Hi Sweet Friends,
Although I may not talk about this topic as much as I did a decade ago, it’s still a subject that’s very important to me—surviving cancer. A few years ago, I learned about Dr. Kelly Turner, Ph.D.’s book, Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds. After reading it cover to cover, I couldn’t wait to do this interview and share Kelly’s research with you all. Today, her words still ring true. Time and time again, I meet and read emails from readers who say this interview has changed their lives.
Kelly has dedicated her career to what she calls “radical remission” (although, I think her work is so universal that it should be called Radical Remission and Prevention!). The research she gathered is not only empowering to those facing a cancer diagnosis, it’s a gift to anyone who wants to lead a healthy, long life.
Watch my interview with Dr. Kelly Turner above or download it here and listen on-the-go. Note: To download the mp3 file, right click (or Ctrl+Click on a Mac) on the link and “Save Link As” to save it to your computer.
After analyzing 1,000 cases and doing over 200 direct, in-depth interviews, Dr. Turner’s biggest takeaway has been that healing is possible at any time. I want to be clear that, like me, Dr. Turner is not against Western medicine. She believes that every situation is different and that everybody needs a different healing plan tailored to their needs.
When I read Kelly’s New York Times best-selling book, Radical Remission, I couldn’t believe how much it aligned with the diet and lifestyle I’ve been writing about and practicing personally for the past decade. It’s so refreshing and encouraging to see these things deeply researched and documented by someone like Kelly. During this interview, we covered three of the nine principles outlined in her book. Keep in mind that this is not a step-by-step plan for healing cancer. Rather, Kelly’s nine principles are the common threads she discovered while researching people who had experienced radical remission.
3 (of 9!) Principles of Radical Remission
1. Radically changing your diet
Find out what to add and what to remove—I couldn’t agree more! Hint: Hello, plants!
2. Taking herbs and supplements
There’s no one-size-fits-all supplement plan but during our interview, Kelly shares the top three kinds of supplements people with radical remission commonly take. Remember, it’s important to find an integrative oncologist, integrative doctor or certified nutritionist (who has an integrative approach and has worked with cancer patients) to determine your supplement plan. Check out these resources: Institute for Functional Medicine and Society of Integrative Oncology.
3. Deepening your spiritual practice
Learn about the phenomenal power a daily spiritual practice, whether it’s a walk in nature, meditation or prayer (whatever floats your boat!), can have on your DNA. You may find that mindfulness and spiritual connection have more influence over your health than you ever could have imagined.
I really hope this interview inspired you, whether you’re a patient or someone who just wants to feel better and prevent chronic disease.
Kelly was also one of my amazing guests for the first-ever Healing Cancer World Summit. Using the results from this event, I compiled a modern-day guide for prevention and recovery to help you in your cancer journey that you can find here.
Your turn: What came up for you after listening to this interview? What were your takeaways?
Peace & radical research,
Kris I love you, Thank you for bringing this to me. I am 42, have a 4 year old, 5 yr marraige, and have ovarian cancer stage 3, diagosed 2 yrs ago, on my 5th chemo treatment, trying to find desparately all that I can do to fight this. I have read your books, changed my eating, thank you for that amazing insight. I am very excited to continue to learn what Dr Turner has learned through her research. THANK YOU for bringing this to us, for the hope you have given me, and mostly the feeling that I can make my life better…that I can take care of myself better,,,that there i smore I can do to encourage healing
Thanks for presenting this interview with Dr. Turner. It’s the refresher I needed after a Summer of too much partying. I am in my 3rd year post op with metastatic liver cancer.
Kris!! You are amazing and such an inspiration. I’m not a cancer thriver, but I am indeed a THRIVER! I’m thankful for the ways you have shared yourself and your story with so many in hopes of inspiring their healing THRIVING, too! I have a question – for you and for Dr. Kelly Turner:
Have you contacted Vice President Joe Biden to tell him your stories? I believe he is passionately focused on finding a cure for cancer, yes, but I also believe he and many others are not looking for the cure in the cause. Information like that shared in Radical Remission needs to be shared and desperately needs to be included in the conversation, nationally and globally. Your experiences lend credence to what you have to offer him in this quest, which I believe is as much personal for him as professional. He’s a great change agent. You are, too! Please reach out to him and let him know about Crazy Sexy THRIVING YOU!! I’m with you and such a fan and hope to be friend as you ‘sally’ forth in this amazing life! THRIVE on, girl!!
Amazing. I’m really moved.
Can one find the book in Kenya?
Thank you.
Rhoda.
Hi Kris, thank you for this interview. Although i had listened to Dr. Kelly before, it is very useful to listen again. it was very well conceived and presented interview, a great help to renew my journey towards healing. God Bless.
Kris you continue to do awesome and inspiring work. Thank you for sharing the interview with Kelly Turner. Very interesting!
I need to get my shit together…thank you! I wish I had all this information when my Dad was struggling with the prospect of leaving this earth because of cancer. Although he was positive and of sound mind to the end he didn’t get to make it.
Kriss, your zeal for life greatly inspires me. Dr. Turner’s research intrigues me especially in finding out how the power of healing is within our reach through the 3 powerful methods she suggests. Kudos to you both for your willingness to help others experience a fullness of life even when faced with unknowns or a critical diagnosis. Life is good!!
Hi Kris, I am writing from Canada, came across your website when looking into Anti-Cancer Diet, and was so “crazy” inspired! LOL!! Have since purchased 2 of your books plus just picked up the “love notes” (an uplift while going thru chemo) and plan to order the Crazy Sexy Kitchen! I am starting chemo 2 days from now, I just relapsed after a 4 year remission from NH Follicular Lymphoma, Stage 3, Grade I/II. This new chemo I will be starting, I am told, will only give me a 3 year remission but I would like to prove to myself, and I guess to my Hematologist, that eating a plant based diet, juicing, smoothies, meditation and breathing and exercise can only boost my immune system in a very positive way and, hopefully, see a longer remission. I am not a vegetarian, have never juiced, meditated or “even breathed properly I am sure”, so this is all unchartered territory for me, and, yet, so exciting. Kris, what is the one thing that stands out for you to suggest to myself and others going thru chemo?
Debbie, consider intravenous Vitamin C treatments. That along with a plant based diet, meditation and exercise you have a very good chance to live a long, happy life. Good luck!
This is so cool, I have never done this and you, Kelly, left a reply for me! Thank you! I am going to look into IV Vitamin C treatments.
Thank you so much Kris for your contribution for the highest good. Your videos are so informative. Beyond that, your delivery and screen presence is so genuine and nurturing. May you always be blessed.
I am Peter Loveday
I have stage 4 pancreas cancer -All masses across the Liver & pancrus .
One mass bigger than a pop can that was on the outside of my rib cage.
Total of 8 masses.
They told me I had 2months tops.
Im 9 months past my expiry date . 🙂
I can actually see the mass in my stomach shrinking ,
1side faster than the other.
I have Cure for Cancer
I have the food network.
Now I have the Revolutionary Health
Im 85% on my food ,I need a guide.
still getting all organic spices etc.
I already lost 52 pounds ,down to 160 now.
I feel great ,wouldn’t even know I had it.
I have been living with multiple myeloma since January of 2007. Isaw your documentary soon after my diagnosis. I have been receiving your emails for quite awhile. I also receive stuff from Kelly. I follow the advice up to a certain point. After seeing your interview, something clicked. I still have some not so healthy habits. I am now more motivated than ever to tweak my life. My myeloma is stable and minimally detectable. I am in active treatment, getting subcutaneous velcade injections every 2 weeks an have to take dexamethasone the day of tx. My goal is complete remission. Thank you for your site. Love and light, Jan
Wow! Very interesting, thank you!
I’m going to forward this to a cancer surviver. thanks for sharing this with me.
Such important work for “healthy” people everywhere and anyone touched by cancer. Thank you!
So inspiring…I’m not a cancer patient or ever have been, but the thought that there is something we can do for our loved ones, friends and family is so good to know. The thing that really got me was the meditation. Diet is a big topic now-a-days, but the importance of meditation and how it releases all those wonderful immune boosting agents is something else. We just don’t realize how important something so simple can be, or worse think its ‘wierd’ to meditate. Thanks Kriss, I LOVE YOU and ofcourse Dr Kelly Turner for such great work!
I too am a cancer warrior and will be celebrating my 3rd year of survival in a few days. Since my mastectomy on Oct. 30, 2016 I have followed the 3 principles of Radical Remission just mentioned by Dr. Kelly Turner, without any further traditional treatments. Luckily, I live in the Philippines where they say 19 out of 22 known medicinal herbs grow, as well as a wide range of fruits and vegetables all year round. I am looking and feeling good at 69, and am happy fully living a life I love, even better than before I was diagnosed with cancer! I will share my healing experiences in a book I intend to write soon. Thank you for your inputs and caring for cancer survivors like me! May your tribe increase! Evelyn Cu-Unjieng
This video/interview is worth your time to watch…great information ! Thanks Kelly and Kris.
As a two time survivor (and big time thriver and educator now!), I loved yet another reinforcement about what I’m doing with regards to supplements. I get the nutrition of over 60 different, REAL, fruits, veggies, whole grains and more every day. That, along with a heavily plant-based diet has changed every aspect of my life for the better. I just learned that one of the women I’ve been working with – stage 4 breast cancer, developed allergies to all chemo protocols – has decided to stop these treatments altogether and go deeper into the same changes discussed in the video. Her tumor markers are already dropping!!
I wish to change my diet for not cancer but a death sentence for me nonetheless! I have diabetes and am legally blind and in severe nerve pain for close to 15 yrs now! I used to be a Registered Nurse helping others my whole life. Now since I’m blind for 3 yrs I feel like I have given up. I need to get back out there and live! I am located in a rural community where help is limited. Your site has helped me to see I can’t and won’t give up! Thank you for all you do!