Cancer Proof Living

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By: Michelle Patidar

So you’ve had cancer and now you’re wondering what comes next. Maybe you just finished treatment and feel overwhelmed trying to put the pieces of your life back together. Maybe you’re terrified of a recurrence and can’t 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 don’t know where to start. I’m Michelle, an 8-year No...

21: Gut Healing: The Connection Between Digestion, Recovery, and Stress | Carley Smith
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You can do everything “right” and still not see progress if your gut isn’t working.


I’ve seen how easy it is to focus on treatments and still feel like something is missing, especially after cancer. This conversation brings gut health back to where it belongs: as the foundation that supports everything else in the body.


I’m joined by Carley Smith, a nutritional therapist and certified GAPS practitioner who rebuilt her health after a Ly...


20: Your Doctor Is 10 Years Too late (Here's How to Catch It First) | Stephen Cabral
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03/31/2026

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Why do so many people focus on treatment but overlook what made the body vulnerable in the first place?


This conversation centers on what it takes to build a resilient internal environment, especially after a diagnosis or during recovery. I sit down with Dr. Stephen Cabral, a board-certified doctor of naturopathy who has spent over 25 years helping more than 300,000 people understand what’s really happening beneath the su...


19: How to Remove Toxins From Your Lifestyle | Caitlin Fierro
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03/17/2026

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What if your daily routine is your biggest source of toxin exposure?


Many people think harmful exposures come from rare or dramatic events. Yet some of the biggest contributors to the body’s toxic burden may come from the products and environments we interact with every single day.


In this episode, I sit down with functional nutritionist and toxic load expert Caitlin Fierro, founder of Non Toxic Homes, a wellness brand focused on...


18: Rebuilding the Gut After Cancer: Where to Start & What to Avoid | Liz Roman
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03/10/2026

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Chronic constipation can be a signal that something deeper is going on.


In this conversation, I sit down with Liz Roman, a Board Certified Functional Nutritional Practitioner and Master Restorative Wellness Practitioner, to unpack why gut health after cancer treatment is foundational to true healing. As the founder and co-owner of FITMOM and co-host of a Top 100 alternative health podcast, Liz has dedicated her work to uncovering the root causes behind digestive disorders, hormonal imbalances, autoimmune challenges, and me...


17: The Hidden Tools & Resources That Help Women Get Through Cancer | Kelly Rovetto
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02/17/2026

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What happens after the diagnosis, when the appointments end, and the real questions begin?


Today I’m joined by breast cancer survivor Kelly Rovetto, the founder of Re-Femme, a cancer support platform created to support women through their active cancer journey.


We talk honestly about the moment treatment becomes real and how fear, overwhelm, and questions around identity, hair, skin, and femininity surface quickly. Kelly shares what it felt like to understand the medical si...


16: The Cancer-Causing Ingredients Hiding in Your Makeup | Andrea Dahr
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02/03/2026

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What if lowering your cancer risk started with the products you put on your skin every day?


Today, I’m joined by Andrea Dahr, a clean living advocate and the founder of Switch Natural. Her journey began during a high-risk twin pregnancy in 2014, when reducing extra health risks felt urgent, so she started swapping to non-toxic cosmetics, cleaning products, and kids products after realizing how unregulated so many of these items are.


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15: These Habits Increase Your Risk of Cancer (How to Replace Them)
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01/27/2026

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A stressed nervous system can cancel out even the best nutrition.


If healing feels harder than it should, this episode explores why nervous system regulation may be the foundation you’re missing. I walk through practical anti-cancer lifestyle habits I’m personally prioritizing for 2026 and explain how chronic stress affects the body.


There are simple, realistic ways to support parasympathetic healing, including breathwork, slowing meals down, protecting sleep as medicine, and building routines that...


14: These Habit Hacks Will Transform Your Health in 2026
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01/13/2026

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You don’t need another resolution. You need a system your body can actually stick with.


Let's see New Year’s resolutions through a cancer-conscious health lens. Why do most goals fail? It’s not because of laziness or lack of discipline, but rather because they’re built on motivation instead of systems.


In this episode, I share practical tools for creating sustainable habits, letting go of all-or-n...


13: Things I Refuse to Stay Quiet About As a Cancer Survivor
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01/12/2026

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What happens when the cancer treatment ends, but the real fight is just beginning?


