Chris Beat Cancer by Chris Wark

Author:Chris Wark
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hay House
Published: 2018-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

THE CANCER PATIENT WHO FORGOT TO DIE

Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 1976, 66-year-old Stamatis Moraitis left the U.S. and moved back to Ikaria, a Greek island, to be close to his family and enjoy his last nine months on earth. He planted a garden and a vineyard, got lots of fresh air and sunshine, ate homegrown local food, slept late, took naps, ate and drank with friends at night, and started going to church. This was a radical change compared to his former life back in the United States, and as a result something unexpected happened. Or rather, something expected didn’t happen. He didn’t die. Thirty years later, he celebrated his 96th birthday a cancer-free man without any help from doctors or drugs. Not even any alternative therapies or juicing. Stamatis slowed down, simplified his life, adopted a whole-foods diet, and reconnected with God, old friends, and family, and his body healed.

Stamatis Moraitis is not an anomaly. The island of Ikaria is classified as one of five Blue Zones documented by National Geographic fellow Dan Buettner. The Blue Zones are unique areas around the world where the healthiest, longest-living people live. Ikarians live on average 8 to 10 years longer than Americans and are four times as likely to reach age 90 in better health with less depression and dementia. Here’s what makes life on Ikaria unique: The pace of life is slow. People wake up naturally. No alarm clocks. No stressful morning rush. They eat fresh local food that they produce themselves. They get exercise working in their gardens and walking up and down the hilly terrain. They eat lots of plant foods like garlic, potatoes, and wild greens and six times as many beans per day than Americans, including garbanzo beans, black-eyed peas, and lentils. They also eat breads from stone-ground whole wheat.

Ikarians are not vegetarians or vegans, but they eat a lot less meat than we do, only about three to four times per week. Typically, it’s fresh-caught fish about twice a week and other meats about five times a month. They drink fresh goat’s milk and eat honey. They drink lots of herbal teas with wild marjoram, sage, mint, rosemary, artemisia, and dandelion. They eat very little processed food and consume 75 percent less refined sugar than Americans. They spend a lot of time socializing and sharing meals with each other, and often stay up late drinking and dancing. Sounds pretty nice, right?

Speaking of drinking, they drink on average two to three cups of coffee and two to four glasses of wine per day. Multiple servings of coffee and wine per day are not a good strategy for anyone trying to transform their health, but it appears that the overwhelming healthiness of the Ikarian diet and lifestyle counteracts any negative effects of those indulgences. It is also worth noting that Ikaria is not a rich place. In fact, it’s the opposite. Unemployment is around 40 percent, but almost everyone has access to a family garden and livestock, and they share what they have with each other.

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