by Cathy Leman | Aug 25, 2021 | Nutrition
I don’t tell people what to do. I teach, guide, recommend and inspire. I’ve found that’s most helpful in building healthy lifestyles, mindsets, resilience. But over the course of my career, more people than I can count have pleaded, “Just... 
by Cathy Leman | May 7, 2021 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Risk Reduction, STRIKE Back
“Eat everything in moderation”. You hear it all the time, yet what does that even mean? The definition of moderation: “avoiding extremes of behavior or expression; observing reasonable limits.” Some breast cancer nutrition advice, often shared by your oncologist: “Eat... 
by Cathy Leman | Mar 4, 2021 | Breast Cancer, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, stress
One of the best ways you can support your body’s stress management efforts? Grab your knife and fork. That’s right – food plays a significant role in helping your body manage stress. Stress is stalking you. Why wouldn’t it be? The experience of a breast cancer... 
by Cathy Leman | Jan 29, 2021 | Breast Cancer, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Plant-based
I recently received this email. . . Hi Cathy, I am one-year post-breast cancer diagnosis and struggling with healthy eating for the past 5 months. I was at first very strict, afraid to eat and stressing about anything I ate. Now I am going crazy and eating crappy... 
by Cathy Leman | Jun 25, 2020 | BITE Back, Nutrition
No doubt you’ve heard that tea (especially GREEN) has breast cancer benefits. It’s those benefits I explore here, albeit briefly; I could write an entire month of posts devoted to nothing but tea. The goal of my blog is to help you feel confident making... 
by Cathy Leman | Jun 11, 2020 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Fitness, MOVE Back, Nutrition
Can we get real? The majority of lifestyle information connected to improving breast cancer treatment and survivorship while reducing risk of recurrence generally circles back to the same theme: nutrition and fitness. Pay attention to the food you put on your plate...