Cancer Exercise Specialists Niagara

12/02/2025

Introduction

12/24/2021

The lymphatic system is one of the major ways the body eliminates toxins. This system is one of the body's first lines of defense against pathogens such as infections, bacteria, yeast overgrowth, and viruses. So it is very important to keep the lymph clean and flowing. One way to do this is with dry brushing.

Dry skin brushing may seem like a strange activity but thousands of years of practice in the Ayurvedic medical tradition have proven that it absolutely works to help rejuvenate the lymph system.

This is a simple process that anyone can do every day. Simply purchase a loofah sponge or any natural bristle brush and scrub your skin, always moving towards the heart.

You can skin brush with dry skin or when you are in the shower. The brushing stimulates the largest excretory organ of the body, the skin, as well as millions of tiny lymphatic channels that lie close to the surface of the skin.

12/11/2019

Since 2002, oncologists at the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre have referred people to the University of Waterloo’s 12-week Well-Fit program.

06/07/2019

Exercise for Lymphedema prevention

For many cancer survivors the treatments impact the lymphatic system, part of the circulatory system that is vital for immune function. Lymphedema is caused by a blockage of lymphatic system, and it is a long-term condition where excess fluid collects in tissues causing swelling (edema). Lymphedema....

05/30/2018

Do you know about how to manage lymphodema? This great article can give you some insights!

Lymphedema is one of the most overlooked topics amongst cancer patients. Lymphedema is swelling produced by an accumulation of lymph fluid in the tissue. For breast cancer clients, the swelling occ…

03/17/2018

Cancer patients can continue to suffer long after treatment is over

10/05/2017

After six years of cancer survivorship, never has it been more clear to me that cancer is not just a disease of our physical bodies, but a disease of our minds and souls as well. Therefore, cancer is not just a matter of eradicating the rogue cells from one's body but of curing the entire patient. T...

10/04/2017

Pilates and Breast Cancer: Rebuilding the Foundation

Fashion designer and breast cancer survivor Sigrid Olsen began a Pilates program with me just months after her surgery. “I had no physical strength in my upper body,” she says. “I had lost the endurance to hold myself up straight. The Pilates program got me feeling my body again and gave me the stre...

09/22/2017

10 Things You Need To Know About Chemo Brain

Our community has shown us the importance of solidarity in empowering one another throughout the cancer journey--especially after treatment, when some believe the fight ends. To keep you from endlessly repeating yourselves, here's a list to share with someone who may not understand chemobrain.