Tip 2

Remember when we were children and our parents told us to go outside and play? It turns out they were right again of course. Sunshine is the main source of Vitamin D3. This form of Vitamin D helps create and enhance the proper functioning of all healthy cells in the body. Vitamin D is particularly helpful in preventing breast, ovarian, prostate and colorectal cancer. So now that the weather is great and the sun is shining bright, "Go Out and Enjoy It!" For another easy point, while you're sunning yourself, sip a cup of tea. Although tea drinking has been associated with health benefits for centuries, only recently has its medicinal properties been investigated scientifically. Tea has a high content of flavonoids which are plant-derived compounds that are antioxidants.

Green tea is at the top of the list since it is the best food source of a group called catechins. This Superfood is more powerful than vitamins C and E in halting oxidative damage to cells and appears to have other disease-fighting properties. Studies have linked green tea with a reduced risk for several cancers including; skin, breast, lung, colon, esophageal, and bladder...so please drink up!

Stay Healthy!
With Love,
Dymond Elise

Happy Father's Day

I would like to take the time to say Happy Father's Day to all of those out there who are transforming the lives of those younger and more impressionable. Rather you actually are a father or simply fulfilled that role I take my hat off to you all because you have truly made a difference in someone's life and have therefore positively enhanced the World we call home!

In order to show my gratitude to these men I spent yesterday volunteering at one of the local senior living facilities in my area. My thought process was that it is important to show these men that they have not been forgotten about and that they are all special. Therefore I worked with the staff in order to produce a dinner for them where good ole' Texas barbecue was served!

At this event I felt the wealth of knowledge surrounding me and spent my time visiting with individuals and learning about their life lessons and memories. Although I had the crown, all of these men were royalty in my book. 

Yesterday was great, but the weekend is not yet over! I will be participating in the Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration today along with a Battle of the Bands Competition, and what pageant girl won't be watching Miss USA on Sunday. Well...that's all for now!

So Until Next Time,
With Love,
Dymond Elise

Breast Cancer Tips Begin!

Weekly this summer I will be sharing tips and strategies cancer survivors have found helpful to achieve healthy living so please visit my blog regularly!

Tip Number 1: Get Moving

The most important lifestyle tip I learned was how essential exercise was to preventing breast cancer.  Twenty to thirty minutes per day at least five days a week can reduce recurrence by 40-50%.  This is the most common tip recommended by oncologists.

For more tips ...please stay tuned!

Love,
Dymond Elise

Happy 100 ACS!

Hello All, 
As I work in partnership with Endo Health Solutions & The American Cancer Society, in their support and quest to "End Cancer" I ask everyone to do what they can to join  the following cause:

The American Cancer Society (ACS), one of the nation's leading organizations committed to fighting all forms of cancer, is celebrating 100 years of saving lives. This year ACS has asked its supporters and sponsors, including Endo, to speak out, make noise, and take action to finish the fight against cancer once and for all.

ACS has made significant progress in the last two decades against the disease, helping reduce overall cancer death rates by 20% since the early 1990s and saving over 400 lives every day that would have been lost to cancer. As a corporate sponsor, Endo has been asked to help share the ACS story among internal and external audiences. I encourage each and everyone of you to join in on the celebration by becoming knowledgeable and donating your time, talents, and services to the cause!

To learn more about ACS's work to end cancer, visit cancer.org and visit Endo Pharmaceuticals official website to learn how Endo continues to support this important cause. 

Thanks for your help and attention!
With Love,
Dymond Elise

Out and About

This past month I accomplished something that meant the World to me, I graduated from Spelman College. To stand on stage and receive recognition for something that I worked toward for my entire life was surreal and something that I will always cherish. Outside of this accomplishment I also had the opportunity to go back to the roots of my volunteer work, breast cancer awareness and early detection. I was able to take part in an fundraising effort sponsored by Coca-Cola. This was a great event to take part in for me because I always love to be engaged and raising funds towards saving lives. I believe that it is my calling because if it was not for the efforts of others, my mother may not have survived. Therefore I must continue to pay it forward!

Being part of the Miss Black USA organization also includes becoming a voice for the Missing and Exploited Children's cause/center which is funded and exposed through Take 25 events. This past month was dedicated to their efforts, however the cause continues and takes place year around. I encourage each and everyone of you to look into how you can get involved because it could save the family unit of someone close to you.

While touching on children, I was asked by my church to be the host of our children's program and helping them get in touch with their history. I was able to set up and host them at the Martin Luther King Center and it was a blast! Being in the community, learning and interacting with the kids, and giving them a positive outlook on life meant the World to me and will not be forgotten. In the next couple of weeks I have a lot planned so please stay tuned!

With Love,
Dymond Elise