I’ve always loved spicy foods, but it wasn’t until I was trying to find a way of beating cancer with nutrition that I really educated myself on using organic spices and herbs for healing. Daily, I do my best to incorporate the following into my meals. Some days I do better than others, but always …
Finding organic food is tough going if you don’t live close to a health food store. When I first moved from NYC to Florida, I was aghast at what a food desert I had moved to. You would think Florida would have the freshest produce available, but back in 2000, when I arrived, it didn’t. …
The cultural practice of mindful eating is one of the many reasons why Okinawa, Japan has a higher percentage of centenarians than anywhere else in the world. This 2500-year-old Confucian mantra and simple Japanese phrase, “Hara Hachi Bu”, is said like a prayer before each meal—it’s translation means—stop eating at 80 percent full. I read …
When I get asked, “What did you do differently to win the battle against cancer,” there is not just one protocol that I will mention. In mainstream health care, you would hear this answer—”I’m doing Chemotherapy, or I’m doing Radiation and/or Surgery.” But in Alternative Integrative Medicine, many therapies are given to battle cancer, and …
When I was going through all the rough times of cancer, I always made it a point to include laughter in my day. Watching something funny or reading it stimulates your body, enhances oxygen intake, and helps your brain release endorphins—our feel-good brain chemicals. This relieves stress and as we are all know—stress creates disease. …
This appeared in the Cortland Standard, Sunday paper on June 30, 2018. I just loved the article—the Editor/writer did a wonderful job. I was so busy shipping out books and moving during July that I forgot to upload this! Through this article, I was contacted by a very dear friend and we are now back …
I just recently moved from a home filled with way too many items (a blog to come on “Living with Less”) and started thinking about how moving from one home to another, in a different city, is similar to healing from disease and cancer. First, we get a new itinerary and need to do our …
A rowing friend ordered two of my “Rowing through Cancer” books and I delivered them to her at the boathouse. Later that week on Thursday, I received a message telling me after receiving the books, she went to pick up her husband from his walk and learned that his recent MRI diagnosis was Pancreatic Cancer …
For this weeks blog, I am sharing the introduction page of my book. When you hear the words “We found cancer…” your life changes in an instant and it will never ever be the same again. Alis Jordan Cancer changes everything about you. Your mental outlook, your diet, your body, your life! But it doesn’t …