A fascinating interview (conducted by Chris Wark) that I enjoyed listening to:

In the first 10 mins of the interview above, Kristi summarizes the factors responsible for 85%-90% of breast cancer. She asks us to visualize rocks, pebbles and sand.

"Most Important factors": diet and nutrition, alcohol, exercise, obesity. The magnitude of these factors is so large that these are like rocks.

"Factors capable of tipping the scales": stress, hormonal replacement therapy, environmental toxicity. The magnitude of these factors is smaller than the factors listed above, so these are like pebbles and sand.

Personal Story: In the interview above, Kristi Funk mentions that she was actually following a Mediterranean Diet (which allows for meat, fish, dairy and oils) when she developed a strong urge to write a book to share whatever she knew about breast cancer with the masses. She explains, 'it was as if God has asked me to do this!'. So she started spending 15 hours every weekend researching and writing. Throughout, she followed two principles:

1. She would pray, "O Lord! Let no falsehood pass my lips!"
2. She kept in mind an advise that a psychologist gave her, "Write with love and compassion for your readers".

Kristi knew that cancer is classified as a 'lifestyle disease', so she had to write about diet and nutrition. Interestingly, as she dug into cancer-related literature to formulate and justify her food guidelines, she discovered that Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) guidelines were the best — that prompted her to completely change her own food habits!

On Page 14 of her book, she says:

Since the publication of her book, Dr Kristi Funk has appeared in several podcasts and interviews. Here are a few:

Dr Kristi Funk has appeared multiple times in PCRM's Exam Room Podcast.