Today on Integrative Cancer Solutions we have an incredible story for you. An individual that went all in after turning what everyone thought was impossible to being and believing that everything was meant to be I-AM-POSSIBLE! Logan is a Brain Cancer survivor that was diagnosed with a stage 4 Glioblastoma Brain Tumor March 26th, 2016. He has been through brain surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Through this process he has grown in numerous ways mentally, physically, and emotionally. The docto...
Oct 26, 2022•35 min•Ep. 109
In the previous episode we focused on Kissed By Cancer with Lauren Nelson and Joni Carlson. Today we go into the details of an incredible cancer surviving story with Joni Carlson. Lauren Nelson and Joni Carlson are a mother and daughter team living the Kissed by Cancer mission. After Joni (mother), was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, we were shocked and scared. We so badly wanted to do treatment and go back to living life as it was before, but we realized that was not what this experience...
Oct 19, 2022•39 min•Ep. 108
Today on Integrative Cancer Solutions we are doing things a little different. Instead of going into details of an incredible cancer surviving story, which on of our guests have, we get discuss a great resource and power duo that are trying to turn the normal negative cancer conversations into something positive. Lauren Nelson and Joni Carlson are a mother and daughter team living the Kissed by Cancer mission. After Joni (mother), was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, we were shocked and sca...
Oct 05, 2022•35 min•Ep. 107
Today's guest on Integrative Cancer Solution we are joined by Jenny Cohen. Jenny brings a wealth of knowledge through her road to recovery. Jenny shares her healing journey both lifelong and her breast cancer treatment experience. To dance is to heal oneself and also find oneself. This has certainly been the case for Jenny. Be sure to visit her website www.jennyccohen.com Jenny also had a chance to discuss what she needed and hopes others do if they are close to someone else that has cancer. Ans...
Sep 28, 2022•58 min•Ep. 106
The incredible guest today on Integrative Cancer Solutions is Willow Star. After you start listening to this interview you will hear the incredible energy and livelihood that Willow shares with us. Willow had Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that was diagnosed 2 days after leaving her 25 year marriage. The the discovery process of learning about her cancer she was given 2 1/2 years to live. She then began to change her life and through that process she worked to become the person that she always...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 105
This week welcome to the show Patricia Daly. She is a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist (BA Hons, dipNT, mBANT, mNTOI) based in Dublin, Ireland. Following her cancer diagnosis, she left her corporate career and started studying nutrition, specialising in the area of Integrative Cancer Care. As a Swiss native, she regularly attends training courses in Switzerland/ Germany, including at the renowned Tumor Biology Center in Freiburg, Germany. Patricia is the Co-Author of The Ketogenic Kitchen a...
Sep 14, 2022•51 min•Ep. 104
"When the mind is open, a sweet state of inner peace is available to us in any moment. Yet sometimes our cray cray thoughts can get in the way of noticing this reality. Unravel what blocks you from rocking your natural of state of joy…let’s truly live the f*ck out of life! As a Mindset Coach, Author, & Cancer Thriver, my mission is to find freedom with everything life brings…especially those curveballs. I love exploring the relationship between the mind & body ~ how our mental BS (belief...
Sep 07, 2022•57 min•Ep. 103
Today's guest is Dr. Paul Billings. Dr. Billings has held academic positions at Harvard University, U.C. San Francisco, Stanford University, and U.C. Berkeley; and served as a board-certified internist and medical geneticist at leading medical centers. His published doctoral studies at Harvard were supervised. Dr. Paul is also the CEO of Biological Dynamics, a molecular diagnostics company committed to saving millions of lives by rapidly and affordably detecting infectious diseases and cancers a...
Aug 31, 2022•51 min•Ep. 102
Every year, 18 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. On this podcast we share their stories and today’s guest is no different. Bill Potts joins us today and he has the story a surviving 5 times. Yes, you read that correctly. 5 times Bill was diagnosed with cancer and 5 times he has beat it. He also wrote a book to share his stories to truly help those that have been diagnosed and those that are around people that have been diagnosed with some form of cancer. Bill was engaging throu...
Aug 24, 2022•41 min•Ep. 101
Today's guest is breast cancer survivor, Anne Crook. Anne is not your normal patient. Her family does have a medical background which has helped her through this process. Every step of the way Anne was doing her own investigation to truly understand what was happening. Anne has always had a growth mindset but how does one stay that way and stay positive with they have a cancer diagnosis? Listen in to hear how Anne did this and how she is a health coach for many and how she guides them through th...
