Quitting Smoking After Your Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Is It Too Late?
One of the most important steps you should take after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis is to stop smoking, even if smoking has become a big part of your life.
Is There Hope for “Chemo Brain”
Foggy thinking, poor memory, the decline in cognitive function, attention, and sometimes motor skills... Otherwise know as, "Chemo Brain"...
Healing After Breast Cancer Surgery
Preparing your body before the surgery and having a plan for after the surgery will give your body the best chance to heal quickly.
What to Pack for Mastectomy Surgery — Hospital Bag Checklist
Most people will stay in the hospital overnight after a mastectomy. If breast reconstruction is done, the stay may be longer, depending on the type of reconstruction. If you fall into this [...]
4 Mastectomy Recovery Gifts That will Really Help and Don’t Cost a Dime.
4 Mastectomy Recovery Gifts That will Really Help and Don’t Cost a Dime. Before your rush out to get that typical “get well” bouquet of flowers for your friend, remember this – flowers die. [...]
Helpful Tips for Your Mastectomy Recovery
Breast cancer can be a scary diagnosis. Know what to expect from your recovery and learn about the important lifestyle changes that can help you recover both physically and emotionally.
Breast Cancer and Your Mental Health
When you hear the words "You have breast cancer," it's easy to think of all the physical results that cancer will have on your body. But what about the mental & emotional effects of having cancer?
Green Powder Power
Green Powders are a quick way to get some “greens” into your diet when you don’t feel up to cooking actual greens but what do they actually do in the body?
Simple, At Home Healing Remedies to Support Your Cancer Recovery
When dealing with cancer, it’s often hard to get the energy to do a large amount of cooking using all the wonderful healing foods that we hear about. However, there are some simple, easy things [...]
Keep Your Gut Healthy During Chemo
Did you know you have more bacteria in your body than cells? Trillions and trillions of these tiny microbes live on you and in you, but the ones that are the most powerful are those in your intestines.
Surgical Drains After Breast Surgery
Surgical drains perform an important role in healing after breast surgery
8 Types of Mastectomy Pillows for Comfort During Your Recovery
Comfort pillows can bring tremendous comfort during breast cancer treatment
Your skin during and after cancer treatment
Reflecting changes in your health, cancer treatment can cause major changes, leaving you with nasties such as this pair of cracked painful feet – or rough, scaly, or flaking skin, excessive [...]
Hot Summer Night Meals
On hot summer nights, heating up the kitchen is what I try to avoid so I focus on minimal cooking. Here are some great dinner ideas that are fast, easy, and will keep your house cool while [...]
New ideas for treating long term side effects
Some long term side effects, and a website address with more information
Foods That Kill Cancer Stem Cells
There are thousands of compounds that have been studied and tested that have anti-cancer properties, but only a small subset has been proven to target and kill cancer stem cells.
Can Vitamin D Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer?
Are Vitamin D Levels Key in Preventing Cancer? There’s been an ongoing debate over the past number of years as to whether or not vitamin D is helpful in preventing cancer, and to what extent.
The Importance of Protein
The nutrition world has as many opinions as politics! I’ve been in the field of nutrition for close to thirty years. Over these years I’ve watched as people polarize into their “diet” and try [...]