Originally posted on The Perks of Having Cancer!:
….that is the question. When it comes to cancer prevention, the answer is clear: No!…..and, well….Yes! It all depends on what you are drinking. When it comes right down to it, there…
healthy living
Want to change the world? Here are 5 things you can do right now.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way this world will change is from the ground up. By that I mean grass roots efforts by you and me…individuals…not some big group, political agenda, or organization that seems to start… Read More ›
Major Retailers Caught Selling Fake Vitamin/Herbal Supplements
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 ›
Why breast cancer survivors should eat soy….every day.
In my continuing posts focused on breast cancer this month, I bring you soy in all its cancer-preventing glory! I am a stage III, ER positive breast cancer survivor and I eat soy every day. Why? Because I want to… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Lessons on cancer survival from a medical miracle
I was so honored to get to sit down and talk with this amazing man and get his story on how he is able to deadlift 600 pounds when the doctors told him several years earlier to get his affairs… 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 ›
5 Things Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Cancer Prevention (because they don’t have a clue)
When I presented my oncologist with reports from Sloan Kettering New York Hospital that said mushrooms had cancer fighting properties, and I told her I was going to include dried mushroom capsules in my daily regimen, she rolled her eyes…. Read More ›
People who cure themselves of cancer?
“Cure” cancer? No one can do that. True, chemotherapy does a good job of killing cancer cells, but once you have cancer, there is no guarantee that it won’t come back. (all women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer,… Read More ›
Live TV interview? No pressure here….
OK… so when I got the e-mail asking me to do a Skype interview for “television”, I though, “OK, this is some all access cable thing that airs at 4:00 am.” But I couldn’t have been more wrong! As most… Read More ›
Perk #26…Flo’s embarrassing moment makes the 10 day countdown
We’ve all had them. Those moments when we weren’t alone (but we wish we were) and we wish we could turn back time and do it over. Some embarrassing moments are worse for those in the public eye….. But sometimes… Read More ›
Do you “take a breath”?…or is it given to you?
Welcome to the 10 day countdown until the 100 Perks of Cancer book launch! Today’s sneak peek is about breathing. I’m assuming you are all breathing right now. but do you have gratitude for your breath and for the clean… Read More ›