Natural Survivor Stories

Marcia: Thyroid, Skin, and Lung Cancer Gone in 9 Months!

My name is Marcia, I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer in December of 2010. We found out it was metastatic thyroid cancer in January. In February, I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, and in March, they found more thyroid …

Products I Like

My Three Favorite Charities for 2011

So this is kind of like “part two” of my 2011 Holiday Gift Guide.
In today’s post I’m sharing my three favorite charities!
Despite what you may think, none of them are cancer charities.

Please check them out and consider supporting them this Christmas season.

Thanks!

(((c)))

Products I Like

2011 Healthy Holidays Gift Guide

This is what we got when we yelled at Kenzie to stand still and smile for our Christmas photo. (Yes we apologized)
Childrens photographers of the world I salute you!

Well it’s that time of year again. And I’m excited to unveil my second annual Healthy Holidays Gift Guide for 2011. (And yes I procrastinated)

If you’re still looking for some great gift ideas, here are seven phenomenal health products ranging from $15-$399. Some of them are new discoveries and some are old favorites.

Add them to your wish list or give them to someone you love.

Note: Giving these products to someone you don’t like may result in them living longer,
so keep that in mind. ;)

Alternative Therapy, Interviews

Healing Cancer World Summit

Meet Doctors, Nutritionists, Advocates, and Survivors Who Say Cancer Can Be Treated Successfully and Naturally – Without Excessive Use of Drugs, Surgery, Radiation and Chemotherapy.

And the best part is, you don’t have to travel!

This is a FREE ONLINE EVENT featuring some of the top Alternative Cancer Treatment experts on the planet (and my heroes) sharing their knowledge with you.

Register for The Healing Cancer World Summit Here

Alternative Therapy, Cancer Fighting Foods

B-17 / Laetrile: The Alternative Cancer Treatment Suppressed For Over 50 Years

This post is about of one of the most controversial natural cancer-fighting substances,
and the cancer industry’s attempt to destroy it.
Lies, cover-ups, betrayal…this is one unbelievable story that sprawls over five decades.

There is a massive amount of information and many books written about this,
I’ve tried my best to distill it down for you.

Prepare to be amazed.

Chemotherapy?, Videos

Cut Poison Burn

If you have a child diagnosed with cancer the government can force you to subject your child to chemotherapy and radiation treatments. And if you don’t comply, Child Protective Services can take your child away.

Hard to believe, but it’s true.

Cut Poison Burn is a very powerful documentary about the Cancer Industry and the Navarro family’s fight with the government to get the cancer treatment of their choice for their little boy.
I watched an advance screening of this film and met the producer at the Cancer Control Convention in LA, Labor Day weekend 2011. Every American should watch this film.

Alternative Therapy, Videos, What I Did To Beat Cancer

The Cancer Control Society

The Cancer Control Society is a non-profit that distributes literature, books, and videos on Alternative and Natural Medicine.  Since 1973 they have been helping people all over the world prevent and control cancer and other diseases through Nutrition and Non-Toxic Therapies.  

Here’s a short video of me sharing my story at the 2011 CCS Cancer Convention.

Chemotherapy?, Q&A

Q&A: How Effective is Chemotherapy?

I received an email yesterday that I decided to answer on the blog.
Here it is:

“My wife found your blog and I find it very inspirational and resourceful.
I’ve been diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer just like yours, but unlike your tumor, mine is located in the lower part of the rectal area.

I have visited the oncologists and surgeons, they said the best way is to go through Chemo and Radiation in order to shrink the tumor size small enough to remove it during surgery.

I will begin my treatment next week, the Chemo I’ll be taking is the pill that I’ll have to consume twice a day for 6 weeks with radiation.

The doctors said I will be required to go through another chemo therapy after surgery, which would be different chemo treatment (through IV). That’s where my wife feel most uncomfortable and began researching different options such as alternative therapy. And she found your blog with some insightful information.

