How Diet and Lifestyle Can Prevent and Fight Breast Cancer With Dr. Kristi Funk | NHA Today

Every time you chew and swallow, you are unleashing biochemical weapons inside your body that are either pushing you toward cancer or away. The choice of which direction is largely yours.That is the message Dr. Kristi Funk has been delivering to women for years - and in this episode she brings it directly to the NHA Today audience.Dr. Funk is a board-certified breast cancer surgeon, bestselling author of BREASTS: The Owner's Manual, and a women's health expert known to millions from Good Morning America and The Doctors. She is also a keynote speaker at the NHA Annual Conference, June 25 to 28, 2026.In this conversation with Dr. Stephan Esser, she shares the science and the story behind her own transformation from a Mediterranean meat-eater to a 100% plant-based physician - and what that shift taught her about what she should have been telling her patients all along.In this conversation you will learn:The nine daily choices that affect nine processes in your body, pushing you toward cancer or awayWhy Dr. Funk went fully plant-based in a single day after reading the science for her bookThe real numbers on alcohol and breast cancer risk (they are higher than you think)Why sleep may be the most overlooked lifestyle factor in fighting cancerWhat to look for in your personal care products, cookware, and water supplyHow to go from a C to a B+ on your anti-cancer report card without overhauling your whole lifeWhat the BCAC framework means and why it matters before, during, and after a diagnosis---LINKS & RESOURCES---Full episode and show notes:NHA Today on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgXfvjZj34HbsD3-47eEC2kjBWeIvNhHlSubscribe on your favorite platform: https://www.healthscience.org/podcast/NHA Annual Conference (June 25 to 28, 2026): https://checkout.healthscience.org/2026-nha-conferencePink Lotus website: https://pinklotus.comMake an appointment or telehealth: https://pinklotus.com/care or 833-800-7522BREASTS: The Owner's Manual: https://pinklotus.com/elements/breasts-the-owners-manual-by-dr-kristi-funk/Pink Lotus Power Up community:Breast Buddies: https://pinklotus.com/powerup/breastbuddies/Cancer-Kicking Kitchen: https://pinklotus.com/powerup/cancerkicking/kitchenFollow Dr. Funk on Instagram and X: @drkristifunkFollow Dr. Esser on Instagram: @esserhealth