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Weight Loss and Non-Conventional Therapies For Multiple Myeloma Survival
Non-Conventional Therapies for Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients-Nutrition, Frequent Moderate Exercise, Supplementation, Detoxification, and More…
I have lived in complete remission from my incurable cancer, multiple myeloma, since 1999. I swear by several evidence-based, non-conventional therapies including nutrition, supplementation, and detoxification. All supported by research.
The study linked and excerpted below uses hard-to-understand language to tell us what we already intuitively understand.
MM patients and survivors are motivated to lose weight. Unfortunately, the last sentence of the study is confusing- “…addressing capacity barriers, and exploring communication strategies at interpersonal and population levels.”
MM and exercise, exercise and MM. There is no way around it. Yes, actually undergoing some sort of physical activity will be of little or no interest to most myeloma patients before and during active therapy. You won’t feel like being active during therapy but your body will thank you if you do.
Numerous studies have documented the importance of physical activity to the body’s ability to fight cancer.
I am both a multiple myeloma survivor and MM cancer coach. To learn more about exercise, nutrition, detoxification, both conventional and non-conventional cancer therapies scroll down the page, post a question or comment and I will reply to you ASAP.
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Thank you,
David Emerson
- Multiple Myeloma survivor
- MM Cancer Coach
- Director PeopleBeatingCancer
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Clinical Care Providers’ Perspectives on Body Size and Weight Management Among Long-Term Cancer Survivors
“Providers reported that survivors are motivated to lose weight, particularly due to comorbidity concerns, but face numerous barriers to doing so.
Conclusion. Providers described survivor-level and capacity-level factors influencing survivors’ weight management.
Opportunities for research and intervention include developing and disseminating evidence-based clinical resources for weight management among cancer survivors, addressing capacity barriers, and exploring communication strategies at interpersonal and population levels.”