Integrative Oncology Program Resources

Food as Medicine

Screenshot of Anti-inflammatory recipes video

Find anti-inflammatory recipes developed by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Drexel University. 

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers information about the clear liquid diet and suggestions for a variety of liquids to try. 

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) gives tips to improve mind-body connection and digestion through practicing mindfulness at mealtimes.

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discusses prebiotics and how to add them to your diet to support digestion and immune health.

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discusses probiotics and how to add them to your diet to support digestion and immune health.

La dieta antiinflamatoria (AI, por sus siglas en inglés) se basa en dos patrones tradicionales de alimentación saludable que proceden de las culturas asiática y mediterránea. Se cree que el patrón combinado es una de las formas más saludables de alimentación.

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers recipes for grain salads and suggestions for creating your own.


Integrative Health Therapies

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) describes acupressure, its benefits and how it can be used as part of a treatment plan to relieve a variety of symptoms.

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) describes how hypnosis can be used as part of a treatment plan for issues like pain, anxiety and other medical conditions.

Focused Breathing Music

Watch this video for tips on breathing and meditation, set to relaxing music.

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia provides information about energy therapy, its benefits and what to expect during and after treatment.

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers information about massage therapy and how they can be used as part of a treatment plan to support relaxation and healing.

Explaining the Process

Watch this video for an overview on the process for therapeutic caring touch techniques.

Grounding Imagery Music

Watch this video for tips on how to focus, relax and ground yourself.

Title screen from Therapeutic Breathwork series

Learn more about various therapeutic breathing techniques by the Integrative Health Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides information about therapeutic breathwork, its benefits and what to expect during and after treatment.

The following resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides information about aromatherapy, its benefits and what to expect during and after treatment.


Tools to Help with Sleep

The following resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides information about practicing yoga to improve sleep.


Tools to Help with Stress

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) describes how to perform different types of mindful breathing patterns to promote relaxation.

This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) describes how to perform different yoga poses to promote calmness and relaxation.


Podcasts

This episode explores the origins, health benefits, and uses of the anti-inflammatory diet with Dr. Mascarenhas. She discusses the data-based origins of the diet; foods to focus on, including a sample menu for kids; and how the diet can help improve outcomes and health.

This pediatric podcast talks about the benefits and dangers of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It also explores the use of food to prevent and treat several medical conditions; what we should do with conflicting food advice; and how to think critically about the latest diet fad or nutritional product.

In this podcast episode produced by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Mascarenhas defines a modern approach to integrative health and how it can play a complementary role in primary care. She discusses the three categories of integrative health as designated by the NIH, how primary care providers can stay up to date on new integrative therapies, and current services offered at CHOP.


En español

Las terapias de energía son tratamientos de toques terapéuticos en las que los proveedores utilizan las manos para apoyar la curación y el bienestar al equilibrar el sistema energético de su hijo.

La aromaterapia utiliza aceites provenientes de raíces, hojas, semillas o flores de ciertas plantas para ayudar a mejorar el estado de ánimo de una persona o hacer que se sienta mejor.