Cancer Proof Living

31: 4 Toxic Places I Will Never Eat Again After My Cancer Diagnosis

Subscribe to my YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ] so you don't miss the next episode. There are four places I stopped eating at after my cancer diagnosis, and one of them might surprise you. I'm a Certified Integrated Nutrition Health Coach who works with people on cancer prevention and recovery, and I'm a nine-year survivor myself, so I've spent years studying what's actually in our food supply. This isn't about fear. One meal won't cause cancer. But what we eat consistently affects inflammation, blood sugar, detoxification, gut health, and the environment inside the body. I name each of the four spots I personally avoid, what's actually in the food there, and why processed meats are classified the way they are by the World Health Organization. I also share what I do when one of these is the only option, the swaps I make for travel days, and why awareness changes your choices more than restriction ever will. If you're rethinking what you eat after a diagnosis, or you want to lower your risk before one, this one is for you. You’ll learn: [0:00] Introduction [0:41] The first thing I eliminated after my cancer diagnosis [1:59] What the BMJ study shows about ultra-processed foods and cancer risk [2:49] Processed deli meats are classified as a Group 1 carcinogen [4:14] Even the "healthy" snacks at gas stations aren't really healthy [5:17] Airplane and airport food: what I skip and what I bring instead [6:16] Making different decisions from empowerment, not restriction Resources mentioned: Moms Across America | Website [https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/] Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk by BMJ | Article [https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k322] Cancer: Carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat by WHO | Article [https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/cancer-carcinogenicity-of-the-consumption-of-red-meat-and-processed-meat] Find more from Michelle: Revival Health & Wellness | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/revival.health.wellness/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/revival.health.wellness.cancer.recovery] | Website [https://www.revivalhealthwellness.com/] Cancer Proof Living | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ] Michelle Patidar | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemarcinkoski/]

30: 9 Things I Removed From My Kitchen After Being Diagnosed With Cancer at 32

Subscribe to my YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ] so you don't miss the next episode. After cancer, I removed nine things from my kitchen that most people still use. I'm a certified integrative nutrition health coach, a nine-year cancer survivor, and I work with people on cancer prevention and recovery, so my kitchen had to change in ways I didn't expect. When I started looking at refined oils, non-stick cookware, plastic containers, aluminum foil, scented plug-ins, plastic water bottles, plastic cutting boards, ultra-processed foods, and conventional cleaning products together, I realized how much daily exposure I'd accepted as normal. No single product causes cancer overnight. But chronic exposure over years is a different conversation, and that's the one I want to have. Learn what I swapped out, what I use now, and why each change actually matters. Some swaps were easy. A few took me longer than I'd like to admit. If you want more episodes on lowering your toxic load and rethinking everyday habits after a diagnosis, subscribe to the channel so the next one finds you. You’ll learn: [0:00] Introduction [0:57] Why refined vegetable oils are the first thing to cut from your kitchen [2:03] The forever chemicals in non-stick cookware, and what Teflon flu actually is [2:57] An overlooked problem with cooking on aluminum foil [3:42] Microplastics are now showing up in blood, placentas, and breast milk [4:47] What synthetic air fresheners are actually releasing into your home [5:58] Heat turns your plastic water bottle into an endocrine disruptor [6:35] Plastic cutting boards shed microplastics directly into your food [7:04] Ultra-processed foods are actually designed to be addictive, and what to eat instead [7:52] The cleaning products linked to accelerated lung decline in women Resources mentioned: Branch Basics | Website [https://branchbasics.com/] Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction by Svanes, Ø., et al. | Article [https://academic.oup.com/ajrccm/article-abstract/197/9/1157/8498721?redirectedFrom=fulltext] Find more from Michelle: Revival Health & Wellness | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/revival.health.wellness/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/revival.health.wellness.cancer.recovery] | Website [https://www.revivalhealthwellness.com/] Cancer Proof Living | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ] Michelle Patidar | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemarcinkoski/]

29: Sleep & Cancer Risk: What Your Sleep Patterns May Be Predicting | Morgan Adams

