c 「 easing P05 ″ⅳ e Emo 〃 0n5 169 ・ Deepen our breathing, which brings more oxygen t0 each cell ・ Digest our food more slowly, which helps the body absorb 1 ore nutnents ・ lncrease white and red blood cell activity, which helps the lmmune system ・ lncrease natural killer cell activitY' which helps the immune system fight cancer ・ Clear out any infections ・ for cancer and remove any cancer cells AII these amazing physical changes have been documented in clinical studies, in 、 researchers dO things like count people's number Of immune cells before and after ShO 、 them a comedy video. 2 The reason this list iS SO relevant tO cancer patients iS that all these changes have also been shown to improve significantly the immune system's ability tO remove cancer cells. 3 Laughter has even been ShO 、 tO lncrease the number Of immune cells Of people undergoing chemotherapy. Similar studies have shown that people WhO are battling an illness and have an overall POSitive attitude live significantly longer than people who are battling an illness and are pessimistic. 5 ln Other 、 MOrdS, study after study iS finding evidence tO back up the 01d saying "Happy people live longer. A spiritual healer I studied from Hawaii named Murali believes SO firmly in the power Of POSitive れ Ot10ns tO bOOSt the immune system, She recommends that all her cancer patients send love di- rectly tO their cancer cells : 〃 0 ツ 04 ca 〃化ノ , ツ 04r ゞど CO 〃イゞど 2 ル 04 / イみど 0 4 〃イ 0 0 / 4 〃

260 R A 田 C A L R E M 引〇 N / 襯どヴ〃 g 房ぢ坊ヴ房〃 g / / 怩 /.. Ⅳ 砿ア房ど . Ⅳん〃〃ん切房 4 切 , ”ル笳んみ c なイ砌〃ア 0 roug ん〃 . % / ケ。ッ 0 ア房ど召ルん〃房〃加ム acc ツ 0 〃 4 尾房〃 g 勿 0 尾 0 ど砌ッ 0 が尾イ師〃 / なケみ切 According to this African healer, the body listens to what the mind tells it: if the mind is excited about living, the body will be filled with life-giving energy, but if the mind is fearful or hopeless, then the body will be cut off from receiving that essential energy ・ FINDING YOUR CALLING ln order to be excited aboutliving, people often need to get in touch with ()r get back in touch with) their deepest desires or callings. For many people, this third aspect of "having strong reasons for living means adding creativity back intO their lives, because creatlvity is something that unfortunately most adults have lOSt touch with. For example, many people's jobs do not provide them with much Of a creative outlet, and their evenings are then filled With cooking, cleaning, perhaps taking care 0f children, and resting ・ . A cancer diagnosis, however, IS a 、 vake-up call, and that means some people waking up t0 the fact that they may not be very excited about one or more aspects Of their lives, 、 Mhether it be their careers, romantic relationships, family lives, spiritual lives, communities, or hobbies. Being diagnosed with cancer tends to force people to reflect on what they would ideally like to change in order to make their remaining time on thiS planet—ho 、 long that may be—as enjoyable and meaningful as possible.

284 C 〇 N C L U 引〇 N nitely lead to healing, and for some people, they may also lead to curing ・ Healing simply means bringing more purpose, happiness, and healthy behaviors into your li which, in my opinion, are beautiful things to begin right now, regardless how much time we each have lef ぃ 0 live. NEXT STEPS ln addition to trying some, or all, of this book's nine key healing factors in order tO help maintaln or regaln your health, there are a few next steps I encourage メ ou to take with regard to Radical Re- m1SS10n research. First, we urgently need tO keep collecting and documenting cases of RadicaI Remissron, so 、 can contrnue to try to understand how people overcome cancer against all odds. ldeally, we will make it very easy for people tO submit their Radical RemiSS10n cases tO a central, online database shared by both researchers and the general public. Second, it would be wonderful if these Radical Remission cases could alSO serve as a source Of community and connection between current cancer patients and Radical RemiSS10n survlvors. ・ WouIdn't it be amazing if, on the night Of your breast cancer diagnosrs, you could go to a website and read ten, twenty, perhaps even a hundred true healing stories of people who had your exact diagnosis and found a tO overcome it? I deeply hope both of these things will happen. That's why I cre- ated this 、 vebsite: W W W. R A D に A [ R E M 引 0 N . ( 0 M On this website, you can (for free) :

% all people who have ever heard the words "You have cancer, and [ 0 their loved ones who have supported them on their journeys.

