Allan Taylor, 78, beat cancer by changing his diet and taking herbal remedies.
The following article by Rob Preece appeared in The Daily Mail UK September 16, 2012.
A grandfather, who was told by doctors (in April 2012) that his cancer was ‘incurable’, has been given the “all-clear” (by doctors) less than four months later – after trying a different diet.
Allan Taylor could have been forgiven for fearing the worst when doctors told him they could do nothing to treat his condition.But the 78-year-old would not give up, and instead searched the internet for an alternative method to fight his cancer. After studying websites, he decided to radically change his diet – and found his condition improved dramatically.
Mr Taylor, a retired oil rig engineer from Middlesbrough, replaced red meat and dairy products with 10 portions of raw fruit and veg each day.
His diet included powdered grass, curry spices, apricot seeds and selenium tablets.
Mr Taylor made the changes after he received a letter on April 30, telling them were was no point having any more chemotherapy as it would not cure him and neither would an operation.
‘They said if they cut out the cancer it would just pop up somewhere else,’ he told the Sunday Mirror.
‘But I was determined to stay positive and decided to find my own cure.’
‘On August 6 I got a letter from North Tees hospital to say a scan had shown my cancer had gone and “the abnormality is no longer visible”. I’m all clear.’
Mr Taylor’s ordeal began in February last year when he noticed a two-inch lump in his abdomen. He was sent for a scan and told he had colon cancer. Last September he underwent an operation, during which a surgeon removed a nine-inch section of his colon, and he began a three-month course of chemotherapy. But in April this year he was told the cancer had spread to small intestine.
Mr Taylor responded by tapping the words ‘colon cancer cures’ into an internet search engine. He used the information, together with advice from his local health food store, to devise his new diet.
He believes that having a teaspoon of powdered barley grass in hot water every morning and night was particularly crucial.
‘There is no question in my mind that my diet saved my life,’ he said. ‘And all it cost was £30 a week’
[End of Daily Mail Article]
Here’s the summary of what he did, which is basically the same thing I did:
-He cut out red meat and dairy ( I was raw vegan for 90 days)
-He took a teaspoon of barley grass powder in hot water every morning and night.
-He ate 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
(This is easy to accomplish with a giant salad and fruit smoothie every day)
-He ate apricot kernels (Read my post about them here)
-He took vitamin c, selenium, and curcumin supplements
And he’s got a cross around his neck. :)
Unfortunately the article did not detail his exact supplement dosage amount, but considering that he only spent about $60 per week, I’m guessing the ones in the photo are all he took!
Organic Barley Grass Powder
He used Naturya, a UK brand. My opinion is that brand doesn’t matter for this as long as it’s organic and from a reputable company like Starwest Botanicals, etc.
SelenoPrecise Selenium Tablets
I taken many different selenium supplements, but haven’t tried this brand yet.
Raw Organic Apricot Kernels
I eat these every day!
Lypo-spheric Vitamin C
He used Nature’s Aid, another UK brand. I recommend Lypo-spheric because it’s 98% bioavailable.
Curcumin X4000
Curcumin is the active ingredient in Turmeric, this anti-cancer spice was a huge part of my diet and I take it in supplement form as well.
Read more about Curcumin and the other top cancer fighting spices:
http://chrisbeatcancer.com/four-cancer-fighting-spices
Read more natural survivor stories here:
http://chrisbeatcancer.com/category/natural-survivor-stories
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I love reading stories like these– they make me happy and give me so much hope. And yes, I’m sure the cross around his neck represented a lot of prayer which is the most important part of curing ourselves of disease. (o:
Right on Pattie!
Great Story, thanks for sharing and passing the good news along.
Sundaram
This is of great interest to me and my husband.Thank you
And there are still people who whine about “the results are not being double-blind placebo controlled researched”. Who gives a rats *ss about studies if simple natural treatment can save lives? It’s natural, so it’s logical enough for me. Nobody has to spend millions of dollars to find out nature has a pure win for every dis-ease out there.
Keeping away natural food from people, is an atrocity and is treason of the highest order.
This has given me so much hope. I have been diagnosed with an inoperable tumour in my bowel, and mets in my liver. I have been a bit overwhelmed by all the info on the Internet , as there are so many different supplements you can take, so I am doubly grateful to have found your site. I am struggling to eat raw veg. as the chemo took the lining off my stomach, but would it be as beneficial to juice the vegetables, as I can just about tolerate that. Thank you for your inspirational emails. They give me so much hope.
Yes definitely juice veggies. I drank 64 oz of veggie juice daily
He looks terrific.
Great story and outcome. Originally from Tyne valley with relative on Teeside. But what about cutting out sugar , Grains, carbs etc. I believe that diet high in carotenoids eaten by ruminants, convert to the most essential anti cancer and health nutrients, in natures perfect balance. The dried barley grass and high carotenoid vegetation is basically further concentrated by (beef) rumination into our evolutionary staple diet. Unfortunately by inference red meat from grass fattened beef gets tarred with the same brush as modern grain concentrate fattened meats. Modern science is beginning to prove the ancient grass fat pastoral beef/lamb has very beneficial anti inflammatory disease properties. We evolved eating the fat of the land.
This is freakin’ fantastic! I really give someone credit who is willing to make such drastic life changes at 78 years young. He must really love life enough to not give up. What an inspiration!
