Breast Cancer: Reduce Your Risk

Annalee has a special interest in lifestyle and integrative medicine. She was a registered nurse before returning to Washington State University to complete family nurse practitioner training in 2011. She completed a fellowship in integrative medicine and is board-certified in lifestyle medicine. She currently specializes in caring for cancer patients in a local cancer treatment clinic.  She is passionate about helping her patients through illness in a holistic way, including taking into account nutrition, movement, sleep and stress.  Her overall goal is to help not only with their cancer journey but also improving their overall wellness, decreasing the risk of cancer recurrence in survivors, and maximizing quality of life.

Using Lifestyle to Reduce Your Risk Of Disease and Recurrence: You CAN reduce your risk of getting breast cancer and of having it come back. Annalee will present current research findings and practical ways to decrease the risk of developing breast cancer. She will also discuss lifestyle choices to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence in survivors.

Becky graduated from Andrew’s University with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy degree in 1999.  She received her Manual Therapy Certification in 2008 through the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, and her Pilates Mat Instructor Certification in 2012.  Becky is passionate about the detective work that goes into assessing a diverse range of orthopedic injuries and has specialized in women’s health and breast cancer rehabilitation over the past 15 years. She enjoys helping clients achieve mobility and confidently return to the activities they love.

Moving Matters:  Simple exercise is strongly associated with a decreased risk for developing cancer, but did you know that it also improves the long-term positive outcomes of cancer treatment?  It's never too late to start moving! 

Lymph: Recovering from surgery.  Becky also specializes in helping women navigate lymph swelling following surgery. She will discuss what to watch for, steps you can take to minimize swelling, and when to talk to your provider.

Timari is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor working with adolescents, families and adults in WA. She brings her knowledge and experiences as a therapist, wife, mother and cultivator to her presentations on how to bring more goodness into our lives.

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Soul Food: Nourish your mental health to increase your body's defense against disease.  Anxiety causes hormones like cortisol to increase in our bodies. These hormones can increase our risk for diseases, including cancer. Timari will present practical ways to feed your soul and care for your body.

Katy grew up with a love for cooking, baking and gathering around the table with loved ones. Food was always at the center of her fondest memories. As an adult, Katy started a successful farm-to-table bakery but has sold it to focus on her family and other pursuits. After adopting a Whole Foods Plant Based lifestyle, Katy has channeled that same love of cooking and baking into creating nourishing meals for her family and friends to enjoy and create new memories around. It's her passion to help others understand the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle and provide inspiration for people just starting.

Katy will prepare and demonstrate a few of the dishes that you will enjoy for dinner.

John is a husband and father of two beautiful children. He completed his Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Culinary Arts at Walla Walla Community College and has been a chef for more than 15 years. John loves eating and cooking. His special passion is Asian foods.

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John will prepare and demonstrate a few of the dishes that you will enjoy for dinner.

Judy loves life. She is a recent breast cancer survivor and believes that the power of encouragement is best played out by sharing our struggles. A motivational speaker, writer and Area Advocate for Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS, Inc.), she loves lifting others up, laughing and sharing her faith. She’s also determined to keep the words “I can’t” out of her vocabulary. Judy will be presenting her experience.

Alison is currently a stay-at-home mom but in her pre-kid life, a nurse and public health epidemiologist. She enjoys the challenge of translating nutrition and lifestyle science into real-world living. Cooking tasty, nutritious, and economical food is important to her. Alison has fun experimenting in the kitchen.

Is Breast Cancer Common?  Alison will present a brief overview of how often breast cancer occurs, and risk factors that increase the chances of developing it.