52 R A C A L R E M 引〇 N After the radiation failed tO help Janice S cancer, her dOCtors sent her home on hospice care. This meantshe was finally free from the daily resistance she had faced in the hospital, and she could now focus all her energy on lncreasing her complementary treatments, including diet changes, colonics, and the use Of essential OilS as supplements. She was completely cancer-free just a few years later and has been healthy ever srnce—almost thirty years later. S01 etll れ es , the reSIStance メ OLI encounter 、 you begin taking control Ofyour own healing iS internal as opposed [ 0 external. internal resistance usually takes the form of self-doubt or fean and it IS yet another hurdle 1 れ OS [ radical have tO face at one POint or another. one such iS vanessa from Zealand, who was a cancer patient before becoming a qlgong healer. Qigong IS a gentle meditation and movement practice that has been shown tO have many health benefits, and tai chi iS one Of its 1 れ OSt famous subtypes. vanessa describes 、 it was like 、 She 、 diagnosed with advanced colon cancer atthe young age 0f thirty: 立 / 0 ん , Well, there's got to be more to itthan this. 0 アどん釮ル , リ比灯 0 / / み . 〃〃 go 044 みど ca 〃化ど 4 は〃 4 / ケ〃 0 み 0 る , 04 ど尾ルん 0 ca 〃ノ 0 ″〃 . 巳 , 加〃〃 . ス〃イ 4 4 / ケ〃加ワ , を ca どッ 0 が尾ど ・万加 cky 鑽アどん。ルルん。ゐみ ケルん灯んヴ肥グ″お〃ル。町んどなど . Although Vanessa had [ 0 overcome some internal fear and doubt about finding her 0 、 route tO healing, her perseverance eventually

196 R A 田 C A L R E M 引 0 N 笳磋ん加靃ん〃ぉ , 訪どル辺ど加〃を厖 " / / / , 〃。劭 / ca / んイ 4 ル笳んん〃訪イガ / 砌必加 co ど知〃をん 4 〃イ眦み諸ど砿 4 加〃 . " . , 0 〃なななら / / どア , ・ / ルど加んど . ス / なん / 着眦尾砿ど , z 〃 & な″ / 〃 g ノ磋お , ア / - ing 郷 / らん″ / 4 / イ〃 . ど〃ど 0 she んア . 品ど ルど〃加どん 4 み 4 〃イ r 〃どイん 0 ど . 方ど尾ル 4 4 〃 0 みど 4 / なお〃 4 ー ツ 5 ん第イ〃どん〃ぉコ厖〃 / / , 砿ど訪どル , 〃んなルど尾 4 アど ... どみどど From POint Of Vie 、 as a kahuna healer, love IS a high-frequency, health-inducing form energy. Therefore, giving love—or high-frequency energy—to a sick person is believed to help that person clear out any energetic blockages and help restore balance to his or her bodily systems. Scientifically, there is a large body of evidence to supportthe idea that receiving emotional love 伝 0n1 Others iS beneficial tO the physical body. First, om a more general standpoint, studies have repeatedly ShO 、 that people with more SOCial connections live significantly longer than people with fewer social connections,3 and they also have 10 、 Mer cancer rates. 4What's SO amazing about this health-giving force Of SOCial connectlon is that it has been shown tO be more beneficial than exercise, diet, or refraining from drinking and smok- ing. 5 ln Other words, close-knit communities that regularly eat and relax together live longer than average, even if they eat fatty foods, drink a1C0h01 , smoke, or don't exercrse much. (Obviously, if メ ou are trying to be the healthiest you can be, メ ou will work on increasing your social support network while also eating healthfully, reducing alCOhOl and tObacco consumption, and exercising. ) If you are dealing with a cancer diagnosis, the good news is that

