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Episode 9: Innovations in Light-Based Cancer Therapy with Dr. Michael Karlfeldt, ND, PhD

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In this episode, Dr. Michael Karlfeldt, a naturopathic doctor, joins Sylvie & Victor to discuss his holistic approach to cancer treatment.

Dr. Michael introduces the audience to his work at The Karlfeldt Center in Boise, Idaho, where he focuses on integrative oncology. He explains the concept of treating cancer through metabolic rather than genetic dysfunction, emphasizing the importance of mitochondria in cancer therapy.

Dr. Michael outlines various exciting therapies offered at his clinic, including photodynamic therapy, Poly-MVA & DCA, and the use of frequency medicine. He also stresses the significance of mental well-being, proper sleep, and diet in cancer prevention and treatment.

The discussion concludes with Dr. Michael sharing advice on lifestyle changes and the resources available at his clinic for those diagnosed with cancer.

Highlights:

• Understanding Naturopathy
• Clinic Overview and Integrative Oncology
• Holistic Oncology Explained
• Innovative Cancer Therapies
• Photodynamic Therapy
• Patient Experience at The Karlfeldt Center
• Holistic Modalities and Traditional Treatments
• Nutritional Advice and Lifestyle Changes
• Book Introduction and Top Recommendations

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Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Photodynamic therapy is really an exciting type of therapy that has evolved. It's been around for a long time. We've used it for skin cancer, things that are very superficial, that we have easy access to, where we can then combine a photosensitizer that we apply directly onto the tumor site on the skin, and then we blast it with light.

Introduction and Guest Welcome

Victor Dwyer: Welcome to today's episode of The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show!

In this episode titled “Innovations in Light-Based Cancer Therapy,” Sylvie and I are honored to welcome the founder of The Karlfeldt Center, Dr. Michael.

Today, Dr. Michael shares his insights into the transformative power of light-based therapies in cancer treatment. Drawing from his vast experience, he illuminates the promising advancements in this field and their profound impact on patients' lives.

Join us as we dive into the groundbreaking work of Dr. Michael and explore the potential of light-based cancer therapy to revolutionize the landscape of cancer care.


Victor Dwyer: Dr. Michael, thank you so much for joining us today. Please give the audience a little intro of who you are and what you do. 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Well, thank you. Thank you so much. It's always an honor. It's always. Sylvie and I, we, we go, go way back and it's always an honor to get to chat with her on, online. 

Sylvie Beljanski: Not so way back, come on.

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: No, we're too young for that, right? So I, I, yes. So thank you so much.

Understanding Naturopathy

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: I'm a naturopathic doctor. And what that means is that I, I focus on using the natural means to support the body, to heal itself. And where you’re then recognizing the innate wisdom that exists within the body. And we always want to recognize that, that the, you know, our bodies that innate wisdom, is the best doctor.

So, if we can support that in any possible way, then we are always better off. Pharmaceuticals, yes, they play a role and they're needed at some point, but if we can use it more in a kind of more holistic way, then, then, then that is always better to start with. So that, that's kind of the, what sums up naturopathy and what we do here.

And I've been doing this, I'm in clinical practice. 

Sylvie Beljanski: Excuse me, when, when you say what will we do here? So tell us for first, where is your clinic? 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Where, where is here? Yes. 

Clinic Overview and Integrative Oncology

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: So yes, I've, I've been in clinical practice since 1987 and, and here, like Silvie is mentioning is The Karlfeldt Center and it's a, we have a beautiful building here in Boise, Idaho, 17,000 square feet where people fly in from a little bit all over the world to get therapies.

And we, we focus a lot on integrative oncology. So we, we, we brought in a lot of that kind of the top tools in order to be able to make sure that we support people that go through that journey. Because I, I feel that people that are in that journey, there aren't that many options out there. The, the medical field really haven't presented with much more than what they had like 50 years ago. Yeah, it seems to still be kind of the, the, the cut, burn or, or, you know, poison. They brought in a little bit of the immunotherapy, a little hormonal therapy.

