questioning medical dogma, addressing the true causes of disease, and reclaiming your role as the CEO of your health
When a leading breast cancer surgeon became a patient, it shattered her worldview. Dr. Nicolette Richer speaks with Dr. Jen Simmons, a former leading breast cancer surgeon whose own diagnosis changed everything. In this episode, Dr. Nicolette Richer and Dr. Jen explore why cancer is often a symptom rather than the root problem, why questioning medical dogma matters, and what it truly means to become the CEO of your own health.
They also discuss the controversial realities of mammograms and the breakthrough technology poised to transform breast cancer screening.
“They thought I’d lost my mind. They called me a quack. And there are three phases of that. In the beginning, they call you a quack. Then you get to the point where they’re starting to see your results. They’re starting to see that you must be doing something. You become a person of interest. And eventually, the expert.
The medical oncologist who once said I’d lost my mind now tells patients, ‘’You should do this. I’m not telling you not to do this. You should do this, but you should probably also go see Jen Simmons.””
Dr. Jen Simmons is an integrative oncologist, author, podcast host, and founder of PerfeQTion Imaging. She was Philadelphia’s first fellowship-trained breast surgeon and spent 17 years at the top of her field before her personal health journey led her away from conventional surgery and toward root-cause, functional medicine. In 2019, she founded Real Health MD, a practice focused on breast health through nutrition, lifestyle medicine, detoxification, and stress reduction.
Dr. Jen’s story is both deeply personal and profoundly disruptive to the status quo. If you care about breast health, chronic disease prevention, or the future of medicine, this is an episode you do not want to miss.
show notes
Website: www.realhealthmd.com
Book: The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer
Instagram: @drjennsimmons
Podcast: Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jen