by Cathy Leman | Feb 10, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Healthy Eating, Heart Health, Nutrition, Plant-based, Vegan, Vegetarian
Vegetarian and vegan diets alike offer benefits for those interested in using diet to improve obesity, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol; all of which increase risk for heart disease, and in the case of obesity and uncontrolled diabetes, breast... 
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 | Nov 8, 2013 | Cooking, Food Finds, Healthy Eating, Heart Health, Nutrition
I am a huge fan of cooking on the weekend for the week ahead. It saves time, money, energy and YOUR SANITY! That said, I know how easy it can be to get into a cooking rut, making the same dish over and over and over; many of my clients struggle with this. Because my... 
by Cathy Leman | Aug 29, 2013 | Cooking, Food Finds, Heart Health
Early in 2013, my father-in-law was diagnosed with bladder cancer. If that wasn’t startling enough, tests to determine whether the cancer had spread revealed lung cancer; different from the bladder cancer. Which turned out to be a good thing, in the hierarchy of... 
by Cathy Leman | Aug 22, 2013 | Food Finds, Healthy Eating, Heart Health
I love Chicago. Although I moved here years ago, rarely do I pass up an opportunity to spend time simply reveling in the energy and urban vibe of the city. My passion for the city is one of the reasons I established a Chicago office; it’s a perfectly fine... 
by Cathy Leman | Aug 9, 2013 | Cooking, Food Finds, Heart Health, Nutrition
Though “The How-To Companion” to the feature documentary “Forks Over Knives” has been out for a couple of years, I’ve only recently picked up a copy. The reasons for only now getting to this small but mighty book are many, but primarily,...