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Becoming More Present: Loving Kindness Meditation

Written by Serena Jain, Mindfulness Specialist Meditation is a practice that involves focusing the mind on an object of awareness such as the breath, a thought, the body or an activity to be able to train the attention and achieve a calmer and …

Seasonal Winter Produce to Add to your Cancer Protective Diet

Written by Lori Bumbaco, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN, Oncology Dietitian Many people find that it is relatively easy to enjoy more fruit and vegetables during the warmer months. The warmer weather invites many options for delicious, local fruit and …

What are Spices?

Written by Lori Bumbaco, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN, Oncology Dietitian What are spices? Spices grow in tropical areas and come from the bark, buds, fruit, roots, seeds, and stems of plants and trees. Some of the basic spices to keep on hand are cumin, …

Preparing for the Holidays

Written by Lori Bumbaco, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN, Oncology Dietitian The holidays are a special time of year to celebrate and often include traditions with food. The mainstay of nutrition advice is “balance and moderation”, and this can apply to eating …

Donor Spotlight: Steve Schwartz

Making an Impact: The Better Together Benefit with Steve Schwartz Written by Dymond Redd, Marketing & Communication Associate at the Cancer Wellness Center Almost five years ago, Steve Schwartz first heard of the Cancer Wellness Center when …

Beans: Simply Delicious and Naturally Nutritious!

Written by Lori Bumbaco, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN, Oncology Dietitian Beans 101 Nutrition experts often recommend that we eat beans as part of an overall healthy diet. That’s because beans are nutrition superstars! Not only are they a planet …

Mindful Eating

Written by Lori Bumbaco, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN, Oncology Dietitian Has sitting down at the dinner table become more of a chore rather than a time of nourishment and interaction? Have you noticed that you sit down to dinner and have quickly eaten …

2023 CWC Impact Award Honoree: Dr. Dean Tsarwhas

For the first time, the Cancer Wellness Center will be presenting the “Impact Award” at our annual Better Together Benefit. The award recognizes community leaders that have joined the Center in their important work – improving the emotional …

2023 CWC Impact Award Honoree: Dr. Bruce Brockstein

Donor Spotlight: Eileen Weil

Written by Dymond Redd, Marketing & Communication Associate at the Cancer Wellness Center Eileen Weil first came to the Cancer Wellness Center during her chemotherapy treatment, at the insistence of her sister. She was placed in a support …

Mindful Eating

Grilling for Cancer Protection

Written by Lori Bumbaco, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN, Oncology Dietitian Grilling for Cancer Protection Did you know that grilling (broiling) and barbecuing (charbroiling) meat, fish, or other foods with intense heat on the grill leads to formation of …