Anticancer. A New Way of Life

I enjoyed the sections on health and nutrition, but could do without the autobiographical parts. They were uninspiring, despite the intent of ‘doctor now patient' irony and depth.

I liked this book a lot. I was expecting more anecdotes and pseudoscience, but he actually presented a lot of promising research on the impact of diet & lifestyle on treating cancer. Hardly any of it was clinical research so causality still can't really be established, but still, the findings are exciting. However, while I was reading the book, I got sick with a bad cold and persistent asthma problems. I'm pregnant, so I tried to follow some of his recommendations for reducing inflammation through diet, meditation, gratitude, etc, rather than taking more medicines that will probably interfere with my biological terrain, but got quickly frustrated that none of my behavior mods worked. I can only imagine the frustration of a cancer patient in this situation. Still, I'm committed to practicing more of the habits & lifestyle changes he recommends . . . once I'm not sick anymore and actually have the energy to prepare my own food/get more exercise.