About the Health warrior way
Health Crisis As blessing
In 2013, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My doctor wanted to operate on me later that week. I was terrified.
But instead of surrendering I started educating myself. I devoured books on conventional, integrative, and alternative treatments. I studied new lifestyle approaches and what they were doing in other countries. I consulted with experts in urology and integrative medicine. I made radical changes to my diet. After a year it started to feel like I was aging backwards.
Within two years, I was cancer-free. Without surgery, without drugs, without conventional treatment of any kind.
I no longer need anyone to tell me how to take care of myself. This is what I can offer you.
what I learned
It’s never too late to become a Health Warrior.
Reversing disease is possible. You can reverse diabetes, heart disease, and many kinds of cancer through purely natural lifestyle interventions like diet, staying active, and managing your stress.
Independence from drugs. You can reduce or eliminate dependence on drugs to manage the symptoms of chronic illness simply by adopting a healthier lifestyle.
Slowing down aging is not science fiction. You can't stop aging but you can slow it down, enabling you to live with more vigor well into middle age and beyond.
It’s never too late to take ownership of your health and wellbeing
Strengthen and protect your mind, body, and spirit by adopting and learning to sustain new, healthy habits.
Choose growth, letting yourself be awed by the world, over and over again. Cultivate an unshakable optimism. Say “Yes!” to life, no matter what it brings.
Live your purpose, filling your life with meaning by filling other people’s lives with joy.
The Health Warrior Way practices are simple yet powerful
NUTRITION Feed your body high-quality fuel and it will answer the call for years to come.
MOVEMENT Treat your body like the complex, high-performance machine that it is. Put it through its paces regularly; it can more than handle it. It will soon begin to crave it.
MINDFULNESS Learn to control your mind. Stay present to avoid obsessing about a past you can’t change and a future you don’t control.
CURIOSITY Become a lifelong learner. Find something that fascinates you and learn everything you can about it. Feed your brain.
LOVE Train yourself for optimism, whatever the circumstances. Cultivate the patience and equanimity to find the learning hidden in every challenging situation.
COMMUNITY Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you. Use them to hold you accountable, a hedge against backsliding into unconscious, unhealthy behaviors.
NATURE CONNECTION Don’t forget that you are fundamentally a biological organism in a vast natural world, with its timeless rhythms and laws. Immerse yourself in nature regularly to get back in touch with this essential part of your being.
PURPOSE Find and relentlessly pursue that thing that stirs your soul, fills your life with meaning, and makes you look forward to getting out of bed in the morning.
The Health Warrior Way Prescription
The Health Warrior Way framework represents best practices in health and wellness, based on the latest scientific research as well as centuries-old healing traditions. These practices can strengthen, nourish and protect mind, body and spirit.
The Health Warrior Way is based on three principles:
Health Warriors take control of their health and well-being to live their best possible life. They're not victims and they don’t make excuses.
Health Warriors know that real healing and wellness happen in community. They refuse to suffer or celebrate in isolation. They hold each other accountable for achieving their health and wellness goals. They know that the bigger the movement the better the outcomes.
Health Warriors track and measure progress toward their health and wellness goals. They don’t leave their best possible lives up to chance or genetics.