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Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn
Hosted by Dr. Jenn Simmons · EN
Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn is a podcast dedicated to empowering women and promoting breast health through a functional medicine lens. Dr. Jenn is a leading functional medicine practitioner specializing in restoring health to the breast cancer population. She explores a range of topics related to breast health, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and holistic approaches to support overall well-being.
Whether you're a breast cancer survivor, a woman seeking to improve your breast health, a caregiver supporting a loved one, or you are just looking to thrive in this complicated world, this podcast is designed to meet your needs. Discover how functional medicine approaches can complement conventional treatments, support hormone balance, enhance nutrition, manage stress, optimize lifestyle choices, and promote overall well-being. Tune into Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn to gain the knowledge, tools, and resources to take control of your breast health journey. Remember, at the end of the day, breast health is health!
Note: The Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult with your healthcare provider for personalized guidance and treatment recommendations.
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145: The Gut-Hormone Connection Every Woman Needs to Understand with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf
5d ago00:58:20Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf, the first board-certified female urogynecologist in the world, to dismantle the lie that estrogen causes breast cancer, expose the hormone training gap hiding inside every OB/GYN office in the country, and explain why the online HRT explosion isn't liberation; it's the setup for the next Women's Health Initiative.At 41, Dr. Greenleaf was surgically menopausal, prescribed antidepressants for symptoms her doctors blamed on hormones, and living with a lupus diagnosis she'd carried since age 18. When she stopped treating the symptoms and started treating her gut microbiome, the mood swings resolved, the immune dysfunction cleared, and the lupus markers that had defined her health for decades simply disappeared. The conventional medical system had no framework for what happened to her so she went looking for one.If you've ever been handed a hormone prescription with no questions asked, or been told your labs look "normal" while you feel anything but, this episode will give language to what you've already suspected.In this episode, you'll learn:Why your gynecologist, urologist, and endocrinologist almost certainly received zero formal training in sex hormonesWhy only 23% of residents finishing training today feel prepared to treat midlife womenHow chronic stress hijacks your sex hormones and converts them straight to cortisolWhy when tens of millions of women stopped HRT after the Women's Health Initiative, breast cancer rates went up, not downWhy estrogen is not cancerous and why progestins are a different story entirelyHow 90% of your serotonin and 80% of your immune system live in your gutWhy putting a 20-something on testosterone is masking the real problemThe five lactobacillus strains that actually rebalance the vaginal microbiome and why most probiotics don't contain themWhy no probiotic will work until the tissue itself is healthy and the full menu of options that can fix itHow the brain-gut-vagina connection drives libido, and why testosterone is rarely the answer for low sex driveEpisode Timeline00:00 Introduction to Urogynecology and Dr. Betsy Greenleaf03:48 Awakening to Functional Medicine06:34 The Importance of Gut Health08:14 Training Gaps in Hormonal Health11:09 The Dangers of Hormone Mismanagement14:00 Stress and Hormonal Balance16:46 The Role of Lifestyle in Hormonal Health19:21 The Fear of Hormones and Cancer21:55 Understanding Estrogen and Cancer Risks24:01 The Holistic Approach to Health28:38 Integrative Medicine and Continuous Learning31:30 The Role of Tools in Health Management34:19 The Shift from Conventional to Holistic Medicine37:15 Understanding Microbiomes: Gut and Vaginal Health40:05 The Interconnection of Health Systems43:58 Intimacy and Libido: The Psychological and Physical Connection50:38 Navigating Midlife Symptoms and Hormonal Health53:33 Innovations in Health Tracking and Patient EmpowermentWhere to find Dr. Betsy Greenleaf:Website: pauseinstitute.comInstagram: instagram.com/drbetsygreenleafTo talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →144: The Overdiagnosis Epidemic Hiding Inside Every Annual Mammogram
