Wellness and Healthy Living

  • Exercise Promotes Survivorship: Tips for Working with Fitness Trainers

    Exercise Promotes Survivorship: Tips for Working with Fitness Trainers

    In September, Sally received a right lumpectomy with a sentinel node biopsy, then radiation followed by chemotherapy. She now wants…

  • We Run To Raise Awareness

    We Run To Raise Awareness

    We are so excited to be running the UA NYC Half Marathon with Team Sharsheret! First, a little background on…

  • We Run To Share Our Strength

    We Run To Share Our Strength

    Anne Spar’s Story I didn’t realize how far reaching the effect of my cancer would be. At the time it…

  • Running In Memory Of My Mother-in-law

    Running In Memory Of My Mother-in-law

    I am excited to share with you that I am an official member of Team Sharsheret for the 2018 United…

  • RACHEL BELLER’S 10 NUTRITION COMMANDMENTS TO PERK UP YOUR BREAST HEALTH

    RACHEL BELLER’S 10 NUTRITION COMMANDMENTS TO PERK UP YOUR BREAST HEALTH

    From Beller Nutrition’s PowerPerks Program The best thing we can do for ourselves to help not just fight breast cancer,…

  • Living 80:20

    Living 80:20

    When I turned thirty, I learned I was a BRCA carrier. Since then, I have read many articles and books…

  • Want To Fight The C-Word? Pick Up Another: Cruciferous.

    Want To Fight The C-Word? Pick Up Another: Cruciferous.

    By Rachel Beller, MS, RDN, Founder and CEO of Beller Nutritional Institute and Creator of PowerPerks I know, “cruciferous vegetables”…

  • Skin Changes In Breast Cancer

    Skin Changes In Breast Cancer

    Dermatologist and Educator. Medical Advisor to health, fitness, beauty and professional magazines websites and news outlets. #stayskinsafe As a dermatologist,…

  • And So I Wear A Mask

    And So I Wear A Mask

    With Purim quickly approaching, I can’t help but think of the custom of wearing costumes and masks. I love this…

  • Food is Medicine Too

    Food is Medicine Too

    Dr. Ricanati is a women’s health and wellness physician, writer and consultant. Most of us know someone with breast cancer,…

  • Healthy Eating and the Holidays

    Healthy Eating and the Holidays

    A healthy diet can greatly reduce your risk for cancer. Sharsheret Medical Advisory Board Member Tanya Zuckerbrot, a Registered Dietitian…

  • What You Should Look For When Hiring a Trainer After Breast Cancer

    What You Should Look For When Hiring a Trainer After Breast Cancer

    Many of us know that exercise is important after undergoing breast cancer surgery and treatment, but there are still many…

  • Hope, Strength, and Positive Thinking

    Hope, Strength, and Positive Thinking

    There has been a lot going on at once for my family, with my mother’s diagnosis coming so soon after…

  • From Fear to Freedom: Sharing my journey as a BRCA carrier

    From Fear to Freedom: Sharing my journey as a BRCA carrier

    From the moment I found out I was a BRCA gene carrier I felt an overwhelming need for information and…

  • Always Have Hope and Never Give Up! My Journey to Getting Healthy

    In February 2012, I was scheduled for my yearly gynecological visit. I was a little concerned because during intimacy, I…

  • Riding for Sharsheret

    Riding for Sharsheret

    If I look tired it’s because I am.  It was my first time riding 77 miles in one ride.  Why…

  • Eating Right through Passover

    When Passover rolls around, we all search through the house, furiously purging our homes of anything that is bread-related. Finally,…

  • Think Pink at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun

    Marsha Dane Stern was an Aishet Chayil who passed away at the age of thirty-six from breast cancer.  Her life…

  • Running For Rochelle

    I am truly honored to be part of Team Sharsheret for the second year.  Last year when I ran in…

  • Five Healthy Dishes to Enhance Your Thanksgiving Table

    Monita Buchwald is a free-lance culinary professional and the former recipe tester for Martha Stewart Living magazine. She’s a breast…