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Tina and Leah talk about their opinions on movies that have to do with health, cancer and integrative medicine. These popular flicks can be helpful and misleading at the same time! Join them as they "Siskel and Ebert" their way through some classic films.
Dec. 14, 2022

Slowing Cancer & The Cancer Conflict

Are there any natural cancer cures out there? What the heck is the abscopal effect? Should you pursue it? What is the goal of your treatment? How do you decide between treatment A versus treatment B? Are antioxidants always a...

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Nov. 30, 2022

Risk Reduction & The Cancer Conflict

In this episode, Tina & Leah discuss how you can reliably reduce your risk of cancer occurrence, recurrence, or improve your odds if you currently have cancer. They pick up where they left off in Episode 47, talking about The...

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Nov. 23, 2022

The Cancer Conflict: Conventional vs. Alternative Treatments

How do you choose your treatment? Conventional? Alternative? A combination of both (integrative)? Listen in as Tina & Leah discuss some do’s and don’ts of decision making that you need to know. A film called The Cancer Confli...

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April 20, 2022

Life Itself: Back At the Movies, The Cancer Edition

Personal accounts of cancer can be inspiring, and this documentary about renowned film critic Roger Ebert is no exception. Tina and Leah discuss the man, his career, his cancer, and how he lived life to its fullest, right unt...

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April 13, 2022

Miss Sharon Jones! Back at the Movies, The Cancer Edition

Sharon Jones was the electrifying front-woman for the NYC band, The Dap-Kings. She captivated audiences with her raw energy and talent. A diagnosis of cancer derailed her career but didn't deter her. Tina & Leah talk about th...

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April 6, 2022

TIG: Back at The Movies, The Cancer Edition

Tina and Leah are Back at The Movies! This time they are reviewing cancer-related documentaries. They talk about them, what they like, what they didn't like, and what parts of the films resonated with them. In this episode, t...

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Jan. 19, 2022

Super Size Me: At the Movies with The Cancer Pod

The third installment of the At the Movies pod is Morgan Spurlock’s Supersize Me . In this 2004 shockumentary, Morgan eats nothing but McDonald’s three times a day for 30 days and assesses the effects it has on his body …

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Jan. 12, 2022

In Defense of Food: At the Movies with The Cancer Pod

It’s a new episode of The Cancer Pod podcast and we’re still at the movies. This week we discuss In Defense of Food , a 2015 documentary that tries to answer the question, what can I eat to eat healthy? …

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Jan. 5, 2022

What the Health? At the Movies with The Cancer Pod

To vegan or not to vegan? The 2017 movie What the Health? presents its case for adopting an animal-free diet, but does the science the filmmakers cite support their claims? In the latest pod, Tina and Leah go to the …

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