Inspiring Words from Breast Cancer Patient

I just received this beautiful statement from an extraordinary breast cancer patient. This is why I get up and go to work ….so I can be inspired by amazing, courageous breast cancer patients.  When patients…

Recipe: Spicy Super Anti-Oxidant Pomegranate-Blueberry Sauce

Pomegranates and Blueberries are rich in protective anti-cancer anti-oxidant phytochemicals including pterostilbene from blueberries and punicalgin from pomegranates. The addition of herbs and spices adds more anti-oxidants and more support for normal inflammation control. Use this…

Recipe: AntiInflammatory Berry Mint LemonAde

AntiOxidant AntiInflammatory Berry Mint LemonAde | This is a refreshing tart drink with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties due to the addition of herbs, spices and berries. A new twist on an old classic.

Whole Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors | Book Review

The Whole Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors by Helayne Waldman and Ed Bauman- Here is a must have book for all women who have been through breast cancer and want to thrive, not just survive. This is one of those books that I wish I had written. It’s that good!

Do You Know the Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer? | Silent and Deadly

September is Women’s Cancer Month and Ovarian Cancer Month. Let’s get real. This is serious. Ovarian Cancer is the deadliest of women’s cancers. It is silent and it kills. 1 in 70 women in the United States will be affected by ovarian cancer.The symptoms of ovarian cancer are hard to recognize.

Organic Food | Is It Really Better for You??

Confused by a recent study published by Stanford University that concluded (erroneously) that organic food is not really better for you???? Bottom line…the study is good, the conclusion really cannot be supported. To read a truly intelligent discussion about how to understand the study, I would like to refer you to this very clear explanation by my esteemed colleague and health writer Johnny Bowden. Here is a link to his blog post titled The Organic Food Lie

Leading Cause of Breast Cancer | Overweight Women at Highest Risk

A recent study by Joseph Sparano, M.D at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine found
Obesity May Become the Leading Cause of Breast Cancer Deaths. A recent study finds
“that obesity at diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with about a 30 percent higher risk of recurrence and a nearly 50 percent higher risk of death.”