Hi, and welcome back to episode 10. This week we are going to step back from the weight loss, and into another of the survivorship podcasts. What that means is that this week I predominately have my medical cap on, and there is going to be data, and it may be challenging to understand all of it. If you have questions, reach out through the Best Life After Cancer MD facebook page. This topic for this week is exercise. Many adults may consider exercise as a means to lose weight, or perhaps reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease, but they often do not realize that recreational physical activity (RPA) is an important tool in both the prevention of cancer and reduction in recurrence. This topic is near and dear to my heart for survivors. I feel really passionately that as a medical community, we may not be making this data clear to each and every one of our cancer survivors. One of the reasons I think some physicians don’t focus on it is because as a doctor, it is something...

Hi, and welcome back! This is episode 4. Almost a month in already! Time flies when you’re busy. Although, sometimes even busy doesn’t make it fly, and that is a bit of how I am experiencing social distancing. Today, I am going to spend a few minutes reviewing first. We have previously gone through allowing negative emotions. We discussed the differences between thoughts and circumstances. Last week we talked about our primitive brains vs. our upper brain, and how the primitive brain is working to keep us safe. I’m wondering - were you aware at all this week of your primitive brain in the background? It is interesting, whatever I write about, I find I think about a lot more that week. This past week, I was really noticing all the times my brain was trying to keep me safe, and how infrequently what it told me was useful. But, I am grateful for that old brain of mine, when I do things like step in front of a moving car in a parking lot, and my primitive brain acts...