I was diagnosed with stage 3 brain cancer at 31. I found a lot of hope reading the stories of other cancer survivors, learning how they thought, what they ate and the routines they practiced. I tried anything and everything. I believe these naturopathic remedies made a difference in my survival, and I want anyone going through something similar to know: there is hope.
I'm not a doctor, and no one here knows exactly what worked. Most of these stories, mine included, combined conventional treatment with deep changes to how we lived. Talk to your oncologist before changing your diet, fasting, or starting any supplement or medication.
If you're newly diagnosed.
If you're in treatment and looking for anything you can actually do.
If you're in remission and trying to make sense of what just happened.
If you love someone going through this and feel helpless.
My back hurt and my legs were going numb. I was 31, living in San Francisco with my fiancée Alex. On October 15th, 2021, after struggling up the three flights of stairs to our apartment, Alex drove me to the ER. Two days later a doctor told me they'd found a malignant brain tumor that had metastasized down my spinal column.
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I went ketogenic. I tracked my blood glucose and ketones every morning like an athlete tracks heart rate. I ate beef liver when my platelets crashed to avoid transfusions and fasted for days at a time during treatment.
I walked barefoot through Presidio park. I meditated. I wrote in a journal every day for a year. I went to physical therapy to retrain my legs.
I don't know exactly what worked. I can't run a controlled experiment on my own body. But I believe the metabolic, psychological, and spiritual changes I made mattered. Not instead of conventional treatment, but alongside it.
I follow the principles of Dr. Thomas Seyfried, a professor at Boston College: use diet to shift the body's metabolic state and deprive cancer cells of their preferred fuels, glucose and glutamine. Every step below was done alongside surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
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Metformin and fenbendazole are prescription or veterinary drugs. Several supplements can interact with chemotherapy. Clear every item with your oncologist.
A ketogenic diet shifts the body to burning ketones instead of glucose. Keto isn't right for every cancer, but it is being studied for brain cancers at hospitals including Memorial Sloan Kettering and UCSF. Work with your care team or a dietitian.
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Thousands of people have faced a frightening diagnosis and are still here. These are their stories. Some were told publicly in books, interviews and case reports, and each links to its source. Most combined conventional treatment with deep changes to how they lived.
Your story could be what someone needs to read today.
Whatever treatment you choose, you’ll handle it better from a healthy starting point. These are the basics that support everything else. None of them require a prescription, and most are free.
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Cancer research is moving fast. These are some of the newer treatments worth knowing about, with a focus on brain tumors. Many are only available through clinical trials, so ask your oncologist whether any fit your diagnosis.
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These are the books, voices and testing services I used to build my protocol.
The science, the story, the protocol, the mindset. It's free. Forward it to someone who needs it.