of pie munching, coke swilling, take away lovers, or so the stereotype goes. But we know there’s plenty of health-aware tradespeople out there who are fuelling their bodies with good grub (there’s even a healthy tradie movement). As Tradies’ National […]
With the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio on the horizon, the country’s attention is already turning to team Australia and our hopes for a podium finish. Yet amongst the lightning fast speeds and incredible strength, unhealthy global brands have already made their mark, with Cadbury, McDonald’s and Coca Cola the worldwide sponsors of the upcoming […]
We all know fruit and vegetables are good for us but do you know they can help reduce the risk of cancer? Fruit and vegetables also contain natural protective substances, such as antioxidants, that can destroy cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) and cancer cells. However fruit and vegetables are most useful in helping to maintain a healthy […]
UPDATE: GOLD! As of 9th August 2016. Congratulations to the Australian Women’s Rugby 7s Team for winning Gold at Rio. They did it! We were absolutely honoured when the Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens squad approached us with a fundraising idea for Cancer Council NSW. The women’s team took out the HSBC Sevens World Series title in Clermont, France, […]
I come from a family of food lovers. Our in-joke at gatherings is to get to the table fast once the food is served – especially dessert – or miss out. The older generations, while eating reasonable well overall, weren’t especially concerned about what they ate – until my grandfather retired and found his belly […]
We’ve all faced uncertainty in our lives. It’s the constant reminder that we’re not always in complete control of our own destiny. When I was told I had brain cancer, I had no idea what to make of it. The immediate response was a complete numbness, where I didn’t know where to begin processing the […]