This episode talks with Dr. Kavita Mishra, an integrative oncologist, who explains how you can integrate many other aspects of health and wellbeing to supplement medical care to improve quality of life and cancer risk

Integrative oncology topics include nutrition, physical activity, mind-body practices, yoga, sleep hygiene, acupuncture, bodywork therapy, guided imagery, meditation and more!

Specifically we discuss:

What is integrative Oncology?

How to find an integrative oncology center?

• Osher Center for Integrative Oncology
• Society for Integrative Oncology

Main topics covered with resources:

Nutrition:

• American Institute for Cancer Research
• https://www.aicr.org/cancer-prevention/healthy-eating/
• World Cancer Research Fund International
• https://www.wcrf.org/diet-activity-and-cancer/
• American Cancer Society
• https://www.cancer.org/healthy/eat-healthy-get-active/acs-guidelines-nutrition-physical-activity-cancer-prevention/guidelines.html
• UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health
• https://osher.ucsf.edu/patient-care/integrative-medicine-resources/cancer-and-nutrition

Exercise

• Moving Thru Cancer – Exercise is Medicine
• https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/eim-in-action/moving-through-cancer/
• The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) offer specialty training. Can search for an ACSM- or APTA-certified provider near you.
• https://www.acsm.org/get-stay-certified/find-a-pro
• https://aptaapps.apta.org/APTAPTDirectory/FindAPTDirectory.aspx
• American Cancer Society
• https://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorship-during-and-after-treatment/staying-active/physical-activity-and-the-cancer-patient.html

Mind-Body Medicine

• Walking meditation Greater Good in Action: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/walking_meditation
• Anticancer Lifestyle Program: https://anticancerlifestyle.org/resources-topic/mindset/
• UCSF MBSR course: https://osher.ucsf.edu/public-classes/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-mbsr
• MBCR: https://www.mindfulcancerrecovery.com

Herbs/Supplements:

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance
• NCI Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine: https://cam.cancer.gov/health_information/for_patients.htm; https://cam.cancer.gov/health_information/cam_therapies_a-z.htm
• NIH, Office of Dietary Supplements: https://ods.od.nih.gov; https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/list-all/