To strengthen your body’s ability to fight cancer, you need to eat what I ate:
The biggest baddest healthiest salad on the planet!
It consists of raw organic vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts and homemade dressing.
This salad is super healthy, delicious and will fill you up without zapping your energy.
The Raw Vegan Diet was a huge part of my anti-cancer strategy and I ate this salad every day, sometimes twice a day, during the first few years of my Chemo-Free Cancer Battle.
I wanted to put as many vitamins, minerals, nutrients and enzymes into my body as possible and there’s no better way than Juicing and eating fresh raw organic fruits and vegetables.
There’s really no secret formula to this salad, but there are some guidelines to follow:
Absolutely no cheese, meat, fruit, or store-bought salad dressing.
It is important that you use organic produce, which is free of toxic chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
And of course wash everything before you eat it. Then just chop it all up and throw it in a bowl!
Note: You’re might need some bigger bowls. Mine doesn’t look very big in the photo, but it holds over 6 cups. That’s six servings of vegetables! 6-10 servings per day of fruits and vegetables is ideal for cancer prevention and healing.
The Giant Cancer Fighting Salad
-Start with the most nutrient dense dark leafy greens: Kale and Spinach. (Do not exceed 10 cups per day)
-Broccoli (The best source of sulforaphane which promotes liver detoxification, and Indole-3-carbinol, an anticarcinogenic compound )
-Broccoli Sprouts (Concentrated sulforaphane & I3C. Do not exceed four cups of sprouts per day)
-Cauliflower
-Purple cabbage (cheapest source of antioxidants per ounce in the world!)
-Slice of red onion, (yellow or green onions may actually be better)
-Leeks
-Artichokes
-Red, Yellow, or Green Peppers
-Mushrooms Bella, Cremini, Shiitake, etc.
-1/2 an Avocado
-Squash
-Zucchini
-Raw Sunflower seeds (sprouted is better)
-Raw Almonds (sprouted is better)
-Sprouted Garbanzo Beans
-Sprouted Mung Beans
-Sprouted Red or Green Lentils
Then I top it off with either one of these naturally fermented foods:
-Bubbies Old Fashioned Sauerkraut
Bubbies is made with only three ingredients: cabbage, water and salt. It is fermented and cured with all natural enzymes intact and there is no vinegar added. (Bubbies Kosher dill pickles are super tasty too.)Look for it in the refrigerated section of your local grocer or health food store.
-Kimchi (Pronounced “Kim Chee”)
Kimchi is a spicy Korean version of sauerkraut typically consisting of fermented cabbage, onions, garlic, and pepper. Kim Chi has high concentrations of Vitamin C and Carotene in addition to Vitamin A, B1, B2, Calcium, Iron and beneficial lactic acid bacteria.
Recognized as one of the Top Five “World’s Healthiest Foods” by Health magazine. Also in the refrigerated section.
Fermented foods are great for digestion and repopulate your intestinal flora with beneficial bacteria essential for health.
Repeat: Absolutely no cheese, meat, fruit, or store-bought salad dressing.
I know it seems weird to exclude fruit. Here’s why:
Fruits and vegetables need different digestive juices, and when eaten together can create excess acid and indigestion, and excess internal acidity can interfere with healing. That is why it’s a good idea to eat them separately, especially if you are sick. This even includes non-sweet fruits like tomatoes and cucumbers.
If you want to know more, there are entire books devoted to the subject of food combining.
My Homemade “Zesty Italian” Salad Dressing
This is hands down the healthiest salad dressing on the planet!
It’s super easy and delicious. Here’s how you make it:
-Liberally drizzle Organic Cold-Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil over your salad
-Lightly drizzle Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar to taste (another super healthy fermented food!)
Then shake on these Four Cancer Fighting Spices:
-Organic Oregano
-Organic Garlic Powder
-Organic Turmeric or Curry Powder
-Organic Cayenne Pepper (this will spice it up quick, go easy the first time)
I can’t tell you many times I have eaten this salad! Over a thousand I bet.
And what’s funny is I have several books filled with of raw vegan recipes, but the Giant Salad ended up being my staple meal.
Most days I ate it for lunch and dinner. I didn’t mind eating the same thing every day because it was simple and quick to prepare. I didn’t have to put any time into planning my meals. I knew exactly what to buy at the grocery store every week, and it’s so delicious and full of flavor it never got old!
