In this solo episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons breaks down the newly released American College of Physicians mammography screening guidelines, what they say, what the data behind them actually shows, and why the radiology community's response raised more questions than it answered. She also makes the case that DCIS has been misclassified, mistreated, and misrepresented for decades, and walks through what a truly preventive breast cancer screening protocol looks like in practice.

She rounds out the episode with a clear-eyed look at collagen supplementation and breast cancer risk, and addresses hormone replacement therapy after a breast cancer diagnosis.

Every woman deserves this information before she makes a decision, not after.

What You'll Learn

• Why DCIS is not breast cancer and what the data says about over treating it
• What the new ACP mammography screening guidelines say and why the radiology world responded with opinion instead of evidence
• What the Wisdom Trial revealed about personalized breast cancer screening and why the results make annual mammogram guidelines indefensible
• What preventive breast cancer screening actually looks like without radiation, compression, or harm
• Why collagen supplementation has no association with breast cancer risk or recurrence
• Why bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is not off the table after a breast cancer diagnosis
• Why treating the tumor without addressing root cause is not treatment

Episode Timeline

00:00 Understanding DCIS: The Controversy
15:54 Rethinking Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
39:29 Innovative Breast Cancer Screening Methods
46:08 The Importance of Metabolic Health
52:42 Reevaluating Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
59:27 Holistic Approaches to Breast Cancer Treatment
01:04:27 Understanding Hormone Replacement Therapy
01:15:19 The Path to Prevention and Optimal Health
1:17:00 Where to Start With Prevention

Resources Mentioned:

• jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2847514
• www.targetedonc.com/view/hrt-shows-no-adverse-effect-on-breast-cancer-risk-in-patients-with-brca-variant

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-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To 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/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In 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 Learn

• Why you can gain weight in perimenopause without changing your diet or exercise routine
• The biological aging study that found perimenopausal women are aging faster on the inside and what stops it
• Why estrogen is the metabolic master hormone and what happens to your hunger signals, blood sugar, cholesterol, and muscle when it drops
• Why being asymptomatic in perimenopause does not mean nothing is happening to your heart, brain, and bones
• Why it is never too late to start hormone replacement therapy
• Why insulin and insulin-like growth factor may be driving estrogen receptor positive breast cancer more than anyone is talking about
• Why women with a history of breast cancer are not automatically disqualified from hormone replacement therapy and why most doctors have it wrong
• How GLP-1s are changing the game for menopausal women
• The truth about breast cancer, estrogen receptors, and why insulin may be a bigger driver than anyone is talking about

Episode Timeline:
01:07 Meet Karen Martel
04:10 Karen's Personal Perimenopause Wake-Up Call
09:09 Why You Cannot Out-Diet or Out-Exercise Hormone Loss
17:21 What Estrogen Actually Does in the Body
25:12 HRT Delivery Methods and Why Form Matters
26:28 Breast Cancer, Estrogen Receptors, and the Insulin Connection
33:48 The Vaginal Estrogen Contradiction
37:08 Estrogen as the Most Powerful Anti-Aging Tool
38:56 The Pharmaceutical Incentive Behind the Anti-Hormone Narrative
44:35 Menopausal Weight Gain and Where GLP-1s Fit In
53:13 Is It Ever Too Late to Start Hormone Replacement
59:39 Women Deserve Better Standards of Care
1:02:06 The Statistics That Should End the Debate
1:05:38 Topical Estrogen and Why Ingredients Matter

Find Karen Martel
Website: karenmartel.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-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To 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/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In 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 learn

• Why Dr. Jenn believes the “estrogen causes breast cancer” narrative is incomplete
• How metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance, and inflammation may shape breast cancer risk and outcomes
• What metabolic syndrome is and which markers she believes women should be tracking
• Why she argues conventional screening often misses the bigger picture
• How she thinks about hormone replacement in menopause, including for some high-risk women and survivors
• Why foundational health habits are presented as the basis for prevention and recovery

Episode Timeline:
00:00 Introduction to Breast Cancer Concerns
03:27 Dispelling the Estrogen Myth
06:34 Understanding Hormone Deficiency and Breast Cancer
09:13 The Role of Metabolic Health
12:02 High-Risk Populations and Hormone Replacement
14:49 Foundational Health for Breast Cancer Survivors
17:55 The Metabolic Crisis and Breast Cancer
20:14 Screening for Metabolic Dysfunction
25:08 The Flaws of Mammography
27:48 Innovative Screening Approaches
30:35 Conclusion and Call to Action
52:51 Introduction to Breast Health Awareness

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-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To 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/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In 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 Bigtree
05:39 The Journey of a Contrarian: Del Bigtree's Background
08:49 Challenging the Vaccine Narrative
11:40 The Science Behind Vaccines: What We Know
14:44 The Impact of Vaccines on Health
17:37 The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry
20:26 The Decline of Children's Health
23:41 The Debate on Vaccines and Natural Immunity
26:27 The Influence of Media and Funding
29:43 The Shift from Conventional Medicine
32:29 The Inconvenient Truth About Vaccines
35:40 The Future of Health and Safety Regulations
48:33 Dinner with Dr. Zervos: A Turning Point
57:14 The Shocking Study: Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated
01:05:59 The Medical System: A Crisis of Trust
01:15:36 Informed Consent: The Right to Choose
01:23:24 The Risks of Vaccination: A Parent's Dilemma
01:29:45 Introduction to Breast Health Awareness

