Abstract

The disease cancer is not mentioned in Ayurvedic texts as a single disease, but similar diseases like Dushta Vrana (Vitiated wounds), Dushta Granthi (Vitiated granulomas), and Dushta Arbud (Tumors) are mentioned in Ayurvedic texts. Cancers of female genital organs namely cervical, vaginal, uterine, fallopian tube and ovarian cancers also show similarity with some diseases mentioned in Yonivyapad Adhyaya in Charak Samhita. Apart from these 2 similarities, certain factors like Kleda (wetting agent), Krimi (Worms), and Shukra – Stree Beeja Dushti (Vitiation of sperm and ovum during fertilization) are also responsible in Samprapti (Etiological factors) of cancers of Tryawarta Yoni. Hence there is an urgent need of alternative treatment for preventing recurrence and metastasis in patients of gynecological cancers and to improve their Quality of Life. Considering Krimi (Worms) as a major risk factor in pathogenesis of gynecological cancers, Panchakarma treatment in the form of Krimighna Basti Upakram (De-worming through enema therapy) is used in our institute in patients of cancers of female genital organs to serve this purpose. Selection of the ingredients was on the basis of its anticancer activity and deworming activity.

Biography

Dr.Shivani Sanjeev Gavande is Ph.D. in Ayurveda, Masters in Kayachikitsa-Ayurveda and a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery. She has received Hari Ananta Gold Medal for her research work under Ayurvidya, New Delhi. She is the Professor of Kayachikitsa and PhD guide at Parul Institute of Ayurved and Research, Vadodara, Gujarat, India and had been faculty and examiner of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nasik. She is having 21 years of clinical and academic experience. Dr.Shivani Sanjeev Gavande has been resource person in various Ayurveda workshops and seminars. Also she has shared her valuable clinical experiences and Ayurvedic concepts in various national and international conferences. She has published her research articles in peer reviewed national and international journals. She was invested Ph.D. for her work in Enhancement of quality of life in patients having cancers of female genital organs. She has been worked for teenagers since last 23 years and socially active for women empowerment and environmental awareness. She is healer and councilor of mindfulness program, satwavajaya chikitsa also volunteer of Aniruddha Academy of Disaster management.

Abstract

Over 63% of clinicians are burning out and the problem goes beyond the recommendations of self-care. As health professionals in Traditional and Integrative Medicine, the need for our expertise is great. With more people seeking out alternatives for their healing journey and the pressures in the primary care setting, we are in a unique position to take the lead in healing our world. My mission with this talk is to educate, inspire, and motivate clinicians to make their own well-being a priority.

Biography

Abstract

The current predominant use of toxic cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation is increasingly questioned. These modalities have the effect of damaging healthy tissue and causing negative impact on the health of the patient which, apart from existing cancer, leads to weakening immunity and the inability to resist the original disease. Powerful economic forces are now established asserting that these modalities persist as the main prescribed treatments for cancer, even though the documented survival rate is low. Increasing research into other modalities such as the use of honey bee venom and photodynamic therapy indicates alternatives have encouraging potential. Honey bee venom is now well documented to kill cancerous tumours and at the same time boost the patient’s immune system non-toxically and increase their ability to survive cancer. Similarly, photodynamic therapy is also well documented to make use of the interplay between various light forms, including low level laser, and photosensitisers, often with plant-based origins. This combination has been repeatedly shown to generate reactive oxygen species known to kill cancer cells. This thesis explores the documented efficacy of both modalities and questions whether they should be more widely adopted in the pursuit of non-toxic treatment for cancer

Biography

Bridget Goodwin is a certified herbalist, and Apitherapist and is a founding member and President of the Australian Apitherapy Association. She is currently enrolled in a Post Doctoral Diploma in Integrative Medicine at Bio Quantum Academy, Canada. Bridget is preparing a thesis on non-toxic natural medicine treatments for cancer, most notably bee venom and photodynamic therapy using natural photosensitisers Bridget has a a post-graduate diploma in Health Sciences and is also completing a degree in Health Sciences (Naturopathy) from Torrens University, Australia. Bridget completed a Phd in 1996 on the Top Secret medical experiments using mustard gas on Australian soldiers during WWII. These experiments are now known to have been fundamental research for the introduction of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy followed hard on these experiments immediately after WWII, with many of the wartime scientists becoming oncologists. Her book on the subject, Keen As Mustard, was published by University of Queensland Press in 1998 and she is currently updating a second edition. Bridget also practices as a laser therapist and trains for www.dermaltherapycollege.com She has Cert III in Pathology Collection from Southern Pathology, NSW, 2023. Member of the Australian Association of Integrative Medicine Member of Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia.

