Beyond Genetics: The Whole-Person Approach to Cancer

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| Nov, 10 2025

Beyond Genetics: The Whole-Person Approach to Cancer

With a unique background that spans SWAT Team service, professional athletics, physique championships, bestselling books, and filmmaking, Dr. Sherwood goes beyond genetics and brings a rare blend of science, clinical wisdom, and real-world grit to the cancer care conversation. He truly is a Wellness Warrior, and this is an episode you won’t want to miss!

From how to handle the moment you hear the words “you have cancer,” to the steps needed for building a supportive team and avoiding polarization, this episode is packed with whole-person next moves and practices for optimizing your healing. 

For example, Dr. Sherwood and De’Ann delve into the importance of understanding your hormones and maintaining their balance. This is critical for every single woman, whether they are conquering cancer or just striving to live a healthy life, and one key ingredient that you may be missing is: Estro Clear

Tune in to learn more about hormone balancing and integrative breast cancer healing solutions, and download his FREE guide: Health, Hope, and Freedom right now!

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Here are some highlights from this Podcast:

  • Root Causes Beyond Genetics – Dr. Mark Sherwood explains why cancer is best understood as a metabolic and mitochondrial disease. Rather than purely genetic, highlighting how lifestyle and environment drive gene expression.

  • Association ≠ Causation – He challenges the notion that BRCA mutations determine destiny. Emphasizing that not everyone with genetic mutations develops cancer, and not everyone without them avoids it.

  • Epigenetics & Environment – Nutrition, toxins, stress, and even thoughts can influence how genes express themselves. Showing the profound impact of lifestyle choices on cancer risk and healing.

  • Eight Pillars of Prevention & Healing – Practical steps include clean, organic nutrition, stress management, daily movement, restorative sleep, understanding genetics, balancing hormones, peptide therapy, and targeted supplementation (like sulforaphane from broccoli).

  • A Message of Hope – Dr. Sherwood encourages listeners to seek supportive communities, assemble the right healing team, and remember that cancer care is not one-size-fits-all. There are integrative paths to resilience and recovery.