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Joining me on this episode is Jessica Ostheim.  Jessica is a clinical dietician at the University of North Carolina Rex Cancer Care.  She received her Masters in Nutrition Sciences from Arizona State University and her Bachelors degree in Nutrition Sciences from Penn State University.  She specializes in helping oncology patients with their dietary needs during cancer treatment.

We will explore:
What inspired you to become a nutritionist?

Why is nutrition important for cancer patients?

What role does nutrition play in cancer prevention?

There’s a lot of misinformation on the internet about cancer cures involving nutrition.  What can you tell our listeners to help them discern what’s true and not?

How does what you eat affect your health, generally?

What are the keys to a healthy diet?

Are there foods that you would say are definitely carcinogenic?

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Donald Murphy Host and Executive Producer

Host Don Murphy has been a medical research assistant at the Salk Institute For Biological Research, a park ranger, director of California State Parks and deputy director of the U.S. National Park Service. He has traveled the world representing the United States on the World Heritage Commission. Don is the author of several books: “Love Vignettes”, a collection of love sonnets; “Beth”, a coming of age story of a young girl; and several children’s books.

Don was honored by the University of California, San Diego as one of its top 50 Alumni. For fifteen years he led executive leadership seminars at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado and at the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia. For the past ten years Don has led Making Sense of Science Seminars to promote science literacy among seniors.