But other than that, it really hasn't changed much. So, it then come upon us to be able to do that. So, so that, that's what we do here. 

Holistic Oncology Explained

Sylvie Beljanski: How do you, how do you, how, what is your own definition of oncology holistic oncology? And how is that different from the traditional approach? 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yes, so it has, the traditional approach has been that, you know, there's, it is a genetic dysfunction and we're, we're there to kill the genes with, with genetic dysfunction.

And so, so that has been kind of the, the genomic theory that has existed for, for a long time. And what we are shifting towards, and from my view of cancer and a lot of my colleagues share that that opinion, is that it is more of a metabolic dysfunction and it is a, a cell that enters into a survival state, a cell survival state and where it's shifting how it is producing energy and that way, you know, it's more of a fermentation.

So, it's called the Warburg Effect, you know, where the the cancer cell then shift towards fermenting sugar to produce energy rather than using oxygen. And so, and what we're seeing is that the mitochondria actually holds the key and mitochondria is like the energy factory of the cell. So, the mitochondria actually holds the key in regulating the health of the, of the genes.

So yes, there are genetic dysfunctions, but the mitochondria play a huge role into, you know, whether oncogenes, which are genes that promotes cancer, whether they're turned on or turned off, or whether onco-suppressor genes, which are the ones that suppress cancer, whether they're turned on or turned off, you know. So, the mitochondria seems to control all of that.

So, then that becomes like a major player in, in, as we are addressing cancer. And that's what we're, we're seeing from the integrative approach is, you know, working on, on supporting the mitochondria and then with that, all, also the terrain that the mitochondria exist in, which is, you know, what's floating around in the cell, you know, we have a lot of heavy metals, chemicals, bugs, you know, what's going on in there.

So all of these factors become really important. 

Sylvie Beljanski: So, what you are saying is it's a shift in the concept of cancer causation and that opens new avenues of treatments, right? 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Exactly. And that, that's the exciting part is that, you know, the, the way we've gone about it and, you know, the cancer researchers, even though it's hard to shift, I mean, because they, it is such a big business researching cancer.

So, there's only so fast that that shift can take place. So, even though they recognize that the tree that they've been barking up, it's been the wrong tree. So, they're starting to recognize that, that they, they need to shift. And with that, and exactly what Sylvie is saying is that we do need them to shift the type of therapies that we are doing.

And so now we, instead of just going on to attack, you know, to kill, kill, kill, or, or cut or burn, yeah, we can now start to look at, you know, ‘What is the health of the mitochondria and what do we need to do support that?’ And, you know, ‘What is impacting the mitochondria and how does that affect your genetics and how does that affect also your micro, your, your tumor micro environment,’ you know, because that starts to play a huge role as well.

So, it's all these additional factors that you, that hasn't been taken into account. And then an extra layer, cancer stem cells, you know, that, that's another one that people haven't really thought about or, or, you know, addressed. ‘Cause we know that the regular medical therapies really, really don't deal with that very well.

In fact, it actually promotes it rather than, you know, suppressing it. So, we're then needing to look for therapies where we can then suppress cancer stem cell activity, and then control the, you know, support the mitochondria, control the tumor microenvironment. And so, so that opens a lot of, you know, a lot of exciting avenues in therapy.

Innovative Cancer Therapies

Sylvie Beljanski: So, you were speaking of exciting avenues. What specific exciting therapy can people hope, find when they come to, if they, I mean, which makes it worth traveling to your, to your clinic? 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yes. So, and they, yeah, there's a number of different ones, for ones. I mean, for example, you have the, the Poly-MVA DCA has been a combination of IVs that, that is really seen very promising result.

And really, I mean, and yeah, yes, we, we are doing a lot of great things. Doesn't mean that we fix everybody and fix everything. We are still, you know, we're still in a learning curve with, with cancer, but, you know, shifting them, how we are, we're addressing it, we seem to be getting better results than we used to.

And yeah, in the integrative space, you know, that, that exists within, it has shifted a lot from, let's say 2000 to now. You know, the tools we have now are so much more, you know, advanced and targeted. So the, yeah, like the Poly-MVA DCA, you have DCA, it stands for dichloroacetate. And what that does is then blocks how the cancer is able to produce energy.

