# Dr. Elizabeth Boham: Your Guide to Lowering Breast Cancer Risk: HRT, Nutrition, Anti-Cancer Foods, Mammograms & Toxins Explained Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707/dr-elizabeth-boham-your-guide-to-lowering-breast-cancer-risk-hrt-nutrition-anti-cancer-foods-mammograms-toxins-explained Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707/dr-elizabeth-boham-your-guide-to-lowering-breast-cancer-risk-hrt-nutrition-anti-cancer-foods-mammograms-toxins-explained.md Podcast: [The BeingBrigid Show: Top Science-Backed Women’s Health Podcast for Hormones, Inflammation, Gut Health & More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707) Published: 2026-06-02T04:15:00+00:00 Episode link: https://beingbrigid.com/podcast Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ce9aad0a-fef4-4caf-be00-2ac3192f46ae.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707/episodes/dr-elizabeth-boham-your-guide-to-lowering-breast-cancer-risk-hrt-nutrition-anti-cancer-foods-mammograms-toxins-explained Duration seconds: 3719 ## Resource Can what you eat actually lower your risk of breast cancer? In this powerful episode of The BeingBrigid Show, Brigid sits down with functional medicine physician and registered dietitian Dr. Elizabeth Boham to unpack the science-backed lifestyle and nutrition strategies that support breast health, hormone health, and long-term wellness. From blood sugar balance and inflammation to mammograms, toxins, stress, and anti-inflammatory foods, this conversation dives deep into what women can actually do to lower risk and feel empowered in their health journey. Dr. Boham also shares her personal story as a breast cancer survivor and explains why functional medicine and food as medicine can play such an important role in prevention and root cause healing. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: Why genetics only account for a small percentage of breast cancer cases How blood sugar and insulin resistance impact breast cancer risk The connection between chronic inflammation, hormones, and cancer The truth about hormone replacement therapy during perimenopause and menopause Foods with powerful anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties Why stress management matters for women’s health and longevity Organic vs. conventional foods and reducing toxin exposure The role of gut health and the microbiome in hormone balance Functional medicine lab testing for breast health and prevention Mammograms, dense breast tissue, and emerging screening technology Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction to Dr. Elizabeth Boham 02:32 – Is breast cancer mostly genetic? 06:38 – Stress, burnout, and cancer risk 10:19 – Breast cancer risk factors explained 13:35 – Hormone replacement therapy & breast cancer 17:04 – Environmental toxins and endocrine disruptors 19:43 – Blood sugar, insulin resistance & cancer… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707/episodes/dr-elizabeth-boham-your-guide-to-lowering-breast-cancer-risk-hrt-nutrition-anti-cancer-foods-mammograms-toxins-explained/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707/dr-elizabeth-boham-your-guide-to-lowering-breast-cancer-risk-hrt-nutrition-anti-cancer-foods-mammograms-toxins-explained.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.