Releasing Suppressed Emo 行 0n5 135 through your waste disposal system—and that appears to be what happens with cancer. We all have cancer cells in our bodies every day; they are simply 'bad copies" of cells, and that copying process can go wrong for a variety Of reasons. Regardless Of the your immune system usually notices these bad copies and promptly removes them om your body, without any problem or cause for alarm. Somet1mes, though, either because your immune system IS 、 Meak- ened or because cancer cells are especially good at hiding behind chemical "masks," cancer cells may not al 、 Mays get removed fror れ your body as they should. When this happens over an extended period of time, the cancer cells eventually build up enough t0 form a tumor. From the point of view 0f the people I research, not only does this "blockage" of a tumor need [ 0 be removed, but also the 郷ど of the blockage needs to be addressed, so things do not build up agaln ・ Due to this belief, the Radical Remissron survrvors I study are very focused on clearing out anything that is "stuck" in their being, whether on the physicallevel, the emotional level, or the spiritual level. ln their opinion, one person may have more of a physical blockage, 、 Mhile another person may have more Of an emotional or spiritual blockage. Regardless of which level the blockage is on, however, the overarching goal is still the same: identify the block- age, figure out where it came from, and release it fully. One Of the survlvors I studied 、 vh() believed that hiS cancer 、 vas caused by a blockage on the emotional level was a man named "Adam. " Adam was diagnosed with a grade 3 oligodendroglioma, an advanced type Ofbrain tumor that has a median survival rate Of 0n1 メ three and a half years. 1 After two grueling surgeries that removed most Of hiS infiltrating brain tumor, Adam turned down the recom- mended chemotherapy and radiation because they provided such

188 R A 田 C A L R E M 引〇 N Saranne recalls the 信記ん I words of her oncologistthat day: "Do 〃 stop what you're doing. Saranne has not stopped—in any way, shape, or form. As some- one WhO never needed much sleep [ 0 begin 、 vith, She now uses her boundless energy to work day and night on her ever-expanding foundation. Among other things, the foundation brings top-notch comedians in tO entertain hospital patients at numerous free ComedyCures "Laughing Lunches. " Saranne aISO lectures lnterna- tionally and advises cancer patients on hO 、 tO redesign their lives from a joyous, laughter-filled perspective, just as she did when she was sick. Even if their bodies do not experience the kind of Radi- cal Remission hers did, she still feels good knowing thatshe helped t0 improve their emotional and spiritual quality of life. Finally, she continues to take her daily dose of both laughter and herbs: ル勗確ル r 訪 / D 笳〃着 4 〃イヴ c ん〃ど r ん , 屮な鑽み〃 0 〃 / 4 ワん方ん比 /. WhiIe some people will look at Saranne s story and think that the Tibetan herbs alone caused her remission, she disagrees. ln her opinion, it was the multifaceted healing approach she took み尾 meeting Dr. Dhonden thatled him to say to her "You are ヮ well": / 研をの 0 4 really 切ん co どみぞ切〃イ 師死〃んアんどアのゞ逾 / んなな / んイど。ルんど研

C H A P T E R 2 TAKING CONTR 〇 L 〇 F Y 〇 UR HEALTH Action is the foundational key tO 0 ⅱ success. ー P A B L 0 円 C A S S 0 he word patient comes from the Latin 、 MOrd ア 4 ツ , 、 means bo 市。 [ 0 suffer" and "to allow" or to submit. " ln today's world, medical patients are not necessarily expected tO suffer, but they are expected tO alIOW or submit. Having 、 MOrked as a counselor at various hospitals and oncologists' offices, I know firsthand that the patients 、 MhO listen and fOlIO 、 instructlons are considered good" patients, while the "annoying patients are those 、 MhO ask a lOt Of questions, bring in their own research, or—•、 MOrst Of all—challenge their dOCtors' orders. Such patients are labeled annoying because most Of the world still operates from the Newtonian mind-set Of medicine, 、 Mhere dOCtors are seen as the only WhO know how [ 0 fix the "machine" ofthe body when it breaks down. RadicaI Remission survrvors approach healing from a different perspective, where taking control Of your healing iS not only con- sidered good but is actually essential for the healing process. From what I have learned, taking control of your health involves three things: taking an active (versus passive) role in your health, being willing to make changes in your 1 飛 , and being able [ 0 deal with