So, blocks that fermentation pathway, and then the Poly-MVA will then drive, you know, so that's another IV that we do, it will drive them energy through the mitochondria, so that either, a) you know, the mito, the cell is healthy enough to be repaired, and because we're working on the mitochondria or b) it is too far gone, so the mitochondria says, ‘Hey, you know, we, we got to shut down operation, flip the switch’ and that the cell breaks down.

So, so that's one kind of looking at the metabolic component. And then we have other things like we're working on, like ferroptosis is another one where we use, we recognized within the cancer it is very, in addition to sugar hungry, you know, so that's where we use some metabolic and that's why it's so good also to control what it is that you're eating and also use some tools to bring down your blood sugar level because, you know, sugar feeds cancer. So, we want to control that. But then cancer also loves iron, so then we have the process what's called ferroptosis where we can use the excessive iron that exists within the cancer cell and then, and then oxidize that to create a trigger oxidation in cancer cells.

So, that becomes very targeted as well, because, you know, we have that excessive iron there, and then the cancer cells lack an enzyme called catalase, so it doesn't have a lot of protection against that oxidative effect of the iron that exists within the cell. Normal cells are able to protect themselves and they have less of the iron. So, so we bring in then high dose vitamin C, which has been around for a while, that's been kind of a standby and it's still kind of a standby, you know, for, or standard, I should say for cancer therapy, but we add them things like artesunate, you know, which is a constituent of Wormwood, you know, it's, it's come from Wormwood and that is really fantastic in triggering that ferroptosis process.

And then you can then shift how you're eating a little bit around that. And you may even bring in some repurposed pharmaceuticals to help in that process, but a lot of times just kind of doing the IV, keeping your blood sugar low and being kind of in a ketogenic state that helps as well.

So those, those are two great tools, but a lot…

Photodynamic Therapy

Sylvie Beljanski: I understand, I understand you are also doing photodynamic therapy. Can you tell us more about what that is? 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yes, so photodynamic therapy is really an exciting type of therapy that has evolved and it's been around for a long time. In fact, not, I mean, as early as the early 1900s, we used ultraviolet light to radiate blood to kill off pathogens.

And so we, we've had it before in that fashion. And also we've used it for, like skin cancer, you know, things that are very superficial that we have easy access to, where we can then combine a photosensitizer that we apply directly onto the tumor site on the skin, and then we blast it with light.

So, the photosensitizer will then pull, it will increase the amount of energy that is pulled into the cancer cell, and that triggers an oxidation of the cancer cells because it, and in addition to kind of that oxidation also has a very, thermal effect, so, it actually triggers like excessive heat within the, the tumor within the cancer cells.

So, and cancer can't really handle that, that variation in therapy or variation in, in in, in temperature like normal cells can. So, by bringing more heat, you know, that like hyperthermia as a common type of therapy. So, photodynamic triggers that hyperthermia effect within the tissue, in addition to triggering that oxidation and, and you need them the, the photosensitizer and you need them a specific wavelength of laser light, you know, so it's strong enough to hit the tissue and it needs to match the photosensitizer.

And then you need oxygen in that tissue, you know, because if there's no oxygen, it won't oxidize. So, so that's kind of the, the basic of the photodynamic. And, and so it was, as I mentioned, it was only used externally, but there's new technology that we brought in that, working with Dr. Webber in Germany, utilizing his type of tools, we’re then able to then get to tumors that are deeper in, in the body. So we can… 

Sylvie Beljanski: How do you decide which patient is going to? How do you decide which patient is going to be a good candidate for such treatment, or not such treatment? Well, how do you, because it looks like you have a lot of, of tools in your, in your tricks in your, in your bag. So, how do you know which one to take out of your bag?

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yeah, to do what? And, and, and that's, that's always a good question. And, so you have the type of tumor, you have the type, there also where you can be a little bit more specific on the, the genetics in regards to what's, you know, through a, a blood sample you can do that, and that will also target, you know, it will guide us a little bit more into therapy.

