Hi Anne Maree, My name is Sam and I was diagnosed with metastases in Feb. I thought my cancer had disappeared back in 2000 after initial diagnosis and conventional treatment so it was a huge shock! My diet, qigong, good headspace and supplements have all contributed to my lungs clearing and the bone mets regressing. Long live vegans and good for you for starting this group!!!!!!

No I have a brilliant juicer so not gone there but it does great smoothies eg, 1/2 lemon, 1/2 grapefruit, whole avocado cucumber handful spinach and mint, top with shredded coconut...this one tastes really good! Also I put in veges of choice then lemon juice, tamari or Braggs, olive oil, 1 date if you want sweetener and splash apple cider vinegar...very nice. Get her to do a soup as it is so quick and also a rice dish as it cooks rice really well. The raw cacao balls would be a great way to finish off! They are quick, easy and yum, enjoy!

Hi Sam, Wow, this is exciting. I wasnt sure anyone would respond to this group.How long have you been following vegan diet? I was diagnosed initially with large met in shoulder and several other bone regions and liver. I completed chemo, radiotherapy and surgery earlier in the year. I have found eating vegan food improved my digestion and kinder on my stomach. My energy has steady improved. As I have family to care for I have been slowly looking for ways of incorporating creative, simple, appealing meals from mostly organic sources where possible to allow it to become a lifestyle change for the whole family. At present I prepare about 3 vegan meals a week for the whole family. My family has a busy schedule so this is a challenge as preparing a lot of vegetables can be time consuming. I take supplements under careful guidance of a naturopath who has experience with cancer. My naturopath does liveblood analysis which allows me to see the improvement objectively each time I go. I check herbs for any known interactions with cancer meds. What symptoms did you get with lung mets? Xx

Hi there, I have been a vegan since attending the Gawler institute in Melbourne in March. I have a 3 year old and 6 year old so often prepare 2 seperate meals but have atleast got them liking brown rice and quinoa alot more. I like to eat alot of raw food and have noticed a major difference in my energy levels. When initially diagnosed in 2000 I did the whole conventional medicine thing so this time I have avoided all drugs and my lung mets have gone and bone seems to be regressing...hopefully. Won't know full story til bone scan late August. My symptoms were a double bout of pneumonia which had me in hospital til xmas eve!!! That really sucked. I am grateful for my new knowledge and lifestyle. Take care and glad we share same goals. How are your mets going? xx

Hi Sam, Loved alot of the articles and information on Gawler website. I spent hours looking at all the links. Retreat is great idea for someone leaning the new lifestyle. The state of your mind and spirit has huge effects on the ability of physical body to heal so it is so important that we find ways to be relaxed and at peace within ourselves. I dont get much physical symtoms of anxiety, however had (and still do) to stop feeling responsible if things were not achieved by the children or behavior wasnt what I desired to see. Learning to slow down and change priorities has been ongoing journey, but certainly rewarding. Initially used to feel guilty if wasnt busy all the time like before.Now I try to find balance on daily basis. I love the sound of your museli. I dont know what bucinis are however. I have all the other ingredients. Do you soak the chia seeds? How is it made up?What are the propotions? What do you serve with it? Soy milk? I just made container full of organic nuts eg; pecans,cashews,almonds,sunflower seeds, pepitas,macadamia nuts and gogi berries. I am triying to encourage my children to eat more nuts for snacks. I some times have this on salad withavacado, lemon juice,flaxseed oil and celtic salt Last week I had CT scan done a little earlier (5 weeks) as I felt something wasnt quite right and it shows a possible new liver tumor but need to see Oncologist Monday for him to carefully review the new and old scans.Initially I was very anxious for 1-2 days and had trouble functioning,then I realized this anxiety couldn't help me. I know I am doing all I can. I will wait now and see what Monday brings. Thankfully I can look after my family again. Do any of your supplements contain herbs or are they vitamins ,minerals etc?

Hi Good luck with your scan results. I have just spent weekend at You Can Do It conference organised by Hay House in Sydney just amazing stuff. Feeling very positive and more peaceful to be honest. Feel I am letting go of resentment and guilt that I had always felt. The guilt was really habitual! I have almond milk with my muesli and I just throw it all in together. I dont soak the seeds I only soak my nuts so they are activated. Buckinis are made with buckwheat and are activated and caramelised so quite sweet so I add to my plain muesli. I know grains are acidic but I worked hard not to include them in my diet for my first 3 months of alkalising. The brand is loving earth and mixed with lotsa goodies it is a real treat and sometimes I crave breakfast for dinner too! I take Indol 3 Carbinol and Lipoec Acid, Boswellia and Phytoregenex all good for breast cancer apparently. I also take my fish oil, evening primrose and vit E mix and take vitalzym so my enzyme levels cope with the seek and destroy mission and to support my immune system. Gotta do some work now. love and blessings to you, Sam

