Optimizing a Health Crisis Implications for Retailers, Manufacturers
and Ingredient Suppliers in Integrative
Cancer Care
ANDREA GIRMAN, MD, MPH
COMMUNITAS CONSULTING
TRISH FLASTER
EXEC. DIR. BOTANICAL
LIAISONS / CO-FOUNDER IDDI
KANTHA SHELKE, PHD
PRINCIPAL, CORVUS BLUE
KIMBERLY LORD STEWART
EDITOR TODAY’S PRACTITIONER
PAM STEWART
FOUNDER, ESSENZA COMMUNICATIONS
An Important Disclaimer
OUR STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN
EVALUATED BY THE FDA.
WE DO NOT INTEND TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT,
CURE, OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE,
ESPECIALLY CANCER.
Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
Anemia
Anxiety
Appetite Loss
Blood and Tissue Toxicity from Chemo /Anesthesia
Body and Blood Temperature Imbalances
Bone Loss
Cognitive “Fog”
Cold Sensitivity
Confusion
Depression
Diarrhea
Drug-Induced Menopausal Symptoms
Dry/Itchy Skin
Dry Mouth
Fatigue
Fear
Hair Loss
Hair Thinning
Headaches
Hormone Imbalances
Inflammation
Joint Pain
Loneliness
Lymphatic Cording
Lymphedema Kim Stewart
Mineral/Vitamin Malabsorption
Mouth Sores
Muscle Aches
Nausea
NEUROPATHY
Nutrient Depletions
Post-Surgery Neck/Cranial Pain
Post-Surgical Sensory Processing
Disorder
Scar Tissue
Surgical Pain
Tinnitus
UTIs
Vertigo/Dizziness
Weakness
Weight Gain or Weight Loss
Wound Care
The Importance of Integrative
Medical Care
There’s more to cancer care than cancer itself.
A growing body of evidence suggests certain supportive therapies may offer benefits—before, during and after cancer treatment.
Kantha Shelke, PhD
Defining Integrative Medical Care
Healing-oriented medicine
Takes account of the whole person
Includes all aspects of lifestyle
Emphasizes therapeutic relationship
between practitioner and patient
Informed by evidence
Engages all appropriate therapies
Kantha Shelke, PhDSource: Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
The ‘Middle Path:’ An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care
❖ Gifts – and limitations – of Western Medicine complemented
by Integrative, Whole Person approach
❖ Ascendency of Personalized Medicine: Genomics, the human
Microbiome, Immunomodulation
❖ Sustaining and propagating Integrative Medicine as best
practice: Science, GMPs, Education, and Affordability
Andrea Girman MD, MPH
Advocating for Oneself
❖Importance of advocating for oneself
❖Designing the type of care one wants
❖Communicating needs to caretaker(s) and
to medical teams
Pam Stewart
The Journey of an Ethnobotanist
Fear and aggression of the medical industry
Supporting the treatment with solutions for:
Radiation: extreme nausea, fatigue, diarrhea
Chemo: neuropathy, extreme nausea, fatigue ,
cold sensitivity
Cancer: confusion, fear, anxiety and depression
Balancing well-meaning friends and family and
honing in on the best treatment(s)
Trish Flaster
Pearls of Wisdom
Recovery never ends
Nutritional supplements ease the burden of allopathic treatments & surgery
All nature is your congratulation
KIM
Better awareness, communication& cooperation between practitioners, manufacturers, retailers, universities and hospitals.
KANTHATRISHPAM
Science evolves!
Learn how food and supplements can be one’s medicine
Kantha Shelke, PhD
Looking one’s mortality in the eye is not for the faint of heart. It can be an
extraordinary force of transformation.” Andrea Girman, MD, MPH
Building an Integrative Team
• From writing with a third person perspective to living it
• Integrative Cancer Care Team: Team Leader/Me, Oncologist, Oncology Surgeon, Plastic Surgeon, Genomics Physician, Oncology Nurses, Osteopathic Pain Specialist, Osteopath Family Practitioner, Wound Care Specialist, Physical Therapists, Oncology Fitness Trainers, Biofeedback Therapist, Psychologist, Nutritionist, Doctor of Audiology, Massage Therapist, Acupuncturist, Ingredient Suppliers, Dietary Supplement Manufacturers, Natural Product Retailer, Family/Friends, God Squad.
Kim Stewart
Genomics and Nutrigenomics for
Personalized Medicine
❖ Mapping the blueprint of basic gene errors called genomic SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) within crucial biochemical pathways
❖ Guiding laboratory and diagnostic testing with SNPs
❖ Deducing a plan to “influence” and work around SNPs
❖ Iterative testing to check, confirm, and correct course of action
Kim StewartThe power of n = 1
“I’ve become more accepting of the tandem approach of
allopathic and alternative medicine, yet still always opting
for “natural” healing methods as a first course when possible.”
~ Pam Stewart
Designing a Comprehensive Approach
❖Viewing health issues with a knowledge
filter: finding personalized products with
specialized needs
❖Implications of ingredient purity and safety
❖Integrating approaches to slow cancer
progress while speeding recovery
❖Humor, compassion, and gratitudeTrish Flaster
Ingredients/Foods Used in Integrative Medical Care
Magnesium
Maitake Mushroom
Melatonin
Methylation Support
Milk Thistle
Miso
Mixed Tocopherols
Modified Citrus Pectin
Multivitamins
N-Acetyl Cysteine, NAC
Nattokinase K2
Nausea Mitigating Herbs
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Organic Soy Foods
OrthoSilicic Acid
Pomegranate Oil
Probiotics
Reishi Mushroom
Rescue Remedy, Star of Bethlehem
Turkey Tail Mushroom
Turmeric
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Zinc
Energy Boosting Nutrients
Ergothioneine Amino Acid
Fermented Wheat Germ
Fish Oil
Ginger
Glutathione
Glycine
Goats Milk (Skin Care)
Golden Milk
Green, Oolong and Pu-erh Tea
Green Tea Extract
Hawthorn Solid Extract
Heart-Health Support Complex
Herbal Blend for Nerve Support
High Selenium Yeast
Hoelen Mushroom
Iron (For Blood Loss)
Lavender Oil (encapsulated WS 1265)
Leafy Green Foods
L-Glutamine
Lemon Juice
Lion’s Mane Mushroom
Low Dose Naltrexone
Lutein
Lycopodium clavatum
Active Hexose-Correlated Compound
(AHCC) Mushroom Complex
Alpha-GPC
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Apple Cider Vinegar
Arnica
B-Vitamin Complex with Methyl Folate
Berries
Broccoli Seed Extract
Calcium Complex
Cannabiidiol (CBD)
Chaga Mushroom
Chlorella
Cinnamon
Citicoline
Collagen
CoQ-10
Cordyceps Mushroom
Coriolus Mushroom
Cranberry
Curcumin
D-Mannose
Digestive Enzymes
Diindolylmethane, DIM
Diosmin
“Looking one’s mortality in the eye is not for the faint of
heart. It can be an extraordinary force of transformation.”
• The Body Does Not Lie. Body
consciousness is a key component
to healing.
• It Takes a Village, which is why we
need more collaboration.
• Knowledge is Power. Educate
yourself and others.
• Our country desperately needs
healthcare reforms that include
integrative medicine, so stay
involved to make the change you
want to see.
• Claim life
• Live with integrity
• Embrace change
• Embody health
and wellness core
beliefs
ANDREA GIRMAN, MD, MPH
Knowledge is power: science, good
manufacturing practices, education, and
affordability are key elements if integrative
therapies are to become more commonplace
tools in the integrative cancer care toolbox.
~ Andrea Girman MD, MPH