Podcast appearances and mentions of Jen Simmons

Welcome back to the Her Story: Osteoporosis series of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Join us as we dive into the world of bone health with women with a diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia sharing experiences, insights, and strategies for leading a stronger life and taking control of their bone health.Today host Debi Robinson dives into a powerful conversation with Anne Marie, a longtime cancer survivor, advocate, and holistic health enthusiast. Anne Marie's journey through multiple cancer treatments and her proactive approach to health and wellness offer invaluable insights for those managing chronic conditions.Anne Marie has been managing her metastatic condition for 26 years. She shares the critical role of second opinions, especially from teaching hospitals and renowned specialists, and stresses the importance of self-advocacy in the healthcare system.In this episode, Anne Marie discusses the intersection of cancer treatment and bone health, talking candidly about her osteopenia diagnosis and how she incorporates weight-bearing exercises and a nutritious diet to manage her bone density. She also sheds light on her holistic practices, including energy healing and spiritual routines, which help her maintain mental and physical resilience.Listen in as Anne Marie and Debi explore various facets of living with stage four cancer, dealing with the healthcare system, and integrating holistic health practices. They emphasize the importance of mental well-being alongside physical treatment and discuss actionable steps individuals can take to manage their health proactively.Key  Takeaways:[4:59] Anne Marie's story with breast cancer[10:51] Listening to her gut[12:28] Being involved in her care[14:23] Her bone health[17:26] Genetic testing[19:01] Lifestyle factors[22:00] The tools she uses to balance her body[23:20] Yoga[27:04] Dr Jen Simmons [28:17] Dense breasts[29:36] Cancer support groups[32:58] Supporting bone health during cancer[34:50] Acidic environments and diets to support health with cancerMemorable Quotes:"It's a team and I'm on the team and I choose who's on my team because I have to feel good about them." [13:15]  - Anne Marie"There has to be a triage in the way we show up in life." [15:30] - Debi"You have to treat the whole person." [19:56] - Anne Marie"Life is a school and this is all part of the lessons." [23:17] - Anne Marie"It's not just the person that gets the diagnosis, it's the family." [32:26] - Debi"Allow yourself to stand in your own light and realize that you're doing the best you can." [37:41] - Anne MarieTo learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:Instagram: @debirobinsonwellnessWebsite: DebiRobinson.comLearn more about and join the Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program  

Do you enjoy the Franciska Show? Then please consider treating me to a cup of coffee:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/franciska Email Franciska: franciskakay@gmail.com,I love hearing from you!    In this episode, Dr. Jen Simmons returns to discuss her new book, her experiences, and her transformative journey from being a top breast surgeon to facing her own health crisis. Dr. Simmons shares her insights on breast cancer, the limitations of the current health care system, and her advocacy against mammograms. She introduces QT imaging as a revolutionary alternative for breast cancer screening and emphasizes the importance of holistic health practices, including diet, environmental awareness, and hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Simmons aims to redefine the narrative around breast cancer and promote a more proactive approach to health care.     00:00 Introduction and Welcome Back 01:10 Personal Journey with Breast Cancer 04:05 Becoming a Breast Surgeon 04:50 Facing Personal Illness 09:59 Critique of the Healthcare System 11:11 Issues with Mammograms 17:22 New Breast Cancer Screening Technology 23:26 The Opioid Crisis and Medical Trust 28:33 The Role of Patients in Modern Healthcare 30:23 Balancing Cancer Treatments and Environmental Factors 31:42 Addressing Environmental Exposures and Health 34:57 Diet and Lifestyle Choices for Better Health 45:26 The Importance of Hormone Replacement Therapy 52:27 Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions   Buy The Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D38MNWBK?ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_2TMBZ8ZT5RDCMTF3RNMR&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_2TMBZ8ZT5RDCMTF3RNMR&social_share=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_2TMBZ8ZT5RDCMTF3RNMR&skipTwisterOG=1   Episode with Dr. Klock: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/11-move-over-mammogram-qt-is-here/id1697193398?i=1000627448306   Follor Dr. Jenn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/   About Our Guest: Integrative Oncologist, Author, Podcast Host, and the founder of PerfeQTion Imaging Her journey into breast cancer care began with a personal tragedy. At the age of 16, Dr. Jenn's cousin, acclaimed singer-songwriter Linda Creed, died of metastatic breast cancer just weeks after Whitney Houston's recording of her iconic song, "The Greatest Love of All," topped the charts. This loss became a defining moment, inspiring Dr. Jenn to dedicate her life to transforming how we approach breast cancer treatment and prevention. Dr. Jenn became Philadelphia's first fellowship-trained breast surgeon and spent 17 years leading the field. This personal journey led her to create Real Health MD in 2019, a practice dedicated to holistic healing for breast cancer. It integrates conventional wisdom with root cause medicine and the drivers of health: nutrition, lifestyle changes, detoxification, and stress management. Dr. Jenn's innovative approach doesn't stop there. As the founder of PerfeQTion Imaging, she is establishing safe imaging centers across the nation, armed with revolutionary technology that promises to redefine breast cancer screening. This technology is not only fast and safe but also comfortable, affordable, radiation-free, and boasts 40 times the resolution of MRI. It has received FDA clearance, signaling a new era in breast health and breast cancer screening. Beyond her professional endeavors, Dr. Jenn is a devoted wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother, and athlete. Her life's mission is deeply personal, rooted in her cousin's memory, and driven by a desire to make a lasting impact on all those who desire breast health. As she famously says, "Breast Health is Health!"   Check out: www.JewishCoffeeHouse.com for more Jewish Podcasts on our network.

Dr. Jen Simmons, The Breast Cancer Surgeon with a Functional Medicine Twist // Join me and Dr. Simmons to discuss the gaps in women's health care, specifically those that exist for women with a history of breast cancer. Find Dr. Simmons on IG: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/ Get her book here: https://amzn.to/4fDXD0J More about Dr. Heather Hirsch: BOOK A VISIT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://heatherhirschmd.com/collaborative/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ GRAB YOUR COPY OF MY BOOK! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Unlock-Your-Menopause-Type-Personalized/dp/1250850827⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ENROLL IN THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS COURSE: the-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠menopause-course.teachable.com/p/prescribe-and-manage-hormone-therapy-with-confidence-evergreen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-hirsch/support

Welcome to another exciting episode of the Neuro Performance podcast with your host, Andy Murphy! (FAVORITE GUESTS:  3 Million + downloads: Mathew Knowles (Beyonce's dad), UFC Bruce Buffer, Dennis Mckenna, Tony Jeffries, Matt Gallant, Nick Onken, Sanjiv Chopra (Deepaks brother) This episode is packed with actionable insights and inspiration for anyone looking to elevate their networking game and achieve greater success in their professional endeavors. Listen now and don't miss out on this valuable conversation! Visit andymurphy. online to select your favorite platform or watch the full interview on YouTube. While you're there, be sure to sign up for the Neuro Newsletter to stay updated on the latest insights and strategies. Gain exclusive access to the 8 Figure Thinker University and The Genius Trader digital courses, or contact me for a bespoke coaching system to give you the edge over all your competition today.    In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Jen, a remarkable expert in investor relations and high-value networking.

Leslie Greenwood is community builder, known for her work with Pavilion and her consulting firm, Chief Evangelist Consulting. Jen Simmons and Mike Simmons are the leaders of the Phoenix Club, a community aimed at connecting professionals from diverse backgrounds. Three Key Quotes: Leslie Greenwood: "Connection, growth, and expanding your reach are what truly excite me about community." Jen Simmons: "We're trying to put a lot of thought into what our members are looking for and why they came to a community in the first place." Mike Simmons: "People rise together by contributing to others, helping each other work through their challenges." In this episode, Leslie Greenwood, Jen Simmons, and Mike Simmons discuss the intricacies of building and maintaining a successful community. They share insights on setting up foundational guidelines, engaging members, and the importance of continuous feedback. The conversation highlights strategies for fostering connections and driving meaningful interactions. Five Key Takeaways: Foundation and Structure: Set Clear Mission and Values: Start with a clear mission, vision, and values to guide the community's purpose. Create Community Guidelines: Establish terms of service, privacy policies, and community guidelines to set expectations. Develop a Content Calendar: Plan content in advance to keep members engaged and provide continuous value. Engagement and Interaction: Encourage Introductions: Create a welcoming environment where new members feel comfortable sharing about themselves. Foster Connections: Act as a relationship broker, connecting members with similar interests or goals. Social Listening: Regularly monitor conversations to understand member needs and interests. Challenges and Solutions: Manage Member Expectations: Clearly communicate what the community offers and continuously gather feedback. Address Non-Engagement: If posts receive little interaction, explore ways to make content more relevant and engaging. Handle Difficult Situations: Address any violations of community guidelines promptly and transparently. Growth and Sustainability: Phased Migration: When moving platforms, plan a phased approach to ensure smooth transition and member retention. Member Participation: Highlight and reward active members to encourage participation and create a sense of belonging. Long-Term Vision: Understand that building a mature community takes time and consistent effort. Value and Feedback: Conduct Interviews: Regularly interview members to understand their needs and how the community can serve them better. Iterate Based on Feedback: Use feedback to make continuous improvements and keep the community relevant. Promote Inclusivity: Ensure that all members feel valued and heard, fostering a culture of inclusivity and collaboration. These key points align with the theme of "finding a catalyst," as they provide practical steps for creating and sustaining a vibrant, engaged community.

Get the Digestion Stack I carry with me daily HERE  Hey! It is Natalie Jill! Today on Midlife Conversations we dive into the critical topics of breast cancer detection, prevention, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with Dr. Jen Simmons, a leading breast surgeon with 17 years of experience. We address common misconceptions about HRT's role in breast cancer recurrence and prevention, discuss the evolving landscape of breast cancer screening, including the limitations of mammograms and the potential of new imaging technologies, and explore actionable steps for maintaining health post-breast cancer diagnosis. Dr. Simmons emphasizes the importance of being informed, understanding the impact of environmental factors on breast cancer, and the integral role of ongoing self-examination and self-care. Learn more about Dr. Jenn Simmons at:Dr. Jenn Simmons IG: www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons Dr. Jenn Simmons Website: www.realhealthmd.com  Watch this episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@nataliejillfitness/videos Want to listen in on a LIVE recording of Midlife Conversations? You can listen in, hear the episode unedited prior to launch AND stay on and ask your questions to the guest! (Don't worry! We won't air your questions so you can stay anonymous!) Go to Join.Midlifeconversations.com to learn more Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! FREE Mastering the Midlife Midsection guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ FREE Age optimizing and supplement guide: https://ageoptimizer.com Additional links you might like to check out! 365 Community for Midlife Womenjoin.midlifeconversations.com The 7 Day Jump Start Midlife Edition www.the7dayjumpstart.com Home workouts www.Nataliejillfitness.com/homefit To advertise on our podcast please reach out to support@Nataliejillfitness.com Connect with me on your social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit

Today we're diving into something that has been part of some of our previous episodes, but I have yet to do an entirely dedicated interview that is all about our breast health, and especially when we're talking about things like breast cancer and warning signs and, you know, testing and imaging and what to do when or if you have a diagnosis in your life and so much more. And so I am thrilled to introduce you to doctor Jen Simmons, who's an integrative oncologist. She is a three time author. She has her new book that is out now that we'll be chatting about today.  She is the founder of Perfection Imaging, and she started her professional career as Philadelphia's first fellowship trained breast surgeon and spent 17 years as Philadelphia's top breast surgeon. Her own illness herself led her to discover functional medicine and so enamored with the concept of creating health rather than fully focusing on killing disease. She left traditional medicine in 2019 and founded Real Health MD, which is here to help women along their breast cancer journey to truly heal. Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE Connect with Guest - Website: http://www.realhealthmd.com Instagram: @drjennsimmons Facebook: @drjennsimmons New Book: The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer. Available on Amazon   This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis Herb Farm | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 Skin Essence Organics | Go to skinessence.ca and save 15% off your first order with code JENNPIKE15 /// Save 10% off every order with code JENNPIKE10 Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for “subscribe & save” option   Resources: Free Perimenopause Masterclass | jennpike.com/empower  The Audacious Woman Mentorship | jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman The Hormone Project Academy | jennpike.com/thehormoneproject Synced Program & Membership | jennpike.com/synced The Simplicity Women's Wellness Clinic | jennpike.com/wellnessclinic The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Facebook Community | The Simplicity Sessions Community   Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.

Welcome to "The Hormone Prescription Podcast," where we navigate the tumultuous waves of midlife with grace, humor, and a lot of knowledge. In this episode, "How To Get To Hormonal Prosperity And Bliss," our host, Dr. Kyrin Dunston, takes us on an insightful journey out of hormonal poverty and into a realm of wellbeing and joy.

