Nutrition 411: Donna’s Inspiration, Recipes & Links
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates A Health Warrior is Born On January 19, 2010, I was diagnosed with DCIS. I was 44 and had two young children. Hearing the word “carcinoma” was terrifying. Hearing the aggressive treatments was equally terrifying — and nothing made any sense to me. Despite being […]
31 Days of “Little Known” FACTS — For Breast Cancer Awareness Month — Day 5 — Lifestyle Medicine
Did you know… More than 70,000 breast cancer cases a year—40% of all cases—could be prevented with lifestyle measures. – American Institute for Cancer Research Food is a powerful, yet largely untapped resource for disease prevention. Many Diseases Are Preventable Science shows many foods can prevent, halt or even reverse cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and […]
Donna’s Official “Better-than-Awareness” Checklist
“Breast cancer is a dominant fear for many women. Fortunately, it’s also largely a preventable disease with the right diet and a healthy lifestyle. Contrary to what most people hope for, early detection by mammography causes more harm than good. Radical surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are brutal remedies universally prescribed to women with breast cancer, […]
My 2 Hour Consultation with Dr. Gordon Saxe, Center for Integrative Medicine, UCSD
After reading this short description about Dr. Saxe, I got excited… Preventive and Natural Medicine Counseling (Nutrition, Supplements, Herbs); Integrative Oncology (specializing in Breast & Prostate Cancers) So, I clicked to learn more… Dr. Gordon Saxe is the Director of Research, a preventive and integrative medicine physician, a founding member of the UCSD Center for […]