Episode 56: Cancer: Nutrition and Managing Food Anxiety

Are you feeling anxious or confused about what to eat if you have had or currently have breast cancer? My returning guest on this episode of the DiepCJourney podcast is Cathy Leman. She is a dietician, nutrition therapist, and a certified personal trainer, who herself has had hormone positive breast cancer.

Cathy developed the Peaceful Plate, a nutrition education and coaching program. She shares her personal experience being diagnosed with breast cancer.

We are discussing how to mange the anxiety that can plague many who have had breast cancer and what to put in our bodies in the form of food to optimize our health. We will chat about the food choices we can make to maintain a healthy lifestyle just as exercise choices are made to maintain our health.

Cathy dives into reasons for emotional eating, weight gain from breast cancer treatment, questions around soy consumption, how much protein we should consider consuming and what healthy protein options there are.

She shares portion control amounts, and we discuss how much fiber we should consider consuming per day. Cathy and I discuss realistic expectations regarding exercise for those in treatment and post treatment in survivorship. Movement in all forms is the key adjusted accordingly to your current health status. We hope this episode will encourage and inspire you to enjoy what you eat before, during, and after breast cancer!

Podcast Episode with Cathy: Episode 23: Dietitian and Coach for Breast Cancer Survivors

Cathy Leman Social Media Accounts:

Instagram: Cathy Leman Hormone Breast Cancer Dietitian

Facebook: The Peaceful Plate

LinkedIn: Cathy Leman, MA, RD, NSCA-CPT