In deze aflevering bespreken we een aflevering van de podcast van Syntax FM van o.a. Wes Bos. Jen Simmons is daar te gast en geeft ons een mooie kijk in de keuken over waar de browser Safari naar toe gaat. Verder bespreken we uitgebreid de Dev Mode van Figma die nu uit de beta is, Lottie heeft een webbased editor gelanceerd, wat gaan we voor nieuwe spullen krijgen in de browsers in 2024 en Apple gaat in op de eisen van de EU.. maar in welke vorm? 02:45 - Podcast Wes Bos met Jen Simmons van Safari - https://syntax.fm/show/725/safari-is-the-new-chrome-jen-simmons-of-apple 07:44 - Chrome update - https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-chrome-120 11:30 - Figma dev mode - https://www.figma.com/dev-mode/ 25:59 - Lottie Creator - https://lottiefiles.com/lottie-creator 30:05 - Interop 2024 - https://webkit.org/blog/14955/the-web-just-gets-better-with-interop/ 38:05 - Apple komt met meerdere Appstores - https://tweakers.net/nieuws/204468/apple-gaat-in-2024-appwinkels-van-andere-aanbieders-toestaan-onder-druk-van-eu.html 45:24 - Self Reliance (Film) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26084002/ 46:43 - Apple Vision Pro Review MKBHD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFvXuyITwBI

EP391: Today's episode is a personal dive into my journey of transformation towards a healthier and more vibrant life. I'm sharing this valuable information because, as I approach my 65th birthday, I feel better than I have in a loooong time. From nutritional shifts to detoxification strategies and lifestyle adjustments, I'll be sharing the impactful changes that I've adopted over the past year. In this episode I talk about: Embarking on a health journey that started with a significant nutritional change that I learned from a cancer survivor. The recommended supplements that have influenced my improved health and how they contribute to cellular health, inflammation reduction, and immune support. The invisible toxins that invade every part of our lives and the ones I've chosen to eliminate from mine.  A simple detoxification strategy that improves lymphatic drainage and balance, while also increasing bone density in as little as 10 minutes a day. As I enter my birthday week, I was inspired to share these insights because Chris Wark, the person who has had the most impact in this journey, is offering his program, Square One, free for the entire month of February, and I would be derelict in my duty to you if I didn't share this news. I am not an affiliate of his program, just a huge fan.  The knowledge I've gained has led to dietary and lifestyle adjustments that have resulted in an incredible impact on my overall well-being and my wish for you as you hear what I have done, is for you to begin the learning process on how you can take similar positive steps to improve your health because nothing is better than feeling healthy and vibrant at this age! Links to resources I discussed in this episode: Lifeboost Coffee Beta Glucan Supplement Organic Amla Powder Organic Moringa Powder Liposomal Vitamin C, 1600mg Aprocot Seed Powder French Press Coffee Maker Whole Bean Coffee Grinder Berkey Water Filter Nama J2 Juicer “Our Place” Toxin-free Ceramic 12.5 Pan Dr. Isaac Elias podcast episode about the benefits of citrus pectin Dr. Jen Simmons' Podcast episode about Melatonin and Mammograms If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and subscribe to (or follow) this podcast so you don't miss any new episodes. You can also sign up for my newsletter on my website, or if you'd like to connect with me, you can email me at lauriewright@notyouraveragegrandma.com  or send a message using any of the sites below:
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Wes and Scott talk with Jen Simmons about the latest updates to Safari, reporting bugs to Apple, understanding color in CSS, new CSS switch controls, and testing your websites in Vision Pro hardware. Show Notes 00:30 Welcome to Syntax! 01:26 Sponsor: Sentry 01:53 Who is Jen Simmons? 04:07 Safari has been killing it lately 11:07 Wes' cOnSpirACy about Apple and APIs 18:49 Where is the best place to report bugs to Apple? 21:11 What's happening with CSS Color gamuts and models? 34:32 Is contrast color ever going to to land? 36:55 Where is the CSS Grid and Masonry proposal at? 44:44 Will we be able to target a specific row in a grid? 46:41 What are CSS switch controls? 49:00 How can web devs view their websites in Vision Pro devices? 54:55 In what ways are HTML / CSS / JavaScript running where we don't realize it? 59:06 Sick Picks Bugs.Webkit.org Web Compat Feedback Assistant at Apple Sessions - WWDC23 - Apple Developer Apple Vision Pro Running your app in Simulator or on a device Safari Release Notes WebKit Features in Safari 17.0 WebKit Features in Safari 17.1 WebKit Features in Safari 17.2 webkit.org Webkit Standards Positions Safari Technology Preview Safari Technology Preview Release Notes What's new in CSS at WWDC23 Rediscover Safari developer features at WWDC23 What's new in Web Apps at WWDC23 Meet Safari for spatial computing at WWDC23 Sick Picks Shameless Plugs Guest: Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

Welcome back to another exciting episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast. Today, your favorite host, Dr. Kyrin Dunston, delves into a topic that's a game-changer - "Healing Hormonal Poverty - Finding Your Way Out of Midlife Metabolic Mayhem." Ever heard of 'Hormonal Poverty'? You might be wondering, what on earth is that? Well, let's draw a parallel here. You know financial poverty, right? It's when you lack the resources to meet your daily needs. Similarly, when your body lacks the hormonal resources to meet its needs, you're in a state of Hormonal Poverty. Every cell, every system in your body relies on these hormonal messengers for information on how to function. And when these hormones are out of sync, you're not just battling sluggishness or weight gain, you're at risk of serious health issues like dementia, Alzheimer's, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease. Scary, isn't it? But hey, don't panic! Dr. Dunston is here to guide us through this hormonal maze. What's the opposite of Hormonal Poverty? It's Hormonal Prosperity! It's that blissful state where your hormones are in harmony, leading to an energetic, vibrant, and healthy you. Imagine feeling sexy, confident, and revitalized again... That's the power of Hormonal Prosperity! In this episode, Dr. Dunston shares her personal journey from hormonal poverty to prosperity. She lost 100 lbs by mastering her hormones and she's on a mission to empower you with the knowledge and tools to do the same. Dr. Dunston sheds light on the seven main metabolic hormones that are crucial for our survival and vitality. Understanding these hormones is your first step towards healing hormonal poverty. This episode isn't just informative, it's transformative! It's time to take control of your health, ladies. Let's bid adieu to midlife metabolic mayhem and embrace hormonal prosperity! Ready for this journey of healing and transformation? Tune in now to this episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast. Let's heal hormonal poverty together and step into a life of vibrant health and hormonal prosperity! Remember, you're not alone in this journey. We're all in this together, learning, growing, and supporting each other. So, let's dive in and start healing!   Dr. Kyrin (00:08): This is the episode for January 25th, healing Hormonal Poverty, finding Your Way Out of Midlife Metabolic Mayhem. Here we go. Oh, let's see a teaser. Here we go. “There is no greater perspective than when you lose your health.” Dr. Jen Simmons. Stay tuned to find Your Way out of Hormonal Poverty and Midlife Metabolic Mayhem. And this is the intro and episode. Hi everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Hormone Prescription with me. Dr. Kyrin, thank you so much for joining me today as we dive into talking about healing hormonal poverty and finding your way out of midlife metabolic mayhem. Hopefully no need for an introduction, but if this is your first time listening to me, I'll, I'll give a little intro on myself if you're not familiar. I'm Dr. Kyrin Dunston, the 30 years veteran board certified OB GYN Fellowship, trained in anti-aging, metabolic and functional medicine. Dr. Kyrin (01:18): I'm also shamanically trained in the UTI Mesa tradition from Peru. I'm also a life certified life coach and a bunch of other things because I've spent my life helping women heal. And I learned by doing, I've learned by healing my own body, mind, spirit, soul, so that I can show the way to women like you. Maybe you're over 40 at this point, maybe you're not. Wherever you are on the life age spectrum, there's something here that can help you. And what we're gonna talk about today is healing. Hormonal poverty. Hormonal poverty. You say, what's that? Good question. Well, you're familiar with financial poverty. When you don't have enough money to meet your living expenses, you're considered to be in financial poverty. Well, when you don't have enough hormonal prosperity to meet your body's needs, you're living in hormonal poverty. All cells, all systems in your body depend on hormones which are chemical messengers in your body for information. They need these hormones for information on how to function. Your nervous system gives a lot of information on how to function, but not when it comes to your metabolism. That's the purvey of your hormones. They're what regulate your metabolism. And every woman knows what your metabolism is. It's how your body takes calories or energy in and converts it into, Dr. Kyrin (02:58): Into energy. And you know, when you don't turn calories from food or fat into energy, you are tired and you gain weight. So those are the two hallmark symptoms of a low metabolism and they might be your two biggest symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem. What's midlife metabolic mayhem? You say? Great question. It's the 60 or so plus symptoms that women experience sometimes earlier than 40, but definitely over 40. By the time we are 50, about 60 to 70% of us are overweight or obese and we're tired. But we also have myriad other symptoms. We can have brain fog, memory lapses, depression, or dysthymia not feeling like ourselves, lack of lust and joy for life. We can have somatic symptoms in our gastrointestinal tract, right? Our digestion can go wonky. We don't poop properly When we eat something, it might upset your stomach and we have no idea why. Dr. Kyrin (04:07): Maybe we're having migraine headaches or muscular tension headaches and we don't know why. Maybe we've developed arthritis aches and pains, myalgias. Every system in the body is affected and there are over 60 plus symptoms of midlife metabolic mayhem. And this is due to our programmed obsolescence of our hormones. Yep. We ladies are programmed for our ovaries to go offline. Starting about the age of 35. They start declining and then by the time we're 51, the majority of us will go into what's called menopause. So you could be in the perimenopause, pre menopause, whatever you call it. What really matters is how much hormone do you have? We're talking estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Those are the three main sex hormones for women. Yep. We women have testosterone too. And it's super important, just like men have all those three hormones too. They just have more testosterone and we have more estrogen, but they're essential for us to function properly. Dr. Kyrin (05:13): And when we don't have them, we're living in a state of hormonal poverty. And midlife metabolic mayhem can ensue, but not only that disease can ensue. So rates of dementia and Alzheimer's are increased in women in hormonal poverty, breast cancer, osteoporosis, cardiac heart disease, and heart attack. The number one killer of women over 50. So it's essential to identify if you're in hormonal poverty with testing, we test don't guess. And to get out of hormonal poverty, you might not need a prescription. Right? That's why I do what I do because you need education to figure out, well, what do I need to look for? Because unfortunately, I was just a regular board certified OB GYN for many years, and hormonal testing is not standard of care and it's considered not a viable option in mainstream medicine. Don't believe me. Go ask your doctor to test your hormones. Dr. Kyrin (06:18): Now, if they do, they're probably gonna do a blood test, which is not the right way to test hormones. And I'm gonna tell you why in my upcoming course, the Hormone Bliss Challenge. I'm gonna tell you that and a lot of other things that you need to know about the steps to get out of hormonal poverty and into hormonal prosperity because it's more than I can tell you in one short podcast. So it'll be a quick 70 day challenge. We'll meet for 30, 30 minutes each day. We'll be live on Zoom. You can meet with me, ask me questions directly and interact with the other participants. People love this course. And you will then have the ABC's one, two threes of, yeah, Dr. Karen, you can identify yeah, I'm in mid midlife metabolic mayhem. Yeah. I'm having these pre diseases or diseases are on my way to having them. Dr. Kyrin (07:14): Yeah. I don't wanna have my longevity cut short because of hormonal poverty. Show me the way and I'm gonna show you the way and the exact steps that I took and the exact steps that thousands of women I've worked with have taken to get out of hormonal poverty in the Hormone Blis challenge. And it starts on February 8th, right before Valentine's. So Valentine's February is the month of self-love. I say 2024 is the year of self-love. I've got another episode in the podcast coming up for you in a couple weeks about what self-love means and looks like in 2024. 'cause It's not your self-love of 2020 to 2023. It's a whole different ballpark of lava. Don't know what lava is. Come join me for that episode and I will tell you it's a different way of living in the world. So for this month of love, you're gonna love yourself. Dr. Kyrin (08:13): Taking action and joining me for the challenge will be the first step. So we're gonna help you identify if you're in midlife metabolic mayhem and the exact steps to get out, why the blood testing your Dr. May offer you is not correct and what is the right testing to get. And because you wanna test, don't guess. And if you do need treatment, there are two things you need. So why do I call this podcast The hormone prescription? I call it that because there are two prescriptions you need for hormonal prosperity. One might be a written prescription for estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Don't forget that one. It's essential. Dr. Kyrin (08:55): That's one prescription. The other prescription is the life prescription. And we talk a lot about that on the podcast here. It's your diet, it's your exercise, it's your mental diet, emotional diet, what you're taking in externally. Supplements you might be taking or not taking, activities you might participate in or not participating in, sex you might be participating with or not participating with. It's everything else in your life besides the first prescription. So the podcast is the hormone prescription and it's about all of that. So I'm gonna be teaching you about the exact steps you need to get a prescription if you need one, and the exact steps you need to get the life prescription that you need to get out of hormonal poverty and get into hormonal prosperity. So one of my former guests, Dr. Jen Simmons on the podcast, talked about women's health and breast health and hormones, and she had some great quotes. Dr. Kyrin (09:54): I shared one in the teaser. There is no greater perspective than when you lose your health. If you think, oh, I'm gonna deal with this next year. Oh, when I retire, I'm gonna deal with this. Oh, it's not that bad. Oh, I'm just gonna go to my HMO doctor to deal with this. You're sorely mistaken. There really is no greater perspective than when you lose your health. I recently came back from a year and a half trip traveling across the globe to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and everywhere I went, people asked me what I did. And I talked to them about, I help women get out of hormonal poverty into hormonal prosperity. And of course, , a lot of them were women over 35, 40. Oh my gosh, I need what you do because here are the symptoms I'm dealing with. And they would list, like, the one that comes to mind is the dental hygienist I saw when I was in London a couple weeks ago. Dr. Kyrin (10:48): She immediately said, oh my gosh, my periods have been crazy. They're super painful. They're very irregular. I have no sex drive. She whispers to me, which is very common because most women don't talk to their doctors about that. But she felt comfortable. I get these headaches, my hair is falling out, I can't remember anything. And my doctor told me, you must be depressed. And he gave me an antidepressant. Can you relate to that? She said, I'm not depressed. Why did he gimme an antidepressant? This is happening globally, y'all. It's not just in America. We're being gaslit and told that we don't have the hormonal poverty that we have. And that's just 'cause mainstream medicine doesn't recognize it. That's a whole other topic we'll get into in the Hormone bliss challenge. And so she needs help. So she's like, can I, can you help me? Dr. Kyrin (11:39): And yes, I help women globally. You can be anywhere in the world and participate in this seven day challenge. And in my coaching programs, we help you get the testing you need, the prescriptions that you need if you need them and the life prescriptions that you need so you're not alone. All right, I got to jump off. So yes, there's no greater perspective than when you lose your health. She's losing her health. Sometimes people wait when it's just symptomatic until they get a breast cancer diagnosis or they get an Alzheimer's diagnosis and then it's kind of too late. So you need to do something sooner rather than later. Dr. Jen also shared this quote, the only person who can heal you is you, your doctor, is don't wait for your doctor to go get fellowship training and do all the training that I've done to get this information until wake up to the truth. Dr. Kyrin (12:32): You'll be well gone from this planet if you wait that long. 'cause It takes sometimes 30 years for cutting edge science to find its way into mainstream medicine. And you don't have that kind of time. So you can learn from my, my path and my mistakes. Dr. Jen also shared this quote I love, not only was I on the right, not on the right path for myself, but I wasn't on the right path for my patients because she too has a story just like me of having ill health using mainstream medicine, not knowing she was in hormonal poverty. Finding, seeing the light, finding the right way, and getting on the right path so you don't have to wait. Learn from other doctors, other female doctors, I will say, because we've hit the wall and we know the way. And this is gonna help you get out of hormonal poverty into a hormonal problem. Dr. Kyrin (13:35): A friend of mine said this to me yesterday and I just loved it. She said she saw a meme online that said, most people are waiting and looking for the light at the end of the tunnel end. But in the meantime, I'm gonna light this up, . So I thought that was great because she's not waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel. She's gonna create her own light. And the hormonal challenge is gonna help you create the light that's gonna light your path from hormonal poverty to hormonal prosperity. So I hope you join me. Go to hormone bliss challenge.com. H-O-R-M-O-N-E-B-L-I-S-S-C-H-A-L-L-E-N-G-E, hormone bliss challenge.com to find out more and sign up. It starts February 8th. It's a small investment of time for a big return on your small investment. This has transformed women's lives. You'll see our test test some of our testimonials on that page when you go there. And we look forward to meeting with you, seeing you there, helping to support you, nurture you, and help you to help yourself and give yourself the lava and self-love that you deserve in 2024 in February, the month of love. 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Show DescriptionJen Simmons, Apple Evangelist on the Web Developer Experience team for Safari & WebKit, stops by to talk about what Interop is, and a look ahead at new CSS features in Webkit and Safari such as JPEG XL, masks, a round function, JavaScript improvements, styling form controls, content unblocks, masonry, and more! Listen on Website →GuestsJen SimmonsGuest's Main URL • Guest's Twitter Apple Evangelist on the Web Developer Experience team for Safari & @webkit. Member of CSS Working Group. Links Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc Apple Developer JPEG - JPEG XL WebKit Bugzilla Main Page SponsorsJam.devYou've probably heard of Jam.dev, it's used by more than 60,000 people. It's a free tool that saves developers a ton of frustration. It forces your teammates to make the perfect bug report. They can't do it wrong because it automatically includes a video of the bug, console logs, network requests, everything you need to debug. It automatically lists out the steps to reproduce. It's so easy to get your teammates to use. It's just a Chrome extension. When they see a bug, they click a button and right away it creates a ticket. So it saves time for them.