One final note: The salad really doesn’t have to be “giant”, I make big ones because that’s what it takes to fill me up. Not everyone needs to eat that much. A small version is fine too. Just focus on getting as many nutrient dense vegetables in there as you can and make it big enough to satisfy your appetite.
Watch a video of me making this salad and dressing here.
For aspiring chefs out there who want some challenging raw food recipes,
check out The Raw Gourmet by Nomi Shannon.
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I find the simple meals to be the most satisfying. I too, purchased many raw food books, read raw blogs, etc. and still, a nice salad, green smoothie, veggie platter, nut butter sandwich on sprouted grain bread, that’s what I live on. The kelp noodles are pretty good, and I’ve made some great meals with those. Good for you for doing all this! Question, where you a vegetarian before you started your diet shift? I was, so I think that made it easier on me than most.
Hi Shanna Thanks so much for your comments! Sounds like we eat exactly the same thing! Except I’ll have to try the kelp noodles. I was not a vegetarian, but it wasn’t hard to convert to raw vegan in 2004 with cancer staring me in the face. :)
Hi Chris!! I recently saw you on the Ricky Lake show and this is how I heard about your story. I just have a quick question does your salad, smoothie, and juice work for every cancer or only for colon cancer??
Hi Liz, what my diet does is it puts massive amounts of raw nutrients into your body that it can use to detox, repair and regenerate. The body can heal any cancer. The goal is to give your body what it needs to heal. :)
Shanna can you send me some recipes with the kelp noodles? Please? Im trying this vegan thing. It’s not easy since Im so not used to eating veggies. But never fear Chris! LOL Im trying! Im gettng there I promise.
I KNEW IT! Kimchi!!! I am half korean and I LOOOOOOOVVVEEE KIMCHI!!!!!! I’m so glad I don’t have to give it up!!!
Chris, you top the salad off with kimchi? Do you eat it any other way? I like it with a hot and spice noodle dish that my mom makes
Hey Angee, I really don’t eat it any other way. But it does sound good with noodles now that you mention it. I’ll have to give that a try!
i’m just wondering why you have tomatoes pictured on your salad when you said not to eat fruits and non-sweet fruits like tomatoes together? and did you put all the veggies in the list above on a salad, or just a few? there is no way i could eat a salad that huge in one sitting!
Hah yeah! Cindy I’ve been waiting for someone to notice that! This is an early post and that is the best salad picture I could find online at the time.
(I’ve since updated the salad pic)
I do put them all in the salad and it’s huge! Hence the name.
I still recommend putting them all in there, just use a little bit of each. That way you’re making sure your body gets a wide variety of nutrients
every day. Watch the video I posted and you’ll see how I do it.
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ok i get it! you didn’t make that one. that explains the radishes (you didn’t even mention those:) and other stuff missing from the salad that is on your list.
sadly i cannot watch your video; i have dial-up, i have not downloaded updates ever, and there is a ton of spyware on my machine.
i had stage 3-c colon cancer in 2008. the tumor was on my right side. surgery and 9/12 chemo treatments then more surgery to repair a hernia. i got my yearly c.a.p ct scan last wednesday and my onc told me thursday that while my abdomen and pelvis came back ok there are spots on my lungs that were not there last time. they are very small so she referred me to a pulminologist whom i’m seeing this coming tuesday. if they are tumors, i cannot imagine doing chemo again. at least they are very tiny and maybe it’s nothing.
i am enjoying reading past blog posts, some have made me curious so i do some research on my own, like the one on the farmed fished. i found the pure salmon campaign site and holy crap! seems like nothing is safe, esp. when your fighting cancer!
My wife and I are giving these awesome salads a go. However, we think that some more protein is good so sometimes add a boiled egg. Any comment?
Also, I notice some advise keeping away from all fungus including mushrooms if fighting cancer but they do make it nicer.
Hi Ken!
I’ve never put egg on mine, but that’s probably the healthiest animal protein you could put on a salad.
I’m a huge fan of mushrooms.
Mushrooms have powerful immune boosting and anticancer properties, especially maitake, shiitake, and reishi.
Fungus could be a problem if you are on chemo and your immune system is compromised.
There is a mushroom supplement I took copious amounts of called Garden of Life RM-10. Google it.
Thank you, Chris.
I look forward to my daily salad. Mushrooms are a regular part of it with a boiled egg being an infrequent addition.
