Boobs Aren't Worth Dying For - Integrative Health and Breast Cancer Recovery – Details, episodes & analysis

Sarah Hall is a breast cancer survivor, mom and health coach. She was diagnosed in her early 3-'s while pregnant and had to navigate cancer treatment while pregnant, through delivery and breast feeding. Through her experience she discovered her love for helping others build resiliency and find confidence, self esteem, and energy in survivorship. She co-hosts a podcast Besties with Breasties which is devoted to helping women develop their own resiliency and resources in recovery. She joins the show today to discuss the emotional and physical aspects of healing and unique challenges of being a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer.

Among my clients recovering from breast cancer the most common symptoms I hear them struggling with is brain fog and fatigue. While these symptoms often arise in response to treatment all too often these symptoms are present prior to treatment and get worse as a result of treatment and become chronic.

Fatigue affects millions of people and most don’t realize resolution is possible. In the United States, fatigue is the seventh most common reason for visiting an internal medicine practice, accounting for more than 10 million visits and more than $300 million in medical care costs. Conventional medicine does not have good tools to treat fatigue, thus a functional & environmental medicine approach must be used. 

Today, fatigue expert Dr. Evan Hirsch joins us to discuss addressing fatigue from a perspective of functional medicine and identifying and addressing the root causes of fatigue and strategies to reverse these debilitating symptoms.

Dr. Hirsch suffered with fatigue for 5 years before he achieved resolution using the Fix Your Fatigue Program that he pioneered in his medical practice. 

Key points in today's interview:

• How does someone know they have fatigue? 
• What is a “level 1 problem” and what are the 3 levels of fatigue? 
• What are the causes of fatigue? 
• Why is it so hard to treat fatigue? 
• What is the 4 step Fix Your Fatigue System that you use to treat these causes? 
• How do you know if you can help (or not help) someone with fatigue?

Resources/Links for Dr. Hirsch:

• Dr. Hirsch would like to give you a FREE PDF download of his #1 best-selling book that has helped thousands of exhausted humans resolve their fatigue and achieve more in their lives.  https://go.fixyourfatigue.org/full-book-pdf-optin.
• Free facebook group: https://Fbgroup.fixyourfatigue.org  
• Website www.FixYourFatigue.com

Resources/Links for Boobs Aren't Worth Dying For

If you're interested in finding out how functional medicine can support you in your recovery contact Deborah for a free consult: 

e:mail: www.radicalhealthRN@gmail.com 

Website: www.BoobsArentWorthDyingFor.com

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Today's guest Maegan Mohlner was just 26 when she was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer 3 weeks before her wedding.  Her experience led her into blogging and writing about her experiences with cancer and recovery at such a young age.  Her professional experience as a social worker has led her to become an advocate for mental health issues when facing cancer.  Maegan has become a blogger, educator and activist who is passionate about educating people about the increasing risk and incidence of breast cancer and the need for screening and detection in young women as well as emotional and mental health when facing a breast cancer diagnosis.   

Farrar Duro is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine who specializes in fertility, hormone imbalance and specializes in treating women with PCOS.  Farrar joins us today to talk about alternative practices and the use of acupuncture in the treatment of symptoms related to a breast cancer diagnosis and breast cancer treatment.  We talk about acupuncture and mind body practices.

Kristin Wohlschlagel is an RN Nurse Navigator who has a particular interest in studying and educating her clients about the therapeutic use of CBD/cannabis in cancer symptom management and treatment.  She joins us today to talk about many important therapeutic considerations when using cannabinoids particularly in the area of drug interactions that may effect other drugs/meds that are used with particular emphasis on the interaction with the commonly used breast cancer treatment drug Tamoxifen. 

KB Pure Essentials is a lifestyle and personal product company that incorporates CBD into it's line of creams, salves and CBD Hemp Oil that can be beneficial in addressing a number of health issues.

In today's episode Brooke and Katie join us to talk about CBD and the many health benefits their clients have reported, they discuss how to find and know you have a good quality product in the 100's of products that are increasingly available and they discuss many of the unique products they carry and how their clients are benefitting from using them.  

Medicinal use of CBD, cannabis, and cannabinoids  is a growing interest in the area of cancer and breast cancer treatment.  With the hundreds of CBD and cannabis products and increasing number of people coming into the sbusiness there is more of a need now than ever for practitioners who are educated in the medicinal use of cannabinoids and how to integrate their use into a personalized, holistic plan of care.   

Our guest, Donna Shields, is the co-founder of the Holistic Cannabis Academy joins us today to talk about the mission of the academy to educate practitioners, correct misinformation in the use of cannabinoids and educate practitioners and consumers on the many therapeutic and health benefits of cannabis and CBD.

There are many emotions that we experience as we move through the fear, difficulty and ongoing emotional challenges of a breast cancer diagnosis and the treatment choices we need to make.  Often times it is after the treatments of chemo, surgery and radiation are finished that some difficult emotional issues come up.  Post traumatic stress (PTSD) is an issue that comes up for some women.  Characterized by intense anxiety, high states of arousal, feelings of disconnect as well as other symptoms PTSD can be debilitating.  

Understanding PTSD and how it presents itself in breast cancer recovery is an important step in learning self-care and being proactive in navigating situations that can trigger post traumatic stress experiences.  

In this episode I talk about PTSD, self-care and the importance of finding support and not going through this alone.

Toxin expert and educator Lara Adler joins us today to discuss environmental toxins, exposure and the effect that unprecedented exposure to toxins has on our health and particularly on the growing incidence of breast cancer.  Lara talks about her own evolution as a researcher and educator in the area of toxins and discusses common exposures and ways to reduce our overall risk.  She takes what can seem technical and overwhelming at times and breaks it down to easy to understand, actionable information.

Nutritionist, and leading expert in the therapeutic use of ketogenic diet therapy in cancer treatment, Miriam Kalamian, joins us to talk about therapeutic ketogenic therapy. As the author of the book Keto for Cancer she addresses many distinctions of its therapeutic use vs the more popular ketogenic diet.. She talks about some of the clinical trials supporting the use of therapeutic keto diet and gives important resources for learning and implementing this type of therapy.