The 2023 was amazing for the Practicing with Dr. Nathan Goodyear podcast. Beyond the launch, we had terrific guests. I enjoyed some deep dives into the world of integrative oncology. I brought some fantastic guests to the show, including Dr. Paul Marik, Dr. Jason Williams, Dr. Donato Garcia, Dr. Paul Anderson, Dr. Michael Weber, Jane McClelland, and international speaker Deborah Boblitt, to name a few.   The year 2024 will bring even bigger guests with additional deep dives into the world of all things integrative medicine and integrative oncology. Currently, committed guests include Dr. Nasha Winters, Dr. Jen Simmons, Dr. Sabine Steinberg, Thomas Seyfried, Ph.D., and Matt Halpart, Ph.D., with many others to come.   This podcast is committed to providing hope, healing, teaching, and a servant's heart to help you and those affected by cancer to build a legacy beyond the disease to one of wellness. Moreover, the podcast will leave no stone unturned to bring you the most exciting scientific discoveries and those that are innovating and elevating in the areas of integrative medicine and integrative oncology. Let 2024 begin!       ************** To learn more about Dr. Goodyear, visit his website at drgoodyear.com.  For more interesting videos on a variety of topics, TikTok videos are updated daily at www.tiktok.com/@briomedical and long-form videos can be found on our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/@BrioMedical. Patients interested in pursuing their cancer healing journey can visit Dr. Goodyear at Brio Medical in Scottsdale, Arizona by visiting brio-medical.com.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jen Simmons, a former breast cancer surgeon and a functional medicine expert. Dr. Jen advocates true breast cancer prevention through holistic health instead of symptom management.Get ready for a deep dive into breast cancer prevention, the risks of mammography, and the misunderstandings surrounding hormone replacement therapy.For the complete show notes and transcripts visit inspiredliving.show/121

Launching a New Community for Growth and Connection Our goal with this is that any of the content that we share, any of the people that we bring in as speakers, any of the sessions that we have, someone will be able to take out at least one thing that applies to growth in their business, growth from a family perspective, or growth in self. - Mike Simmons Relaunching the Phoenix Club If you're feeling stuck in a cycle of trying to innovate on your own, only to find yourself hitting roadblocks and feeling frustrated, then you are not alone! Many entrepreneurs and professionals fall into the trap of thinking they can achieve success in isolation, only to realize that true growth comes from diverse collaboration. Instead of achieving the breakthroughs and progress they desire, they find themselves feeling stagnant and unable to reach their full potential. But there is a better way to foster innovation and achieve greater success, and it starts with building a diverse and collaborative community. In this episode of the Find My Catalyst podcast, Mike & Jen dive into the importance of building a diverse and collaborative community for personal and professional growth. Jen shares her experiences and insights, emphasizing the value of connecting with individuals from different backgrounds and industries to foster creativity, innovation, and learning. The conversation highlights the significance of mindset in driving success, as well as the need for continuous learning and adaptation. The guests' transparent and relatable discussion creates an open and encouraging environment for listeners, offering a glimpse into their plans for the Phoenix club and their vision for fostering growth among its members. By tuning in, you'll gain valuable perspectives on building a supportive community, embracing change, and unlocking innovation in both personal and professional endeavors. Embrace diversity Embracing diversity leads to the cultivation of a richer, more dynamic community. By inviting people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, we introduce a spectrum of ideas and viewpoints into the mix. This diversity fosters creativity, spurs innovation, and is key in building a multifaceted, collaborative community for growth. Key Takeaways Foster innovative solutions through diverse collaboration. Achieve greater success by shifting your mindset for better outcomes. Harness the power of positive thinking to propel your personal and professional growth. Master the art of sales as a strategic thinking process. Cultivate a growth mindset to unlock your full potential. The resources mentioned in this episode are: Join the Phoenix Club by visiting findmycatalyst.com to become a member and gain access to the community, events, and resources mentioned in the conversation. Send a direct message to Mike Simmons or Jen Simmons on LinkedIn for more information about the Phoenix Club and how to get involved. Follow Mike Simmons on social media platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, or Twitter for updates and insights on community building, leadership, and growth. Interested in the Phoenix Club? Find more information here - https://www.findmycatalyst.com/the-phoenix-club