Fo 〃 owing Yourlntuition 知 0 ツ砿 g なルど″ 4 . 万 4 ん / / 〃屮な襯ど比ヮ グ訪どイな房ん眦イル〃 , ″ル″ / ん加ルルん″〃必 lntultlon.• encourages the cancer patients with whom he 、 MOrkS [ 0 access their SIOn cancer survrvor himself 、 MhO later became a healer knows how to return [ 0 wellness. Derek O'Neill is a Radical Remis- Similarly, another healer I researched believes the body naturally み訪イ屮な襯 4 ん最″なん〃 g ど加ん ん〃 0 ルん 0 ルみどル方 0 な召〃 z お″〃イゞみど co 〃〃ど c なイ みル / んなどノん房 / c 側どみルな加房ルんイ of her patients' bodies. She describes her healing in this way: released quickly. ln this way, Maya works directly with the inturtion are located in the body, what's causing them, and how they can be Ology and muscle monitoring tO figure out where the root problems a form of energy medicine that uses the principles of energy kinesi- Karen Sorensen, a BodyTalk practitioner om Hawaii. BodyTaIk is bOdy intuitively knows what it needs in order tO heal, is One of the alternative healers I studied, who firmly believes the their bodies and how to fix it. mng process 、 the expert dOCtors what iS 、 With medicine thinking, which usually removes patients from the plan- healing plan. lnterestingly, this belief goes against typicalWestern it iS vital [ 0 check in with your intultion before making any sort Of lt is because Of thiS that many Radical RemiSS10n survrvors believe and it can often also let you know why it gotsick in the first place.

258 R A 田 C A L R E M 引 0 N lt iS on seven years since Leigh'S initial diagnosrs, and her unwavering will to live gives her the strength she needs to keep searching for new ways to improve her health. THE MIND LEADS THE BODY ・ We have seen this second aspect many times throughout this book, but it is worth reiterating: the rnind leads the bOdy, not the other 、 around. From a scientific standpoint, lt is a proven fact that 、 you have a strong thought or er れ 0 ロ on , PO 、 verful hormones are released instantly intO your bloodstream; they have either a beneficial or detrimental effect on your immune system, depending on the nature of that thought or emotion. FrOI れ an alternatlve medicine standpoint, having strong reasons for living invites chi intO the bOdy. Similar tO inhaling, alternative healers believe that 、 invite the breath OfIi intO us 、 、 are excited about living, but 、 Mhen 、 are not excited about being here, we will eventually not bring in enough chi to keep our bodies alive anymore, as chi is the energy that gives li to the body. one Radical Remisslon survrvor 、 vh() believes the mind leads the body, and notthe other way around, is GIenn Sabin. Driven by his desire [ 0 have children and watch them grow up, Glenn created a comprehensive, integrative oncology approach tO achieve a complete remission of his CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) —considered an lncurable" disease—•、 Mithout LISIng any conventional interven- tions such as chemotherapy or bone marrow transplants. During this process, the PO 、 that the mind has over the body became one Of hiS 1 OSt important / ル 4 歸ル砌イんッ 0 を 4 〃ノルケル〃 / ルルを / んイ覦みん阨イな最ど躱みゞなぉ

