KNDU/NBC TV "Living Well" Show: Dr. Lawenda Discusses Organic Foods, Wild vs. Farmed Fish, Grass vs. Grain Fed and Clean Water (June 24, 2017) https://vimeo.com/223158243 ... [Read More]
Avoid and Eliminate Toxins
In this section, we will review some of the latest information on potential cancer-promoting substances and exposures, and discuss ways to minimize your risks.
Dr. Lawenda Discusses How Inflammation Fuels Cancers and Chronic Diseases
KNDU/NBC TV "Living Well" Show: Dr. Lawenda Discusses How Inflammation Fuels Cancers and Chronic Diseases (May 20, 2017) https://vimeo.com/218490922 I think most of us typically think of inflammation as our body’s protective response to ... [Read More]
Dr. Lawenda Discusses Toxic Chemicals In Our Daily Lives
KNDU/NBC TV "Living Well" Show: Toxic Chemicals In Our Daily Lives (April 8, 2017) https://vimeo.com/212615907 LINKS: The Environmental Working Group: Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Food Scores Guide To Healthy Cleaning ... [Read More]
Make Your Body Less Conducive To Cancer With Integrative Oncology
It is NOT a new concept that if you can make your tissues less conducive to cancer growth you will have a much greater shot at beating cancer. One of the greatest minds in the history of modern medicine (Dr Stephen Paget) eloquently noted this in ... [Read More]
Toxic Produce, Light Therapy, Ketogenic Diet And More
The 2016 "Dirty Dozen" and "Clean Fifteen" Lists Are Out EWG's "Dirty Dozen" for the first time rates strawberries as the #1 most toxic produce item. They are contaminated by pesticides linked to cancer, reproductive and developmental damage, ... [Read More]
Why You Need An Integrative Oncologist
Whether you just were diagnosed with cancer, currently undergoing treatment or are in remission you want to make sure you are doing everything you can do to make your body less conducive to cancer growth or recurrence. If cancer was a simple ... [Read More]
Organic Produce Is More Healthful
You will likely see articles, such as this one, that pop up in the blogosphere proclaiming that conventionally grown produce is as healthful as organically grown produce. This is utter nonsense. The largest study (a meta-analysis of 343 ... [Read More]
The Dirty Dozen and Pesticides
Thank you to Garrick Dee (founder of Juicing with G) for sending me his article and infographic to share with the IOE community. "Pesticides have been a part of our lives for over 2,000 years and today over a billion pounds is used in the United ... [Read More]
Make Your Body Less Conducive To Cancer (Video)
Watch Dr. Brian Lawenda's seminar on integrative oncology- a special type of cancer care that combines conventional cancer and medical treatments along with anticancer lifestyle counseling and evidence-informed complementary and alternative ... [Read More]
Dr Brian Lawenda’s Breast Cancer Talk (Video)
Watch Dr. Brian Lawenda’s talk on a breast cancer. He discusses a variety of related topics, such as: Reducing your risk of developing breast cancer Introduction to the role of integrative oncology in breast cancer care Breast cancer ... [Read More]
Healthy Cookouts In 12 Easy Steps
I love a good cookout – after all, al fresco meals are the quintessence of Mediterranean summer dining. Nonetheless, I get a little nervous about the health implications of some of the foods eaten at summer picnics and barbecues. So at the risk of ... [Read More]
Heart Injury After Cancer Treatment: Why Longterm Follow-Up Is Essential
Dangerous cardiovascular complications are becoming increasingly evident in cancer patients and survivors. Older radiation therapy techniques and numerous cancer drugs can injury the heart and coronary arteries, leading to serious medical conditions ... [Read More]
Common Antidepressant Drug May Promote Breast Cancer
A new study from the City of Hope has found that the commonly prescribed antidepressant drug PAXIL (paroxitene) may promote breast cancer growth. This finding is concerning since about 25% of U.S. women in the 40's and 50's are prescribed ... [Read More]
Cancer Cells Are The Seeds And Your Tissues Are The Soil
It is NOT a new concept that if you can make your tissues less conducive to cancer growth you will have a much greater shot at beating cancer. One of the greatest minds in the history of modern medicine (Dr Stephen Paget) eloquently noted this in ... [Read More]
Tips To Unlock Your Chemo Brain
No longer is there any shred of doubt that "chemo brain" (also known as post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction/impairment, chemo fog) is a real medical condition. Chemo Brain Symptoms: Unfortunately, ... [Read More]
