Life Over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553801147 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Haley Veterans Hosp., Tampa Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From School Library Journal Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy may treat cancer but can also necessitate huge changes in lifestyle and body image and predispose the patient to other diseases, recurrence, and death. Schneider, James A. He details an anticancer diet, with specific recommendations for foods and supplements, as well as exercise plans and spiritual maintenance. Block (medical director, Block Ctr. . This dense book may overwhelm some readers, but considering the prevalence of cancer, it's sure to be a popular title.—Janet M. Methods of boosting one's immune res
Choose life Read this book. Do what it says. A friend went through melanoma, his doctors said exactly what this author predicted, "Don't eat sugar, it feeds the cancer." As soon as they finished treatment and put him on the insanely expensive "miracle maintenance drug", they said, "You need to gain weight, eat as much ice cream as. K. Hayes said Good advice for cancer patients. This book approaches cancer from both the medical intervention side (chemo & radiation), but integrates practical advice about what you can do with diet, exercise, and supplements. He takes a whole body comprehensive approach. It helps the patient feel they have some control over their body and can help combat the canc. Dr. Glenn B. Gero said A reliable resource for cancer patients and their clinicians.. Many cancer patients have sought my advice and counsel for integrative and complementary care. While I don't purport to "cure" cancer, my recommendations have significantly increased their vitality, reduced drug side effects and enhanced their quality of life. I've performed hundreds of hours of post-graduate medical t
He is also editor in chief of the peer-reviewed professional journal Integrative Cancer Therapies and a member of the National Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Editorial Board. Block, M.D. . is Director of Integrative Medical Education at the University
. Encouraging, compassionate, and authoritative, Life over Cancer is the guide patients everywhere have been waiting for. As medical director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Evanston, Illinois, he has treated thousands of patients who have lived long, full lives beyond their original prognoses. Now he has distilled almost thirty years of experience into the first book that gives patients a systematic, research-based plan for developing the physical and emotional vitality they need to meet the demands of treatment and recovery. Based on a profound understanding of how body and mind can work together to defeat disease, this groundbreaking book offers:• Innovative approaches to conventional treatments, such as “chronotherapy”–chemotherapy timed to patients’ unique circadian rhythms for enhanced effectiveness and reduced toxicity• Dietary choices that make the biochemical environment hostile to cancer growth and recurrence, and strengthen the immune system’s ability to attack remaining cancer cells• Precise supplement protocols to tame treatment side effects, relieve disease-related symptoms, and modify processes like inflammation and glycemia that can fuel cancer if left untreated• A new paradigm for exercise and stress reduction that restores your strength, reduces anxiety and depression, and supports the body’s own ability to h