I’ve made some pretty big changes, mostly to help my peace of mind. If it comes back, I want to know that I’ve done everything in my power to prevent it.
i’m a Dietitian/Nutritionist and thought I had a pretty good diet before. But when I really looked at it, there were lots of areas for improvement. I read lots of studies on breast cancer and diet, and decided a vegan whole foods diet was my best bet (I was mostly vegetarian before).
I only drink wine on special occasions - could easily get through 1-2 bottles a week before. I thought I would miss it more than I do.
I drink 1.2 L of green tea (caffeine free) per day. I cold brew each 300ml for 2 hours for maximum catechin levels.
I have a smoothie for breakfast everyday with 1.5 cups of kale, 1 cup of berries, flaxseed meal, mushroom powder, turmeric and almond milk.
i also started running again. I have a toddler and I had slacked off with exercise since giving birth. So I decided to run everyday in the month before my surgery so I could going into treatment as fit as possible. I exercised throughout chemo, but wasn’t able to run everyday. I still don’t run everyday now, but will get in around 20km per week. On the days that I don’t run I make sure that I move as much as possible. This helps with the menopause symptoms too, and helps with stress.
Looks a bit crazy with it all posted out! I was I only diagnosed in March 2018, so who knows how long I will keep it all up for.
Everything I do is based on scientific evidence, and I try to see everything I’m doing like another bit of medicine, which helps when my brain slips into ‘it’s going to come back and I’m going to die’ mode.
