'Finding Your Way' Booklet cold help improve outcomes

Just out is a new booklet......'Finding Your Way'. It is designed to provide people with cancer with an entry point into Integrative Medicine (ie getting the best from conventional, lifestyle and complimentary treatments). I was fortunate to meet the author of the booklet, Melanie, at the recent Yes to Life conference. When going through her own treatment she could see it was so hard finding out what else you can do to support conventional treatment. Hence she wrote this booklet then raised money to get it printed! This booklet info was taken from the much, much more comprehensive book, The Cancer Revolution - a book listed as one of the top three books to get when first diagnosed - see my blog here. Indeed that book is still a very useful resource now.....

The booklet is a wonderful introduction to an integrative approach to cancer - it is a guide and should not be read as gospel - it is for each of us to find what works best for ourselves. One issue I took slight issue with was to 'Reduce coffee and tea' - certainly that is true if you are drinking lots and also very true if your genetics/SNPs say you don't tolerate caffeine so well. However the evidence is a bit mixed and it looks as if for some coffee could be good - see my blog from a while ago here.

Another addition to the booklet I would make is a mention of strength bearing exercises - these are particularly important for some cancers like prostate. See my blog on exercise here. Having said that the list of exercises in the booklet does include ones that are strength bearing but doesn't make a specific point about them.

Signed copy!!

Anyhow many of us would like to see the booklet being available in waiting rooms and reception areas across the country, in places where newly diagnosed patients will have a chance to see them. I will be exploring options in Gloucestershire - would love some help! Do get in touch.

Download the booklet here: https://yestolife.org.uk/resource/finding_your_way/

Order copies here!

Please take a copy with you to appointments and ask staff if they would be willing to offer them, and if so, the person and address to send them to and the quantity they would like. It’s important to get ‘buy in’ before we send them, to ensure they don’t end up as landfill! You can order copies here:Finding Your Way - Yes to Life