Why Mental Health Care Must Be Part of Cancer Care
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else.” – Charles Dickens Why Mental Health Care Must Be…
Category: Cancer
Turning Pink in October: The Power of Breast Cancer Awareness
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher…
The Healing Compass: Navigating Cancer with Every Tool That Matters
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — African Proverb Cancer doesn’t knock quietly. It crashes…
Beyond Genes: A Fresh Look at Cancer and the Metabolism Connection
“You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.”– Stuart Scott When we hear the word…
Why Am I So Tired All the Time?
You open your eyes in the morning, only to feel like you didn’t sleep a wink – or, the sleep you did get didn’t seem…
Smoking and How You Get Hooked
Our intern, Adidtya Das, who enjoys doing health research in areas of self-improvement in his spare time, was inspired by some of his classmates (who…
Plastic Invasion: Unmasking the Hidden Threat to Our Health
In today’s modern life, convenience often takes precedence over the hidden costs that come with it. One such hidden cost that has been silently infiltrating…
3 Cancer-Fighting Foods to Consider for Optimal Health
“You are what you eat,” as the popular saying goes. That rings all the more true when you consider your health—and particularly, your cancer risk.…
The Ugly Truth about Artificial Sweeteners
“Sugar pie honey bunch, you know that I love you,” is how the song “Can’t Help Myself” by The Four Tops begins. The singers were…
Managing Mental Wellness With a Chronic Illness
Nearly sixty percent of all Americans struggle with sometype of chronic illness, whether it’s hypertension, heart disease, diabetes or cancer, as reported by the CDC.…
The Diet Army Against Cancer
Albert Einstein said “Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.” A proper whole-foods based diet does more than keep you healthy, it can also help your…
Cancer and the Host – A Functional Medicine Perspective
I recently listened to a fascinating series of podcasts called The Longevity Roadmap offered by Dr. Mark Hyman and his Ultrawellness Center. In one particular…
Cancer Fighting and Prevention Diet (Part 4)
7 Super Seeds for a Healthy Diet In part 3 of my anti-cancer diet series, I highlighted the benefits of nuts for fighting and preventing…
Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Cancer Risk: Part 2
In my previous blog, I described some of the foods and strategies you could try to support an anti-cancer approach to daily living. Here, I will highl…
Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Cancer Risk: Part 1
In my previous blogs I described all the wonderful foods you can consume to support your anti-cancer diet. Here I will highlight some additional anti-cancer…
Cancer Fighting and Prevention Diet (Part 3)
In Part 2 of the anti-cancer diet, I briefly mentioned using nuts as a way to spruce up your salads. In this blog, I’ll share…
Cancer Fighting and Prevention Diet (Part 2)
In my first blog on the superfood diet to fight and prevent cancer, I addressed juicing and smoothies/shakes as an easy and convenient way to…
Cancer Fighting and Prevention Diet (Part 1)
In the current COVID-19 world we are living in, we have to be more vigilant about our health than ever before – the stresses of…
The Importance of Sleep in the Prevention and Management of Cancer
Sleep is something we all look forward to after a long day but in this fast-paced, hyper-wired world we live in, it’s what many of…
A Metabolic Approach to Cancer – Bridging the Gap with Alternative Therapies
I recently listened to an inspirational podcast on the Diet Doctor podcast by Dr. Nasha Winters. She is a naturopathic physician and author of the…