Jul 28, 2018
In Episode 049 of A Medicinal Mind: Wisdom and Well Being, I
share space with one of the leading voices in the integrative
oncology movement, a pioneer in collaborative and whole person
care, Dr. Nasha Winters ND.
Many of you listening to this show have likely heard of Nasha and
her work, but for those new to her name and work here is all you
really need to know: She is arguably the most widely spoken and
passionate clinician I have ever met when it comes to integrative
oncology, and simply to whole person care.
She is the founder of Optimal Terrain, an innovative healing
venture striving to educate, empower, and assist individuals in
knowing their bodies and their physiologic process from a
perspective grounded in scientific research and clinical patient
care, and above all else, address the root causes of cancer and
cancer progression.
While we certainly could have spent the entire show talking about
Nasha’ multi-faceted approach to cancer, getting into the weeds of
the ketogenic diet and nutrition as well supplements and
complementing therapies to chemotherapeutics, much of today’s show
is spent in an entirely different realm, a realm science, on its
own, will never fully be able to explain.
Starting with a dive into Nasha’ personal life story, we get a
glimpse and the real reasons behind her pursuit of a career in
medicine, a vulnerable look at her own journey with the cancer, and
what she learned along the way that is informing her career now as
a oncology physician.
Digging deeper, Nasha answers such
questions as
What is the most challenging thing about being a patient? What are
some of the best qualities of the most admirable physician, when
precisely did you know, you were going to survive?
Delving into the roots of her faith, Nasha, shares her perspective
on the role of spirituality, religion and the pursuit of something
greater as one traverses the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Even providing her own definition of this terrifying word, Nasha
shows us precisely how she enters into the therapeutic space with
patient’s and their families, uncovering the real reasons and
questions her patients are seeking to answer.
Sharing stories from her clinical experience, the depth an
poignancy of this podcast is second to none and left me wondering
on more than one occasion, why do we even bother with the science
when we have human connection?
This conversation was an absolute blast, and a refreshing dive into
spirituality and our connections to something greater, perhaps the
real reasons healing is ever possible in the first place.
And with that, let’s dig into the show
Keep up with Nasha:
https://optimalterrainconsulting.com/
The Metabolic Approach to
Cancer:
https://www.amazon.com/Metabolic-Approach-Cancer-Integrating-Bio-Individualized/dp/1603586865
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