Welcome back to The Hormone Prescription Podcast - the go-to show for midlife women looking for expert insights on health. In this episode, we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Jennifer Simmons, a prominent board-certified breast surgeon with over fifteen years of experience in the field of breast disease.    Dr. Simmons has an impressive list of awards and achievements, including receiving the prestigious 2016 Founders Award from the Living Beyond Breast Cancer organization, and being named TOP DOC for six consecutive years by Philadelphia Magazine, Main Line Today 2018, and Suburban Life. With her expertise, she has been a frequent on-camera guest, sharing breaking medical breast cancer news on popular platforms such as 6ABC, CBS Philly, Fox 29 Good Day, and KYW News Radio.    In this insightful conversation, Dr. Jennifer Simmons shares her professional knowledge and invaluable advice on understanding and dealing with breast cancer. Key discussion points in this episode: - Understanding breast cancer: Dr. Simmons helps us grasp the basics of breast cancer, its types, and its stages. - Risk factors: The different factors that could contribute to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, and what we can do to mitigate these risks. - Early detection strategies: The significance of self-examinations, mammograms, and regular check-ups with healthcare professionals, as well as new technologies that can potentially help in early detection. - Treatment options: An overview of different treatment pathways available depending on the type and stage of breast cancer, including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. - Support systems: The importance of nurturing a strong support system during the cancer journey, including support from friends, family, and healthcare professionals. Dr. Simmons also highlights invaluable resources like the Living Beyond Breast Cancer organization. - Practical advice: Dr. Simmons shares her top tips for women going through a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. - Advancements in the field: A peek into current research and advancements that could potentially change the face of breast cancer treatment and prevention in the near future.    Get ready for an eye-opening and informative conversation with Dr. Jennifer Simmons, and don't forget to subscribe to The Hormone Prescription Podcast for more expert insights on health for midlife women.   Speaker 1 (00:00): There is no greater perspective than when you lose your health. The only person who can heal you is you, Dr. Jen Simmons. Speaker 2 (00:10): So the big question is, how do women over 40 like us, keep weight off, have great energy, balance our hormones and our moods, feel sexy and confident, and master midlife? If you're like most of us, you are not getting the answers you need and remain confused and pretty hopeless to ever feel like yourself Again. As an OB G Y N, I had to discover for myself the truth about what creates a rock solid metabolism, lasting weight loss, and supercharged energy after 40, in order to lose a hundred pounds and fix my fatigue, now I'm on a mission. This podcast is designed to share the natural tools you need for impactful results and to give you clarity on the answers to your midlife metabolism challenges. Join me for tangible, natural strategies to crush the hormone imbalances you are facing and help you get unstuck from the sidelines of life. My name is Dr. Kieran Dunton. Welcome to the Hormone Prescription Podcast. Speaker 1 (01:03): Hi everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kieran. Thank you so much for joining me today. My guest today, Dr. Jennifer Simmons, is an amazing woman and physician who has accomplished much and really is leading the way to show women how to prevent breast cancer and how to heal their bodies overall. But most of us really don't pay attention. There is no greater perspective than when you lose your health. She says during our interview, and you'll see what else she says about that, but it really does put things in perspective because our health is the only reason that we get time on this earth. Time to enjoy our relationships, time to accomplish things, time to enjoy sunsets and the ocean and the mountains. And so if we're not paying attention to our health and doing everything that we can to make it the best, we're really in a state of dying. Speaker 1 (02:04): If you think about it, and I know that's pretty sobering and most of us don't like to think about it, but I actually like to keep my eye on the fact that I am going to die because it helps me to live each day to the fullest. And how could changing your perspective before you get an illness lead you to more health and wholeness is something I'd like you to start thinking about. The other quote she offered, the only person who can heal you is you, is so profound because a lot of us are always looking to someone else to heal us or fix us, but really the healing comes from within. So we have a very deep personal discussion about that as well. I'll tell you a little bit more about Dr. Jen Simmons and then we'll get started. She had an amazing career. Speaker 1 (02:52): So she's a prominent board certified breast surgeon in Philadelphia. She was the chief of breast surgery and director of the breast program at Einstein Medical Center, Montgomery, and she has had 15 years of experience in the field of breast disease. She received the 2016 top Honors Founders Award from the Living Beyond Breast Cancer Organization for improving the lives of women with breast cancer. She's always on the forefront of medical advances in breast surgery. She's been named Top Doc six years in a row by Philadelphia Magazine and also in mainline today, 2018 and Suburban Life. She's been on many news shows, many podcasts, many summits, and share her brilliance everywhere. And after her very personal and touching story that she shares in the interview view that you don't wanna hear, excuse me, you don't wanna miss hearing. She shares how she transitioned from being the top breast surgeon and taking care of women with breast cancer after they were diagnosed to taking care of women in a way that helps them prevent breast cancer and also heal holistically from breast cancer. Speaker 1 (04:10): She has some views that are very radical that you might be shocked by that I love and embrace because she is a truth seeker and a truth teller. And when it comes to healing yourself, not only from breast cancer, but all the melodies that we suffer from at midlife, midlife, metabolic mayhem, other diseases, and premature death when we're in hormonal poverty, you gotta get to the truth. And sometimes truth is painful, but if you don't tell the truth, you can't know the truth and you can't know what you need to do to heal. And then healing becomes impossible. And that's where so many women are right now. They're blind to the truth. So I'm a true seeker truth teller. Dr. Jen is a true seeker truth teller. And if you really want to know what's possible for you in this lifetime and achieve it, you've got to become a truth seeker and a truth knower. Speaker 1 (05:06): So now she has a practice Real Health md. She is the doctor with the answer to breast cancer. We give all the places you can find her online on social media and talk about her book as well. So without further ado, please help me welcome Dr. Jen Simmons to the show. Thanks. I'm so glad to be here. So breast cancer is a hot topic with women. I deal with women in their hormones, and the number one objection that people have about the hormones that they need a prescription for is, oh, but my doctor told me estrogen causes cancer. And so this is really in your ballpark. So I think we should start with the hard questions first, , does estrogen cause breast cancer? Let's start right there. Let's just dive right in. So of course it doesn't cause breast cancer. Speaker 3 (05:57): I mean, it's such a ridiculous notion that it, I mean, just thinking about it from the logical standpoints, right? So first of all, why would God give us a hormone that is so vital to life that causes breast cancer? I mean, it's absurd. And then when we look at who gets breast cancer, the vast majority of breast cancers are in the postmenopausal population. And when you measure hormone levels in that population, they are completely deplete, right? They have no virtually no circulating estrogen. And so to say that estrogen causes breast cancer is absurd. It's ridiculous. And they're all evidence to the contrary. In fact, it's when estrogen is going away, that is the issue. When your body can't access its own estrogen because your ovaries are shutting down, that's when breast cancer becomes an issue. Now, when I say estrogen does not cause breast cancer, I am talking about the estrogen that is produced by your ovaries, produced by your adrenal glands. Speaker 3 (07:05): That is not the issue. However, there are environmental estrogens things in our environment that act like estrogen that are very toxic, that without question cause cellular damage, d n a damage and lead to breast cancers. So I'm talking about things like plastics, like antibiotics, like fragrance, like cleaning solutions, like phthalates, all these synthetic things that are in our environment on the estrogen receptor, but don't act like estrogen. They act in a far more stimulatory, irreversible way. And then they also have to be broken down by our hormone detoxification ways. And when that happens, they go preferentially down a toxic pathway because they're toxins. So I am very comfortable saying estrogen does not cause breast cancer. Do estrogen-like substances contribute to breast cancer? Absolutely. Without question. Yes. Speaker 1 (08:13): And I say I, I'm always a kind of common sense doctor, and I say reality check. 'cause That makes sense to you. Every man, woman, and child on the face of this planet has estrogen, , and if estrogen caused breast cancer, we'd all have it. Speaker 3 (08:29): That's exactly right. That's exactly right. It's an absurd notion. Now, I can tell you that the reason that we talk about estrogen and breast cancer and a causative relationship is because we have synthetic medicines. We have pharmaceuticals that block the synthe, the synthetic pathway, like they block the synthesis, the the creation of estrogen. And we have pharmaceuticals that act on the estrogen receptor. So the reason that we use that explanation estrogen causes breast cancer is for the purposes of utilizing these drugs, but not because estrogen causes breast cancer. Again, it doesn't, it's absurd. But they have pharmaceuticals that can intervene in this pathway. And so they use that explanation in order to use the drugs. Speaker 1 (09:22): Oh, well that, I hadn't heard that concept. That's interesting. Yeah. So Speaker 3 (09:27): The estrogen Speaker 1 (09:28): Blockers, Speaker 3 (09:29): You'll, you'll notice, you'll notice like the vast majority of breast cancers have both estrogen and progesterone receptors on them. But we never talk about the progesterone part, right? You never hear progesterone causes breast cancer and you don't hear about drugs because we don't have them. So now we just focus on the estrogen because we have estrogen blocking drugs that are a nightmare. And so that's the story that people are told over and over and over again. And when you are told the same story over and over and over again, despite whether or not it's true, it becomes believable because it's repeatable. And that's exactly what happened in this case. And you know, we've seen that evidenced time and time again, especially over the last three years. Speaker 1 (10:15): It's fascinating. I mean, the more you know about big pharma and medicine, the deeper the do-do gets. That's really fascinating. And so I know they really revised the, the Women's Health Initiative study results, and they've come back and said, no, estrogen is protective against breast cancer. But nobody's listening. No, doctors are listening. They're not telling their patients this. So you're right. Once you repeat a lie so many times it does become the gospel. Yeah. Speaker 3 (10:42): And so doctors unfortunately, are hard to convince. They, you have to remember that the Women's Health Initiative, those results, those preliminary results, which should have never been released, you don't release the sto the results of a study in a newspaper article. But those results should have never, ever, ever been released. But they were, and it was 20 years ago. So for 20 years we've heard this false narrative. So it's really, really hard for people to unring that bell. And there are pieces of that puzzle that fit and make sense to people. So for instance, you know, you're only given estrogen blockade if you have a hormone positive tumor. And so people associate the fact that there, there are breast cancers with estrogen receptors on them, so therefore estrogen must be causative. And what people don't realize is that normal breast cells have estrogen receptors on them. They're supposed to have estrogen receptors on them. That's how the breast does what it's supposed to do, do, because it responds to normal stimulation by estrogen, normal signaling by estrogen. And in fact, it's the breast cancers that don't have estrogen receptors on them that are far more aggressive and far more difficult to treat and reverse because they are a further departure from normal. So a hormone positive tumor resembles the normal tissue and the further the cancer gets away from resembling the normal tissue, the more aggressive a process it is. Speaker 1 (12:28): Yeah, I think that there's so much misinformation, and I think that even regular gynecologists and general practitioners aren't aware of this. So they're counseling people incorrectly. You know, I know you, you gave me some great questions, but I had to go for the hardest one first because I really wanted to make sure we cover that. And I know that a lot of women coming to listening listen to you. That's what they wanna hear. But the basics, let's start with, what is breast cancer? Speaker 3 (12:55): Yeah, so that's a great question which so many people don't understand. So I, I wanna start off by saying that breast cancer is a normal response to an abnormal environment. So many people think that breast cancer is separate, right? It's a non-self, it's not a part of you. It is a foreign body, a foreign invader, a foreign thing. But the truth is that your breast cancer is a part of you, and it's the part of you that feels threatened by its environment. People with breast cancer don't have a bad breast. Breast cancer is a systemic disease. It means that there has been some systemic shift. The chemistry in the breast, the environment in the body has shifted away from homeostasis. And when that happens, the breast cells feel threatened. And so what does anything do when it feels threatened? It goes into survival mode, right? Speaker 3 (13:54): Think about an animal that's cornered. How is that animal gonna behave? It's gonna be extremely aggressive, it's gonna be ferocious, right? It's just trying to survive. That same process is happening in any organ that undergoes a cancerous transformation. It is responding to a hostile environment, and it is transforming into survival mode. So the key to breast cancer, the key to any cancer is to restoring the health of the environment, both the microenvironment and the environment in the breast or whatever organ you're talking about. But the microenvironment of the breast is influenced by the macro, the overall environment of the body. And so healing from breast cancer is about transforming that environment, getting back into homeostasis, getting rid of the threat so that those cells feel safe again, and no longer have to be in survival mode. So again, breast cancer is just a normal response to an abnormal environment. And the only approach is to restore health. Speaker 1 (15:00): And in mainstream medicine, is that addressed at all, or it's still surgery, chemotherapy, radiation level. Speaker 3 (15:10): Yeah, so it's conventional medicine. All the focus is on disease, right? Because that's what conventional medical doctors are taught. Nowhere in any part of my training, and I went to medical school for four years, I did residency for five years. I did fellowship for a year. And nowhere anywhere in my training was I taught how to make people, how to help people get healthy. We are trained to recognize a constellation of symptoms, give it a title, right? Diagnose and then prescribe, prescribe a pill, prescribe a procedure. That is what we are trained to do. And nowhere along those lines are we asking the important question. The important question for everyone has to be, where is the disease coming from? What is driving this disease? And the key to reversing it is about learning that understanding that eliminating whatever is driving disease and at the same time doing the things that drive health. Speaker 3 (16:13): And when all you focus on is disease, right? Like think about the mainstream response to breast cancer, like you're in for a fight. Get ready for a fight, be a fighter, keep fighting. That whole mentality is wrong. And what I advocate for, because you don't wanna fight, you don't want a war, you don't want the chemistry of stress. Think about what wars are filled with, they're filled with, with violence and fear. That's the last thing that you want in your body. You want to prepare for peace. That is what you're seeking. That is what you're looking to create. And with that comes homeostasis and health. And so it's about shifting the focus from illness, from disease, from the tumor, shifting the focus to health and to building health. Because if all you focus on is the tumor, you're focusing in the wrong area. Because first of all, what we focus on grows. And that's the last thing we want to grow. The tumor is not the problem. The tumor is the symptom of the problem. And until we realize that, until we recognize that we will never solve it. Speaker 1 (17:29): Yeah. I say exactly the same thing about weight. The excess fat is not the problem, it's the symptom of the problem. That's Speaker 3 (17:37): Exactly right. And Speaker 1 (17:38): And what you mentioned about peace and healing, I, I so agree with you. And I don't know if, if we can get into kind of the energetics of it, but the, the breasts relate to the heart chakra and love. Speaker 3 (17:52): Of course. Of course. And this is why we so often see a breast cancer diagnosis following heartache. So if you talk to someone who was diagnosed with breast cancer, you are almost certainly going to learn that they've had a death in the family, or they're caring for a sick patient or a sick parent or child, god forbid, or they've been through a divorce or had a move or lost their job. But there is going to be, or they've, you know, undergone trauma abuse. There is going to be heartache and heartbreak in the preceding years to the diagnosis. It happens nearly 100% of the time. Yeah. Speaker 1 (18:34): And so we need to be, I mean, medicine should be tending to our hearts and our energy, but I guess those doctors like us who went through the mainstream training and learned that method and then were enlightened to realize that it's way bigger than that can help people with that. So that's why I'm so glad to have you on the show and offer and share what, you know, it's so important for women about breast cancer. Now, we just got done talking about that estrogen doesn't cause breast cancer. But do we need to talk about why younger women are more and more getting breast cancer diagnosis and its relation to estrogen dominance? Speaker 3 (19:17): Yeah. So let's talk about what that is and what that means. Mm-Hmm. , because when we talk about estrogen dominance, what we're not mentioning there is a lack of progesterone. And that is what is happening most of the time, is that our estrogen balance is entirely dependent on our progesterone balance. And progesterone is one of those very sensitive hormones. And if you are under a considerable amount of stress, then the overall chemical in your makeup is going to be cortisol stress hormone. And we're going to make cortisol at the expense of making progesterone. And so all of a sudden, all else being equal and your estrogen levels are what they are. But if you drop progesterone, now suddenly you're estrogen dominant. Right? Does that make sense? Speaker 1 (20:15): Absolutely. Speaker 3 (20:16): And so for so many women, we're having that progesterone drop off earlier and earlier and earlier. And so that is one problem, right? And that is because of the way we live our lives, the stressful environments, the lack of self-care, the lack of prioritization of sleep, the lack of a nourishing diet. And I'm not just talking about food because there are, you know, secondary foods, the things that you put in your, in your mouth. More important, there are primary foods, the things that nourish you, like sunshine and relaxation and connection, and all of these things that are so essential to life that we are skipping over. We are skipping over for busyness, for blue light, for over consumption. We're just skipping over the things that nourish us. And as a result, we lower our progesterone levels, raise our cortisol levels, and then we're in this estrogen dominant can position. Speaker 3 (21:21): In addition to that, we talked a little bit before about xenoestrogens. These are environmental estrogens. These are things that we are literally swimming in. We are swimming in a soup of environmental estrogens. Not what is made by our ovaries, not what is made by our adrenal glands, but what is what we are coming into contact with day in and day out that acts like this toxic estrogen in our body. And it's only compounding the problem on top of, you know, our relative progesterone paucity. And so this becomes a big issue. And these xenoestrogens directly damage D n A, they can directly cause answers to form. Everyone makes cancer cells young, old, and everyone in between. And the key to not getting cancer in that, the key to not having it reach mass size is to have an intact immune system. Mm-Hmm. . So an intact immune system will recognize those cancer cells in their infancy and destroy them. Speaker 3 (22:29): But unfortunately, so many of us are walking around relatively immunocompromised because the things that distract your immune system, the things that weaken your immune system are so prevalent and no one's talking about them, right? So Right. Just one night of poor sleep will weaken your immunity just one night. So if you making cancer cells every day and you are having prolonged lack of sleep, that's a recipe for breast cancer. And we know that. We know that people who are poor sleepers, chronic short sleepers, they are at increased risk for a variety of chronic diseases, including cancer. And so it's the environmental influence and the reason that, which is the reason why we are seeing cancer younger and younger and younger, because we're getting further and further away from our evolutionary selves. We are modern beings living on a very old gene code. We only know safety or fight and flight. Speaker 3 (23:34): And we are not meant to be in fight or flight for more than a few seconds. Right? We are built for coming out of the cave in the morning, encountering the Saber two tiger, and either being able to escape within seconds and being restored to normal physiology or dying. But we are not built to run away from a saber two tiger for three hours, three days, three white weeks, three months, three years. We're not built for it. And yet our world is filled with saber-tooth tigers filled with things that compromise our immunity. Because when you're running away from a saber tooth tiger, you don't need to fight off a cold. So your immune system gets shut off. But if you are constantly running away from saber two tigers, there's no opportunity for your immune system to come back online. And that is a really, really important part of disease reversal, is getting the immune system to come back online. Speaker 3 (24:33): And the way that you do that is you build all these foundations of health, you prioritize sleep, you cut out processed foods, you make sure that you have joyful movement, you live a connected life and you eliminate toxins. And you manage the stressors of life as best you can. You're never gonna be able to get rid of all the stress, but it's not the stress that matters, it's how you internalize the stress that matters. And so having healthy ways to manage the stressors of life only way, the only way to reverse disease and to be healthy, to get your immune system to come back online and so that you can function the way that you are supposed to function the way that you wanna Speaker 1 (25:19): Function. Yes, absolutely. And I just wanna comment on something you shared about the estrogen progesterone balance. Right before, when I was preparing for our interview on my phone, I get these news alerts and popped up an article that said, younger women are getting exorbitant amounts of breast cancer or something like that. And doctors don't know why. And you know, I remember a few weeks ago there was one about the side effects from taking statin drugs and low energy. And doctors are confused as to why. And I'm thinking, well, mainstream doctors are confused about these things. These, but who have, you know, a functional metabolic perspective or not confused, this is science, this is how the body works. Speaker 3 (26:04): So yeah. See the problem is there are tons of prescribers that are prescribing that have no idea what they're prescribing, what what it does, right? Like anyone who prescribes a statin should know that if you're gonna take away cholesterol, which is the base molecule of life, it is the molecule from which we build all our hormones, we build all our neurotransmitters. So if you're gonna take that away and take away your hormones and your neurotransmitters, what do you expect to happen? Nothing good, right? Right. And yet statins are so readily prescribed, they don't lower anyone's risk of getting heart disease. They don't lower the risk of a heart attack, increase the risk of diabetes by 63%. So what are we doing? Right? and people like you and I, all we do is shake our heads that people are surprised by this. When if they just spent, you know, 10 minutes understanding the physiology of the drug, they would stop that. Speaker 1 (27:05): Yeah. And, but it's interesting because some patients, I, a woman comes to mind I met with a few weeks ago, and her doctor wanted to check her cholesterol of course, and put her on a statin. And it's really not even high. And I explained all this to her and the kind of what she was looking forward to in terms of her decreased at t p production and hormones. And she said, well, that's okay. I'm still gonna take it . Yeah. Speaker 3 (27:31): Yeah. So the one like thing that the cardiologists hang onto is that statins do have a short-term anti-inflammatory effect. But I mean, you can do so much better, right? Like you can use turmeric, ginger, there are so many other ways to get those anti-inflammatory effects than a statin, which is going to deplete your coenzyme q deplete your hormones, deplete your neurotransmitters, and make you even more susceptible to diabetes while not, while not impacting your coronary disease risk. So I think when people it, it is going to take a lot of reeducation, right? Because again, this statin story is another one that's been around for a long time. And when people hear the same thing enough times, they