OutSmart Cancer® Blog

Why does a woman with no family history of breast cancer and no obvious risk factors for breast cancer succumb to the disease? What happened to her?  Today 1 in 8 women in the US...

Here is an article that appeared in Medical News Today about the impact of eating plenty of fiber on lowering breast cancer risk. Remember that plant foods are our source of fiber: whole grains and...

After a near death experience five years ago, Dr. Robert Zieve, M.D. became inspired to manifest his vision: Healthy Medicine: A New Mainstream in Health Care, an integrated and inclusive model combining the best of...

From one of my patients: I was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian cancer.  After the initial shock, I got busy putting together an amazing team of practitioners to get me through this ordeal.  The team...

Please join me on free teleseminar I’m giving “How to Avoid Being the Next Woman Struck Down By Cancer: Five Powerful Steps You Can Take So You Won’t Be One of Them” 7AM Pacific /...

Chinese Medicine teaches us to live in harmony with nature and in harmony with the seasons.  This is considered a cornerstone of health, well being and longevity. Autumn is a time to harvest and gather...

Niacinamide, a B Vitamin, may be of value to women with genetic risk of Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer. Why are some women more prone to developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer? This is a...

Let’s try to make sense of this recently published study “Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women”: The study concludes that women who take vitamins die at an increased rate. It is important to...

A flawed and biased controversial study was published yesterday claiming that women who take supplements have an increased death rate. The study does NOT show any cause and effect relationship. This is just bad science....

Cancer is stressful every step of the way, from diagnosis, through treatment, and as a survivor worried about recurrence. Stress of all types damages our immune system and makes us more vulnerable to infections and...

A Mediterranean diet rich in healthy fats may lower risk of aggressive breast cancers in post menopausal women. Researchers in Spain have discovered that a diet rich in Olive Oil, a source of Monounsaturated Fatty...

“Chemo Brain is not “all in your mind” It’s real.  New Research confirms that the brain is permanently damaged by chemotherapy.  After breast cancer treatment women experience many side effects including ongoing  problems with attention,...