by Cathy Leman | Mar 7, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Food labeling, Healthy Eating, Nutrition
You know how confusing it can be to make healthy choices when grocery shopping. Or eating out. Or buying a dark chocolate bar. You do your best, yet you often feel like you overlooked something. Or misunderstood something. Or forgot to ask about something. One year... 
by Cathy Leman | Feb 28, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition
I don’t care how fabulous your grocery shopping skills are. It’s impossible to write a grocery list from “everything in moderation.” As a breast cancer patient, you deserve a crackerjack treatment team. Oncologist? Check. Radiologist? Check.... 
by Cathy Leman | Feb 13, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Heart Health, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
“An increasing number of patients with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases are presenting for breast cancer therapy, adding another level of complexity.” At ~108,000 beats per day, every minute of every hour, your heart faithfully pumps oxygen and... 
by Cathy Leman | Jan 23, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Plant-based, Risk Reduction
We don’t know for certain, but it’s been postulated that perhaps there’s a critical period after a breast cancer diagnosis when we should move quickly to change the environment of the cancer patient. This final post in my three-part series on breast cancer... 
by Cathy Leman | Jan 16, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Cancer, Fitness, Lifestyle, Risk Reduction
I would venture to say that not many breast cancer survivors or patients have the opportunity to hear a practicing breast oncologist from a distinguished cancer center say; “Oncologists receive no training in how to talk to people about nutrition and physical... 
by Cathy Leman | Jan 9, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Cancer, Fitness, Lifestyle, Risk Reduction
Body weight, exercise and their relationship to something as complex as breast cancer may seem too daunting to consider, but a fairly large body of evidence suggests that these factors absolutely relate to risk and outcome. This week’s post is the first in a...