I will be talking about integrative medicine to pre-med students and professors this Tuesday morning at UCLA. This course is chaired by the head of the UCLA Department of integrative Medicine Kah Kit Hui, M.D.

I will give you a full report about the conference afterwards.

I am just recently back from the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) convention in Carlsbad, California. The subject of this year's symposium was "Confronting Cancer as a Chronic Disease: Primary Care Taking a 360-degree View."

In all, 21 countries were represented and attendance was sold out at 600 people.

I have been a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine since its inception. It was created by my longtime friend and colleague Dr. Jeffrey Bland.

The 4 day conference had a full schedule with lectures starting at 7 AM and closing around 6:30 PM every night.

Even though I have attended so many other IFM conventions, this is probably the best one I have ever attended. All aspects of integrative oncology were discussed. Lectures on the role of antioxidants in cancer prevention and treatment were part of the conference. Other topics were nutritional and botanical support during cancer therapy, individualizing nutrition protocols to complement Cancer care, and using biomarkers for primary prevention in secondary recurrence of common cancers.

The conference was organized by my friends Mary Hardy, M.D. and Dwight McKee, M.D, Ph.D.  Dwight and I attended medical school together and were friends throughout school.

                Dr Soram with Mary Hardy, M.D.

            Dr Soram with Dwight McKee, M.D. Ph.D

Two of the most prominent speakers were Dr. Dean Ornish, and Dr Keith Block. Dr Ornish gave a lecture entitled "The Power of Sustainable Changes in Diet and Lifestyle". Dr. Ornish has carried over his amazing findings on diet and lifestyle for the benefit of heart disease and is now using it to benefit cancer patients. You can pick up his new book by clicking HERE.

Dr. Ornish was also the recipient of the Linus Pauling Person of the Year award, given for his work showing the benefit of diet and lifestyle for chronic disease. I was delighted to learn during his lecture that he was a student of Swami Muktananda, who was very good friends with my teacher Yogi Bhajan, and I was able to share a few words with Dr. Ornish about our teachers, and have a photograph taken with him and at the end of his speech.

            Dr Soram with Dean Ornish, M.D.

Dr. Keith Block gave an information packed lecture entitled "Long-Term Biologic Strategies for Ssecondary Prevention of Cancer". Dr Block has written a great book explaining his approach to integrative oncology. You can pick it up HERE.

Some of the lectures were very medically detailed. However, many were understandable by lay people and I wish some of my cancer patients had been able to attend some of these wonderful lectures and learn. In any case I am bringing back to my practice all the exciting new information about using integrative medicine for cancer patients. For those of you who would like to get a sample of these lectures, I am delighted to say that Jeffrey Bland's opening talk entitled "Looking Anew at Cancer" is available online for free by clicking this link.

I have already shared some of the new information from this convention in my blog and I look forward to sharing much more over the weeks ahead with all my readers.

I am delighted to announce then I have been asked and will be giving the keynote address at the commencement service for the graduates of the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) summer class in July 2010.

I am  honored to be asked to give this most important address to the new graduates of this wonderful Naturopathic Medical School.

I continue to serve under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointment, on the Committee for Naturopathic Medicine for the State of California. I am delighted that natural medicine, which I have been practicing for over 30 years, is starting to blossom in our country.

I look forward to seeing the graduates in July.

If any of my readers are interested in attending this school at which I am a professor, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

I am delighted to let my friends and patients know I will be attending the upcoming Institute of Functional Medicine convention entitled "Confronting Cancer as a Chronic Disease" at La Costa Resort in Southern California. we increasingly recognized that cancer must be approached as a chronic disease that is managed similar to heart disease.

This conference will have four days of interaction among integrative physician's on the role that complementary modalities and approaches have in the treatment of a patient with cancer.

I look forward to telling you all about somebody new information that comes out of this conference.

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I am delighted to announce that I will be on a panel of premiere medical and wellness experts as well as celebrity breast cancer survivors in celebration of a DVD about breast cancer called Breast Cancer:Tthe Path of Wellness and Healing. At this event there will be a private screening of the highlights of the DVD in Beverly Hills on May 6, 2010.

I look forward to being on this panel and bringing in integrative medicine perspective to this great conversation about curing breast cancer.

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I am very happy to announce that I will be interviewed on the nationally syndicated talk radio show, Lifestyle Talk Radio Network.

I will be interviewed by host Frankie Boyer, and my interview will be on the subject "Does The Government Get It About Vitamin D?"
Please join me for this interview which is broadcast live on the Internet at 9 AM Pacific Time this Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at their Website

I will be on CRFA radio in Ottawa Canada this Sunday night March 28, 2010. The local Eastern time will be at 10 PM.

I am on that very well loved talk show with host Rabbi R. Bulka. It is said on their site that Rabbi Bulka helps Ottawa "tuck itself in" every Sunday night.
The show will be simulcast on their website so my many readers may listen to it live on their website.

The website is www.CRFA.com.
I look forward to seeing you there.