The first integrative cancer centre of its kind in central and eastern Canada, the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre is establishing a model of care that is having a profoundly positive impact on many people living with cancer. Learn more about their innovative programming and how you can support their vision for whole person cancer care.
AUDIO PODCAST – Confused about whether soy foods are healthy or harmful for you and your breasts? Naturopathic Doctor and researcher Heidi Fritz sorts through the studies and mixed messages about soy, breast health and breast cancer.
AUDIO PODCAST – Angela Warburton, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, talks to GoGreenInside® about TCM and breast health. Learn about the fundamentals of TCM; how TCM can be used as a prevention tool to restore balance, to optimize breast health, as well as to support the body during active breast cancer treatment or during remission; and how to find a qualified TCM practitioner that’s a good fit for you.
With more than 82,000 registered charities in Canada at last count, there is certainly no lack of good works to choose from when considering your year-end charitable donations. We’ve chosen a dozen “green” non-profits to highlight – including a few smaller ones we think deserve some extra attention – covering environmental protection, as well as preventative and integrative health care.
The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre, the first integrative cancer care and research centre in Eastern Canada, and a regional centre of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, recently celebrated its official Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Centre is committed to bridging the gap between conventional and complementary cancer care and research.
The cancer fundraising Breast Friends cook up more inspired summer recipes from their latest cookbook, “Breast Friends Inspire Health,” which highlights the importance of nutrition in cancer prevention, and the work of Vancouver’s pioneering non-profit integrative cancer care centre, InspireHealth.
“Breast Friends Inspire Health” is the sixth in a series of fundraising cookbooks written by 10 women from the small town of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan. Learn more about this inspired group of women who are on a mission to reduce the impact of cancer, and enjoy two tasty and healthful recipes for a laid-back summer lunch or dinner, created with the help of nutritionists from InspireHealth, Canada’s foremost integrative cancer care centre.
Both obesity and inflammation have been shown to be related to several types of cancer. In a recently published study, postmenopausal women who were overweight and lost at least 5 percent of their body weight had a measurable reduction in inflammation.