Guest: Del Bigtree

• Where 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-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To 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/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In 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 disease
• What the Warburg effect is and why it matters in cancer research
• How the metabolic theory of cancer changed the conversation around treatment
• How chronic inflammation, toxins, immune dysfunction, and tissue damage may create the conditions for cancer
• Why mitochondria play a much bigger role in cancer than most people realize
• How fungal pathogens fit into cancer development
• Why microbiome health, detoxification, and stress regulation matter in prevention and healing
• What makes breast tissue uniquely vulnerable in this conversation around estrogen, immunity, and inflammation

Episode Timeline:

00:00 Introduction to a Different Conversation About Cancer
04:45 Mark Lintern’s Journey Into Cancer Research
07:34 Why the Somatic Mutation Theory Falls Short
10:41 The Metabolic Theory and the Warburg Effect
13:40 The Possible Role of Pathogens in Cancer
16:32 The Hallmarks That Define Cancer
19:19 Cancer Diagnosis Versus Active Disease
22:08 The Cell Suppression Theory Explained
27:06 Practical Solutions for Prevention and Healing
30:02 Foundations of a More Holistic Cancer Approach
33:49 Cortisol, Stress, and the Healing Environment
41:49 Why Antifungal Treatments Are So Challenging
43:45 Can We Identify the Pathogens Inside Tumors?
46:30 Why the System Resists New Cancer Models
51:04 Breast Cancer, Estrogen, and Tissue Vulnerability
55:21 Estrogen, Inflammation, and Fungal Overgrowth
58:55 Final Thoughts on Prevention and Whole-Body Health

Learn more about Mark Lintern and get his book here: https://www.cel

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-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To 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/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

PART 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 needed

Episode 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 oncology
35:54 Why effective therapies are still dismissed in mainstream medicine
40:09 Why patients need a collaborative team approach
43:56 Safer screening, better tools, and moving beyond outdated technology
48:27 Why we need to treat the person, not just the diagnosis
51:34 Where to find Dr. Nasha and what’s next

Guest: 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-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To 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/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

PART 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 people
• The difference between chronological age and biological age
• How mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to cancer and accelerated aging
• Why immune suppression and vitamin D deficiency matter more than most people realize
• The role of environmental exposures, plastics, hormones, and EMFs in modern disease
• How trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation affect healing
• Why looking inward may be one of the most important steps after a diagnosis
• What it means when someone says, “I did everything right and still got cancer”
• Why prevention has to start long before disease appears

Episode Timeline:

01:04 Meet Dr. Nasha Winters
05:15 Dr. Nasha’s cancer diagnosis at 19 and how it changed everything
11:22 Cancer, aging, and the mitochondria connection
18:22 Environmental overload and the rise of early-onset disease
23:28 Immune suppression, vitamin D, and cancer risk
26:03 The growing cancer burden and why prevention matters
30:49 Trauma, stress, and the psychoneuroimmunology of healing
34:40 Can someone heal if they are not ready to look inward?
38:26 Readiness, resistance, and the patient’s role in healing
40:36 Alcohol, lifestyle patterns, and difficult truths in cancer care
45:40 “I did everything right” — what that really means
48:47 Toxic exposures, hidden patterns, and what we normalize
49:25 Stress, uncertainty, and building the tools to adapt
51:21 Pets, pesticides, and what our environment is telling us
52:35 Why you won’t want to miss Part Two

Guest: Nasha Winters

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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-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To 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/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons is joined by Jen Nolan and Sara Stratton of Remission Nutrition for a conversation that cuts through the noise around “healthy living” after a breast cancer diagnosis.

Jen explains how nutrigenomics (genetic-based nutrition + lifestyle guidance) helps women understand what their body actually needs, from detox capacity to fat metabolism to exercise tolerance. Dr. Jenn shares her own example: years of high-intensity endurance workouts that she thought were helping until genetic testing revealed they were doing real harm.

Sara shares her story of being diagnosed with stage 3C triple positive breast cancer at 37, and how she supported her body through chemotherapy and recovery using a metabolic approach, including fasting around treatment, strength training, mindfulness, and carefully chosen supplements. Together, they talk about how to make changes without overwhelm, avoid fear-based restriction and orthorexia, navigate resistance from conventional providers, and build a lifestyle that’s sustainable long-term - with joy included.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• What nutrigenomics can tell you about food, detox, sleep, stress, and exercise
• Sara’s approach to supporting her body during chemo: fasting, movement, mindfulness, and recovery
• What to know about supplements during chemotherapy including why antioxidants can be tricky
• Why people get overwhelmed after diagnosis, and how to start with small, realistic steps
• The “crowding out” method: what to add first so healthy habits stick
• Common non-negotiables that move the needle fast (Diet soda + processed snack foods)
• How to avoid orthorexia and stop turning food into fear
• How to advocate for yourself when your oncologist dismisses integrative tools

Episode Timeline:

01:06 Introducing Jen Nolan + Sara Stratton
04:10 Nutrigenomics and personalized healing
10:56 Sara’s diagnosis at 37 + what life looked like before
13:55 Metabolic approach during treatment (fasting, keto, movement)
24:14 Fasting around chemo + how she trained through treatment
28:47 Supplements + what to avoid during chemotherapy
32:11 Fat metabolism genes + why keto doesn’t work the same for everyone
35:59 How to start without overwhelm (3 changes at a time)
44:44 Treatment phase vs. long-term lifestyle (graduating from strictness)
49:55 Why conventional providers resist integrative support
51:43 What to do when your oncologist dismisses fasting/nutrition
54:34 Why breast cancer is usually not an emergency (and time matters)
58:48 Joy, purpose, and living while healing

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-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To 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/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons