Zuza's Way Integrative Care

05/18/2026

There is a medication that costs almost nothing, has a minimal side effect profile, has decades of published research behind it, and can make chemotherapy work harder.

Most oncologists have never mentioned it to their patients.

It’s called low-dose naltrexone — LDN.

Full-dose naltrexone (50mg) is used to treat opioid and alcohol addiction. At micro doses of 0.5 to 4.5mg, it does something completely different. It temporarily blocks opioid receptors, which triggers the body to produce more of its own endorphins and ramp up immune function — including natural killer cell activity that directly targets cancer cells.

Dr. Bernard Bihari treated 450 cancer patients with LDN. 270 of them had significant tumor reduction of 75% or more.

It has been shown to sensitize platinum-based chemotherapy, gemcitabine, and cyclophosphamide — meaning it can make drugs already in your protocol work harder with no added toxicity.

The only real contraindication is concurrent narcotic pain medication. Because LDN has a short half-life of about 6 hours, it can be paused quickly if acute pain management is needed.

This is not fringe. This is not experimental. This is a tool that integrative oncologists have been using for years — for adults and children — while conventional oncology has largely looked the other way.

If you are on a cancer journey — or supporting someone who is — ask your integrative practitioner about LDN. Ask about a compounding pharmacy prescription. Start at 0.5mg and titrate slowly. Early vivid dreams are normal and almost always resolve.

You deserve to know every tool available to you.

Save this. Share it with someone who needs it.

More integrative oncology education in my book, link in bio.

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05/12/2026

Two things I need to say 👇

**1️⃣ Cancer is not bad luck.**

📊 90-95% of cancers are rooted in environment and lifestyle. Only 5-10% are purely genetic (Pharmaceutical Research, 2008)

📊 Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide could have been prevented (Nature Medicine, 2026)

That means what you eat matters. Your insulin matters. Your inflammation matters. Your toxins. Your stress. Your gut. Your sleep.

“Bad luck” is the most dangerous phrase in oncology. It takes away your power. And you have more power than you’ve been told.

**2️⃣ Integrative oncology is not woo woo.**

📊 ASCO has published clinical practice guidelines for integrative modalities in cancer care (2022)

📊 89% of NCI-designated cancer centers offer integrative therapies on-site

📊 MD Anderson — the #1 cancer center in the world — has an entire integrative medicine department

📊 Structured exercise after chemo significantly improved survival in colorectal cancer. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine (2025). That is historic.

This is not fringe. This is not alternative. This is evidence-based medicine practiced at the highest institutions in the world.

BUT — and this is the part that matters most — every single plan needs to be individualized.

Can ivermectin sometimes help? Hell yes. Is it for everyone? Hell no. Can high-dose vitamin D change outcomes? Absolutely. Does every patient need the same dose? No.

Integrative oncology is not a protocol you pull off the internet. It’s not a supplement list from a Facebook group. It’s a personalized, evidence-based plan built for YOUR body, YOUR cancer, YOUR genetics, YOUR terrain.

That’s the difference between woo woo and real integrative medicine. Individualized. Monitored. Strategic.

💬 Were you told cancer was bad luck? Were you told integrative support was fake? Tell me below.

*This post is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.*

05/11/2026

12 years old. 10% blasts in her body. And she’s outside working out.

Not because someone made her. Because Zuza believed that getting stronger gave her a better chance at healing.

She wanted to go into treatment as strong as possible — and she did, every single time.

A landmark clinical trial of 889 cancer patients found that those who exercised during treatment had a 37% reduction in mortality compared to those who didn’t. Zuza knew this instinctively at 12 years old.

This is what integrative oncology looks like in real life. It’s not just supplements and labs. It’s a 12-year-old girl doing everything in her power to give her body the best chance.

She was the strongest person I’ve ever known.

05/06/2026

The worst thing you can do during cancer treatment is ONLY do cancer treatment 👇

Chemo, radiation, surgery, immunotherapy — these target the tumor. And they matter. But who is protecting the rest of you while treatment is happening?

Your immune system. Your gut. Your nutrition. Your inflammation. Your muscles. Your bones. Your mental health. Your terrain.

If nobody is addressing those — you are going into the hardest battle of your life with no armor on.

Here’s what simple, accessible, evidence-based integrative support can do alongside treatment:

💛 **Vitamin D3** — 36% lower odds of progression or death when added to chemo. 91% of patients were deficient and nobody checked (JAMA, 2019)

💛 **Omega-3 fish oil** — 60% responded to chemo vs 26% without. 69% kept their muscle vs 29% without (British Journal of Cancer, 2009)

💛 **L-Glutamine** — ZERO patients developed severe mucositis vs 92% without it (JCO Global Oncology)

💛 **LDN** — Inhibits cancer cell proliferation, enhances NK cell and immune function, 80% response rate for refractory cancer pain (MD Anderson, 2025)

💛 **Selenium** — Reduced treatment toxicity with fewer treatment discontinuations (PMC, 2016)

💛 **Curcumin** — Demonstrated synergy with chemo, enhancing efficacy and reducing toxicity (PMC, 2025)

These aren’t instead of treatment. They’re what makes treatment work better. They protect what chemo can’t. They give your body a fighting chance to heal while treatment does its job.

