So you’ve had cancer and now you’re wondering what comes next. Maybe you just finished treatment and feel overwhelmed trying to put the pieces of your life back together. Maybe you’re terrified of a recurrence and can’t stop worrying about every ache and pain. Or maybe you carry a cancer gene and are ready to do everything you can to prevent cancer in the first place. You want to heal your body, lose the treatment weight, rebuild your energy, and finally feel like yourself again, but you don’t know where to start. I’m Michelle, an 8-year Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor, mom, and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. I’ve been where you are, and on this podcast we’ll walk through it together. Here we talk about the real tools that help you detox and heal without the hype. We’ll cover everything from everyday ways to lower your toxin load to the top anti-cancer foods, how to rebuild your immune system, balance your hormones, and calm the fear of recurrence. You’ll also learn how to create a low-toxin home, what should be on your plate every day, and the surprising everyday things that can raise cancer risk. If you’re ready to rise from the ashes and build a body and a life you can trust, you’re in the right place. This is about more than surviving cancer. It’s about creating the healthiest, strongest version of you.
Cancer Proof Living
Claim This Podcastby Michelle Patidar
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So you’ve had cancer and now you’re wondering what comes next. Maybe you just finished treatment and feel overwhelmed trying to put the pieces of your life back together. Maybe you’re terrified of a recurrence and can’t stop worrying about every ache and pain. Or maybe you carry a cancer gene and are ready to do everything you can to prevent cancer in the first place. You want to heal your body, lose the treatment weight, rebuild your energy, and finally feel like yourself again, but you don’t know where to start. I’m Michelle, an 8-year Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor, mom, and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. I’ve been where you are, and on this podcast we’ll walk through it together. Here we talk about the real tools that help you detox and heal without the hype. We’ll cover everything from everyday ways to lower your toxin load to the top anti-cancer foods, how to rebuild your immune system, balance your hormones, and calm the fear of recurrence. You’ll also learn how to create a low-toxin home, what should be on your plate every day, and the surprising everyday things that can raise cancer risk. If you’re ready to rise from the ashes and build a body and a life you can trust, you’re in the right place. This is about more than surviving cancer. It’s about creating the healthiest, strongest version of you.
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June 23, 2026
32: The Most Important Anti-Cancer Veggies You NEED to Eat
<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to my </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">YouTube channel</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> so you don't miss the next episode.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Garlic was ranked the strongest anti-cancer vegetable out of the 34 tested, and most people destroy its benefits before it ever hits the pan.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">As a certified integrative nutrition health coach and a nine-year cancer survivor, this is the kind of research that changed how I cook, shop, and think about every meal.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">The interesting part is that a whole garlic clove doesn't actually contain much allicin, the compound everyone talks about. Allicin only forms when garlic is chopped, crushed, or minced. And there's a specific window of time involved that almost nobody respects.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">In this episode, I want to walk through what the research actually says about garlic, immune function, inflammation, and detoxification pathways. I also want to clear up the raw-versus-cooked debate, because that question comes up constantly.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">This isn't about eating 20 cloves a day or treating one food as a cure. It's about understanding food as information for your cells.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">You’ll learn:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[0:00] Introduction</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[2:00] How allicin actually forms, and why whole cloves barely contain it</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[4:24] The biggest mistake people make while chopping garlic before cooking</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[6:07] Raw versus cooked garlic; which one is better for you?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[7:38] Why cancer prevention is never one superfood, it's the pattern</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Resources mentioned:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of common vegetables: A comparative study by Boivin, D. et al. | </span><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814608006419" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Article</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Find more from Michelle:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Revival Health & Wellness | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/revival.health.wellness/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Instagram</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/revival.health.wellness.cancer.recovery" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Facebook</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> | </span><a href="https://www.revivalhealthwellness.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Website</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cancer Proof Living | </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">YouTube</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Michelle Patidar | </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemarcinkoski/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">LinkedIn</a></p>
June 16, 2026
31: 4 Toxic Places I Will Never Eat Again After My Cancer Diagnosis
