Stress & Your Body!

Stress
(noun) : constraining force or influence


Stress is terrible for your body. The question constantly arises, what happens to your body physically when you are stressed out? How bad actually is the stress on your body? What is stress? How can we manage it? What can we do? HELP!

Stress effects absolutely everybody and a lot of different ways. It effects your appetite and weight and your health.

The Cancer Center for Healthy Living will be holding a free "How Stress Effects your Body" Workshop on August 26th at 5:30pm. The workshop will be held at the main CCHL office on Knoxville (located inside the Hult Health Education Building).

The session will be held by Becky Cobb and will cover some of the physiological effects and simple ways to reduce stress in your life.

Please R.S.V.P. to this intriguing workshop today by calling 693-8139!
Visit our website today at www.cchlpeoria.org

Pedal the Prairie

CCHL is gearing up for PEDAL THE PRAIRIE! Our annual recreational bike ride & walk on September 13th, 2009! The event starts at Connor Company located at 1209 W. Pioneer Parkway and proceeds through the scenic Rock Island Trail State Park!

All survivors will start the ride or the walk!! (The survivors will be wearing burgundy while everyone else wears green t-shirts!)

It is important to ride or walk at your own pace.

The distances include:

*Start to Chanute Road and Return: 1.5 miles
*Start to Alta Road and Return: 4 miles
*Start to Picnic Area and Return: 10 miles
*Start to Dunlap and Return: 12 miles
*Start to Princeville and Return: 24 miles

Please bring your family and friends outside and help support the Cancer Center for Healthy Living! We support all cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers in the community by offering free emotional support, nutrition support, healthy living classes, a resource library and a variety of workshops! The Center is supported entirely by the generosity of individuals, foundations, corporations and fundraising campaigns such as Pedal.

Registration Information:
Entry form must be returned by August 28th to guarantee a water bottle and t-shirt. The registration fee includes the cost of the t-shirt and water bottle:

Single Child Participant (Must be accompanied by an adult): $10.00
Single Adult Participant: $20.00
Family of Four: $40.00 (add $10 for each additional family member)

Please visit the Cancer Center for Healthy Living website at www.cchlpeoria.org or call 693-8139 for the registration form.

CCHL is the place to be!

Hey Everyone! Welcome to the Cancer Center for Healthy Living's blogspot! In case you are curious about us--I am here to explain it all to you!

First thing is first, the Cancer Center for Healthy Living is a non-profit organization located in the heart of Peoria, Illinois! We offer FREE services to cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers!!!

We offer a variety of resources including: Individual and Family Counseling, Group/Networking Counseling, Individual Nutritional Advice, Group Cooking Demonstrations, Cancer Basics 101: Everything you need to know about cancer! educational workshops, Healthy Living Classes such as Yoga, Tai Ji, Aerobics and Strength Training, a Resource Library and friendly faces! 

We are here to help EVERYONE touched by cancer live life to the fullest. If you have been touched in any way by cancer, we are here for you! 

Our main office is located inside the Hult Health Education Building on 5215 N Knoxville Avenue and our satellite office (which is where our counselor and dietician are located) is located inside the Peoria Cancer Center on Route 91. 

Stop by today and pick up our newsletter and additional information!

NIA: Joy of Movement Workshop!

NIA: The Joy of Movement Workshop is coming to the Cancer Center for Healthy Living!

NIA is a transformational fitness class that combines dance, martial arts AND integrated arts such as yoga that will change the way you experience your body and life!!!

Certified White Belt NIA Teacher, Debby Gaines will be here from Rockford to teach the exclusive class on Saturday, July 25th!

• The first workshop will be a NIA workshop from 10:45am-12:00pm
  
• The second workshop will be a "Playshop" from 1:00pm-3:00pm
  

Each class has a $10 fee and will be payable the day of the workshop. 

Please call 693-8139 to register today!

About NIA:

NIA is the physical celebration of the body. Learn about the NIA technique's definition of joy and how to find it in your body's way. No prior experience is necessary and you can join at your own pace!

Slim & Trim: Weight Management for Breast Cancer Survivors in Remission!

The Cancer Center for Healthy Living is teaming up with the OSF Dietetic Interns to Present:

Slim & Trim: Managing Weight After Breast Cancer! 

July 14th & 28th at 5:30pm at the Cancer Center for Healthy Living located inside the Hult Health Education Building. 

This class is for Breast Cancer Patients in Remission wanting to learn how to manage weight after treatment!

This 2 Part Series will cover:

*Healthy Eating

*Physical Activity

*Goal Setting

*Stress Management

There will be healthy food samples and recipes provided!

Please R.S.V.P. to 693-8139 by July 9th!

New Healthy Living Class!!!

The Cancer Center for Healthy Living has added a new healthy living class-- called Stretch & Tone. The class is a mixture of stretching, pilates and yoga with instructor Yinka Adetola, D.C. All levels are welcome! The class is free to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. There is a $3 drop-in fee for the general public. We hope to see everyone there!

Unbelievable Cancer Conqueror

The Cancer Center for Healthy Living and the 

Peoria Cancer Center Foundation are coming 

together June 6th to bring in one of the most 

remarkable cancer survivors of all time! Sean 

Swarner is a two-time cancer survivor who was 

first diagnosed at age 13 with Hodgkin's Disease 

and later with Askin's sarcoma. He was given 

two weeks to live in 1990 and is believed to 

be the ONLY person in the world to have been 

diagnosed with both deadly cancers. However, 

he did survive. Sean has only one functioning 

lung due to the removal of a golf ball sized 

tumor found with the Askin's diagnosis. Today, 

he has climbed the Seven Summits of the world

and has helped provide hope and inspiration to

thousands if not millions of people living with 

cancer. You will not want to miss Sean telling 

his inspirational story at the On Top of the 

World Event.

Join CCHL and the Peoria Cancer Center Foundation

June 6, 2009 6:30pm

Weaver Angus Farm, 5806 W Route 150 Peoria, Il 

61615

For additional information please visit our 

website: www.cchlpeoria.org or call 693.8139

watch Sean's amazing story at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVQGAg-k4bw