Renegade Remission: Holistic Healing and Nutrition for Chronic and Terminal Illness, Cancer, ALS, MS, Dementia, Heart Disease

49. Common Foods That Are Keeping You Sick (and What Happens When You Remove Them) | Hope for Cancer, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, MS, ALS, Heart Disease

What if healing doesn’t always begin with adding the “right” foods, but by removing the ones that quietly keep your body inflamed and stuck? In this grounded, science-based episode of Renegade Remission, we explore the foods most consistently linked to chronic inflammation and disease progression across cancer, autoimmune illness, neurological disease, and heart disease. Drawing from remission stories, clinical experience, and peer-reviewed research, this episode explains how certain foods create ongoing biological stress that makes healing harder. You’ll learn why the immune system reacts so strongly to these foods, how inflammation becomes self-perpetuating, and what often happens when that burden is gently reduced. In this episode, you’ll discover: 1. The foods most strongly associated with chronic inflammation across serious illnesses 2. Why ultra-processed foods, added sugars, refined grains, processed meats, and industrial oils strain the immune system 3. How inflammatory foods disrupt the gut, blood sugar, and metabolic balance 4. A real, medically documented remission where removing specific foods helped calm autoimmune disease 5. Why even small reductions in inflammatory foods can make a meaningful difference 6. Gentle food swaps that lower inflammation without stress, rigidity, or perfectionism Listen now to understand which foods are most likely keeping inflammation high, and how removing them can help your body shift toward healing. This episode offers clarity, relief, and simple next steps you can take without overwhelm. DISCLAIMER This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not offer medical advice. Consult your licensed healthcare provider before making any changes to your treatment or health regimen. Reliance on any information provided is solely at your own risk. This podcast explores stories and science around ALS, dementia, MS, cancer, mind-body recovery, healing, functional medicine, heart disease, regression, remission, integrative medicine, autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, terminal disease, terminal illness, holistic health, quality of life, alternative medicine, natural healing, lifestyle medicine, and remission from cancer, offering hope and insights for those seeking resilience and renewal.

48. Is There an Anti-Disease Diet? 7 Nutrition Patterns Shared by People Who Heal | Hope for Cancer, Dementia, Alzheimer's, MS, ALS, Heart Disease

What do people who recover from cancer, autoimmune disease, and neurological illness all have in common at the table? In this episode of Renegade Remission, we explore the universal food themes that show up again and again in real remission and long-term healing stories, regardless of diagnosis. From spontaneous remission literature to functional medicine case reports to survivor testimonies, the details may differ, but the nutritional patterns are strikingly consistent. You will hear a medically documented case where diet played a central role in reversing severe autoimmune disease, and you will learn why these same food principles support healing across cancer, MS, lupus, heart disease, and other chronic or terminal conditions. This is not about a fad diet or rigid rules. It is about how the body responds when inflammation lowers, metabolism stabilizes, and the immune system finally has the resources it needs to do its job. In this episode, you will discover: 1. The six nutrition patterns shared across real remission and unexpected recovery stories 2. Why ultra-processed foods consistently show up as a barrier to healing 3. How nutrient density supports immune accuracy, mitochondrial function, and cellular repair 4. Why gut health and microbiome diversity matter across every major disease category 5. How stabilizing blood sugar reduces inflammation and stress hormones 6. Why gentle fasting and digestive rest appear so often in healing journeys Most importantly, you will learn why healing diets are not about perfection or restriction, but about reducing burden and increasing nourishment in ways your body can actually sustain. Listen now to understand what real remission stories have in common when it comes to food, and how you can begin supporting your own healing biology one simple, compassionate step at a time. This episode will help you move away from confusion and toward clarity, without overwhelm or pressure. DISCLAIMER This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not offer medical advice. Consult your licensed healthcare provider before making any changes to your treatment or health regimen. Reliance on any information provided is solely at your own risk. This podcast explores stories and science around ALS, dementia, MS, cancer, mind body recovery, healing, functional medicine, heart disease, regression, remission, integrative medicine, autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, terminal disease, terminal illness, holistic health, quality of life, alternative medicine, natural healing, lifestyle medicine, and remission from cancer, offering hope and insights for those seeking resilience and renewal.

47. How Purpose and Connection Change the Course of Illness | Hope for Cancer, Dementia, Alzheimer's, MS, ALS, Heart Disease

