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Why So Many “Healthy” 30-Something Women Are Getting Stage-4 Cancer—and What Your Labs Are Missing with Dr. Lori Bouchard

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Release Date: 10/03/2025

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Dr. Lori Bouchard, a naturopathic doctor focused on cancer care, shares why more women in their 30s–40s are being diagnosed at late stages - even when they “feel fine” - and exactly how to get ahead of it with annual baselines, smart labs (insulin, A1c, hs-CRP/ESR, homocysteine), detox strategies, fasting, stress regulation, and heat-based therapies.

If you’re a proactive, health-curious woman, especially a busy mom, who wants a clear, science-backed game plan to catch cancer risk early with smart labs, stress resets, detox, fasting, and sauna, this episode is your playbook.

WE TALK ABOUT: 

06:00 – The shocking shift in cancer demographics (younger women, later stages)

07:20 – First steps when you’re overwhelmed by a new diagnosis

10:45 – Key biomarkers for cancer detection

19:50 – Nervous system as prevention - breathwork, gratitude, grounding

22:40 – How to do a personal health audit

23:40 – “Detox is BS?” Testing reveals what the body still holds onto

26:55 – Sauna & hyperthermia for detox and tumor microenvironments

30:50 – Proactive health strategies for cancer prevention

36:50 – Perfectionism, type-A patterns, and why rest is medicine

44:15 – Teaching kids real-world food literacy and boundaries

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