So youโve had cancer and now youโre wondering what comes next. Maybe you just finished treatment and feel overwhelmed trying to put the pieces of your life back together. Maybe youโre terrified of a recurrence and canโt stop worrying about every ache and pain. Or maybe you carry a cancer gene and are ready to do everything you can to prevent cancer in the first place. You want to heal your body, lose the treatment weight, rebuild your energy, and finally feel like yourself again, but you donโt know where to start.
Iโm Michelle, an 8-year Non-Hodgkinโs Lymphoma survivor, mom, and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. Iโve been where you are, and on this podcast weโll walk through it together. Here we talk about the real tools that help you detox and heal without the hype.
Weโll cover everything from everyday ways to lower your toxin load to the top anti-cancer foods, how to rebuild your immune system, balance your hormones, and calm the fear of recurrence. Youโll also learn how to create a low-toxin home, what should be on your plate every day, and the surprising everyday things that can raise cancer risk.
If youโre ready to rise from the ashes and build a body and a life you can trust, youโre in the right place. This is about more than surviving cancer. Itโs about creating the healthiest, strongest version of you.
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1: The Best Cancer-Fighting Foods & Supplements | Keith Bishop
Season 1 ยท Episode 1
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 โข Duration 01:06:27
What if the โhealthyโ supplements you trust are quietly increasing your cancer risk?
In this episode, Iโm joined by Keith Bishop, a retired pharmacist, clinical nutritionist, cancer coach, author, and founder of Prevail Over Cancer. In his work he brings decades of experience at the crossroads of pharmacy, natural medicine, and cancer care.
His journey from pharmacy owner to cancer-focused practitioner started when a few of his family members faced prostate cancer. This pushed him to study food, genetics, and supplementation long before it was mainstream. This even made him โthe witch doctorโ in the traditional medicine community. The conversation covers the hidden risks of folic acid, what supplements are useless, and how testing can reveal the gaps that diet and supplements alone canโt fix.
Youโll Learn:
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Why folic acid supplements can raise your cancer risk
What forms of minerals are almost impossible to absorb
The link between the MTHFR gene and higher cancer risk
How to manage nutrient deficiencies when your body canโt absorb food properly
Why vitamin D doesnโt function like a vitamin
How genetics can block the benefits of Vitamin D
The three supplements Keith would never live without for cancer prevention
The number one thing you need to focus on before supplements
The biggest mistakes people make when it comes to supplementation
The easy to follow rule Keith uses to guide his daily meals and portion control
How infrared sauna use functions as a cancer cell killer
Timestamps:
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[00:00] Introduction
[03:04] The turning point from pharmacy to natural medicine and early cancer cases
[10:24] Supplement quality, folic acid risks, and the role of genetic testing in cancer prevention
[20:02] Counterfeit supplements and the need for testing
[22:43] Top supplements for cancer prevention and the importance of diet choices
[35:41] Biggest mistakes people make with supplements and why food comes first
[41:25] Cancer prevention foods
[57:21] Benefits of sauna therapy and exercise for long-term health
If you want to learn more from Keith, visit his website.
Slowing down isnโt lazy. Itโs medicine for your nervous system, and it might be the missing piece in your cancer story.
In this episode, I walk through the years leading up to my cancer diagnosis and why I believe stress was the common thread that set the stage. Caregiving for my mom through her stage four cancer, swallowing grief, pushing through burnout, even over-exercising, it all added up. There is a big difference between acute and chronic stress, how it hijacks your immune system, and why it matters for cancer prevention and healing. There are some simple, practical tools that calm your body that anybody can start doing today. Itโs about building awareness and reshaping the terrain inside your body so it can finally start to repair.
