Avinoam Lerner | Addressing the Subconscious Mind for Better Health Outcomes

Dr. Marlene Siegel has been in private practice for 40 years with the last 25 years being a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine.  She is a respected author, international lecturer, researcher for integrative veterinary technologies and a clinical practitioner. She has a special expertise in Ozone Therapy, Photodynamic Therapy and Detoxification.  Her veterinary hospital has the widest array of alternative therapies in the world. Dr. Siegel’s focus is on BioRegulatory Medicine- identifying the root cause of disease and establishing safe and effective solutions. Because she is a problem solver, she has developed her own raw food and essential supplements company and is preparing to launch S’Paws Family Wellness Centers which are detox centers for pets and their human parents. During our conversation, Dr. Siegel shares what made her step away from conventional veterinary medicine to focus on holistic pet health, a 6-step map for good pet health, the appropriate diet for your dogs and cats, why kibbles are not good to feed your pets, what she recommends to protect you and your pets from EMF’s (Electromagnetic Frequency Pollution), and what she recommends pet owners do to prevent their pets from a cancer diagnosis.  For more information, go to drmarlenesiegel.com The Cancer Liberation Project is sponsored by thekarlfeldtcenter.com

Keith I. Block, MD, long regarded as the “father” of integrative oncology, combines cutting-edge conventional treatments with personalized and scientifically-based innovative, complementary and nutraceutical therapies. In 1980, he co-founded the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Skokie, Illinois, the first such facility in North America. Their model of care continues to set the standard for the practice of a comprehensive, individualized approach to cancer treatment in the U.S. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Block is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Integrative Cancer Therapies. He is also the Scientific Director of the Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Education, where he has collaborated with colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and Bar Ilan University in Israel. In 2005, he was appointed to the National Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query (PDQ) Cancer CAM Editorial Board, on which he continues to serve today. Dr. Block has more than 150 publications in scientific journals and books relevant to nutritional and integrative oncology. He is also the author of Life Over Cancer, published in April, 2009.

After meeting Alexis, a 23-year old single mother who was dying of Stage 4 breast cancer and looking for someone to care for her baby girl, Heather’s life changed forever. Heather and her husband Steve cared for Alexis through her final months and added baby Lexi to their family, giving them four kids under 8.A year and a half later, the unthinkable happened. At just 31, Heather found a lump and was diagnosed with the same aggressive breast cancer that took Lexi’s first mom.Heather is now doing well and has used her experiences for so much good. In fact, she founded Pink Ribbon Good, a non-profit that helps support women with breast & gynecological cancer.During our conversation, Heather shares the life-changing encounter that led her to start Pink Ribbon Good, the incredible impact the organization has had on those touched with cancer, the lessons she learned from her own experience with cancer, and more!For more information, go to pinkribbongood.orgThe Cancer Liberation Project is sponsored by thekarlfeldtcenter.com

Harriet is a clinical social worker specializing in grief and loss. She helps people cope through their challenges towards eventual growth and wholeness. She facilitates groups and is a speaker. She has written one book, Living Well Despite Adversity, and is now writing her next book on the miracles of her cancer treatment journey. Harriet is a cancer thriver and is a supportive guide for others on their journey.   During our conversation, Harriet shares her family experience that led her to counsel others on grief and loss, the symptoms that eventually led to her diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the tools she uses with her clients that helped her cope with treatment, the life lessons she learned from her challenges, and what she does currently to avoid cancer recurrence. For more information, go to rebuildlifenow.com The Cancer Liberation Project is sponsored by thekarlfeldtcenter.com

Dr. Elena is an award winning naturopathic medical doctor, specializing in endocrinology, and with over 20 years of nutrition and exercise science. Her focus is on helping women from all stages of life and especially women in perimenopause, get out of the conventional way of thinking about hormones and provide much needed relief and answers to the most common hormone related symptoms. Like many women, she struggled with PCOS, Hashimoto’s, poor gut health and infertility, and she shares the hidden truths in medicine about hormones and women’s health.During our conversation, Dr. Elena shares why balanced hormones are critical for good health, the most effective ways to test hormone levels, how you can be estrogen dominant if you’re perimenopausal or postmenopausal, why birth control is not a good idea for those with hormonal imbalances, ways to balance your hormones naturally, supplement brands she trusts, whether or not hormone replacement is safe for those with estrogen positive cancers, the safest way to take bio-identical hormones, and more!For more information, go to drelenazinkov.comThe Cancer Liberation Project is sponsored by thekarlfeldtcenter.com

Erica is a writer and longtime cancer advocate who speaks the “vocabulary of cancer” from multiple perspectives. Erica is a breast cancer survivor who lost her mom to the same disease. Her passion for cancer advocacy began nearly three decades ago while volunteering at Camp Fantastic, a summer camp for children with cancer. She is currently the leader of the Pinky Swear Foundation, a non-profit that provides financial support to kids with cancer and their families.  In her debut memoir, The Mastectomy I Always Wanted, Erica combines authenticity and vulnerability with practical advice for the mastectomy journey.  During our conversation, Erica shares what inspired her as a young adult to work with children with cancer, how she ultimately discovered breast cancer after insisting on getting screening in her 30’s, her choice to get a double mastectomy, the uplifting story behind the founding of the Pinky Swear Foundation, and some of the lifestyle changes she made post-surgery to promote well-being. For more information, go to pinkyswear.org The Cancer Liberation Project is sponsored by thekarlfeldtcenter.com