by Cathy Leman | Oct 5, 2022 | Cancer, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation, Prevention, Risk Reduction
*** I initially wrote this post in October 2014. *** My doctor had discovered a lump in my left breast, and I was awaiting my mammogram appointment. . .the outcome of which would change the entire trajectory of my life. Thought I’d bring it back in 2022. .... 
by Cathy Leman | Sep 22, 2021 | Cancer, Healthy Eating, Inspiration, Nutrition, Plant-based, Prevention, Vegan
We’re heading into the holiday season. I realize it’s only September, but gift-giving time will be here before you know it. Here’s what I’d like to gift every person on the planet. A box of produce, every week for a year. Now... 
by Cathy Leman | Sep 8, 2021 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Inspiration, MOVE Back, Nutrition, Prevention, Risk Reduction
I adore the word “elevate”. It’s a classy way of saying, “Get your s**t together.” Formal definition: To lift up, to increase the level of, to make higher. “Elevate” fits the work I do. When clients REBUILD THEIR HEALTH, they also elevate it.... 
by Cathy Leman | Jun 3, 2021 | Breast Cancer, Lifestyle, Prevention
What if the odds a woman will get breast cancer in her lifetime dropped from 1:8 to 1:800? In my opinion, there’s too much breast cancer. Period. I don’t think you would disagree. Let’s review risk factors, shall we? (2) Being a woman Age (risk goes up... 
by Cathy Leman | Oct 24, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Plant-based, Prevention, Risk Reduction
We don’t yet have true PREVENTION of breast cancer through diet, and it’s misleading to use that term as if we do. We can certainly adopt preventive lifestyle strategies and habits, but for now, the most accurate and truthful term is “risk reduction.” As... 
by Cathy Leman | Oct 18, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Prevention, Risk Reduction
Nutritional genomics is a broad term encompassing nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, and nutritional epigenomics, all of which involve how nutrients and genes interact. Identifying the effects of individual nutrients or an entire nutritional plan based on an...