2w ago01:07:33Tap to summarizeIn this solo episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons takes on one of the most accepted messages in women's health and dismantles it with decades of evidence. Routine yearly mammography screening does not hold up when you actually read the trials. Dr. Jenn walks through the WISDOM trial, the Cochrane Review, the Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Study, and the brand new 2026 American College of Physicians guidelines to make the case that one-size-fits-all screening is not just outdated, it is causing real harm.She also takes on the estrogen myth that has left millions of women suffering through hot flashes, bone loss, brain fog, and lost quality of life for decades. A 1.8 million woman study and the Women's Health Initiative say estrogen is not the villain. The real culprit may be something millions of women are still being prescribed today.If you have ever been told to just get your mammogram every year without a single conversation about the risks or what the data actually shows, this is the episode you have been waiting for.What You'll LearnWhat the 2026 American College of Physicians guidelines say about annual mammography and why radiology groups do not want you to hear itWhat the WISDOM trial found when women received fewer mammograms and why the results challenge everything we have been toldWhat the Cochrane Review and Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Study concluded after studying hundreds of thousands of women over decadesWhy up to 50 percent of screen-detected cancers may have never grown, spread, or threatened a woman's life and what that means for how we treat themWhy estrogen alone has never been shown to cause breast cancer and what the data actually implicates insteadThe difference between synthetic progestins and bioidentical progesterone and why that distinction could change every conversation about hormones and breast cancerWhat BRCA mutation carriers need to know about hormone replacement therapy after risk-reducing surgeryWhat smarter, safer, individualized breast cancer screening actually looks likeEpisode Timeline00:00 Introduction01:08 This Is an Informed Consent Episode04:00 The WISDOM Trial and the End of One-Size-Fits-All Screening08:30 Fewer Mammograms, No More Advanced Cancers11:41 Why Adding MRI Led to More Biopsies and Zero Benefit15:00 The Only Endpoint That Actually Matters17:30 What the Cochrane Review Actually Found19:30 The Number Every Woman Deserves to Hear23:00 The Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Study27:00 What Overdiagnosis Really Means31:00 The 2026 American College of Physicians Guidelines36:03 The Estrogen Myth41:00 The Women's Health Initiative Unpacked49:00 Birth Control, Progestins, and Breast Cancer Risk53:00 Progestins Are Not Progesterone57:00 BRCA Mutation Carriers and HRT: What the 2026 JAMA Data Shows01:03:00 The Future of Breast Cancer ScreeningStudies Mentioned in This EpisodeThe WISDOM Trial — JAMAThe Cochrane Mammography Review — CochraneThe Canadian National Breast Screening Study: 25 Year Follow-up — BMJ 2014ACP Breast Cancer Screening Guidance Statement — Annals of Internal Medicine 2026Cracks in the Estrogen Carcinogenesis of Breast Cancer — Journal of Clinical Oncology 2026Hormonal Contraception and Breast Cancer Risk — NEJM 2017Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer: Women's Health Initiative — JAMA Oncology 2020HRT After Oophorectomy and Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA Carriers — JAMA Network Open 2026To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →143: The 5 Thyroid Tests That Change Everything and Why Your Doctor Only Runs One with Dr. Amie Hornaman
3w ago01:16:31Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with thyroid and hormone specialist Dr. Amie Hornaman to dismantle the standard of care that is leaving millions of women dismissed, misdiagnosed, and under treated. They cover what the full thyroid panel actually looks like, why T4-only therapy fails the vast majority of patients, and how the thyroid is connected to every other hormone system in a woman's body.What happens when a competitive athlete starts gaining weight, losing hair, and can't get a single doctor to take her seriously? Dr. Amie found out in her 20s with 40 pounds of unexplained weight gain, six doctors, six dismissals, and one mentor who finally ran the right tests and changed the course of her life and career. If you've ever been told your thyroid is fine while your body is telling you otherwise, this is the episode you've been waiting for.What You'll LearnWhy testing TSH alone is not a thyroid workup and what the five markers are that actually tell the full storyWhat free T3, free T4, and reverse T3 