PART TWO - In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons continues her conversation with Dr. Nasha Winters, a renowned integrative oncology expert and metabolic health pioneer, for a deeper look at what cancer care is missing and what true individualized healing actually requires.

Together, Dr. Jenn and Dr. Nasha challenge the protocol-driven mindset that dominates both conventional and alternative medicine, making the case that cancer treatment must begin with the foundations: metabolic health, nervous system regulation, immune resilience, and an honest understanding of why a particular body became vulnerable in the first place.

They explore why so many practitioners feel unequipped to care for cancer patients, how fear and institutional limitations keep better tools out of reach, and why therapies like mistletoe continue to be dismissed in the United States despite decades of research and widespread use around the world.

If you want an empowering perspective on integrative cancer care, this episode is a must-listen.

What You’ll Learn:

Why foundations matter more than any single “magic bullet” therapy
How Dr. Nasha thinks about mistletoe as terrain support, not a standalone cure
Why mistletoe is so widely used in Europe and still resisted in the United States
How integrative therapies can work with conventional cancer treatment, not against it
Why individual biochemistry matters when deciding whether a treatment will actually work
How fear, burnout, and cognitive dissonance affect doctors as much as patients
What it looks like to build a true “board of directors” for healing
Why safer, more thoughtful screening and treatment options are urgently needed

Episode Timeline:

02:02 What pets can teach us about healing and foundational health
05:57 Dr. Nasha on being dismissed by conventional medicine
12:01 Why doctors stay stuck in broken systems of care
16:01 How The Metabolic Approach to Cancer became a roadmap for healing
20:13 Why foundations matter more than any magic bullet
25:32 The problem with protocol culture in cancer care
27:29 Mistletoe, terrain, and the future of integrative oncology
35:54 Why effective therapies are still dismissed in mainstream medicine
40:09 Why patients need a collaborative team approach
43:56 Safer screening, better tools, and moving beyond outdated technology
48:27 Why we need to treat the person, not just the diagnosis
51:34 Where to find Dr. Nasha and what’s next

Guest: Nasha Winters

Where to find her: https://drnasha.com/

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