Why You Need An AntiCancer Guide
Whether you just were diagnosed with cancer, currently undergoing treatment or are in remission you want to make sure you are doing everything you can do to make your body less conducive to cancer growth or recurrence. If cancer was a simple ... [Read More]
Smoke After Cancer And Die
It's NEVER TOO LATE to stop smoking...especially if you have ever been diagnosed with cancer. I hope this post gives you a bit more incentive to quit. The Data: A new study reports that even if you quit smoking after a diagnosis of cancer you ... [Read More]
Most Personal Care Products Are Toxic: Choose Wisely
Our tissues and organs act like sponges as they soak up and retain hundreds if not thousands of toxic chemicals each day through exposures to the compounds in our food, water, air and the products we use. It is now clear that this toxic burden ... [Read More]
Artificial Sweeteners Stimulate Your Appetite For Sugar
Did you know that although artificial sweeteners have zero calories they stimulate your appetite for sugar. Sorry for the bad news folks. Just when you thought you were doing a good thing and switching to a sugar alternative. Read Conner ... [Read More]
Higher Risk Of Developing Another Cancer After Your First Diagnosis
If your body grew one cancer it has a higher risk of developing another one in the future. A new study reports that breast cancer survivors have a 29-96% increased risk of developing a second cancer in the future. It's never too late to ... [Read More]
Housework May Not Be Physical Enough
Getting 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity exercise is associated with lower risks of cancer development, growth and recurrence. Although any amount of exercise is more healthful than being sedentary, the intensity and duration of that ... [Read More]
Adrenal Exhaustion and Cancer: Is This Real?
Medical school teaches nothing about adrenal exhaustion (also known as adrenal fatigue). Most conventionally trained physicians believe this not to be a real medical diagnosis. Instead, it is simply felt to be only in the mind of the patient with no ... [Read More]
Can I Reduce The Risk Of My Cancer Growing Or Coming Back?
Literally, hundreds of patients have asked me: 'What can I do to help reduce my risk of cancer coming back or growing?' If you currently have cancer or if you are cancer survivor you likely are confused about what works and what doesn't. This ... [Read More]
Do Fish Oils Really Boost The Risk Of Prostate Cancer?
Thousands of patients were anxiously calling their doctors last week after a new study found that fish oils might increase the risk of prostate cancer. Published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the study found that high ... [Read More]
What Cancer Patients And Survivors Need To Know Before Going To A Spa
Your skin is your body’s largest organ and what you put on it and how you treat it really does matter. It is also your first-line of defense against the numerous toxins and infectious organisms you come into contact with everyday. If you have cancer ... [Read More]
Just say “No” To Artificial Sweeteners (and “Only a Little” to natural ones…)
There is no such thing as a healthy sweetener -- only more, or less, unhealthy ones. This conclusion became abundantly clear to me as I read a study published this week in the medical journal Diabetes Care. It found that a popular non-nutritive ... [Read More]
What Integrative Oncology Is And Is Not
http://youtu.be/cx5VuAMaW6k What Is Integrative Oncology? Before I get into clarifying what integrative oncology is NOT, let’s first make sure all of our newer readers know what it IS. Integrative oncology is the use of evidence-informed ... [Read More]
Air Pollution Increases Your Risk of Dying From Breast Cancer
It's hardly a surprise that air pollution has been shown to increase one's risk of developing lung cancer. However, it now appears that living in cities with more polluted air also correlates with a greater risk of dying from breast ... [Read More]
Sleep Your Way To Less Cancer
Not getting adequate sleep (particularly, at night) is now recognized as a risk factor for cancer. It seems that the preponderance of studies suggest that getting at least 6-7 hours of night time sleep is protective against cancer (as well as ... [Read More]
Time To Take Milk Off The Menu?
Attention milk-lovers: If you have had breast cancer, you may be better off steering clear of dairy fat. A new study conducted by scientists at Kaiser Permanente, the large U.S. health insurer, and published in the Journal of the National Cancer ... [Read More]