When we get into the estrogen receptors and cancer, the complexity evident in hormones really increases. The discussion of estrogen has to begin with the estrogen receptors because the estrogen receptors are critical in determining the signal that is transmitted from the different estrogens. Estrogen receptors and cancer is a complex subject that needs to be broken down and …
Hormonal Regulation Of Metabolism
How the body processes hormones is called hormone metabolism. Metabolism is presented as simply the means to gain or lose weight. Metabolism goes far beyond this simple definition. Metabolism is the mass production of day to day cellular processes that help the cell survive and thrive or not. In reality, metabolism is a measure of optimal cellular and thus body …
Hormonal Imbalance And Cancer
We are going to explore hormonal imbalance and cancer and why the body must be in homeostasis. It only takes a pill. It just needs to be cut out. It is all about Estrogen. It is all about Testosterone. Disease is the normal outcome of life built into our genetic code without the means for change… Simple isn’t it. When …
Stress And Cancer Connection
The stress and cancer connection is something the conventional model never talks about, but we will as there is strong evidence that links them together. Last week we talked about the broad aspects of stress and the cancer connection. Today, we wanted to go more into detail as stress is physiologic. The evidence clearly shows on a consistent basis of …
Stress And Cancer Research
Today let’s take a look at stress and cancer research and what the evidence is telling us. Conventional medicine thinks stress and its effect on the body, especially cancer, is insignificant. When you review stress and cancer research you can quickly observe that stress has a tremendous impact on the body in many ways including cancer. Let’s start by defining …
Hormones In Cancer Treatment
Dr. Nathan Goodyear addresses the topic of hormones in cancer treatment as part of a weekly in-house Insights from An Oasis of Healing. In these sessions, Dr. Goodyear leads the discussion on pertinent cancer-related topics and how it relates to An Oasis of Healing’s comprehensive cancer care program and their patients’ healing journeys. Today we talk about hormones in cancer treatment …
Benefits Of Going To Bed Early And Waking Up Early
There are many benefits of going to bed early and waking up early and they all contribute to good health! An important key to changing your health towards a more positive direction is, in fact, going to bed earlier each night. There is both restorative sleep and REM sleep. Restorative sleep happens between midnight and 2:00 am. Restorative sleep will …
How Optimal Functioning Of The Organism Provides True Health
How would you define the optimal functioning of the organism? In a new video, integrative oncology expert and An Oasis of Healing founder Dr. Thomas Lodi offers an answer to this timeless question of how optimal functioning of the organism will provide true health. “Optimal functioning of the organism equals health; it is health’s only true definition. There is not …
What Is Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome?
What is systemic inflammatory response syndrome or SIRS and how do you treat it? In a new video, An Oasis of Healing founder and integrative oncology expert Dr. Thomas Lodi provides a brief overview of systemic inflammatory response syndrome what causes it and how it can be managed. As the name implies, SIRS is a condition wherein there is “inflammation …
Progesterone Metabolites and Cancer
What are progesterone metabolites and how are they related to cancer? In a new video, An Oasis of Healing senior medical staff member Dr. Nathan Goodyear addresses the topic of progesterone metabolites and cancer, as part of a weekly in-house staff education program. In these sessions, Dr. Goodyear leads the discussion on pertinent cancer-related topics and how it relates to …
Estrogen And Cancer Explaining The Relationship
What is the link between estrogen and cancer? In a new video, An Oasis of Healing senior medical staff Dr. Nathan Goodyear talks about estrogen and cancer, estrogen receptors, hormones, and a plethora of other topics related to treatment for cancer. The video is part of the center’s weekly in-house staff education program wherein Dr. Goodyear leads the discussion on …
Eat Less Sleep Less
Eat less sleep less; a simple concept to follow. If you were to eat less, then you would require less sleep. Doing a fast or a whole-body cleanse gives people a boost of energy where they find sleeping less happens naturally. Eating in volume and eating often will wear your body down. The body has to process what it consumes …
Water Fasting And Cancer
Water fasting and cancer a relationship that needs to be understood in terms of its ability to restore health! Can water fasting help with cancer treatment? Yes! In a new video, An Oasis of Healing founder and integrative oncology expert Dr. Thomas Lodi explains why water fasting should be considered as a form of cancer treatment. “Cancer lives on glucose …
Why Is It Important to Detoxify Your Body?
Why is it important to detoxify your body on a consistent basis? Detoxification is a word that you often hear from wellness or nutrition experts, but do you know why it is so important for the body? In a new below video, integrative oncology and metabolic medicine expert Dr. Thomas Lodi explains why. But first: What is detoxification? Detoxification is …
What is Estrogen Metabolism?
Insights From An Oasis of Healing When answering the question of what is estrogen metabolism it’s important to focus on what the body does with the hormone. Estrogen and metabolism; these are not two words that we often hear together but in this new video, An Oasis of Healing’s Dr. Nathan Goodyear explains what it means, especially for cancer patients. …