And then also just knowing where the individual is at status-wise, health-wise, strength-wise, because you can, if somebody is strong, then you can blast them a lot of things. And if they are not so strong, then you have to kind of build them up a little bit and then kind of gradually bring some of these therapies in. In regards to the photo dynamic, I feel that it is a benefit for everybody. Doesn't mean that it's going to fix everybody, but I think it adds value to pretty much everybody.

Patient Experience at the Clinic

Sylvie Beljanski: How does it work for your patients? So I, I hear, for example, this program, I say, ‘Oh, well, that's interesting.’ So, I come to travel to, to, to your clinic, and people stay for a while.

They, so stay for, for a definitive, I mean, set of times, you know, in advance, they have to take a hotel nearby and come to see you every three times a week. 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: What does it look like?

Sylvie Beljanski: Walk us through the experience of being a patient at your clinic and a little bit what to expect? 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yeah, so we, we do, a patient come here, from pretty much one to four weeks tend to be kind of the, the normal stay and, and the different factors that play into it.

I mean, one is, you know, time for the individual, what type of cancer. And then also financially, you know, if you stay longer then it, then it costs, costs more. And we do have, so when people come, yeah, they just come and they get like a VRBO close by. And, and we have lots of great, you know, health food stores around and, and they tend to come here then, to the clinic, you know, around eight, 8:30 in the morning and leave around 4:35.

So, it is a whole day event. And you know, people, they just bring, you know, bring their own food. We have a kitchen where they can kind of store their food, they can cook. And, so and we usually start the day with sound bowl healing, you know, because we, I love frequency and, and I think just that sets the, opens up the cells and the body for all the different IVs that you'll be receiving.

And the therapies that you'll, you'll be getting, they're, they're, they're certain kind of, if I would give like an example program of what somebody may get, you know, so they, they may get them, you know, the photosensitizer that I like to use is the nanonized or the, the micronized version of ICG, Indocyanine Green.

And, and the reason I like that photosensitizer is that it matches well with infrared. And infrared is the one that has the deepest penetration into the tissue. So, as we introduce that intravenously, and we can also inject that into the tumor, if it is a tumor that we have access to, like a, a prostate or a breast or a colorectal or, or skin, you know, then, then we are able then to inject directly into it as well, in addition to do the intravenously, and we actually find that when we do tissue sample of the tumor, that after a few hours, we see a good concentration of the photosensitizer in the tumor and they've, they've seen that there's a

Sylvie Beljanski: In a few hours, that's impressive! 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yeah. Yeah. So, it goes really quickly and, and it has to do with kind of the vascularity that feeds the tumor.

Yeah. It's, it's very, the blood vessels are very open, very disorganized, you know, so things kind of go into it quicker, you know, versus a, you know, normal blood vessels to healthy tissue is very tightly knitted, you know, things really don't enter into that, you know, very well, you know, kind of stays in circulation.

So, it just kind of circulates until it kind of hits where those holes are, which is, you know, the blood vessels that feeds a tumor, and then it kind of enters in, into the tumor that way. And, and that just takes a few hours and then after like three hours and want to make sure that we do the the photo, you know, do the laser therapy where we do it intravenously, do it interstitially if we have access to it, or we can do it, you know, externally as well, because if we use infrared, then it will kind of penetrate fairly, fairly well, especially lungs, you know, because it's filled with a lot of air, yeah, you know, so there isn't a lot of resistance, you know, as we then expose the lungs to light, you know, infrared light from the, from the outside. And, so that way you can kind of trigger, trigger that oxidation. And, and then with that, go ahead… 

Sylvie Beljanski: Go ahead. No, no, no, no, with patient's experience. 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yeah, yeah. So, so they, so then the, the rest of the day we, we do, you know, other IVs, whether we use the ferroptosis, you know, during that day, you know, which vitamin C artesunate, or maybe we do the, you know, metabolic program where, which is the DCA, Poly-MVA. And then also we have IVs, you know, for hitting the cancer drivers and cancer stem cells a little bit more. Yeah, so we may bring in like, you know, curcumin, boswellia, resveratrol IV, EGCG IV.

