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Friday update!
Kicking off the Friday Update with a message from one of our members! Community Highlights We have 30 new members. Please welcome Bluerobyn, Web, Outback, Nestles and all our new members. This week we had 42 posts and 293 comments. Here are some of the new posts from this week you may have missed – * Moniquef - And then…
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Friday Update
Hi everyone, Welcome to the Friday update where we share you with some information about the online network and what's happening within BCNA. Community Highlights We had 22 new members join the online network this week from all over Australia. Please welcome sammi17, Neptune 6, Krissy32, Bee123 and all the other new…
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Nourishing Knowledge Blog Post Eight: Foods that Fill You
Image Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com One strategy for maintaining a healthy diet is to eat more substantial food. They have important nutrients and help you to feel fuller for longer. Filling foods tend to have the following characteristics: * High in protein: Protein is the most filling macronutrient. Eating small…
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Nourishing Knowledge Blog Post Seven: Processed Foods
Image Source: www.naturallifeenergy.com Processed food has a very bad reputation when it comes to nutrition and health but what many people don’t realise is that processed food is more than just potato chips, drive-through hamburgers and Spam. It may come as a surprise but wholemeal bread, homemade soup and even a chopped…
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Mindful Mondays Blog Post Four: mindfulness in everyday activities
Our lives are comprised of moments, one after another. For instance, today you may have woken up, turned off your alarm, got up, showered, dried yourself, had breakfast, travelled to work or school, etc. We can engage in each of these moments with a sense of curiosity and engagement, or just on automatic pilot. We can…
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Weekend Workouts Blog Post Six: Pilates
Image Source: www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au Pilates is a physical fitness system that was developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. It involves exercises performed on the floor on mats, or on specially designed equipment in studios. Pilates uses a range of techniques to facilitate improved body awareness, strength,…
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This weeks little snapshot.
I saw a sign today when I headed out to lunch that said, 6 Fridays till Christmas! I nearly dropped my food. How did we get here so fast? It's been a very positive week for the Online Network. We welcome our 35 new members and hope that you have been able to find your way around the website. Just in case you need some…
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Colouring has become a popular form of stress release
I received a colouring in book as a gift from a friend a while back - who thought I may have needed to take some time out for me! I love it! It took me back to being a child and care free - I allocate an hour a week to sit with my pencils and colouring in book! (You can pick these up now at bookshops like Dymocks or order…
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'Happiness is an inside job'
As I sit at my dinning table for the 4th week in a row - amongst the thick layer of dust from our house renovations, I went in search for some personal inspiration - For me - today - it was this quote and I am going to remind myself of this over the weekend :-) As I reflect on my own week, I wanted to share some of the…
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Have your say - New BCNA online health and wellbeing program!
Good morning! BCNA is developing a six week online health and wellbeing online program for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The program will offer information about health and wellbeing, along with suggested meal and exercise plans. The content will be developed in consultation with leading health and…
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Feeling reflective
I have not posted for a while, life seems to be so busy lately even tho I have had a break from surgery and not many appts to speak of... My spare time seems to have evaporated. On my return to the site, I have to say I am surprised at some of the comments that have been made, whilst I do understand to a point the…
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Active and Well information day - Thursday 19 March 2015
BCNA is thrilled to invite women to the upcoming Active and Well information day. Event details Date: Thursday 19 March 2015 Time: 9.30 am* – 2.45 pm *The Heart Foundation will lead a gentle 20-minute walk and chat from the venue at 8.30 am. Venue: All Seasons Hotel Address: 171–183 McIvor Road, Bendigo Cost: Free…
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Mindfulness meditation
Hope you are all having a wonderful week so far :) I wanted to share that I recently started to go along to a guided meditation around the corner from home. To be honest, sitting in silence with just me and my thoughts was a little daunting. Not that my mind isn't a pleasant, wild and interesting place to hang out but when…
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Body+Soul seeking photos for breast cancer tribute
Body+Soul, Australia's leading health & wellbeing supplement which runs nationally through News Limited papers every Sunday, is seeking photos of women diagnosed with breast cancer to feature as part of a commemorative cover during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. They are seeking high-res photos of women who have…
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Sometimes...
Sometimes life with cancer just becomes life with cancer. There is no light at the end of the tunnel, no time to move on - its just life with cancer. You do your best to live well. You meditate, you eat well, you research treatments, you exercise, you go to support group, you see your oncologist, you have your bloodtests,…