I changed my diet to raw organic vegetables the day I was informed that I had cancer. It was a life changing moment and left me a little confused what’s on the horizon for me. Instead I began to eat more raw organic food and exercise than I have done before (I have been eating organic food and exercising moderately for years).

While I have read through some of your blogs and stories, I know you mentioned that you had surgery to remove part of the large intestine and forego chemo and radiation with alternative therapy. I am still confused about the part when you had surgery…Did you have any treatment before your surgery? I understand your blog and stories mostly mention after surgery treatment but maybe I overlooked somewhere that says anything about before surgery?

I am curious to know because my age is slightly older than your age right now and I have two young daughters, too.

I just do hope that everything posted on your website is true. I am not doubting anything but I do praise your recovery and living cancer free. That’s my goal too.”

Regards,
Tris

Continue reading for my answer and a surprising study about the effectiveness of chemotherapy.

Fitness

What Is CrossFit?

Exercise is a critical component to getting healthy and staying healthy.  
Everyone knows this.  Moving your body gets your all juices flowing.  
Mostly importantly it increases blood and lymphatic circulation,
both of which are imperative in the healing process.

I exercised a lot in the first few years of my cancer diagnosis.
Especially short runs and rebounding. But I didn’t do much weight training…
And I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I had a local gym membership
that I’ve barely used in the last 10 years.

CrossFit got me excited about working out again.

Alternative Therapy, Videos

Burzynski The Movie: Cancer Is Serious Business

In 2004 I was resarching alternative cancer therapies and heard about Dr. Stanley Burzynski in Houston, Texas.

I was told that he had developed a non-toxic “alternative” therapy that was more effective than chemo or radiation on even the most aggressive cancers.  So yeah, he was on my short list of doctors to see if I my natural approach didn’t work.

“Burzynski The Movie: Cancer Is Serious Business” documents the amazing cancer treatment discovered by Dr. Burzynski called Antineoplastons and how the FDA and the National Cancer Institute tried to shut down his clinic, prove his therapy didn’t work, and put him in jail while the U.S. Government tried to steal his patent. Really!

Micah and I just watched this and it is so freaking awesome I almost exploded.

Detox Your Life

Bend Over: The Unpopular Opinion on Vaccines

Vaccinations have been a controversial topic in the natural health world for a long time
and they’ve recently been under a lot of mainstream scrutiny as well.
Vaccinating children every year is a billion dollar annual business for the pharmaceutical companies.

Do they really help or do they do more harm than good?

Here’s what we did with our kids…

Cancer Fighting Foods, Supplements

The Most Powerful Flavonoid in the Galaxy!

I first heard of this flavonoid from one of my heroes, Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D.

Blaylock is a recently retired board-certified neurosurgeon and one of the rare M.D.’s out there that has also devoted his time to become an expert on natural therapies despite criticism from the medical community at large.

He’s an expert on the specific nutrients within food that strengthen your immune system, help your body fight cancer, and minimize the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.
The fact that Blaylock is an M.D. lends a lot of credibility to his research and message.

Alright enough about Blaylock, the super flavonoid is…

Spiritual Healing

The Leper and the Prophet

This is an account of miraculous healing from 2nd Kings Chapter 5.
It had a profound impact on me when I studied it several years ago,
which is why I want to share it with you now.

Also something amazing happened to me in the midst of writing it…

Recipes, What I Eat Now

My Favorite Brussels Sprouts Recipe

Block out the flashbacks of being force fed boiled brussels sprouts as a kid.
This an absolutely delicious way to prepare one of the healthiest vegetables around.
Prepare to be amazed.

Alternative Therapy, Interviews, What I Did To Beat Cancer

Pau d’Arco, Protease, and Hydrotherapy: An Interview with Judy Seeger N.D.

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing natural medicine expert Judy Seeger N.D.
She’s seen it all and had some really good info to share:
-Tips to prevent cancer
-Scary new regulations in Europe that could be coming our way
-Her favorite herbs and enzymes
-And some of the most effective natural cancer therapies she has seen in her 30+ years of experience.

This is a must read!

Q&A

Breast Cancer at 32, What to do?