And then also we may bring in different oxygen type of IVs like you know, uh, ozone IV, hydrogen peroxide IV, or we have what's called EBU or RHP, where we can oxygenate and ozonate about four quarts of a, of the blood volume of an individual in an hour, so it helps to filter out a lot of junk and kill off a lot of pathogens and cancer cells.

And, and then we combine that with, with therapies like colon hydrotherapy. We have ionic foot bath for detoxification. We have something that's called the HOCATT, you know, which runs about 10 different therapies at the same time, you know, like ozone, carbon dioxide, hyperthermia electrotherapy exercise with oxygen therapy. So it runs all these at the same time.

And we, and also we use a very powerful laser bed to also benefit, you know, when, when the person has the photosensitizer in them to kind of maximize that oxidation of cancer cells.

And we also use Sono, Sono therapy where we use ultrasound that penetrates even deeper than light to also trigger oxidation of those cancer cells. So that's called Sono Dynamic Therapy. And then we, we use some frequency medicine, like Rife medicine. We have a machine called monocore that works on checking all the different acupuncture points and 750, you know, points of reference.

And then checks and see uses the AI artificial intelligence to see, you know, ‘What are the imbalances in all these different areas,’ and then, when it finds which areas that are imbalanced, it then feeds back the opposite frequency to all these different specific locations to help, to balance that out. And then we can also run frequencies and for, you know, parasites, for fungus, for viruses, for the different cancer types, you know, to, to really help to balance the body that way. 

Sylvie Beljanski: But for somebody who has just been, for example, diagnosed with cancer, so sky is falling in his or her head, and then the, the, the oncology says well, you need to have surgery done next week because it's urgent and we are going to put you right immediately on, on chemotherapy, follow up as soon as you get out of the surgery home.

So how, when, and how does your, going, coming to your clinic and experiencing all those things occur on their journey of healing?

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yeah, so what is important for people to understand that, you know, you're diagnosed with cancer and obviously nobody is…

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Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: …have great knowledge about what to do until they're diagnosed. It's very rare that people are, kind of have studied it, what to do, how to eat, you know, what, what to take, et cetera. So, it becomes like drinking from a fire hose and, and you, you feel like you're in a very vulnerable state, you know, right when you're diagnosed. The oncologist usually push them for resolution quite fast and, and, it is important and this is something that I've, I've heard, you know, I also have a podcast where I interview a lot of, you know, cancer survivors and what they did and how they did it and, and so forth.

And the, the common thread that I hear from all of them is the comment that to say, ‘I wish I knew I had more time,’ you know, that they, so I feel that that is really important, you know, you are in shock, and you are just diagnosed. It is important to take a step away and, and just kind of feel what feels right, and then evaluate your different options.

The oncologist will say, you got to do this, got to do this quickly. And it's like you, they put you on a conveyor belt and you just kind of move through that process. And all of a sudden, all of these things are done to your body and without you being in charge of the process.

So, it is really important for an individual to feel like they are the decision makers. They are the quarterback of their own therapy. And so evaluating then, you know, how, you know, what, what the oncologist is saying, it may be that the oncologist is right, but you do want to take that extra time and then to then reach out to other options at the same time.

And that's why clinics like myself, then reach out and say, ‘I was just diagnosed, you know, this is what the oncologist is suggesting. You know, what are your thoughts?’ And then we can talk that through. So, it is a little different from from person to person. A lot of times it may be good to come to me immediately. That may be kind of the best option.

It may be a good time to come in between chemo sessions if chemo is really warranted, or it may be good to do it after the whole journey. What I know, though, is that while you're going through traditional oncology care, if that is what's needed to be done, it is really important to support yourself during that journey.

So…

Holistic Modalities and Traditional Treatments

Sylvie Beljanski: So what you're saying is that your modalities, holistic modalities are compatible with chemotherapy and you have patients undergoing their chemo treatment while coming to you. 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yes. Yes. Yeah. I, I think from what I've seen, all the, you know, thousands of patients that I've, I've seen, I would say that the people that do the best are the ones that do integrative along with traditional, if they're doing traditional.

