Quick Read: Use these chemo tips to thrive: move your body, be strategic with supplements, eat for healing, be intentional with therapies, and prioritize your well-being. Yes, chemo may be a critical part of your healing journey, but there is so much you can intentionally do to improve quality of life. While chemo is one…
Quick Read: Breast cancer superfoods include: Algae, flaxseeds, watercress, mushrooms, matcha tea, olive oil, cruciferous vegetables, walnuts, blueberries, and sweet potatoes. These are some of the best foods you can eat for breast cancer healing. What you put in your body can either starve or fuel the cancer, so think of every bite as a…
We know that healing is not about quick fixes or one-size-fits-all solutions. It’s about understanding your unique body and giving it what it needs to thrive. That’s why Dr. V and our 7 Essentials System® Coaches handpicked the 7 Essentials System® Foundational Kit—a carefully curated collection of supplements designed to strengthen your foundation during your…
Quick Read: When the PI3K pathway is overactive or mutated (especially in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer), it fuels unchecked cell growth, tumor survival, and resistance to treatments. High insulin levels also activate the PI3K pathway, feeding cancer cell growth. Supplements such as Curcumin, DIM, Quercetin, and Super E Plus turn down the PI3K pathway. You’ve…
Quick Read: Aging, menopause, and specific therapies like aromatase inhibitors (learn more here) can accelerate bone loss and increase the risk of osteoporosis. Animal protein fuels your body with Vitamin B12. This vitamin is crucial to your DNA, red blood cell formation, new cell growth, glucose metabolism, and maintaining your nervous system and thinking skills.…
Quick Read: Certain mushrooms contain bioactive compounds that support the body’s natural defenses and improve quality of life during and after breast cancer treatment—and for the rest of your life! The 8 mushrooms listed below will help boost your immune system, lower inflammation, improve quality of life during treatments, energize your body, and provide many…
Quick Read: Radiation therapy can be a necessary tool in a Breast Cancer Conqueror’s healing journey—AND it needs to be supported with other strategic foods, supplements, and therapies for optimal impact. Supplements such as Quercetin, curcumin, Vitamin E, Poly-MVA®, and Niacin can help your body withstand the oxidative stress of radiation and accelerate recovery. Topical…
Nuts and seeds are breast cancer superfoods that should be a delicious part of your vibrant health journey! Besides being chock full of minerals, antioxidants, fiber, healthy fats, and protein—some nuts and seeds actively kill cancer cells. Keep reading to learn about which nuts and seeds should be staples in your kitchen. And, of course,…
Are you just plain worn out from your healing journey? Exhausted from feeling tired ALL the time, trying to get it all done? Natural therapies and conventional cancer treatments can be life-saving and help kill off the cancer. However, they also can deplete your energy. However, while low energy can be a side effect, it…
11 Steps of Winter Stress Relief This winter, join me in doing 11 steps to stress relief! Today is the best day to start! To give yourself daily reminders, please print off this graphic and tape it to your bathroom mirror! 1. Gratitude This one is first because it should be the lens you use…
Our mind, our emotions, and the physical parts of our body do not live in their own silos. Mental health is just as important as physical health because it’s all connected. For example, chronic stress can damage your cells, leading to cancer and other diseases. Just like the brilliant 13th-century poet Rumi said, “You are…
Navigating the complex world of estrogen and breast cancer can be incredibly confusing. New and hard-to-say words, such as aromatase inhibitors, are entering your vocabulary, and their concepts seem tangled up. On top of everything thrown at you, the shock of breast cancer is still making its way around your mind. What should I take? Are…