Like I have said before, it’s impossible to know what worked and what didn’t. After my cancer diagnosis I changed my diet, began chemotherapy treatment and continued my exercise routine religiously. Was it the diet? Was it the exercise? Or was it just the chemotherapy that kicked my cancers ass in 4 months? We will never know… but what I do know is throughout my cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery… exercise was my saving grace. Not only is exercise a good stress relief, but it allowed me to set aside time for myself every day. There is research that states movement- whether it’s lifting weights, cardio, CrossFit, yoga, or just going for a walk can help your metabolism, cell regeneration, and can improve mental health.
I used exercise as part of my treatment and recover from cancer and I am now using it as prevention. Prevention for cancer and any other chronic illnesses.
Not only did exercise help with my mental health and ease anxiety, stress and depression… it also helped move the chemotherapy in and out of my body. Increasing the movement of my body and muscles, pushing the drugs back out of my body. The more sedentary you are during cancer treatment the more the medications and chemotherapy sit in your cells. I believe exercise along with a very strict diet helped me beat cancer in record time. I will always preach that movement is medicine because I experienced it and continue to experience it every day.
Diagnosed with cancer or another chronic/terminal illness? Struggling with mental health? Struggling with physical health? EXERCISE. MOVE. It will solve more of your problems than you know. It’s the cheapest option, so why not give it a try?
Mandafit 