New Year, New You?

by | Jan 10, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Cancer

The miracle that is your body deserves your love and respect. It is exactly this miracle that will get you through.  New year, new you. For a few weeks now it’s likely that ads for health clubs, workout routines, diet plans and detoxes have flooded your social...

Why your dietary pattern matters

by | Dec 10, 2024 | Breast Cancer, Cancer

I know you think your potato chip habit will be to blame should you experience a breast cancer recurrence, but I’m here to tell you, nutrition doesn’t work that way.  While it’s common to focus on eating/not eating individual foods as a way to “manage” your recurrence...

What Is Eating With Peace?

by | Nov 7, 2024 | Breast Cancer, Cancer

How often do you sit down for a meal or snack and experience a moment of worry before you eat? Probably more often than you’d like.  I see this happening with way too many women after finishing treatment for hormone-driven breast cancer; their food scares them!  Food...

Why Me?

by | Oct 9, 2024 | Breast Cancer, Cancer

Here’s the truth.  This blog was inspired by a song written and performed by Kris Kristofferson, who passed away September 28, 2024 at the age of 88.  While I wasn’t a huge Kristofferson fan, given that I’m a lifelong music junkee and was a 1970’s teenager (duh, A...

Can Breast Cancer Survivors Eat Chocolate?

by | Sep 13, 2024 | Breast Cancer, Cancer

I’m not sure there’s anyone on the planet who loves chocolate more than I do.  Unfortunately, chocolate is an amazing food that’s highly misunderstood, especially after hormone-driven breast cancer!  Here are some chocolate myths: It’s fattening It’s junk food It’s...