“Health is more than the absence of illness.  It is a process of maintaining a sense of balance between your physical, emotional and spiritual self.  Dealing with a cancer diagnosis, disease process and treatment options can be overwhelming.”

Dr. Amy Matecki, MD, MSTCM and Alex Feng, PhD, LAc presented their vision of  integrated health care for those diagnosed with cancer as well as for those who are cancer survivors at the Markstein Cancer Center in Oakland, California.  Both are involved at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Alta Bates Summit/Herrick campus in Berkeley, California.    They spoke to the benefits of Acupuncture and Qigong in combination with chemotherapy as well as radiation treatment.  This program is only at its beginning stages and I will continue to post the news regarding this very important innovation at the cancer center.

Another vital component of Integral Medicine is attention to the emotional and spiritual elements of the cancer diagnosis…and survival.   I believe we can no longer separate the body from the mind and the heart when we address healing at any deep level.    Attention to our whole being is essential.