Aug 18, 2022•35 min•Ep. 100
Ray Suarez is a cancer survivor, writer, broadcaster, author, and podcaster who has worked for PBS, NPR, NBC, CNN, ABC, Al Jazeera, and many others over the course of a long career. Every year, 100,000 new cases of colon cancer are diagnosed, sending people’s lives into a whirlwind as they begin treatment and come to terms with their illness. Ray Suarez’s cancer diagnosis propelled him through a cycle of emotions. Anger, sadness, tranquility and dissociation made Suarez wonder if the mind and bo...
Aug 10, 2022•57 min•Ep. 99
At the age of 25, Sharyn Wynters received the most devastating news that anyone can receive. She had a disease. A serious, degenerative disease to which—according to the doctors—there was no cure. It was, in fact, cancer. At the time, knowledge of the "C" word was very much in early stages. Sharyn herself had never even heard of anyone having cancer before. Per the doctors, all she could look forward to was an unpleasant foray into the world of chemotherapy, which would only prolong the inevitab...
Aug 03, 2022•49 min•Ep. 98
On this episode of Integrative Cancer Solutions Dr. Michael Karlfeldt interviews Judith Johnson author of Making Peace with Death and Dying. Judith makes a heartfelt appeal for us to free ourselves from the death taboo that continues to haunt our culture and how to confront our mortality with open-hearted curiosity and mindful awareness. She also provides many helpful practices to assist us in developing a healthy relationship with death and dying―our own and others. Judith’s work draws upon her...
Jul 27, 2022•46 min•Ep. 97
We have forever been captivated by the force of the will to live. The will to live is a power inside us all to battle for survival when our lives are compromised by a sickness like cancer. However, this power is stronger in certain individuals than in others. Tara Coyote joined Integrative Cancer Solutions this week and shared some of the chunks of her emotional yet influential journey of cancer which she jotted down in her book. She went through a difficult time when her best friend was on her ...
Jul 20, 2022•32 min•Ep. 96
Dominic D’Agostino, Ph.D., has maintained involvement in a vast array of professional, academic and personal endeavors. As an Associate Professor with tenure at the University of South Florida, Dom teaches students of the Morsani College of Medicine and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, with a focus on such topics as neuropharmacology, medical biochemistry, physiology, neuroscience, and neuropharmacology. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machi...
Jul 13, 2022•41 min•Ep. 95
Fifth Generation Texan, successful entrepreneur, avid runner and all around health enthusiast James Templeton joins the show today. James tells his story about why he was determined to stay healthy and make things different than his father and grandfather before him. Running became a hobby, time in the gym became the norm but then the person he was modeling his health from had a heart attack and James had to think about his health a little differently. A trip to the doctor and several tests late...
Jul 06, 2022•45 min•Ep. 94
A lot of cancer patients have already lost before treatments even begin. No matter the treatment, no matter how fast medical response comes, if the patient has already given up on life, cancer has already won. Ivelisse Page had an interesting journey that led her to this realization. Ivelisse was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at the age of 37. Belonging to a family with a history of this disease, she diligently takes regular colonoscopies, she eats organic and gets loads of exercise. She’s...
Jun 29, 2022•38 min•Ep. 93
“You must be insane!!!”, is the initial reaction of any sane mind when they’re told to accept cancer. Because how else can you view cancer other than a death sentence? It doesn’t help when a cancer patient comes from a childhood of abuse, much like Carl Mason. To people like Carl, being dealt the Cancer Card, after a series of trials in life, is nothing short of cruel. Carl was diagnosed with Stage 4 Large Cell Lymphoma, an aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Following the diagnosis, he w...
Jun 22, 2022•48 min•Ep. 92
Gifts don’t always come when we need them. Sometimes, they’re already there… We just don’t know it yet! Bridget Picard has always valued vitamins, supplements, essential oils, healthy foods, among other natural resources – readily available on the market – but she saw them in a different (even more positive) light after Christmas day. Prior the holidays, Bridget was already suffering from what she thought were symptoms of an auto-immune disease, one of which was a break out of rashes, starting f...
Jun 15, 2022•33 min•Ep. 91
Our NEEDS are NOT always congruent with our WANTS. Here in the Karlfeldt Center, we highly encourage our patients’ active participation in their respective treatment plans. However, problems arise when patients start suffering from “Tunnel Vision” … Opting only for one part of a combination therapy because that’s the “least expensive” or “least painful”, among other personal considerations. You have to understand that there are many variables you need to consider in coming up with the BEST Possi...