mean and why reverse T3 is the most dismissed marker in the panelWhat thyroid antibodies TPO and TGA reveal about Hashimoto's and why your doctor's normal range is meaninglessWhy 95% of hypothyroid cases are Hashimoto's and why your antibodies may already be elevated even if your doctor says they are notWhy your GLP-1 will stop working if your thyroid is not optimized firstHow estrogen dominance low progesterone high cortisol insulin resistance and low ferritin all interfere with thyroid functionWhy your insurance-based doctor cannot give you proper thyroid care even if they want toWhat the FDA's move against natural desiccated thyroid is really about and who benefitsWhy testosterone is protective against breast cancer and why women are being denied access to itWhat it actually feels like when your thyroid is optimized and how Dr. Amie gets patients thereEpisode Timeline:00:00 Show Intro01:08 How Dr. Amie Became Dr. Jenn's North Star05:02 Pain to Purpose: 40 Pounds and Six Dismissals08:37 Where Conventional Medicine Gets It Wrong16:58 Why Thyroid Disease Is at Epidemic Levels19:14 The Full Thyroid Panel You Actually Need36:43 Why T4-Only Therapy Fails Almost Everyone40:27 The Hormonal Web Nobody Is Addressing45:32 What Thyroid Optimization Actually Looks Like52:22 The FDA Threat to Natural Desiccated Thyroid59:42 Dr. Jenn's Testosterone Gatekeeping Story01:05:22 The Importance of Prevention in HealthcareFind Dr. Amie Hornaman Website: dramie.com | Book: thyroidfixbook.comTo talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →142: Mammograms Don't Save Lives And the Data Has Known It for Decades
4w ago01:17:56Tap to summarizeIn this solo episode, Dr. Jenn Simmons delivers a five-alarm wake-up call on breast cancer screening. The American College of Physicians just dropped new guidelines and the radiology world is furious, not because the science is wrong, but because it isn't on their side. Dr. Jenn breaks down what the data actually shows, why mammography's survival benefit has been a statistical illusion for decades, and what real preventive screening looks like.She also takes on DCIS, collagen fears, and the question every woman with a breast cancer history is afraid to ask about hormones. Every woman deserves this information before she makes a decision, not after.What You'll LearnWhy DCIS is not breast cancer and what the data says about over treating itWhat the new ACP mammography screening guidelines say and why the radiology world responded with opinion instead of evidenceHow lead time bias and over diagnosis have made mammography look like a lifesaver when it isn'tWhat the Wisdom Trial revealed about personalized breast cancer screening and why the results make annual mammogram guidelines indefensibleWhat preventive breast cancer screening actually looks like without radiation, compression, or harmWhy collagen supplementation has no association with breast cancer risk or recurrenceWhy bioidentical hormone replacement therapy is not off the table after a breast cancer diagnosis.Why you need to tread the root cause and treat the tumorTo talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →141: The Hormone They Told You to Fear Is the One That Could Change Your Life with Karen Martel
Apr 2401:17:03Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with hormone specialist Karen Martel to talk about what's really driving the metabolic chaos of perimenopause and menopause and why the solution most women need is the one they've been told to fear. They also tackle one of the most misunderstood topics in women's health: the relationship between estrogen, metabolic health, and breast cancer.What happens when a nutrition expert who helps women lose weight suddenly can't lose weight herself? Karen found out the hard way at 42, gaining 15 pounds in six months, losing her period, battling depression, and watching her skin age before her eyes. Despite eating clean, exercising, and doing everything "right," her body had other plans.This is the episode you'll want to send to every woman in your life who's been told her labs look "fine."What You'll LearnWhy you can gain weight in perimenopause without changing your diet or exercise routineThe biological aging study that found perimenopausal women are aging faster on the inside and what stops itWhy estrogen is the metabolic master hormone and what happens to your hunger signals, blood sugar, cholesterol, and muscle when it dropsWhy being asymptomatic in perimenopause does not mean nothing is happening to your heart, brain, and bonesWhy it is never too late to start hormone replacement therapyWhy insulin and insulin-like growth factor may be driving estrogen receptor positive breast cancer more than anyone is talking