Lessons from 5 Years of Drought

Health Wellness Drought Desert

I live in California. Everywhere the weather patterns are changing. We are going into our 5th year of severe drought. Now I turn off the water in the shower as I wash my hair or…

9 Keys to Staying Alive & Well

Radical Remission Stay Alive Well

This book will change your life. Radical Remission is a book by Kelly Turner, Ph.D. She is a scientist and a researcher and a generally outrageous, beautiful and brilliant woman. I had the good fortune of…

August is “Happiness Month”

August Happiness Month

This seems a bit odd to me as happiness should really be a year round theme! When the word “happiness” crops up, I am reminded of a conversation I had with a beautifully reflective and deep…

How to STOP Stress and find CALM

meditation stress

Cancer is stressful. In fact, some experts say that cancer is traumatic and that anyone who has lived through or lives with cancer suffers from traumatic stress. I have been a meditator for over 40…

June is Cancer Survivors Month

cancer inspiration

I don’t really like the word “survivor”…it sounds like the walking wounded. Some people like the word “thriver” instead of “survivor”. I prefer to talk about “living well beyond cancer”. Today in the US there are…

The Benefits of Vulnerability

I have been pondering some big words, like vulnerability and helplessness lately.   For me, being a very independent person and mostly a loner, asking for help and vulnerability are all uncomfortably woven together. I…

Can I take nutritional supplements during cancer treatment?

Some nutrients and supplements offer support and may even reduce some toxic effects, while others may interfere with your treatments. Knowledge and guidance are required. Of course you should fully inform and discuss with your doctor and have an expert in nutritional and herbal medicine who also understands drug-nutrient and drug-herb interactions, along with interactions with radiation therapy, hormonal therapies and surgeries on your team to educate you and your physician.

Free Exercise Program for Women with Cancer

Free Exercise Program for Women with Cancer Just a few blocks from my Integrative Cancer Care and Wellness Medicine clinic in Santa Monica, California, the local chapter of the YMCA hosts Encore: A Free Program for…