So, you know, having those journeys parallel become really, really important, you know, because there are lots of things that can be done, you know, if you're receiving radiation, you know, what their therapies you can do to really mitigate a lot of the negative effects from radiation and help the heal faster and deal with it better and also making sure that the radiation is more effective, you know, that, so that, that is the beauty is that somebody that has the know-how in this space, they're able to make the chemo that you're receiving more effective and less harmful and the same with, with radiation.

And we discussed like the cancer stem cells that are, that actually gets activated by any kind of insult to the tumor tissue. So, then to bring in a support that will then calm these cancer, the activity of these cancer stem cells down while you're then aggravating the, the tumor area becomes really important.

So yes, I, I would always want to kind of have them work side by side. Depending on whether you're going to come to me, you know, my center in the beginning of the journey, middle of the journey, end of the journey, that depends a little bit what's going on. 

Nutritional Advice and Lifestyle Changes

Sylvie Beljanski: Yeah, you mentioned eating right also, do you offer also nutritional advice supplements?

What about this aspect, which is actually maybe the most common, but people are also short of knowing what to do when it comes to themselves?

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yeah. Food becomes really important because you, you can, you know, every bite you're taking either feeds the cancer or it can be a weapon against cancer. So, kind of recognizing what is the best type of diet for you.

There are, I have kind of general prefaces. I tend to lean more towards like a Ketogenic type of diet. Doesn't mean that everyone does well with that. It is important to kind of check an individual's genetics and see how they, how they process foods, how they process protein, how they process fats, carbohydrates, and that will kind of guide us as well, you know, where, where we kind of lean our emphasis and also it depends on where the individual is in their journey.

You know, like for instance, when they’re receiving chemo, it is good to fast, you know, prior to, you know, because that fasting will then really enhance the effect of the chemo into the tumor tissue because the cancer, you know, it gets, it's starving cause it's, it's not, cancer cells aren't very efficient in producing energy, which means that they require a lot.

So, when you are starving, you know, they really starve more than you do, you know, because they, they need this such a high turnover of energy. So, when you're starving prior to chemo, then the, the cancer cells just kind of, ‘I need food, I need something.’ So, then, the chemo, so they open themselves up and they're, they have less of a defense.

And then the chemo will then enter into the cancer cells much more efficiently and at a higher concentration. And the opposite happens with healthy cells, meaning the healthy cells, they recognize, ‘Oh, we are starving. There's stress going on. We need to protect ourselves’ and they go into a protection mode.

And so they are not open for the chemo. They're actually protecting the self more. So, you know, so for instance, and doing the, the you know, the fasting prior to or the, there you can do like a fasting mimicking diet becomes really powerful. And then bringing in, you know, a little kind of fasting periods, whether you're doing chemo or not, you know, where you where you support a process called autophagy, where you're cleaning out, you know, unhealthy cells and becomes a really powerful tool as well.

Book Introduction and Top Recommendations

Sylvie Beljanski: You have a book with a lot of advices for people who are interested in learning more. Can you tell us more about your book? 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yeah, and actually, let me show you here, “A Better Way To Treat Cancer,” if you can read in the opposite direction. 

Sylvie Beljanski: No, no, we see it right. 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yes, you can see it. It's a big book. And we started out as I was thinking I was just going to write a 200-pager, and, and that would was going to be enough.

But lo and behold, we had to make the format of the book bigger, and it ended up being like 500 pages plus, because it is hard to, to cover all the areas that I wanted to cover when it, when it deals with cancer, because there's so many components of it. I mean, yes, I can focus on, on one area like inflammation or, or a cancer stem cells or the metabolic pathway or mind, you know, the body-mind medicine or, you know, how to eat or, you know, what are some of the herbs or supplements or, you know, I could focus on any one of those areas and, and write a, a, a book, but I wanted it to be a, like a manual for people, you know, here, ‘I'm diagnosed and I need, you know, I, I, I need to have the information in one place.’

