Inspiration and Healing

I came across a great post today which discusses the ever widening use of acupuncture for cancer patients both during treatment to manage side effects and improve quality of life and after cancer treatment to...

Every now and then a patient takes the time to remind me why I practice. Often I really am not fully aware of the patient’s inner experience unless they choose to share it with me....

Dr. David Servan Schreiber M.D. is a medical doctor who is a brain cancer survivor.  His own diagnosis as a cancer patient took  him on a journey to health and cancer survivorship. He is the...

Thirty Reasons Why Most Cancer Patients Choose Integrative Cancer Care To be proactive, to take control, to take charge of decisions that affect my care, my health, my experience, my results and outcomes To participate...

According to the World Health Organization: About 40% of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and reduced exposures to toxic chemicals over the course of their...

Here is an excerpt from a wonderful series of articles on navigating the cancer journey with more support, resources and perspective. Dr. Joseph Nowinski, PhD, cancer psychologist, talks about using complementary therapies (I prefer the term...

Patients whose General Practitioner Knows Complementary Medicine tend to have lower costs and live longer. Start looking for doctors who know about health and are interested in wellness!! These doctors spend more time with patients, pay attention to lifestyle factors...

So why did I really develop expertise in the healing and support of cancer patients? Three weeks ago one of my dearest and most cherished lifelong friends was diagnosed with advanced and terminal cancer, given...

Image via Wikipedia From one of my patients: I was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian cancer.  After the initial shock, I got busy putting together an amazing team of practitioners to get me through this...

Cancer is stressful every step of the way, from diagnosis, through treatment, and as a survivor worried about recurrence. Stress of all types damages our immune system and makes us more vulnerable to infections and...

Up to seven times as many cancer patients survive and live more years when conventional treatment is combined with and followed by long term use of Herbal Medicine and Vitamins. Beat the Odds. Lung cancer...

A new patient, after her first visit. The visit was a gift from a friend who decided not to send flowers, but to give her the opportunity to open and flower herself in the midst...