Writing from Both Sides of the Johnny
On a cold January morning in 2014 I got the call. Yes, it’s cancer. My initial thought was: I am not going to tell anyone. I’m just going to put my head down and power through.
Immune Plate
A lot of my patients ask me, “Dr. Rothenberg, what can I eat to help my immune system?” There are many answers and truth be told, to eat well for your immune system, you are eating well for all of you. Here’s a dinner I made...
Calling Up Gratitude
Piece out today on Gratitude! Just in time for Thanksgiving but relevant all the time!
Energy Pin Balls!
I wonder how many of these super-charged Energy Pin Balls I have made over the years? Probably in the 1000s. I love them for their high protein, high fiber, no re-fined sugar ingredients, the way you can swap out ingredients based on whim or what’s in the cupboard,...
Power Tools!
There are many ways I benefitted from being part of the first wave of Title IX with regard to team building, communication skills and leadership. I wish there was a Title IX for teaching girls and women basic home improvement and home maintenance. Of course there's...
Is it a Gray Area? More of us are sporting gray hair: probably a good thing.
Love This Guy!
When you find a life partner and set out on your path together, some parts you plan out carefully and other things just happen. I never could have dreamed just how supportive, encouraging, and loving Paul would be especially when I was sick, and what a happy, tireless...
Roasted Squash Seeds
This year before the last harvest was in, I was taken by surprise by a group of delicata squash lounging about on the edge of my small backyard garden. The trail of green tendrils last spring meandered away from seedlings I planted in early summer, followed by the...
Drew Perlman Show
Drew Perlman hosts a wonderful podcast, asks great questions and well, was suiper-fun to talk with. Check it out when you have a sec! #drewperlmanshow #cancer #survivor #cancersurvivor #breastcancer #prostatecancer #lungcancer #skincancer, #cancerwarrior #cancersucks...
Book Review by Vincent Dublado
You Finished Treatment, Now What? A Field Guide for Cancer Survivors by Dr. Amy Rothenberg is an indispensable roadmap for people who have gone through cancer treatments and find themselves facing a high wall afterward. In most cases, the battle isn't over after the...