Body & Soul Briefs: Nourish Your Soul, Care for Your Body
By • October 9, 2024 0 433
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to make a screening appointment (in line with U.S. guidelines). And Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day. With work stress at an all-time high, this year’s theme is mental health in the workplace. Finally, to help end cancer, don’t miss BellRinger weekend: a bike ride and related programming on Oct. 25 and 26.
October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Mammogram recommendations have changed to skew younger in recent years. Courtesy MedStar Health.
Did you know that breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women, regardless of race or ethnicity? The renovated, spa-like Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Health Center at MedStar Georgetown, nestled within the new Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the ideal place to explore treatment options, obtain a second opinion or get your mammogram. Current guidelines advise women between the ages of 40 and 74 to be screened for breast cancer every other year.
Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
Yoga is a great way to unwind after a long workday. iStock.
This year’s World Mental Health Day theme: “It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace.” You can support mental health at work by expressing gratitude, practicing kind email etiquette and making a few no-meetings or no-phone-calls days each month. It’s always important to take time out of your day to ask someone, “How are you?” Be mindful, considerate and, of course, prioritize your own mental health first and foremost by utilizing tools like mindfulness, therapy and exercise.
Oct. 25 and 26: BellRinger 2024
There’s still time to sign up for BellRinger, an effort that brings together a community of people dedicated to ending cancer. Founded in 2022, the organization works with Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Participants can ride 25, 50 or 100 miles, or help volunteer at the opening ceremony, rest stops or finish lines. You can even take a virtual ride. More information can be found at bellringer.org.
