How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Beat Stage 4 Cancer: Dr. Ruth Heidrich's Story | Switch4Good Ep 265
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- Discover the inspiring journey of Dr. Ruth Heidrich, an 88-year-old cancer conqueror, celebrated Ironman triathlete, and whole food plant-based diet advocate, in this enlightening podcast episode. Diagnosed with stage four breast cancer at 47, Dr. Ruth defied conventional medical treatments, choosing instead a path less traveled. Embracing a whole food plant-based diet, she not only achieved remission but also propelled herself into a world of athletic triumphs, becoming the first vegan to complete the Ironman Triathlon and setting multiple world records.
In this episode, Dr. Ruth shares her compelling story, from the shocking cancer diagnosis to her struggles and eventual victory over breast implant illness. She delves into the transformative power of her dietary choices, which played a pivotal role in her recovery and exceptional athletic performance. Her daily diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts, underscores the profound impact of nutrition on health and well-being.
Join us as we explore Dr. Ruth's remarkable resilience and dedication, which have not only reshaped her life but also offered invaluable insights into the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. Whether you're seeking motivation for a healthier life or curious about the impact of diet on chronic diseases, this episode is a treasure trove of wisdom and inspiration.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
0:00 - Intro and guest overview
4:00 - Dr. Ruth's cancer journey
21:36 - Impact of diet and exercise on recovery
29:34 - Breast implant experience and illness
37:01 - Realization and removal of breast implants
44:16 - Daily routine and health management
52:12 - Dietary habits and recommendations
56:12 - Dr. Ruth's daily diet
1:06:42 - Outro
HIGHLIGHTS:
0:00 - Intro and guest overview
4:00 - Dr. Ruth's cancer journey
21:36 - Impact of diet and exercise on recovery
29:34 - Breast implant experience and illness
37:01 - Realization and removal of breast implants
44:16 - Daily routine and health management
52:12 - Dietary habits and recommendations
56:12 - Dr. Ruth's daily diet
1:06:42 - Outro
My mom is 88 and can barely walk. She sits constantly, and now her legs are a mess, vascular edema, wounds that won't heal. This has taught me that my veggie diet and decades of exercise will pay off in my old age if I stay consistent. Thank you for your wonderful story, and sharing valuable knowledge. Mindset is a big deal, and my degree is also in psychology, even though nutrition is my passion. We know it all works together, mind, body, and spirit. Glory to God for our bodies ability to heal itself given the right tools.💖
It’s not too late get her on the juice.
Manuka HONEY ( used on a bandage as an ointment) heals wounds that refuse to heal. ❤❤❤❤❤
@lindaelert1796 Those who took the cvd vxx are suffering these things, and more. Black seed oil & NAC might help your mom, along with hot detox baths: 1 C borax, 1 C baking soda, 1 C diatomaceous earth or zeolite. Prayer is helpful. God Bless.
Don’t forget to add in supplements for all those missing from a meatless diet.
In 2019 I was diagnosed with stage three B melanoma. They did surgery and immunotherapy. I had a severe allergic reaction to the medication. They told me there was nothing else they could do to me. I went to a raw vegan diet and had another pet scan last week. Everything is looking good. I started running in June and have been running all I can through the Maine winter. Definitely have more energy. I’m a 68 year old male.
What are you actually eating? How do you get your proteins from? I'm asking for my husband, who was diagnosed with lung cancer stage 4. He is on plant based diet 80%. God bless you with a healthy, long life 🙏
I’m eating mostly raw intermittent fasting with a six hour eating window. Organic everything that I can. Berries and nuts, fruit, first meal of the day, if I eat a second meal it’s salad greens and beans or legumes and fermented foods.
@@mananabasescu3438
Google Joel Furhman and religious follow the WFPB No SOS.
Plant proteins are beans/legumes/quinoa/steel cut oats/greens/nuts/seeds/tofu.
@@mananabasescu3438
Protein is in just about every plant food
@@mananabasescu3438Nuts and legumes have proteins for vegans Fish eggs and yoghurt have protein for pescatarians/ Vegatarians.
