"From Cancer Survivor to a Life of Abundance" with Denise Tam

Denise Tam is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, two-time cancer survivor and a self-professed health chef. Her life changing battle with stage 4 cancer has inspired her to share her new-found appreciation for life by teaching and motivating others towards a more natural way of living and healing. Denise shares her journey in the podcast.

 She believes in achieving complete wellness through the healing of the body, mind and spirit. Denise is the co-founder of Food for Life with Health Stores around Hong Kong offering a range of Whole Food products.

 Denise is a member of the Canadian Association of Natural Nutritional Practitioners and a contributing author to Saved by Nutrition, an anthology of nutrition success stories.

 Her philosophy in life is: Love First, Eat Well, and Laugh Lots as you will hear in the podcast.

Timings
3:26 Born and raised in Canada...When I got here[Hong Kong] I really fell in love with Asia.
5:10 It's the convenience...beach...mountain top...
6:40 I'm a holistic nutritionist... a stage four cancer diagnosis that brought me to studying nutrition...
8:06  I might as well get a routine body check...simple blood work... I didn't have time for cancer.
9:29 Cancer of the lymph nodes...tumours everywhere...
10:57 I was one to push myself...
13:00 It was definitely a hard time. Not just the cancer diagnosis...
14:25 I am a Christian... God really sent angels... a community of strangers...
17:22 Maybe I'm not good enough...all of these thoughts circulating...a broken record in your head...
18:42 I believe every emotion is there for a reason...
22:25 I am always thankful for chemotherapy... I turned down a bone marrow transplant...
24:00 Where my body just started shutting down...
25:59 That's when I told my oncologist "I'm done"
28:03 I was doing so many things...I cannot pinpoint one treatment...it was definitely gradual... that 2.5 years I worked a lot on myself...
29:50 Now I can confidently say that was an investment...now I do have that health...that knowledge...health really is a priority...
32:15 A marathon rather than a sprint...
33:33 Its in the stillness, I feel, we can hear things more accurately....
34:08 Sleep is a big one for me... I have this Oura ring... my sleep, my Heart Rate Variability...
35:40 Don't be afraid to get tests done...ignorance is not bliss...knowledge is empowerment...
38:43 It's definitely worth investing...
41:40 Our passion becomes our mission...also wanting to spread that message of "A life of Abundance"...
42:57 Health is for us to define , not doctors...not...
43:59 What is that picture of health, if you didn't have any limitations...
44:55 Our passion is to bring awareness of what health is... it's fun it tastes good...
46:38 Cooking your own meals...
47:57 I am a huge believer of sleep...
53:05 This health passion ...It's the people that really drive me ... to live a life of abundance... I am  passionate about connecting people...

Contact Denise
Personal Website https://1010-lifeabundant.com
Email: denise@foodforlifehk.com
Website:https://foodforlifehk.com

Book: Saved By Nutrition : An Anthology of Triumph Using Holistic Nutrition

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