Jun 08, 2022•53 min•Ep. 90
Deep down, YOU know your body BEST! And we can’t stress enough how much YOU need to be INVOLVED in your Cancer Care. The race car driver tells the pit crew what s/he needs to win the race. All the crew does is outfit the car with the correct specs. Just the same... A hairdresser can suggest the “best look” for you, but ultimately, you get to decide what style you’re most comfortable with – because it’s you who knows what kind of attention and feelings you want to get. Why should healing your bod...
Jun 01, 2022•28 min•Ep. 89
Who would have thought that there’d be something scarier than cancer? Doctors and other medical professionals still have ways to go before finally understanding the totality of cancer. But at the very least, they’ve got some idea(s) about cancer…which is very much UNLIKE Covid – totally new problem to the world! For something so new and unknown to vastly “terrorize” the world, cancer just seems so bearable. What’s eye opening about this phenomenon is this…. When you start focusing on what really...
May 25, 2022•56 min•Ep. 88
It’s one thing to be attacked by foreign bodies, it’s worse to be attacked by those which ought to protect you. Imagine, the white blood cells that are supposed to be protecting you are suddenly acting against you as they grow abnormally and cause tumors throughout your body. It doesn’t feel all that different when the doctor comes in ready to blast you with radiation and all sorts of treatments that feel more like punishment than actual healing. Brandon LaGreca is no stranger to this as he was ...
May 18, 2022•31 min•Ep. 87
It’s physicians that are often the worst patients. Not for a lack of education, but rather the more educated they are, the more they’re likely to put aside symptoms by means of rationalization. With so many non-physicians also educating themselves about the health sciences, they too become more likely to fall into the same trap. “Ah, there’s nothing to worry about since I work out”, said Dr. Sergey Sorin before being diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. He attributed becoming pale due to working...
May 11, 2022•43 min•Ep. 86
Cancer is NOT a Death Sentence! Is this an unpopular opinion? Yes But is there truth to this? Absolutely! Take it from Chris Joseph who was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer. Prognosis for this type of cancer is not at all appealing, with 70% of patients (diagnosed with it) not lasting 1 year, and 90% don’t go past 5 years. However, these ridiculous numbers aren’t even the worst things you can hear. What’s truly terrifying about cancer are the signs and symptoms that come with it. Besides...
May 04, 2022•40 min•Ep. 85
The last thing any cancer patient needs is more stress from complex treatment and recovery plans. After you’ve been told that you’ve contracted a disease that no one 100% understands, and that your life expectancy has been shortened significantly (no matter what your age is), that’s about all the stress you’ll need to fill up a lifetime! At this point, most patients just want to get things over with… “Either you cure me or you don’t!” Heck, even the “tough fighter” kind of patients have a hard t...
Apr 27, 2022•29 min•Ep. 84
You’re not the first and probably won’t be the last cancer patient to enter a hospital. Your condition, the kind of cancer you have, might be unique but your case sure isn’t! That’s why it’s so easy for a lot of hospitals and healthcare professionals to write you off. Whether you’re one of the “lucky ones” to fully recover quickly or “ill-fated” to spend more days/months/years in treatment, in the eyes of most professionals, you’re probably just another number. To be fair, there’s just so many p...
Apr 20, 2022•36 min•Ep. 83
Living in fear is no way to live… Because the more we let fear consume us, the less “living” we get to do. Fear per se, is natural. It is neither good nor bad. It can protect us or hinder us. It can keep us safe or bring danger upon us. How we respond to fear is that which causes us harm or healing. One of the greatest fears of humans is that of death. No one chose to be born but many of us choose not to die. Unfortunately, in focusing on life as a finite commodity, we become encumbered with the...
Apr 13, 2022•37 min•Ep. 82
Beyond being a disease, what is cancer? The afflicted often see it as a curse, a punishment, the manifestation of a lifetime’s worth of mistakes, and to some, maybe even divine retribution. To be diagnosed with something that, for the longest time, has no definite remedy or cure, can easily feel like hell on earth. It is painful and debilitating, to the point where all your hope and reason for living are slowly running dry. A touch of this disease can easily spiral into something worse in no tim...
Apr 06, 2022•45 min•Ep. 81
The flaw of most cancer treatments is leaving the body in a much weaker state. Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, are among the "mainstream" cancer therapies. These treatments often cause substantial side effects, including (but not limited to) fatigue, anemia, hair loss, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. The worst part is that these cancer treatments are still far from being actual solutions, because stopping any re-occurrence of cancer is not guaranteed. And so, when the worst-case scenari...
Mar 30, 2022•41 min•Ep. 80