believe it to be true. I think we would be remiss if we didn't talk about the fact that, you know, we are going to see younger and younger breast cancers, just like we're going to see infertility because we bury widely used a, let's call it a drug that seriously affected people's immune system. And Oh yeah. And we're, we're gonna see the ramifications of that over the next, at least 10 years. It could be two generations, but we're gonna see it at least over one generation. We're gonna see infertility, we're gonna see cancers. Because you can't hijack the immune system without having repercussions. You can't, you can't. Speaker 1 (29:13): Yeah. It's, it's unfortunate and mm-hmm and it is a fact. And I've actually encountered quite a few people who have all kinds of repercussions from that medication. Yeah. Speaker 3 (29:24): I'm seeing the, you know, six months later breast cancer diagnoses. So, and what's happening there, because you know, breast cancer's a long road, breast cancers don't develop in six months. But what happens is that because we're all making cancer cells all day, every day, an immune, an intact immune system will keep that at bay. But when you take the immune system out of it, a process which was maybe just like slowly chugging along and wasn't going to really do anything now is existing unchecked. And it's when we pull the immune system out of the picture, when we take away its ability to do its job that we see all of these disease states propping up. And breast cancer is a big one. It Speaker 1 (30:10): Is. And I know some women listening are thinking, oh, you know, have the recommendations for screening changed? So I'm wondering if we can talk about that. Mm-Hmm your thoughts on mammography, thermography and some of the o other, other technologies available. Yeah, absolutely. And absolutely. Have you changed any recommendations that you give your patients about screening? Speaker 3 (30:32): Yeah, absolutely. So first let's talk about the mammographic screening program because what we have today was never trialed, was never tested. It was grandfathered in. It was grandfathered in based on the studies that were done in the 1970s, the safety studies in the 1970s when we were using two D mammograms. And you know, at that time the thought was that breast cancer started small, grew to some critical mass, at which time it would become more likely to metastasize. And so if we could screen and find these cancers before they reached a critical mass, we could save lives. And it is a lovely theory, lovely, just doesn't happen to be true because breast cancer growth is neither predictable nor linear. So a breast cancer is what it is from the very start. And if it's going to be aggressive, it's going to be aggressive from the very start. Speaker 3 (31:36): And if it's not going to be aggressive, it's not going to be aggressive. So no matter how big those non-aggressive tumors get, those people are going to do fine almost no matter what you do. And the people with aggressive cancers, no matter how small you find them, those people are not going to be fine almost no matter what you do. And then there's everyone in between. And the mammographic screening programs around the world, many of them have been abandoned. And what we see in this country is a huge push for mammography does not save lives. It earns a lot of money. It earns an an enormous amount of money for the system, but it does not save lives. In fact, when we look at a woman over her lifetime, for every 10,000 women that you screen, you will maybe save one woman's life and you will cause breast cancers in seven of them. Speaker 3 (32:32): So we're gonna cause seven times more breast cancers than lives we save. And no matter how many women we screen every year, no matter how many women, the exact same number of women die of breast cancer, 43,000 women will die of breast cancer every single year, no matter how many women we screen. So we are not doing better. Screening does not save lives. That is a bell. That's a 50 year long bell. And people are convinced that mammogram is saving their life. So I want to be clear, mammogram is not saving your life. It is ionizing radiation. It is traumatic, it is definitely causing damage. The more mammograms you get, the more damage there's going to be. So there is no benefit from my perspective in using mammogram to screen. If you wanna use it to, for diagnostic purposes, if you feel something you need an an evaluation, fine. Speaker 3 (33:28): Take 100 milligrams of melatonin and 2000 to 4,000 milligrams of vitamin C, liposomal vitamin C one hour before your study. And that goes for any radiographic study, an X-ray, a mammogram, a CAT scan, a PET scan, a bone scan, a DEXA scan, any radiation, ionizing radiation study, CAT scan. Did I say that? I hope so. Greening with mammogram is not gonna save anyone's life. And what it is going to do is identify a bunch of cancers that may never have become meaningful, clinically relevant. So a lot of women are going to get treated for breast cancer that don't need to get treated for breast cancer. And what's gonna happen to them, the vast majority of them are going to be hormone positive. They're gonna be put on hormone blockade. And we know that radiation, chemotherapy, hormone blockade, they all accelerate heart disease, which is by far the number one threat to a woman's life. Speaker 3 (34:28): In fact, every decade of a woman's life, after she's 30, she will die exponentially more of heart disease than breast cancer. We should be doing every single thing we can to protect the heart. And coincidentally, if you're doing that, those same things also prevent breast cancer. So I'm all about prevention. I don't think mammogram has any role. I do use thermography and I use thermography as an indicator. So if you have a thermogram that shows increased heat, then you know this is your kind of opportunity. This is your opportunity to make sure that your health is optimized. And I believe in self-exam, but all of this is going to be a moot point in the next year or two because there is an F D A approved screening modality called QT imaging. And this is novel. This is a novel imaging technique. It is not like anything else that's out there. There is no radiation. It is painless, it is fast, it is inexpensive and it has 40 times the resolution of M R I. And it is poised to not only replace M R I, but to replace mammogram for screening. It is already F D A approved to screen dense breasts and within a year it will be F D A approved to screen everyone. So it is really the solution that has been needed for so many years in terms of screening. Great. Speaker 1 (36:12): Thank you so much for talking about that. 'cause We get a lot of questions on that and I think it really helps to hear it from somebody with your credentials and experience. And you've got a great new thing coming, the QT screening, so we'll wanna know more about that when it's available. Yeah. But like you said, it's all about prevention and you talked a little bit about that with stress and sleep and proper diet and the nourishment that you get from connection and living a healthy life that isn't filled with stress. And you've got a wonderful freebie for everyone, a weekly checklist. Is there anything else you'd like to say about preventing breast cancer? Speaker 3 (36:56): Yeah, absolutely. I mean, you know, at the end of the day, breast health is health and the things that you do to drive your overall health are the same things that are going to create healthy breast, create a healthy heart, create a healthy brain, create healthy bones, create healthy muscles, create a healthy gut. Like we are all one system working in concert. And if you, unless you pay attention to everything that makes up the symphony, you're not going to have the result that you want to have. And so it's all about the everything. And actually my book called A Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer was just released yesterday. And this is the place to go for the answers that you're looking for. Because I talk about prevention, I talk about what to do if you get a breast cancer diagnosis. I give you all the tools you need to understand not only the conventional modalities but also all the things that you can do for yourself. Again, the only person that can heal you is you. And health is not something that you can buy, you can't get it anywhere. You have to achieve it, you have to work for it. But in the end it's so worth it because when you have your health, that means that you are living a life worth living with. You are richly, richly rewarded for that. Speaker 1 (38:28): It's so true. And I always ask people, what's your most valuable asset? And people say, oh my house, usually my partner and I say, well you know, what about your health? And without your health, you don't have, you don't have a life. It's the only thing that gives you that dash on your tombstone is the time that you're here on this earth. And you, your health is of vital importance. So if you're not treating it like your most valued asset and something to invest time, energy, money in, then you're kind of missing the point. . Yeah. But I love what you said, the only person who can heal you is you. Yeah. I love Speaker 3 (39:06): That. I know you probably have your own pain to purpose story. I feel like most of us who have come to exist in this space have our own pain to purpose story. Mm-Hmm . And unfortunately my pain keeps popping up again and again and again to remind me to stay on track. But when you talk about valuing your health, I had a bout of vertigo about a week and a half ago, and it's really truly when you lose your health there, there is no greater perspective than when you lose your health. Because in that period of time you realize that there is nothing else, nothing else. When you are suffering, it is impossible to do anything else. Like you can't create, all you can do is feel and experience that pain and know that there is nothing more horrible than living in that state of pain. And you realize how valuable it is to not be that way, to not feel that way, to be able to be free to live. And I don't know why humans have to learn lessons the hard way, but we do . Speaker 1 (40:21): . I don't know why we do. And you know, I kind of skipped over that skipped 'cause you skipped, there's so much to cover with your topic that women wanna hear about. So I was, I guess kind of anxious to get it all in. But do you wanna share, I'd love for you to share a bit about your story. I think the more that women here, people like you and me sharing our pain to purpose stories, they say, wow, they pay attention. Yeah. And they really get it on a more personal level to start taking action. Speaker 3 (40:55): Yeah. I've seen the abyss more than once. You know, really, I'm in the breast cancer space very organically, so organic. Like many women, I come from a breast cancer family. And there was really never a time in my life where I didn't know about breast cancer. When I was growing up. I had a first cousin, her name was Linda Creed, and Linda was a singer songwriter in the 1970s and 1980. She wrote all the music for the spinners and the stylistics . She wrote 54 hits in all. And her most famous song was The Greatest Love of All. She wrote that song in 1977 as the title, title track to the movie, the Greatest starring Muhammad Ali. But it really received its acclaim in March of 1986 when Whitney Houston released that song to the world. And at that time it would spend 14 weeks at the top of the charts. Speaker 3 (41:47): Only Linda would never know because she died of metastatic breast cancer. Just one month after Whitney released the song. And I was 16 years old and my hero died. And so that no other woman, no other family, no other community had to grieve and feel this pain. And the way that my family felt this pain, I let her life and ultimately her death, give birth to my life's purpose. And I did the only thing I knew how to do. I became a doctor, I became a surgeon. I became the first fellowship trained breast surgeon in Philadelphia. And I did that really well. And for a really long time. And you know, during my tenure, my aunt was diagnosed, my mom was diagnosed, and all the while I just continued to live in that world and thought that I was truly making a contribution. And I'm running my practice and running the cancer program for my hospital, a wife and a mother and a stepmother and an athlete and a philanthropist. Speaker 3 (42:53): And I have all these balls in the air and I think I'm invincible until I'm not. And I go from probably being one of the most high functioning people that you ever knew to, I can't walk across the room, I just don't have the breath in my lungs to walk across the room. And I think I'm having a heart attack. And I go to the emergency room and I have an exhaustive three day workup. And at the end of that three days, I'm sitting in the office of my friend and colleague and physician and he tells me that I need to have surgery and chemoradiation and be on lifelong medication. And despite the fact that these are things that I say all day every day to people, when the words are coming at me, it's like I'm having an out-of-body experience. And I still to this day don't know why I walked away. Speaker 3 (43:44): You can call it God, you can call it universe. I just couldn't reconcile it when it was about me and my doctor told me I was gonna die. And it's not that I didn't believe him. I mean the I, I told thousands of women through my career that if they didn't get treatment for their cancer, they were gonna die. So it's not that I didn't believe him, but that something said to me that there was something else. And so I went on a journey to heal myself. And it was a selfish journey. Like this was never about solving the breast cancer problem. This was about solving my problem. And I was listening to a lecture, a man named Mark Hyman walked on the stage. This was 2017. I had never heard of him. His name meant nothing to me. And he came on stage and he introduced himself as a functional medicine physician. Speaker 3 (44:38): And at this point I had been a doctor for like 20 years. And I was super duper cynical despite the fact that I was going against medical advice, despite the fact that I was not accepting the standard of care. But I was still super cynical. And I thought like, what is this quack talking about? There's no such thing as functional medicine. And then I remembered that I was sick. And so I checked my ego at the door tuned in and thank God I did. Because within five minutes of him speaking my entire world makes sense. And I know exactly why I got sick. I got sick so that I could be in that room on that day in that chair listening to him speak. Because not only was I not on the right path for my health, but I wasn't on the right path for my patient's health. Speaker 3 (45:25): And if I really wanted to leave a legacy, if I really wanted to make the impact that I wanted to make, then I needed to reframe. Because like we talked about before, all of conventional medicine is focused on the tumor. And if you focus on the tumor, that's all that's growing. So my part in the breast cancer scenario was just perpetuating the same thing. I wasn't ever interfering with why people got cancer. All I was doing was cutting out tumors, leaving them to only go on to manifest the next disease. Because unless you intervene, unless you change why someone got cancer, they're only going to manifest the next disease or have a recurrence. And so it really took my own illness and you know, three years of my life to learn functional medicine and heal and, and prove it in myself so that I could go on to prove it in my patience. Speaker 3 (46:25): You know, that was my opportunity and I'm not gonna pretend that my healing was easy or linear is not. And there were plenty of days where I was like, you know what? I'm just gonna die 'cause this is too hard. And then I have an amazing husband and four beautiful children and a lot to live for. And so I pushed on and in the end I'm left with something a million times more rewarding. And I am on a mission to impact the lives of millions of women who would not have otherwise had this opportunity, the opportunity to be healthy. And if I can walk with them at any part on their journey and make a difference, that's what I wanna do. That's the legacy that I wanna leave. And I could have never, ever, ever had the opportunity as a surgeon and I would've never left surgery had it not been for my own health journey. Gosh. Speaker 1 (47:24): So such a, a beautiful and painful story. And you know, unfortunately it was pain that had to get me back on my path too. And like you said, so much better what you've gained, thank you so much for sharing that. I know that what you've shared has really spoken to women listening and I hope that they hear from what you're saying. I used to prescribe all the drugs and the chemotherapies and the radiation and do the surgery and when it came to me, I said no and found another way. And that was what, seven years ago, right? Speaker 3 (48:00): Wow. Right Speaker 1 (48:01): For you Jen. Seven years. Mm-Hmm. Speaker 3 (48:03): I actually didn't leave surgery. Right. Right away. So this journey, yes. Started seven years ago for me, but it took me some time to be able to leave. I'll tell you that of all of the things that I've done in my life and I've done a lot, I've had tremendous privilege. I mean, I really, you know, there is nothing like the privilege of being a surgeon in that God gave me this incredible ability to do what I did. And there is no greater trust than when someone goes to sleep and leaves you solely responsible for their life. Yeah. Their life. And it was amazing. And I really truly would have ever walked away from that had I not had this experience and this epiphany. But I was deeply entrenched in traditional medicine. So you know, it's not like one day the light switch flipped and I was all in. Speaker 3 (49:05): I did have to go back and train in functional medicine. It took three years. And you know, along the way it's belief and doubt, belief and doubt, belief and doubt. But at the end of that three years, I walked away from a position where I was highly paid, highly respected, and I was walking into the unknown working for myself for the first time in my life, I had spent my entire career as an employed surgeon walking away from very large income, of which, at least part of which was going toward supporting my family and putting my children through school. And it was a huge, huge sacrifice for me and my family at the age of 50 to start over. Huge. So that really truly was one of the most courageous things that I've ever done, is walk away from something that I was the master of to something that, you know, was completely new to me. Speaker 3 (50:07): And you know, thank God I did. And I'm sure you feel that same way, that thank God you did and I'm so, so, so grateful for the opportunity. I don't want to say that I am blessed by the fact that I had a near death experience because mm-hmm , you know, that's not a blessing. When I was able to see it as an opportunity, that was the turning point for me. And I think that that's an a really important message for people to know. Breast cancer sucks. Horrible. I don't wish it on anyone, but if you can, instead of seeing it as a punishment, seeing it as an opportunity, a window to something bigger and better, greater, more refined, more connected version of yourself for the people that are able to do that, it pays off. It pays off exponentially, but it's not always easy. Speaker 3 (51:04): And I didn't get there the first day either. I didn't even get there the first year. Like it took me a while to see my illness as opportunity. But that should be the goal. Yeah. It may not be the goal the day that you're diagnosed, but it needs to be the goal at some point. If you're going to truly overcome, if you're going to truly get healthy, it needs to be the goal at some point. And there's a large focus on that in my book. And in fact that's how my book ends, by reminding people that when they're ready, look to your why. What is the message? What is your dysfunction trying to tell you? Because we are created by God. We are perfect in machines and in a very imperfect world. And what is it that is interfering with the function of your machine? Because our bodies know how to heal, we just need to give it what it needs and take away what it doesn't. And that's where the work is. The work is in knowing what's working for you and what's not. So Speaker 1 (52:06): Much wisdom and brilliance and courage. And thank you for the path you've taken. I know it, it's has not been easy. And I'm so grateful to have the honor of having you on the show to tell your story and talk about such important information that women need to hear. So many women are quite afraid of breast cancer and they don't really know who to turn to. And now my followers know who to turn to, Dr. Jennifer Simmons. And I know you have a wonderful download for everyone about some things that they can start doing today to prevent themselves from not only getting breast cancer, but a lot of other diseases. Do you wanna tell 'em about it? Yeah, Speaker 3 (52:52): Absolutely. I mean, you know, ultimately you have so much more control than you think. And none of us need to be victims. We don't. And we can take that control now and have the health that we want, that we deserve, that we need. And so I put together a list of all of the things that you should be thinking about over the course of the week. I mean, you're not gonna be able to do everything every day, but as long as you get to it over the course of the week, that is what really is meaningful. You're not gonna be perfect. Don't strive for perfection. If you strive for perfection, all you're gonna be met with is failure. And just remember, it's what you do most that matters. So make it mostly great. Speaker 1 (53:33): Awesome. We'll have the link in the show notes, it's for Dr. Jen's weekly checklist and tell everyone where they can find out more about you online. Speaker 3 (53:42): Absolutely. So there's lots of places. My website is real health md.com and I have my own podcast called Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jen. And you can get that anywhere that you get your podcasts. I have a Facebook group if you want to follow along, ask questions. That's called Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jen. And my book is out and available. It's called The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer. And if you are affected by breast cancer, if you know someone affected by breast cancer or if you are worried about breast cancer, this is the place to start. Awesome. Speaker 1 (54:18): Definitely go check Dr. Jen out, download her guide and just take it. Simple steps, what could you do today? And like she said, don't aim for perfection. 'cause Then when you don't reach it, then most of us, if you're like me, you say, I forget it. Just do what you can. Thank you so much, Dr. Jen. Oh, Speaker 3 (54:39): My pleasure. My pleasure. And don't forget to follow me on social at Dr. Jen Simmons. And my Jen has two nss. Speaker 1 (54:46): Yes, two Ns. She's at D RJ E n n, SS I M M O N. Ss. Thank you so much for joining us on Speaker 3 (54:55): The show. My pleasure. Thanks for having me. And Speaker 1 (54:57): Thank you for joining us for another episode of The Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kieran. I know you are inspired by Dr. Jen to make changes in your life. If she can do it, you can do it, and I'll look forward to hearing about the changes that you're making. Maybe you're just going to bed a little bit earlier, maybe you're just changing your diet. Whatever it is, tell us about it on social media. We look forward to hearing about it. I'll see you on next week's show. Until then, peace, love, and hormones, y'all. Speaker 2 (55:30): Thank you so much for listening. I know that incredible vitality occurs for women over 40 when we learn to speak hormone and balance these vital regulators to create the health and the life that we deserve. If you're enjoying this podcast, I'd love it if you'd give me a review and subscribe. It really does help this podcast out so much. You can visit the hormone prescription.com where we have some free gifts for you, and you can sign up to have a hormone evaluation with me on the podcast to gain clarity into your personal situation. 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In this insightful episode, I am joined by Dr. Jen Simmons, a board-certified breast cancer surgeon turned functional medicine advocate. Dr. Jen shares her journey from conventional medicine to functional medicine, inspired by her own battle with breast cancer and the loss of her cousin. We dive deep into alternative approaches to health and discuss the importance of individual responsibility in healing, proactive health measures, and the challenge of toxins in our everyday lives. Dr. Jen's Journey into Functional Medicine Her journey from conventional medicine to functional medicine was inspired by her cousin's death from metastatic breast cancer. The traditional medical approach vs. functional medicine Dr. Jen's realization that the current medical system focuses on sick care rather than healthcare.  A pivotal moment when Dr. Jen came across Dr. Mark Hyman's lecture on functional medicine, which led to a major shift in her practice. Embracing Alternative Approaches Shifting focus from disease management to holistic health. Discussion on "blue zones" where individuals live long, healthy lives.  Importance of diet, physical activity, quality sleep, and avoiding toxins. The harmful effects of a sedentary lifestyle, poor sleep, and exposure to toxins. Recommendation: Use filtered water in glass or stainless steel containers and avoid single-use coffee pods. Tackling the Plastic Menace Criticizing the excessive use of plastic in everyday products. How small changes can lead to substantial positive effects on health. Mention of the book "Fatal Conveniences" discussing similar issues. Towards a Toxin-Free Lifestyle Strategies for reducing toxin exposure and making intentional lifestyle choices. The concept of joyful movement and meditation as crucial aspects of self-care.  The Power of Lifestyle Changes Dr. Jen's experience with health issues and the importance of investigating root causes. The power of embracing change and seeing illness not as a punishment but as an opportunity for improved health. Questioning Conventional Medical Practices Critical discussion on the effectiveness and risks of mammograms. The potential of QT Imaging, an FDA-approved, radiation-free imaging technique, as a future alternative to mammograms. Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Misunderstood Concept Debunking myths surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Discussion on the Women's Health Initiative study and its impact on the perception of HRT. Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Comprehensive Approach Advocating for HRT in combination with a healthy lifestyle. The use of bioidentical hormones in HRT and their potential benefits on breast cancer outcomes. The First Step to Health Improvement: Dietary Changes Dr. Jen's advice on adopting an anti-inflammatory diet as the first step towards better health. Mention of Dr. Jen's website, RealHealthMD, where listeners can find more resources and connect with her.  If you'd like to get in touch with Dr. Jenn, check out the complete show notes at inspiredliving.show/98

