by Cathy Leman | Nov 22, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
Feeling a little anxious about the upcoming holiday season? Regardless of which holiday(s) you celebrate, you may be panicked about all the celebratory treats and symbolic foods. Why? Because you think they don’t fit into a healthy post-treatment breast cancer diet....
by Cathy Leman | Nov 8, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
There’s a common complaint among women who’ve gone through breast cancer treatment. Weight gain. It doesn’t happen to everyone, but I hear enough women speaking about the issue to know it’s common. When I talk with someone interested in my Peaceful Plate program,...
by Cathy Leman | Oct 25, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
Hey, Pinktober is almost over! How you doin’? I hope you’re taking care of yourself while riding the pink tsunami! I can’t help but think how many companies made a crapload of money selling breast cancer goods and services this month. Goods and services with no...
by Cathy Leman | Oct 9, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
I work with women just like you. You’ve finished treatment for hormone-positive breast cancer and are ready to take charge of your nutritional health, but you don’t know where to start. You feel overwhelmed trying to figure out what to eat, what to avoid, and how to...
by Cathy Leman | Sep 26, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
It’s time to retire BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. We’re plenty aware. During October, I suggest we adopt BREAST CANCER ACTION month. To get you started I’m sharing 31 healthy tips for managing your recurrence risk and rebuilding your health after treatment. ...
by Cathy Leman | Sep 15, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
In April 2018 I had the sincere pleasure of attending my first oncology nutrition symposium, a biennial event hosted by the Oncology Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Nutrition science ruled at this event, and “voodoo nutrition” based...
by Cathy Leman | Aug 28, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
What is the big deal with tofu? In the ER+/PR+ breast cancer survivor community you and I are part of, it comes down to three things: It’s soy It’s scary It’s misunderstood This post isn’t a deep-dive into soy, rather, on none other than National Tofu Day (I’m not...
by Cathy Leman | Aug 18, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
Fad diets constantly cycle through the breast cancer community. In this post, I offer three that you may not have considered, yet just may be following yourself. Unhealthy, unsustainable dieting habits all start somewhere. Allow me to introduce you to a few that...
by Cathy Leman | Aug 4, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
“It’s easy, once you get the hang of it.” How many times, under how many different circumstances, have you heard that? Rollerskating Riding a bike Falling in love (ok, maybe not that one) Now that you’ve finished treatment for your hormone-positive breast cancer, you...
by Cathy Leman | Jul 21, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
Are you on nutrition information overload? Eat this, not that. Take this supplement, not that one. Stay away from ALL of this ________________ (insert every food you enjoy), but do eat ALL of this ________________ (insert every food you can’t tolerate. . .even a...