Some people are told they’re terminal, and then something inside them changes. Before the scans show progress, before symptoms shift, their bodies stop fighting and start responding. Today, you’ll hear what survivors say changed first. In this deeply human episode of Renegade Remission, we explore a pattern that appears again and again in real survivor stories. Long before scans change or symptoms improve, many people describe an internal shift, caused by a reconnection to joy and purpose, or the support of loved ones who lift them up. Drawing from survivor memoirs, medically documented neurological recovery, and decades of research in psychoneuroimmunology, this episode reveals how emotional clarity, connection, and meaning can influence stress hormones, immune behavior, inflammation, and even gene expression. You’ll hear two powerful stories. One from a Radical Remission survivor who stabilized after Stage IV cancer when she reclaimed joy and identity beyond illness. Another from a peer-reviewed neurological recovery where emotional safety and human connection supported unexpected brain repair. In this episode, you’ll discover: 1. Why healing often begins with a sense of safety rather than force or control 2. How emotional shifts can lower cortisol, calm inflammation, and support immune accuracy 3. The role of purpose and meaning in regulating biology across serious illness 4. How compassion and connection trigger measurable physiological changes 5. Why survivors so often trace recovery back to a moment when something inside softened You’ll also learn why these shifts are not “just emotional,” and how science now confirms their biological impact across cancer, neurological disease, autoimmune illness, and chronic conditions. Listen now to understand why healing so often starts with safety, purpose, and connection, and how you can gently create the conditions for your own internal shift without pressure, performance, or perfection. This episode offers a grounded reminder that your body is listening, adapting, and still capable of change. Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not offer medical advice. Consult your licensed healthcare provider before making any changes to your treatment or health regimen. Reliance on any information provided is solely at your own risk. This podcast explores stories and science around ALS, dementia, MS, cancer, mind body recovery, healing, functional medicine, heart disease, regression, remission, integrative medicine, autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, terminal disease, terminal illness, holistic health, quality of life, alternative medicine, natural healing, lifestyle medicine, and remission from cancer, offering hope and insights for those seeking resilience and renewal.

46. When Healing Happens Anyway: Real Stories of People Who Defied Terminal Diagnoses | Hope for Cancer, Dementia, Alzheimer's, MS, ALS, Heart Disease

Some people are told they’re terminal… and their bodies heal anyway. Today, I want to show you how that actually happens. In this deeply human episode of Renegade Remission, we explore three true stories of people who healed or stabilized from illnesses considered terminal. These stories come from different worlds. One is a memoir-based Radical Remission account. One is a peer-reviewed medical case that surprised an entire oncology team. One is a documented neurological recovery in a condition long believed to be irreversible. Together, they offer something rare and grounding. Not false promises, but real examples of how adaptable and responsive the human body can be, even when the odds appear overwhelming. In this episode, you’ll discover: 1. A Radical Remission story from someone whose Stage IV cancer recovery defied every expectation 2. A medically documented spontaneous remission that left doctors searching for explanations 3. A neurological recovery showing that even progressive conditions can shift under the right conditions 4. The common biological and emotional themes that appear across these very different recoveries 5. Why prognosis cannot account for immune reactivation, nervous system regulation, or human resilience These stories are not about guarantees. They are about possibility, biology, and what can happen when the internal environment begins to change. Listen now to ground yourself in real, documented stories of healing that go beyond statistics and timelines. Whether you are facing cancer, neurodegenerative disease, heart disease, or another serious diagnosis, this episode offers perspective, steadiness, and evidence that the body is often more capable than we are led to believe. Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not offer medical advice. Consult your licensed healthcare provider before making any changes to your treatment or health regimen. Reliance on any information provided is solely at your own risk. This podcast explores stories and science around ALS, dementia, MS, cancer, mind-body recovery, healing, functional medicine, heart disease, regression, remission, integrative medicine, autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, terminal disease, terminal illness, holistic health, quality of life, alternative medicine, natural healing, lifestyle medicine, and remission from cancer, offering hope and insight for those seeking resilience and renewal.

45. Why Doctors Get Prognosis Wrong and What Unexpected Survivors Teach Us About What’s Possible | Hope for Cancer, Dementia, Alzheimer's, MS, ALS, Heart Disease

What if the timeline you were given isn’t a prediction of your future but simply a rough guess based on other people’s outcomes? In this powerful episode of Renegade Remission, we explore why medical prognoses so often miss the mark, not because doctors are careless, but because human biology is far more adaptive and unpredictable than survival statistics can capture. You’ll learn how prognoses are actually created, why they fail so frequently across cancer, neurodegenerative disease, heart failure, and chronic illness, and what science reveals about the people who outlive even the most sobering predictions. Through a documented case of unexpected survival and clear explanations of immune function, stress physiology, epigenetics, and functional status, this episode reframes prognosis as information, not fate. In this episode, you’ll discover: 1. Why prognoses are based on population averages — not individual biology 2. How often doctors get life expectancy wrong (and why that matters for you) 3. The biological factors that allow some people to far outlive expectations 4. Why function, resilience, and internal environment matter more than a single diagnosis 5. How the immune system, nervous system, microbiome, and gene expression can shift over time 6. Simple ways to support the same internal pathways seen in people who become medical “surprises” This episode isn’t about denying reality, it’s about understanding it more fully. Listen now to release the weight of a timeline that may not belong to you, and to reconnect with the truth that biology is dynamic, adaptable, and full of possibility. Whether you’re facing cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, heart disease, or another serious diagnosis, this episode offers clarity, grounding, and a renewed sense of what may still be possible. Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not offer medical advice. Consult your licensed healthcare provider before making any changes to your treatment or health regimen. Reliance on any information provided is solely at your own risk. This podcast explores stories and science around ALS, dementia, MS, cancer, mind-body recovery, healing, functional medicine, heart disease, regression, remission, integrative medicine, autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, terminal disease, terminal illness, holistic health, quality of life, alternative medicine, natural healing, lifestyle medicine, and remission from cancer — offering hope and insight for those seeking resilience and renewal.