Jen Simmons walks through a ton of the new CSS and HTML features out now or coming soon - including container queries, cascade layers, .has selector, and more!

Key Points From This Episode: - Miriam’s advice for getting started in CSS, especially those coming from other languages. - How CSS provides the tools to deal with its inherent and absurd lack of control. - The history of browsers with style capabilities and how CSS was a response to that idea. - We learn why Miriam is ambivalent to tools like Tachyon or Tailwind. - What developing Sass helped Miriam learn about CSS, and why Sass can’t contextualize the complexity of CSS for users. - The design systems approach Miriam chooses, depending on the client, and she loves Sass. - Addressing scoping – Miriam describes how her preferred tool, View Solution works. - Some common scoping or CSS patterns that Miriam disagrees with, and the patterns or paradigms she thinks deserve more attention. - Miriam talks about the CSS spec work she is doing and why she felt the need to do it. - Problem-solving when debugging – Miriam suggests looking at browser dev tools and property when inspecting an element. - Miriam explains the layout models in CSS, and how others can understand them better. - CSS is communicating meaningfully to the browser, how to make smart decisions for us. - Masonry layout – what it is, why it’s considered the holy grail layout, why it’s tough to build. - CSS, specs, browser implementation, and rules – Miriam lays out what CSS actually is. - Which of the things that are broken or unintuitive in CSS Miriam would like to change. - The panel shares the worst thing they have done in CSS and the thing they are proudest of. - Miriam shares her worst CSS experience, which was during the height of maintaining Susy. - Tessa’s picks include Mozilla Developer videos and CSS The Card Game. - Ben’s picks this week involve fixing back pain with a massage gun and a song called Funny. - Miriam shares her picks, including A CSS showcase called Style Stage, the Layout Land videos, and an ASL dictionary. - To close the show is Ari’s pick, which is simply Queen by Perfume Genius. Tweetables: - “[CSS is] a collaboration with browsers and with users, everything is contextual, it's meant to be that way. Browser differences are a feature, your code breaking is a feature… That’s just the way it is. It’s one weird big performance art.” — @mirisuzanne [0:02:36] - “CSS is all about communicating meaningfully to the browser how to make smart decisions for us. Telling it this is a flex situation, or this is a grid situation, or this is a float situation is meaningful information that the browser can use to make decisions on our behalf in contexts we haven't thought about.” — @mirisuzanne [0:34:18] - “My key to writing CSS is always try to convey as much information as we can to the browser in small ways.” — @mirisuzanne [0:34:28] - “Responsive web design taught us to remove all intrinsic sizes and put a percentage on everything, everything is fluid. If you’ve ever heard Jen Simmons talk about intrinsic design, she's trying to push back on that one aspect of responsive.” — @mirisuzanne [0:47:44] Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: - Miriam Suzanne on Twitter (https://twitter.com/mirisuzanne) - Miriam Suzanne on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirisuzanne/) - Miriam Suzanne on GitHub (https://github.com/mirisuzanne) - Miriam Suzanne (https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/) - OddBird (https://www.oddbird.net/) - Teacup Gorilla (https://www.teacupgorilla.com/) - Grapefruit Lab (https://www.grapefruitlab.com/) - Riding Sidesaddle* (http://www.springgunpress.com/riding-sidesaddle-miriam-suzanne/) - The Post-Obsolete Book (http://www.post-obsolete.com/) - Why is CSS So Weird? (https://youtu.be/aHUtMbJw8iA) - Storybook (https://storybook.js.org/) - Mozilla Developer on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh5UlGiu9d6LegIeUCW4N1w) - CSS The Card Game (https://github.com/hanilim/css-the-card-game) - Tierney's gist for playing Among Us "locally" (https://gist.github.com/bnb/b3775122759fe22c9628ac284bd96bfb) - Theragun (https://www.theragun.com/) - Funny (https://youtu.be/uDE5ygucFyY) - Style Stages by Stephanie Eckles (https://stylestage.dev/) - Layout Land on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/LayoutLand) - ASLU Dictionary by Bill Vicars (https://www.lifeprint.com/)Freedom is a Constant Struggle (https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Constant-Struggle-Palestine-Foundations/dp/1608465640) - Queen (https://youtu.be/Z7OSSUwPVM4) - Enjoy the Vue on Twitter (https://twitter.com/enjoythevuecast?lang=en) - Enjoy the Vue (https://enjoythevue.io/) Special Guest: Miriam Suzanne.