This is a great story. I was diagnosed this year with cancer and did Chemo, while I searched for alternatives. I was just told my scan looks clear, but my doctor believes within two years it will come back, since I am rejecting radiation. I’m determined to prove him wrong. I do juice and eat a lot of salad. My naturopath wants me to eat meat (primal blueprint). I’m am kinda scared to start on the meat again, but I feel my body needs it. I now after research, believe if it’s clean meat and I don’t over do it, I will be OK.
I wish doctors would include diet into their treatments, so they can stop telling us how they can’t do anything.
I would highly suggest reading The China Study by T.Colin Campbell with regard to how protein turns on & off cancer cells…..plant based diet all the way is my favorable suggestion. Where do we get our protein??
….look at the Elephants & Gorillas and consider their plant based diet for protein. Wish you well!
The flip side of the China study-see rawfoodsos as Denise has excellent counter points. Each body has such different needs. I’m highly allergic to many many vegetables but no meats except fish. Listen to your body but being primal is not about eating a meat diet. It’s about eating a whole food diet, clean from toxins that contains a ton of fruits and veggies. I think Mark’s Daily Apple and Whole 9 do an amazing job explaining all of this. Good luck!
Have heard you can get the daily amount of Selenium by eating one Brazil nut everyday. I believe is was Dr. Al Sears who said this
Chris, I gain a lot of interesting information from you. Please advise me on this. Pursuant to your information on Mr. Taylor’s vitamin regime I immediately ordered the Organic Barley Grass Powder and the Curcumin X4000 from Amazon, as he did.
I received it today, and the Barley Grass Powder, with Starwest Botanicals, is from China. I am very reluctant to use any products made in China, for obvious reasons, since their products have caused illness and death. Please tell me what you think of this product and if it is safe.
Also, the Curcumin X4000 arrived from Good Health, and on the bottle it does not state where it is manufactured and merely says that the product manufactured from imported and domestic ingredients. Please tell me what you think of the safety of these products so I can know whether to take them or not. I am not comfortable with imported products, especially products from China.
Please reply as soo as possible. I am waiting to hear.
Thank you,
Suzanne
Starwest Botanicals has a great reputation, they’ve been in business for 35+ years. I have no reservations about the quality of their products even if they are imported from China.
I don’t know where the ingredients for Curcumin X4000 come from, but that’s what Allan took, so I wouldn’t have any problem taking it either.
Thank you, Chris. You are always helpful, and you have saved many persons like me, who like you, refused chemo.
I am using the Barley grass despite my fear of its being from China, and occasionally the Curcumin X4000,but it is hard for me to not fear the ingredients.
I am afraid of the imported Selenium tablets, do you take them? I take the vitamin C. Also, someone suggested the Kid Greenz, which I really like and appreciated hearing about.
Please keep helping us. It means so much!
Best wishes, and with gratitude,
Suzanne
Hi,
For selenium, maybe you would like to eat one or two Brazil nuts a day. They are very rich in selenium. They contain so much selenium that eating more than just about 2 or 3 a day can cause selenium toxicity.
For turmeric, if you don’t want to use tablets, you can take organic pure turmeric. It has to be mixed with black pepper at a ratio of about 95% turmeric to 5% black pepper.
Regarding the barley leaves. If you are worried about where the barley leaves come from, you can try Barley power. I think they grow their barley organically in the USA. The sell them in condensed tablets though, not in powder form. It is not cheap, but they offer a very good discount to cancer patients. Their website is called greensupreme.net
I read about them in Bill Henderson’s book.
Lots of health and happiness.
Hi Chris,
Do you need to soak the apricot kernels before eating or just eat it straight from the bag?
Thanks!
I eat them straight from the bag
Thanks Chris!
Chris, do you know if it is safe to juice apricot seeds? Do you know of anyone who has tried this, or throwing 5-10 seeds into a veggie mix and juicing them all together?
Thanks!
I don’t see why not… I prefer to just eat them and get it over with rater than mix them in with something. Whatever works!
To Yaya, I think you can easely choose to eat fish instead of red meat.
thank you for posting this! I am a firm believer in natural cures. I have a friend who has battled cancer three times and has never used chemo or radiation, she is still alive and kicking like wild fire! This should also be a lesson to all of us that we cannot just go about eating what ever we wish, refined food and things touched by man are our enemies!White sugar, white flour, white rice….grains stored in silos such as wheat, and corn that grow fungus which produces micotoxins that cause cancer. If we ate like this man to begin with , we would never get cancer. People are getting it younger and younger these days….most kids I know eat a completely BROWN diet.Their parents tell me,”they won’t eat veggies” and I am frowned at when I say,”you don’t let them leave the table until they have eaten all of their veggies! PERIOD!” no pop except at a birthday , no sweets after every meal, and go outside and play NOW without sunscreen. I will not let you get burnt. because I am your mother, and I am keeping watch! what happened to that kind of parent? they are too busy working to care………sorry soap box!
This is a great story and one that I am glad has gotten out there. Just want to make one comment – my experience and research with cancer (10 years) has shown that barley powder products, particularly barley power can be used with EVERY single type of cancer treatment. This supplement has nearly every enzyme immaginable in it – http://www.barleypower.com -comes in pill form with a dozen or more to be taken a day. hope this helps!!