Cancer
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Cancer
Cancer risk isn’t shaped by genetics alone. Many of the factors linked to it, including chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, gut and immune health, and environmental exposures, are influenced by how we live every day. A functional medicine approach to cancer looks at these factors together as the body’s internal terrain and works to support it,…
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The Mammogram, the Uneasy Feeling, and What We Can Do About Breast Cancer Risk
If you are like me, you have felt the all-too-familiar yearly mammogram uncomfortability—and when I say uncomfortability, I mean in all ways: emotional, physical, and yes, even existential. Maybe your internal voice sounds a little like mine: Will this be the year the mammogram reveals something I never wanted to see? A shadow? Too much…
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My Top 5 Supplements for Breast Health
Honestly, supplements are not the first place I focus when I am working with a woman who wants to decrease her risk of getting breast cancer. I work with women to improve their lifestyle (which you can read about here) and lower their exposure to toxins, estrogens, and body fat. But, there are a few…
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Breast Wellness by Dr. Elizabeth W. Boham
It’s October, and all of this pink reminds us of breast health. As a Functional Medicine physician and a breast cancer survivor, I want to do more for breast cancer prevention than just focus on early detection. We also need to look deeper and work toward prevention. Early detection includes: Getting to know your body…