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Cancer Prevention Master Class Recap: Get Brilliant on the Basics & Keep Cancer on the Bench

  • Writer: Tony Seymour
    Tony Seymour
  • May 2
  • 4 min read

By Dr. Dan Yachter, DC – Elevation Health, Lake Mary, FL



Why “Blocking & Tackling” Still Wins the War Against Cancer

In 1961, legendary football coach Vince Lombardi began summer camp by holding up a pigskin and declaring, “Gentlemen, this is a football.” He knew that championships rise or fall on flawless execution of the BASICS.

Cancer prevention is no different.

  • 50 % of Americans will hear the words “You have cancer.”

  • 1 in 3 will die from the disease.


Yet 95 % of malignancies are lifestyle-triggered, not “bad-gene” destiny. That means the switch that flips cancer on can often be flipped off when we master the fundamentals of health.

Below is a play-by-play recap of our recent Cancer Prevention Master Class—plus a 10-step “game plan” you can start TODAY.


1. Your Nervous System—Quarterback of Immunity

Every healing signal in your body starts in the brain, travels down the spinal cord, and branches to every organ, gland, and immune cell. Physical trauma, environmental toxins, and chronic toxic thoughts (the “3 T’s”) create “interference” that weakens that signal—just like a quarterback getting sacked before the pass is thrown.


Chiropractic advantage: Research shows a single adjustment can raise Interleukin-2 and CD4+ T-cell activity by 48 %in HIV-positive patients. When your spine is aligned, your immune army receives clearer marching orders to hunt and destroy budding cancer cells.


2. Stress & Sleep—How to Bench the Cortisol Bully

When worry dominates your playbook, adrenal glands pump out cortisol 24/7. Chronic cortisol shrinks the thymus, eats muscle, stores belly fat, and silences immune surveillance.

Keys to win this matchup:

  • Forgiveness: Letting go of grudges drops cortisol within minutes.

  • Sleep 7–8 hours: Deep, melatonin-rich sleep repairs DNA breaks that could otherwise mutate into tumors.


At Elevation Health we track Heart-Rate Variability (HRV). A high HRV score means you’re resilient and adaptable—a metric linked to lower cancer burden in peer-reviewed literature.


3. Toxin Takedown—Cleaning the Fishbowl You Live In

More than 80,000 man-made chemicals swirl through modern air, water, food packaging, cosmetics, and household cleaners. If a goldfish’s water is dirty, does it make sense to medicate the fish—or change the water?

  • Ditch inflammatory seed oils (canola, corn, soybean, cottonseed).

  • Eliminate ultra-processed, sugar-spiking foods. Tumor cells burn glucose up to 200 times faster than healthy tissue.

  • Upgrade to “power fats”: wild S.M.A.S.H. fish (Salmon, Mackerel, Anchovy, Sardine, Herring), grass-fed meats, pastured eggs, avocado, coconut, and cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil rich in polyphenols.


4. Vitamin D—Your Defensive MVP

A UC-San Diego study of 4,443 women found that keeping 25-OH vitamin D at or above 60 ng/mL slashed breast-cancer risk by 80 %. At Elevation Health we spot-test every patient; optimum is 80–100 ng/mL. Think of D3 as immune GPS: it tells killer T-cells where to travel and what to destroy.


The 10-Point “Cancer-Killer” Game Plan

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Play Call

Quick How-To

1

Chiropractic Care

Weekly or bi-weekly adjustments keep nerve flow clear and immune IQ sharp.

2

De-stress Daily

Pray, meditate, laugh, journal, or walk 15 min. Forgive everyone—especially yourself.

3

Sleep Like a Champ

Dark, cool room, no blue light. Target 7–8 hrs. of REM & deep sleep.

4

Detoxify

Sweat (infrared sauna, HIIT), drink half body-weight (lbs) in ounces of water, eat 40 g fiber, & ensure a daily BM.

5

Upgrade Fats

Replace seed oils with olive, avocado, grass-fed ghee, and EPA/DHA omega-3.

6

Slash Sugar & Refined Grains

Aim for HbA1c < 5.5 %, fasting insulin < 8 µIU/mL.

7

Move the Lymph

Take 10 k steps, rebound, swim, dance—motion pumps your body’s gutter system.

8

Supercharge Micronutrients

Core stack: Vitamin C, D3+K2, Vitamin A, Zinc, Quercetin/NAC/Bromelain combo.

9

Guard the Gut

Mediterranean plates, prebiotic veggies, multi-strain probiotics; test & fix leaky gut with GI-MAP.

10

Test—Don’t Guess

Annual labs: Vitamin D, CRP, Omega-3 Index, insulin, CBC/CMP, PSA or CA markers, HRV scan.

Action Steps: How to Execute the Plays

  1. Book your spinal & HRV check-up at Elevation Health this week—even if you “feel fine.” Symptoms are often the last stage of breakdown.

  2. Pick up our Immune Turbo Pack at the front desk (30-day supply of D3/K2, C, Zinc, Quercetin-NAC). Fuel matters.

  3. Save your seat for our next Master Class—“Slow Your Aging Process” on May 20, 6:30 PM. Bring a friend, spouse, or skeptical coworker. We’ll change Lake Mary’s stats together!


Just like Lombardi’s Packers, we practice until the basics become second nature. When you execute these 10 plays, cancer can read your playbook and still can’t stop you.


Frequently Asked Questions

“My genetics are terrible—will this even help?”

Absolutely. Only 5 % of cancers are true hereditary syndromes. Lifestyle “epigenetics” dictate how those genes express. Master the basics and you’ll outscore your DNA.


“How fast will my lab numbers improve?”

Many patients see Vitamin D rise, CRP drop, insulin normalize, and HRV climb within 90–120 days when they follow the game plan consistently.


“What if I already have a cancer diagnosis?”

These strategies do not replace oncology care, but they complement it by strengthening immune surveillance, reducing treatment side-effects, and improving quality of life. Always coordinate with your oncology team.


Ready to Suit Up?

Cancer prevention isn’t a mystery; it’s muscle memory. Run the fundamentals—day in, day out—and your body’s defensive line will hold the line of scrimmage against rogue cells.


Let’s GO!

Dr. Dan Yachter, DCOwner & Clinical Director, Elevation Health – Lake Mary, Florida


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Together we’ll stay brilliant on the basics and keep cancer on the sidelines!

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