Dana McIntyre

Chef • RHN

Welcome to The Crushing Cancer Kitchen!

As a Chef and Registered Holistic Nutritionist, I have created this site to bring the two worlds together in the name of delicious wellness.

Born and raised on the West coast of Canada, I always knew that cooking (and eating) would be a big part of my life. After graduating from cooking school at a young age and years of cooking in top restaurants both locally and abroad (along with a small flirtation with Food Network Canada • Superstar Chef Challenge • Just One Bite), I craved a change. I started working as a Personal Chef for Actors and Musicians who found themselves working on the West Coast for several months at a time. It was common that specialty diets were involved and I learned quickly all about raw food, macrobiotic, grain-free and so much more. Coming from a French cooking background, but a clean-eating, active family, these new ways of looking at food eventually peaked my interest. I felt it was important to become a Registered Holistic Nutritionist to further understand the inner complexities of healthy eating. Around this time cancer struck my family, as it has so many others, and my research into the power of food to boost the immune system, and strengthen the body while battling cancer became my new primary interest. I forgot how to monté au beurre and learned all about cruciferous vegetables, fermentation and sprouting. I was amazed at how empowered this made me feel during a time of such frustrating helplessness. Shortly, my client-base changed to cancer thrivers and I haven’t looked back since.

I believe strongly in food being your medicine, but I also believe that it should taste amazing, bring comfort and conjure up fond memories. I truly believe you can have your cake (broccoli?) and eat it too, and it is my goal to show you how.