(April 3, 2019)   Rick Viscomi and Jen Simmons (CSS Working Group, Mozilla) discuss the process of CSS standardization and the evolution of how developers style the web. For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video→ https://goo.gle/3dZ4rps

Charlie Gleason, a designer and developer at Heroku, is joined by Lynn Fisher, a designer, CSS developer, and a software and design consultancy at &yet. Lynn went to school for Fine Arts, majoring in inter-media art. She found her unique perspective on art and design gave her a leg up in working with HTML and CSS projects in the mid-2000s, and from there, moved into working in frontend development. Her personal work has explored the creative possibilities of web design. A Single Div shows the incredible possibilities when drawing with a single div and CSS. The Food Place (from The Good Place), Top Chef Stats, and Dress David Rose (from Schitt's Creek) explore pop cultures through through minimal illustrations, and emphasize the flexibility of pure web development. US Flags [dot] Design is an exhaustive design guide to the flags of the United States, while Airport Codes demystifies the IATA three-letter airport code. Their discussion probes these projects, and how Lynn balances her work responsibilities with her creative (and time-consuming) artwork. Links from this episode A Single Div, a compilation of CSS drawing experiments Dress David Rose, which features illustrations of every shirt, sweater, and jacket David Rose wears on Schitt's Creek Lynn's portfolio refreshes, since 2007 The Food Place, which includes all the food, drink, and restaurants you remember from the television show “The Good Place” Airport Codes, which helps you to make sense of those three-letter airport codes US Flags [dot] Design, a design guide for the flags of the United States WhyAZ, a microsite of reasons it's awesome to live and work in Arizona Top Chef Stats, an exhaustive compilation of stats and facts across many seasons of Top Chef Hollywood Age Gap, which shows the age difference in years between movie love interests. Jen Simmons and Rachel Andrew provide guidance on using CSS Grid Heroku Hanafuda cards collaboration, and the award in Japan

Jen Simmons is back on the show to talk with us about her new HTML Essentials course, CSS Aspect Ratio, rendering engines vs browsers, and a big announcement from her personally!

In this episode, we get to talk with Jen Simmons: speaker, teacher, designer and developer advocate for the web. We...

In today's episode, we speak with Jen Simmons, a Certified Mental Performance Consultant as well as an athlete and coach. She herself works with athletes in the world of sport and performance psychology and provides a ton of great tips in today's episode on how to manage some of your mental stressors that surround racing. Also with the current COVID situation and the race season up in the air, this is the perfect time to get some tips from Jen! As a mindfulness coach, Jen talks about meditation, taking time to breathe in this challenging time & being in control of your emotions. For starters, she gives tips and breathing exercises to help you stay calm whether you're working from home or resting at home. You can work with Jen at https://www.jensimmonsmpc.com/ and reach her at Jen@evolvetherapy.org. To access the materials for Breathing Exercises & Psychology tools, download from https://bit.ly/NRMentalPerformanceIf you're interested in sponsoring Nutritional Revolution Podcast, shoot us an email on nutritionalrev@gmail.com. See you in the next episode!Learn about Nutritional RevolutionLearn about E-guides & Programs offered on our websiteBook a 15-minute complementary consultation

Dr. Jen Simmons, former breast cancer surgeon and owner of Real Health MD joins the show to share why she left conventional medicine after becoming ill and why she decided to start a new career in functional medicine. The girls also talk about sugar daddies.

Host: Jenn Simmons, MD Guest: Susan Domchek, MD Tune in as Dr. Jen Simmons is joined by Dr. Susan Domcheck, who debunks the common misconception that men don’t have to worry about the BRCA mutation and dives into the explorations of the BFOR Study.

Host: Jenn Simmons, MD Guest: Dike Drummond, MD Half of all doctors report troubling symptoms like depression, exhaustion, dissatisfaction, and a sense of failure, and Dr. Dike Drummond was one of them. Experiencing burnout not once, but twice led him to dedicate his career to coaching physicians and healthcare organizations, which he dives into with Dr. Jen Simmons.

Show Description****************Jen Simmons is on the show to talk about how new features get shipped to browsers, when different browsers push features ahead of other browsers, talk a bit of Grid, Chris' aborting CSS, and aspect ratios and picture elements. Listen on Website →Links***** Mozilla Developer YouTube Channel Layout Land Harry Roberts Jen Simmons Labs […]

In this episode, we get to talk with Jen Simmons: speaker: teacher, Senior Staff Designer and Developer Advocate at Mozilla....

We sit down with the legendary Jen Simmons, currently Designer and Developer Advocate at Mozilla, to take stock of the web in 2019. Design, technology, platforms, ethics, operations, remix culture, CSS. It’s all in there. ----more----   EPISODE LINKS  Jen Simmons Jen Simmons on Twitter The Web Ahead CSS Grid Inspector Say hello, new logo | The Official Slack Blog The Experimental Layout Lab Cut the Bias | A Mule Workshop The Anatomy of Change | What we’ve learned from our own gender bias workshop The Little Book of Common Sense Investing In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell Layout Land This is Marketing | Seth’s Blog Everything You Know About Web Design Just Changed by Jen Simmons     

Tonight is part 2 of my Adobe MAX series. In this episode I'm talking to Dan Rhatigan, Senior Manager of Adobe Type Development. We're chatting about fonts and typefaces, variable fonts, the constantly changing nature of graphic design in an increasingly digital world, and working for Adobe. Dan's recommended links: Getting started with variable fonts on the web by Oliver Schöndorfer   Amazing tutorial videos for web-based typography and design by Jen Simmons. Fonts in Use is a pretty incredible resource for both identifying typefaces and finding inspiration and background information on what people do with them. Rich Rutter’s web-centric adaptation of Robert Bringhurst’s essential book, “The Elements of Typographic Style.”  Lessons from the Adobe Type team about working with type and text. Adobe Font Packs making it easy to jump-start design projects with curated sets of fonts from the Adobe Fonts library. Music for the show provided by OGRE.

