That’s what the New York Attorney general’s office determined when they checked a random 78 bottles of various herbal and vitamin pills and capsules for Target, Walmart, Walgreens and GNC across the state and then took them to a lab… Read More ›
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Cool Hip Holiday Gifts for the Health Conscious
As the holidays fast approach I can’t help thinking of gift giving…and getting. Yes, I’m grateful for everything I have and of course I would never tell a gift-giver that I didn’t like their gift (to their face), but for… Read More ›
So pissed at this Breastcancer.org TV ad I could scream!! (and I did!)
I just assume that I’m going to get bombarded with crap during breast cancer awareness month, but this TV commercial just made me want to jump through the screen. It’s an ad from BreastCancer.org and it’s telling women some facts…and… Read More ›
Mastin Kipp of The Daily Love is adorable….and here’s what we ate.
Mastin Kipp is adorable. I know…tell you something you don’t know. For those of you who don’t know Mastin, he is the brains behind the wildly popular twitter and e-mail business called “The Daily Love”. What started out as a way… Read More ›
THIS is the reason healthcare and health in the US sucks
My sister sent me this photo who said a friend took it while she was waiting for an appointment in her doctor’s office. IN HER DOCTOR’S OFFICE! Notice the cancer promoting artificial sweetener in the back. I’ll bet this MD… Read More ›
New worldwide guidelines on cancer-causing arsenic in rice
Brown rice healthier than white? Not when it comes to arsenic levels. On July 18, 2014 The Codex Alimentarius Commission (in charge of all the alimentary canals in the world I guess) issued a statement that it has set a… Read More ›
Chemobrain? or PTSD?
As much as 35% of all people that have gone through treatment for cancer have full blown Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. And up to 80% exhibit some symptoms related to PTSD. We most often think of PTSD as something that… Read More ›
Do you need a feces transplant for better health?
Yes, you read that right. There’s now a procedure called a fecal transplant…and it is what you think it is. Poop from one person is placed into the colon of another. When I first heard of this, aside from the… Read More ›
Get breathalyzed…for lung cancer
A new lung cancer test measures the amount of a tumor enzyme in your breath. I love when technology is not only cool, but can help save lives as well. Enter NaNose. (even the name is fun to say…) Presenters… Read More ›
Cancer Survival 101
I was honored to speak at The Renewal Center in Crystal Lake IL to a group of cancer survivors about what they can do to be at their optimal level of health after a cancer diagnosis. It was a blast!… Read More ›
See The Savvy Sister get a scope
Too many people are not getting colonoscopies because they think they are painful or a nuisance. March was colon cancer awareness month and it was also the month of my 50th birthday. I posted about it and told everyone to… Read More ›
Auditory Xanax for Anxiety
There’s more to treating anxiety than just popping pills. One of the biggest problems with cancer patients is their level and management of anxiety. But anxiety is not just a psychological issue, it’s a very real physical issue. Anxiety causes… Read More ›
Mary’s Gone Crackers….again
I don’t know who Mary is or even if there is a “Mary” (really….)but if there is I want to hug her and thank her for satisfying my taste buds in such a wholesome way. In case you don’t know, Mary’s… Read More ›
My job is shit
That’s what you’ll hear them say at the colonoscopy lab. And being that it’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I thought I would take a moment to remind you that if you are 50 and you haven’t had a colonoscopy, this… Read More ›
Mexico has what the cancer community needs
Namely…..hope. Why Mexico? Because it takes $1 billion dollars to get one drug approved here in the US and with big pharma running Washington and the hundreds of billions made on cancer treatments, it’s no wonder that the US is… Read More ›
