Dr. Rahman was born and brought up in what is now Bangladesh. After his medical education in Dhaka, New York, and Houston, he practiced cancer medicine for thirty-five years in San Angelo, Texas. He is an adjunct professor of biology at Angelo State University and an advisory council member of the Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. His articles, essays, and stories have appeared in many publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian Weekly, and more. In his book, Connected Lives, he passes along the wisdom and real-world situations he encountered during his decades of hands-on experience and daily interaction with patients and their loved ones.

During our conversation, Dr. Rahman shares what inspired him to pursue oncology despite his deep passion for poetry and literature, the important lessons his patients taught him, the reasoning behind selecting the five patients featured in his book, why empathy is essential in medicine, what challenged him the most in his career, and the practical advice he wants cancer patients to know.

To learn more, go to fazlurrahmanmd.com

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Having studied and taught a variety of natural health modalities and therapies, Patricia has been a lifetime student of integrative health and wellness.

For over 25 years she has been teaching and providing private consultations on health protocols customized to her clientele’s personal needs. 

During the past twelve years, Patricia has focused her expertise on the natural prevention of breast cancer. She is a professional advocate and practitioner for the promotion of radiation-free thermography.

Her public seminars and lectures are designed to educate women about the serious health risks of environmental toxins, endocrine disruptors, and breast cancer.

Her natural protocols including diet, plant-based supplementation and lifestyle changes have revealed extraordinary results that have been later visibly confirmed by thermographic imaging. 

Patricia holds licensed certifications in Thermographic Technology, Clinical Massage Therapy, Food as Medicine, and Whole Health EducationÔ and lifestyle and wellness coaching. A member of Professional Academy of Clinical Thermology, she authored the book Thermography and the Fibrocystic and Dense Breast, a Radiation-Free Guide to Happy Healthy Breasts.

During our conversation, Patricia shares how thermography is used in prevention of breast cancer, how thermography can detect estrogen dominance, the causes of estrogen dominance, why bras can lead to breast cancer, and how to make your breasts thrive.

For more information, go to patricialuccardi.com

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Jean-Pierre is a lifelong inventor and prides himself on living a creative life. Seeking to live a conscious life, he learned Transcendental Meditation at the age of 14 and considers that form of spirituality the 'best thing that ever happened' to him. 

Blessed with perfect health for most of his life, his life was turned upside down last year when he learned that he had Multiple Myeloma and might have three to five years to live. Facing the worst news he could have gotten- but not one to ever give up - he then embarked on an incredible healing journey that set in motion a fascinating life path, creating AI technology to help doctors and patients. "The cure for the pain is in the pain" says Rumi. Listen in to hear how Jean-Pierre put this ancient wisdom into practice. 

During our conversation, Jean-Pierre shares his experience with Transcendental Meditation, how a broken femur led to his diagnosis of multiple myeloma, the procedure he's having to help the cancer remain in remission, and how he redirected his career to help the medical staff that helped save his life. 

Jean-Pierre can be reached at [email protected]

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Mari spent most of her life trying to avoid being in her body. Between surviving childhood sexual abuse and living with type 1 diabetes since 1981, the trauma of her life left her with PTSD and two suicide attempts. But her mindset changed when Mari discovered the magic of distance cycling at age thirty-nine—the same year she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. Now a three-time cancer survivor, Mari has continued her life as an amateur endurance athlete. She has volunteered with the American Diabetes Association, and she created Team Red and the Red Rider Program for cyclists with diabetes. She was also the CEO of TeamWILD Athletics, training people with diabetes across the globe to be endurance athletes. Now she shares her journey in hopes that you too can learn to live fully and joyfully.

During our conversation, Mari shares how she discovered her “perfect” childhood was not so perfect, how she detected a lump in her breast, what attracted her to endurance athletics, what led to her two suicide attempts and how she transformed her life afterward, the important lessons she teaches in her book, Extreme Healing, and how she helps people that feel stuck when it comes to exercise.

For more information, go to Mariruddy.com

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Dr. Fazio’s journey in dentistry is both unique and inspiring. After graduating from New York University College of dentistry in1988 and experiencing severe health problems, Dr. Fazio’s research and personal experience led him to discover the harmful effects of mercury exposure in dental practices.

Trained by Dr. Hal Huggin’s in mercury-safe amalgam-removal protocols, Dr. Fazio’s transformation has not only profoundly impacted his own health but also profoundly impacted the way he practices dentistry. He is passionate about providing mercury-free and mercury-safe treatments, insuring a healthier dental experience for his patients.

During our conversation, Dr. Fazio shares his experience with acute mercury exposure, what his sister experienced when she had her amalgam (silver) fillings removed, the many symptoms of mercury exposure, how to test for mercury toxicity, if it’s safe to remove amalgam fillings in a cancering process, how to find a dentist to safely remove amalgam fillings, how to find a credible biological dentist, the problems with root canals and more!

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Important links:

Iaomt.org

Iabdm.org

holisticdental.org

To learn more about Dr. Fazio's practice, go to holisticsmiles.org

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

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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.org

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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

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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.com

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