You're The Cure, November 1, 2021 - Dr. Ben Edwards with Chris Wark

On today’s show, Dr. Ben interviews Chris Wark about his cancer journey. You can follow Chris at chrisbeatcancer.com.

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Dr. Ben begins by sharing what they will be discussing today and some statistics on the U.S. Healthcare system.

3:25 – Dr. Ben welcomes Chris to the show and asks him to give a bit of his testimony and what caused him to seek an alternative therapy for his colon cancer diagnosis in 2003.

8:40 – Dr. Ben asks him to give some background on what type of lifestyle he was living at the time of his diagnosis. During this, he shares how fear impacts one’s decision after a cancer diagnosis. You can find his 20 Questions to Ask Your Oncologist here - https://www.chrisbeatcancer.com/20questions.

15:25 – Chris goes on to tell how his first meal after surgery, sloppy joes, and a visit with his oncologist about foods to avoid raised questions in his mind about the cancer industry. He shares how his faith impacted his decision in how he would treat his cancer.

26:40 – Chris shares the difficulties that arose after he shared his decision not to take the conventional path in treating his cancer.

31:51 – After the break, Dr. Ben shares the grim statistics surrounding Chris’s specific cancer.

34:15 – Chris shares about his follow up appointment with his oncologist and the decisions he made after that appointment

41:13 – Chris goes in to the factors diet, lifestyle, and environment play in the immune system of most Americans.

44:47 – Chris talk specifically about stress and the role unforgiveness plays in our body’s stress response.

52:55 – Dr. Ben closes by giving his thoughts on what Chris had to say.