aboutWhy women with a history of breast cancer are not automatically disqualified from hormone replacement therapy and why most doctors have it wrongHow GLP-1s are changing the game for menopausal womenThe truth about breast cancer, estrogen receptors, and why insulin may be a bigger driver than anyone is talking aboutEpisode Timeline:01:07 Meet Karen Martel04:10 Karen's Personal Perimenopause Wake-Up Call09:09 Why You Cannot Out-Diet or Out-Exercise Hormone Loss17:21 What Estrogen Actually Does in the Body25:12 HRT Delivery Methods and Why Form Matters26:28 Breast Cancer, Estrogen Receptors, and the Insulin Connection33:48 The Vaginal Estrogen Contradiction37:08 Estrogen as the Most Powerful Anti-Aging Tool38:56 The Pharmaceutical Incentive Behind the Anti-Hormone Narrative44:35 Menopausal Weight Gain and Where GLP-1s Fit In53:13 Is It Ever Too Late to Start Hormone Replacement59:39 Women Deserve Better Standards of Care1:02:06 The Statistics That Should End the Debate1:05:38 Topical Estrogen and Why Ingredients MatterFind Karen MartelWebsite: karenmartel.comTo talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →140: The Metabolic Crisis Behind Breast Cancer
Apr 1700:53:45Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn takes on one of the biggest questions in breast health: why are more women being diagnosed with breast cancer? In this solo episode, she challenges the long-standing belief that estrogen is the main driver and argues instead that metabolic dysfunction, not estrogen itself, is the deeper issue we should be paying attention to.Dr. Jenn explores how insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, obesity, and hormone depletion may shape breast cancer risk, progression, and recurrence. She also explains why she believes conventional screening is too focused on finding disease after it has developed, and why women need a more proactive approach that looks at metabolic health, prevention, and long-term support after menopause and breast cancer treatment.What you will learnWhy Dr. Jenn believes the “estrogen causes breast cancer” narrative is incompleteHow metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance, and inflammation may shape breast cancer risk and outcomesWhat metabolic syndrome is and which markers she believes women should be trackingWhy she argues conventional screening often misses the bigger pictureHow she thinks about hormone replacement in menopause, including for some high-risk women and survivorsWhy foundational health habits are presented as the basis for prevention and recoveryEpisode Timeline:00:00 Introduction to Breast Cancer Concerns03:27 Dispelling the Estrogen Myth06:34 Understanding Hormone Deficiency and Breast Cancer09:13 The Role of Metabolic Health12:02 High-Risk Populations and Hormone Replacement14:49 Foundational Health for Breast Cancer Survivors17:55 The Metabolic Crisis and Breast Cancer20:14 Screening for Metabolic Dysfunction25:08 The Flaws of Mammography27:48 Innovative Screening Approaches30:35 Conclusion and Call to Action52:51 Introduction to Breast Health AwarenessTo talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →139: Vaccines, Chronic Disease & the Data No One Wants us to See with Del Bigtree
Apr 301:30:33Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Del Bigtree for a conversation that pushes straight into one of the most uncomfortable questions in modern medicine: what if some of the things we have been taught to never question were never fully questioned to begin with?Together, they explore vaccines, informed consent, chronic disease, media influence, hospital incentives, and why so many people are starting to feel like the system was built to protect itself, not patients. This is not a light conversation, but it is a gripping one. If you have ever felt like the story you were given about health was incomplete, this episode will give language to that feeling and challenge you to think far more deeply about who decides what counts as truth.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why so many people are losing trust in the medical system What informed consent should look like and why it matters How certain ideas in medicine become protected from scrutiny Why chronic disease is forcing bigger questions about what is making us sick How money, power, and institutional pressure shape medical decision making Why questioning the standard of care can come at a cost What is really at stake when patients are discouraged from asking questions Why this conversation matters even if you have never questioned the system before Episode Timeline:01:04 Dr. Jenn introduces Del Bigtree05:39 The Journey of a Contrarian: Del Bigtree's Background08:49 Challenging the Vaccine