In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn takes on one of the biggest questions in breast health: why are more women being diagnosed with breast cancer? In this solo episode, she challenges the long-standing belief that estrogen is the main driver and argues instead that metabolic dysfunction, not estrogen itself, is the deeper issue we should be paying attention to.

Dr. Jenn explores how insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, obesity, and hormone depletion may shape breast cancer risk, progression, and recurrence. She also explains why she believes conventional screening is too focused on finding disease after it has developed, and why women need a more proactive approach that looks at metabolic health, prevention, and long-term support after menopause and breast cancer treatment.

What you will learn

• Why Dr. Jenn believes the “estrogen causes breast cancer” narrative is incomplete
• How metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance, and inflammation may shape breast cancer risk and outcomes
• What metabolic syndrome is and which markers she believes women should be tracking
• Why she argues conventional screening often misses the bigger picture
• How she thinks about hormone replacement in menopause, including for some high-risk women and survivors
• Why foundational health habits are presented as the basis for prevention and recovery

Episode Timeline:
00:00 Introduction to Breast Cancer Concerns
03:27 Dispelling the Estrogen Myth
06:34 Understanding Hormone Deficiency and Breast Cancer
09:13 The Role of Metabolic Health
12:02 High-Risk Populations and Hormone Replacement
14:49 Foundational Health for Breast Cancer Survivors
17:55 The Metabolic Crisis and Breast Cancer
20:14 Screening for Metabolic Dysfunction
25:08 The Flaws of Mammography
27:48 Innovative Screening Approaches
30:35 Conclusion and Call to Action
52:51 Introduction to Breast Health Awareness

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Del Bigtree for a conversation that pushes straight into one of the most uncomfortable questions in modern medicine: what if some of the things we have been taught to never question were never fully questioned to begin with?

Together, they explore vaccines, informed consent, chronic disease, media influence, hospital incentives, and why so many people are starting to feel like the system was built to protect itself, not patients. This is not a light conversation, but it is a gripping one. If you have ever felt like the story you were given about health was incomplete, this episode will give language to that feeling and challenge you to think far more deeply about who decides what counts as truth.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why so many people are losing trust in the medical system
• What informed consent should look like and why it matters
• How certain ideas in medicine become protected from scrutiny
• Why chronic disease is forcing bigger questions about what is making us sick
• How money, power, and institutional pressure shape medical decision making
• Why questioning the standard of care can come at a cost
• What is really at stake when patients are discouraged from asking questions
• Why this conversation matters even if you have never questioned the system before

Episode Timeline:
01:04 Dr. Jenn introduces Del Bigtree
05:39 The Journey of a Contrarian: Del Bigtree's Background
08:49 Challenging the Vaccine Narrative
11:40 The Science Behind Vaccines: What We Know
14:44 The Impact of Vaccines on Health
17:37 The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry
20:26 The Decline of Children's Health
23:41 The Debate on Vaccines and Natural Immunity
26:27 The Influence of Media and Funding
29:43 The Shift from Conventional Medicine
32:29 The Inconvenient Truth About Vaccines
35:40 The Future of Health and Safety Regulations
48:33 Dinner with Dr. Zervos: A Turning Point
57:14 The Shocking Study: Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated
01:05:59 The Medical System: A Crisis of Trust
01:15:36 Informed Consent: The Right to Choose
01:23:24 The Risks of Vaccination: A Parent's Dilemma
01:29:45 Introduction to Breast Health Awareness

Guest: Del Bigtree

• Where to find him: www.instagram.com/delbigtree/

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with cancer researcher and author Mark Lintern for a provocative conversation that challenges one of the most deeply rooted assumptions in modern oncology: that cancer is primarily a genetic disease.

Drawing from his book The Cancer Resolution?, Mark introduces his Cell Suppression Theory, a framework that argues cancer may be driven less by random mutation and more by chronic inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, immune suppression, and a possible infectious component involving fungal pathogens.

Together, Dr. Jenn and Mark explore why the current model of cancer leaves so many unanswered questions, how the metabolic theory shifted the conversation, and why terrain, mitochondria, immune health, toxins, stress, and chronic inflammation may all matter more than most patients have been told.

If you are looking for a conversation that challenges conventional thinking and opens the door to a broader view of breast cancer and whole-body health, this episode is a must-listen.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why the dominant genetic model of cancer does not fully explain the disease
• What the Warburg effect is and why it matters in cancer research
• How the metabolic theory of cancer changed the conversation around treatment
• How chronic inflammation, toxins, immune dysfunction, and tissue damage may create the conditions for cancer
• Why mitochondria play a much bigger role in cancer than most people realize
• How fungal pathogens fit into cancer development
• Why microbiome health, detoxification, and stress regulation matter in prevention and healing
• What makes breast tissue uniquely vulnerable in this conversation around estrogen, immunity, and inflammation

Episode Timeline:

00:00 Introduction to a Different Conversation About Cancer
04:45 Mark Lintern’s Journey Into Cancer Research
07:34 Why the Somatic Mutation Theory Falls Short
10:41 The Metabolic Theory and the Warburg Effect
13:40 The Possible Role of Pathogens in Cancer
16:32 The Hallmarks That Define Cancer
19:19 Cancer Diagnosis Versus Active Disease
22:08 The Cell Suppression Theory Explained
27:06 Practical Solutions for Prevention and Healing
30:02 Foundations of a More Holistic Cancer Approach
33:49 Cortisol, Stress, and the Healing Environment
41:49 Why Antifungal Treatments Are So Challenging
43:45 Can We Identify the Pathogens Inside Tumors?
46:30 Why the System Resists New Cancer Models
51:04 Breast Cancer, Estrogen, and Tissue Vulnerability
55:21 Estrogen, Inflammation, and Fungal Overgrowth
58:55 Final Thoughts on Prevention and Whole-Body Health

Learn more about Mark Lintern and get his book here: https://www.cel

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons