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The Annie Appleseed Project

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Agenda .............................................................................................................................. 2

Message From the Founder, The Annie Appleseed Project .............................................. 3

Dedication.......................................................................................................................... 4

Exhibitors ........................................................................................................................... 5

In Kind Donors ................................................................................................................... 6

Have you heard of PCORI – Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute? ............... 9

Speakers ........................................................................................................................... 11

Past Participant’s Comments From Our Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference ................ 24

Qigong and Cancer: A Key for Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention ............................... 25

Time is of the Essence - The Role of Cell Line Authentication in Finding a Cure for Cancer .............................................................. 31

The Subconscious Mind and Cancer................................................................................. 35

8 Steps For Fighting Colon Cancer Naturally .................................................................... 39

Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products ................................................................... 43

Natural Methods to Reduce Unwanted Side Effects ......................................................... 47


Evidence-Based Complementary & AlternativeCancer Therapies Conference

SEpTEmBEr 14 - 15, 2012


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Agenda

Friday, September 14

8:00 am Registration

8:45 am Opening Remarks – Ann Fonfa, President, The Annie Appleseed Project

9:00 am Gwen Stritter, MD, “What is

Evidence-based Medicine?”

9:50 am Misha Cohen, OMD L.Ac. “Chicken

Soup Chinese Medicine Integrated

East/West Programs for Cancer

Support”

10:50 am BREAK –Exhibit Hall – snacks

11:00 am Michael Lerner, “Intentional

Healing: Lessons from the

Commonweal Cancer

Help Program”

11:55 am Helayne Waldman, MS EdD, NE

“Dietary Essentials”

12:40 pm Sara Kendall Gordon, L.Ac.DAOM

“Realization Process” Mini-session

1:00 pm Lunch - Exibit Hall

2:35 pm Practitioner Panel: Beverly Burns, MS, L.Ac; Tina Kaczor, ND, FABNO

4:05 pm BREAK – Exhibit Hall – snacks

4:30 pm Workshop Breakouts: Master Mingtong Gu – “Cultivating Your

Inner Chi Medicine Through

Wisdom and Love” Chi Gong;

Barbara Hoffer – “My Resilient

Body” Pilates

6:00 End for Day 1

Saturday, September 15

8:30 am Registration – Exhibit Hall

9:00 am Donald Abrams, MD, “Cannabis in

Cancer Care”

9:55 am Patient Panel: Jeannine Walston, Advocate (Embodiworks) – brain

cancer; Colleen Johnson – colon

cancer; Marcel Hernandez, ND – prostate cancer; Holly Quinn, Author, young - breast cancer

patient; Julia Chiappetta, Moderator – breast cancer

11:00 am Daya Fisch “Yogic Breathing”

Mini-session

11:05 am BREAK – Exhibit Hall – snacks

11:25 am Jason Miller, L.Ac, MAcOM

“Herbal Healing”

12:15 pm Madalyn Suozzo “Mind Body

Congruence to Release Physical Pain

and Emotional Suffering”

1:05 pm Lunch – Exhibit Hall

2:35 pm Mary Ellen Chalmers, DDS

“Dental Health and Cancer”

3:25 pm James Forsythe, MD, HMD “Cancer

Wellness Protocols”

4:15 pm Tony Jimenez, MD “SonoPhoto

Therapy Clinical Protocols”


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message from the Founder,The Annie Appleseed projectby Ann Fonfa

Every year as I write my greetings to conference attendees, I seek to balance the good news and the not-so-good.

It is usually easy to do. The good news is that more and more people understand that integrating natural strategies into their cancer treatment is a REALLY GOOD idea.

The bad news is often that the oncology community seems to lag tremendously when it comes to accepting this concept. One reason is the issue of how docs (and others) are trained to understand evidence. Since all pharmaceuticals (drugs) are harmful to the body (they call it ‘side’ effects), extensive testing is needed. Even with that it is often ‘discovered’ that a particular drug does more harm than good, or just much harm. With natural substances, it is quite different. It is rare (except for allergic reactions) for most people to have problems. Thus it has been our belief that somewhat different standards are needed. For many years, in seeking to establish the CAM (complementary & alternative) position, supporters argued that the same level of testing was needed to demonstrate that these things worked.

Well where did that get us? Sham acupuncture being used as the ‘other’ in a trial of acupuncture’s value, and the like. Many small trials (due to cost) that end up unable to ‘prove’ anything definitive, lots of studies using mice or cell culture and almost always individual elements separately examined. Crazy stuff and totally wrong.

The entire clinical trial program is based on HUGE sums being spent to get FDA approval, get a drug to the marketplace basically as fast as may be, and get the money back quickly (tremendously high drug prices these days). Well we think this is a crappy system. It does not honor people with diseases, and we contend that we are not even the main focus of the current paradigm. (I love that word because one always hears that the current paradigm must shift, but if it does, it is at a glacial pace).

The good news is ALWAYS that there are so MANY PATHS TO WELLNESS. I have spoken over the almost twenty years of my advocacy, to thousands of people who have successfully dealt or are dealing with cancer. So many different natural strategies really make a difference in their lives. Don’t let fear guide your decisions. The Annie Appleseed Project gathers information, spreads it widely and hopes everyone will make more informed treatment decisions.

Enjoy the conference, share the information you gain, widely.

Ann Fonfa

Ann FonfaFounder, The Annie Appleseed Project

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DedicationThis conference is dedicated to the more than one half-million Americans (2012) and more than 7 million worldwide (2007 stats) dy-ing of cancer annually.

Increase in Incidence and mortalityMuch of the increase in cancer in recent years has been attributed to tobacco use, (In the 20th century, tobacco use caused about 100 million deaths around the world. In this century, that figure is expected to rise to over 1 billion people. Most of these will occur in developing countries – US News and World Report 12/17/07)

Lifestyle risk reduction/preventionAbout one-third of cancer incidence is said to be related to nutritional intake and presumed to be preventable. Physical activity in ‘developed’ countries needs to be increased. And for the most part environmental triggers are still being ignored. For sure the increase in cancer incidence is not related to ‘inherited’ genes. Our genes need some sort of trigger(s) to go haywire – cancer is the name we give when our cells don’t function normally, and refuse to die (apoptosis is normal cell death).

Cause of DeathAre we sure that all cancer-related deaths are being reported? Sometimes we hear stories of people whose death certificate reads heart failure, kidney, or liver. Yes, but the prior trouble was cancer – it may be under-reported.

In the NewsThose of us who read the obituaries are seeing more and more cancer deaths. Celebrities step forward to talk about their own diagnosis. Does a week go

by anymore where we don’t hear about cancer. This is not because we are paying attention, but because cancer incidence is on the RISE.

Please take the information you learn here during this conference, and from our extensive website, and share it widely. Reducing risk of cancer occurrence, recurrence, of toxicities from conventional treatments, and learning about alternative therapies, will benefit everyone.

Exhibitors


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Exhibitors

Bio Care Hospital & Health Center

Turning-the-Tables

Perfect Balance, Inc.

C O M P L E M E N T A R Y C L I N I C

Century Wellness ClinicDr. James Forsythe, M.D.. H.M.D.

Environmental Specialty Products International

ParamountBOOK ING


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In Kind Donors

Townsend Letter The Examiner of Alternative Medicine


7www.TheHarmonyCompany.com

Worldwide Distributor for American BioSciences’ products


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A nationally-recognized expert on the role of food in supporting health during cancer treatment, Rebecca has a Masters of Science degree in Health and Nutrition Education, and received her culinary training from New York’s Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. As a consultant, speaker, teacher and chef, Rebecca works closely with patients, physicians, nurses, and wellness professionals to include the powerful tool of nutrition in their medical arsenal.

Rebecca is the Executive Chef for The Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s Food As Medicine and CancerGuides® Professional Training Programs, which attracts the country’s top cancer wellness physicians, nurses, social workers, and researchers. She is also visiting chef and nutrition educator at Commonweal’s Cancer Help Program in Bolinas, California, which offers intensive self-care programs for cancer patients and their caregivers.

“If food is medicine, Rebecca Katz is one of the great healers. The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen is a book for anyone who wants to eat as if their life matters.” --Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings

Available through on line retailers or your favorite bookstore.

For more information on upcoming workshops, and more, please visit:

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From their website: “The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, non-profit organization authorized by Congress. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed health care decisions. PCORI is committed to continuously seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work. More information is available at www.pcori.org”.

Back in July 2011, PCORI asked for input which we gave, roughly fitting into three of their categories as shown below.

PCORI Suggestions

1. Development and prioritization of research questions

2. Design of study components, including selection of population, interventions, comparators, outcomes, and timing/setting

3. Processes of clinical decision-making/care delivery

The Annie Appleseed Project represents those with cancer or at risk who are interested in or using natural approaches to their disease. This can be in the form of complementary therapies – combining them with conventional treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy or surgery.

We also speak for those for whom these treatments have failed. Although the current language of medicine speaks of patients failing treatment, we are quite clear that it is

the other way. These folks need help AFTER they have finished conventional therapies that have not worked for them. As everyone knows, and statistics show, about 500,000 people die annually from cancer in the United States.

We also support everyone, including people at risk who seek to make and incorporate lifestyle changes that may reduce their risk of cancer, risk of recurrence, or even risks of other diseases.

Since we are a nation that is growing sicker, with a population that has learned to eat and behave against their own healthy interests, we have many suggestions for study design.

Thus we urge encouraging all study designs to incorporate healthy behaviors as part of the whole.

That would look like this: Both arms that are testing any outcome include information on healthier eating, i.e. more fruits and vegetables, less fried foods, soda and red meat. Everyone learns how to do an exercise or physical activity – must it be the same for all? Not from our perspective because the idea is to build healthier populations who will better benefit from conventional medicine. (Some could walk, some might need to swim to avoid injury, some may bike, etc.) Studies already show that people who combine eating in a healthier way with physical activity fare better in all that they do – less illness, better quality of life, longer lives, etc.

Additionally we urge that studies explore those natural substances (including the

Have you heard of pCOrI – patient Centered Outcomes research Institute? by Ann Fonfa


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category of dietary supplements) that are not able to be patented and thus are avoided by industry. Some smaller studies, none Level 1, indicate these substances can enhance conventional cancer treatments as well as avoid or reduce the adverse effects (toxicities) that are short and long-term. Our 8000+ page website features abstracts on these substances, but there are many more extant studies.

It is shocking that this information has not been widely disseminated but since there has been such a strong emphasis on RTCs as THE gold standard, these substances have been bypassed.

We do not find this acceptable as the adverse effects of conventional cancer treatment go against the very first commandment given to the medical world – First do no harm(s).

Although our specific area of expertise is in cancer medicine, it is clear that natural substances could be impactful in almost every area. I urge PCORCI to expand their vision and incorporate natural medicine into their portfolio.

AbouT The AuThor

Ann FonfaFounder, The Annie Appleseed Project7319 Serrano TerraceDelray beach, FL 33446-2215Phone: (561) 749 0084e-mail: [email protected]

The Annie Appleseed Project began as Ann Fonfa’s personal answers to questions on natural(CAM) therapies, it has become a nationally recognized organization, and is now a nonprofit corporation in the state of Florida. (May 23, 2003)and tax exempt, 501 (c)3 as of August, 2003.

From its inception the Annie Appleseed Project decided to Challenge the Existing treatment paradigm, to Question the existing research methods and subjects, and to Propose new directions for both ending with true Integrative Oncology. Thus the program name Cheqpt, designed to bring complementary, alternative therapies to the mainstream as soon as may be, while serving as a place where all ideas are scrutinized.

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Donald I. Abrams, MD. is chief of the Hematology-Oncology Division at San Francisco General Hospital and a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. He has an Integrative

Oncology consultation practice at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. He received an A.B. in Molecular Biology from Brown University in 1972 and graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1977. After completing an Internal Medicine residency at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in San Francisco, he became a fellow in Hematology/Oncology at the Cancer Research Institute of the University of California, San Francisco in 1980. He was one the original clinician/investigators to recognize and define many early AIDS-related conditions. He has long been interested in clinical trials of complementary and alternative medicine interventions for HIV/AIDS.

Beverly Burns, MS, Lac has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1991, specializing in women’s health and cancer. In addition, she helped to establish the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic in Oakland,

a clinic for low-income women with cancer. She is also part of a multidisciplinary team participating in research for women with breast cancer at the UCSF Cancer Center. Beverly is currently providing acupuncture at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.

Mary Ellen S. Chalmers, DMD, NMD, IBDM, is a dentist in group practice in Santa Rosa, CA. She practices Integrative and Functional Dental Medicine, which incorporates

Functional Medicine principles and practices with the art and science of Dentistry. Dr. Chalmers received her degree from Tufts Univ. School of Dental Medicine, 1980 and became a board-certified Naturopath in 2010. She has advanced training in Oxygen and Ozone Therapy and its applications in dentistry as well as Applied Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice and Advanced Practice Modules through IFM. She has been working since 2006 to develop dental protocols and applications for Frequency Specific Microcurrent practices, and holds the US and International patents. She co-founded Functional Synergy Corporation in 2010, dedicated to research, teaching and product development in Oral Systemic Medicine. Member, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Institute for Functional Medicine, American Naturopathic Medical Association, International and American Academies for Dental Research, Academy of Dental Materials, and American Dental Association. She’s been a presenter at conferences, club, and community organizations. Clinically, Dr. Chalmers’ believes the practice of Functional Medicine-based Dentistry bridges the gap between Evidence-based Dentistry and Biological Dentistry as well as providing a critical foundation for communication between the Medical and Dental professions, enhancing the quality of care for patients.

Julia Chiappetta has visited the White House to meet with First Lady Laura Bush’s team to discuss ways to educate individuals, communities and countries on making diet and lifestyle changes to promote health

and wellness, she has appeared on Fox News with Dr. Manny Alvarez, The Drew Marshall Show of Canada, NBC6 South Florida Today Show, Health &

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Wellness Report with Pat Farnack, WCBS880 NYC and Spotlight On Health (Cable 12 Network). Her story has been featured in Vogue, Shape, Self, Natural Health Magazine and Nature and Health Australia. Julia has also had numerous appearances at Fortune 500 companies, support groups, conferences and schools. She has moderated patient panels and sits on the advisory boards for The Annie Appleseed Project and The Pink Fund. Julia is currently working as a wellness consultant. Julia is a breast cancer survivor and author of “Breast Cancer-the notebook” a reference guide that provides a foundation of facts to the newly diagnosed, survivors or those wishing to take a preventative view from age 18 and up. Julia actively pursues health and wellness through diet and nutrition fueling her body with an organic vegetarian diet, cross-training, running, Pilates, roller blading and golf. She finds joy and meaning as a patient advocate for those with breast cancer, guiding them to make diet and lifestyle choices for optimum health and wellness, interaction and support for the elderly as a volunteer trainer teaching exercise at adult day care centers and supporting orphans/foster children through various programs.

Misha R. Cohen, OMD, Lac is the Clinical Director of Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Executive Director of the MRCE Foundation, and Research Specialist of Integrative Medicine at the University of

California Institute for Health and Aging, all in San Francisco. She is also an elected Fellow to the National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She has been practicing traditional Asian medicine for the past 35 years. After attending Oberlin College, Misha Cohen was trained in acupuncture at Lincoln Hospital’s Detox Program in the South Bronx under the auspices of the Quebec School of Acupuncture. After moving to California, she continued her studies in Chinese traditional medicine, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine at the San Francisco College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She received her doctorate in gynecology from SFCAOM

in 1987. She has trained Chinese medicine practitioners, including medical doctors, in Europe and the US in gynecology, HIV, hepatitis, and other subjects. Misha regularly attends and presents at international AIDS, hepatitis and cancer symposiums, as well as many Chinese medicine and lay conferences.

Daya Fisch, MA is passionate about health and empowering people to heal their own bodies to live vibrant, awake lives. She is known in the greater Bay Area as a “lymph expert.” Fascinated by how she could enhance

the body’s healing abilities, Daya has trained in many therapeutic modalities and has become a specialist in Lymphatic Massage. In her practice, Daya uses this unique style of massage with women pre and post surgery to help assure rapid healing and recovery. Her clients report benefits including faster healing time, a decrease in scar tissue, reduced soreness, and less swelling. She currently travels around the U.S. teaching lymphatic massage classes to nurses, cancer survivors, complementary practitioners, and others interested in optimizing their health. Teaching since 1992, Daya is approved by NCTMB as a continuing education approved provider. She’s worked at Stanford Hospital’s Center for Integrative Medicine and is currently pursuing options to research lymphatic massage and breast health. In 2004 Daya founded the Breast Health Project, specialized in health education and preventative measures. It sponsors breast health classes across the country and has a website sharing information about lymphatic massage and its potential in preventative health care. One of its aims is to document through research the positive effects of using lymphatic massage with breast cancer patients. Daya studied traditional Ayurvedic healing, Yoga and numerous other massage techniques. As a life learner she is in constant pursuit of alternative pathways to bring more health, light and love to the planet. She has a Masters Degree in Nutrition and has developed cleansing programs to enhance body functions. This combination of interests gives Daya a holistic


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perspective that allows her to work with body, mind and spirit.

Ann E. Fonfa is the founder and president of the Annie Appleseed Project. Ann was diagnosed with (breast) cancer in January 1993, while suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - she refused chemotherapy

and radiation. After searching for alternatives, she discovered the world of complementary and alternative treatments. Ann posted the website in June 1999, and created the all-volunteer nonprofit in May 2003. Ann loves to give her opinion (on just about anything), she travels widely to medical conferences, meetings and to speak to the cancer community. She’s presented papers at a variety of prestigious meetings, and many stories have been written about her work. Ann has served on many panels and planning committees of all kind, and reviewed for the DoD, CBCRP and other groups. She believes it is everyone’s right to have information on natural strategies for cancer, and that FIRST DO NO HARM should be the guiding concept in treating cancer.

James William Forsythe, MD, HMD an Integrative Oncologist who is Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Utilization Review and Quality Assurance, Homeopathy, and Certified Medical Director of

Nursing Homes. He did his undergraduate training at University of California Berkeley, and medical school at University of California San Francisco, graduating in 1964. He completed a rotating internship and Pathology residency in the US Army and spent pay-back time as a pathologist with the Army at Fort Bragg, NC, The Republic of South Vietnam, and Letterman General Army Hospital at the Presidio, San Francisco. Dr. Forsythe did an Internal Medicine residency in San Francisco at Children’s Hospital, and following completion went directly into a Medical Oncology fellowship at UC San Francisco, completed in 1973. He practiced medicine for two years in San Francisco and then

moved to Reno, Nevada, where he has been for the last 36 years. He started the cancer wards at all three major hospitals in Northern Nevada and was chief of the Veteran’s Administration Oncology Program during the 1970’s. Dr. Forsythe was associate professor of medicine at the University of Nevada Reno Medical School, and is currently on the faculty in the Department of Alternative Medicine. About 15 years ago he took boards in Homeopathy to use Naturopathic and Homeopathic treatments for cancer patients, along with low-dose chemotherapy. At the present time he specializes in chemo-sensitivity testing and molecular finger-printing, and the use of Insulin-potentiated, low-dose, non-toxic chemotherapy. Dr. Forsythe has run several studies over the past ten years. In his last 500-patient study over a five-year period, running between June 2005 to June 2010, results showed a 45% overall survival rate using the Forsythe Immune Therapy, which is a combination of various natural products including Poly-MVA, and several Homeopathic medications, vitamins, hormones, and low-dose chemotherapy. This result compares very favorably with conventional literature.

Dr. Sara Kendall Gordon, L. Ac., DAOM lives and practices in Marin County, California. For the past 19 years, she has maintained a private practice as an acupuncturist and herbalist focusing on functional

medicine though clinical nutrition. She specializes in Immune, inflammatory and painful conditions. Dr. Gordon is also trained in the field of Neuro-Endocrine immunology, which supports the brain, and hormonal system while enhancing Immune function for optimal health. In her practice of wholeness; she incorporates Open Heart Trainings which are one on one, mind body, psychospiritual counseling to all her patients incorporated within their treatments. Dr. Sara Gordon facilitates a regular Monday evening meditation class along with monthly Alchemy of an Open Heart retreats.


LIFE OVER CANCER The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment

By Keith Block, M.D. Foreword by Andrew Weil, M.D.

LIFE OVER CANCER is complete with the latest medical studies and in-depth information on all aspects of a patient’s physical and emotional well-being and in the book, Dr. Block explains:

• How to optimize a patient’s “terrain” in order to inhibit malignant growth, mitigate treatment toxicity, improve quality of life and provide a “survivor’s edge.”

• Why the completion of chemotherapy, or a surgical “got it all,” should not be the end of treatment, and the steps each patient can actively take to help ensure they remain cancer-free.

• Revolutionary approaches that can improve treatment tolerance, efficacy, and outcome such as time-sensitive chemotherapy (chronomodulated chemotherapy).

• For patients who have been told there’s nothing else to be done, a “no stone left unturned” plan that might include vaccines and targeted molecular and immune therapies.

• How patients can take a proactive approach to preventing a recurrence, including key components of a “remission maintenance” program.

“I believe in Keith’s program and would go to the Block Center if I were facing a diagnosis of cancer. It is where I have and will continue to send my friends and family members. Life Over Cancer is the program every cancer patient deserves in order to have the best chance for recovery and restoration of health.”

–Dr. Andrew Weil, from the foreword of Life Over Cancer

“Keith Block is a pioneer and leader in integrative cancer care and one of its premier practitioners. This clear, meticulously documented, practical book is a lifeline for anyone who has cancer. It should be required reading for all oncologists.” –James S. Gordon, M.D., former chair, White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy; author of Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven Stage Journey Out of Depression “Keith Block is one of the great pioneers of integrative oncology. This important book is essential reading for patients and health professionals alike. Block’s approach is indicative of much of the future of this critically important field of medicine.” —Michael Lerner, Ph.D., President, Commonweal Cofounder, Commonweal Cancer Help Program "Keith Block, M.D., is the most prominent integrative cancer specialist in the U.S. His new book, Life Over Cancer, is the manifesto of the movement for a kinder and more effective form of managing this terrible disease. In a sane world, Block would be director of the National Cancer Institute." -Ralph Moss, Ph.D., Author of The Moss Reports and ADVANCES in Cancer Treatment Newsletter

Keith I. Block, M.D is a pioneer in the field of integrative oncology and Medical Director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Skokie, Illinois. He is also the founding editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Integrative Cancer Therapies, and on the National Cancer Institute’s Editorial Board for Physician Data Query, Cancer CAM.

To order a copy of Life Over Cancer, please call 800-834-8787. For additional information, visit the Block Center’s website: www.blockmd.com. Life Over Cancer is also available at www.amazon.com.


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Mingtong Gu is an internationally recognized teacher and healer who received his training from a variety of Grandmasters in China and at the world’s largest Qigong hospital. This “medicine-less” hospital, Zhineng

Qigong Center, has treated over 200,000 patients, with over 185 different illnesses, and with a 95% effective improvement rate. He is the founder of The Chi Center and Wisdom Healing Foundation and has taught Qigong to thousands of people in the USA, China, and Europe. He earned his BA in Math from Hangzhou University and an MA in Math from University of California at San Diego. He continued his training at Brandeis and Harvard University until deciding to pursue an artist’s career. He earned an MFA from Ohio State University and taught at Columbus College of Art and Design. As a graduate student in Art, Master Gu discovered the treasures of his own culture through the spiritual iconography of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Western mystic traditions. He also practiced Yoga, Tantric Buddhism and Qigong. In 1997 he returned to China for Qigong trainings under Dr. Pang Ming, a Qigong Grandmaster trained in western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Pang synthesizes his profound medical knowledge of the old and new healing sciences into the ancient qigong practice and presents this integrative system of self-healing and cultivation for the present pragmatic world. In the 1980s, he founded the world’s largest medicine-less hospital known as “Huaxia Zhineng Qigong Training and Recovery Center”. Through enormous scientific research (3000 research papers were published during the 90’s), and more than 20 years of experimenting with Qigong healing, Wisdom Healing Qigong has developed into a scientific system of working with energy to improve life, including healing. Master Gu observed thousands of cases of chronic and “incurable” diseases being healed at the Zhineng Medicineless Hospital. Witnessing these profound healing experiences inspired his dedication to the teaching and practice of Qigong healing. Through this practice, he recovered from his own chronic conditions of asthma, scoliosis, back pain

and kidney weakness. And in working with his students he found his life passion, purpose, and fulfillment in this union of spiritual practice and applied healing wisdom. He lives and teaches with his wife Linling, who is also a gifted teacher and healer, with their 4-year old son whom they call their “grandmaster.”

Marcel Hernandez, ND trained at Bastyr University in Seattle. After he and his wife and partner, Dr. Connie, left their busy naturopathic practice in Vermont, they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where Dr. Marcel

served as Director of Wellness Insurance Programs for American Western Life Insurance Company and maintained a private practice as well. While at American Western Life, Dr. Marcel developed and directed a revolutionary managed care health insurance program, which stressed preventive medicine and self care, and provided reimbursement for visits to alternative health care providers. With Dr. Connie, Dr. Marcel has co-founded and co-directed high-profile naturopathic clinics in Brattleboro, Vermont, and in Palo Alto, California. When not seeing patients in Palo Alto, Dr. Marcel is directing the development of a naturopathic retreat center, situated on three tropical acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the Big Island of Hawaii. As a naturopathic doctor, Dr. Marcel uses an integrated therapeutic approach to help his patients address their health concerns. Among the therapies he employs are clinical nutrition, vitamin and mineral therapy, herbal medicine, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, lifestyle counseling and bioenergetic medicine. Although he practices general family medicine and is able to address a wide variety of health issues, Dr. Marcel has developed particular expertise in men’s health, pediatrics and digestive disturbances. He is the author of “Your Child’s Health,” a manual for parents which emphasizes nutritional strategies for raising healthy children. Dr. Marcel is currently working on a new book, “Prostate Cancer: The Definitive Guide for Making the Best Decisions.” Please visit his personal web site, www.NaturallyHealthyProstate.com for more information on Dr. Marcel’s approach to prostate care.


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‘my time’, the time when I force myself to stop doing and just relax and read.”

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Barbara Hoffer Back 9 Pilates founder with over 20 years experience training and coaching others to do and be their best. Integrating this proficiency with Pilates and Yoga instructor training enables her to

help golfers learn how to consistently hit the ball farther and straighter, gain strength and improve posture, flexibility and balance, while increasing energy for everyday activities on and off the course. Barbara offers a variety of programs, products and services to help connect the mind, body and spirit of a golfer—allowing them to play better than ever before. When her corporate career left her body a “wreck” due to constant travel and undue stress, Hoffer turned to Pilates in 1997. Training with The Physical Mind Institute of NYC gave her a body of knowledge from which to help others undo the negative side effects of a stressful and sometimes sedentary lifestyle.” As a golfer who’s passionate about helping others play painfree, Hoffer certified as a Golf Conditioning Specialist with Deanna Zenger, Executive Director of Hole in One Pilates International and Sarah Christensen of the Butch Harmon School for Golf. Being a Hatha Yoga Instructor for over 20 years, Hoffer was trained by Golf Channel’s Katherine Roberts, as the first Yoga for Golf Instructor in Northern California. Designing functional fitness programs for anyone ready to hit the links or the slopes following injury or surgery to the shoulder, knee or hip is one of Hoffer’s gifts. As a breast cancer survivor, she’s compassionate about “helping others gain and maintain a healthier body at each stage of life.” Hoffer offers annual Pilates and Yoga for Golfers vacations to Italy and Mexico. A resident of Oakland, California and native Texan, Barbara and her partner, Matthew share his son, Jonathan, who lives in San Francisco.

Antonio Jimenez, MD is the Medical Director of the Hope4Cancer Institute in Mexico. Over the past 23 years, he has dedicated himself to bring safe, effective and non-

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her strong background and continuing education in the field of oncology and molecular biology. She graduated magna cum laude from SUNY- Buffalo with dual undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and English. While at SUNY, her hands on molecular biology work resulted in a publication in the journal Plant Physiology. Currently, her professional focus is understanding the molecular environment of cancerous growth with the aim of altering the environment in such a way that the cancer is unable to thrive. She is senior medical editor of the peer-reviewed Natural Medicine Journal., the official publication of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. This publication is open access and everyone interested in natural medicine is invited to sign up for free monthly articles on various natural medicine topics. When not practicing in her clinic, lecturing, writing or editing, Dr. Kaczor enjoys hiking, plant and mushroom identification, fermenting/ culturing foods, camping and just spending time with her family.

Michael Lerner, is president and co-founder of Commonweal, a nonprofit health and environmental educational center in Bolinas, California. He is co-founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program

and author of “Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer,” from MIT Press. He is also president emeritus and co-founder of Smith Center for Healing and the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Jason Miller, Lac, MAcOM, CAK, received his master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, OR. He then went on to study in Nanjing, China

where he completed a postgraduate internship at Nanjing’s, “House of Celebrity Doctors.” Jason is formally trained in Asian Bodywork therapy and attained certification as an Applied Kinesiologist through the International College

of Applied Kinesiology. In his Ashland based clinic, Jade Mountain Medicine, he specializes in the management of patients with pain, cancer, diabetes, and neuromuscular disorders. For the past 5 years, Jason has worked closely with Donald Yance CN, RH (AHG), Jonathan Treasure MNIMH (UK), and Dwight McKee MD, through the Mederi foundation in Ashland, OR. His work with Mederi consisted of consulting with cancer patients and their doctors to develop integrative protocols, and facilitation of weekly round table discussions for a large group of practitioners participating in collaborative care for cancer patients. Jason also served as the medical consultant and technical writer for Natura Health Products from Spring 2006 through Dec. 2011. Jason lectures around the United States on botanical medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the modern clinic, and on specific topics related to chronic disease.

Hollie and Patrick Quinn met at the University of Chicago where they were both pursuing Master’s degrees. After graduation, Hollie worked as an analyst in a large grant-making foundation in California for

several years before pausing her career to have her first child. Patrick embarked on a career in software development and soon after launched his own software firm. When Hollie was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002, the couple used their training as social scientists to pursue smarter, safer treatments for cancer, which led them to an herbal oncology treatment protocol. After a very successful treatment and post-cancer return to health, Hollie and Patrick wrote You Did WHAT? Saying ‘No’ to Conventional Cancer Treatment in order to share their experiences with others. Hollie and Patrick have two children. They live and work in Fort Collins, CO.


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Madalyn Suozzo has been a full-time professional mind-body Seer, Medical Clairvoyant and healer researching the healing arts, consciousness and how the body regenerates for over 30 years. Her

curiosity about this unique ability to intuitively see into the cells and create healing resonance has led her to the discovery of practical and scientific uses of metaphysics. As a healing intuitive consultant she has insights into the naturally occurring wave particle, cellular and subtle body dimensions of life. Using energy medicine, transformative practices, deep nutrition, atomic physics and your intention and awareness, she found that many imbalances can be ‘miraculously’ corrected. Her work has been mentioned in the books “Montauk Revisited: A Look at Synchronicity in Time” by Peter Moon, “Fifty Algae Stories of Hope, Health and Freedom” by Lisa C. Moore, DC. She has taught workshops and practiced energy healing techniques across the United States and Canada. “Sometime in the not too distant past, healing stopped being an art and people stopped being connected to their own ‘knowing.’ My goal is to widen these narrow tenets and bring healing back to being the multidimensional art it actually is. Information and ability exist in each of us to create self-healing and life extension beyond the limits of what is thought of as normal. True healing unites both science with spirit; thinking with feeling.”

Gwen Stritter, MD, has over ten years of experience in clinical advocacy. She trained with Dr. Mark Renneker, the nationally-known clinical advocate, for 11 months. She coauthored the chapter on clinical advocacy (chapter

19) in the textbook, Patient Advocacy for Healthcare Quality: Strategies for Achieving Patient Centered Care (2007). Dr. Stritter’s medical training was at Stanford Medical School and Hospital. She is a member of the American Society of Breast Disease, the Society of Integrative Oncology, the American Society for Clinical Oncology and the American Pain Society. Dr. Stritter is double board-certified

in anesthesiology and pain medicine (both from the American Board of Anesthesiology). She served as the director of the Kaiser San Jose Pain Management Unit (San Jose, CA).

Helayne Waldman had a long career in media and education then decided to pursue her passion for nutrition and healthy living at Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition. Upon graduating, she opened a practice

in Oakland, California where she specializes in breast cancer support, weight and blood sugar management and healthy aging. She is a current faculty member at Bauman College, on the board of The Annie Appleseed Project (advancing education and advocacy for people with cancer) and writes and lectures widely in the San Francisco Bay Area. See her website at turning-the-tables.com.

Jeannine Walston is co-founder and Executive Director of EmbodiWorks. She has extensive experience in cancer education and advocacy, health care policy, and both conventional and integrative cancer

care. Jeannine’s career includes work in the U.S. Congress, government agencies, cancer non-profit organizations, and health care practices. As a writer, trainer, and spokesperson, Jeannine educated the public for several years about alternative health care through the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. Chosen as the first person to serve in the Food and Drug Administration’s Patient Consultant Program as an advocate in the cancer drug development process, Jeannine was also selected to work as a consumer representative in a National Cancer Institute Cooperative Group where she offered the patient’s perspective about clinical trials design. Earlier in her career after work in the U.S. Congress as a Legislative Assistant, Jeannine was a policy advocate and lobbyist for the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and assisted the President of The Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy. More


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recently, Jeannine provided writing, marketing, and consulting services through her business Healing Focus to many clients such as the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, EmergingMed, Cancer Information and Support Network, site specific cancer non-profits, and health care practices. Jeannine has been published in magazines, other media, and spoken before many groups. With a deep passion to help people affected by cancer, Jeannine’s vision for EmbodiWorks is to provide the highest level of support through integrative cancer care education and advocacy. Her goal is for EmbodiWorks to offer the integrity people with cancer and their loved ones need and deserve. Her personal health care experiences, especially her journey with a brain tumor, enrich her perspective.

George YC Wong, PhD, 1978 doctoral degree from Harvard University, 2009 to present Faculty member, Department of Integrative Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City. Dr. Wong

is the founder and president of The American Foundation for Chinese Medicine is a not-for-profit organization which is exempt from federal tax. The overall objective of AFCM is to advance the knowledge of Chinese medicine as it relates to the prevention, intervention and control of chronic diseases, particularly cancer. This is achieved through evidence-based scientific research using laboratory investigations and clinical studies.

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past participant’s Comments From Our Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference

“Dr. Gwen Stritter’s summary of what works to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence was the best I have seen. It was great to have all I have read about complementary and alternative medicine for women with breast cancer, categorized by level and quality of evidence. After explaining what good, mediocre, and poor quality evidence looks like, she proceeded to present the patient behaviors most likely to reduce the risk of recurrent breast cancer. Beginning with the highest quality research studies, she explained what the behaviors were (i.e. low fat diet vs. high fat diet, etc.), whether the studies were large (phase 3 trials) and what the outcomes were (42% reduction in recurrence for ER negative breast cancer). After listening to Dr. Stritter I feel confident enough to share summary results with my fellow survivors”.

– E.J.

“It was my first event and it met and exceeded my expectations. I had learned of the event years ago from a friend who was living with Stage 4 breast cancer, seeking to learn of ways to manage her quality of life and improve her health. When I finally attended, this year, I was awed at the wealth of information about ways I could stay healthy long-term. I made new friends and met several women, some whom have been living a “cleaner” lifestyle for years and were cancer free, and others who had been living with advanced breast cancer for 5, 10 or 20 years, and were still alive, and giving much attribution to having integrated complementary and alternative strategies with traditional treatments”.

– M. K.

“Most significant conference I have attended thus far. What a powerful, cutting-edge source of Integrated , Complementary Health Services that is Saving Lives and exposing the harmful risks in just having traditional Treatment. Get Educated and join this Health care Movement”.

– D.M.

“Enjoying my first Annie Appleseed Project conference this weekend... I am learning so much and meeting so many new friends, thank you!”

– D.B.

“I walked away with a better knowledge for the importance of a clean and mainly plant based diet. I thoroughly enjoyed the delicious dishes served at the conference including the daily green juice. I appreciate the nutrient dense foods because many conferences I’ve attended in the past have served potatoes chips and soda. The thought and care behind the food planning makes it feel as if the conference practiced what was preached.”

– R.L.

“Patient and caregiver panels lifted me. They told their stories of doing the research, getting second and third opinions, always looking for new options—they never gave up, even at the end—or all the way to their new beginning (depending on their individual situation). They reminded me it’s about research, perseverance, hope, not settling for less than you can get.”

– R.P.

“Just thinking about the organic foods makes me salivate; all so lovingly served with some beautiful presentations, especially the Asian lunch, outstanding”.

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Qigong and Cancer: A Key for Treatment, recovery, and preventionby master mingtong Gu with Susan Drouilhet, The Chi Center

Introduction“My pulse reacted in the instant I heard my doctor’s voice on the phone. I knew something was wrong. After all it was 7 p.m. on a Friday night. She told me as gently and calmly as her kind heart and clinical duty could muster, that the biopsy was positive. And just like that, I was thrown into the gauntlet of western medicine. Between the medical explanations and treatments, I heard from deep within myself that there was something more to invite to this recovery recipe and I found it in Qigong.” – Denise Minter

Where to BeginA diagnosis of cancer can be a very scary event. When suddenly your entire life—with all your hopes, dreams and goals—flashes before your eyes; when out of the blue you find yourself staring into the face of this most feared diagnosis, where do you turn? Where do you possibly begin?

Choose to begin within. First of all, know that there are options. Instead of being a life (or death) sentence, a diagnosis of cancer can truly become an opportunity for grounding oneself in joy, peace and practices of healing, health and awakening. And Wisdom Healing Qigong helps you do just that.

According to Master Mingtong Gu, Qigong helps us transform our body, heart, mind and energy to realize our deepest intentions of radiant health, true happiness, joy and profound peace; in other words, through the practices of Qigong, we can effect profound physical, emotional, mental and even spiritual transformations.

By including Qigong in your treatment plan, you become a more active proponent of your healing, and whether you pursue contemporary Western medical treatment, complementary and/or alternative treatments or some combination of these, Qigong helps you bring your best self forward to facilitate and augment your treatment and recovery.

What is Qigong? More than 4,000 years ago, monks discovered the qi (pronounced “chee”) or energy within all life. Over the ensuing millennia, these masters developed gentle movements, visualizations, meditations and sound healing practices that awaken the mind to guide this qi to benefit the health and healing of the entire body.i Modern neuroscience, with its ability to scan the brain and witness neuronal processes, now confirms what Qigong masters have known and taught for centuries—in essence, how to rewire the brain

Abstract -- Qigong (pronounced chee-Gong )brings your best self forward to facilitate and augment cancer treatment, recovery and prevention. Well-suited to all ages and abilities, the mind-body practice of Qigong supports your steps ahead and is an essential tool in your treatment plan. Wisdom Healing Qigong is the form of Qigong precisely focused on medical conditions, improving energy and wellness. Modern neuroscience tests now show that Qigong has deep positive and lasting healthy effects on the mind, brain and body. The steps to guide how, when and where to learn Qigong are defined, including the Golden Keys of Wisdom Healing Qigong.


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and subsequently, change one’s physiology. In the language of Qigong, this process is “awakening your pure qi;” in neuroscientific terms, the ability of the brain to change its shape and function is called neuroplasticity, and science is now discovering that this potential lasts throughout one’s lifetime. As the ancient masters discovered and modern laboratories can now monitor, where we focus our mind directly impacts the neural pathways of the brain. According to neuropsychologist Rick Hanson, PhD, “What happens in your mind changes your brain, both temporarily and in lasting ways; neurons that fire together, wire together.”ii

Why Choose Wisdom Healing Qigong(WHQ)? Qigong wisdom has fostered medical, martial arts and spiritual practices. While any form of Qigong brings beneficial focus, balance and strength to the mind, brain and body, Wisdom Healing Qigong trains students to build their own abilities to heal from aging, illness and injury. “I received my master’s training in Wisdom Healing Qigong (WHQ) from Grandmaster Pang at the Zhineng Medical Center, the largest Qigong medicine-less hospital in China. Because WHQ brings together ancient qigong teachings and modern medical diagnoses for all types of illness and injury, including cancer, I learned to match the practice to specific medical conditions. Qigong helps activate both prevention and recovery, and many students practice it concurrently with other treatments to magnify the results of modern medicine,” says Master Gu.

In Western medicine, the focus in treatment is often on symptoms. Many modern diagnostic tools measure the symptoms of an illness, and many pharmaceuticals are designed to alleviate these symptoms. To the Qigong practitioner,

disease begins with a disruption in energy flow (qi). Qigong is designed to realign this energetic flow, bringing forth a balanced, harmonized condition. Qigong focuses our mind to open up energy blockages, which contribute to illness, aging and stress, and trains our attention to stimulate a healthy, balanced activity in all our cells. Master Gu describes this teaching in his book, Sound Healing Technologies: “Qigong returns us to our natural, healthy, balanced state of being…[it] repatterns the physical, emotional and mental/spiritual energy that is not flowing freely, bringing forth natural states of happiness, compassion, openness and clarity.”

Science continues to confirm the positive effects of Qigong on cancer outcomes. “There is a lot of evidence suggesting that Qigong therapy has an inhibitory effect on cancer growth, both in vitro and in vivo studies, as well as in clinical observation.”iii Other research shows improvement across a host of factors, including body

weight, body strength, appetite, and cessation of diarrhea, liver function, macrophage phagocytosis, and erythrocyte sedimentation.iv These findings and others can be found at the California-based Qigong Institute (www.qigonginstitute.org), which compiles scientific research studies on the effects of Qigong on cancer and a multitude of other health conditions.

How to Begin practicing QigongThere are several Golden Keys of Qigong, and each provides a path to deeper healing.

BEGIN WHERE YOu ARE. The first Golden Key of Wisdom Healing Qigong is Haola – or “All is well. So be it”. This key reminds you to be gentle with yourself starting in the present moment. “Haola activates your ability to accept the goodness within your body and


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life. Healing starts with your willingness to live with the fundamental goodness within you,” says Master Gu. A mindful practice like Qigong welcomes you in your current ability and state of health, and we begin by freeing ourselves of any judgment for having illness and how we got to where we are. It is important to remember that people of any age or ability can practice Qigong and feel the benefits of this gentle moving meditation. As our Qigong study deepens, the practice of Haola gets easier, and our ability to handle any decisions associated with cancer treatment and recovery improves.

With the guidance of a wise teacher, Qigong students learn about the second Golden Key. With Inner Smile, we discover that radiant joy can be found in the face of cancer and that smiling—especially internally—is profoundly beneficial to one’s recovery. Medical science now reports that positive feelings strengthen the immune system and that stress releases cortisolvi, which contributes to suppression of the immune system, inhibition of stem cell production, also increased blood sugar levels, and other harmful metabolic changes.

FIND A TEACHER. A Qigong Master has studied and trained extensively and is deeply experienced in working with many health challenges as well as in leading qi trainings and intensive personal practice. In ancient times, students might journey for days to study with a master. Now students can learn Qigong in a multitude of easily accessible ways: via live in-person classes, local workshops and retreats, and at-a-distance online courses. Master Gu explains: “I founded The Chi Center in the San Francisco Bay Area in order to bring my master training to a wide audience. Our healing and teaching environment makes it possible for students–both those in the United States and those abroad—to study and practice with plenty of support whether facing health challenges or interested in teacher training to help others.” Qigong teachers who have trained with a Master can also be selected to support Qigong learning and practice. There are many levels of Qigong teacher, from community leader to teacher-in-training to certified teacher.

ENROLL IN A LOCAL OR ONLINE COuRSE. There are many ways to learn


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Qigong: from a local or online course, with a book or DVD, or through intensive group retreats. “When I launched the online Pure Qi courses, it was to bring these teachings to people anywhere in the world, to give them the support for daily practice that fits their health, home and work schedules,” says Master Gu. “We also offer weekend events and longer retreats for deeper, concentrated study.”

ATTEND A RETREAT. For some, the word “retreat” brings up images of laid-back rest and lounging poolside with a good book for a few lazy days. Chi Center Wisdom Healing Qigong Retreats are different. They too renew you, but also give you the tools to thrive every day of your journey through illness and other challenges, after the retreat experience. A WHQ Retreat provides the time, place and guidance to deeply immerse in learning, reset unhealthy patterns and intensify the healing journey. “I created the Wisdom Healing Intensive Retreats modeled on the Zhineng Qigong Center of China, where we treated more than 200,000 people with over 185 different illnesses, including cancer, with a 95% effective improvement rate,” says Master Gu. The Chi Center’s Retreats are the first of their kind in North America, providing concentrated study over a 5-30 day period for people facing the challenges of illness, injury and aging. In a group setting, participants can experience a profound sense of the healing potential of Qi, develop a personal practice fitting their condition and establish both the motivation and skills for continued results at home.

“Before I traveled the 2,000 miles to The Chi Center’s Healing Intensive Retreat in Petaluma, California, I didn’t know Master Mingtong Gu and I knew little about Qigong, but I did know that my life would change… Some participants had active cancer; some, like myself, had just completed cancer treatment and were recovering from that. … You might think it was hard to be in an environment where there

was so much apparent health challenge, not only yours but everyone else’s, too. Actually, the retreat was one of the most vibrantly alive and joyful gatherings I have ever experienced. It was truly amazing to be in this vessel of transformation where you learn how to access and direct healing energy towards oneself or another, or even the whole world, regardless of your circumstances,” says Susan Drouilhet, based on her experience at the 2010 Chi Center Healing Intensive Retreat.

In addition to the focus on one’s own healing journey, another Golden Key, Love and Service, gets practiced in Retreat as participants deepen not only their own learning but also support others during and after the Retreat experience. “I met others at the Retreat with Parkinson’s, diabetes, Lyme’s disease, addiction, chronic pain, emotional trauma. We found a retreat environment where our individual health journeys were respected and guided to support and enhance our work with our physicians and other health care providers at home,” Susan continues.

COMMIT TO DEDICATED PRACTICE. Dedicated daily Qigong practice reveals ever deeper and more beneficial layers of learning and healing. Diligent Practice is another essential Golden Key to realize better wellness. “[The] wise ones realized that the deep healing and awakening has to come from the person. The practice makes this possible,” writes Master Gu in Wisdom Healing Qigong.vii A 100-day Qigong practice is recommended to train the mind and brain for deeper, individual results. Any age and ability can practice this form of Qigong, as Wisdom Healing Qigong can be done standing, sitting, or lying down. Because neuroscientists now know that the brain has mirror neurons, that can copy or mirror when we watch someone else do the movements, even just watching a teacher or fellow student practicing Qigong can help exercise the viewer’s brain.


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“I practice Qigong daily, leading an online Skype Qigong class several mornings a week. With this level of commitment, I laugh more in my life and help my friends, too; I have energy for my daily activities, my body has more strength and flexibility, and I am 12 years cancer free,” says Denise Minter.

ClosingAs more and more people are seeking powerful and non-toxic ways to build up immunity and eradicate cancer, increasingly they are taking an active role and bringing their best selves to this healing journey. Undoubtedly, a diagnosis of cancer can be a frightening and often life-changing experience. With Qigong helping to shape one’s healing path, this journey can become an experience not only of wellness and regeneration but also one of true and lasting transformation.

About the AuthorsThe Chi Center101 San Antonio roadPetaluma, CA 94952Phone: (707) 347-6489e-mail: [email protected]

Master Mingtong Gu is the founder of The Chi Center, located in Sonoma County, California, which offers online and in-person courses, workshops, events and retreats in Wisdom Healing Qigong. He trained with Grandmasters in China and Tibet, including Grandmaster Ming Pang, the founder of Wisdom Healing Qigong. He is the author of the Pure Qi Online Courses and the books Wisdom Healing Qigong and Sound Healing Technologies. Awarded 2011 Qigong Master of the Year by the 13th World Congress on Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Susan Drouilhet is a Life and Wellness Coach based in Fayetteville, Arkansas and is a Qigong Teacher in Training with The Chi Center.

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Activate and Embody Wisdom and Energy for Health, Healing and Happiness.

(ii) Hanson, Rick PhD. 2009. Buddha’s Brain. p. 18. (iii) Chen, Kevin., and Yeung, Raphael. 2002. A Review

of Qigong Therapy for Cancer Treatment, Journal of International Society of Life Information Science. Vol 20(2). http://www.qigonginstitute.org/html/papers/ReviewQG4Cancer.pdf

(iv) Quizhi, Sun. 1988. From Clinical observation of qigong as a therapeutic aid for advanced cancer patients. Zhao Li Conference/Journal: 1st World Conf Acad Exch Med Qigong http://www.qigonginstitute.org/shopping/preview_abstract.php?id=87.

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(vi) Tang, Y., Y. Ma, J. Wang, Y. Fan, S. Feg, Q. Lu, Q. Yu, D. Sui, M. Rothbart, M. Fan, and M. Posner. 2007. Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104:17152-17156.

(vii) Gu, Mingtong. 2011. Wisdom Healing Qigong: Activate and Embody Wisdom and Energy for Health, Healing and Happiness. p. 115.


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Time is of the Essence - The role of Cell Line Authentication in Finding a Cure for Cancerby Erin m. Hall, m.S. - Technical LeaderGenetica DNA Laboratories, Inc., Cincinnati, OH

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(1) Cantwell, A. Immortal HeLa Cells: and the Continuing Contamination of Cancer and Vaccine Research. 2010 (2) Editorial - Nature 457, 935-936 (2009). (3) Gartler, SM. Second Decennial Review Conference on Cell Tissue and Organ Culture: 167-195 (1967). (4) ATCC SDO Workgroup ASN-0002. Cell line misidentification: the beginning of the end: 441- 448 (2010). (5) ASN-0002-2011: Authentication of Human Cell Lines: Standardization of STR Profiling (6) Lab Mistakes Hobble Cancer Studies But Scientists Slow to Take Remedies – Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204571404577257513760102538.html About the Author:

Erin M. Hall, M.S. Genetica DNA Laboratories, Inc. Cincinnati, OH USA [email protected] www.celllineauthentication.com Erin is the Technical Leader and Lead DNA Analyst at Genetica DNA Laboratories, Inc. located in Cincinnati, OH. She is responsible for the technical operations of the laboratory, as well as, all aspects of the daily casework involving DNA identity sample processing, analysis and quality assurance.

Up until 1955, the polio epidemic was considered the most frightening public health crisis of the post-war United States; in 1952 alone there were almost 58,000 cases reported nationally. The polio virus, in an infected individual, can cause central nervous system damage leading to muscle weakness and even potentially paralysis or death. Jonas Salk, the man credited with developing the first successful polio vaccine, used monkey kidney tissue culture to grow the live polio virus in preparation for manufacturing the vaccine. Salk used the human cancer cell line called “HeLa” (cancer cells isolated in 1951 from a tumor found in the cervix of a 31 year old female named Henrietta Lacks) to test the vaccine prior to its use in human patients(1). The process of growing human cancer cells in vitro (Latin for “in the glass”), also known as “human cell culture”, became a common laboratory technique in the 1950’s. Cancer cells, as is their nature are “immortal” and can grow uncontrollably both in the human body (in the form of tumors) and in a dish outside the body making cancer cell cultures the perfect model for studying many different facets of biology, including cancer itself.

Today, researchers are dealing with cell line misidentification and cross-contamination as a common occurrence in cancer cell culture

studies. It is estimated that 18-36% of all actively growing cancer cell line cultures are misidentified and/or cross-contaminated with a different cancer cell line(2,6). For many cancer patients, time is of the essence in finding and initiating a treatment that will work for their specific cancer type; if cancer researchers are performing studies utilizing the wrong tissue or cancer type the drugs they are testing will not work as studied. For example, imagine

testing drugs meant for breast cancer treatments on a cell culture of cancer cells isolated from a brain tumor, the results of the experiments become questionable and potentially unfounded for the purpose of breast cancer studies; all done without the researcher even realizing there was a mix-up in the cell lines. Millions of dollars are spent every year on wasted research and this is happening

not just here in the United States but around the world as well.

Cell line misidentification and cross-contamination has been around for more than 50 years. It was finally brought to light in 1966 by Stanley Gartler, who reported that 19 supposedly independent human cell lines were in fact HeLa cells(3). HeLa cells, still used today, are known to be very fast growing and robust, even able to contaminate other cell cultures by aerosol droplets! There was much resistance to Gartler’s findings because researchers didn’t


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want to admit that the studies done using those contaminated cell lines may be potentially invalid. Walter Nelson-Rees was one scientist who didn’t want Gartler’s findings to be “swept under the rug”. Nelson-Rees highlighted the papers and the scientists who were publishing experimental data using misidentified cell lines and for this, in 1981, he lost his contract with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) because his behavior was deemed “unscientific”(4). From 1981 and on, misidentification went unchecked and even cell line repositories continued to distribute lines under their false names(4).

Cell line misidentification and cross-contamination continues today because the problem has not been properly brought to the attention of researchers. Many researchers learn about the service the hard way, i.e. at the last minute when the research journal requests confirmation of authentication before considering the article for publication. If a researcher tests before publication and finds that the cell line is misidentified, at what point along the experimental process did it get mislabeled or contaminated? Was it the first week of experiments? Was it 2 years into the project? Or maybe it was mislabeled right before the last experiment after 5 long years of hard work. In a survey that profiled 483 researchers who actively use cell cultures, only 33% authenticate their cell lines and 35% obtained their lines from other laboratories rather than a certified cell line repository, such as American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (4). Cancer researchers are expected to use only the best reagents and supplies but the one aspect of the experiment that may be the most important, i.e. the cell line, is consistently and explicitly overlooked. Without verifying the identity of the cell line before the start of the experiments, every two months during active growth, and just prior to publication the researcher may waste months, if not years (!), of research time, money and resources. Retracting past journal articles because the researcher cannot replicate

their own results is distressing not only to the researchers involved but it also damages the reputation of the institution that supports the studies as well; not to mention the impact this problem would have on the advancement of treatments for cancer patients.

Today, researchers have a highly accurate and relatively inexpensive methodology to test and validate their cell lines. Researchers can perform short tandem repeat (STR) DNA profiling of their cell lines and compare the profile to the DNA of the original cancer patient, a test that costs less than $100. The STR DNA

profile of a human cell line is like a person’s fingerprint, it is unique to that individual. STR testing is now the “gold standard” of human identification testing and is routinely used by the FBI in profiling convicted offenders for the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). STR profiling is a straightforward and effective way for a researcher to confirm that the cell line they think they have been using for the past 5 years, is in fact, the genuine cell line (i.e. the breast cancer cell line, HCC70, is in fact HCC70 and not a brain cancer cell line).

To continue the advancement towards the elimination of the problem of cell line misidentification and cross-contamination, ATCC, in early 2012, released a set of guidelines written by the international Standard Development Organization (SDO) workgroup;


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these guidelines provide researchers with information on the use of STR DNA profiling for the purpose of cell line authentication(5).

In addition, the NIH, a major funding agency, now officially recognizes that cell line misidentification is a serious problem in the research community. They state in a

formal notice issued on their website (NOT-OD-08-017) that grant applications that fail to employ acceptable experimental practices would not be looked upon favorably and would potentially not fare well in the journal review process. The NIH encourages all peer reviewers and researchers to consider this problem carefully “in order to protect and promote the validity of the science [they] support”. Many journals, such as those published by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) require a statement in the research article as to whether cells used in the submitted manuscript were authenticated. Not properly authenticating the lines may prohibit the article from being published when peer reviewed.

In the near future, with the help of all of these influential supporters and with the cooperation of cancer researchers, cell line authentication will become a routine quality control check in every research laboratory in the United States and around the world. For the researcher the studies mean more papers published and more grant funding, but for the cancer patient it could literally mean life or death.

reFerenCeS

(1) Cantwell, A. Immortal HeLa Cells: and the Continuing Contamination of Cancer and Vaccine Research. 2010

(2) Editorial - Nature 457, 935-936 (2009).(3) Gartler, SM. Second Decennial Review Conference on

Cell Tissue and Organ Culture: 167-195 (1967).(4) ATCC SDO Workgroup ASN-0002. Cell line

misidentification: the beginning of the end: 441- 448 (2010).

(5) ASN-0002-2011: Authentication of Human Cell Lines: Standardization of STR Profiling

(6) Lab Mistakes Hobble Cancer Studies But Scientists Slow to Take Remedies – Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204571404577257513760102538.html

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The Subconscious mind and Cancerby Avinoam Lerner - Author of: The New Cancer Paradigm - Immersive Healing Improves the Quality of Life and the Effectiveness of Chemo, radiation and Surgery

Most cancer Patients agree there is more than just a tumor and more than what doctors can see, measure or touch. They also recognize there is much more to healing and health than only following the regimens of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation.

Medical treatment focuses only on the physical body. It treats the physical tumor independently of the rest of the body. Immersive Healing focuses on the non-physical aspects of cancer considered to be the root cause of the illness.

Illness is not just a physical event. To truly heal, we must transcend the one dimensional mind set of illness embedded in the current medical approach. We must look beyond genetics, germs, and pollutants in search for the real root cause of cancer, the unheard cry of the Mind.

For years scientists have dreamed of using the body’s Immune defenses to fight cancer. Remarkable research and progress has been made that will allow us to harness an external force that can boost immune function. Immersive Healing provides a path to mobilize the body’s Immune defenses to defeat cancer from within.

The physical symptoms of cancer are the resulting tangible evidence of what we are REALLY feeling deep inside in our mind. They represent a state of inner disharmony of a “wounded” Mind. Unlike a physical injury, a Wounded Mind cannot be detected simply by looking at an x-ray, chart, scanner or picture. We know something is very wrong only when

a significant change takes place in our body, a change that we cannot ignore. Unlike a cut, puncture, ruptured appendix, broken leg, hip replacement, etc., Mind Wounds cannot be treated with a surgical knife, medication or healed by the will power of the Conscious Mind.

Distorted perceptions, harmful belief systems and negative outlook and attitude inflame our Mind wounds. Although these wounds are not in visible sight, they are very much within us. They reside in the Subconscious Mind, between the tangible and intangible. The Subconscious Mind then is where we must look next if we are to leave no stone unturned on the journey towards improved health and healing. This is the New Cancer Paradigm which states that true and lasting healing cannot be achieved by treating only the body. We must also treat and heal the Mind. A Mind Wound is the intangible cause, and cancer is its tangible effect. Healing the cause heals its effect.

The New Cancer Paradigm represents a fundamental shift in thinking about where, why and how the root cause and origin of cancer is healed. It draws its strength of our ability to influence our mental activity, address and heal the disharmonious Mind patterns promoting illness from within.

The way to treat, heal and ultimately prevent cancer from returning is to eliminate its sub-conscious root cause. This is what Immersive Healing is designed to do.


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Immersive Healing is a breakthrough method-ology for healing cancer. It works alongside all current cancer treatments to improve recovery and outcomes for patients of all ages and with all types of cancer.

Immersive Healing works in the realm of the Subconscious Mind where all bodily and im-mune functions are governed. It is an Immu-notherapeutic approach based on three basic premises:

1. The body’s natural Immune System is designed to defend against all illnesses, cancer included.

2. Harmful States of Mind (stress and hopelessness, etc.) and negative Subconscious Programming, suppress the proper functioning of the body’s natural Immune System.

3. If these harmful states of Mind can be healed, the Immune System can be revived and cancer prevented or healed.

The power of the Immune System to defend and sustain the body is enormous. To explain the level of this power, think of death and what happens to the body after we die. All bodily functions stop in death, including the Im-mune System. Without a functioning Immune System, the body begins to decay in just a few hours after bacteria and other biological agents invade. These agents do not affect us in any way when we are alive and armed with a fortified Immune System.

Physiological changes to the body are, in-fact, directly influenced by changes in our mental state. Restoring the mental state to one of har-mony and balance will restore balance to the physical body.

Non-physical aspects, such as harmful beliefs, erroneous perceptions and emotional con-flicts, reside within the Subconscious Mind. They “weigh heavily” on the Immune System

and disrupt its proper functioning. In so doing, they produce the conditions whereby illness can thrive within the body. A weak and poorly functioning Immune System needs to be re-vived and healed in order to combat the illness.

Immersive Healing utilizes hypnosis as its therapeutic vehicle. Hypnosis let us bypass of the Critical Factor of the Conscious Mind (one’s ability to consciously critique, reason and judge) and gain access to the Subconscious. The Subconscious Mind is the part of the Mind

that governs all bodily functions, including immune function. Working in the realm of the Subconscious Mind we can identify and heal erroneous mental programming which produced the conditions where illness can flourish.

Subconscious programming is not our fault! People around us, their words, comments, suggestion, unique circumstances and life events that we had no control over, have programmed us since birth. We cannot change the facts about our past, but we can change the way we perceive them. Our responsibility and only measure of control is in our ability to identify (as adults) the faulty parts in our subconscious programming (i.e., distorted perceptions and self-limiting beliefs) and choose to rewrite the program. As the healing process unfolds, internal stressors that weigh


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heavily and suppress the proper functioning of the Immune System are healed. Energy previously dedicated to manage the inflamed Subconscious “wound” can now be utilized to ignite and revive the dormant Immune Response and strengthen the body’s own defense system.

Because Immersive Healing gets to the root of the deep-seated patterns of illness, it also helps prevent cancer from resurfacing in secondary medical conditions after the primary problem is successfully addressed by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or medication.

The medical Paradigm evolved through scientific research on the anatomical and physiological composition of the body. It separated the individual from the disease, and in so doing it failed to address the root cause of the disease. For healing to take place, the person and the disease cannot and should not be separated.

About the AuthorAvinoam LernerAuthor, The new Cancer Paradigm496 harvard Streetbrookline, MA 02441Phone: (617) 564-0707www.avinoamlerner.com

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According to the Colon Cancer Alliance and the American Cancer Society Colon Cancer also known as Colorectal Cancer, is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined in the US.

Colon Cancer is considered a PREVENTABLE cancer. Why? Primarily because by changing our diet we can reduce risk dramatically. And if we get regular screenings (colonoscopy), we will be diagnosed only with precancerous or early stage cancer cells that are easily removed and treated.

8 proven Steps to Fight Colorectal CancerColorectal cancer is a “food-related” cancer . (1) Everything you eat passes over the lining of your digestive tract. The lining of the large intestine and the rectum at the lower end of the digestive tube contains waste, digestive fluids, bile acids and fiber. That lining is bathed by chemicals in food, your own hormones and secretions, healthy and unhealthy bacteria. The contents of your intestines has a direct impact on the health of the tissue is touches as it passes through. Colorectal cancer is directly impacted by your diet.

Here are 8 proven steps you can take right now to promote a healthy anti-cancer intestinal environment and fight colorectal cancer (bowel cancer) naturally.

1. EAT LESS RED MEAT: Studies show that eating red meat “frequently” increases the

incidence of colon cancer. Eating red meat daily and especially more than one serving per day increased risk. Plant based diets showed lowest risk (1). Increased risk is associated with increased inflammation associated with chemicals released by digestion of red meat. These chemicals increase damage to and inhibit the repair of DNA (genetic material) in the cells lining your intestines. (2) Damage to DNA is a primary cause of all cancers.

2. EAT MORE GARLIC: According to the National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet on Garlic and Cancer Prevention,“Preliminary studies suggest that garlic consumption may reduce the risk of developing several types of cancer, especially cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Protective effects from garlic may arise from its antibacterial properties or from its ability to block the formation of cancer-causing substances, halt the activation of cancer-causing substances, enhance repair, reduce cell proliferation, or induce cell death. Garlic is high in the minerals sulfur and selenium as well as plant chemicals such as allicilin and flavonoids, all known to be beneficial to health. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for general health promotion for adults is a daily dose of 2 to 5 g of fresh garlic (approximately one clove)” daily. (3) (4) Additional food plants in this family with similar properties include onions, leeks, scallions, and chives.

3. EAT A RAINBOW OF PLANT ANTIOxIDANTS: The deep, bright colors of fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices contribute a

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wide variety of antioxidants to the diet. Examples of antioxidant rich, deeply pigmented foods are blueberries, cranberries, pomegranates, carrots, apricots, cantaloupe, kale, broccoli, spinach, avocado, tomato, apples, red cabbage, red and purple grapes, pink grapefruit, tumeric, saffron, oregano, sage, rosemary. Color signals the presence of anti oxidant plant chemicals that turn on cancer suppressor genes and turn off cancer promoter genes. Studies show increased levels of inflammation and oxidative stress in the colon with diets lacking plant antioxidants. Increased inflammation and low antioxidant levels is an environment that promotes colon cancer.(6)(7) Eat 6-10 servings daily.

4. uSE OLIvE OIL . Olive oil contains plant chemicals that have anti-cancer properties. Olive oil reduces bile acid and increases enzymes that regulate cell turn over in the lining of the intestines promoting healthy tissue. Antioxidant compounds (phenolics) present in olive oil also exert a cancer protective antioxidant effect. (8)

5. INCLuDE SELENIuM RICH FOODS. Studies show that selenium not only inhibits colon cancer but can also enhance or work with some cancer drugs. Selenium not only protects colon cancer cells but also inhibits growth and promotes death of colon cancer cells. (9) Foods rich in selenium include garlic and onions, sunflower seeds, mushrooms, whole grains (brown rice, oats, wheat germ), brazil nuts, fish (tuna, halibut, sardines, salmon). In some areas the soil is very poor in selenium. Therefore taking a supplement of methyselenocysteine, a biologically active form of oral selenium, may provide a source absent in the diet.

6. INCLuDE SPICES AND HERBS THAT INHIBIT COLON CANCER. Studies show that Garlic, Ginger, Tumeric, Thyme, Rosemary, Sage, Spearmint, and Peppermint all inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells. (11)

7. INCLuDE OMEGA 3 OILS. A diet rich in anti-inflammatory Omega 3 oils (EPA and DHA) decreases incidence of colon cancer. Omega 3 oils are found in cold-water fish such as salmon, sardines, mackerel and cod as well as flax oil. Omega 3 oils decrease the levels of pro-inflammatory molecules that promote cancer. Because it is not always easy to get adequate levels of Omega 3 oils (EPA and DHA) in the modern diet, oral supplementation is a good alternative. (12)

8. DRINK GINSENG TEA. Numerous studies have shown that several species of the prized longevity herb ginseng root decrease growth and proliferation of colon cancer cells, increases their

demise (increases apoptosis) and act as potent protective anti-cancer anti-oxidant. Asian ginsengs (Panax ginseng, Panax notoginseng) as well as American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) all exhibit these properties. Ginseng root is widely available in tea and extract form as a beverage tea. Under the guidance

of a knowledgeable clinician ginseng root has been traditionally used as a medicinal herbal medicine for a wide variety of applications. (13) (14)

Closing Summary Reflecting upon these recommendations for dietary choices, we are describing both traditional Mediterranean and traditional Asian Diets. These diets are naturally low in red meats and animal proteins, high in fish and omega 3 oils, high in olive oil and a wide variety of whole grains and fruits and vegetables as well as herbs and spices with known anti-cancer properties. Cultures where traditional diets are still eaten today have lower rates of colon cancer than countries such as the United and some European countries where a modern diet seems to promote and create higher risk for colon cancer. (1) (2) (7) (8) (10) (11) (12). The choices seem clear and pretty tasty.


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(2) Food Chem Toxicol. 2012 Feb;50(2):95-103. Epub 2011 Oct 14. Red meat intake-induced increases in fecal water genotoxicity correlate with pro-carcinogenic gene expression changes in the human colon.Hebels DG, Sveje KM, de Kok MC, van Herwijnen MH, Kuhnle GG, Engels LG, Vleugels-Simon CB,Mares WG, Pierik M, Masclee AA, Kleinjans JC, de Kok TM.

(3) Fleischauer AT, Arab L. Garlic and cancer: A critical review of the epidemiologic literature. Journal of Nutrition 2001; 131(3s):1032S–1040S.

(4) Shenoy NR, Choughuley AS. Inhibitory effect of diet related sulphydryl compounds on the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines.Cancer Letters 1992;65(3):227–232.

(5) Milner JA. Mechanisms by which garlic and allyl sulfur compounds suppress carcinogen bioactivation. Garlic and carcinogenesis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2001; 492:69–81.

(6) Russell WR, Drew JE, Scobbie L, Duthie GG. Inhibition of cytokine-induced prostanoid biogenesis by phytochemicals in human colonic fibroblasts. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006;1762:124–130.

(7) Russell WR, Scobbie L, Chesson A, Richardson AJ, Stewart CS, Duncan SH, Drew JE, Duthie GG. Anti-inflammatory implications of the microbial transformation of dietary phenolic compounds. Nutr Cancer. 2008;60:636–642

(8) Olive oil, diet and colorectal cancer: an ecological study and an hypothesis. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2000; 54:756-60

(9) Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2008 Aug;8(6):598-602.Selenium and colon cancerfrom chemoprevention to new treatment modality.Rudolf E, Králová V,Cervinka M.

(10) Proc Nutr Soc. 2011 Aug;70(3):389-96. Plant secondary metabolites and gut health: the case for phenolic acids. Russell W, Duthie G.

(11) J Sci Food Agric. 2011 Aug 15;91(10):1849-54. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.4394. Epub 2011 Mar 30. Anti-tumorigenic activity of five culinary and medicinal herbs grown under greenhouse conditions and their combination effects.Yi W, Wetzstein HY.

(12) Nutr Rev. 2011 Dec;69(12):730-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1753- 4887.2011.00439.x. The Mediterranean diet: effects on proteins that mediate fatty acid metabolism in the colon.

(13) Mechanistic insight into the ability of American ginseng to suppress colon cancerassociated with colitis. Cui X, Jin Y, Poudyal D, Chumanevich AA, Davis T, Windust A, Hofseth A, Wu W, Habiger J, Pena E, Wood P, Nagarkatti M, Nagarkatti PS, Hofseth L. Carcinogenesis. 2010 Oct;31(10):1734-41. Epub 2010 Aug 20.

(14) Antioxidant, Antiproliferative, and Pro-Apoptotic Activities of a Saponin Extract Derived from the Roots of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F.H. Chen. He NW, Zhao Y, Guo L, Shang J, Yang XB.J Med Food. 2012 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print].

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Dr. Nalini Chilkov, L.Ac.O.M.D. combines her diverse training in Traditional Oriental Medicine, Modern Biomedicine and Cell Biology with 30 years in private practice. Dr. Chilkov primarily serves patients with cancer and complex, chronic illnesses alongside her Optimal Health and Wellness practice. She is a respected expert in Collaborative Integrative Cancer Care known both for her meticulous attention to detail and individualized treatment plans as well as her warmth and compassion.

Dr. Chilkov is a seasoned clinician and an innovator building bridges between modern and traditional healing paradigms, partnering with physicians to provide best outcomes for patients. She has been a lecturer at the School of Medicine at UCLA and UC Irvine in California as well as many schools of Traditional Oriental and Naturopathic Medicine over her long career.

Dr. Chilkov is a regular contributor to the HEALTHY LIVING Section of the Huffington Post. She has been recognized as a go to clinician in Suzanne Somers’ book “Knockout: Interviews with Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer–And How to Prevent Getting It in the First Place. Dr. Chilkov sits on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Mederi Foundation for research, education and integrative care of patients with cancer and chronic illnesses.

Dr. Chilkov holds a degree in Cell Biology and is trained in Nursing, Travel and Wilderness Medicine. She stays abreast of leading medical research worldwide. Dr. Chilkov has provided care in medically underserved regions and wilderness areas on several continents. Dr. Chilkov has a lifelong involvement in creative and meditative arts and has studied dance and music in West Africa. An avid hiker, Dr. Chilkov has climbed mountains in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Dr. Chilkov has provided her patients with truly personal and individualized Integrative Care and brings a wealth of wisdom and expertise to her practice.Her clinic, designed to be a serene and healing environment, is located Santa Monica (Los Angeles), CA.

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1950s and 1960s - an era where people did not give much thought to ingredients in cosmetics or personal care products. In fact, it was the unusual person who read labels to try to find out what chemicals were contained in any consumer product. Even for those who tried, it would have been difficult to learn what chemicals were contained in cosmetics. Most people, however, simply believed the claims that advertisers made on television or in magazines. Most people also believed that the government would keep harmful products off the market. Of course, most people in the 1950s and 1960s also believed that cigarettes were safe and that DDT was good for their gardens. But just as attitudes about smoking and pesticides were later discovered to be false, many have come to believe that there are harmful chemicals in cosmetics or other personal hygiene products. Fortunately, it is relatively easy for people today to educate themselves about the contents of the products they use every day.

It is alarming to learn how much uncertainty there is about the amount of chemicals that are absorbed through the skin and into our bodies from commonly used cosmetics and personal care products.

Dr. Samuel Epstein, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and an internationally recognized authority on carcinogenic exposures in

consumer household products and cosmetics and toiletries, believes “it is sheer madness to think continually rubbing a potentially toxic synthetic chemical, no matter how safe the chemicals supposedly are, into the skin on a regular basis will do the body no harm, let alone somehow do it good.” Skin Deep’s Consumer Update informs us that “every day the average consumer uses nine personal care products with 126 unique ingredients that nearly all of us rub, spray or pour onto hair,

skin or lips daily throughout our lives”.

Unknowing exposure to these compounds can cause inflammation which in turn may cause chronic pain or illness.

Over the years, several medical conditions that cause chronic pain, including, but not limited to neuropathies, chronic fatigue,

fibromyalgia, psoriasis, myofascial pain, some cancers and rheumatoid arthritis have been associated with chronic low levels of inflammation. Although we’re more aware of how the foods we eat can affect pain, by inflammatory processes, it may be time to examine the possibility of inflammation being inadvertently introduced into our bodies through our skin absorbing the ingredients we use in our cosmetic and personal care products.

What You Should KnowThere are no restrictions or requirements for safety testing in the personal care products. Shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, liquid soap, hair spray and

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makeup are just a few of the many products we use on a continuous basis. Skin Deep’s cosmetic data base web site states that the FDA [Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act] contains no provision that requires demonstration to the FDA of the safety of ingredients of cosmetic products because the agency can’t require premarket safety testing of personal care products, it cannot prevent the introduction of potentially dangerous products on the market.

Skin Deep’s web site also shows that industrial chemicals are the basic ingredients of personal care products which contain carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, endocrine disruptors, plasticizers, degreasers and surfactants.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA] gives warnings that chronic exposure to high levels of Diethyl Phthalate [DEP] can cause vestibular dysfunction and polyneuritis, including pain, spasms, numbness and weakness in the arms and legs, dizziness and nausea. OSHA reports that acute exposure to DEHP [another type of phthalate] and phthalates of similar structure causes irritation to the eyes, skin, mucosa and respiratory tract in addition to dizziness and nausea. The phthalate family of chemicals is used in a variety of products from cosmetics, soaps, shampoos, soaps, lotions, lubricants and personal care products.

One of Skin Deep’s articles informs us that scientists have found many common cosmetic ingredients in human tissues, including plasticizers (phthalates) in urine, persistent fragrance components like musk zylene in human fat, as well as feminization of human male babies in the U.S. are linked to a common fragrance component called diethyl phthalate. It is important to note that neither phthalates nor musks appear on the labels of products, and can be hidden by the word “fragrance” on the list of ingredients. Since it is unclear as to what chemicals we’re exposing

ourselves to when using a product containing fragrance, it may be wise to avoid products that list “fragrance” as an ingredient.

Another potentially harmful chemical to look up is Propylene Glycol. This chemical is a major ingredient in brake fluid and used in cleansers to dissolve grease? Factory workers have been warned to wear protective clothing to avoid skin contact. There are numerous sites web sites stating that with prolonged contact this ingredient can cause liver and kidney damage. It is also used to thicken products, as a preservative in dog food, as well as in our own food. You can find Propylene Glycol in multiple personal care products including deodorants, suntan lotions and baby wipes to just

name a few. By law labels on bottles are listed in a descending order beginning with the highest amount of an ingredient listed first. Inhalation of this substance can cause central nervous system depression and ingestion can lead to brain damage and pulmonary edema.

Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen and can cause headaches and chronic fatigue. This ingredient is frequently found in nail polish and other nail products.

Surprisingly, the word Fragrance on a specific label can indicate the presence of up to four thousand separate ingredients, many which may be carcinogenic or toxic. Fragrances can be found in thousands of products. Symptoms of dizziness, headaches, skin discoloration, violent coughing and vomiting, and skin irritation have been reported to the FDA. Clinical observation proves fragrances can affect the central nervous system, causing hyperactivity, irritability and depression.

Lanolin obtained from sheep wool can also be contaminated with pesticides.

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side effects of Parabens [methyl, propyl, butyl and ethyl] being used in cosmetic and personal care products. We know that the body is absorbing Parabens since there have been numerous articles discussing the cosmetic preservative Paraben has been found in samples of breast tumor tissue. Parabens are highly toxic and can cause irritation to the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. Fortunately there have been so many advertisements stating the negative effects of Parabens, that many companies are marketing their products as “Paraben free”, although these companies are still in the minority. One needs to be extremely careful since even “organic, natural or vegan products” can contain Parabens, and other harmful chemicals.

A Word About Organic...One of the most misunderstood advertisements with products is the use of the word organic. There are numerous products sold in health food stores that claim to be organic. Just because ingredients are organic, they may not be free of health concerns and may still contain many harmful chemical ingredients. In fact, the USDA regulates organic personal care products only if they are made up of agricultural ingredients.

A program called The National Organic Program (NOP) develops, implements, and administers the national production, handling, and labeling standards for organic agricultural products and also accredits the certifying agents (domestic and foreign) who inspect organic production and handling operations to certify that they meet USDA standards. Therefore if you choose to purchase an organic product, the safest way to approach this dilemma at the present time is to only buy USDA certified products. All ingredients whether organic, synthetic or natural should be tested for safety.

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Linda Garvin, rn, MSn, Patient AdvocateSan Francisco, CAPhone: (510) 520-0186info@patientadvocatebayarea.comwww.patientadvocatebayarea.com

Linda is a Nurse Health Advocate with 30+ years of experience helping patients. She can “walk you through” the complex health system in easy to understand steps. Linda is the founder of Patient Advocate Bay Area, Inc. in Alameda, CA and works with individuals across the country.

Linda is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts where she earned her MSN degree in Nursing and her Adult Nurse Practitioner training with honors. She has a Masters Degree in Gerontology, and has completed courses such as Pain and Symptom Management, Ethical and Legal Issues, Grief, Communication and Culture in End of Life Care and Elder Abuse. She has additional training from Harvard Medical Schools’ Continuing Education Division in complementary mind-body therapies: a certificate in Energy Based Emotional Freedom and Interactive Imagery in a Clinical Setting.

Through her private health advocacy practice, Linda assists individuals in navigating the complexities of their health problems. From developing a treatment plan, to building a treatment team, to tackling health insurance issues, coaching wellness practices and guiding patients to overcome chronic pain issues, Linda is available to help you weather whatever health challenges you encounter.

learn about CAM trials and other clinical trials for Breast Cancer care and prevention

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REIKI (pronounced “ray-kee”) is a therapeutic technique in which healing energy is channeled, or conducted, through a practitioner’s hands into the person receiving the treatment. It is believed that Reiki brings the body into emotional and spiritual balance, supporting the body’s natural ability to heal itself.

YOGA is used for fatigue, insomnia, depression, general quality of life. It can reduce high blood pressure.

ExERCISE has been studied to reduce fatigue DURING treatment with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Walking, biking, swimming, etc.

AROMATHERAPY used for nausea (being taught at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX). It can stimulate lymphatic flow, reduce fatigue and anxiety. Example: Lavender for headaches, insomnia, high blood pressure, Orange for insomnia, constipation, depression, anxiety, peppermint as a digestive aid, ROSEMARY for fatigue, YLANG-YLANG for calming.

ACuPuNCTuRE can help in reducing nausea, fatigue, keeping blood counts normalized, much more. Local practitioners may be willing to give time pro bono. [http://annieappleseedproject.org/tradchinmed.html.]

prOTECTION FOr rADIOTHErApY1) In vitro studies showed that curcumin increases tumor cell apoptosis, decreases cell growth rate, and reduces the number of clonogenic cells in a dose-dependent manner.

Hiroshi Inano at the Research Center for Radiation Safety, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan, says the results are very interesting and that he hopes to be able to use curcumin in clinical application, particularly given its low toxicity and strong antioxidant activity. [12/10/2002; Lancet Oncology].

2 ) Conclusion: Calendula is highly effective for the prevention of acute dermatitis of grade 2 or higher and should be proposed for patients undergoing postoperative irradiation for breast cancer. [Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 8 (April 15), 2004: pp. 1447-1453.]

3) Treatment of mice with abana before irradia-tion caused a significant depletion in lipid peroxi-dation followed by a significant elevation in GSH concentration in the liver of mice at day 31 post-ir-radiation. Abana scavenged •OH, DPPH, ABTS•+ and NO• in a concentration dependent manner in vitro. Our results indicate that the radioprotective activity of abana, a polyherbal drug may be due to free radical scavenging and increased GSH level in irradiated mice. [British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 1027-1035.]

4) Tea extracts are an efficient, broadly available treatment option for patients suffering from acute radiation-induced skin toxicity. “The molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects are complex, and most likely not exclusively dependent on effects of tea polyphenols such

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as epigallocatechin-gallate”. [BMC Medicine 2006, 4:28 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-4-28]

5) Aloe vera is very good for the skin, especially burns.

INSOmNIA1) POPPY SEEDS: Include poppy seeds in your diet: they are a natural sleep aid. Ayervedic.

2) PuMPKIN SEEDS: are “more likely to attract the sand man than warm milk, a book or Lavender scents on the pillow”. Like Turkey, Butternut Squash Seeds and pumpkin seeds have high concentrations of the compounds that tend to make guests sluggish after a Thanksgiving meal.

3) HERBS: such as Valerian, with Calcium/Magnesium, skullcap.

4) MASSAGE: the soles of your feet (Dana Ullman, Homeopath suggests); hypnotize yourself starting with your feet – feel total relaxation, then move on up. Take a warm bath in which you add a couple of drops of one or more essential oils such as orangeblossom, meadowsweet, or hops.

5) WOOL BLANKETS: are better able to regulate skin and body temperature than synthetic blankets. This comfortable comforter may help you sleep better. Many medicines keep you awake. Talk to your doctor.

6) RAW, ORGANIC HONEY - 1 teaspoon before bed may help you sleep better.

7) uSE A MANTRA: A mantra is usually a one or two syllable word that you repeat over and over and over again. You use it as a way to calm the mind, though it can also clear the mind and encourage sleep.

8) LISTEN TO MuSIC: Music to relax by.

9) CHECK YOuR MEDICINES: Many medications keep you awake. Talk to your doctor.

NEUrOpATHY1) “Our results indicate that the behavioral symptoms of neuropathic pain states can be treatedsuccessfully, and that partial to complete reversal of associated morphological and neurochemical changes is achievable with artemin”. [Nature Medicine November 2003 Volume 9, Number 11 pp 1383 – 1389.]

2) Alpha-lipoic acid (a dietary supplement) Considered safe Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. [2006 Oct; 46(1):29-41. Epub 2006 Aug 14.] Also protective for the liver “The results of the study revealed that -lipoic acid could offer protection against chloroquine-induced hepatotoxicity. -Lipoic acid had a better protective effect when compared with silymarin, a reference drug” [Journal of Applied Toxicology Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 21 - 26.]

3) vitamin B12 (from an article by syndicated columnist Dr. Paul Donohue, To Your Health, in the Palm Beach Post).]“The recommended daily allowance for vitamin B12 is 2.4 micrograms. Huge doses of vitamin B12 can penetrate the intestinal wall. (But) B12 deficiency is an uncommon cause of burning feet.”

4) “Conclusions: urea containing preparation appears to be an excellent choice for the preventionand treatment of capecitabine induced hand foot syndrome. This minimizes drug delays, schedule interruptions and maintains the dose density. Owing to reduced morbidity, the drug tolerance and acceptance is considerably improved”. [ASCO 2004Abstract No: 8105]

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5) Oral Glutamine is “effective for preventing Oxaliplatin-induced Neuropathy in Colorectal cancer patients” [The Oncologist, Vol. 12, No. 3, 312-319, March 2007; doi:10.1634/theoncologist.12-3-312.]

6) A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine has found that acupuncture can reduce pain and peripheral neuropathy in HIV-infected individuals, especially when treatment is directed at a patient’s specific symptoms. [Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2004;10(3):449-455.]

7) While nerve conduction velocity did not improve, vibration perception increased. Clinical symptoms also improved in groups treated with acetyl-L-carnitine compared to placebo. Participants who received 1,000 milligrams acetyl-L-carnitine thrice daily demonstrated significant improvement in pain at the study’s midpoint and conclusion.

8) Neuroprotective Conclusion: “Supplementation of patients receiving cisplatin chemotherapy with vitamin E decreases the incidence and severity of peripheral neurotoxicity”. [Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 21, Issue 5 (March), 2003: 927-931.] Compiled from studies and articles that can be found on www.annieappleseedproject.org 1993-2000 Volunteer with SHARE a self-help organization for those with breast and ovarian cancer.

NAUSEA1) GINGER, GINGER, GINGER – recent studies prove it! Use it even if on meds.

2) FISH OIL & PROBIOTICS – Everyone should be taking fish oil, and probiotics.

3) COCOA BuTTER reduces scar tissue within three months for many people (not the scar but underlying tissue buildup).

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Compiled from studies and articles that can be found on www.annieappleseedproject.org. Presenting the Patient Perspectives on natural approaches for people with cancer. We’re an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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