I learned the hardest way that beating cancer and healing from it are two completely different things. Today, I break the silence on what no one tells you after treatment: the missing exit plan, the fear that gets louder, and the lifestyle shifts that could change everything.


Most survivors report long-term side effects, yet structured support is nearly nonexistent. The...


12: These 3 Foods Can Repair Your Body After Cancer (& Also Prevent It)
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12/22/2025

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Most cancer survivors focus on what to avoid, but almost no one talks about what you must rebuild first.



In this episode, I’m sharing three foundational foods I believe every cancer survivor and cancer-conscious human should be intentionally adding to their diet. These aren’t trendy superfoods or expensive supplements. They’re everyday foods that directly support your immune system, hormones, metabolism, and gut, the systems that matter most after...


11: 10 Deal Breakers That Destroy Your Hormones with Robin Nielsen
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12/16/2025

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What if the thing destroying your hormones isn't your diet, your stress, or even your age?



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 presid...


10: The Anti-Cancer Breakfast that Rebuilds Your Body
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12/09/2025

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What if your first meal could quietly tip the scales away from cancer?


Wouldn’t 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 w...


9: These 10 Foods Kill Cancer Cells
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12/02/2025

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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 can’t do, and the best part is—it’s all in your control. After cancer, I realized my doctors weren’t guiding me on how to support myself through nutrition, so I had to figure it out on my own. That journey taught me that...


8: The Mindset That Gets You Through Cancer | Tonya Agostino
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11/25/2025

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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...


7: 5 Things Doctors Don't Tell You After Cancer (But I Wish They Did)
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11/18/2025

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Nobody tells you what happens after the cancer bell rings.


In this episode, I’m sharing what I wish someone had told me about life after cancer, the messy middle between being declared “cancer-free” and actually feeling alive again. As an eight-year non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor, a mom, and an integrative nutrition health coach, I’ve lived through the part that no one prepares you for: rebuilding your body, calming your nervous system, and learning how to trust life again.


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6: How Jen & Darren Delvaux BEAT Two Cancers
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11/11/2025

What if surviving cancer isn’t about fighting harder—but believing deeper?



In this episode, I sit down with Jen and Darren Delvaux, a couple who’ve both heard the words “you have cancer.” Darren was diagnosed with brain cancer at 36, and years later, Jen faced breast cancer of her own. She’s now an integrative health practitioner and host of Not Today Cancer, and together they’ve turned survival into a mission to help others heal with courage, humor, and hope.


We explore how two diagnoses reshaped their marriage, what faith looks l...


5: What Every Cancer Survivor Should Know About Lymphedema | Kelly Sturm
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11/04/2025

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Your body already knows how to heal; sometimes it just needs the right support.



In this episode, I sit down with Kelly Sturm, a doctor of physical therapy from the Mayo Clinic and one of the first board-certified oncology clinical specialists in the United States. Kelly specializes in cancer rehabilitation, pelvic health, and lymphedema treatment, helping survivors rebuild strength, regain mobility...


4: Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivor Shares Her Favourite Cancer Prevention Hacks & Foods | Elissa Goodman
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10/28/2025

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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 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, later developed Hashimoto’s after radiation, and lost her husband, Mark, to cancer in his mid-forties. She’s helped thousands of clients manage their health issues, created the EG Kitchen Cleanse in Los Angeles, and wrote the book Cancer Hacks.


We t...


3: The 8 Tools I Used to Rebuild My Body & Mind After Cancer [GIVEAWAY - $750 VALUE]
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10/21/2025

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A $100 Amazon Gift Card to kickstart your low-toxin living journeyA $100 gift card to Primally Pure to stock up on all your favorite non toxin personal care itemsMy Eat to Heal Collection - which includes 3 different meal plans- an anti inflammatory meal plan, gut healing meal plan, and hormone healing meal plan-packed with healing recipes, grocery lists, food swaps and so much more (valued at $300)A free 1:1 consult or...


2: These Habits Prevent Stress & Cancer
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10/14/2025

Slowing down isn’t lazy. It’s 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 heal...


1: The Best Cancer-Fighting Foods & Supplements | Keith Bishop
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10/07/2025

What if the “healthy” supplements you trust are quietly increasing your cancer risk?


In this episode, I’m 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 h...


Sneak Peek: The Best Cancer-Fighting Foods & Supplements
10/03/2025