The Answer to Breast Cancer?

{"blocks":[{"key":"2RwF8","text":"Topic Intro","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":11,"style":"BOLD"},{"offset":0,"length":11,"style":"fontSize_20"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"SqBjo","text":"In this section, Susan Treadgold asked some questions. Dr. Jenn Simmons responded to Susan's queries where she claimed that like many other women, she had a pain to purpose story.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"O5EKd","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"R0FfV","text":"Speaker Intro: Dr. Jenn Simmons","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":31,"style":"BOLD"},{"offset":0,"length":31,"style":"fontSize_20"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"LnETb","text":"Dr. Jenn Simmons starts off by discussing her personal connection to breast cancer and its impact on her family from a young age. Her famous cousin, Linda Creed, was a Grammy-winning artist who died from metastatic breast cancer. This personal impact launched her into her medical career with a focus on breast cancer. Dr. Simmons spoke about the significant effects her work and its emotional toll had on her health. The intense work led her to a personal health crisis. Upon receiving her own diagnosis, she made the choice to walk away from conventional treatment. She began to research and discovered the power of nutrition in disease prevention and healing, leading her to the Institute for Integrated Nutrition. Despite being a traditionally educated MD, she saw the value of an integrative approach to health. Dr. Simmons transitioned into the world of functional medicine, which she describes as a means to optimizing health rather than suppressing symptoms. She makes a powerful argument for taking a holistic view of cancer treatment, acknowledging the importance of treating the individual and not just the cancer. She strongly advocates for the importance of knowing a patient's 'why' when it comes to disease and wellbeing. Importantly, Dr. Simmons's story emphasizes the importance of striking a balance between professional success and wellbeing.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"qGrO9","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9heRC","text":"What does it mean to you to be High Performing?","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":47,"style":"BOLD"},{"offset":0,"length":47,"style":"fontSize_20"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4waMo","text":"During the show, Susan Treadgold initiates a discussion with Dr. Jenn Simmons about what it means to be high performing. Dr. Simmons admits that she once equated being high performing with being proficient at her job, but overtime this notion cost her her health. Now she believes to be high performing means to excel enough to allow those around her to perform their best. People shouldn’t define high performance based solely on their jobs or owning large businesses, but through their contributions to the world such as raising impressionable humans. Being high performing to her means contributing to the greater good in any capacity, including family life and fulfilling a personal mission. Everyone should follow their own personal mission and not mirror someone else’s. Dr. Simmons also discusses her mission to alter the effect of breast cancer on women.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"w5Egc","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"Z9luu","text":"What is your view on estrogen and bio-identical hormone replacement?","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":68,"style":"BOLD"},{"offset":0,"length":68,"style":"fontSize_20"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"eHbH6","text":"Susan Treadgold transitions the discussion towards women’s health and bio-identical hormone replacement. Dr. Simmons suggests that the notion estrogen is a cause of breast cancer has been debunked and is a notion stringed by the pharmaceutical industry to deter women away from hormone replacements. This facilitates the widespread need for statins, SSRIs, and bisphosphonates, drugs that are used to substitute the benefits of hormone replacements. This notion had led doctors to prescribe hormone replacements in cases where it is deem absolutely necessary. Bio-identical hormone replacements are extracted from plants and their chemical structures are exactly like our hormones, meaning they act in the same capacity as our hormones. It can protect against heart diseases, bone loss, and aides brain protection. It should be started within 10 years of menopause to get the most benefit. Even women who have been treated for breast cancer can use hormone replacements, as studies show no increase in recurrence.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"dacfj","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"J1omX","text":"What does 'creating health' rather than 'killing disease' look like?","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":68,"style":"BOLD"},{"offset":0,"length":68,"style":"fontSize_20"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"Cq6cK","text":"The conversation shifts towards creating health rather than killing disease, to which Dr. Simmons acknowledges this as a necessary component in tackling conditions such as breast cancer.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"a8vEi","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"oxaI5","text":"What is your answer to breast cancer?","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":37,"style":"BOLD"},{"offset":0,"length":37,"style":"fontSize_20"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"EliXI","text":"Susan Treadgold initiates a conversation with Dr. Jenn Simmons about how to answer breast cancer. Dr. Simmons reveals a multifaceted response. Firstly, her course, 'My Answer to Breast Cancer' proves useful for anyone along the cancer spectrum while her book, 'The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer', provides valuable insights. Simmons views breast cancer as the body delivering messages that the current lifestyle isn't working. It's not a foreign invader but a cry for attention from parts of one's self. The solution could involve better dieting, increased exercise, improved sleep, dental health, an improved environment, personal improvements, or dealing with ongoing toxic relationships. Dealing with your everyday alcohol habits and focusing on creating a healthier lifestyle also help, because when you drive health, disease tends to disappear. Fear often fills people diagnosed with breast cancer, but Dr. Simmons encourages people to take time to understand what's happening and figure out what resonates with them the most.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"YnPAy","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"LsgCA","text":"What advice would you give your younger self? ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":46,"style":"BOLD"},{"offset":0,"length":46,"style":"fontSize_20"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7Z1Ho","text":"In retrospect, Dr. Jenn Simmons discusses what advice she would have given her younger self. Physicians are trained to recognize symptoms, diagnose diseases, and make prescriptions, but not necessarily to heal or make one healthy. She believes improvements in medical education can change this aspect, enabling potential doctors to actually create health. Simmons advises her younger self to be more insightful about personal health and the broader understanding of the meaning of health. Despite wishing to have had an earlier realization, she acknowledges that her past experiences shaped her character and driving force, and that they remain a significant part of her overall journey.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"J0Uu0","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6iNwU","text":"What's next for Dr. Jenn Simmons? ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":34,"style":"BOLD"},{"offset":0,"length":34,"style":"fontSize_20"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bfLDQ","text":"Outline of what's next for Dr. Simmons includes a summit titled 'Breast Cancer Breakthroughs' to be held in January. This conference is expected to have over 100,000 women participants where Simmons will share her experiences with about 50 people in the breast cancer space. Her new book, 'The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer' is also expected to be out in January. Simmons reveals her ambition to open up QT imaging centers named 'Perfection Imaging' across the country to enable easy, comfortable, and affordable breast cancer screening.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"huSNX","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{}}