Dr Megan Bernard, ND - Flourish After Cancer

01/12/2026

Sugar fear is real after cancer — and honestly, it makes some sense.
You hear so many conflicting messages online that it feels impossible to know what’s actually true.

Here’s the part nobody explains:
Sugar isn’t just about what you eat.
It’s about how your body responds to it — and that’s where IGF-1, insulin, glucose, and other markers become incredibly powerful.

These tests tell you whether your cells are in a growth-promoting environment or a healing one…long before you feel symptoms or see changes in your scans.

If you want to understand your sugar story — your body’s story — visit www.FlourishAfterCancer.com/Bootcamp for the details for the Blood Work Clarity Live Bootcamp.

This training will help you feel informed, clear, and confident — not scared of your own plate.

I want you to have that kind of peace. 💙

01/09/2026

If you’ve been told “you’re fine,” watch this.

Because “fine” doesn’t explain the exhaustion.

Or the brain fog.

Or why you still feel like a shell of yourself, even after treatment is over.

Here’s what I see dismissed far too often in post-cancer blood work:

⚠️ Fasting insulin — “normal,” yet driving inflammation

⚠️ Ferritin — technically within range, but your energy is on empty

⚠️ IGF-1 — a growth signal… and no one’s watching it

These markers are rarely flagged.

But for someone recovering from cancer?

They matter. A lot.

That’s why I created the Blood Work Bootcamp for Cancer Survivors.

Inside, I’ll show you:

✔️ The labs my team and I check on Day 1 with every survivor

✔️ Why “normal” isn’t the goal — and what optimal really looks like

✔️ How these markers connect to energy, inflammation, hormones, and recurrence risk

✔️ The starting point for a personalized recovery — based on your data, not guesses

This is the foundation we use before making any supplement plan, nutrition shift, or long-term strategy.

Because testing comes first. Always.

💬 Comment “BWB” or DM me “BWB”and I’ll send the details.

Because if you’re still not feeling like yourself —

hearing “fine” isn’t good enough anymore.

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01/08/2026

If you’ve ever stared at your blood work after cancer and thought:
“Is this good? Is this bad? What do I even do with this?”

You are not alone.
Most survivors never get real explanations — just “looks normal” and a pat on the back.

But normal does not tell you whether your body is actually in an anti-cancer state.
Optimal ranges do.
Patterns do.
Trends do.

And when you understand your blood work through a cancer-prevention lens, everything changes:
✔️ You stop second-guessing every food choice
✔️ You know which supplements actually matter
✔️ You can target inflammation and immune strength
✔️ You feel clearer, safer, and more in control

That’s exactly what I’m teaching inside my Blood Work Clarity Bootcamp — my most requested training to date.

Spend four hours with me and you’ll walk away knowing more about your labs than most doctors ever explain.

💙 Visit www.FlourishAfterCancer.com/bootcamp for the sign-up link.

Let’s get you clarity, confidence, and a plan rooted in your own data.

01/07/2026

💬 “Sugar feeds cancer.”
If you’ve ever heard that phrase and felt fear, guilt, or pressure to be perfect with food, it can change the way every meal feels.

So many cancer survivors are handed this rule without explanation — and it can quietly turn eating into a source of stress.

But here’s the truth: it’s an oversimplification.
And living in fear of sugar isn’t what protects your body — or your healing.

In this episode of The Flourish After Cancer Podcast, we gently unpack what’s actually happening in the body when it comes to sugar, blood sugar, insulin, and inflammation ✨

We talk about why it’s more about how your body is set up to process cancer, why cutting out sugar completely often backfires, and why stability matters more than restriction 🤍

This is a calm, science-based conversation designed to help you exhale, release fear-based food rules, and trust your body again.

👇 Comment POD and I’ll send you the episode!

01/05/2026

Ferritin is one of the quietest but most important clues in your post-cancer blood work.
Most survivors are told it’s “just iron,” or that their result is “normal,” but normal ranges weren’t designed with cancer prevention in mind.

Ferritin rises and falls with inflammation, oxidative stress, immune strain, and metabolic imbalance — the same internal shifts that make it easier for abnormal cells to grow. And when it drops too low, your energy, hair, immunity, and healing all take a hit.

You deserve to know what your ferritin is actually telling you, and how to bring it into an optimal range that supports long-term strength and resilience.

If you want clear, simple explanations — not vague “you’re fine” comments — I’ve put everything inside my free Blood Work Clarity Guide.

Visit www.FlourishAfterCancer.com/bloodworkhandout for the details.
Your health isn’t a mystery — you just need the right information to read it. 💙

12/31/2025

12/31/2025

If you’ve ever felt like recovery after cancer is a full-time research project…

One blog says add turmeric.
Another podcast warns against it.
Your practitioner shrugs at your questions—or hands you another generic handout.

😩 No wonder you feel overwhelmed.

You’ve been left to piece together your plan from a hundred scattered sources… without someone guiding you through your body’s needs.

That’s where blood work changes everything.

It takes the chaos off your plate—and gives us clarity.

When we look at your labs through a cancer recovery lens, we can:
✅ Tailor your nutrition based on inflammation, hormones, and immunity
✅ Choose supplements that actually support healing
✅ Focus your energy on what matters most
✅ Build a strategy that reduces recurrence risk—without the overload

💬 Comment OPTIMAL and I’ll DM you my Blood Work Clarity Guide for Cancer Survivors.

You’ll learn what to test—and how to use your numbers to craft a personalized plan that finally makes sense.

12/30/2025

If your labs came back “normal” (or you were told “everything looks fine”)...but your body still doesn’t feel right?

It’s not in your head — it’s in the gaps no one’s testing for.

Most women I work with after cancer have never heard of IGF-1, HOMA-IR, or lipoprotein(a).

They’ve been told to “just eat healthy” and “stay positive” — while the anxiety of recurrence hums in the background.

You're not looking for fear-based health advice. You’re looking for real data that gives you clarity.

In today’s podcast (replay), I break down the exact blood tests your oncologist isn’t running — but I use with every single client.

These markers help you stop guessing and start building a body where cancer doesn’t want to come back.

🩸 Want the full breakdown of what to test, what it means, and what to actually do about it?

🎧 Visit www.FlourishAfterCancer.com/podcast to tune in.

12/30/2025

🧠 What no one tells you about life after cancer...⁠
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You beat cancer.⁠
You’re supposed to feel grateful.⁠
Relieved.⁠
Even free.⁠
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And you may feel that (I hope you do!), but you possibly also feel…⁠
Tired, lost, and worried it might come back.⁠
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No one warned you that finishing treatment wouldn’t feel like the end.⁠
That it would feel like the beginning of a whole new set of fears and unknowns.⁠
That you’d be told, “Come back in 3-6 months for your next scan,” and then… that’s it.⁠
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You thought the chaos of surgery, chemo, and radiation would be the hardest part.⁠
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But now you’re left alone trying to figure out how to recover…⁠
🧬 Restore what treatment depleted⁠
🥗 Eat the “right” foods⁠
🧘‍♀️ Regain your energy⁠
💓 Manage sexual health changes⁠
🤯 And somehow stop yourself from spiraling every time something feels “off”⁠
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This is the unspoken reality of life after cancer—and it’s exactly what I’m talking about in The Flourish After Cancer Podcast.⁠
Honest conversations. Research-backed support. A path forward.⁠
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🎧 Search “The Flourish After Cancer Podcast” wherever you listen to podcasts to Follow.⁠
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✨Or comment PODCAST and I’ll send you the links to find it.