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| | | Welcome to spring! In this issue, we learn about how Traditional Chinese Medicine can help us transition to this new season. We also share our upcoming programming, including new workshops and series, and patient advocate Jodi MacLeod speaks with a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) patient about the healing gift of integrative medicine. Finally, we explore the latest evidence for turmeric, and MSK yoga instructor Clare Patterson tells us about how yoga can address neuropathy. Be well, | | Dr. Jun J. Mao Chief, Integrative Medicine Service | | |
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| IMS Insights: Clare Patterson, Yoga Instructor, on the Role of Yoga for Reducing Neuropathy | Clare Patterson is a yoga instructor in MSK’s Integrative Medicine Service (IMS), where she teaches weekly classes in the MSK Integrative Medicine at Home membership program. Clare also leads yoga classes for the Yoga for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment (YCT) study. A pediatric cancer survivor, Clare aims to create a safe space for her students to cultivate their resilience and strength. "Neuropathy, a side effect of certain types of chemotherapy, is a troublesome, often long‑term, debilitating side effect without effective prevention or treatment strategies," says Clare. "People experiencing chemotherapy‑induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN, may struggle with gait imbalance, muscle cramping, numbness, tingling, and pain. Yoga may provide some relief from CIPN." | | |
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| | What is Turmeric?
| | A perennial herb, turmeric is native to Southeast Asia. It produces underground stems known as rhizomes, which are used as a spice in many cuisines around the world. Turmeric is also valued in traditional Eastern medical systems for reducing inflammation. It is widely used in Ayurveda, a medical system that originated in India, to treat infections and stomach ailments, and to heal wounds. | | About Herbs Library
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| | Welcoming Spring Through the Lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine | | Spring is here! As the temperature warms, we venture out and see signs of life everywhere, from plant shoots emerging from the ground and flowers blooming, to animals coming out of hibernation. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an ancient medical system that includes acupuncture and tai chi, offers unique views on how the changing seasons relate to our health and well‑being. | | Learn More |
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| | | | | Workshop: Relax Yourself to Sleep Thursday, April 7, 2022 11:00 AM EDT In this workshop, an MSK nurse practitioner and sleep expert and an MSK mind-body therapist will discuss normal sleep patterns and share habits that may impact your ability to sleep well. You will learn mind-body techniques to promote relaxation and help you to drift off to sleep. |
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| | | | | Series: Yoga Essentials: Focus on Balance and Relaxation Wednesday, April 13, 2022 11:00 AM EDT In this six-week virtual yoga basics class, our MSK yoga therapist will lead a 30-minute moderately paced mat practice followed by a 30-minute restorative practice. In the mat practice, you will learn exercises that stretch and strengthen your muscles and improve your balance. In the slower-paced restorative practice, you will use props to support a deeper stretch. |
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| | | | | Series: Mindful Self‑Compassion Sunday, April 24, 2022 7:00 PM EDT This six-week live virtual series can help people impacted by cancer cultivate self-compassion, one of the greatest resources for coping and resilience that we have available to us. In each class, an MSK mind-body instructor will present on a topic related to self-compassion, lead meditations and exercises, and facilitate discussion. |
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| | | Join Integrative Medicine at Home | | Visit www.MSK.org/AtHome to start your membership today. Schedule a telemedicine visit with our nurse practitioner, a specialist in lifestyle medicine, to make a personal wellness plan that may include Integrative Medicine at Home. Call 646‑888‑0845. | | | |
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