<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to my </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">YouTube channel</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> so you don't miss the next episode.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">There are four places I stopped eating at after my cancer diagnosis, and one of them might surprise you.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I'm a Certified Integrated Nutrition Health Coach who works with people on cancer prevention and recovery, and I'm a nine-year survivor myself, so I've spent years studying what's actually in our food supply.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">This isn't about fear. One meal won't cause cancer. But what we eat consistently affects inflammation, blood sugar, detoxification, gut health, and the environment inside the body.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I name each of the four spots I personally avoid, what's actually in the food there, and why processed meats are classified the way they are by the World Health Organization. I also share what I do when one of these is the only option, the swaps I make for travel days, and why awareness changes your choices more than restriction ever will.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">If you're rethinking what you eat after a diagnosis, or you want to lower your risk before one, this one is for you.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">You’ll learn:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[0:00] Introduction</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[0:41] The first thing I eliminated after my cancer diagnosis</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[1:59] What the BMJ study shows about ultra-processed foods and cancer risk</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[2:49] Processed deli meats are classified as a Group 1 carcinogen</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[4:14] Even the "healthy" snacks at gas stations aren't really healthy</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[5:17] Airplane and airport food: what I skip and what I bring instead</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[6:16] Making different decisions from empowerment, not restriction</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Resources mentioned:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Moms Across America | <a href="https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Website</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk by BMJ | </span><a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k322" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Article</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cancer: Carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat by WHO | </span><a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/cancer-carcinogenicity-of-the-consumption-of-red-meat-and-processed-meat" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Article</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Find more from Michelle:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Revival Health & Wellness | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/revival.health.wellness/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Instagram</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/revival.health.wellness.cancer.recovery" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Facebook</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> | </span><a href="https://www.revivalhealthwellness.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Website</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cancer Proof Living | </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">YouTube</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Michelle Patidar | </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemarcinkoski/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">LinkedIn</a></p>
June 9, 2026
30: 9 Things I Removed From My Kitchen After Being Diagnosed With Cancer at 32
<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to my </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">YouTube channel</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> so you don't miss the next episode.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">After cancer, I removed nine things from my kitchen that most people still use.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I'm a certified integrative nutrition health coach, a nine-year cancer survivor, and I work with people on cancer prevention and recovery, so my kitchen had to change in ways I didn't expect.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">When I started looking at refined oils, non-stick cookware, plastic containers, aluminum foil, scented plug-ins, plastic water bottles, plastic cutting boards, ultra-processed foods, and conventional cleaning products together, I realized how much daily exposure I'd accepted as normal.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">No single product causes cancer overnight. But chronic exposure over years is a different conversation, and that's the one I want to have.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Learn what I swapped out, what I use now, and why each change actually matters. Some swaps were easy. A few took me longer than I'd like to admit.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">If you want more episodes on lowering your toxic load and rethinking everyday habits after a diagnosis, subscribe to the channel so the next one finds you.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">You’ll learn:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[0:00] Introduction</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[0:57] Why refined vegetable oils are the first thing to cut from your kitchen</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[2:03] The forever chemicals in non-stick cookware, and what Teflon flu actually is</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[2:57] An overlooked problem with cooking on aluminum foil</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[3:42] Microplastics are now showing up in blood, placentas, and breast milk</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[4:47] What synthetic air fresheners are actually releasing into your home</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[5:58] Heat turns your plastic water bottle into an endocrine disruptor</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[6:35] Plastic cutting boards shed microplastics directly into your food</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[7:04] Ultra-processed foods are actually designed to be addictive, and what to eat instead</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">[7:52] The cleaning products linked to accelerated lung decline in women</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Resources mentioned:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Branch Basics | </span><a href="https://branchbasics.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Website</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction by Svanes, Ø., et al. | </span><a href="https://academic.oup.com/ajrccm/article-abstract/197/9/1157/8498721?redirectedFrom=fulltext" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Article</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Find more from Michelle:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Revival Health & Wellness | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/revival.health.wellness/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Instagram</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/revival.health.wellness.cancer.recovery" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Facebook</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> | </span><a href="https://www.revivalhealthwellness.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Website</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cancer Proof Living | </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLVcfMG8X8ogQApd4xllW3pgSgdJX7HJ" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">YouTube</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Michelle Patidar | </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemarcinkoski/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">LinkedIn</a></p>
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