Donnie Yance is an internationally known master herbalist and nutritionist. He is the author of the book, "Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer" and "Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism"
By Donnie Yance “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – Buckminster Fuller The Evolution of Medicine: Why We Need a Paradigm Shift The greatest challenge in advancing global health and well-being lies not in incremental improvements, but in recognizing …
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By Donnie Yance Traditional Herbal Medicine (THM) is very different from using isolated plant compounds. Using isolates to treat cancer is a more allopathic approach and not at all part of a holistic whole-systems model based in THM practice. THM is based on a concept of whole plants having synergy as well as intelligence (Plant …
Over the past 30 years, the world has seen an increase in the rates of cancer in patients younger than 50. Many physicians and scientists around the world have joined in the great detective story to untangle the causes of this complex medical mystery. Since the pandemic began, oncologists have been noticing a disturbing rise …
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Gankyrin and Cancer A better understanding of Gankyrin, glutamine, and glutamate production is crucial for cancer patients and their doctors. Cancer develops when cells start growing too fast. This process kicks off when genes responsible for regular cell growth transform into cancer genes, also known as oncogenes. The term “oncogene” is derived from the Greek …
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Cancer is a major concern and is on the rise worldwide, including among younger people in the United States. However, many people don’t think about the relationship between glutamine supplementation and cancer, even though it’s a complex and evolving topic. What Makes Cancer Cells Different? Cancer cells display a high metabolic adaptability. This allows them …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had deleterious effects on overall health in numerous ways, and not only for those who actually contracted the disease.[1] For many people, COVID-19 lockdowns negatively affected physical activity and diet, which are risk factors for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including hypertension and obesity.[2],[3],[4] Equally concerning is that the importance of health …
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