15 Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods: green leafy vegetables bok choy celery beets brocoli blueberries pineapple salmon bone broth walnuts coconut oil chia seeds flaxseeds turmeric ginger Top Gut Healing Foods: Bone broth Plant based collagen Fermented Foods – saurkraut, kimchi, yogurt, kefir, tempeh, nato, miso Fruits high in fiber – […]
Damage from 5G is real. It can cause free radicals in the body which can cause chronic oxidative stress that can damage the structure of our cells. Cellular damage can lead to chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Here are some ways to help protect ourselves: 1) Keep your phone in airplane […]
Often times foods can cause damage to the lining of our guts, either because we are sensitive to that specific food or because the GMOs it contains are damaging. We now have a term for this, it is called leaky gut. This where the junctions of the gut lining have been damaged to […]
As a food based integrative health and wellness coach, my first advice of course is to eat whole foods, organic when you can. Sometimes though we just need something quick and easy that does not involve a lot of prep work. A quick meal that contains veggies, fruits, fiber, protein, and healthy fats would be […]
Lately I have been riding around on what looks like a stand up bike, and having a blast. I have had a lot of questions about what it is so I thought I would add a post about it. Due to some typical runner’s injuries, I needed to find a way to get out and […]
Since my diagnosis, I have seen an oncologist, a breast surgeon, my plastic surgeon and the nurse practitioner who is very nice but has yet to do anything she said she would, no follow up, no checking in, no guidance. I have been told I need radical surgery to remove the rest of my breast […]
Recently I learned that new studies are suggesting that soy might not be as bad as I thought it was in promoting breast cancer. Earlier on in my research, the studies were showing that the isoflavones in soy are phytoestrogens, properties that mimic estrogen and its effect in the body, specifically in attaching themselves to […]
My port was placed Feb 15, 2019, and after a quick trip to San Francisco to tour colleges with my daughter, chemo began Feb 26, 2019. The worst part for me through the entire process was the IV benadryl, the rest went through fine. I had read a study and listened to a talk given […]
After meeting with another oncologist at Georgetown Medical Center in DC, Dr. Isaacs, and speaking with a medical oncologist at Dana Farber, Nancy Lin, MD., it was decided that because I have triple positive breast cancer, ie estrogen positive, progesterone positive, HER2 posiitve, with a tumor over 2cm in size (exact size unknown as the plastic […]
Since my diagnosis, I have seen an oncologist, a breast surgeon, my plastic surgeon and the nurse practitioner who is very nice but has yet to do anything she said she would, no follow up, no checking in, no guidance. I have been told I need radical surgery to remove the rest of my breast […]