Mental Health Check How often do you check in on your mental health? It is an important and often overlooked component of overall health. At @integratedhealthclinic, our approach to mental health involves harnessing the body’s natural systems to promote calm and joy. We endeavour to find the root cause of mental health conditions, whether its…
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The Gut Microbiome They tell you to “trust your gut” but do you actually take care of your gut so it can function properly? Your gut microbiome is made up of trillions of bacteria, fungi and other microbes. The gut microbiome plays a very important role in your health by helping control digestion and benefiting…
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Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) Several common chemotherapeutic drugs can accumulate to levels that are neurotoxic and result in the development of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). The most common and concerning classes include platinum agents, vinca alkaloids, and taxanes. Thalidomide and bortezomib are medications used for the treatment of multiple myeloma that may also cause…
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Hyperthermia (mEHT) and Intravenous Vitamin C A recent Phase 2 trial was published on the outcomes of patients with advanced lung cancer who received treatment with modulated Electro-Hyperthermia (mEHT) and Intravenous Vitamin C (IVC). These were patients that had all been heavily pre-treated for their refractory advanced (stage IIIb or IV) non-small cell lung carcinoma….
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Integrative Hyperthermia Hyperthermia: The immune system’s ally in the battle against cancer. “Our immune system knows how to fight such diseases as cancer. Inside our lymph nodes, T-cells are activated against cancer cells. This happens with the help of surface receptors. But to prevent overreactions of T-cells, these immune cells also express programmed cell death protein…
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Clinic Conversations: Canada’s Integrated Health Clinic with Gurdev Parmar, ND The Moss Report Podcast is now available. It was my distinct honour to have been a recent guest on The Moss Report Podcast, where Dr. Ralph Moss and I discuss Integrated Health Clinic, our cancer care centre, hyperthermia in North America, the Textbook of Naturopathic Oncology, our…
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Textbook of Naturopathic Oncology: A Desktop Guide of Integrative Cancer Care is now available at a new reduced price. With the constant stream of new information, and well in advance of the Textbook’s second edition, we make the first edition available at these new reduced prices: Hardcover – $134.95 eBook – $91.95 Combo-Hardcover & eBook…
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PAIN SYMPTOMS Brief Overview Cancer-related pain can be either acute or chronic. Acute pain may be directly related to cancer (i.e., pathological fracture, obstruction), a side effect of the treatment (i.e., mucositis, neuropathy) or co-medications (i.e., pegfilgrastim). Chronic pain is usually due to the tumor itself (3/4 of cancer pain patients), but can also be…
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PODCAST – Integrative Oncology with Dr. Gurdev Parmar Details Cancer was the second leading cause of death in 2020 and outside of chemotherapy and radiation there still are few options conventionally. In this episode we talk about how prognosis and quality of life are improved when combining Naturopathic and conventional medicine. IN THIS EPISODE: I…
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COLORECTAL CANCER Brief Overview A person with an average risk of colorectal cancer has about a 5% chance of developing colorectal cancer overall. Generally, most colorectal cancers (about 95%) are considered sporadic. Inherited colorectal cancers are less common (about 5%). Often, the cause of colorectal cancer is not known. However, the following factors may raise…
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