{"podcast":{"title":"Integrative Cancer Solutions with Dr. Karlfeldt","slug":"integrative-cancer-solutions-with-dr-karlfeldt-530481","podcast_index_feed_id":530481,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/UVvvXI9r","website_url":"https://integrative-cancer-solutions-with-dr-karlfeldt.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DyM2MseYUsY3unzWhPFpq8sQ8KC148QkSyxAj5CZGXw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84Y2Fj/M2Q5ZmM5YmIxNTk0/ZDljZjIwMzVjNWVm/ODllMS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Michael Karlfeldt","episode_count":295,"summary":"Newly diagnosed with cancer and wondering how natural therapies can support your treatment? Integrative Cancer Solutions with Dr. Michael Karlfeldt is a podcast on integrative oncology, natural cancer treatment, and holistic cancer care, helping patients and caregivers understand how evidence-based complementary therapies can work safely alongside chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. What makes this show unique: you'll hear real patient consultations, not just expert theory. Each episode explores how integrative therapies, including high-dose vitamin C, mistletoe therapy, ozone therapy, nutritional support, and immune-boosting protocols, can help manage the most common side effects of cancer treatment: nausea, fatigue, neuropathy, weight loss, inflammation, and immune suppression. Studies show that more than half of all cancer patients use some form of complementary medicine during treatment, yet most have no reliable guide for doing it safely and effectively. With over 35 years of clinical experience and as the founder of a leading naturopathic oncology center in Idaho, Dr. Karlfeldt brings real clinical insight to every episode, helping patients reduce their learning curve, imp…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T14:19:18.045688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/integrative-cancer-solutions-with-dr-karlfeldt-530481"},"episode":{"title":"Brett Aldrich | Ayurveda and Breathwork for Cancer Recovery: Healing Beyond Chemo","slug":"brett-aldrich-ayurveda-and-breathwork-for-cancer-recovery-healing-beyond-chemo","published_at":"2026-07-15T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/integrative-cancer-solutions-with-dr-karlfeldt-530481/brett-aldrich-ayurveda-and-breathwork-for-cancer-recovery-healing-beyond-chemo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/integrative-cancer-solutions-with-dr-karlfeldt-530481","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/97d62f1a","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/97d62f1a/3177442b.mp3","summary":"A cancer diagnosis doesn't end when treatment does. For many patients, the hardest part starts after chemo or radiation, when the immune system is depleted, digestion is disrupted, and no one is offering a roadmap for what comes next. In this episode of Integrative Cancer Solutions, Dr. K sits down with Brett Aldrich, Ayurveda Counselor, Breathwork Practitioner, and founder of Seed the Spirit, to explore how a 5,000-year-old healing system fits alongside modern cancer care. Brett breaks down the five elements that shape your unique constitution, how Ayurveda defines disease long before a diagnosis appears, and why the doshas offer a completely different lens for understanding cancer itself. The conversation moves into practical tools you can actually use, marma point massage, Yoga Nidra, and breathwork, all designed to rebuild the immune and digestive systems while supporting emotional recovery. If you or someone you love is in treatment, in remission, or years past a diagnosis and still searching for what comes next, this episode offers grounded, non-prescriptive tools to work with, not against, your medical care. Key Takeaways: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 What Ayurvedic medicine actually is: the five elements and your constitution 4:49 How Ayurveda defines disease before it becomes a diagnosis 9:32 Reading the body through pulse, tongue, and skin 15:44 How cancer is understood in Ayurveda through the three doshas 22:44 Rebuilding immune strength with marma point massage and touch 26:39 Yoga Nidra and visualization as tools for healing 29:07 Breathwork: the simplest place to start Schedule a Free 15-Min Cancer/Lyme Consultation at The Karlfeldt Center: 208-338-8902 Resources: Seed the Spirit - https://seedthespirit.com/workshops-classes/ Dr. Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician…","meta_description":"A cancer diagnosis doesn't end when treatment does. 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