Jen says that many of the needs for accessibility aren’t that hard to accommodate by developers and designers! I couldn’t agree more. Thanks to Twilio for sponsoring the transcript for this episode. Make sure you have a look at: Their blog: https://www.twilio.com/blog Their channel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/twilio Diversity event tickets: https://go.twilio.com/margaret/ Transcript Nic:    Welcome to… Continue Reading E58 – Interview with Jen Simmons – Part 2

I love what Jen had to say about accessibility! She said, among other things: “accessibility is about the recognition that every human isn’t identical to every other human.” Thanks to Twilio for sponsoring the transcript for this episode. Make sure you have a look at: Their blog: https://www.twilio.com/blog Their channel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/twilio Diversity event… Continue Reading E57 – Interview with Jen Simmons – Part 1

Show Description****************Jen Simmons is back to talk about what's new in Firefox including a dev tools update. We also chat about sub grid, variable font support, and discuss whether all the new stuff that's been added over the last few years heralds a new era of web design. Listen on Website →Links***** Firefox Shape Path […]

This week includes a run by Jen Simmons’ YouTube channel Layout Land, a review of content security policy problems in a research paper at Google AI, a look at a tool that lets you create...

mayuko さんをゲストに迎えて、YouTube, クリエイティビティ、WWDC, Markdown などについて話しました。 Show Notes mayuko - YouTube a day in the life of a software engineer - YouTube Patreon Zoom Intuit PayPal Mafia O'Reilly Velocity It's not quite a Mac mini, but it's my server Apple releases four new ads praising the Mac iPhone, iPad, Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Daring Fireball: The Talk Show Daring Fireball: Markdown Dropbox Paper Hello, GitHub | @natfriedman Electric scooters: San Francisco orders them off sidewalks and streets Lime Bird WWDC 2018 — The Developer Migration — Apple Jen Simmons: "I can't get past the opening video." WWDC 2018 — Source Code — Apple Rebuild: 202: AI versus AI (yuka) VidCon US

Jen Simmons—Designer Advocate at Mozilla, creator of Firefox Grid Inspector, host of Layout Land and The Web Ahead, member of the CSS Working Group, coiner of Intrinsic Web Design, and general force of nature—is Jeffrey Zeldman's guest. Everything we thought we knew about web design just changed. Making sites that sing. Designing with the viewport in mind. A time-based storytelling journey. Real whitespace on the web. Real designer/developer tools: the Shapes Editor, Grid Inspector, and next-generation fonts panel in Firefox. Links for this episode:Jen Simmons (@jensimmons) | TwitterLayout Land - YouTube - YouTubeJen SimmonsTry New Browser Features in Pre-Release Versions | FirefoxJen Simmons | LabsLayout LandTranscriptBrought to you by: Simple Contacts (Get $30 off your contacts at Simplecontacts.com/bws or enter code BWS at checkout).

Jen Simmons—Designer Advocate at Mozilla, creator of Firefox Grid Inspector, host of Layout Land and The Web Ahead, member of the CSS Working Group, coiner of Intrinsic Web Design, and general force of nature—is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Everything we thought we knew about web design just changed. Making sites that sing. Designing with the viewport in mind. A time-based storytelling journey. Real whitespace on the web. Real designer/developer tools: the Shapes Editor, Grid Inspector, and next-generation fonts panel in Firefox.

Rachel Andrew is a member of the CSS Working Group and is working with CSS Grids. Show Notes: Rachel Andrew's site Book: The New CSS Layout Flexbox MDN documentation Bootstrap CSS Working Group drafts on Github: CSS grid level 1, CSS grid level 2 Grid by Example Jen Simmons (of Mozilla) CSS Grid labs Rachel Andrew writing on Smashing Magazine Newsletter: CSS Layout.news Rachel Andrew's Wikipedia page Rachel Andrew is on Twitter. Want to be on the next episode? You can! All you need is the willingness to talk about something technical. Music is by Joe Ferg, check out more music on JoeFerg.com!

Jen Simmons (@JenSimmons), Designer Advocate at Mozilla, creators Layout Land, host of The Web Ahead, and driving force with Rachel Andrew behind CSS Grid in our browsers, is Jeffrey Zeldman's guest. Free speech, Libertarianism, and doxxing. The CSS Grid Inspector and other tools coming our way—including Flexbox Inspector and Shape Path editor, Variable Fonts tooling, and tools for font features. #metoo and #blacklivesmatter. Video blogging's unheralded heroes. Rough consensus and running code. Layout Land and modern layouts. Team teaching with Rachel Andrew. What goes into a great instructional video. Links for this episode:Layout LandThe Web AheadJenSimmons.comLearn CSS Grid | Jen SimmonsThe Web Behind: Videoblogging with Jay Dedman, Ryanne Hodson and Michael Verdi | The Web AheadAn Event Apart News: Revolutionize Your Page: Real Art Direction on the Web by Jen Simmons—An Event Apart videoAn Event Apart News: Modern Layouts: Getting Out of Our Ruts by Jen Simmons – An Event Apart VideoJen Simmons (@jensimmons) | TwitterBrought to you by: ZipRecrutier (Visit the link to post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE). Squarespace (Visit Squarespace.com to get a free trial and use the offer code BIGWEBSHOW for 10% off your first purchase).

Jen Simmons (@JenSimmons), Designer Advocate at Mozilla, creators Layout Land, host of The Web Ahead, and driving force with Rachel Andrew behind CSS Grid in our browsers, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Free speech, Libertarianism, and doxxing. The CSS Grid Inspector and other tools coming our way—including Flexbox Inspector and Shape Path editor, Variable Fonts tooling, and tools for font features. #metoo and #blacklivesmatter. Video blogging’s unheralded heroes. Rough consensus and running code. Layout Land and modern layouts. Team teaching with Rachel Andrew. What goes into a great instructional video.

Working with CSS can be frustrating, and sometimes just plain painful. But if you listen to Jen Simmons talk about CSS, her passion for it might rub off on you. She gives tips on how to make your next CSS adventure more enjoyable, explains how the CSS working group determines new features, and shares the honest ups and downs of her own coding journey. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) MongoDB (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) TwilioQuest (sponsor) Peter Griffin CSS gif CSS Working Group The Web Ahead UC Browser for Android Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman Codeland Conf Codeland 2019

This week we get the low down from Jen Simmons and Rachel Andrews on all things Grid Layout, exactly what we need to be doing right now.

Have front-end and UX separated as practices? Is the time of the designer/coder over? The great Jen Simmons (Mozilla, CSS Grid, Layout Land) is Jeffrey Zeldman's guest in a sharply focused episode of The Big Web Show. Links for this episode:Twitter: @jensimmonsJenSimmons.comLayout LandMozilla: Internet Health Learn CSS GridTheWebAhead.netMeetup.com: CSS-Layout-Club EventBrought to you by: BlueApron (Check out this week's menu and get your first three meals FREE—with FREE SHIPPING—by going to BlueApron.com/bigwebshow. FreshBooks (To claim your month long unrestricted free trial, go to FreshBooks.com/bigwebshow and enter BIG WEB SHOW in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section). Wix (Just go to Wix.com and create your stunning website today.)

Summary Harry Roberts (@CSSWizardry) talks with us about scaling CSS in code and across large teams. We also discuss the CSS in the Web Platform standards, the history of CSS, refactoring code, as well as projects like Houdini which aims ‘to jointly develop features that explain the “magic” of Styling and Layout on the web.' Resources Harry's website - http://csswizardry.com/ Github - https://github.com/csswizardry The 3 I's of refactoring - http://csswizardry.com/2016/08/refactoring-css-the-three-i-s/ Mixins better for performance - http://csswizardry.com/2016/02/mixins-better-for-performance/ Houdini W3C Drafts Wiki  - https://github.com/w3c/css-houdini-drafts/wiki What is Houdini? - https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/03/houdini-maybe-the-most-exciting-development-in-css-youve-never-heard-of/ Jen Simmons on Feature Queries in CSS - https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/08/using-feature-queries-in-css/ CSS Triggers - https://csstriggers.com/ The languages that were almost CSS - https://eager.io/blog/the-languages-which-almost-were-css/ Image issues with Base64 article - https://99designs.com.au/tech-blog/blog/2016/07/14/real-world-http-2-400gb-of-images-per-day/

Jeffrey Zeldman's guest is Jen Simmons (@jensimmons) of The Web Ahead. The two long-time web designers discuss moving beyond cookie-cutter layouts on the web, the ins and outs of podcasting, designing a website, learning from your users, and Jen's journey from theater to technology. Links for this episode:Changing the Shapes with Sara Soueidan | The Web AheadJen Simmons (@jensimmons) | TwitterThe Web Ahead Labsjensimmons/thelayoutsahead · GitHubCSS Shapes 101 · An A List Apart ArticleThe Shapes of CSSCreating Non-Rectangular Layouts With CSS ShapesThe Complexity and the Humanity with Trent Walton | The Web AheadCSS Grid Layout Module Level 1CSS Layouts with Rachel Andrew | The Web AheadZen Grids: a responsive grid system built with Compass and SassAbout | Jen Simmons216 color chartSponsored by DreamHost (You'll get top rated web hosting for just $3.95/month and a free domain name if you visit dreamhost.com/thebigwebshow and enter the code 'thebigwebshow395').

The Busy Creator Podcast episode 10, with guest Web Designer Erica Heinz Erica Heinz (@ericaheinz) is a web designer in Brooklyn, NY. As a veteran freelancer, she's work for a variety of clients and sectors, lately focusing on fast development around humanitarian and public sector projects. She's also a teacher of web design, and of yoga. Together, Prescott and Erica discuss tools of the trade, best practices for web designers, how to continue to learn, and how to avoid becoming overwhelmed by systems. This episode features the most in-depth show notes to date, with a ton of links to websites, tools, and tips. Show Notes & Links Previous web designers on The Busy Creator Podcast, Niki Brown Erica does Humanitarian Work and Rapid-Responce work Occupy Sandy, built in 6 Days Peace Talks in Ireland for the Council on Foreign Relations A microsite for Richard Branson's B Team, done in 3 weeks Prototyping Prescott hates the term “Product Designer” in the realm of Web Design “Visual Designer” is a term that was fast outdated Description vs. Rank in terms of job titles Erica started in illustration, switched to design for the problem-solving Terms like “New Media” for early Internet instruction From fashion to packaging to software, Erica's freelance career Erica is an early adopter, but not bleeding edge Studiomates, bunch of smart people Using SASS to streamline a web workflow BusyCreator.com is really just the basics A Book Apart‘s books Parsons, The New School for Design ADOCHD (ADHD with OCD thrown in there) “I have CDO …” Blister pack of pills … for OCD “The Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone“ Not everything is a checkbox (I'm looking at you, Basecamp.) Getting Things Done philosophy “GitHub is the new View Source.” “HTML elements are like the alphabet.” Jen Simmons on Drupal.org Jonnie Hallman on Ruby on Rails “Do things the long, hard, stupid way.“ So-called “Hacker/Garage Culture” “A really good website lasts two years, and then it's gone.” Agile development EricaHeinz.com Tools SASS Digital Typography on the web: Adobe Typekit, @font-face, etc. HTML5 (with fallbacks) Codekit, a way to compile code locally on your Mac Coda, a text editor SublimeText, another text editor Emmet, CSS shorthand Chrome, and its extensions Safari, fewer extensions but many the same Awesome Screenshot, extensions 1Password, a Mac/iOS utility to store passwords Pinboard, social bookmarking for introverts Instapaper Dropmark, quick-saving of images, links Pocket, formerly Read It Later Stylebot, add a new CSS Bit.ly, for shortening Gimme Bar, for random stuff Browser Resize, for viewing your site in multiple sizes Pepperplate, for recipes Momentum, for new tabs Basecamp Kanban Flow Dragdis, a browser add-on to quick-save items Sprint.ly, collaboration for development Waffle.io, a Kanban board for GitHub issues TeuxDeux Multiple Inboxes for Gmail Coloured Stars add-on Pivotal Tracker (which Erica refuses to use) Slack, combines IRC and file changes, great for team communication Subversion LayerVault, version control for Photoshop Editorial.ly, collaborative writing Dropbox, with previous revisions Google Drive Skillshare Bourbon/Bourbon Neat CSS Mixins Code Academy Techniques Clarify team roles as to who does what (e.g. UX, front-end design, back-end dev.) Stay ahead of the curve to avoid headache later Use Post-Its on a wall; colour-code for different aspects Keep a postcard wall (outside of the computer) Rearrange your Top 3 on the board, use small Post-Its on top of the index cards Find a set of tools that work for you. You don't have to be up-to-date on everything. Go for 80%; let go of the compulsive tweaking of the last bit. Use three-letter client codes Use bullets to indicate time requirements (e.g. •••big effort, •not so much) Learn how to build stuff from scratch Be honest about what you should be doing in each moment Try yoga or breathing techniques Habits Systematize your projects for sharing and collaborating. Maintain the system, but not to a crippling degree. Keep email separated by inboxes Keep learning. Keep updating your workflows and skills. Erica's workflow Phase 1. Content and Site Map, Brand Erica's workflow Phase 2. Visual expression, typography, and details Erica's workflow Phase 3. Development, frameworks Comment your own HTML and CSS code (e.g. “// Trust me, keep this.”) Change your routines every once in a while Erica is a night owl, enjoys being “out of sync” Break your day into 2- or 3-hour chunks Keep “busy” work for later in the day, when your brain is tired

Our guest for this episode is Jen Simmons and your hosts Christopher Schmitt and Sam Kap talk with her about where we've come from and where we're going with the web. It's changed a lot and it continues to change.

Jen Simmons joins Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin to discuss Drupal, the Drupal community, content management systems, design, and the future of publishing. Links for this episode:Drupal - Open Source CMS | drupal.orgDrupal.comBooks about Drupal | drupal.orgWelcome to A Drupal 7 Demo Site | A Drupal 7 Demo SiteJen Simmons (jensimmons) on TwitterJen Simmons | i make websitesBartik | drupal.orgJean Bartik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSponsored by Postmark and Rackspace.