Hi Chris,

I stumbled across your website when I was looking for alternatives to Chemotherapy. I believe what you have done is very courageous and inspiring.

I am 32 and have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer, no family history, generally healthy – so totally shocking. I have had 2 lots of surgery and the tumour was removed and my lymph nodes were clear. I am due to start Chemotherapy on Tuesday and I am scared.
Since my diagnoses, I have changed my diet completely, pretty much vegan now and feel the healthiest I have felt in a long time. I have researched into healing myself with food and alternative therapies and it just makes sense to me, but there is also something in me that is saying I need to do the mainstream treatment as well, but the closer I get to it the crazier it seems, why would I want to go and get pumped full of toxic chemicals that will destroy my immune system when I feel so healthy and in tune with my body?
I have already been given Zoladex (meant to suppress ovaries – in the hope to remain fertile) and already I notice the changes in my body, not sleeping, spaced out and off my food. I just can’t imagine putting my body through this for 5 months with ongoing treatment for another 5 years..
I wish I had the courage you had. What do you think of doing the mainstream treatment alongside a plant based diet and alternate therapies?? Or is it counteractive? I am confused!! The hospital system here (Hervey Bay, Australia) just seem to want to through every treatment at me, Chemotherapy, Radiation, Herceptin for a year and hormone treatment for a following 5 years – they’re reasoning for this is because of my age and that the tumor was grade 3 & triple positive – but the cancer could potentially all be gone already?? And when I ask what is the cause of my cancer, they say “its just one of those things” Isn’t that ridiculous.
I would appreciated any comments you have, you can be as blunt as you like. Maybe that’s what I need.
Thanks for taking the time to read my mail, and thanks for sharing your story.
Kellee

Detox Your Life

Is ElectroPollution making you sick?

I never gave much thought to the health effects of living in a modernized society until I was diagnosed with cancer.
That’s when I began to take a second look at everything.

Cancer has increased dramatically in our modern industrial age.
So every aspect of our modern age became suspect, including electricity.

When I started researching the effects that our modern electrically-powered world can have on our health, I discovered electropollution.

Recipes, What I Eat Now

Paleo Spaghetti!

Craving some comfort food? Me too.
Especially in these cold winter months.
Unfortunately comfort food is almost never healthy food.

Here’s an awesome way to make spaghetti without using noodles.
You’ll never guess what it is!

Hint: spaghetti…but not noodles.

Products I Like, Vita-Mix 5200

The Vitamix 5200 Blender

This blender is legendary.
And it’s the number one investment you should make in your kitchen.

The Vita-mix 5200 is the commercial grade blender most smoothie bars use
and its 2HP motor will make your blender at home look like a toy.

Which is why I tell everyone that it is the Number One Investment you should make in your kitchen.

Q&A

New Q & A Section!

I get a lot of emails and a lot of questions.
So I decided to start a FAQ / Q&A category where I can answer emails and post them on the site for the whole world to read.
I’ve decided to call it FAQ&A. Perfect right?
Any email sent to me through the site might be a candidate, but not every email will be answered this way.
I’ve been thinking about doing this for awhile, and the following email pushed me over the top:

“Hi Chris, I just watched Food Matters last night. What are your thoughts/overall views on:
- the Gerson Therapy.
- high-dose vitamin therapy (to prevent and treat cancer), if viewed positively, aren’t vitamins contained in chemical-laden capsules with harmful preservatives for the average budget-conscious consumer?
- raw food diet
- being prescribed medication by doctors

I’m always disturbed by the suspicion that big business, government, and some doctors are profiting off our our illnesses and deaths. Sad and scary.

Thanks in advance for your time.”

-Jenn

Equipment, Products I Like

2010 Healthy Holidays Gift Guide

The Holiday season is upon us!
And I’m excited to unveil my my 2010 Healthy Holidays Gift Guide.
If you’re looking for some great gift ideas, here are ten of my most favorite health products ranging from $11-$400.
Add them to your wish list or give them to someone you love.