Eight hours of sleep isn't the metric that matters most, and we now have the research to prove it. My guest, Morgan Adams, is a holistic sleep coach who spent nearly a decade dependent on prescription sleeping pills before rebuilding her relationship with sleep from the ground up. She's also a two-time breast cancer survivor, which gives her a perspective on rest that goes far beyond optimization. We get into what actually disrupts sleep for women in midlife, why most people feel jet-lagged by Monday morning, and the surprising research linking consistent wake times to a dramatically lower risk of death. Morgan also walks through why so many women wake up at 3:00 AM wired, and what's usually happening underneath that pattern. If you've been chasing better sleep through supplements, gadgets, or sheer willpower, this conversation will reframe what you've been told to prioritize. You’ll learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:29] How a message from Morgan's late mother led to her first breast cancer diagnosis [9:55] Why the mammogram missed it and what finally found the tumor [20:06] The Ambien overdose scandal that affected women for years [26:43] Why sleep is the bedrock pillar that nutrition and exercise stand on [33:48] Why sunglasses in the morning are sabotaging your circadian rhythm [37:58] The myth of eight hours and why consistency cuts mortality risk by 49% [48:13] The alcohol nightcap trap and why each drink slashes sleep quality [1:05:35] Why women in midlife waking at 3 AM should test for sleep apnea [1:16:12] Orthosomnia and why sleep stage data is the least accurate thing to obsess over Book a call with Morgan [https://www.morganadamswellness.com/sleep-consultation] if you want to get your sleep back on track. Find more from Morgan: Morgan Adams Wellness | Email [Morgan@morganadamswellness.com] | Website [https://morganadamswellness.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/morganadams.wellness/] Book a complimentary Sleep Consultation here [https://www.morganadamswellness.com/sleep-consultation]. Get your Awake Again at 3 AM Guide here [https://www.morganadamswellness.com/awake-again]. Find more from Michelle: Revival Health & Wellness | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/revival.health.wellness/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/revival.health.wellness.cancer.recovery] | Website [https://www.revivalhealthwellness.com/] Cancer Proof Living | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ]

28: Insulin Resistance, Cancer Risk & The Truth About Metabolism | Shana Hussin, RDN

Subscribe to my YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ] channel so you never miss an episode! Most people eating "clean" all day are still stuck in fat-storage mode and have no idea why. My guest this week is Shana Hussin, a registered dietitian with 26 years in the field who left the conventional system after watching her clients get sicker, not better, on standard advice. She walked away from what she was trained to teach. Then she figured out what was actually keeping people stuck. We discuss the things nobody else does: how eating "healthy" foods 13 times a day keeps insulin elevated, why your morning fast might be wrecking your cortisol, and why so many women doing all the right things still can't lose weight. Shana also opens up about her son's ulcerative colitis diagnosis and the moment she realized the food list she was handed in the hospital was making things worse. If you've ever felt like your body stopped responding to the rules you've been following, this conversation explains why. You’ll learn: [00:00] Introduction [02:44] The moment a dietician realized her own advice wasn't working [11:03] The two fuel systems your body has and why most people can only use one [15:56] Why eating "healthy" all day can still keep you storing fat [22:39] Why front-loading protein in the morning changes everything downstream [38:38] The lifestyle shifts that blunt blood sugar without changing what you eat [44:12] What your light environment is doing to your blood sugar without you knowing [47:34] The real driver behind chronic disease and why most carb advice gets it wrong [59:28] The healthy habits that might secretly be working against you Check out Shana's free resources on her website [https://shanahussinwellness.com/] and begin to reset your metabolism TODAY. Resources mentioned: The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung | Book [https://www.amazon.ca/Obesity-Code-Unlocking-Secrets-Weight/dp/1771641258/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7LPeCW8Qt0i6Lb2PJHfDW41HR3vxrG5innFe7rZS9JYP93-WQyMe-QcNTEdZGrlqKt-7mR2EAOL6ujLjubhefNh_9ZJEivItYSuuQnVAKmHqiDAoNLaBvRZiiv4BFH_YF-VsC7GbDOBTU0bEZQRCU77SWHPPwDzBE0HsTGOZacZ0Jpo8MaGNLoI702gebfqxoy6fb6zEhXpxVoWW5JS-QVSB3zBzXHqer36cDiRsVr3Xc1ya13wms4cPJCUNi9OJHsCo4ARrbH2TgtXI9vt6OAbsS6DCS-MBo4OxMB-Sroc.ACsTPHMdNJl7EaGbZ2Eec-PeFAMy9cpvs_RG5vvjRMU&dib_tag=se&gad_source=1&hvadid=599360808613&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9001471&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=17113763100630039801--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17113763100630039801&hvtargid=kwd-316965711058&hydadcr=15009_13564429&keywords=the+obesity+code+by+dr+jason+fung&mcid=1889ce2670673591a8f2199c9762bc34&qid=1779299769&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1] or Audiobook [https://www.amazon.ca/Obesity-Code-Unlocking-Secrets-Weight/dp/B076QM1NB3/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7LPeCW8Qt0i6Lb2PJHfDW41HR3vxrG5innFe7rZS9JYP93-WQyMe-QcNTEdZGrlqKt-7mR2EAOL6ujLjubhefNh_9ZJEivItYSuuQnVAKmHqiDAoNLaBvRZiiv4BFH_YF-VsC7GbDOBTU0bEZQRCU77SWHPPwDzBE0HsTGOZacZ0Jpo8MaGNLoI702gebfqxoy6fb6zEhXpxVoWW5JS-QVSB3zBzXHqer36cDiRsVr3Xc1ya13wms4cPJCUNi9OJHsCo4ARrbH2TgtXI9vt6OAbsS6DCS-MBo4OxMB-Sroc.ACsTPHMdNJl7EaGbZ2Eec-PeFAMy9cpvs_RG5vvjRMU&qid=1779299769&sr=8-2-spons] The Light Doctor by Dr. Martin Moore-Ede | Book [https://www.amazon.ca/LIGHT-DOCTOR-Health-Improve-Longer/dp/B0D54SHWS4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HKYMWUEJFXMJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lFycyYGiMZxnE-a2Ortiyw.qe43Lfzs-jkEboi74xWNhNCMhr2rdBHsKzBnKg0uiUo&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Light+Doctor+by+Dr.+Martin+Moore-Ede&qid=1779299818&s=audible&sprefix=the+light+doctor+by+dr+martin+moore-ede%2Caudible%2C130&sr=1-1] Dr. Ben Bikman | Website [https://benbikman.com/] Feel Great | Website [https://ufeelgreat.com/] Find more from Shana: Shana Hussin | Website [https://shanahussinwellness.com/] | Email [shana@shanahussinwellness.com] Optimal Metabolism | Podcast [https://shanahussinwellness.com/podcast/] Fast To Heal by Shana Hussin | Book [https://a.co/d/00IlsT6h] Find more from Michelle: Revival Health & Wellness | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/revival.health.wellness/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/revival.health.wellness.cancer.recovery] | Website [https://www.revivalhealthwellness.com/] Cancer Proof Living | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ] Michelle Patidar | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemarcinkoski/]