Youโll Learn:
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What happens inside your body when cortisol and adrenaline stay elevated for too long
The link between chronic stress and weakened immune surveillance against abnormal cells
Why my genetic testing showed no inherited cancer risk and what that revealed about environment
How chronic stress can flip on inflammatory pathways through epigenetics
Practical tools that quickly move your body from fight-or-flight into rest-and-repair
The role of boundaries, sleep, and slowing down as medicine for your nervous system
Why awareness is the first step to breaking free from chronic stress
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[03:37] Finding out my Mom was sick with cancer
[07:55] Grief, PTSD, therapy, and trying to get my life back on track
[10:02] Deciding to start a family and ineffective fertility drugs leading to a benign pituitary tumor diagnosis
Sneak Peek: The Best Cancer-Fighting Foods & Supplements
Season 1
Friday, October 3, 2025 โข Duration 10:22
3: The 8 Tools I Used to Rebuild My Body & Mind After Cancer [GIVEAWAY - $750 VALUE]
Season 1 ยท Episode 3
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 โข Duration 37:01
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A $100 Amazon Gift Card to kickstart your low-toxin living journey
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4: Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivor Shares Her Favourite Cancer Prevention Hacks & Foods | Elissa Goodman
Season 1 ยท Episode 4
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 โข Duration 51:56
If this episode resonates with you, please share it with someone who needs to hear it.
What happens when cancer turns your whole life upside down twice?
In this episode, I sit down with Elissa Goodman, an integrative holistic nutritionist. She faced Hodgkinโs lymphoma, later developed Hashimotoโs after radiation, and lost her husband, Mark, to cancer in his mid-forties. Sheโs helped thousands of clients manage their health issues, created the EG Kitchen Cleanse in Los Angeles, and wrote the book Cancer Hacks.
We talk about the turning points that made her stop the rat race and start healing, the essentials that still anchor her day, and the tools she uses now. Grief, caregiving, mindset, and real community thread through the whole conversation.
Youโll Learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[05:17] The moment that uncovered Elissaโs cancer
[07:23] Losing her husband to lymphoma and what changed
[11:56] The self-criticism trap and the plant medicine that broke it
[19:07] What five days of clean eating can transform
[21:52] The practices that are game changers in her daily health
[25:40] Shifting from plant-based protein to animal protein for balance and energy
[30:56] Juicing greens and cruciferous vegetables as powerful cancer-fighting staples
[37:07] How extensive bloodwork reveals what conventional doctors often miss
12: These 3 Foods Can Repair Your Body After Cancer (& Also Prevent It)
Season 1 ยท Episode 12
Monday, December 22, 2025 โข Duration 15:58
โโComment below this episode on YouTube and let me know which foods you are committing to adding to your diet this week!
Most cancer survivors focus on what to avoid, but almost no one talks about what you must rebuild first.
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In this episode, Iโm sharing three foundational foods I believe every cancer survivor and cancer-conscious human should be intentionally adding to their diet. These arenโt trendy superfoods or expensive supplements. Theyโre everyday foods that directly support your immune system, hormones, metabolism, and gut, the systems that matter most after treatment and for long-term cancer prevention.
As an eight-year non-Hodgkinโs lymphoma survivor, I know firsthand that life after cancer isnโt just about survival. Itโs about rebuilding an internal environment where your body feels stable, nourished, and supported. Here, I break down why protein intake after cancer is often misunderstood, how blood sugar balance impacts cravings and energy, and why prioritizing nutrition for cancer recovery can shift how you feel day to day.
If youโre navigating life after treatment, or youโre proactively thinking about foods to prevent cancer, this episode offers grounded, science-backed clarity without fear or overwhelm. Grab a pen. This is one youโll want to revisit.
Youโll Learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[01:57] The most overlooked food in cancer recovery and prevention
[03:59] How much protein cancer survivors actually need per meal to see real changes
[04:24] The dramatic shifts that happen when cancer survivors increase quality protein intake
11: 10 Deal Breakers That Destroy Your Hormones with Robin Nielsen
Season 1 ยท Episode 11
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 โข Duration 01:23:03
Share this episode with every woman you know - this is amazing information that most doctors aren't telling you!
