Antioxidant Effects The question of whether it is safe to take antioxidants during chemotherapy or radiation therapy is not a simple one to answer. Experts have been trying to definitively answer this question for many years, but it remains very ... [Read More]
Why You Should Know Your Epigenetic Age
Did you know that the older your epigenetic age relative to your chronological age the greater your risk of developing cancer and dying from cancer? The study below found exactly this. ... [Read More]
Going To A Spa: What Cancer Patients & Survivors Need to Know
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 every day. If you have cancer ... [Read More]
Cancer Loves Sugar
If you are not 100% convinced that consuming sweet, sugary (simple carbohydrate) foods is a bad idea for anyone with cancer* take one look at this. As far as I'm concerned there is absolutely no better image to really drive this point home and make ... [Read More]
Exercise Duration And Intensity Matters
It's abundantly clear that if you want to reduce your risk of developing cancer exercise is important. Additionally, if you are a cancer survivor exercise has been shown in numerous studies to significantly lower your risk of cancer recurrences ... [Read More]
Juicing and Blending: AntiCancer Turbocharging
Unless you have the time and ability to prepare and eat large quantities of fresh produce every day I highly recommend you consider juicing or blending. Terminology: Juicing involves grinding, pulverizing and squeezing the juices out of the ... [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]
How To Begin An Exercise Routine (For Cancer Patients And Survivors): Part IV
In this article (the fourth and final in our series on “How To Begin An Exercise Routine”) we discuss how to start exercising if you have physical limitations from cancer or other health conditions. Authored By: Janette Powell (Physical ... [Read More]
Anti-Cancer Recipes From The Experts
When you are first learning about the concepts of anti-cancer nutrition it can be a challenge to figure out how to shop and prepare meals for yourself. With two-thirds of cancer patients searching for nutrition advice online, where do they go to get ... [Read More]
Reduce Your Risk Of Blood Clots Without A Prescription
This article has been updated, November 2019 (link here) One of the the facts I emphasize during my integrative oncology talks is that the majority of patients with cancer do not die from their cancer, but instead from a side effect or ... [Read More]
Inflammation 101: The Fuel That Feeds Cancer
I think most of us typically think of inflammation as our body’s protective response to injury and infection. Without it, we’d be in serious trouble (unless we lived in a sealed bubble.) If it were only that simple… Inflammation comes in two ... [Read More]
Do multivitamins cut cancer risk?
Fans of magic bullets took heart this week from headlines proclaiming that a daily multivitamin supplement can cut our cancer risk. Not so fast, people! Although the study appears to be methodologically sound, its results may have been skewed by ... [Read More]
Anti-Cancer Nutrition: Dietary Fats 101
By Conner Middelmann-Whitney and Brian Lawenda M.D. Fats are the most controversial and misunderstood macronutrients in the human diet. Vilified for the past four decades as “artery-clogging”, fattening and inflammatory, fat has become a pariah ... [Read More]
The Importance of Spirituality in Cancer Care
Over the last century, scientific and technological advances have shifted medical care from a service-oriented model towards a cure-driven model. While these medical developments have profoundly impacted our ability to live longer, healthier lives, ... [Read More]
Exercise and Cancer 101: Why You Should Just Do It!
Why is exercise so important: Exercise reduces your risk of developing cancer. Exercise during and after cancer treatment may reduce your risk of cancer recurrence and progression. Exercise improves quality of life in cancer patients and ... [Read More]
Cannabis and Cancer: prescribe 5 different drugs or simply one botanical…your choice
This is a completely non-political blog entry on the science of the medical efficacy of Cannabis (marijuana) in oncology. Cannabis is plant that is classified in the U.S. as a controlled substance with an "increased potential for abuse and no known ... [Read More]
Amazing anti-cancer compound derived from the French Lilac: Galega officianalis (metformin)
Metformin is a medication derived from the herb Galega officinalis (French lilac, also known as Goat's Rue or Italian Fitch) and has been used as a traditional botanical (tea infusion) for over 3,000 years to relieve polyuria (frequent urination) and ... [Read More]
Inhaling vaporized botanicals as medicine
The use of plants as medicine has been and continues to be employed by cultures throughout the world in the treatment of numerous physical and psychological conditions and symptoms. It is estimated that 80% of the world's population use plants as ... [Read More]