The Benefits of a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet

The Benefits of a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet

Last week I attended the 10th Annual Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference (PBNHC).   This year, after having the conference virtual for the last 2 years, they returned to a hybrid virtual, or in-person option, in southern California.   I’m glad they kept the...
I Am The Healthiest Immunocompromised Person

I Am The Healthiest Immunocompromised Person

It has been a few months since I’ve had any blood work so I thought I would see how things were going. I usually like to at least check my CBC (Complete Blood Chemistry) quarterly, just to make sure nothing is brewing. With the cancer I had, Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a...
My Favorite Things Part 2 – Recipes/Food Websites

My Favorite Things Part 2 – Recipes/Food Websites

One of the questions I am often asked when we talk about healthy eating is if I can recommend any good recipes or food websites? Once you start searching for healthy recipes or whole food plant-based recipes, vegan recipes or vegetarian recipes – you find many great...
The PTSD Side of Surviving Cancer

The PTSD Side of Surviving Cancer

When you are diagnosed with cancer – people give you the most sympathetic responses. A cancer diagnosis brings out the good in many people. They send you thoughts and prayers. They want to see you or talk to you. They send you flowers or other gifts. They bring you...
Happy Remission Day To Me!

Happy Remission Day To Me!

Today, May 28th, 2022 – is my 7 year Anniversary of being in remission from Mantle Cell Lymphoma. It seems as if it was yesterday but also as if it happened long ago in another lifetime. I honestly did not think I would be here to write this today. They say people are...