I have not gone so far as to try juicing yet as I like to get the fibre.
Dear Chris,
I’m dutchwoman and my husband had Kalher its a cancer of the blood and bones. He was given 3 to 6 months to live and we start by eating fresh food growth natural.He had chemo. but now he is cancer free. A miracle for the doctor. Because the soft spots on his bones are gone and that happend never before. We believe that good food can help cure cancer. succes and be blessed.
You should think about adding BRAZIL NUTS to your salad too, for the selenium content, which is known to reduce cancers too, google it. I agree with mushrooms being great. Look into EPICOR too, its a kind of fermented yeast type product that was accidentally found to keep people amazingly healthy that worked at the plant making it for YEARS….so when people stopped calling in sick, they looked into it. It was originally being made for farm animal food, but then they made a human version called epicor. Vitamin D is known to keep cancers down, most americans are deficient in that. Also, instead of using olive oil, i use coconut oil, since it cures candida as its a FIERCE antiinflammatory, and some say candida is the precursor to cancer. Most people with cancer have/or had candida. Coconut oil destroys it, but go slow at 1st, to avoid feeling bad during detox. I love your list of food, but I would add chopped up garlic too. Walnut oil is said to be a natural ALA, cancer fighting tool that is all natural so a little drizzle of that would be great along w/ coconut oil, and yes, coconut oil is a very healthy oil. Lemons are great to getting your PH high, and I would toss in some spinich, and kale into my salad as well. I love turmeric and it provides TONS of energy and nutrition its rediculous while fighting off cancer. As far as supplements go, you should really check out pancreatic enzymes which are known to be the cleaning agent that goes into our bodies and gets rid of foreign matter like scarring, and tumors. its literally eats away at any proteins hiding around that ought NOT be there, like cancer, and helps destroy them. A great one I use now is virastop, but use any good one that has a range of enzymes. They also help us humans with digestion too which saves our body energy to clean house. I use chlorella and blue green algae, and spirulina in my daily shakes too with natural vitamin C like AMLA or CAMU-CAMU…i dont use synthetic anymore. Also try Vitamin E to build your immune system up strongly. Hope that helps. Cayenne is amazing. Take a pepper with turmeric to make is more than 10x stronger than when taken alone. Broccoli sprouts are SO much more potent than regular broccoli. I just add some water and blend the sucker up in my blender and drink it. Its sooo good for you packed with nutrition. Keep your PH over 7.5 also, since cancer is found in most cases with high acid people wiht PH under 7.0. Check it w/ PH strips or ph meter and keep it over 7.0. Baking soda, lemon juice, coral calcium all are known to get your ph higher. But all green leafy veggies also do…like spinich, kale, broccoli…anything high in chlorophyl. Love the site!! :) Sheila
Hey Sheila thanks for sharing so much good helpful info. It definitely helps validate my message.
I pretty much agree with everything you just said and even mention most of that stuff in various other posts on the site!
I eat Brazil nuts often, usually just by the handful, but yep they’d be great on a salad.
I eat a whole coconut nearly everyday and we use coconut oil for cooking so I use olive oil on my salads for variety.
I will definitely look into epicor and virastop…thanks!
Hi Chris! Where do you find the young green coconuts? We are in Louisiana and they are impossible to find here and SO expensive to ship.
What an inspiration you are. God’s got big plans for you!
Leann
Hi Leann. Thank you so much!
In Memphis we buy young thai coconuts at local asian and international grocery stores for $16 for a case of 9.
That’s where you should look if you have any ethnic stores like that. Whole Foods also has them sometimes but they are like $3-4 each.Too expensive.
You are sharing great staff. You are inspirational. We should do more for our brothers and sisters around the planet that do not know where to look for.
This is called unconditional love.
Nice to interact with you.
George
Thank you so much George!
This looks amazing, but how do you prepare raw artichokes for the salad?
Here’s how
http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/tips.php/id/9/
Thanks!
i don’t have cancer but want to eat better and healthier. i dont get on the computer much considering my many roles (wife, mom to 2 toddlers, student, AND employee), so Chris what book would you recommend as “the most have” book to get me started on this journey AND how may i get your blogs to come to my email account which will be easier for me to follow since i have a so-called “smart phone”? ;) hats off to you and thank you for sharing!
hi Chris!
i want to start eating this salad, but i have reservations due to pastexperience with alot of raw veges especially broccoli. after eaten, my stomache will swell up with painful gas and bloating making me look like i am 7 months preganant. did you have any problems with this? any suggestions or ideas you have to help me avoid this unpleasant effect?