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic degenerative inflammatory joint disease characterized by pain and joint swelling and associated with functional limitation and poor quality of life. Non-pharmacological treatments such as photobiomodulation (PBM) and moxibustion (MB) – a thermal therapy using heat from the herb Artemisia vulgaris (pressed in a stick and applied indirectly) – are being increasingly used to modulate the inflammatory process and analgesia in knee trigger points. Since there are only a few studies in the literature comparing the effects of PBM and MB, the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the therapeutic effects of both treatments on patients with KOA. Twenty-two volunteers with KOA were randomly divided into 2 groups: PBM (n=12) and MB (n=10). The treatments were performed at the same points on alternate days, three times a week, totaling 12 sessions. Pain, agility, functional and quality of life tests as well as goniometric and perimetric measurements were carried out. By comparing the initial and final data, it could be observed that both PBM and MB groups presented statistically significant results in the WOMAC (p< 0.0001 and p< 0,002, respectively), TUG (p<0.0001 for both), and VAS (p<0.0001 and p= 0.0102, respectively) tests. According to the data, the PBM group showed results with faster response times than the MB group. It can be concluded that acupuncture therapies by laser acupuncture (i.e., photobiomodulation) and moxibustion are effective and viable therapeutic resources of Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (ICHPs) for the treatment of KOA.

Biography

ROF. AMANDA FARAGE FRADE- BARROS • GRADUATION: Pharmacist-biochemistry • POST-GRADUATION: – Master degree in Clinical Analysis (FCF-USP) – PhD in Immunogenetic Sciences (FMUSP) and two international postdocs in Sciences (FMUSP/ UNIVERSITÉ DE Aix-en-Marseille-France). – Specialist in Clinical trials and Traditional Chinese Medicine. • AREAS OF ACTIVITY: Biomarkers, imunogenetics, clinical trials, complementary and integrative medicine (emphasis on Traditional Chinese medicine), health sciences and photobiomodulation.

Abstract

The use of traditional and integrative medicine has a long history side by side. The concept of physical therapy brought enhancement to the use of this practice in our day to day activities. Pretty diverse. Pretty challenging. Pretty unpredictable. Pretty gut wrenching and hopeful at the same time when faced with human suffering on a daily basis and knowing you are changing the suffering and seeing a person who cannot function become independent and learn psychological, emotional, and physical coping skills that helps them accept some things that cannot change completely and most times change completely. We love ALL our patients equally, we empathise with their individual sufferings, we love to see patients cross important milestones (paediatric spastic child walking for the first time/ Stroke patient walking in 3 months/ athlete completing that marathon after ankle sprain 8 weeks ago/ post-natal incontinent woman being able to control the bladder/ vulvodynia patient being able to have intercourse/ patient walking out after consult with no headache). We love to visualize a world devoid of pain and this is why most pain neuroscience research is being pioneered and translated to clinics by physiotherapists!

Important note: although physiotherapists deal with many acute pain and short term complaintsometimes (increasingly over the last 30 years because of the pain epidemic) we are dealing with difficult, complex and chronic presentations of pain (central sensitisation). Traditional and integrative medicine practitioners have also done their best to work with physical therapists to solve issues such as chronic pain etc. Physical therapists were once perceived as 'healers' but that has changed as much of pain neuroscience has evolved and in this subgroup- physios are more closer to coaches/ guides/ teachers.

Biography

Bernice Okyere Baidoo is currently a Doctor of Physical Therapy student at the Brigham Young University of Idaho, USA and studied Hospitality and Rehabilitation. She has been working as a professional Massage and Body therapist using her personal and career experiences to help her clients overcome occupational stress and provide them with support through physical touch. She is currently the CEO of Orado Wellness Company which provides onsite massage for corporate professionals, helping them increase productivity at the workplace in Ghana, West africa.

Abstract

Hormones, chemical messengers produced mainly in the endocrine glands and secreted into the bloodstream, play a crucial role in homeostasis, maintaining balance, and stability of the body’s internal milieu. Hormones generate and regulate growth and development, metabolism, reproduction, mood, sleep, and indeed, all bodily functions.

