Food and Health, Part 2
David Servan-Schreiber was a medical
researcher in his early thirties when he learned he had brain cancer.
After surgery, he searched for a way of life which would reduce his
chances of his cancer recurring. His book, Anticancer: A New Way of Life,
tells what he learned, scientifically, about how diet affects cancer.
Dr. Servan-Schreiber's
experience with cancer changed him from a research career-driven
scientist to one interested in the practical application of science,
particularly the drawing together of divergent knowledge to find out
what prevents cancer and, once it has been treated, what prevents it
from recurring. He learned that healthy immune cells fight cancer in
its beginning, so it doesn't take over a body. Read more....
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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