What a great interview! I went on a vegan diet after a breast cancer lumpectomy in 2001. Incidentally, there is nothing better than fresh kale and broccoli leaves, picked right off the plant in the garden! ❤
@janetm2969
Hello and I just read you had a lumpectomy in 2001 on a breast tumor? I just found a lump and had the same done 4 weeks ago. I am going WFPB & skipping the radiation/hormone blocker. Would you mind sharing what type of breast cancer you had and what you’ve done? I’d be grateful for what you’ll share!!
@@loribakergirl6438
Thee are many channels on plant based diets but I thought I suggest if you are interested to check these out:
Raw vegan rising (Shane)
Gillian Berry
I doubt anyone will answer you question.
@@marymastandrea2640 yes… thanks for answering. That’s what I’m finding. 😅. I’ve been doing tons of research and going to reach out to some of these docs through their sites in hopes someone will respond! 🤞🤞. All the best to you 🌺
@@loribakergirl6438 look at chris beat cancer much help on his free site, lots of interviews and guidance
I’m 70, WFPB for 10 years, so Dr. Ruth is continually inspiring. The inspiration helped me achieve my weight goal and to maintain it. LOVE HER !!!
89 is the new 25! I am so loving being a plant based and fruit lover! That’s my new man at my 55 years young!😅
Thanks for bringing Dr. Ruth on. I enjoy listening to this wise woman. She's my inspiration. I'm a 65 year old daily runner, too. These type of videos are a true help to me.❤
Wow!! This was so good to hear! I've been listening to Dr. Bobby Price almost daily! And I know he would approve this episode. This is my first video of this channel and meeting this jewel. So Thank You both!! 💜💜🎁🎁📖
I'm on Oahu so I recognize many of the spots mentioned. I'm turning 74 this year and have decided to go vegan after watching Forks Over Knives and other videos on the merits of a whole food, plant-based diet. Thanks for sharing this incredible woman's remarkable journey.
Such an inspiration! I wish the conversation did include more information about how this cured her cancer.
Simple...metabolism takes more energy than running a marathon. It takes 24+ hours to metabolize meats (complex proteins)! 6-12 hours to metabolize beans, grains, etc., but only 15 to 30 minutes to metabolize fruits or veggies. That leaves tons of energy to fight the cancer. Ruth has long been a dear friend because I too beat cancer 50 years ago by going very strict Vegan (ONLY fruit & veggies) for the first 7 years before I gave in to dairy-free Mexican food. Next I plan to go raw Vegan to preserve digestive enzymes. I have never seen a doctor since changing my diet! Avoiding doctors alone is worth it to go Vegan!!!😊
I knew of Ruth from the Forks Over Knife movie, but it was great to hear her full story and enthusiasm for life. Something to strive for!
Gvc v Mom b
What an amazing lady! I have stage 4 pancreatic cancer and have had similarly amazing results with a plant based diet and exercise, plus some other things, which I have documented since diagnosis on my TH-cam channel. I just love Dr Ruth Heidrich! Thank you for sharing this.
What a terrific inspiration! Her energy is infectious! Great talk!
Wow Dr. Ruth you look amazing and 15 years younger than your real age. Blessings.
Wow, thank you so much!! Ruth Heidrich is the coolest girl EVER!! Love her!🙏🏻❤️
If you want to chew leafy greens, choose the ones that aren't high in oxalates because of your kidneys. Most of the ones she mentioned are very high in oxalate, so please take caution darlings.
Dr. Heidrich is such an inspiration and motivator.
What Ruth eats in a day:
LUNCH: Green smoothie: crushed garlic, wait 10 minutes, 1 tbsp black seeds, chia seeds, leafy greens in vitamix
(kale, arugula, Swiss chard, beet greens), turmeric, prunes 4 in vitamix and 3 in salad bowl. Then in a big bowl: banana, mango, papaya, fruit, oranges. Pour 1/2 green smoothie over fruit.
