| | | | | | | | | | | | Garlic is the edible bulb of the Allium sativum plant, and an important component of many cuisines around the world. It has been used in traditional medicine to treat infections, chronic cough, digestive disorders and arthritis. Garlic supplements are used to control high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, to treat the common cold, and to prevent diseases including cancer.
Clinical findings of garlic’s effectiveness in lowering high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure are not definitive. Consumption of garlic has been associated with reduced risk of certain cancers, but there is no evidence that it can treat cancer.
Robust data are also lacking to support its use for preventing and treating common cold. The FDA has recently warned companies promoting garlic with false claims of preventing COVID‑19. | | | | | | | | |
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| | | Integrative Medicine Therapies | | Upcoming Live Virtual Workshop: Feeling Good! Reclaiming Your Body Using Yoga and Dance
During cancer treatment, you may experience your physical body in a different way. Yoga can help you reconnect to your body, treat yourself with compassion and loving‑kindness, and feel the strength and light that you carry inside. Dance/movement therapy can support this process as you re‑engage with your body safely and joyfully while connecting with experiences that may be difficult to describe in words. In this workshop combining dance with the grounding practice of yoga, an MSK yoga instructor and an MSK dance/movement therapist will guide you through activities and exercises to help you feel more at ease in your body and bring you to a place of awareness, forgiveness, and acceptance.
Date & Time:
Saturday, December 5, 2020
11 am to 12:15 pm
Cost:
General public rate: $25
Integrative Medicine at Home member rate: $20
Instructors:
Clare Patterson, E‑RYT, certified Yoga 4 Cancer™ instructor
Jennifer Whitley, MS, BC‑DMT, LCAT, CMA
Registration Details:
You must register to attend. To register and for more information, visit https://www.mskcc.org/event/feeling-good-reclaiming-your-body-using-yoga-and-dance
The Integrative Medicine Service offers a variety of therapies, classes, and workshops for patients and survivors to help manage symptoms associated with cancer and its treatments, and to improve physical and psychological well‑being. | | | |
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| | | Take Note Of: Magnet Therapy | | Magnet therapy is an alternative treatment promoted to treat cancer, AIDS, psychiatric disorders, stress, multiple sclerosis, infections, and to stimulate the immune system.
Proponents claim that magnetic fields have healing powers. They are believed to stimulate metabolism, increase oxygenation and create a less acidic environment within the body, which is thought to kill cancer cells. Small studies suggest improvements in pain associated with fibromyalgia and arthritis, but these observations have not been confirmed in larger trials. Magnet therapy has also not been studied in cancer patients.
Magnets can damage medical devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. They can also cause serious harm when in close proximity of an MRI machine.
The FDA has warned companies marketing magnet therapy kits with false claims of preventing or treating COVID‑19. | | | | | |
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