Hi Audra I don’t have any problems with that…
Sounds like a pretty serious reaction.
You might look into taking digestive enzymes with meals
and taking probiotics to repopulate your intestinal flora.
I like Garden of Life products, and they’re easy to find.
If that doesn’t help, I have no idea
I agree with Chris that taking digestive enzymes can help…you need to take a good multi-enzyme that breaks down the cellulose.
Also, don’t drink with your meals, chew your food well, and you can also puree your veggies which makes it easier on your stomach.
Hi Audra,
I also had the same symptoms of stomach bloating and swelling after a meal which then turned to stomach pain as time went on. I decided to get tested for a bacteria called helicobacter pylori and I tested positive. I took mastic gum instead of antibiotics and felt relief very quickly. It worked wonders for me. You might consider getting tested as well. There is a lot of information about h pylori and mastic gum on the web. Hope this helps!
As far as I know, I’m well and haven’t had a bout with cancer. I did lose my mother and aunt to it though and I wish that I knew about these approaches then. At any rate, I just started experimenting with large salads this week and Monday I could totally empathize with Audra. So of course, I googled and came across the simplest solution – chew chew chew. Eat that big ass salad slowly. Yesterday, it took me 3 hours to eat the whole thing and I plan to do the same thing today. Take your time and drink plenty of water during and after the meal to aid digestion. I know I ate Monday’s salad waaaay too fast given its size. I know this post is old, but hopefully this advice will help someone else. Our body produces digestive enzymes, but if we eat too fast they can’t catch up…that’s what I think anyway.
I know the salads worked for you and I am happy for that, but I wonder about the fact that the broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage are consumed raw in this salad. I have been a follower of Dr. Airola and he writes that these vegetables, as well as asparagus, rhubarb, spinach and any other in the cabbage family contain OXALIC acid when raw and should therefore be steamed or boiled (but not oversteamed or boiled, of course) before consumption. Have you ever heard anything about this?
Hi Sally
Yes I have. Dr. Norman Walker (the father of juicing) has the opposite opinion:
“When oxalic acid has become inorganic by cooking or processing the foods that contain it, then this acid forms an interlocking compound with calcium, even combining with the calcium in other foods eaten during the same meal, destroying the nourishing value of both. This results in such a serious deficiency of calcium that it has been known to cause decomposition of the bones.”
I’m not sure either is completely right… There have been studies that show this occur, but not to a level that is harmful.
Oxalic acid is not going to completely block nutrient absorption.
I eat spinach raw and cooked.
:)
There’s more info here: http://oxalicacidinfo.com/
Kimchi? Seriously? I just read this again and I’m terrified of Kimchi! A group of people opened some Kimchi in a train we were on and we thought we would die! It stinks so bad! Substitutes please!
Dear Chris beat cancer,
A lot of your subscribers I see are very informed and your content is excellent and informative. I am glad to sign up to take part in your wellness and health movement. Kim chi is loaded with Enzymes and natural probiotic friendly bacteria that supports your intestinal health. When I lived in Korea it was served often at every meal and is considered a health food in their country.
It works with many of my recipes and you can spice up your salad dressing with it in a blender.
With any raw foods including juices and smoothies you should eat ,chew,drink slowly to allow the natural digestive enzymes in your mouth to properly prepare your food chime for complete digestion. Digestion really does start in the mouth. Eat a rainbow diet of many colors and rotate ,and add variety at all times for complete nutritional support. I add Seaweed , sprouted nuts , sprouted seeds, and even sprouted legumes raw or blanched or lightly steamed.
If the meal is at least 50% Raw then there is less likely chance of your white blood cell count going up to combat the cooked foods meaning that your immune system is treating the cooked food like it is diseased and foreign to your digestive organs.
Chris is correct about eating fruits alone as fruits have a much faster transit time through your body compared to vegetables that take at least twice as long to digest and transit through the body. Mixing the 2 together would cause fermentation and a possible problem with assimilation of nutrients.
Some foods are OK to Blanch (Blanching is placing the Thick stems of the roots or greens into hot water for a while then take them out )add a bit of marination and your set to go. All leafy greens like broccoli and cauliflower can be eaten raw.
