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Reducing Your Cancer Risk
Guest Opportunity: Dr. Carl O. Helvie — Longest Known Survivor of Lung Cancer, Experienced Nurse Practitioner and Best-Selling Author ofYou Can Beat Cancer: Using Alternative/Integrative Interventions & Reducing Your Cancer Risk (A Holistic Approach)
The latest statistics show one of every two adults will have cancer and about half of these are preventable. For example, research shows that 30 minutes of exercise daily could reduce cancer risk by 50% and proper nutrition could reduce it 35%. Mental/Spiritual aspects are also important.
One study reported those who expressed gratitude had stronger immune systems, lower blood pressure, and fewer symptoms of illness, slept better and were better able to tolerate aches and pains. How can these findings help keep you from being a statistic of cancer?
Dr. Carl O. Helvie uses his book, Reducing Your Cancer Risk (A Holistic Approach) to talk about the statistical data of cancer and the numerous way to try to prevent it!
- How devastating is cancer in the USA?
- How do you define holistic?
- What theoretical framework was used to organize the content in Reducing Your Cancer Risk?
- What are some factors in our environment that cause cancer and that we can reduce or avoid?
- In addition to avoiding environmental carcinogens we can also strengthen ourselves against cancer. What are some things we can do to make our bodies more resistant to cancer? Does research support these interventions and what are they?
- What are some lab tests that might reduce your cancer risks and how are they used to reduce risk.
- Is research supportive of mental/spiritual interventions for cancer prevention?
- In a holistic approach what are some mental and spiritual interventions we can practice to increase our resistance to cancer?
- Your book was written to bring attention and some funding to your cancer foundation. Can you tell us your goals for the foundation and content on the website?
Meet Dr. Carl O. Helvie, R.N.
He has received a B.S. (NYU), M.S. (U of California), M.P.H. and Dr. P.H. (Johns Hopkins U). Advanced degrees are in public health and wellness. He has over 60 years experience as a nurse practitioner, educator, author and researcher and received national recognitions including the Distinguished Career Award from the American Public Health Association and listings in Wikipedia.
He is author of 10 books, contributor to 3 others, has over 100 peer reviewed articles and presented research papers around the United States and Europe. While in academia he developed a theory of nursing and health that is used internationally and received national funding for and administered a health care program for homeless and low income individuals and families. He has been interviewed on over 200 radio and television shows over the past 6 years.
At age 85 he currently hosts the Holistic Health Show on BBS Radio and is President/CEO of the Carl O Helvie Holistic Cancer Foundation. Given 6 months to live with a diagnosis of lung cancer 43 years ago he overcomes it using holistic natural interventions (no chemotherapy, radiation or surgery).
For more info: www.HolisticCancerFoundation.
