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Each month we will highlight important information from the American Cancer Society that each one of us can implement in our own lives to help in the fight against cancer. This month I invite each of you to fight back through nutrition and physical activity.

Did you know that the American Cancer Society has confirmed that eating a healthy diet and being physically active can help prevent cancer?

Red grapes, blueberries and strawberries may prevent heart disease and inhibit tumor growth with anthocyanins

Here are some important rules to live by:

• Eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day, with an emphasis on plant sources (i.e. not juices).
  • Try to work them in at each meal and for snack times (think baby carrots instead of chips with your sandwich, or sliced strawberries in your cereal, etc.).
• Choose a variety of healthy foods; whole grains in preference to processed grains or sugars.
• Adopt a healthy lifestyle.
  • Adults, strive for 30 minutes a day (at least 5 days per week) of moderate physical activity (anything that makes you breath hard as you do during a brisk walk).
  • Kids and teens, strive for  60 minutes a day (at least 5 days per week) of moderate physical activity (anything that makes you breath hard as you do during a brisk walk).

As a part of my role on the event planning committee for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Clairemont, CA, I will share fight Back moments with you throughout the year. This year’s event on May 16-17, 2009 is less then 40 days away!

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