Take Control

Take Control

Are You Ready For A Change? If you are DONE with not knowing how to deal with your illness and take control of your health, there is a way through this. You have the power to make changes and be accountable for day-to-day practices that will improve your diet, increase…
Solving Your Problem

Solving Your Problem

You know what doesn't help deal with your cancer diagnosis?Thinking you SHOULD be able to figure this out on your own so you don’t ask for help.If you don’t know how to fix your car, you pay an expert to help you solve the problem. If you don’t understand a…
Smoothies are the Best!

Smoothies are the Best!

Please tell me I'm not the only one who likes these interesting smoothie concoctions! Smoothies are a great way to start your day, and can be loaded with very healthy items (and maybe sometimes a treat like peanut butter or dark chocolate). My advice is to throw anything in that…
Put Your Illness Behind You!

Put Your Illness Behind You!

When I was dealing with my diagnosis and treatments, I found that I was sometimes unable to participate in life. Social activities, eating properly, keeping a positive mindset and managing anxiety were challenging. I got to a point where I decided I was not going to let my illness stop…
Change Your Mindset

Change Your Mindset

Recent years have presented many challenges for me. It was difficult dealing with my cancer diagnosis, completing my Holistic Nutritionist education, getting my business going, and dealing with monumental changes in the world and for me personally. I had to make major adjustments which were overwhelming and scary. I've come…
What Do You See In Your Future?

What Do You See In Your Future?

If you don’t like the direction your future is headed, what needs to change?What do you need to do so that you can look back and see how the trajectory of your life/health changed for the better? If doing nothing hasn’t worked for you, and if “figuring it out on…
Fitness

Fitness

I love running. I have been a cardio junkie for most of my adult life. It's not for everyone, and in fact I've learned a more balanced approach to fitness that includes muscle strength and toning, and less jarring to the body is a whole lot better, especially as we…
Practicing Gratitude

Practicing Gratitude

Expressing gratitude daily is associated with many mental and physical benefits, such as decreasing anxiety, improving sleep, mood and immunity. If there was a drug that could do this, we would all be taking it! Our brains are not wired to appreciate, and we must override this tendency like our…
Fatigue

Fatigue

An impaired immune system can lead to fatigue, which makes it all the more important to take extra special care to ensure better energy levels. Proper rest of course is of paramount importance. Don't fight it. In my recovery experience, I realized I needed to pay attention to what my…
Don’t Let Anxiety Rule You

Don’t Let Anxiety Rule You

 I know what it's like to feel anxious, particularly about upcoming medical check-ups, scans and procedures. I tell myself I feel absolutely fine, fit and healthy, yet the "what if" monster creeps up often. Intellectually I know there are no issues, and telling myself to get over it and not…