And that was my goal so that people can have practical actionable steps, knowing what kind of labs to take, understanding what cancer is, having tools to be able to, to address the abnormalities in the labs.

And then also assess and see, you know, ‘cause cancer always, there's a reason cancer appears. It doesn't just, you know, land on you from out of nowhere. It is a process over time that develops over years. And so, to be able then to analyze and see ‘Why is this taking place in, in me right now?’ and to be able to look and see, you know, ‘How can I, how can I analyze that and how can I address it?’ I felt that those answers, or those questions need to be answered and, and that's why I wrote my book. 

Victor Dwyer: And what is your top three recommendations to actually reduce cancer? What do you typically recommend? What would you say if someone has cancer, what would be your top three recommendations that they should do to kind of reduce that cancer?

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Well, so, so your mind is always the most powerful tool, tou know, so I have people that can do everything wrong, and, but yet, you know, their, their mind is at the right place and they have a good effect. And then I have, you know, people that do everything right, you know, they, they are meticulous about how they do everything, but their mind is not right where it needs to be, and then the outcome is not as good.

So I, I would say, you know, focusing on mind, body medicine, you know, like meditation, yoga, any, anything, or, you know, doing, being out in nature, you know, enjoying sunshine being in water, you know, just experiencing nature and, and kind of being in that kind of toning the Vagus Nerves, so to say, being in that parasympathetic state where you can enjoy life and be happy, feel purposeful and have intention.

Yeah, I would say that that is, that is number one. You know, all these kind of fancy therapies that we do at my center, you know, these are add-ons to that. You know, if you, you got to have that as the foundation. Number two, I would say sleep. You, you, if, if you're not sleeping, you're not detoxifying, you're not healing, you're not regenerating. Your immune system is, goes down.

So, making sure that, you know, sleep becomes like the, the baby that you protect from all means. So that means, you know, get rid of devices around it, turn off WiFi while you're sleeping, make sure it's dark, make sure it's quiet. And then also turn off, I mean, what we do is we flip off the breaker for the bedroom, so that there's no kind of electricity running around the walls of the bedroom.

So, really kind of protecting your sleep is, is I would say number two. And then, I mean, I, I, yeah, it's, it's hard between diet and then controlling the toxins around you. So, I would probably say, yeah, as a next step, yeah, I would kind of analyze what is around you and what goes into you, you know, those, I, I would analyze that and adjust that and making sure that whatever that is, it's not cancer causing, but it is you know, it's a life affirming.

Victor Dwyer: That's amazing. 

Closing Remarks and Contact Information

Victor Dwyer: Well, Dr. Michael, please tell the audience how to get in touch with you, how to visit, more information about your, your treatment center and everything else like that. 

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt: Yeah, so the best way, we have a huge amount of information on on our website, TheKarlfeldtCenter.com, and through there you can access a lot of the the interviews that I've done through my podcast, the cancer podcast that I do, also a lot of the old radio shows that I've done, you know, and, and Sylvie, you know, was one of the guests on one of those radio shows.

So, you can type in Sylvie on my website and, and that interview will pop up. It was an amazing interview. And then so, and there are many, many hundreds of interviews like that on my website. And then, obviously, Amazon, go, go to Amazon, buy my book. I think that is a 30, 30 dollars well worth it. The amount of information that's there, I feel, really kind of grounds an individual and what they need to know and what kind of action steps to take.

And for people, actually, I'm going to extend for people that are concerned about cancer or on their cancer journey. We do offer a 15-minute free discovery call. So, you can you can give us a call at the center at 208 338 8902 and just schedule a 15-minute free discovery call and then we can see where you're at, and, and if, yeah, we are good fit, and you know what, if we can be there and help an individual through their journey. And so, so that that's an open invitation. 

Sylvie Beljanski: That's a very valuable one. Thank you. 

Victor Dwyer: Well, awesome. Dr. Michael, thank you so much for joining and thank you everyone for listening. This is The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show, and we'll catch you guys next time!

Thanks, guys!




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