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Moving for better health For information about proper bike fit for recreation or competition needs, visit the Wellness Wednesday booth from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Children’s Hospital lobby. Participants will receive a free APTA reflector for a bicycle.   Every year the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) celebrates October as physical therapy month in an effort to promote physical therapy across the country.    This year’s topic is proper bike fit. Whether it is for recreation or competition, proper bike fit minimizes discomfort and helps to prevent pain and injury. Physical therapists have the ability to evaluate bike fit and help to ensure the cyclist’s ability to meet functional goals, whether it is for comfort and endurance or speed and performance.  Weekly tips from the Healthy S.C. Challenge Healthy S.C. Challenge is a results-oriented initiative created by Gov. Mark Sanford and first lady Jenny Sanford to motivate people to start making choices that can improve health and well-being. Visit http://www.healthysc.gov. Nutrition Certain foods are superstars for promoting breast health. For vegetables, cruciferous vegetables, beans and lentils are uniquely high in several nutrients important for breast cancer protection; cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale, cauliflower) have phytochemicals that are among the most potent naturally-occurring anti-breast cancer agents ever identified; and carotenoid-rich vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, collards, spinach and sweet potatoes) have an anti-cancer punch. Eat raw or lightly cook cruciferous and carotenoid veggies for optimal results. Physical Activity When doing yard work this fall, try using a rake rather than a leaf blower to incorporate physical fitness into daily activities.  Tobacco The health benefits of quitting smoking far exceed any risks from the average 5-pound weight gain or any adverse psychological effects that may follow quitting.     Friday, Oct. 13, 2006 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.