C H A P T E R 9 HAVING STR 〇 NG REAS 〇 NS F 〇 R LIVING ー don't believe people 0 「 e looking fo 「 the meaning 0 日 i 「 e as much as they 0 「 e looking fo 「 the experience 0f being alive. ー」 0 S E P H C A M P B E L L hen I was first analyzing the transcripts from the Radical Re- m1SSIOn survlvors and alternative healers intervie 、 during my research trip around the 、 vorld, I began tO notice a recurring factor I initially called "having an 'l don't wantto die' attitude. " However' as 1 れ y research continued, I realized that this was not quite the right name for it. ・ While it 、 true the Radical RemiSS10n survivors did not want tO die, that was on ツ because they really 、 tO keep living—and this is a subtle, yet important, difference. For example, in 1 れ y consulting 、 MOrk over the past ten I have met many cancer patients whO are very afraid Of death. These people certainly have a strong 'l want tO attitude. ト IO 、 - ever, 、 Mhat I saw in the transcripts was something different: these people did not so much have a fear of death as a zest for living. ln fact, a few of them were completely unafraid of death, seeing it as nothing 1 第 ore than a transltlon tO a different 、

C 「 easing POSitive Emotions with people she felt were negative or, in her 、 M()rdS, parasitic" and more time with people who made her laugh and feelloved. Much to her surprise, this quickly led [ 0 a very noticeable change: atthe end of each day she felt recharged instead of drained. This new surge of energy allowed her to rebuild her li with only positive values, such as health, fairness, and happiness ・ Hearing about how much Saranne was changing her life made me remember her earlier comment Of "NO 、 Monder I had cancer. Therefore, I asked Saranne if she had any thoughts as to what might cause cancer. She immediately replied: / イ 0 ーんん一ん 4 んど 4 ど〃〃ど〃 / / 4 お , 2 尸 r04 ど , / / んど 4 ア 0 ルどア〃〃 0 ーゞ 0 ん / 〃どな . 召 4 一ツ , 4 〃イ切 0 どお c お / 切アり衂〃訪イ″ル % 〃 c どイ ア 4 切 , な 4 〃 , 4 〃ノんな . 0 〃化なノ加ツ 0 ノな臾ア 0 切ど〃な , を 4 〃イ尾 0 ど知 x なアど 0 アん 04 研ッ / , ッイが / ケん 4 釮〃 g んをど After she was done cleaning up her negative relationships with Other people, Saranne next turned her attention tO her relation- ship with God. She had been spiritual before her diagnosis, but once cancer came intO her li , Saranne actively started a dialogue with God: / 鑽 / ケ / 00 をイ″ / ルを〃ん比〃 ca 加 4 〃なゞ / ル ppo イ化ハ 0 んんケなルを 4 ル加

R A D ー C A L R E M 引〇 N because facing a waiting room full 0f people who have little statisti- cal hope survival is certainly a daunting task. However, keeping silent about Radical RemiSS10n cases has led tO something far 、 vorse, ln 1 れ y opinion, than false hope: no one IS seriously investigating or learning from these cases Of remarkable recovery. ln my very first research class at UC Berkeley, I learned that it iS a researcher's SC1en- tific obligation tO exanune 4 〃ツ anomalous cases that dO not fit intO his or her hypothesis. After examining those anomalies, a researcher has only two choices: she can either explain [ 0 the public why those strange cases dO not 6 [ intO her hypothetical 1 れ Odel or She can come up with a new hypothesis that includes those cases. Either way, there iS absolutely no scenarro in 、 vhich it iS Okay tO lgnore cases that do not fit into your hypothesis. ln addition tO it being scientifically irresponsible tO ignore 日 a ト out the people WhO have cured their cancers using unconventional means (especially when our shared and common goal is to find a cure for cancer), I would like to discuss the term "false hope. " Giving false hope means making people hopeful about some- thing that iS untrue or false. Radical Remission cases may not be explainable—at the moment—but they are な . These people did cure their cancer statlstically unexpected ways. That iS the key difference tO understand, SO 、 can get over the fear Of raising false hope and begin the process Of scientifically examining these cases for potential clues on curing cancer. The nine key factors described in this book are ん 0 おお for why RadicaI Remission may occur; they are not yet proven facts. Unfortunately, it will take decades of quantitatlve, randomized trials before we can say for sure 、 Mhether or not these nine factors definitively improve your chances Of sur- VIVIng cancer. I did not want tO wait decades before sharing these important hypotheses with you. lnstead, I wanted to share the results of my