162 R A 田 C A L R E M 引〇 N lncorporates meditation ln [ 0 traditional stress management tech n iques. ・ & ど 4 厖房砿確砿孕 lfavailable in your local area, find a qualified energy healer or psychotherapist メ ou can see for at least a brief time, with the goal of purposefully releasing any suppressed emotions om your past. Specific energy healing modalities thatspecialize in this include energy kinesiology and the BodyTalk system. り′方ツア〃 0 ゞな or. ど外イ D. . ln order tO release emotions from your body that you cannot consciously remember (). g. , 伝 om a childhood accident or trauma), it may be necessary tO use n10- dalities such as hypnosis or EMDR (a form of hypnosis that StandS for eye movement desensltlzatlon and reprocessing). You 1 れ a メ have tO drive tO your nearest city in order tO find a qualified practitioner, but it will be well worth it ifyou can release an emotional memory you are not consciously aware Of but is nonetheless affecting your physical health. TH E MAIN MESSAGE I want you to take away 伝 om this chapter is not that 、 should never feel fear, anger, grief, stress, etC. , but rather that we should try not tO hOld on tO any particular emotion—・ be it positive or negative—・ for t00 long. Emotions should flow through the body like waves crashing on a beach—in and then out. We are all bound to feel sad, fearful, or angry at various points in our lives, and Often these emotlons are very appropriate given the situ- ation. ・ What Joe and the Other survlvors and healers I study tell me is that we shouldn't bury these feelings inside, because doing so can have a negative impact on the physical body, especially the immune system.

Embracing Social Support 213 ノ〃アど . 砌イみの切確どワ . / 眦加 印砿 7 のど加ルんリ 0 〃ど / リ 0 〃訪を co 〃“ " 爿 , , ん 4 ど what / ルイ房 Kathryn awoke from that minor surgery [ 0 find a room full of baffled doctors standing around her. They apparently had never seen anything like this. Kathryn, however, felt with certainty that it was the combination Of love and support, Life Vessel treatments, emo- tional release work, and vitamin supplements that had allowed her lmmune system [ 0 kick intO high gear and manage her cancer. lt has now been 1 .ore than seven years since her diagnosis Of stage 3B cancer, and Kathryn remains healthy, happy, and above all, grateful for the love and supportshe received from her friends and family during those eighteen months. While the Life Vessel treatments have long since ended, her newfound ability tO receive love from Others iS something she will keep with her always. As she puts it: 坊んんルん love ん〃ん加切。 D. ル 4. 鑽ど C ど / どんど . WITHOUT ANY FAMILY nearby to help her, and because she was self- employed, Kathryn was perhaps more alone than most people are when they are diagnosed with cancer. This made it all the more important that she had a strong friend network and community tO help her in her time Of need. lt was this support—emotional,

20 R A D ー C A L R E M 引〇 N ponents Of the paleo, or caveman," diet 、 argue that humans were designed to eat 20 t0 40 percent meat. Regardless 0f what humans were eating thousands ofyears ago (which is impossible for anyone tO prove), at present 、 are dealing with the modern dis- ease Of cancer, and the fact remains that scores Of 、 designed scientific studies have linked regular consumption Of especially red meat, t0 many types 0f cancer. 9 ln fact' one study showed that eating Just two servings of meat a day quadrupled a 、 Mornan's riSk Of breast cancer recurrence. ln addition to these alarming findings, the meat, poultry and fiSh industries have the same lssues as the dairy industry when it comes tO the unhealthy additives Of artificial growth hormones' antibiotics, pesticides, and omega-6 fatS. And, as with there IS no nutrrent in meat that you cannot get れ Other sources. For example, vegetarians can get plenty ofprotein by eating beans along with whole grains and all the iron they need om beans and sea- weed. My own conclusion regarding meat consumption iS therefore the same as for dairy: if you have cancer, I 、 recommend dras- tically reducing or eliminating it 伝 01 れ your diet, at least until your cancer fully goes away. If you d0 choose t0 eat some meat, make sure lt iS organic, free-range, hormone- grass-fed, and limit your intake. 10 TH E 日 NAL FOOD group that Radical RemissIon survivors reduce or eliminate completely is refined foods, especially refined grains. A re- fined food product such as bread is made with wheatthat has been converted from its original plant form (the fruit of the wheat plant' or wheat berry) and pounded into a fine flour, which is then mixed with yeast and sugar and baked into a loaf• This results in bread that has a very high glycemic index, meaning its carbohydrates are