What to expect
What to expect
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Workshops to learn the “how to’s”
Rejuvenate through movement
Eat right to fight Prostate Cancer
Education for life-long success
Relaxation to recharge
Enjoyment for the sake of having fun
If you can do it here you can do it anywhere!
1. Workshops to learn the “how to’s”
You will learn how to overcome the day-to-day obstacles that interfere with health and healing. We will focus on deprivation-less eating rather than Dieting. Diets do not work -they are temporary, boring and unsatisfying.Cooking
Our natural gourmet chef will teach you how to cook delicious, optimizing meals that will strengthen your body. Cancer cells do not survive in a strong body.
Learn the tools used in creating anti-cancer, delicious meals.
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Stress buster methods & techniques
It’s tough out there, isn’t it? I mean really. You have to be the best in your business, raise good kids, be a loving, understanding husband, pay the bills, grieve the sudden loss of a loved one, deal with a separation, work with the poor economy and now you have to deal with prostate cancer. That's not what you signed up for eh?
We are going to help you identify stressors and “reframe” them. Stress is induced by your representation of the events that occur in your life. Your representation, or better yet, your perception needs to be altered so that stress chemicals are LEAST produced so that you live cancer-free. Learn breathing techniques to relax your nervous system in an instant.
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2. Rejuvenate through movement
Sedentary people do worse with cancer than those that move their bodies more frequently.
A significant amount of research is now indicating that exercise helps reduce the recurrence rates of CaP, better tolerate prostate cancer treatment and improve quality of life in men with CaP.
The CaP retreat program teaches a comprehensive approach involving cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, stretching and yoga. Yoga is an ancient eastern mind/body exercise that has shown to relieve stress and help in healing. Professionals in the field who are licensed and certified will teach all exercises. Each aspect of the program is fun, safe and a developed so that you can continue these exercises at home. Research shows that the leaner you are the lower your chances for recurrence after treatment (Freedland et al. 2004) We will be walking to most of retreat destinations in New York City while admiring the beautiful scenery the city has to offer. Your current health status and fitness level will be assessed so that you are properly guidedback to top
3. Eat right to fight and prevent cancer
What you put in your mouth (and don’t put in your mouth) has a huge impact on your ability to beat and prevent prostate cancer.
Discover the science of targeted eating to help you win this battle.
You will have several fresh squeezed vegetable juices a day. Juicing is one important way of flooding your cells with valuable, natural anti-cancer chemicals that come directly from nature. Deprivation-less eating – enjoy an abundance of flavorful natural foods that will support your health and eliminate cravings. Eat what you cook. You will eat delicious, all-natural, 3-course meals from our cooking workshop. Hunger will not be an issue. back to top
4. Education for life-long success
Education is the cornerstone of the NYU Prostate Cancer Health Retreat
Learn the latest research on supplementation:
Supplements that will support your health and keep cancer at bay Supplements that can be harmful and possibly induce cancer Supplements that are just hype and not worth your money
Learn the latest research on how to overcome treatment side effects:
- Incontinence
- Erectile dysfunction
- Hot flashes
- Depression
- Fatigue
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5. Relaxation to recharge
You will sleep like a baby. Much of what we will do will help you secrete melatonin (sleep hormone) at night to ensure a good, sound, deep sleep.
You will explore relaxation methods that calms your nervous system in a second - especially when the going gets tough.
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6. Enjoyment - laughter is therapeutic
We will have a blast. Make sure you bring your sense of humor with you. In his book Anatomy of an Illness, Norman Cousins eloquently writes about how humor can boost the bodies' capacity to heal from disease.