by Cathy Leman | Oct 12, 2017 | BITE Back, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
Ok, it really wasn’t my plan to quite so quickly pen a follow-up to last week’s “The SWEET Guide to Navigating Breast Cancer & Sugar”, but the response to that information has been so overwhelmingly positive, I still have A LOT to say/share, and I’m up to my...
by Cathy Leman | Sep 28, 2017 | BITE Back, Nutrition
I began last Friday like I do every Friday when I’m not traveling, at my “Yoga Flow” class. Well, that’s not entirely true. I actually began my day with an amazing cup of coffee (#grateful), courtesy of (in my opinion) the best invention in the universe; autobrew. I’m...
by Cathy Leman | Sep 7, 2017 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
It was time to cry uncle. Over the long Labor Day weekend I was not physically idle for a second (sleeping doesn’t count), and neither was my mind. I’d been chewing on an issue that just wouldn’t leave me alone – the question of how to wrap my mind around...
by Cathy Leman | Aug 24, 2017 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Nutrition
She only wanted to know what would be a good thing to eat for breakfast. And that started the nuances ball rolling. Well, that and a snippet of a podcast interview. A hopeless podcast junkie, I was listening to an episode from one of my newer finds earlier this week,...
by Cathy Leman | Aug 17, 2017 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Fitness, MOVE Back, Nutrition, Plant-based, Prevention, Vegan
Broccoli is your friend. You know it, your mother has long known it, the breast cancer risk reduction research people know it. And because you try to do all you can to (hopefully) keep that evil breast cancer away or from returning, you eat broccoli. You serve...
by Cathy Leman | Jul 30, 2017 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Plant-based, Prevention, Vegan
I love opening my refrigerator door, taking a quick inventory of what’s hanging around, and conjuring up a way to combine the remains of the week’s meals into something new, nourishing, and delicious. This week’s fridge review yielded leftover whole...
by Cathy Leman | Jul 7, 2017 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition
Feedback on last week’s California smoothie bowl post ranged from “having a “bowl” for breakfast sounds fun!”, to one person making a mental note to actually try a “bowl”, to a comment/question combo about a certain popular chain food establishment that offers...
by Cathy Leman | Jun 29, 2017 | Nutrition
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Manhattan Beach, CA. for the honor of presenting a nutrition and cancer self-care and risk reduction program at the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation 2-day Patient Conference. Here’s a photo of me in action, clearly impassioned...
by Cathy Leman | Jun 22, 2017 | Nutrition
Do you have a go-to method for healthy dining when you travel? It probably doesn’t surprise you that I have a few tricks up my sleeve, and I use them often. I strongly encourage you to pack your healthy habits when you pack your luggage. All too often, healthy...
by Cathy Leman | May 10, 2017 | Cancer
It’s said that age is the greatest risk factor for developing cancer, with risk increasing significantly after age 50, and half of all cancers diagnosed in people age 66 and above. (1) Currently, there is no single reason why aging bodies are more susceptible to...