Your rainbow salad looks great and tasty Chris.
Barry Gourmet & Raw
Sheila you are spot on with your health tips for cancer prevention and for treatment. It is amazing to me that almost every Oncologist is trained to tell the patient that supplements and diet would interfere with their Chemo results. What do they mean by that? Do not believe them.
Connecting with nature with your food choices to boost your immunity is your best defense against cancer. Cancer does not stand a chance against a strong immune system with a persons internal environment made hostile against this condition using potent whole plant based foods on rotation.
Right diet and exercise with some dry steam room therapy including cold showers in-between will open up all your elimination channels to expel waste and toxins.
I keep my plant based diet simple eating all the rainbow colors , herbs, vegetables,sprouted grains seeds and nuts, with coconut every day . Seaweed , dry medicinal mushrooms contain vitamin D and make a great tasting broth for many of my recipes.
Pineapple and Papaya fruit will provide natural enzyme nutrition to any meal.
If you do cook your food add lots of raw leafy greens and other vegetables with the meal always to support your liver and digestion.
Thats it for now I hope this information was helpful?
Barry Gourmet & Raw
Posted once before. I’m the 66 yr. old lady with breast cancer. Eating my ‘Large’ salads everyday and enjoying them, like you, adding lots of variety and color! Only problem so far is my weight. I love finally getting to a healthy looking me (as people tell me this all the time, and my skin is also good…they say) but was worrying for awhile. Exercing good about 5-6 days mostly on treadmill but added weights to build my muscle too. Re-read all above messages and enjoy your site so much. As I also have heart blockage (stents done after 1st Chemo) I am fighting this as well…and having no problems so far. I’ve been encouraged to do all raw (mostly by my hubby and daughter) and yet I feel that I need some carbs like a piece of whole grain bread or baked potatoe a couple times a week. Did you ever have that feeling or need as your body may have told you? Just wondering…I know our bodies reactions may be different and I always consider this when reading any helpful cancer site. Keep up the good work of encouraging people here!
Hi Jeri
I recommend the coconut fruit smoothie, Manna Bread or Ezekiel Bread,
also a sweet potato a few times per week is a good carb source.
OLE!Chris!! I’ve been going to a nutritionist working on her master’s degree ( http://www.karenhurd.com ) and has super explanations of health issues including cancer…I believe you and her that the right supplements will not interfere with chemo…she aims to work WITH the doctors, not against them. Of course you have to bump up your immune system with all the damage that chemo does. Legume beans are the absolute highest soluble fiber there is and will take out those toxins and fats circulating in the GI system because they can’t get through the membrane at the junction of the small and large intestines, thus exiting the bowel. In all the literature I’d read and things heard before I came up with breast cancer, I never ever heard that, only that “fiber” is good for you but not ‘why.’ And, you would have to eat multiple cups of oatmeal to equal just a fraction (1/2 or 1/3) of a cup of legume beans…any kind of legumes, prepared any way! So, this salad is fabulous. And, cancer is fed by/lives in sugar so adamantly refuse to eat it! (also estrogen, which can be suppressed with eating right…see website…I hope that is all right to recommend in addition to this GREAT site which I’ve signed up to get. THANK YOU for sharing this online!!
Well wishes for life-long health my friend. Thank you for sharing your wonderful news & information.
Love & light.
This raw organic salad sounds a great idea but not too sure people like myself who unfortunately have IBS will benefit but possibly worth a try!
IBS means the doctor doesn’t know what is wrong with the digestive system.
The problem could be something like microscopic colitis which is hard to diagnose, as the colon looks find during colonoscopy, and the inflammation is visible only under a microscope. It is very important who performs the colonoscopy as not all doctors look for microscopic colitis or collagenous inflamation of the colon. Instead they just say it is IBS.
For microscopic colitis and other inflammations of the colon, jarro dophilus probiotics together with candid amazon can work wonders. As far as I know candid amazon is not available in most countries, but maybe you can get something similar.
I was diagnosed with CMML, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. My WBC was 35,000 when first diagnosed. It is now 19,000. I get my WBC checked every three months. Can you recommend anything to help build my immune system for this type of leukemia. Thank you.
I’ve read that freshly juiced organic beet juice is very good for leukemia as it purifies the blood.
