If you’re supporting someone with cancer this holiday season, remember this: You don’t have to fix everything. You don’t have to say the perfect words. Just show up in small, meaningful ways. That presence can become the moment they hold onto when the days feel long.
Sometimes the most powerful healing tools don’t come from a pharmacy—they come from nature, the same place our ancestors turned to long before the first hospital ever existed. And believe it or not, one of those “tools” shows up on millions of Thanksgiving tables every year. Will it be on yours?
Every cell in your body is listening for danger: toxins, poor sleep, infections, emotional turmoil, radiation, even bad food choices. When those stress signals pile up, your cells flip into survival mode. The problem is, when they stay there too long, things can go haywire.
Countless survivors and practitioners I’ve had the privilege to meet agree. Nature is the best chemist of all. The right plant compounds can calm inflammation, support detoxification, and even help shut down cancer cell growth—all without wrecking your immune system in the process.
Most folks think of Vitamin C as something you reach for when a cold’s coming on — a couple of pills, maybe a glass of orange juice, and you’re good to go. But let me tell you, Vitamin C is a whole lot more than that. It’s not just an immune booster — it’s one of the most powerful healing tools I’ve ever come across.
CT scans are amazing tools. They can reveal hidden damage, guide surgeons in the middle of life-saving procedures, and give doctors answers they simply can’t get any other way. But like most powerful tools, they come with trade-offs. And once you add in the dyes used for “contrast,” the risks climb a little higher.