Narrative11:40 The Science Behind Vaccines: What We Know14:44 The Impact of Vaccines on Health17:37 The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry20:26 The Decline of Children's Health23:41 The Debate on Vaccines and Natural Immunity26:27 The Influence of Media and Funding29:43 The Shift from Conventional Medicine32:29 The Inconvenient Truth About Vaccines35:40 The Future of Health and Safety Regulations48:33 Dinner with Dr. Zervos: A Turning Point57:14 The Shocking Study: Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated01:05:59 The Medical System: A Crisis of Trust01:15:36 Informed Consent: The Right to Choose01:23:24 The Risks of Vaccination: A Parent's Dilemma01:29:45 Introduction to Breast Health AwarenessGuest: Del BigtreeWhere to find him: www.instagram.com/delbigtree/To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →138: The Cancer Theory That Challenges How We Think About Cancer with Mark Lintern
Mar 2701:02:26Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with cancer researcher and author Mark Lintern for a provocative conversation that challenges one of the most deeply rooted assumptions in modern oncology: that cancer is primarily a genetic disease.Drawing from his book The Cancer Resolution?, Mark introduces his Cell Suppression Theory, a framework that argues cancer may be driven less by random mutation and more by chronic inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, immune suppression, and a possible infectious component involving fungal pathogens.Together, Dr. Jenn and Mark explore why the current model of cancer leaves so many unanswered questions, how the metabolic theory shifted the conversation, and why terrain, mitochondria, immune health, toxins, stress, and chronic inflammation may all matter more than most patients have been told.If you are looking for a conversation that challenges conventional thinking and opens the door to a broader view of breast cancer and whole-body health, this episode is a must-listen.What You’ll Learn:Why the dominant genetic model of cancer does not fully explain the diseaseWhat the Warburg effect is and why it matters in cancer researchHow the metabolic theory of cancer changed the conversation around treatmentHow chronic inflammation, toxins, immune dysfunction, and tissue damage may create the conditions for cancerWhy mitochondria play a much bigger role in cancer than most people realizeHow fungal pathogens fit into cancer developmentWhy microbiome health, detoxification, and stress regulation matter in prevention and healingWhat makes breast tissue uniquely vulnerable in this conversation around estrogen, immunity, and inflammationEpisode Timeline:00:00 Introduction to a Different Conversation About Cancer04:45 Mark Lintern’s Journey Into Cancer Research07:34 Why the Somatic Mutation Theory Falls Short10:41 The Metabolic Theory and the Warburg Effect13:40 The Possible Role of Pathogens in Cancer16:32 The Hallmarks That Define Cancer19:19 Cancer Diagnosis Versus Active Disease22:08 The Cell Suppression Theory Explained27:06 Practical Solutions for Prevention and Healing30:02 Foundations of a More Holistic Cancer Approach33:49 Cortisol, Stress, and the Healing Environment41:49 Why Antifungal Treatments Are So Challenging43:45 Can We Identify the Pathogens Inside Tumors?46:30 Why the System Resists New Cancer Models51:04 Breast Cancer, Estrogen, and Tissue Vulnerability55:21 Estrogen, Inflammation, and Fungal Overgrowth58:55 Final Thoughts on Prevention and Whole-Body HealthLearn more about Mark Lintern and get his book here: https://www.cellsuppression.com/To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →137: Part 2 | Cancer Begins Before Anyone Finds It and Your Environment Plays a Bigger Role Than You Think with Dr. Nasha Winters
Mar 1900:54:46Tap to summarizePART TWO - In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons continues her conversation with Dr. Nasha Winters, a renowned integrative oncology expert and metabolic health pioneer, for a deeper look at what cancer care is missing and what true individualized healing actually requires.Together, Dr. Jenn and Dr. Nasha challenge the protocol-driven mindset that dominates both conventional and alternative medicine, making the case that cancer treatment must begin with the foundations: metabolic health, nervous system regulation, immune resilience, and an honest understanding of why a particular body became vulnerable in the first place.They explore why so many practitioners feel unequipped to care for cancer patients, how fear and institutional limitations keep better tools out of reach, and why therapies like mistletoe continue to be dismissed in the United States despite decades of research and widespread use