27: How to Use Science & Your Mind to Avoid Burnout & Reduce Cancer Risk | Dr. Anna Marie

Drop a comment below if you have questions around mindset! A single thought can change your blood chemistry very fast. Dr. Anna Marie says that’s why mindset is the missing piece in most cancer prevention and healing plans. Known as The Mindset Doctor™, Dr. Anna Marie Frank is a Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy who helps people rewire limiting beliefs and reconnect the brain and body for lasting health. Through her work, she started to notice a pattern: the people who moved forward believed they could, while others stayed stuck in silent loops from past experiences without realizing it. We get into what epigenetics means in real life, the difference between living in your amygdala versus your prefrontal cortex, and why fear of recurrence can keep many cancer survivors in a low-grade stress response long after treatment ends. She also shares the language shift she uses with clients facing a diagnosis, her Activate Your Inner Pharmacy framework, and practical tools for nervous system regulation, including what she uses and avoids during chemo. If you’ve focused on food, supplements, and exercise but still feel like something is missing, this conversation points to a layer most people overlook. You’ll learn: [00:00] Introduction [02:58] What emotional avoidance does to your cells, and what epigenetics says about it [07:30] The amygdala vs. the prefrontal cortex, with a personal story of reprogramming rejection [13:09] The cancer diagnosis mindset shift: identity, visualization, and morning/night reprogramming [18:43] Going through cancer treatment like an athlete when your world is already falling apart [21:06] Why fear of recurrence keeps re-traumatizing you, and how to break the loop [29:48] Your thoughts affect others through prayer, energy, and quantum connection, so choose who you surround yourself with wisely [38:22] Nervous system vs. mindset: which comes first, and the tools to work both at once [47:56] Chronic stress physically maps onto the body, and the signs you can read yourself [51:14] Self-criticism, autoimmunity, and generational trauma stored in the body [53:59] Activating your inner pharmacy, and whether mindset alone can keep you sick Find more from Dr. Anna Marie: The Mindset Doctor™ | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dr.anna.marie/] Dr. Anna Marie Frank | Website [https://drannamarie.com/] Happy Whole You | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/happywholeyou/] Happy Whole You | Website [http://happywholeyou.com] Happy Whole You Podcast | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/39zeBCt9YRt8q3wRuayigm?si=bccb7193890f46e6] or Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/happy-whole-you/id1487318744] Stop Bullying Yourself by Anna Marie Frank | Book [https://happywholeyou.com/products/stop-bullying-yourself?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnW3sjGsLZ6tVgcUVXzs3TUhawI0DKe919vnBWcxbNngncle-53-c_yDriEfc_aem_gKhU5KCY1GYjBTI5JVIRIQ] Find more from Michelle: Revival Health & Wellness | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/revival.health.wellness/] Revival Health & Wellness | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/revival.health.wellness.cancer.recovery] Revival Health & Wellness | Website [https://www.revivalhealthwellness.com/] Cancer Proof Living | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ] Michelle Patidar | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemarcinkoski/]