# 15: These Habits Increase Your Risk of Cancer (How to Replace Them)

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Podcast: [Cancer Proof Living](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancer-proof-living-7507651)
Published: 2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Share this with anyone you know who's been touched by cancer! A stressed nervous system can cancel out even the best nutrition. If healing feels harder than it should, this episode explores why nervous system regulation may be the foundation you’re missing. I walk through practical anti-cancer lifestyle habits I’m personally prioritizing for 2026 and explain how chronic stress affects the body. There are simple, realistic ways to support parasympathetic healing, including breathwork, slowing meals down, protecting sleep as medicine, and building routines that lower cortisol rather than add pressure. Blood sugar balance is examined through its impact on inflammation, sleep, and long-term health, along with why eating protein first and stopping food a few hours before bed can matter. This episode also covers reducing toxic load where exposure is highest, especially through daily-use products, food, and environment, and why consistency matters more than perfection for cancer prevention and recovery. If you’re a survivor, patient, or focused on prevention, this conversation centers on building a supportive internal environment through daily choices that feel sustainable and human, not extreme. You’ll Learn: [00:00] Introduction [01:22] Why you can't heal in fight or flight [05:19] My favourite thing to do to pull me out of fight or flight [07:08] Finding your low-toxic product favorites and putting health on autopilot [10:46] The best hack to support your blood pressure [13:40] Less perfection and more consistency instead of wellness toxicity [16:10] Focusing on what you do daily, and not occasionally  [18:29] Eating to lower inflammation versus restricting [20:16] Understanding your toxic load ‘rain bucket’ [22:38] Small swaps, big impact: the 28-day study proving pe…

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