   The medical community is increasingly recognizing hormone optimization as a key building block to an extended high quality of life. There is a growing need and interest in evidence-based non-hormonal solutions to alleviate excess, insufficient, and deficient hormone symptoms. This presentation explores evidence-based approaches to manipulating hormone levels without the need for prescription hormonal input. 

    Focusing on 11 hormones: Testosterone, estrogens, progesterone, growth hormone, thyroid hormone, cortisol, insulin, DHEA, pregnenolone, prolactin, and melatonin, we review the potential impact of diet, exercise, herbs, minerals, and vitamins on raising or lowering hormone levels. 

    This lecture promises to be a valuable resource for adjunctive relief from hormonal imbalances for all practitioners looking to achieve better outcomes for their patients.

Biography

William Clearfield, a 1978 graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, IA., completed a rotating internship and served as an OB/GYN resident at Metropolitan Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine after completing a Family Practice resident in 1982 at United Health and Hospital Services in Kingston, PA, Dr. Clearfield, since 1982, is a leading figure in family and integrative medicine. With graduate expertise in areas ranging from Cardiac Rehabilitation (the University of Wisconsin/Lacrosse) to Medical Acupuncture (UCLA, 1991), to Age Management and Non-Surgical Aesthetic Medicine, (fellowship-trained and diplomat status from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine,) Dr. C is a leading authority on cutting-edge medicine in Northern Nevada. In 2016, Dr. Clearfield’s turned when, after meeting with several veterans who suffered traumatic head injuries while serving overseas, recognized some of the long term maladies experienced by these soldiers were hormonal consequences of their TBI’s. Research led him to study with and be certified by the Millennium-Warrior Angel Foundation Traumatic Brain Injury Program. Dr. C’s lectures on Traumatic Brain Injury and Hormone Replacement in general, have taken him to OMED, the American Osteopathic Association’s Scientific Convention, NOMA, the Nevada Osteopathic Association, the American Osteopathic Society of Rheumatologic Disease, and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. Dr. Clearfield is the Nevada Delegate to the American Osteopathic Association’s House of Delegates and the Executive Director of the American Osteopathic Society of Rheumatologic Diseases.

Abstract

Introduction:  There are many different types of immune deficiency described today and many of them can increase the patient to a variety of different symptoms such as the increased chance to have cancer. Purpose: In this article, I am describing a new type of immune  deficiency that we cannot prove by laboratory tests. Methods: Because they are in the energy level and affects the energy of the five internal  massive organs of the five elements theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Results: After the implementation of the modernization of  telecommunication, leading to an increased chance to have any kind of emotional or physical disease because these organs are responsible for the production of internal energy for maintenance of our survival.  Conclusion: The use of highly diluted medications according to the theory written by myself (2020) titled Constitutional Homeopathy of the Five Elements Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine in this new type of population that we are facing nowadays is very important to keep the battery of these organs working and functioning to maintain our immune system in adequate level to prevent the development of diverse diseases, in the last phase, the formation of cancer. 

Biography

Huang Wei Ling, born in Taiwan, raised and graduated in medicine in Brazil, specialist in infectious and parasitic diseases, a General Practitioner and Parenteral and Enteral Medical Nutrition Therapist. Once in charge of the Hospital Infection Control Service of the City of Franca’s General Hospital, she was responsible for the control of all prescribed antimicrobial medication and received an award for the best paper presented at the Brazilian Hospital Infection Control Congress in 1998. Since 1997, she has been presenting her work worldwide, working with the approach and treatment of all diseases of all systems of the human body in a holistic way, with treatment guided through the teachings of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hippocrates.

Abstract

Grounding exercises for human beings and other living things, including animals have been around since millennia, I believe they may have been referred to as: centred, balanced, focused, earthing to name a few. I am bringing ancient science and western science together, after all both are sciences in their own rights. Just because western science carry words of caution towards ancient scientific techniques such as “More research is required” or “More research is needed to fully understand the potential benefits of grounding and earthing for reducing inflammation in the body”, does not make them any less valid. Please note this is in reference to techniques which have been passed down through generations. There is a plethora of research out there, and from my experiences western science is finally catching up with the ancient scientific techniques – correction, western science is now publicly acknowledging what indigenous people have practiced and have known for centuries. With the technological advancements, and people sharing information at the touch of a button, it is becoming extremely difficult for certain organisations to keep denying the obvious. The fusion of the old and new, list of common ailments individuals may experience when they are “ungrounded” will also be discussed along with the various methods – after all, we are all different, therefore need to find our own techniques and modalities to suit our body types. 

