by Lisa Dawson | Mar 22, 2019 | Cancer, Lifestyle is Medicine, Prevention is Cure
Every so often news arises in the media of someone cured of their cancer, or at least having a prolonged remission that wasn’t’ expected. Recently a book called Radical Remission piqued my interest and it seems timely to share it with you. Author Kelly A Turner worked...
by Lisa Dawson | Mar 6, 2019 | Cancer, Lifestyle is Medicine, Prevention is Cure, Sleep is Medicine
Sleep is the foundation for good health. The pillars of good health which consist of a nutritious diet, exercise and good mental health rest on this foundation. Poor sleep makes these pillars much harder to achieve. The majority of people in the world need at least 7...
by Stephanie Moran | Feb 26, 2019 | Cancer, Cocksy
Following on from John Tamihere’s article last week in the NZ Herald ‘New Zealand’s healthcare fit for museum, not hospital’ (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar…) we wanted to share a video of our friend Cocksy again.Here he shares his...
by Lisa Dawson | Feb 1, 2019 | Behaviour Change, Cancer, Lifestyle is Medicine, Prevention is Cure
A recent series of articles has appeared in the “A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2018” describing trends in cancer rates, scientific evidence on cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and survivorship. The second article in the series addressed cancer...
by Stephanie Moran | Nov 21, 2018 | Behaviour Change, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Lifestyle is Medicine, Sleep is Medicine
One thing Lisa believes we are not talking about enough is sleep. Sleep Medicine is a rapidly evolving science.When we sleep our immune system is most active. If you’re sleep deprived your Natural killer cells, or NK cells, which patrol the body removing...
by Stephanie Moran | Oct 23, 2018 | Cancer, Cocksy, Fitness is Medicine, Prevention is Cure
Cocksy talks to us about his thoughts on #FitnessIsMedicine and #PrescriptionsForLiving. In this video, he shares his thoughts on the importance of getting and keeping fit to help fight cancer best. He likens it to the mindset and core values of an All Black (of...
