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10 Healing Factors of Radical Remission
DEFINE
The “10 Healing Factors of Radical Remission” is a list of behavioral and lifestyle changes and actions that all radical remission survivors have used. But before we delve into the list, it’s important to understand what Radical Remission is.
Radical Remission is the term used by Dr. Kelly Turner to describe any cancer remission that is statistically unexpected. Radical Remission occurs whenever:
- Someone’s cancer goes into remission without using any conventional medical treatment.
- A cancer patient uses conventional medicine but the cancer does not go into remission, so he or she switches to alternative ways of healing which do lead to remission.
- A cancer patient uses both conventional medicine and alternative methods of healing simultaneously to outlive a statistically dire prognosis.
Dr. Turner began to research Radical Remission as part of her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She noticed that two groups of people were typically missing from the more than 1,000 cases of Radical Remission already published in medical journals: the survivors themselves and alternative healers. Dr. Turner traveled to ten different countries, interviewed 20 Radical Remission survivors and 50 alternative healers, and analyzed more than 1,500 cases of Radical Remission. The findings of her research are summarized in the book Radical Remission, a New York Times Bestseller now translated into more than 20 languages. You can read about her ongoing research, including the tenth healing factor and new survivor stories, in Radical Hope, which was released in 2020.
DISCOVER
The 10 healing factors that Dr. Turner found all radical remission survivors to have used are: Exercise, Spiritual Connection, Empowering Yourself, Increasing Positive Emotions; Following Your Intuition, Releasing Suppressed Emotions, Changing Your Diet, Herbs and Supplements, Having Strong Reasons for Living, Increasing Social Support.
The best thing about the 10 Healing Factors is that they can be used safely in coordination with any treatment. Using the 10 Healing Factors will strengthen your immune system and help you to reduce stress and anxiety.
DO
Anyone can use these simple strategies and changes to foster healing and prevent disease. You do not need a cancer diagnosis to use these factors and benefit from them. (Note: It is recommended that you consult with a naturopath, clinical herbalist or other certified practitioner before adding herbs or supplements to your current treatment protocol.) Here are some ways to incorporate the list into your routine:
- Exercise – Safely increase daily exercise and movement
- Spiritual Connection – Develop a daily spiritual practice
- Empowering Yourself – Take charge of your healing
- Increasing Positive Emotions – Increase positive emotions in your day to day life
- Following Your Intuition – Access and strengthen your intuition
- Releasing Suppressed Emotions – Release suppressed emotions you are holding in your body
- Changing Your Diet – Strengthen your immune system by changing your diet
- Herbs and Supplements – Choose supplements that are right for you
- Having Strong Reasons for Living – Identify your strongest reasons for living
- Increasing Social Support – Accept love and support from others
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