Why We Need a Holistic Approach to Cancer Support
Cancer is no longer a rare diagnosis. In fact, projections show that nearly 1 in 2 people will face cancer in their lifetime. This staggering statistic raises the question—why is cancer becoming so prevalent?
Many experts point to a combination of factors:
Toxicity overload from chemicals in our food, water, and air.
Nutritional deficiencies due to depleted soil and processed diets.
Chronic stress & poor sleep that weaken immune function.
Hormonal imbalances & inflammation driven by lifestyle and environmental factors.
While conventional medicine focuses on treating the disease itself, it often overlooks supporting the body as a whole—before, during, and after treatment. That’s where integrative health comes in, providing a path to reduce side effects, optimize healing, and restore vitality.
My Personal Connection to Cancer Support
Before I was even born, my mom, at just 30 years old, was diagnosed with chronic leukemia—a challenge she faced with immense courage. She narrowly survived my birth and later underwent bone marrow transplants, thanks to her identical twin sister being a perfect donor.
But in 1979, when I was just six years old, I sat at her bedside in a top Boston hospital, holding her hand as she passed away. Even though I was young, I remember the pain, exhaustion, and uncertainty her treatments brought—not only to her, but to my dad and three older siblings.
Her journey is one of the reasons I am so passionate about helping people support their bodies through cancer—not to replace medical treatment, but to enhance quality of life, reduce suffering, and empower healing.
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The Benefits of Integrative Health for Cancer Support
Conventional treatment is critical, but there are proven ways to support the body holistically during and after cancer treatment. Here’s how integrative health can help:
✅ 1. Reducing Treatment Side Effects
Chemotherapy, radiation, and medications can cause nausea, fatigue, neuropathy, and immune suppression. Supporting the body can help minimize these effects.
Actionable Steps:
Incorporating intermittent fasting to protect healthy cells while treatments target cancer cells.
Drinking ginger tea or use acupressure wristbands to reduce nausea naturally.
Incorporating Activated B vitamins and full spectrum magnesium to support nerve health and reduce neuropathy.
Using infrared sauna with redlight therapy (as tolerated) to promote circulation and detoxification.
✅ 2. Optimizing Nutrition for Healing
Proper nutrition is essential for cell repair, detoxification, and immune resilience. The right foods can reduce inflammation and provide the body with key nutrients.
Actionable Steps:
Focusing on anti-inflammatory foods like wild-caught salmon, leafy greens, and turmeric.
Avoiding processed sugars and refined grains, which promote inflammation.
Drinking a daily green smoothie with organic vegetables, berries, and plant-based protein.
✅ 3. Addressing the Mind-Body Connection
Cancer is not just a physical challenge—it’s an emotional and mental one as well. Stress, trauma, and emotional resilience play a huge role in healing.
Actionable Steps:
Practicing guided meditation or breathwork for at least 5 minutes a day.
Trying hypnosis or neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to shift the mindset toward healing.
Keeping a gratitude journal to maintain emotional strength.
✅ 4. Detoxification Support
After intensive treatments, the body needs help eliminating toxins safely. Functional medicine focuses on liver function, lymphatic drainage, and cellular repair.
Actionable Steps:
Drinking lemon water in the morning to gently support liver detoxification.
Incorporating dry brushing and lymphatic massage to promote toxin elimination.
Taking a high-quality binder supplement (like activated charcoal or chlorella) to support detox pathways. Also consider a quarterly functional medicine detox protocol.
✅ 5. Restoring Energy & Vitality
Cancer and its treatments can deplete the body's reserves, leaving many people with chronic fatigue and hormone imbalances. Functional lab testing can identify deficiencies in vitamins, minerals, and hormones to restore optimal function.
Actionable Steps:
Getting the Top 5 at-home functional health tests, or an HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) test to assess key mineral imbalances.
Taking an adrenal-sootheing supplement like ashwagandha or Rhodiola.
Prioritizing quality sleep by going to bed by 10 PM and using a red-light filter on screens.
Discover Our Cancer Support Resource Page
To help those navigating this journey, we've created a Cancer Support research page filled with holistic strategies, science-backed recommendations, and clinically proven resources to support healing.
📌 Visit the page here: https://www.loveenergywellness.com/cancer-support
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With Gratitude,
Jeffrey
Jeffrey Mort is a certified Integrative Health Practitioner (IHP) Level 1 & 2, a certified High Performance Health Coach, a National Guild certified Consulting Hypnotist, and the host of the "Breaking Boundaries for Entrepreneurs" podcast. Neither the podcast or this blog claim to provide any medical advice, medical diagnosis, medical treatment plans or medical cures.
Jeffrey specializes in helping female entrepreneurs reclaim their energy in the healthiest way possible so they can better serve their clients, their families, and themselves. You can learn more about him, Integrative Health and schedule your complimentary consultation at loveenergywellness.com.