Biography

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Abstract

“Food as Medicine: solution of chronic inflammation” was first delivered to healthcare providers in February 2019.  Several changes occurred since then:1. Life expectancy has declined from 78.69 years to 76.4 years, the shortest it has been in nearly two decades. 2. The major causes of death are heart disease, cancer, COVID-19, Alzheimer’s, dementia, and stroke. 3. The U.S. Total health cost has increased from $3.5 trillion to $4.3 trillion, the cost per person increased from $10,739 to $12,914 per person, and % of GDP increased from 17.9% to 18.3%. Scientific studies in recent years suggest that chronic inflammation is linked to degenerative diseases and cancer. Inflammation is classified as acute and chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation is characterized by the cardinal signs ofpain, redness, swelling, and warmth whereas chronic inflammation may not be symptomatic.  Acute inflammation is seen in allergic reactions, infectious, tissue injury,burns, and frostbite.  Chronic inflammation is seen in cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer.  Acute inflammation usuallyresolves in days or weeks, whereas chronic inflammation may last from months to years. Acute inflammation is associated with the body's response from the innate immunesystem whereas chronic inflammation is associated with the body’s response from the adaptive immune system. Acute inflammation resolves with no complication whereaschronic inflammation results in angiogenesis and fibrosis.   C-reactive protein is a biomarker for inflammation.  It is elevated in acute and chronic inflammation. Elevated levels of CRP are found in cigarette smokers, alcoholics, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular, neurological, and respiratory diseases. A reduction in blood CRP level is an indication of improvement in the pathological condition.  This can be achieved by treating the cause such as hypertension or by lifestyle changes, dietary changes, supplements, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices.

Biography

Dr. Kevin Ng completed his medical training in Singapore in 1962 and became an Associate Professor of Pharmacology. He was conferred a PhD by the University of London in 1968 for his discovery of ACE inhibitors. Dr Ng moved to Miami in 1981 and worked as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami. After practicing medicine for over fifty years, Dr. Ng turned his interest to Food as Medicine because foods and medicines have a common origin. Dr. Ng believes in Hippocrates’ teaching “Let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food.”

Abstract

List

1. Creation

2. Accumulation and Incubation

3. Dehydration

4. Depletion 

5. Stagnation 

6. Congestion 

7. Solidification 

8 Malformation

9. Liquification 

10. Densification 

11. Calcification. 

12. Transformation 

13. Complication 

14. Mutation 

15. Radiation

16. Stimulation 

17. Initiation 

18. Angiogenesis 

19. Metastasis 

20. Conclusion 

Conclusion 

• All types of branch pathogenesis are based on excessive dry heat. Each branch pathogenesis contributes to mutations.
• All forms of common pathogenesis aim to reduce beneficial energy (qi) and body fluids.
• They alter the properties, quality, texture, components, component ratios, distribution, direction of movement, and location of blood and lymph fluids.
• Branch pathogenesis often progresses from a lower grade to a higher one, from mild to critical, from localized to systemic, and from single system involvement to multiple systems.
• The more we understand these details, the better we can identify early signs and prepare preventive measures.
   

Biography

Zhijiang Chen (C J) received Traditional Chinese Medicine training from Dr. Chenji Yao, Director of Chinese Medicine Kunming City Hospital, China from 1974-1976. He received the Degree of Medicine Diplomate in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing College of Traditional Chinese medical degree program Medicine's five-year in1979-1983. He worked at Zhong Guan Cun hospital ten years as the Doctor-in-Charge of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine granted by the Haidian District Intermediate Level Professional Technical Occupation Evaluation Committee of the Beijing Science and Technology Cadre Bureau, Beijing, China on July 31st, 1991. He received NCCAOM Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology in the United States in 1998. He received a Master Degree in Oriental Medicine from the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, IL in 2007. He received a Doctoral Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) from the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, IL in 2011. He worked for Ton Shen Health, Chicago IL from 1998-2003. He has been teaching Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture at the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine since 2003 to 2020. He has an acupuncture license in Illinois and Wisconsin. He has a private practice in Naperville, IL, USA. (www.cjherbalremedies.com)