This week on the Firefighter Craftsmanship Podcast we talk with Capt. Chris Van Luen about how to own your own health and steps you can take to proactively stay in the game. Since January is Cancer Awareness Month for Firefighters we dive into Chris' personal journey with cancer and get into some ways you can strengthen your ability to deal with some of the exposure issues we deal with as firefighters. ​

In this episode we cover:

• How do we take charge of our own health as firefighters?
• How do we bring the latest technology to ourselves and our departments?
• Actionable ways to proactively create resilience against the rigors and potential negatives of the job
• The reality is that some of the cancer prevention systems we have in place just don’t do enough

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Breath Study related to Cortisol:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5455070/

PFA’s: The Forever Chemical Documentary:

https://youtu.be/t8qGtEVh7oQ?si=nbhgUoQsxQpr0jOA

Firefighter Cancer Support Network Letter for Dr’s:

https://firefightercancersupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primary-care-cancer-evaluations-for-firefighters_HamrockMD_2016_FCSN.pdf

IAFF Cancer Education Resources:

https://www.iaff.org/cancer/

Tri-Fortify Liposomal Glutathione

https://shop.aliveandwell.health//products/researched-nutritionals-tri-fortify-liposomal-glutathione-packets-watermelon?variant=39676630171750&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=19498388300&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA44OtBhAOEiwAj4gpOQqAG_aZDbrnyOdj_uT8b_FKGedPaoDy7MEW1NIfqiVkDuC2BmcWkRoC8C0QAvD_BwE

OneTest for Cancer:

https://onetestforcancer.com/

Galleri Test:

https://www.galleri.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=test-for-cancer-detection&utm_content=non-brand-cancer-test-phrase&utm_campaign=galleri-hcp-non-brand-cancer-test&trafficsheetid=t50469&gclid=CjwKCAiAqY6tBhAtEiwAHeRopRe2l_untcR4NspI2sS16U-p1ztSM6VScRvTP6k_hCTW_Ikf5K0EtBoCHYgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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