13: Breast Cancer and Women's Empowerment with Carol Lourie

Are you interested in the connection between breast cancer and osteoporosis? Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast we invite Carol Lourie to discuss bone health, breast cancer and empowerment. Carol Lourie is a Naturopath, Acupuncturist, and Homeopath with over 35 years of clinical experience who specializes in complex chronic diseases such as infertility for “older” women, breast cancer recovery, autoimmune disorders, and Parkinson's disease and takes a holistic approach in her work and believe there is no such thing as “unexplained” illness. In this episode Carol touches on vitamins and supplements that can help and harm you, why holistic, natural and integrative therapies can assist in health issues such as breast cancer and osteoporosis, why its important to be educated and empowered in your health, and handling the trauma and emotions that come with a diagnosis. Join as we discuss giving women hope to take control over their health. Key Takeaways: [2:42] How Carol got started [4:26] Being empowered against recurrence [5:22] Using herbs, supplements and vitamins that can help your chemotherapy [7:45] New research on integrative medicine and doing your due diligence [9:29] Breast cancer as a metabolic disease [11:48] Cancer rate and diet [14:41] Cancer and glucose [16:12] The emotional side of breast cancer [22:03] “Silent killers:” Cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes [27:29] Baseline tests [30:13] Speedy path of menopause [33:32] L Glutamine [36:22] Energy of breast cancer [38:39] Fear of death [39:06] The mental and emotional side of cancer [39:14] When the rug is swept out from under you [41: 27] Handling your emotions [43:59] Cancer miasm [ 53:27] Give women hope Where to Find Our Guest: Carollourie.com Instagram YouTube Memorable Quotes: "But I want to treat the whole person and I think that, whatever the chronic disease is That is your best bet for coming out the other side healthier stronger and better than ever and we need to go into the emotional component of whatever the diagnosis is because that’s a necessary and so often too missing part of medical oncology" [17:27]-Carol Lourie "There’s that phrase 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure', I mean it’s a ridiculous phrase but we need to be very empowered about how we a lot our budget for our health care and not expect the insurance companies to sign up because they have their own method and their own path and its not necessarily for your health its for the treatment of a disease." [25:41] -Carol Lourie It’s part of the energy of breast cancer, as a homeopath there are diseases that have certain energies to them, and the energy of breast cancer and that philosophy is called a miasm in homeopathic medicine. The energy of breast cancer is 'rush, rush, rush, do, do, do, I have to do this, I have to do that", you’re always on the go, you’re always pushing yourself, you’re making lists. And you tend to be a bit of a perfectionist which keeps you from asking for help." [36:25] - Carol Lourie To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below: Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness Website: DebiRobinson.com Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program Scotland Retreat 2023 Cultural