Introduction: Retaking Control of Your Life
1. Why Integrative Care Works
2. Forming Your Winning Team
3. Where Are You Now? Quick-Start Maps for Using This Book
Sphere I. Improving Your Lifestyle
5. The Life Over Cancer Core Diet Plan
6. Individualizing Your Diet
7. The Physical Care Plan: The Case for Fitness
8. The Life Over Cancer Core Fitness Plan
9. Individualizing Your Fitness Program
10. Mind and Spirit Care: The Rationale
11. The Life Over Cancer Core Mind and Spirit Care Plan
12. Individualizing Your Mind and Spirit Care Plan
Sphere 2. Boosting Your Biology
13. The Healing Power of the Terrain
14. Oxidation: Fighting Cancer-Promoting Free Radicals
15. Inflammation: Overcoming Cancer's Fiery Side
16. Immune Surveillance: Mounting the Immune Barricades
17. Blood Circulation and Cancer: The Thick and the Thin
18. Glycemia: Breaking Cancer's Sugar Addiction
19. Stress Chemistry: Creating Healthier Biorhythms
Sphere 3. Enhancing Your Treatment
20. The Three Phases of Cancer Treatment: Hitting Cancer Where-and When-It Counts
21. Crisis: When to Call Your Doctor and Go to the Emergency Room
22. The Surgical Support Program
23. The Chemotherapy Support Program: Reducing Toxicity and Side Effects
24. The Chemotherapy Support Program: Enhancing Effectiveness
25. The Radiation Support Program
26. What to Do When Treatment Ends: Growth Control and Containment in the First Year That You're Cancer-Free
27. The Rehabilitation Program: Getting Strong Enough for Treatment
28. Leaving No Stone Unturned: What to Do When There's "Nothing Left to Do"
29. The Remission Maintenance Program
Epilogue: The Gift of Time and Hope
A Note on References and Resources
The Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment
