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Topics Covered

  • Overview of MPN Related Weight Changes
  • Coming Up with an Eating Plan That Works for You
  • Strategies for Managing Your Weight
  • Common Weight-Related, Eating and Hydration Questions to Ask Your Doctor and Health Care Team
  • Nutrition Concerns and Eating Tips
  • Benefits of Physical Activity and Exercise, i.e. Yoga and Weight Training
  • How Meditation and Integrative Medicine May Help You Cope
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Krisstina L. Gowin, DO

Hematologist and Medical Oncologist, Integrative Medicine Specialist, Salish Integrative Oncology Care Center, Research Collaborator, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Adjunct Faculty, College of Health Promotion and Wellness, Arizona State University

Diana L. Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC

Supervisor, Clinical Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Richard Dickens, MS

Men’s Cancers Program Director, CancerCare

Victoria Puzo, MSW

Oncology Social Worker, Online Support Group Program Coordinator, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on April 13, 2016.

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myelodysplastic syndromesmyelofibrosismyeloproliferative neoplasmspolycythemia verawaldenstrom’s macroglobulinemiaexercisenutritionrelaxation techniquesmind-bodyweightyogameditation

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