Podcast Episodes

Sleep disturbances may affect 40% of cancer survivors up to five years post treatment. In the second part of the sleep pods, Tina and Leah review integrative approaches to sleep management, including herbs and supplements that address anxiety and pain.

A good night's sleep supports our immune system, our mood, and so much more. It helps our body and mind heal. Anxiety, depression, and pain are only a few common causes of sleep disruption. In the first of this two-part episode, Tina and Leah talk about sleep disturbances, sleep hygiene, and some basic approaches to managing insomnia.

Mouth sores and taste changes can greatly affect quality of life when going through treatment for cancer. Tina and Leah discuss causes and both pharmaceutical and integrative approaches to managing these side effects.

Tina and Leah kick off this first pod in our side effects series with our nausea and vomiting episode. They cover a number of causes for nausea and vomiting, how different medicines work, and of course, their favorite integrative medicine approaches.

Soy was a conundrum in the nutrition and the integrative medicine realm for many years—is it helping or harming cancer patients? T

Tina and Leah talk about coffee, the good, the bad, the better, as well as that crazy hot dog article that was circulating a few weeks ago. What do hot dogs have to do with coffee? Tune in and find out!

One day we read alcohol is going to save us from heart disease, the next day we're reading for every drink over the recommended limit, *someone* is going to take anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes off of our lives (yes, this was an actual study a few years ago in The Lancet). So, who do we believe?

In this third part of our Hot Flashes series, we cover common and not-so-common nutritional supplements that we've used with our patients and some we have only heard about.

This is a hot topic, don't you think? In this episode, we start to talk about ways to address hot flashes, including the pros and cons of some of the most popular drugs and phytoestrogens, and how they may or may not interact with commonly prescribed medications like tamoxifen.

Hot flashes are a common side effect of cancer treatments, especially hormonal cancers like breast and prostate. In this episode, Tina and Leah discuss some common, and not so common, triggers of hot flashes and their take on what you can be done about it.