The Flourish After Cancer Podcast

← The Flourish After Cancer Podcast14 oct · 31 min

63: The Mistake Most Cancer Survivors Make Trying to Block Cancer

63: The Mistake Most Cancer Survivors Make Trying to Block Cancer14 oct31 min

Whether you were just diagnosed or finished treatment years ago, the instinct is usually the same: find the thing that fights the cancer. "What's the best cancer-killing supplement for my type of cancer?" "Am I doing enough?" "What if I'm missing the one thing that matters?" 😮‍💨

But timing matters as much as the tool you choose. The same supplement or nutrition change can help in one phase of care, do very little in another, and sometimes even get in the way.

In this episode, I walk you through the two phases of cancer care using the picture of a boat in a storm, so you can figure out where you are right now and what your body needs from you in this season.

⚠️ This is a must-listen if:

You're newly diagnosed or in chemo and searching for the "best" cancer-killing supplement

You're in radiation, recovering from surgery, on hormone-blocking medication, or in immunotherapy and wondering what to do now

Your care team told you you're done, and you're left wondering who is helping you prevent a recurrence

You finished treatment months or even years ago and still don't feel like yourself

You want to stop guessing and know what to focus on, and when

✨ In this episode, you'll learn:

How to tell whether you're in phase one (the storm) or phase two (dry dock)

Why protecting your healthy "bystander" cells and organ systems comes first during harsh treatment