A C K N 〇 W L E D G M E N T S If you've ever written a bOOk, you kno 、 it takes a ん〃 g time, a ton of work, and lots and lots of people to make it a reality. I am first and foremost indebted to all the people I have ever interviewed for my research, including all of the Radical Remiss10n survrvors and alternative healers mentioned in thiS bOOk. You are the 、 Mhat, 、 and how of this book, and I am forever grateful that you let me into your world of healing. The world is healthier and happier because of what you have shared—thank you. Also, a huge thank-you to all the people who made my around- the-world research trip possible, including the American Cancer Society, Karin Fuchs, MichaeIIe Edwards, Dr. David Jin, Bryan McMahon, Chieko Ohori, Catherine Oshida, Blair Sly, Dr. Tsuyo- shi Konta, Dan White, Haruka Tsuchiya, the Mimura family, Car- olyn Landis, Nan Rick, Swami Brahmdev, Danny, AIeju, Diana, Juanca, Manuela, Claudia, Manu, Andrea, CoIin, and everyone else at Aurovalley Ashram, BilI and Barbara Turner, the stern family, David and Debby Sonnenberg, Marko and Sue Sonnenberg, Morton and Vivian Teich, NeviIIe Hodgkinson, Honour Schram de Jong, Debbie Mwamlima, Dr. RodweII Vongo, Pete Lungu, Dr. W. Z. Mwale, BeIIa and Rachel at Tongabezi, Vusa Sibanda, Ophious Sibanda, lrwin and Henri Tjong, Denise and Carlos sauer, Cath- erine Tucker, and everyone 、 Mh() visited us at points along the trip. Deep gratitude to Ned Leavitt, my agent and personal Jamba-

R A D ー C A L R E M 〇 N of coffee [ 0 a five-year-old. After about ten minutes, you would have no doubtthat what we eat and drink directly affects our health. Our health—and indeed our entire lives—can be seen as the sum Of all our moment-to-moment decisions. ThiS includes hOW 、 choose tO eat and drink, think and feel, act and react, and move and rest on any given day. What makes 応 od so powerful is that it IS a very CO 〃 C / 0 〃 decision. ・行Ⅱ I choose a sugary cereal or oatmeal with fruit? 行Ⅱ it be the quick peanut butter and jelly sandwich or the longer-to-make quinoa salad? For most people, there is a nag- ging doubt underlying these daily 応 od choices, and it whispers, 'Does this really matter? Does 、 vhat I eat ど / ケ have a vital impact on 1 れ y health?" The Radical RemiSS10n survrvors I intervle 、 、 vhose lives are at stake—take that question tO the next level. They ask themselves, "Can what I eat help my cancer go intO rem1SSion?" The answer many ofthem find is yes. After analyzing hundreds of Radical Remission cases, one of the nine key factors that conslstently comes up over and over again is radically changing one's diet in order to help heal cancer. What's more, the maJority the people I study all tend to make the same four dietary changes. They are: ・ greatly reducing or eliminating sugar, meat, dairy, and refined foods, ・ greatly increasing vegetable and fruit intake, ・ eating organic fOOdS, and ・ drinking filtered water. After discussing each of these changes in depth, I will share two Radical Remission stories from people who radically changed their diets in order tO heal their breast and prostate cancer, respectively.

作 oduc 〃 on Thailand, lndia, England, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Brazil. lt was including the United States (Hawaii), China, Japan, New ZeaIand, ers in the Jungles, mountams, and cities Of ten different countries, months tracking down and interviewing alternatlve cancer heal- alternative healers about their approaches tO cancer. I spent ten I traveled throughoutthe globe and interviewed fifty non-Western, time had sought out healers from all corners of the world; therefore, cancer. Many Of the radical survivors I 、 hearing about at this no one had studied hOW non-western or alternative healers treat the absence Of conventional Western medicine, I 、 surprised healers. Because most Radical RemisS1()ns occur, みツイ ( 〃 / ツ 0 〃 , ln The second ignored group in the research was the alternatlve sion and ask them: "Why do 〃 think you healed?" and interview twenty people who had experienced RadicaI Remis- cancer. Therefore, for my dissertation research, I decided to find have done something—even unwittingly—that helped to healtheir healed. I found this very odd, given the fact that the survivors may reported directly asking the survivors why they thought they had Radical RemiSSI()II survIVOrs experienced, but none 0f the authors ticle by doctors who carefully listed all the biochemical changes the thought might have led tO their rem1SS10ns. I read article after ar- vast maprity Of academic articles did not mentlon what the patients was the radical survlvors themselves. I found it shocking that the thousand-plus cases published in medical journals. The first group to find that two groups of people had been largely ignored in the When I first began studying RadicaI Remission, I was surprised ABOUT THIS BOOK similar diagnoses managed to heal against all odds. cancer patients and their loved ones can read hOW Other people with