by Cathy Leman | Jul 19, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Risk Reduction, sleep
Not only do we feel and function better when we get enough sleep, some research suggests it may help reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence. I love to sleep. Actually, my husband may love for me to sleep even more than I love for me to sleep. When I don’t get my... 
by Cathy Leman | Jul 12, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
“Even before treatment starts, you can help the healing process begin.” ~ Cathy Leman, MA, RD, LD Prior to my 2014 breast cancer diagnosis, I spent my days working as a nutrition therapist and personal trainer. If I described my professional life as simply... by Cathy Leman | Nov 22, 2017 | Lifestyle, Risk Reduction, STRIKE Back
“Contentment is not the fulfillment of what we want, but the appreciation for what we have.” Just as I drifted off to sleep last night, the word “FULL” popped into my mind, and I heard (yes, heard) the message that “FULL” needed to be the theme for my blog... by Cathy Leman | Oct 19, 2017 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Fitness, Lifestyle, MOVE Back, Nutrition, Oregon, Plant-based, Portland, Prevention, Risk Reduction, STRIKE Back, Travel, Vegan
Upon returning from my travels, my practice is to do a write-up highlighting information to help you stay “health-focused” should you one day find yourself visiting the same locale. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again (forever), packing healthy habits... 
by Cathy Leman | Oct 12, 2017 | BITE Back, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
Ok, it really wasn’t my plan to quite so quickly pen a follow-up to last week’s “The SWEET Guide to Navigating Breast Cancer & Sugar”, but the response to that information has been so overwhelmingly positive, I still have A LOT to say/share, and I’m up to my... 
by Cathy Leman | Sep 7, 2017 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
It was time to cry uncle. Over the long Labor Day weekend I was not physically idle for a second (sleeping doesn’t count), and neither was my mind. I’d been chewing on an issue that just wouldn’t leave me alone – the question of how to wrap my mind around...