In addition read about Romano Zago aloe arborescens recipe. If you can’t find the fresh leaves, it is available for sale. But make sure to get good quality.
Also read about Rick Simpson.
For more ways to boost the immune system check the cancertutor website. There are recommendations of very strong immune system supplements on the website.
Lots of health
Hi Chris, excellent site, treating my tongue tumor the raw food way and am sure it will be ok,it came back after surgery, not on raw diet at the time. Do you allow for cooked sweet potato or do you consume it raw?
Thanks Gerry! I eat cooked sweet potato.
80% raw 20% cooked was may main strategy for several years
Great site, I’m fighting stage 4 N.H. Lymphoma went through chemo and now in remission 6months mylow w.b.c. how to raise it naturally jucing now and trying to eat right .no more chemo for me, it tore my body down bad now trying to go alternate way ty.
Chris, congratulations. My husband recently had surgery for Stage 2 Lung Cancer, a 6 cm tumor. The surgeon got the entire tumor, with really good margins. He was tested for prostate and colon cancer and is cancer free.
The surgeon and oncologist want him to have 4 rounds of chemotherapy. No radiation. They both explained that this is preventive only. We have both heard so much negative press on chemotherapy killing good cells as well as bad, and he does not want to have chemo.
Would you recommend the salad and juices alone, or should we still be seeking holistic medicine?
Hi Brooke a radical change of diet and lifestyle is critical. Working with a naturopath can also be beneficial.
See my FAQ page.
Hi chris,Im getting huge inspiration from your self and want to thank you for sharing your story with the world.my dad had cancer same year as you, 2003.It was terminal so we went down the natural path ,the research we did back then was a huge eye opener to what my instinct told me about mainstream medicine.sadly my dad died ,the pain made it impossible for him to not have pain relief and hard to continue with such a strict health regime.
I have just had a thermal image scan which has revealed advanced breast cancer.I Havant been down the medical route as my mum has just had a mastectomy and her experience of an intrusive biopsy and extreme surgery have put me off.Plus (and its a huge plus) my gut still knows are bodies are an amazing piece of design and work best when being fed on what was intended and chemo is poison ,my mum was told last year when she had chemo (as a precaution) after she had a large ovarian cyst removed,that chemo was like bleach.Who in there sane frame of mind would drink bleach?
Anyway here I am on my natural path to health,already i feel the benefits as I have much less pain than I was experiencing,it has only been a couple of weeks and its not an easy option,friends and some family think im nuts and im tired of explaining my self.I am also feeling huge changes in my body chemistry that are giving me insomnia and adrenaline surges, not pleasant at all and its weakening my positive out look as I am so tired.I have so much more to implement but am well and truly on the right path,It is a costly process and so I am having to buy stuff a bit at a time but I know I can do it.
I would love to know how you physically and emotionally felt early on in your recovery.
Hey Chris-
Happy new year a little late… I have been reading your site, watching your vlog, checking your links and all the references you provide. Thank you so much for it all.
With your growing family it must be tricky to make time for everything, but bless you for keeping on with what you have started here. I pray that somehow this work you do is a blessing to you also, as it is to so many who read it.
Quick synopsis of me:
42 yo married homeschooling mom of two girls; found a lump in July 2012; dx Sept 2012 of stage IIIc, triple positive, non-invasive ductal breast cancer; started chemo October 2012, completed first rounds in Nov; bilateral mastectomy in Dec (just what I always wanted for Christmas!) and was to start additional chemo followed by radiation and then even more chemo.
My husband and I have opted not to go that conventional route at this time and I am gagging down as much veggies as I can. (I am sooooo not a vegan kind of gal, but I will take this medicine.) Blood work will soon let us know how I’m doing in that regard. So far, I’ve been on the raw vegan course for about two weeks. Since I’m not a huge fan of anything green or raw, I’m having some difficulty eating enough. Funny how that had never been a problem for me BC (Before Cancer).
Regardless, I feel fantastic and am so excited about this new path. I received an answer to a prayer I never knew I prayed when I found your site.
No question from me, just gratitude. Thanks again for your good work and may God bless you and your family richly.
Hi Chris,
This salad looks awesome! I was just wondering where you get broccoli sprouts? Also, do you sprout any of your own seeds/beans/nuts?
Thanks!
