Panel Discussion on Mistletoe Therapy with Ivelisse Page of Believe Big

Filmed in Denver in October 2020 during the PAAM mistletoe course

Celebrating 100 Years of Mistletoe, Ivelisse Page, founder of Believe Big, interviews the doctors and goes over the common questions patients ask about Mistletoe therapy. In this interview you will hear from Dr. Paul Faust, MD; Dr. Adam Blanning, MD; Dr. Steven Johnson, MD; Dr. Peter Hinderberger, MD; Dr. Mark Hancock, MD; and Dr. Nasha Winters, ND.

Timestamps:

- 3:24 - Mistletoe & It's History in Treating Cancer

- 4:25 - Which species of the 1,500 is used specifically in the treatment of cancer?

- 4:40 - Is there scientific evidence for the use of mistletoe therapy in cancer? - 5:40 - What are those studies showing in the patients that are actually using it? - 6:36 - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: Mistletoe Clinical Trial Update

- 7:38 - If mistletoe therapy is not FDA approved yet for cancer treatment in the U.S., how are patients able to get treated with mistletoe?

- 8:44 - Is Mistletoe therapy effective for all types of cancer?

- 9:44 - Why is the training important for Mistletoe therapy?

- 11:45 - Why do physicians have to be trained versus just looking in a book to seeing it is helpful for cancer?

- 11:42 - How is Mistletoe administered and how often?

- 13:24 - How you decide as a physician, which application to use for a patient?

- 14: 40 - Are there any side effects using Mistletoe therapy?

- 16:58 - What are the active substances in Mistletoe that make it an effective therapy for cancer?

-17:50 - Are there any interactions with any other therapies or drugs? Can it be used along side conventional treatments?

- 19:42 - What is your philosophy on how long this therapy is applied?

- 21:24 - Can mistletoe be used to help family members with genetic cancers? - - 24:14 - Can mistletoe be used to heap with other health issues outside of cancer like autoimmune disease?

- 25:15 - Is there a patient story that stands out that you can share from your practice that uses mistletoe therapy?

- 28:20 - Second patient story example using mistletoe.

- 30:32 - Dr. Hancock - Patients on mistletoe that also got COVID 19