Cancer

When Health Declines, Let Life Flourish

By Brandon LaGreca / October 2, 2024 / Comments Off on When Health Declines, Let Life Flourish

If you look beyond the fear of death and the uncertainty of an unknown future, you will find something even more concerning. At the core of a cancer diagnosis lies a deeper existential anxiety: the dread of not having lived up to one’s potential and purpose.

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Uncovering the Cancer-Trauma Connection (Part 2)

By Brandon LaGreca / July 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Uncovering the Cancer-Trauma Connection (Part 2)

There are many explanations for and descriptions of the origin of cancer, but perhaps the most revealing, is that of a wound that isn’t healing. Implicit in that definition is the understanding that malignancy has a root cause that develops into a chronic imbalance.

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The Plastic Apocalypse

By Brandon LaGreca / May 7, 2024 / Comments Off on The Plastic Apocalypse

In an age where the convenience of plastic has led to its omnipresence in our daily lives, the unintended consequences of this synthetic marvel have begun to cast long shadows over environmental and public health landscapes. The microscopic fragments known as microplastics and nanoplastics, measuring less than 5mm and 100nm respectively, have infiltrated ecosystems worldwide, from the peaks of mountains to the depths of oceans, and alarmingly, into the very air we breathe and the food we consume.

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Scents of Danger: Unveiling the Hidden Health Risks of Air Fresheners

By Brandon LaGreca / April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Scents of Danger: Unveiling the Hidden Health Risks of Air Fresheners

Imagine opening the door to a home filled with the inviting scent of lavender or vanilla, only to realize that this pleasant aroma might mask a hidden danger. Our go-to spray and plug-in products, those little guardians of freshness, could be silently polluting our indoor sanctuary with an array of chemicals like volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates, and synthetic fragrances.

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Uncovering the Cancer-Trauma Connection (Part 1)

By Brandon LaGreca / January 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Uncovering the Cancer-Trauma Connection (Part 1)

Conventional medicine prefers to study that which can be neatly categorized. Emotional trauma is messy, nuanced, and requires a holistic approach to wellness. It entails a philosophical shift from the disease affecting the person to a focus on the person experiencing the disease.

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Book Review of “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity”

By Brandon LaGreca / October 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Book Review of “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity”

Attia has distilled his wisdom into an actionable tome on the science and art of longevity. I applaud his integrity and will only offer two contrasting points I wish to make my readers aware of. The first is related to Attia’s approach to cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the second concerns an omission in our understanding of cancer.

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Let Some Sunshine into Your Anticancer Strategy

By Brandon LaGreca / August 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Let Some Sunshine into Your Anticancer Strategy

Sunlight is a force that can heal or hurt the body. Media attention on sun exposure focuses on two topics on each side of that polarity: either the benefits of vitamin D synthesis from sun exposure or skin cancer from ultraviolet radiation. There is a significant amount of nuance between those poles that will help clarify your optimal relationship with the sun.

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Sweat the Small Cancer Stuff

By Brandon LaGreca / February 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Sweat the Small Cancer Stuff

Yet with any disease diagnosis, even the most devastating ones, it is possible to “work the problem” by sweating the small stuff. With cancer, that may be all we have control over.

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Cancer: Treating Illness by Generating Health

By Brandon LaGreca / August 11, 2022 / Comments Off on Cancer: Treating Illness by Generating Health

Cancer formation is the planting of a seed caused by unmitigated exposure to carcinogens. Seldom discussed are all the contributing factors—known as proximate causes—that inhibit healing of that initial wound. These proximate causes may not be potent enough to transform a precancerous cell into a malignant one, but they are the soil in which that cancer seed roots itself and grows unchecked.

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The Future of Cancer Therapy: Adaptive Therapy

By Brandon LaGreca / April 16, 2022 / Comments Off on The Future of Cancer Therapy: Adaptive Therapy

The diagnosis of prostate cancer was a bad dream that Jack couldn’t wake up from. At age 53, he was working overtime to prepare for his eldest daughter’s transition to college, and fitful nights of sleep had been plagued by a recurring dream of an angry, burning fire in his pelvis

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