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Old 09-29-2011, 10:00 AM   #21
BonnieR
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Re: Advantages of Exercise

I hear you MJO! I think part of the problem is how very active I was shortly after diagnosis. Running to lots of classes designed for recovery. I felt pressured. So now I am at the other end of the spectrum and feeling lazy. I even got my husband involved in "Fit After Fifty" exercise 3 times a week. HE still goes but I no longer can get up that early (8am class) so I stay in bed.
Now I hear the reports that even slightly elevated BP can cause stroke. I know that exercise would help in that area too.
So it makes me feel MORE guilty. And resentful! I need to find something enjoyable. I have 2 dogs who would love longer walks.
Maybe I am just tired of all the "shoulds". Thanks for letting me vent. Oh, and I love dessert! lol
Keep the faith everyone.
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Old 09-29-2011, 10:24 AM   #22
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Re: Advantages of Exercise and Diet

When I think about the younger generations, I feel so very lucky to have been young in the time period when I was young! So many of the changes that have made life "easier" for them than it was for me, aren't the really important "improvements". There were times I didn't like back then, but those times were nothing compared to how difficult the really important things are now for young people. I know if I were young now it would be much harder to find a job than it was for me back then.

When I had treatment, the only discussion from health care providers I had was to be careful to eat enough so that I wouldn't lose weight. At least that seems to have changed and they (and we) are a little more aware of the risks of weight gain.

I do believe that understanding and applying metabolism practices is key when it comes to cancer, and that there is much more to it than just having an initial period of treatment that is hit or miss and is focused so myopically on "killing cancer cells".

AlaskaAngel

P.S. Thanks Rich, for your post in the other thread about the conference overseas. I am interested in seeing what Tak Mak from U of Toronto has to say there, about metabolism and cancer.

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