Emotions
5 Steps You Can Take to Improve Your Health & Well-Being
Right Now When You Have Cancer
A guest article by Jennifer Scott spiritfinder.org
There are a lot of unknowns when you’re living with cancer. It’s difficult to predict how you’ll be feeling tomorrow, next week, and a year from now — and this uncertainty can sometimes feel paralyzing. But instead of throwing your hands up in the air and surrendering to this feeling, there are several steps you can take to improve your physical, mental, and emotional health almost immediately. This guide from Healing Cancer Naturally tells you how.
1. Start a Daily Exercise Routine
Though conventional cancer treatments typically include a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, many alternative practitioners understand that certain lifestyle modifications — like getting more physical activity — can help the body to self-heal. Additionally, exercise can help to prevent other diseases from developing, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
To start a daily exercise routine for improved physical, mental, and emotional health, aim to set aside 30 to 60 minutes for physical activities such as walking, running, swimming, cardio, and yoga. You can find lots of free online workout videos to try or you could download a fitness app such as FitOn, Strava, Sworkit, Fitbit, or Daily Yoga. DoYogaWithMe is an excellent resource for finding online yoga, Pilates, and meditation classes — and you can easily filter your search by workout style, difficulty, focus area, and class length.
2. Eat Healing Foods
Like exercise, good nutrition and healthy eating are integral parts of your cancer-healing journey. Try eating fewer sugars and processed foods and instead consume healing foods such as cruciferous vegetables, onions, garlic, citrus fruits, dark leafy greens, and red or orange veggies. You may not be able to change your diet overnight, but incorporating healthier foods into your daily life will help to boost your immune system, energy levels, and overall mood.
3. Upgrade Your Wardrobe to Boost Comfort & Confidence
Since the clothes you wear each day have the power to affect your mood and self-esteem, upgrading your wardrobe could do wonders for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Whether you’re looking for comfortable yet stylish clothing to wear when you’re experiencing pain, discomfort, fatigue, or other symptoms — or you’re simply seeking clothes that can be worn at home, the gym, or while running errands — leggings, soft tanks, and well-fitting bras are excellent choices for women of all shapes and sizes. Comfortable loungewear pieces for men include shorts, joggers, and hoodies.
4. Increase Detoxification
There are so many wonderful health benefits of sweating, whether you’re sweating during physical activity, sitting in an infrared sauna, or soaking in a hot Epsom salts bath. Sweating, for instance, can help your body to eliminate harmful chemicals, bacteria, and heavy metals — and it can even increase energy levels, improve sleep quality, and boost your mood. Just remember to rehydrate by drinking lots of water, tea, and broth, or increasing your intake of hydrating foods such as asparagus, bell pepper, and cabbage.
5. Get Enough Sleep Each Night
Getting enough sleep is crucial for good health and well-being, but it’s even more vital when you’re living with cancer. And though certain cancer symptoms (like pain, anxiety, and depression) could affect your sleep quality, there are some steps you can take to ensure you’re getting the rest you need to heal physically, mentally, and emotionally. These include:
- Soaking in a warm bath before bedtime.
- Limiting (or eliminating) alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine.
- Exercising earlier in the day rather than at night.
- Creating a more comfortable sleep environment.
- Wearing cozy pajamas to bed, like loose-fitting joggers, shorts, or sleep shirts.
You Can Live Well With Cancer
The future can seem daunting when you’re living with cancer, but there are numerous lifestyle modifications and holistic treatments to help your body heal from the inside out. By taking these five steps today — starting a daily exercise routine, eating healing foods, dressing comfortably, increasing detoxification, and getting enough sleep each night — you’ll find that you, too, can live well with cancer and improve your overall health and well-being.
Healing Cancer Naturally is here to help you find alternative cancer treatments designed to boost your immune system and heal your body physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Visit us online to find holistic cancer treatments, inspiration, and other resources to help your body heal.
Photo Credit: Pexels
... and for the best, easiest, and least expensive ways healingcancernaturally.com knows to heal cancer
after studying the subject for some twenty years, click here.
Sponsored Links
Related content
- 9 Wonderful Ways Cancer Patients Can Boost Mental Health
- After a cancer diagnosis & before choosing any conventional treatment — chemo, radiation, surgery — ask your oncologist two basic questions
- Cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment: misdiagnoses abound