A practicing medical oncologist since 1993, Dr. Boyd founded the Integrative Medicine Program at Greenwich Hospital-Yale Health Systems in 1998. He is also Director of Nutritional Oncology, Assistant Clinical Professor, the Director of Curriculum in Nutrition, and the Director of Curriculum of Integrative Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, an affiliate member of the Yale Cancer Center in Connecticut.

Dr. Boyd is a pioneer in the field of integrative cancer care, with a targeted focus on nutritional support for cancer patents. Incorporating emergent, evidence-based medical oncology with cancer-specific nutritional counseling, he combines comprehensive support for the healing process. Dr. Boyd is the founding president of the Integrative Cancer Care Research Foundation and a board member of Environment and Human Health, Inc., a nonprofit organization made up of physicians and public health professionals dedicated to the purpose of protecting health from environmental harms.

Increase the effectiveness of your cancer treatment and live a fuller, healthier life.

Controlling weight, becoming active, and reducing stress are not simply nuances of basic well-being; they are absolutely necessary for the successful treatment of cancer. Even with the best medical care, including chemotherapy, a patient's cancer treatment can be sabotaged if these areas are neglected.

In The Cancer Recovery Plan, Dr. Boyd presents his proven integrative program for maximizing the effectiveness of cancer treatment. He lays out a clear, practical nutrition and exercise plan to help cancer patients lose the weight that might impede their recovery, and describes how to reduce stress with such techniques as meditation, tai chi, massage, improving sleep, and building a support network. Along the way, stories from Dr. Boyd's patients - cancer survivors - provide motivation and inspiration. Cancer is not always a hopeless disease. The Cancer Recovery Plan offers readers the hope they need.

An Empowering Guide to Talking About, Thinking About, and Treating Cancer

Embrace, Release, Heal brings together a diverse and elite group of allopathic and alternative cancer treatment doctors, best-selling authors, intuitives, and cancer-survivors who articulate their unique understanding about the multi-faceted cause of cancer, and the infinite possibilities of alternative treatments for healing cancer.

Embrace, Release, Heal provides a guide to integrative cancer care, alternative cancer treatments, and healing cancer with the power of the mind-body connection. It supports a holistic approach - whether you use chemotherapy and radiation, complementary medicine, alternative treatments, nutrition or a combination of all of them, to become cancer-free.