9.15.15 In it's infancy

     An Integrative Treatment of Cancer is not well understood at all. And it's a great thing to have some idea about. Trust me. Integrative medical tx of cancer or any other condition is a lot like having numerous tradespeople restoring your home. An electrician cannot replicate the work of a plumber nor a carpenter . 

Most people have NO idea what it means , Integrative Medicine, and think there is only Either/Or. That could not be farther from the truth, not further from your advantage.

     If one chooses to have Western Medical treatments to cancer, an Integrative approach means you, or you and an Oncology Naturopath, carefully determine what herbs , supplements, homeopathics, external applications , hands on work , and energetic work ( Reiki. etc.) to be done and when, in what synergy, and how.what we can somewhat afford . What will be most integral for the person , and gave the most effectiveness .

     Because these things are in their relative infancy , it's pretty complex. You NEED someone to consult , who specializes in the 'Naturopathic' tools, because they vary according to many factors: 

-What type of cancer 

-How progressed

How fit. , strong and clean ( vs full of blocked eliminative waste)

-What is somewhat realistic and manageable , financially, orally, and emotionally / cognitively 

-How much integrity the GI tract has , for digesting vs being irritated and stressed by little liquids and pills.

     After an initial intake , consults often happen by phone or Skype , last about a half hour, and cost around $250, and happen every few months or as needed. Judicious use of email gives you more access for adjustments as things come up.

Thing is, if you can manage to supervise a loved one's situation or your own, without becoming overwhelmed or exhausted (sustainability being primary) there is SO much more that is possible .

     In terms of increasing the 'tolerance' for conventional treatments. For increasing the strength and vitality of the person with cancer and their immunity.

Thing Two is, it's tough to be the supporter, who surveils the state of health , has a birds eye view of the perils involved with this or that , keeps track of supply and ordering , and gently reminds / offers to help the person do thus or that.

Kind of like supporting a growing kid with special needs , one wants to support but not NEED the person to do things . Can't contaminate the relationship , if the supporting is going to work .

     It's a very unfortunate thing to run out of supplements . I watched very unfortunate things happening to clients , and learnedly valuable lesson. 

(It IS possible to replicate formulas inadequately , so you have lesser effective replacements for when you run out). 

     The birds eye view is tough . I remember attending births to photograph and advocate . Many home births. , some hospital . There are these slippery slopes with our bodies , where, once you can't pull off one thing, and add a med, statistically there is a great chance the next and then next med will become more and more necessary. Slippery slope.

    A person with cancer can't necessarily manage their life , their efforts , their exercise and good meals and meeting up with the. 'Station' of supplements three times a day, pills and liquids and powders and refrigerated stuff, and pull off other responsibilities , AND check out the consequences of pulling off the latest problem in neutrophil production or naturopathically reducing HTN , and handle the cost/benefit of adding an additional med ( all meds are a great problem for already greatly stressed liver) without crumbling .

     It is in its infancy . Integrative a Medicine for Cancer. It will become clearer .

Naturopathic treatment of cancer will become so vital to success and health it will be institutionalized , with the ensuing advantages and disadvantages .

Private pay for all the all the supplements will be necessary . Creative people will come up with mediating solutions for access.

I     n the meantime , exactly like the great and the difficult involved with treating any other condition naturopathically , it us much more work for great great benefit.