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samaulton
Member
14 years ago
No I have a brilliant juicer so not gone there but it does great smoothies eg, 1/2 lemon, 1/2 grapefruit, whole avocado cucumber handful spinach and mint, top with shredded coconut...this one tastes really good! Also I put in veges of choice then lemon juice, tamari or Braggs, olive oil, 1 date if you want sweetener and splash apple cider vinegar...very nice. Get her to do a soup as it is so quick and also a rice dish as it cooks rice really well. The raw cacao balls would be a great way to finish off! They are quick, easy and yum, enjoy!
samaulton
Member
14 years ago
Hi there,

I use the thermomix for everything. You can chuck away all other appliances except your juicer. It is amazing. I eat mainly raw but cook things like pumpkin soup with skin on in 20 minutes in this appliance and it does all the work. It is the best kitchen investment though expensive. I would recommend it to anyone!
samaulton
Member
14 years ago
Hi Anne Marie,

Great you can sleep! That is where I am going as life has been too hectic since I started back at school and doing raw food tours at our organic shop. I am really well, cancer is still decreasing and leaving this cancer-unfriendly zone and I am very happy to be getting my life back to some normality without feeling fear or anxiety. Things seem to be going the right way and I hope they are for you and your friend too x
samaulton
Member
14 years ago
Sorry Celeste only just read your message. My suspected lung mets disappeared in 3 months. I had no grains, sugars, meat, dairy, fruit just veges basically for that time! I was very strict but knew there was an end point when I then introduced grains back. I did do Budwig though so got a fix of raspberries I admit. I juice everyday in morning about 1.25 litres. Do qigong most days as meditation as not great at stillness. I also started iscador in that 3 months and was walking atleast 3 times a week briskly for 30 minutes or more. I hope you are well. Will do a new blog next week with a coupla recipes. I started to do 7 day meal plan tours at our organic shop in East Maitland, very enjoyable. Take care, Sam
Anne_Maree
Member
14 years ago
Hi Sam,

Just interested in checking how things are progressing? I am waiting for scans in 2 weeks. My insomnia is now gone. Yipee!! It is so good to be able to sleep now. I am having contact with someone else who has lung and bone mets who is interested in lifestyle change.
Anonymous
14 years ago
Thanks for your post. Yes I do eat organic muesli for breakfast, so will look for goji berries (organic preferably) and raw cacao nibs, which I assume I can get from a health shop? The coconut balls you mentioned sound yum..looking forward to the recipe! Yes I need to get back to my naturopath to discuss supplements...I will mention to her the ones you have suggested. My cancer is progesterone positive, so the cream is no good for me. Have looked at the Budwig Diet..but so far have had no luck finding organic cottage cheese in the supermarkets, but will keep looking. Do you ever do any juicing? What do you consider to be the priorities when first starting out on this alternative approach to healing? I also have lung mets (diagnosed 4th October 2011), and am very curious to know how long it was before yours cleared?

Thanks Sam.

Take care, Celeste xx
Anonymous
14 years ago
Am really enjoying your blog on Youtube...thank you for sharing with us all! I'm hoping you will talk about supplements some time soon. I'm gradually getting used to the change in diet, but as I have a sweet tooth I'm finding it a real challenge some days! Any suggestions? I'm also having chemo at the moment which can make it a bit difficult in choosing suitable foods...the metallic taste in the mouth and nausea doesn't help! I've decided to try to where possible eat organic foods (including organic yoghurt, cheese, milk) but I don't eat any red meat, processed foods or sugar anymore (although I have fell off the wagon with a sweet now and then due to my sweet tooth). I eat organic free range chicken and free-range eggs. I know deep sea fish is recommended, but not sure what types of fish this includes...? I'm really hoping this change in diet (in conjunction with chemo and Herceptin) will make a difference to my lung mets....I wont know until December. I have lost about 8 kilos already which is great, and could quite easily afford to lose another 8 which would be wonderful!

Thank you for the positive blog on Youtube...keep 'em coming!

Take care, Celeste x
samaulton
Member
14 years ago
Hi I have created a blog on youtube where I share some of my information that has helped me to repel cancer and have called it repellingcancer so please have a look and I also share recipes but have only managed two entries so far. I have had to put a disclaimer on my info as I dont want to get into trouble for sharing what has helped me as I am obviously not a trained physician just someone who wants to share some positivity. Thanks, Sam.
Anne_Maree
Member
14 years ago
Hi Sam,

Just looking at the Loving Earth website and had a few queries before I make an order.

Plain Gogi Berry museli, did you purchase this from loving earth. I cant find it. Whats in the plain gogi berry museli if not from loving earth?

It sounds like you soak your own nuts. How do you do this? I read on another site to soak for 12 hours then rinse. Do you dry your nuts in dehydrater or oven on lowest temperature?

Almond milk, do you make it or buy it packaged.
samaulton
Member
14 years ago
Hi yes flaxseed oil blended in quark or organic cottage cheese made palatable with raspberries. I dont remember every day but try to have it as often as possible. Have heard of a man recently who dropped his PSA from 500 to 1.6 using diet and budwig. I think it shows real promise! Vegan era is a good website for recipesI suppose you already know. Google raw food recipes for some great ideas. I am a bit lazy when it comes to my turn after preparing the kids meal so salad is my staple. Glad warmer months are here! Take care you are inspiring to me we can all inspire each other!!!!