Don’t wait until treatment is over. Don’t wait until relapse. The terrain needs support from day one.

💬 Were you offered any integrative support during treatment?

*This post is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always work with your integrative oncology provider on protocols during treatment.*

05/05/2026

Did you know I wrote a book? And it hit #1 when it was released 🤍

A Parent’s Guide to Childhood Cancer was written from both sides — as a clinician with 20 years of experience and as a cancer mom who lived every single page of it.
This book is for:

📖 Parents who just got the worst news of their life and don’t know where to start

📖 Adults navigating their own cancer journey who want to understand integrative options

📖 Families who want to know what questions to ask, what labs to push for, and how to support the terrain alongside treatment

📖 Anyone who loves someone with cancer and wants to actually help

No medical jargon. No fluff. Just real guidance from someone who has sat in both chairs — the provider’s and the parent’s.

If you or someone you love is navigating cancer — this book is a companion for the journey. During treatment AND after.

🔗 Link in bio 🤍 get it on Amazon

💬 Tag a family who needs this right now.

05/04/2026

This is what we’re doing it for 🤍

Every lab we run. Every supplement we dose. Every protocol we build. Every terrain marker we monitor. Every question we push for.

It’s for more of this.

More snuggles. More laughing for no reason. More being goofy together. More time.

If you’re navigating cancer — don’t just focus on the treatment. Focus on what the treatment is FOR.
🤍

05/03/2026

The number one thing I hear from patients is “I wish I had started integrative oncology sooner” 🤍

Not after chemo was done. Not after relapse. Not after cancer spread. From the beginning.

The research is clear:
📊 Lifestyle modifications in diet, exercise, stress, and sleep improve clinical cancer outcomes including survival (MD Anderson / Current Oncology Reports, 2024)
📊 Integrative approaches improved quality of life in ALL patients and extended survival in multiple cases (Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022)
📊 Adding nutrition, exercise, and supportive care during treatment reduces chemo side effects and helps patients STAY on treatment (Cleveland Clinic, 2025)
📊 Better diet quality after diagnosis reduced mortality by 23% in breast cancer survivors (Nutrients, 2022)
Integrative oncology is not alternative medicine. It’s not instead of chemo. It is evidence-based support that works WITH your treatment to protect your body, strengthen your immune system, and optimize your terrain.

But it takes TIME. Restoring nutrients takes time. Healing the gut takes time. Rebuilding immune function takes time.

When someone comes to me after years of treatment, after relapse, after cancer is everywhere — I will still show up with everything I have. But the tools work best when we have time to use them.

Don’t wait until you’re desperate. Start at diagnosis. The earlier the foundation is built, the stronger it holds.
Your oncologist treats the tumor. We treat the terrain. Both matter. Together 🤍

💬 When did you start looking into integrative support?

This post is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

05/02/2026

Genuinely curious why people get upset when anyone asks about a possible link between COV|D 💉 and cancer.

Here’s what’s actually in the peer-reviewed literature:

📑 Kuperwasser & El-Deiry et al. (Tufts + Brown), Oncotarget, January 2026 — systematic review of 69 publications from 2020–2025, including 333 case reports across 27 countries, plus population data from Italy (~300K), South Korea (~8.4M), and US military (~1.3M). Conclusion: a “biologically plausible connection” worth investigating.

📑 Isidoro, Cancers journal, December 2025 — proposed mechanisms involving lipid nanoparticles, autophagy disruption, tumor dormancy escape, and tumor suppressor pathway interference.

📑 South Korea cohort study, ~8.4M participants — observed higher incidence of certain cancers within one year of vaccination (authors note limitations).

📑 Italy cohort study, ~300K participants — population-level analysis of cancer incidence and mortality trends in vaccinated populations.

This is published, peer-reviewed science. Not Twitter. Not a blog. Real journals.

The question is open. Asking it isn’t conspiracy — it’s how science works.

09/06/2025

06/23/2025

**🫁 HEALING IN A CHAMBER: The Power of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 🫁**

Did you know that breathing pure oxygen under pressure can supercharge your body’s healing abilities? 💪

HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) delivers 5x more oxygen to your tissues than normal air, helping with:

✨ Faster wound healing
✨ Reduced inflammation
✨ Enhanced immune function
✨ Improved energy & cognitive clarity
✨ Better recovery from injuries
✨ Anti-aging benefits

Originally used for scuba divers with “the bends,” HBOT is now revolutionizing treatment for chronic wounds, radiation injury, TBI, stroke recovery, and even emerging cancer therapies! 🧬

The science is fascinating: increased pressure allows oxygen to dissolve directly into your bloodstream, reaching oxygen-starved tissues and promoting new blood vessel growth.

⚠️ Always consult with a certified HBOT practitioner - different conditions require specific protocols and pressures for optimal results.

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