SUPPER: 1/3 of green smoothie on top of purple sweet potatoes and then eggplant or squash and green smoothie
Dessert is frozen cherries , strawberries. Should always have vitamin c coursing through veins, organic cucumbers and bell peppers
NEXT MORNING : handful goji berries (best out supplement for eyes) 1 cup of blueberries, then hempseeds handful of walnuts and then she pours??!?????????
The interviewer interrupted and then we didn’t hear the rest :( as the interviewer seemed impatient
chewing leafy greens for nitrous oxide 6 times a day for nitrous oxide. chew on 1/2 leaf kale. Salivary enzymes make is Sweetness and flavour comes out.
Thanks for writing it down
At I will definitely start including thatcprotoco.
Incidentally, I had the pleasure of meeting Ruth years ago when we were both scheduled speakers at a Vegetarian Conference. Ruth was recovering from one of her surgeries &;she was intent on turning her first 10 K after the surgery & though she did far better than I, it was my pleasure to join her.
We have lost track of each other over the past few years due to my ignorant loss of focus & sinking into Deep Depression & Dispair after a freak accident. It took a near death experience due to COVID & LONG KOVID ( Divine Intervention?) to make me realize as OPRAH once said: "If you're still breathing, you have a reason for being here."
Thank YOU " Switch 4 Good," for letting me once again learn from Dr. Ruth Heidrich, whose long & hard acquired wisdom gives me hope, inspiration & renewed aspirations to follow the creed of a former beloved president, Teddy Roosevelt^s words, aptly portrayed by Reprisor Joe Wiegand Natioslly & Internationally with one of T.R."So most famous quotes: " Do What you can, When you can, Wherever you are"
You ALL give me Hope & Inspiration to revive & adapt (Where appropriate given all the newly available information) our Auspiciosly, Audacious, Ambitious BUT ALtruistic Bucket List.❤
Respectfully,
Gerry
How would you ever be able to get enough calories if you're eating exclusively just vegetables and fruit? You'd have to eat huge amounts, no?
Her diet is very high in oxalic acid. I would recommend making sure you get plenty of fresh lemon juice alongside with it if you want to avoid kidney stones.
It's too much sugar.. okay, it's natural , but at the end of the day, it's still sugar .
Thank you, so much information!!! I learnt so much. God bless all you do, from grandma Katie in Oregon
I have to eat fats for my gallbladder otherwise it makes gallstones… but avocado and nuts etc are great
I never experienced any hot flashes either. I thought it was because I exercised and have always been a little on the cold side. I realize now, my WFPB eating may have contributed to that.
So inspiring!!
Thank you! You have inspired me!
🎉Thank you for interviewing her! I’ve been wanting to see again!!❤
Looove Dr. Ruth's testimony
You always learn something new. I'm going to make the salad dressing with a green smoothie. Another lesson learned.Thanks Ruth❤❤❤
Thank you so much for bringing on Dr. Ruth . She is a great inspiration for me and I learned something new every day.
This is a wonderful talk. I learned some valuable important information that I will be implementing into my lifestyle today! Thank you for sharing!
Wow Dr. Ruth is just vibrant!! Love her ❤
Loved this ❤
Great interview, thanks for sharing! Content like this keeps me on the right path every day, been doing this since 2022, I feel great.
Amazing! A true inspiration talk!
What an amazing cancer treatment story!!!
Thanks
Great interview to a phenomenal personality! Inspired
Wow, I’m very very very impressed!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have to have a colonoscopy due to a positive colongard test. I am 75 and have tried to eat healthy but too much wine and too much Mexican food. I am going to start this diet . I am still working part time in retail and can't exercise (cardio) like I use to due to needing a knee replacement.
Love Dr. Ruth. I got into running because of Kenneth Cooper as well, but not until ‘76. Became a vegan 11 years ago (am 66) and when I went to my eye doctor recently and he told me that he didn’t see any evidence of cataracts and seemed surprised. I told him that I think it’s because I’m vegan. He got quiet and then said he thought I’d probably get cataracts when I’m 80.😂. Then, he said he wished he could be a vegan, but he could never give up eating chicken. 🧐🤓
This is gooood!
