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Home / Insights into Cancer / Nutrition, Hydration and Cancer

Nutrition, Hydration and Cancer

Presented by Howard Murad, MD, FAAD and Carolyn Katzin, MS, CNS, MNT

June 11, 2019

About the Lecture

Cellular hydration is of paramount importance to the well-being of cancer patients during treatment and beyond. The body uses water throughout the day that needs to be replenished. During cancer treatment, many of the side effects, vomiting, fever, sweating and diarrhea, can rob the body of crucial water and electrolytes. Cancer treatments can also cause lack of appetite and thirst, sore throat and mouth, and heightened sensitives, leading to dehydration.

Hydration is more complex than simply drinking water. The food you eat determines how the water you are drinking will be stored and how it can help maintain cells for better health. In this lecture, Dr. Howard Murad discusses the importance of hydration & Carolyn Katzin addresses the nutritional value of high-water content foods and the role of hydration during treatment for cancer.

About the Speaker

Howard Murad, MD, FAAD, is a trained pharmacist, associate clinical professor of medicine at UCLA, founder of Murad Skincare Inc. and Murad Inclusive Health Spa, president of the University for Inclusive Health, and a physician who specializes in both inclusive health and dermatology. He is one of the world’s leading skin- and health-care authorities. His Science of Cellular Hydration looks at the ability of cell membranes to hold water within a cell as the fundamental marker of youthful good health and offers insights into health and aging. As the founder of Murad Skincare, he provides oversight to the Murad Inclusive Health Spa, Murad Inclusive Medical Group, and Murad Research Laboratories.

Carolyn Katzin, MS, CNS, MNT is an Integrative Oncology Specialist at the Simms/Mann Center where she sees patients for a highly individualized assessment of nutrition and supplements. She completed Stanford University’s Professional Certificate in Genetics and Genomics in July 2017. Carolyn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition (with honors) at University of London’s King’s College and earned a Master of Science degree in Public Health in Nutritional Science from UCLA. She is the author of several books including “The Everything Cancer Fighting Cookbook” and “The Cancer Nutrition Handbook.

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