Nutrition Strategies for Cancer with Hillary Wright, MEd, RD, LDN (ep – 48)

Host Ginger Hultin and dietitian Hillary Wright discuss the role of nutrition in cancer risk reduction, survivorship, and the importance of personalized dietary recommendations. Key topics include the impact of inflammation and obesity on cancer risk, the benefits of a plant-based diet, and the misconceptions surrounding sugar and cancer. 

In this episode, we’ll cover: 

03:09 Cancer and Nutrition 

09:23 The Microbiome and Cancer 

11:28 Socioeconomic Factors in Healthy Eating 

13:51 Evidence-Based Cancer Prevention Guidelines 

20:12 Debunking Myths: Sugar and Cancer 

26:01 The Truth About Soy and Cancer 

The new American plate: New American Plate - American Institute for Cancer Research (aicr.org) 

About Ginger Hultin, MS, RD, CSO: 

Ginger Hultin is an integrative, clinical dietitian and cancer nutrition specialist with a master’s degree from Bastyr University, where she currently serves as adjunct faculty teaching clinical nutrition. She has been in practice for over 10 years using a personalized, holistic nutrition approach. She runs a full-time virtual private practice, Ginger Hultin Nutrition where she helps clients with complex health problems improve their health thought nutrition. In addition to being the host of The Good Clean Nutrition Podcast, she is an author of two books, Anti-inflammatory Diet Meal Prep and the How to Eat to Beat Disease Cookbook. Ginger is also currently pursuing her doctorate in clinical nutrition. 

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About Hillary Wright, MEd, RD, LDN: 

Hillary Wright, MEd, RD, LDN is a registered and licensed dietitian with a bachelor's degree in human nutrition from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a master's degree in health education from Boston University. She completed her dietetic training at Mount Auburn Hospital.  Hillary Began her career with over a decade as a nutrition educator for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Kenmore Practice.  She is the author of The PCOS Diet Plan: A Natural Approach to Health for Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and The Prediabetes Diet Plan: How to Reverse Prediabetes and Prevent Diabetes through Healthy Eating and Exercise, and co-author of The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness.  Hillary is currently the Director of Nutrition Counseling for the Wellness Center at Boston IVF and a Senior Nutritionist at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  She also has her own consulting practice, New Vision Nutrition, where she provides writing and editing services, recipe development and analysis, public speaking, seminar development and presentation, consultation with food companies, pharmaceutical and technology companies, and media/spokesperson work. 

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