The Zack Arnold Podcast Kicking Cancer's A*s, with Jane Arnold (i.e. my Mom)
14 months ago Jane Arnold (my mom) was diagnosed with Stage 3 Mantle Cell Lymphoma, an incurable form of blood cancer. She was literally on her deathbed and I was told in no uncertain terms that I had to fly home to say my good-byes. But if you knew her, you'd know she doesn't give up easy (a trait I have clearly inherited). And for the last year she has completely transformed her lifestyle and is more healthy and vibrant than I've ever seen her. EVER.
In this episode we discuss the practical tips and small changes she has implemented to transform her life (hint: none of them are terribly difficult). A year ago she was 65 pounds heavier eating nothing but junk and never being active. Listen in to hear how she lost 65 pounds and is now the most energetic she has ever been.
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Topics of Conversation:
- Jane's background eating nothing but processed junk food and not being active for decades, and her experience being diagnosed with cancer after visiting the ER
- Discovering a new type of chemotherapy that drastically improved her quality of life
- How she now gets upwards of 5000 steps per day and is motivated by the documentary film GO FAR (full disclosure: I produced & directed this film)
- The decades of bad choices Jane made regarding dietary choices and "the way things were done" in the 60's through the 90's
- Growing up and raising kids ordering take-out and cooking with the microwave
- How I grew up in a house with no positive influence of watching my parents being active or exercising and how that impacts behavior
- Being a part of the "Mad Men" generation and falling for food advertising hook, line, and sinker (think Velveeta, Kraft, etc)
- What motivated Jane to fight back and make all the changes she did
- How Jane went from not being able to walk to doing several thousand steps a day and driving herself places (which she was told she would never do again)
- Jane's dietary transformation
Useful Links:
GO FAR: The Christopher Rush Story
FiP Podcast Ep 7: Integrative Medicine, pt1 with Dr. Edison de Mello
FiP Podcast Ep 8: integrative medicine, pt2 with Dr. Edison de Mello
Dr. de Mello's profile at The Akasha Center
Tracking steps with a Fitbit tracker
Show Credits:
This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and this show is executive produced by Kanen Flowers. We are a member of the THAT STUDIO podcast network.
The music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Dorian Cheah from his brilliant album ARA.