What if the thing destroying your hormones isn't your diet, your stress, or even your age?
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This episode is all about hormones and the top 10 deal breakers for good hormonal health. My guest, Robin Nielsen, is a board-certified integrative nutritionist specializing in women's health and hormone balance. She's the founder and CEO of Natural Hormone Solution and has helped over 100,000 women worldwide. Robin has interviewed over 200 leading healthcare experts, served as president of both the National Association of Women Business Owners and the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, and been featured on CBS's Eye on the Bay for her transformative women's retreats.
Most of us test the wrong hormones at the wrong times and miss what's really running the show. Robin breaks down the two major hormones that control everything else and why your body might be stuck in fight or flight. She shares the root causes that are stealing your energy, your sleep, and your metabolism, plus the one practice that finally let her release decades of repressed emotion without rehashing her entire past.
Youโll Learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[06:33] How perfectionism, busyness, and brain chemistry create a hidden hormone spiral
[11:59] The endocrinologist whose work revealed the real root of her symptoms
[17:26] Why breathwork unleashes emotions trapped in the body
[22:14] The real reason doctors rarely test cortisol and what theyโre missing
[26:00] The three-step circadian reset that changes everything
10: The Anti-Cancer Breakfast that Rebuilds Your Body
Season 1 ยท Episode 10
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 โข Duration 09:01
If youโre enjoying the podcast, make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who could use this information.
What if your first meal could quietly tip the scales away from cancer?
Wouldnโt it be nice if there was a simple breakfast that helps lower inflammation while keeping blood sugar steady? Good news. There is! It's the same combination of real, unprocessed ingredients I've eaten for years because it helped me rebuild my body and support remission. Instead of chasing trends, I lean on what the research shows actually protects my cells.
Most people start the day with something fast that secretly spikes blood sugar, stirs up inflammation, and leaves hormones scrambling to keep up. This episode zooms in on how a different kind of breakfast can signal safety, calm your stress response, and feed the systems that keep cell damage in check without relying on anything ultra-processed. Pairing certain nutrients together turns one ordinary meal into a daily prevention strategy instead of just another rush-through-it bite.
Youโll Learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[02:32] Why breakfast becomes a daily opportunity for cancer prevention
[03:46] The nutrient-dense power of pasture-raised eggs
[04:36] How wild-caught salmon transforms the inflammatory environment around your cells
[05:22] What my daily โsecret weaponโ is
[06:58] The gut-healing impact of coconut kefir paired with antioxidant-rich fruits
[07:22] The cellular benefits of berries, pomegranates, and kiwi
[08:34] How this breakfast stabilizes blood sugar, lowers inflammation, and fuels detox pathways
9: These 10 Foods Kill Cancer Cells
Season 1 ยท Episode 9
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 โข Duration 12:20
Share this episode with someone who is ready to start living a cancer preventative lifestyle.
What if the thing you put on your plate today could change the entire environment inside your body?
Food carries so much power in shaping what your body can and canโt do, and the best part isโitโs all in your control. After cancer, I realized my doctors werenโt guiding me on how to support myself through nutrition, so I had to figure it out on my own. That journey taught me that food isnโt just fuel. Itโs information that influences how your body repairs, protects, and responds to stress. Itโs what your new cells are created from. You are what you eat.
The real issue is how easy it is to forget what real food actually does when the world is filled with enticing, processed distractions. Small shifts can completely change the terrain your cells live in, and it doesnโt need to be over complicated. Simply adding in specific foods does a world of good for your body, even if you donโt change anything else.
Youโll Learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[01:35] The real reason understanding your "why" changes your choices
[02:51] What makes broccoli sprouts uniquely powerful
[03:47] How green tea compounds influence cancer cell behavior
[05:00] What happens when garlic is crushed and left to rest before cooking
[05:26] The surprising impact of berries on tumor growth
[06:37] 2 specific ingredients that boost turmeric beneficial effects
[07:05] How medicinal mushrooms support immune surveillance
8: The Mindset That Gets You Through Cancer | Tonya Agostino
Season 1 ยท Episode 8
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 โข Duration 01:28:47
Share this episode with someone you know who's been touched by cancer.
What if the moment that nearly broke you was actually the thing trying to wake you up?
In this episode, I sit down with Tonya Agostino, the founder of Unstoppable Joy and a survivor of triple-negative breast cancer. Her background in legal work and running a restaurant shaped the way she rebuilt her life after hearing the words no one wants to hear. She speaks openly about the moments that nearly took her out and the unexpected turning point that shifted everything.
The conversation digs into what itโs like when your world becomes appointments, tests, fear, and survival, and why the real battle often starts long before treatment does. Choices get murky when youโre sick, scared, and exhausted, and clarity doesnโt come easy when youโre stuck in fight-or-flight. Thereโs a way through, but itโs usually not the one you think it is.
Sometimesโฆ the smartest move is giving your body what it already needs.
Youโll Learn:
[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:06:48] Cortisol levels can reveal underlying issues when doctors miss symptoms
[00:14:38] Why fight-or-flight mode blocks healing during treatment
[00:15:08] Why survivors need more support after ringing the bell
[00:17:44] The heartbreaking choice to stop chemo due to trauma
[00:24:27] What happened during a four-hour sound therapy session
[00:36:14] How a doctor's words during diagnosis can be life or death
[12:18] Vivid dream of my Mom around her 1 year death anniversary, and a horrible feeling the bad news was not over
[13:47] Visiting my doctor for neck pain, joking about how I wanted to make sure I didnโt have cancer, running tests and an X-ray
[15:31] A call from my doctor and my cancer diagnosis
[26:52] Practical tools for breaking away from chronic stress
There are only eight things I refuse to skip for my healthโฆ even on my hardest days.
In this episode, I share the eight daily practices that keep me grounded, healthy, and moving forward as an eight-year โnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer survivor. I take you back to the years after chemo when I felt stuck in PTSD, frozen in fear, and disconnected from my own body, and I explain exactly how I rebuilt from there. These habits arenโt fancy or complicated, but theyโve changed everything about how I feel day to day.
Youโll learn:
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The daily habits that carried me through recovery and why they still matter eight years later
What happens to your nervous system when you stay stuck in fight, flight, or freeze after chemo
The reason gratitude practice rewires the brain and lowers anxiety for survivors
The link between morning sunlight, circadian rhythm, melatonin, and cancer prevention
The drink that delivers three times the antioxidants of regular green tea and helps target cancer stem cells
How exercise lowers recurrence risk by up to 40โ50% in certain cancers
The impact on blood sugar when you shift from carb-heavy breakfasts to protein-rich ones
Simple stress-break tools that instantly calms the nervous system
The damage of a sluggish lymphatic system and tips to support detox
Why deep, consistent sleep is the most underrated healing tool for repair and prevention
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[08:32] Gratitude practice rewires the brain and supports cancer recovery
[11:33] Morning sunlight balances hormones and strengthens cancer prevention
[13:21] The drink that delivers powerful antioxidants and targets cancer stem cells
[16:22] Daily movement reduces cancer risk and strengthens the mind and body
[21:30] A protein-rich breakfast stabilizes blood sugar and supports cancer prevention
[24:04] Stress breaks reset the nervous system and prevent chronic inflammation
[27:26] Detox practices support lymphatic health and reduce inflammation after cancer
[32:00] Quality sleep drives deep healing and strengthens the bodyโs recovery
Resources Mentioned:
Eat to Beat Disease by William W Li MD | Book or Audiobook
[06:14] Chemotherapy and radiation devastate your gut microbiome
[08:33] Which fermented foods repair your gut and why prebiotics are essential
[10:41] How fiber functions as a cancer prevention tool through daily elimination
[12:45] Why eating 30 different plants per week creates a thriving gut microbiome
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