When Autoimmunity and Cancer Collide – Holistic Nutrition Strategies to Support the Complex Cancer Client
Autoimmunity and Cancer are closely related and pose a challenging dichotomy – a pre-existing autoimmune condition can increase the risk and complicate the treatment of cancer. Immunotherapy cancer treatment can instigate or exacerbate autoimmunity. How to regulate the immune system to destroy cancer whilst not sending the host into a spiral of self-destruction remains a medical priority focus.
The risk for a client receiving any of the many forms of immunotherapy to also subsequently be diagnosed with at least one autoimmune condition is steadily increasing.
The likelihood that a newly diagnosed cancer client is already living with an autoimmune diagnosis is steadily rising.
This is where our holistic nutrition support can come in handy. Skillful intervention can help calm rather than fuel the client’s inner terrain to help improve immunotherapy response and the management of an autoimmune condition.
This presentation explores key target areas to focus on and practical strategies holistic nutrition professionals can apply to strengthen their clients’ inner terrain and help offset nutrition and lifestyle-related contributing factors to dysregulated immune function with a comprehensive, evidence-based approach.
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Date: Saturday, May 3rd
Speaker Bio
A cancer nutrition expert, author, and two-times cancer survivor, Kirstin is passionate about helping people get out of cancer overwhelm by teaching them how to reclaim their lives. She offers personalized coaching packages to private clients and in collaboration with functional medicine practitioners.
Kirstin is the author of Confessions of a Cancer Conqueror – My 5 Step Process to Transform Your Relationship with Cancer and as an End of Life Doula she offers non-judgmental, emotional support and proactive guidance to Stage IV cancer clients and their caregivers.
Kirstin is pursuing further integrative oncology education at the Mederi Academy and is a participating member of Donnie Yance’s Alumni Round Table discussions as well as Dr. Nalini Chilkov’s monthly Clinical Integrative Oncology Live Round Calls.
Professional memberships include the NANP (past Acting-President), NCCS (National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship), SIO (Society for Integrative Oncology), OncANP (Oncology Association of Naturopathic Practitioners) and NEDA (National End-of-Life Doula Alliance). She volunteers at Paws for Therapy, Houston with her personally trained Goldendoodle Minka, at Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston and at the national CPAT (Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team).
Kirstin shares her philosophy, inspiring blogs, and self-created recipes online, as well as with the integrative Wellness Team at Valley Integrative Pharmacy.
