First of all, I want to thank all of you who left wonderful comments the past couple of ays. I will draw names this weekend, so you still have time to comment and enter in the contest to win a signed copy of From Incurable to Incredible when it is released. I’m hoping that will happen [...]
Sometimes all the information about cancer-fighting nutrition can make your head spin! I’m learning there are a lot of opposing views. Soy or no soy? Do veggies help prevent cancer or not? Oy vey!
For the past two years, flaxseed has been part of my routine. I’ve been advised by both a naturopath and my holistic [...]
As I mentioned in a previous post, I signed up to be an Imerman Angel and have been matched with Marina, a newly diagnosed survivor with stage IV breast cancer. It’s been a great experience.
Like me, Marina is all about empowering herself by being proactive with her health. She’s dived in, researching about holistic ways to [...]
There are some things in life that make me go hmmmmm–like the popularity of a local blog here called What I Wore Today. I don’t get it, but I guess I’m not their target audience. Most days I’m in my sweats sitting at my computer.
Anyway, the blog inspired me to do today’s post. When I [...]
One of the things Dr. Huber has prescribed to me is Avemar, a fermented wheat germ supplement that has great promise in fighting cancer. I first heard about it through my friend Pattie, who learned about it when receiving care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I also received information when I stopped by Avemar’s table while at [...]
Remember those Preference by Loreal commercials where the model emphatically states, “Because I’m worth it”? Well, that’s going to be my mantra these days. It strikes me how absurd it is to worry about money when it comes to saving my life.
Over the past two years, I’ve read books, researched the Internet and piggybacked on what [...]
It’s been an interesting couple of days. Yesterday I met with Dr. Gary Huber who has guest posted on my blog (www.healthyalterego.com). It was a real eye opener.
Here I was, all proud of myself for not eating sugar. Now I learn the rice crackers and even Ezekial bread I’m eating are converting to sugar in my [...]
I went in for lab work this week at my oncologist’s office and had my dreaded weigh-in. We just returned from my cousin’s son’s Bar Mitzvah, so I knew it wouldn’t be pretty. Sure enough, my weight was up.
Actually, my weight has been slowly creeping up all year. I’ve justified it with eating healthy food – no sugar, [...]
OK, now that I have your attention, I want to admit that I’m kind of a prude when it comes to sex. It’s not something I talk about, and it certainly has not been top of mind these days as a person living with cancer. And that’s the problem; I think survivors spend so much [...]
As I was catching up on my newspapers, I came across an interesting article about a study at The Ohio State University on the Amish and cancer. Not surprisingly, they found the Amish have a lower incidence of cancer than the rest of us.
Part of the reason is that they grow and raise their own [...]
I’m back home from the Annie Appleseed conference and, as promised, I will share what I learned. There is way too much for me to share on a post or even multiple posts, but I’ll do my best to boil down the highlights as I saw them.
The best part of the conference? The fabulous people [...]
Day one of the conference and I feel like I’ve been thrown into an honors biology class by mistake and am totally lost. There is so much information and many of the presenters seem to pack everything into a short time with lots of scientific lingo. I just assume that everyone here knows a lot [...]
Well my friend Ashlie and I finally made it to West Palm Beach for the Annie Appleseed Conference. I was wondering if we’d ever get here, given the five-hour delay with our flight. Snow closed Chrissy’s school, as well as most in the city. It was sunny and in the sixties when we arrived, but [...]
We’re all busy with the holidays coming up, so I’ll make this quick. Yesterday I featured Ann Fonfa, founder of the Annie Appleseed Project. She had some great basic tips for people like you and me who are living with cancer.
”I tell people the healthier they are going into treatment, the better off they’ll be,” she [...]
I just spoke to the founder of the Annie Appleseed Project Ann Fonfa, who happens to be a miracle survivor. More than 15 years ago, Ann was told she had Stage IV breast cancer. Today she is cancer-free and is helping millions of people with the Annie Appleseed Project, whose mission is to bring complimentary cancer [...]
I just got back from the Thanksgiving holiday. I love stuffing and other such goodies, but it is not part of my diet plan.
So I’m back to my own food and routine, including this blog. One of the great side benefits of doing this is being connected to some great experts like Dr. Gary Huber, [...]
For the past couple of years, I have transformed the way I eat. Now when I go grocery shopping, I look at everything as “medicine” for building my immune system and staying healthy. I shop the perimeter of the store and stick to the organic produce section. I limit my dairy, so I get rice [...]
I’ve been holding back on this topic because there are so many sugar lovers out there. I’m a former addict – er lover – myself, but I think it’s important. And with our kids’ Halloween candy calling to us, I think it’s timely.
Sugar isn’t good for any of us, especially if you’re a cancer survivor. I [...]
I’m excited to announce my first guest blog post! I have been incorporating green tea into my diet to fight cancer. So I asked Dr. Gary Huber, president of the LaValle Metabolic Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, to share his expertise on the topic:
Wow, talk about your unfair trade practices! Asia brought us green tea, and [...]
Last night my husband, daughter and I watched the documentary, Crazy, Sexy Cancer by fabulous survivor Kris Carr. I read her book last year and was inspired by her wit, perseverance and spirit. In 2003, Kris was diagnosed with a very rare cancer, which manifested about 23 spots on her liver. Today her cancer is [...]
