The Ayurvedic Approach to Cancer: Engaging Your Body's Powerful Healing Abilities Through Mindset, Diet and Lifestyle - Paperback

by Sam Watts (Author)

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Harness the power of your body to heal through clinically proven, natural, Ayurvedic holistic practices.

Optimise your mental and emotional health using the psychology of exceptional survival. Understand practical, straightforward changes to your diet to boost your natural immunity and gut health. Practise the science of circadian medicine as well as the healing benefits of nature immersion, meditation and visualisation, breathing techniques and clinically proven herbal medicines and supplements.

The Ayurvedic Approach to Cancer aims to break new ground with its unique approach to supporting those living with cancer by integrating the holistic practices of Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, with the most advanced, cutting-edge science from the field of exceptional cancer survivorship research.

Sam Watts has a PhD in cancer survivorship from the University of Southampton. He is also a trained clinical practitioner of Ayurveda. Sam has led large-scale, NHS-funded clinical investigations of people living with incurable cancers who defy the statistical odds.

Sam's research has been focused on finding consistencies in the practices that the majority of these cancer patients adopt because he believes that it is very likely that these practices will help us understand what allowed them to become exceptional. His research has indeed found such consistencies and, as an Ayurvedic practitioner, he has also realised that the majority of them fall under the framework of Ayurveda. Over the last decade, Ayurveda has become one of the most-utilised forms of complementary medicine adopted by those living with cancer.

In this book, Sam has integrated his exceptional cancer survivorship research and Ayurveda practices into a practical and easy-to-follow blueprint that will engage the body's natural ability to heal so you can live with cancer with vitality, well-being and optimism.

Author Biography

Sam Watts has a PhD in cancer research from the University of Southampton's School of Medicine, where he worked for ten years. He has led large-scale NHS-funded cancer clinical trials in several leading hospitals, including Southampton General Hospital, Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Also a trained clinician of Ayurvedic and natural medicine, Sam founded Mind-Body Medical in 2018 to bring evidence-based and practical Ayurveda to those living in the UK and Europe. Mind-Body Medical has grown to become one of the leading providers of Ayurvedic healthcare in the UK. Sam's passion lies in studying and exploring the clinical mechanisms that can empower those with cancer to become exceptional in terms of maximising the quality and quantity of life they experience. His research has been published in leading academic journals and he has presented at major integrative health and cancer conferences across Europe. In 2015, he was awarded the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Young Researcher of the Year award for research into prostate cancer survivorship. Jasmine Hemsley is a wellbeing expert, three-time bestselling author and TV presenter with a show broadcast in over 25 countries. The founder of Hemsley + Hemsley and East by West, a chef, restaurateur and food & health writer, Jasmine believes in conscious joyful living, taking a 360-degree approach to health. Marrying Eastern wisdom and holistic philosophies with the latest technology and developments in Western wellbeing, Jasmine uses her platform to encourage a return to a more mindful way of life -- reminding us we are of nature and that our health is intrinsically linked to the wellbeing of the planet. Her most recent book, East by West, based on the ancient Indian health philosophy of Ayurveda, won the Women's Health Wellbeing Book of the Year award 2019. A writer and consultant on food and wellness lifestyle for numerous brands including goop and Chopra, Jasmine is a contributor for Eco Age and the app I Am Me; she is part of the MindBodyGreen Collective and was named on Marie Claire's 2019 Verified Power List. Jasmine was the host of two popular podcasts, The Wellness Connection and SELF-Sustainable, and is a proud ambassador for Women for Women, Cool Earth and Wild at Heart Foundation.