around the world.If you want an empowering perspective on integrative cancer care, this episode is a must-listen.What You’ll Learn: Why foundations matter more than any single “magic bullet” therapy How Dr. Nasha thinks about mistletoe as terrain support, not a standalone cure Why mistletoe is so widely used in Europe and still resisted in the United States How integrative therapies can work with conventional cancer treatment, not against it Why individual biochemistry matters when deciding whether a treatment will actually work How fear, burnout, and cognitive dissonance affect doctors as much as patients What it looks like to build a true “board of directors” for healing Why safer, more thoughtful screening and treatment options are urgently neededEpisode Timeline:02:02 What pets can teach us about healing and foundational health 05:57 Dr. Nasha on being dismissed by conventional medicine 12:01 Why doctors stay stuck in broken systems of care 16:01 How The Metabolic Approach to Cancer became a roadmap for healing 20:13 Why foundations matter more than any magic bullet 25:32 The problem with protocol culture in cancer care 27:29 Mistletoe, terrain, and the future of integrative oncology35:54 Why effective therapies are still dismissed in mainstream medicine40:09 Why patients need a collaborative team approach43:56 Safer screening, better tools, and moving beyond outdated technology48:27 Why we need to treat the person, not just the diagnosis 51:34 Where to find Dr. Nasha and what’s nextGuest: Nasha Winters Where to find her: https://drnasha.com/ To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
Transcribe →136: Part 1 | Cancer Begins Before Anyone Finds It and Your Environment Plays a Bigger Role Than You Think with Dr. Nasha Winters
Mar 1200:53:58Tap to summarizePART ONE - In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Dr. Nasha Winters, a renowned integrative oncology expert and metabolic health pioneer, for a deeply personal and eye-opening conversation about cancer, resilience, and why so many people are getting diagnosed younger than ever before.Dr. Nasha shares the story of her own terminal ovarian cancer diagnosis at age 19 and how being forced outside the conventional system led her to ask a different question, not just how to treat cancer, but why the body became vulnerable to it in the first place. What followed became the foundation of her life’s work.Together, Dr. Jenn and Dr. Nasha explore the root causes driving modern cancer risk, from mitochondrial dysfunction and immune suppression to environmental toxins, vitamin D deficiency, chronic stress, trauma, and the cumulative burden of modern life.This is part-one of a two-part conversation. If you have ever wondered why cancer is rising, why it is showing up earlier, or why true healing has to go beyond standard treatment, this episode is a must-listen.What You’ll Learn:Why cancer is becoming more common in younger peopleThe difference between chronological age and biological ageHow mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to cancer and accelerated agingWhy immune suppression and vitamin D deficiency matter more than most people realizeThe role of environmental exposures, plastics, hormones, and EMFs in modern diseaseHow trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation affect healingWhy looking inward may be one of the most important steps after a diagnosisWhat it means when someone says, “I did everything right and still got cancer”Why prevention has to start long before disease appearsEpisode Timeline:01:04 Meet Dr. Nasha Winters05:15 Dr. Nasha’s cancer diagnosis at 19 and how it changed everything11:22 Cancer, aging, and the mitochondria connection18:22 Environmental overload and the rise of early-onset disease23:28 Immune suppression, vitamin D, and cancer risk26:03 The growing cancer burden and why prevention matters30:49 Trauma, stress, and the psychoneuroimmunology of healing34:40 Can someone heal if they are not ready to look inward?38:26 Readiness, resistance, and the patient’s role in healing40:36 Alcohol, lifestyle patterns, and difficult truths in cancer care45:40 “I did everything right” — what that really means48:47 Toxic exposures, hidden patterns, and what we normalize49:25 Stress, uncertainty, and building the tools to adapt51:21 Pets, pesticides, and what our environment is telling us52:35 Why you won’t want to miss Part TwoGuest: Nasha Wintershttps://drnasha.com/To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-callTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuideTo purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.Connect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons
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