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Pre-Scribed

Written by: Dr Nathan Goodyear
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 Welcome to *Pre-Scribed*, the official podcast of Dr. Nathan Goodyear, MD, MD(H) at Williams Cancer Institute. As an innovator in integrative oncology, Dr. Goodyear combines traditional medicine with holistic approaches to provide comprehensive cancer care. Join us as we delve into the latest advancements in integrative oncology, exploring ground breaking treatments and offering insights to inspire hope and healing. Each episode features expert interviews, patient stories, and practical advice aimed at empowering you to take charge of your health. Whether you’re a medical professional, a patient, or someone interested in the future of cancer treatment, *Pre-Scribed* offers valuable perspectives on the intersection of science and holistic care. Tune in to learn, heal, and discover the legacy of trust, truth, and service that defines Dr. Goodyear’s approach to medicine. Hope. Heal. Teach. Serve. Truth. Trust. Legacy. Subscribe now and join our community dedicated to innovative cancer care.Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
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  • Cancer Isn’t What You Think: The New Science of Tumor Microenvironments with Dr. Anderson

    Cancer Isn’t What You Think: The New Science of Tumor Microenvironments with Dr. Anderson
    Dec 10 2025
    📬 Join Dr. Goodyear’s Newsletter ➡️ https://pre-scribed.com/subscribe/ Episode Overview In this episode of the Prescribed Podcast, Dr. Nathan Goodyear sits down with Dr. Paul Anderson, ND—an integrative oncologist, researcher, and educator whose work has reshaped how clinicians think about cancer stem cells, the tumor microenvironment, and complex chronic disease. Together, they unpack why standard therapies like chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery can win a short-term battle by shrinking visible tumors while silently empowering cancer stem cells and setting the stage for relapse. They explore how an inflamed tumor microenvironment, immune dysregulation, environmental toxicity, and a disrupted microbiome can hijack normal defenses and turn them into cancer’s allies. From pediatric and early-onset cancers to aggressive recurrences and the legacy of his Advanced Applications in Medical Practice (AAMP) conferences, Dr. Anderson argues that medicine must move beyond silos, embrace collaboration, and return to its roots as a teaching profession that multiplies healing. This isn’t just a conversation—it’s a call to action for patients and clinicians to understand the biology beneath treatment and help build the bridges that will shape the future of integrative oncology. Listeners will leave with clearer next steps. 📌 Key Takeaways Cancer stem cells and daughter cells respond very differently to treatment. Conventional therapies can debulk large tumors while enriching a deeper stem-cell pool that drives relapse. The tumor microenvironment is the real chessboard. Immune cells, stromal cells, cytokines, and signaling molecules form a “field of play” that can tilt toward either tumor control or tumor promotion. Short-term victories can create long-term biological debt. Surgery, chemo, and radiation may be necessary to reduce tumor burden, but without changing the microenvironment, residual stem cells can fuel more aggressive, treatment-resistant disease. Plasticity means cancer can adapt quickly. Under the wrong signals, daughter cancer cells—and even previously normal cells—can acquire stem-like traits and become engines of progression. Cancer today is not the cancer of yesterday. Over his clinical career, Dr. Anderson has seen more pediatric cancers, more early-onset malignancies, and more aggressive second primaries emerging after initial remission. Patients are driving the demand for integrative oncology. People want both remission and quality of life, pressing oncologists and integrative practitioners to collaborate instead of compete. Chronic illness and cancer share common terrain. Toxic burden, immune dysregulation, and environmental stressors show up both in complex chronic illness and oncology. Bridge-building is the real legacy. Stories of initially skeptical oncologists who become collaborative partners highlight how data, safety, and patient outcomes can open minds and unify the field around what helps patients most. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Opening quote: chemo, radiation, and cancer stem cells 1:20 – Welcome to Prescribed: where integrative oncology meets holistic healing 2:23 – Introducing Dr. Paul Anderson: scientist, healer, teacher, bridge-builder 4:03 – From lab work and family practice to naturopathic oncology and AAMP 7:40 – Why teaching clinicians may help more patients than any single practice 11:27 – Is cancer “just low T-cells and NK cells”? The complexity of tumor immunology 13:22 – Drawing the tumor microenvironment “chessboard” and its key players 18:14 – How chemo and radiation debulk tumors but can strengthen cancer stem cells 22:25 – Plasticity, reprogramming, and how environment shapes stem-like behavior 28:12 – Three decades of oncology: pediatric and early-onset cancers on the rise 32:33 – Recurrences that look nothing like the original tumor—and why that matters 36:31 – Patients as the first agents of change in integrative cancer care 42:17 – Chronic illness, toxic load, and shared immune terrain with cancer 45:11 – Microbiome, environment, and “farming disease” versus farming health 48:36 – Can you really teach well if you’re not still practicing? 🔔 Subscribe CTA 🔔 Subscribe for more evidence-based conversations on the future of functional medicine. 📚 Resources & Links ▶️ Watch more episodes + full show notes: https://prescribedpodcast.com 🧬 Dr. Paul Anderson’s Website & Teaching Hub: https://draonline.com 📚 Learn more about integrative oncology: https://pre-scribed.com 📞 Schedule a consultation or learn more: https://williamscancerinstitute.com Clinic & Socials Links 🏥 Visit Dr. Goodyear’s clinic: https://www.drgoodyear.com 📸 Follow us on Socials: https://linktr.ee/doctornathangoodyear
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    59 mins
  • The Cancer Cure You're Not Being Told About: Food as Medicine | Jeffrey Smith

    The Cancer Cure You're Not Being Told About: Food as Medicine | Jeffrey Smith
    Dec 4 2025

    📬 Join Dr. Goodyear’s Newsletter ➡️ https://pre-scribed.com/subscribe/ 🎙️ Episode Overview In this urgent and eye-opening episode, Dr. Nathan Goodyear sits down with Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology and one of the world’s leading consumer advocates on the dangers of GMOs and glyphosate. With decades of research, bestselling books like Seeds of Deception, and globally recognized documentaries like Secret Ingredients, Smith exposes how our modern food system is silently reshaping human health—and our future. From transgenerational infertility to immune collapse and microbiome extinction, this episode explores what’s fueling the surge in modern diseases, especially cancer. Most importantly, it offers tangible solutions. This isn’t just a conversation—it’s a call to action. 📌 Key Takeaways Glyphosate exposure damages multiple generations. Studies on rats show 90% of great-grandchildren suffer serious reproductive and health problems. The microbiome is collapsing. Research shows 25% of infants had zero beneficial bacteria by age 7. Modern agriculture is fueling disease. Industrial farming destroys soil ecosystems and strips food of nutrients. GMOs and Roundup are linked to cancer. Glyphosate is a probable human carcinogen, and removing it from the diet can drastically improve health. Food is medicine—or poison. Nutrition impacts detox pathways, gut health, immune resilience, and genetic expression. Regenerative farming is the cure. It restores soil, nutrient density, and community health from the ground up. Glyphosate is everywhere. It’s found in rain, air, and processed foods—and it cannot be fully avoided. Organic diets reverse chronic illness. Thousands report relief from IBS, fatigue, autism symptoms, and infertility when switching to organic. Most cancer today is terrain-based. It’s not just about genes—it’s about the soil, cells, and systems around them. The solution starts with food. Eating organic, non-GMO, regenerative food is one of the most powerful health tools we have. ⏱️ Timestamps 1:28 - Welcome to Metabolic Health Day Conference 2:24 - The danger of isolated silos in health innovation 3:13 - How industrial agriculture is exporting disease 4:22 - Meet Jeffrey Smith: GMO truth-teller and health advocate 6:42 - How Smith entered the GMO awareness movement 7:33 - The shocking health risks of glyphosate 10:27 - Why Monsanto's trials aren’t telling the whole story 13:15 - Real-world recovery stories from switching to organic 16:03 - Glyphosate’s link to cancer and mitochondrial damage 18:23 - Step-by-step plan to detox your diet 21:14 - Veterinarians and farmers report healing with non-GMO food 24:45 - The generational impact of epigenetics and glyphosate 28:23 - The gut-brain-immune link under attack 32:00 - Soil, plants, and health: the underground crisis 35:17 - Government collusion with chemical agriculture 37:00 - Glyphosate reduces key nutrients for immunity 39:14 - Reproductive health and placenta damage 44:24 - Doctors + farmers = the future of prescriptions 46:07 - True regenerative nutrition explained 50:30 - Why outside voices are vital in health reform 55:07 - Essential resources and action steps for listeners 🔔 Subscribe for more evidence-based conversations on the future of functional medicine. 📚 Resources & Links: ▶️ Watch more episodes + full show notes: https://prescribedpodcast.com 🧬 Jeffrey Smith’s Work: https://responsibletechnology.org 📚 Learn more about integrative oncology: https://pre-scribed.com 📞 Schedule a consultation or learn more: https://williamscancerinstitute.com 🎬 Secret Ingredients film: https://secretingredientsfilm.com 📘 Seeds of Deception: https://seedsofdeception.com 🎥 Don’t Let the Gene Out of the Bottle (short film): https://responsibletechnology.org/dont-let-the-gene-out 🏥 Clinic & Socials Links: 🏥 Visit Dr. Goodyear’s clinic: https://www.drgoodyear.com 📸 Follow us on Socials: https://linktr.ee/doctornathangoodyear
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    58 mins
  • The Soil-Cancer Connection: Why Regenerative Farming May Be the Cure | Gail Fuller

    The Soil-Cancer Connection: Why Regenerative Farming May Be the Cure | Gail Fuller
    Nov 21 2025

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    Episode Overview

    In this episode of the Prescribed Podcast, Dr. Nathan Goodyear sits down with regenerative farmer Gail Fuller, founder of Fuller Farms and Fuller Field School in Kansas, to uncover the direct connection between soil health, human health, and rising chronic disease. Gail shares his powerful story of walking away from chemical-dependent, industrial farming—even when it cost him his community and his family’s multigenerational farm—to rebuild a regenerative, diverse, nutrient-dense operation focused on life, not death. Together, he and Dr. Goodyear expose how degraded soil leads to weakened immunity, disrupted gut microbiomes, and increased cancer risk—and how true healing begins with rebuilding the land. This isn’t just a conversation—it’s a call to action to partner with farmers, rebuild local food systems, and rethink prescriptions as pathways to real, lasting health.

    📌 Key Takeaways Farmers are the original doctors of the soil. Soil health determines food quality, immune strength, and disease vulnerability—including cancer. Industrial agriculture disconnects us from food. The shift from “food” to “commodities” made toxic farming practices seem normal and erased the link between land and health. Glyphosate acts like an antibiotic. Its widespread use harms soil life and the gut microbiome—key foundations for immunity and long-term wellness. Cancer is a warning signal. Dr. Goodyear reframes cancer as the “canary in the coal mine,” a sign of broader environmental and biological collapse. Regenerative farming restores life. Gail’s shift from 3,200 chemical-heavy acres to a diversified, regenerative 160-acre farm shows soil can heal—and so can people. The cost of change is real. Gail lost his crop insurance, financial support, and community acceptance when he rejected chemical farming, yet rebuilding saved his health. Doctors can prescribe food, not just pharmaceuticals. Imagine prescriptions directing patients to farmers instead of pharmacies—fueling health rather than disease. Local food systems rebuild communities. Connecting consumers, doctors, and farmers supports rural revival, public health, and long-term resilience. Healing requires nature, not convenience. Moving away from instant gratification and toward intentional investment in real food is essential. The future of healthcare may look like a farm. True healing happens on living soil, in clean air, in natural rhythms—not under fluorescent hospital lights.

    ⏱️ Timestamps

    0:00 – Opening clip: becoming the “odd man out”

    0:30 – Podcast intro: where integrative oncology meets soil health

    1:29 – Why farmers and doctors are uniting at Metabolic Health Day

    2:18 – Meet Gail Fuller: “Soil is the answer”

    4:02 – A real farmer's daily rhythm with sunrise and sunset

    7:04 – The burnout of industrial agriculture

    10:12 – Growing up in conventional farming & the 1980s farm crisis

    14:07 – Learning soil is alive—and how chemicals destroy it

    16:43 – Cancer and wildlife as environmental warning signs

    19:12 – Realizing glyphosate damages soil and the gut microbiome

    24:06 – Losing the farm, community support, and financial backing

    35:24 – Rebuilding on 160 acres with regenerative diversity

    39:31 – Prescribing farmers: shifting from pharmacy to food

    45:22 – America’s addiction to convenience

    49:04 – “Soil is the answer. What is the question?”

    54:17 – Healing happens on farms, not in hospitals

    55:40 – Closing message: heal the land, heal the community, heal yourself

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    📚 Resources & Links

    ▶️ Watch more episodes + full show notes: https://prescribedpodcast.com

    🧬 Learn more about Gail Fuller & regenerative farming: https://www.fullerfieldschool.com

    📚 Learn more about integrative oncology: https://pre-scribed.com

    📞 Schedule a consultation or learn more: https://williamscancerinstitute.com

    Clinic & Socials Links

    🏥 Visit Dr. Goodyear’s clinic: https://www.drgoodyear.com

    📸 Follow us on Socials: https://linktr.ee/doctornathangoodyear
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    39 mins
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