Dr. Kim Howes

10/09/2026

Terrain a new buzzword??
No. Very old concept.

10/06/2026

Standard survivorship care tracks if the cancer is gone. Integrative survivorship care focuses on how to make your body a a hostile environment for cancer to never return.

1. Checking your immune function - low white blood cell counts or an imbalanced neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio are important distinctions between an immune system that is ready to fight or one that is complacent.

2. Inflammation - there are many markers to detect various signs of inflammation. Any inflammation marker can be a sign of an ongoing fire that increases your risk of recurrence. Monitoring and eliminating inflammation are key to success and symptom management.

3. Cellular nutrients - vitamin d, zinc and ferritin (iron storage) are basic but going further with a specialty panel looks at the nutrients the immune system depends on to activate proper surveillance.

If you don’t know, you can’t take action. Talking with your oncologist or primary care can be the first step. Working with an integrative provide focused in survivorship care helps go beyond to improve your immune health and recovery.

10/05/2026

09/30/2026

Perfection can kill health progress.

Examples abound. But if you find yourself not eating enough protein because you cannot afford grass-fed/pasture raised meats or avoid exercise because you don’t have a gym membership or don’t stay hydrated because you don’t like room temperature water then perhaps we’re dealing with a health/wellness barriers caused by perfection. Believe me, I am familiar with that drive — but it blocks progression and takes up so much time and energy that you should be using to LIVE life.

Consistency over perfection. Things I do that are not perfect include walking over intense cardio, body-weight calisthenics verse lifting heavy weights, using the Environmental Working Group Dirty Dozen/Clean 15 to focus my resources on the most important “clean” foods verse all organic.

Are you struggling with the feeling of not doing enough for your health? What areas do you find stuck or needing help with health perfection?

09/24/2026

I’m starting something new. Well, not completely new. Functional genetics are the “upstream” of all chronic illness. Of course, we need to correct current imbalances but the long term fix is often encoded in how our diet, lifestyle and environment interplay within our genetic codes. I’m excited about my results. But more excited about a new offering coming soon! 3X4 Genetics

09/21/2026

I find suboptimal ferritin fairly common in my practice. Symptoms may not be overt - often it ties to low mood or motivation, anxiety, restlessness, brittle hair or nails, brain fog and of course low energy and stamina.

If you are a menstruating woman and have not had your levels check, I recommend discussing this with your provider. And be sure to reference *optimal* levels for cellular function.

09/19/2026

Are you in remission and overwhelmed?
You’re. Not. Alone.

Not only is the cancer process overwhelming but the how to move forward after remission can be paralyzing.

But there are tools you can use to remove the guess work. I am hosting a free webinar masterclass outlining the advanced panels - and some basic ones too - that all survivors should know about.

Comment “Resilience” in the comments to learn more!