Whole Foods has the sprouts and the seeds. :)
Chris, THANK YOU SO MUCH for this salad suggestion. My husband has CLL (leukemia) and we have been trying to go vegan for the past 6 months and have been pretty successful, but I have to say it was very stressful on me (the main cook in the house.) We’ve been doing this for about a month now and the simplicity and ease of making this salad every day has really released me from the stress of being sure I’ve got something healthy on the table and figuring out what to do for every meal. When I shop, it’s so easy and stree free too. He has been more than satisfied with the salad and I can put a little more thought into adding something else to it instead of a whole meal every time. Many times we just have the salad, it is very filling and satisfying. It is so easy, I just packed up a salad and he took it with him to the golf course today. Out of the 8 guys he plays with every Friday, two of them are now joining his vegetarian effort. We’ve also added your supplement plan and have an appointment with a naturopath next week to help us along with all of this. THANKS SO MUCH!
Hi Pinky! YOU ARE WELCOME!
I am so glad this has helped you and your husband.
Your testimonial made my day.
Keep me posted on his progress. :)
Pinky, I find when you have rushed days and perhaps you want *fast food* meals…if you make a green smoothie in a good high powered blender ( I use VitaMax )…and bake a potato…this gives you a break from having to create a good meal. You can pack a bunch of veggies in green smoothies and obtain your 6-10 servings easily. I love it!
Chris,
You say not to eat tomato with salads. Is it okay to eat with just avocado and cukes and tomato? Even if you took a good digestive enzyme?
Are avocados okay to eat if you battle cancer? Seems I read somewhere to eliminate all fats out…and they said avocados even though they are the healthy fats. I love my avocados!
Tomatoes are nightshades, they don’t play well with others, and can create excess acid when eaten in combination with other foods. If they don’t bother you, go for it. I ate lots of avocados. :)
Hi Chris,
I’m keen to eat more garlic, but I think I’d be struggling to eat it all raw. I can think of many ways to eat it cooked and in cooked foods though. What are your thoughts on this? Also, what other ways did you eat it raw apart from just crushing and swallowing it?
Millie
Very inspiring and thanks for sharing. We all know what we should be eating but thinking and doing are two different things. Congratulations on fighting the fight. All the best
Chris,
I thank God for you and your “ministry” of good health. (For some reason, I keep typing your name as ‘Christ.’) I was given your name by my hubby’s son. I thank him for sharing your posting earlier on FB.
I will start this new lifestyle regimen soon aka tomorrow. What dishes do you eat in between? I had ovarian cancer and the key-moe is making me sicker… and I’m losing weight. I started key-moe last week.
I will continue to pray for you and your family and what you have done to rid the world of this ugly dis-ease. God is the ultimate healer & you his assistant. LOL.
Hi Chris,
I have been following Kris Carr for awhile now, LOVE your site. It totally gives me some new ideas and inspiration. And backs up what I’ve learned so far. Thank you! (I don’t have cancer, but just trying to eat really healthy foods and give my body its best chance to do what it needs to do).
Question: Do you cook the legumes at all? They are so hard, I can’t imagine eating them raw.
I know this post is quite old and you may not see this, but either way, thank you for sharing!! :)
Legumes soften up when sprouted. :)
good day… chris pls help me,im very much worried i diagnosed with a cervical cancer 2B non cergical, my doc wants me to under go chemo and i refuse it,becoz i heard many people that chemo has side effect. i’ve been trying to do the ketogenic diet on our own, but i’ve been searching for a professional to help us get it perfect! I would really appreciate to hear from you. My email is vaniesgad27@yahoo.com… vanessa
Hi Chris,
I’m wondering what happens if we exceed 10 cups leafy greens in a day? Just curious…
Hey Chris,
Congrats on being cancer free!! I was diagnosed last month with Stage 1 breast cancer, non genetic. But I will need 2 lumpectomies and radiation. In the meantime, I am scouring the webs for dietary changes. I didn’t eat junk food before that much, but I had room for improvement. I’ve been trying to switch to a mostly plant based diet to help my body fight this disease and hopefully not ever go through this crap again! I’ve been eating lots of greens and noticed the more I eat them, the more I crave them! I noticed you added artichokes to this amazing salad….do you boil them first? how do you prepare them? or are we talking artichoke hearts???
Thanks for your time!!
:)
Hi Leana I understand wanting to get lumps removed. Please read my post on radiation
http://www.chrisbeatcancer.com/medical-radiation-101