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Patient centred integrated oncology – Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel
The Precision Medicine Forum (PMF) podcast aims to educate, facilitate discussions, and offer perspectives from the clinicians, researchers, industry and patient groups to those within their respective institutions to harness the full potential of precision medicine and ultimately transform future healthcare.
2023
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Nina is a cancer survivor, Director of an award winning Synthesis Clinic, and Co-Chair of the British Society for Integrative Oncology (BSIO), which focuses on evidence-based nutritional, lifestyle and complementary approaches that can be integrated into patient care alongside conventional therapy. She believes that a more rounded approach to cancer therapy is required in the United Kingdom to enhance progression free survival and improve the quality of life for the patient, including group yoga and yoga therapy sessions, health coaching and nutrition. Nina is pioneering the integrative oncology movement, and has recently introduced a postgraduate diploma for health practitioners to use integrative medicine strategies.
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What to eat to beat cancer and supercharge your immune system
Dhru Purohit is a serial entrepreneur in the health and wellness industry. His podcast is a top 50 global health podcast with over 30+ million unique downloads. His interview’s focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.
2023
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Dhru chats to Dr William Li, a world renowned physician, scientist and author who examines “food as medicine” via molecular nutrition to analyse the specific benefits of food. He believes that diet plays a pivotal role in both preventing cancer and in supporting healing post cancer therapy. They cover a wide range of topics exploring foods that both fuel and starve cancer cells and the influence of polyphenols on the gut microbiome. They also touch on immunotherapy and factors that can impact how an individual may respond to treatment such as the presence of Akkermansia in the gut.
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The Functional Medicine Approach To Treating COVID-19 And Post-COVID Syndrome
Dr. Mark Hyman is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognised leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, the Head of Strategy and Innovation of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a thirteen-time New York Times bestselling author, and Board President for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine.
2021
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In this podcast episode, Dr Hyman and his guest, Dr Hanaway, dive into the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic and about their clinical experience treating patients. They emphasise how integrative practices have shown to reduce hospitalizations from Covid 8-times more than conventional treatments alone, pointing out that it’s not about dismissing the conventional treatment methods, but rather bringing together the two. Moreover, they talk about the post-Covid syndrome and how functional and integrative treatments are key in clinical practice when addressing this problem.