Good interview
Looks like Ken Cooper discovered it's not about exercise, and John McDougall discovered diet is the key.
You can’t out run a bad diet.
Right now I am doing a lot of walking because after I had Cancer twice. I am almost close to being vegetarian because especially red meat raises my cholesterol. I had breast Cancer in my right breast. It was first stage so I didn't have to do chemo. But I would of had radiation on my right breast. I decided to have both my breasts removed. Because I didn't want to get Cancer in my left breast. I was Cancer free for eight years & then in 2021 it came back. After I had uterine Cancer back in 2013 & recovered really well. I don't like weight gain I have swelling problems 😫 & some of these treatments have a lot of side effects. Hormone blockers they have out I know I would not be able to tolerate it. I am hypersensitive I have ostropenia I sure don't want to graduate to having osteoporosis. I also have high cholesterol then I can't take station's they have bad side effects. I was on triavil it was a anti depressant anti psychotic medication. I got so backed up I was impacted. If I would have not gone off of it when I did I would of died. I was lucky I survived what I went through. I got duped by the psychiatrist. After that I know what my body will do when I take medication. Then I get constipated so I have to be on a high fiber diet. I had constipation since I was a kid & if I take medications that constipate me could put me in danger. I have seporrria dermatitis when I take certain medications. My head breaks out from that I had to stop medications or decline them.
🙏I'm in a similar situation...I hate taking medicine...so what can we do...my cancer came back...& I don't want to do chemo...almost killed me the first time. Did you do chemo may I ask?
there are alternatives to the blockers, look on pubmed at Dim, sulphoraphane and calcium d glucarate
What do you do for exercise now…. Do you do any running anymore???
Dear beautiful Dr.Ruth, I was meant to hear you sharing your story on this pivotal day
in my journey with cancer. It is not breast cancer but it is a traumatic Cancer.
Such a great story teller and great advice, too bad interviewer interrupted a lot. I would've liked to hear the rest of her diet.
How do you set the 15 min alarm is it an app?😊
Keifer has saved my life. Helps my skin, no constipation .
Candida loves sugars and simple carbs.
What carbs have no yeast?
Grains,Oats, rice, buckwheat, millet, quinoa.
I live on the Big Island of Hawaii, and you should see those sweet potato farmers in their white protective suits spraying their crop with toxic chemicals!
Sad. Scary to eat these days.
Can I ask you Dotsie & Dr Ruth, given youre in the sun so much with exercise, do you use sunblock and if you do, are you using the stronger chemical sunblock or the zinc based sunblock....I'm in Australia...hate putting the stronger chemicals on but I'm concerned I'll get melanoma if I only use zinc....I just never know what's the right thing...my dermatologist says we know plenty of Australians die from melanoma but dont know of anyone dying from the sunblock but many people die from cancer and many are slapping these creams on
I exercise in the sun every day so put something on every day?
A high starch diet even if it is complex carbohydrates would not work for people with candita in my experience
Truth candida. o none of the carbs
Where can I get your book
How do you get enough protein?
Are all these fruits and veggies organic ?
Wow, Dr. Heidich does not look 89 years old at all. She looks maybe 60 at most.
She looks and sounds wonderful. Yay
Very inspiring lesson on vegan diet.
Regrettably, I watched another interview from nine years ago where she mentioned discovering the lamp in her breast during a shower, without any reference to the beach or her aunt finding the lamp. I’m not sure how credible the rest of her story would be.
Breastcancer is not one disease, I like to know what type of breastcancer did she have. How aggressive was it. If the cancer is slow-growing, she can be in NED (no evidence of disease). We never hear from them with aggressive disease, because they are dead.
Interesting..I heard the same thing about the Carnivore Diet..
I’m personally not one for extreme diets but I think these people are feeling better, not by what they are eating, carnivore/keto vs vegetarian/vegan. I think the true benefit comes by the way of what they are no longer eating, ie low quality, chemical laden processed foods, sugar, bad fats, etc.
Following the Carnivore diet long-term could increase your risk for a number of serious health conditions, such as colorectal cancer and heart disease.
My parents ate the food pyramid and both died young from colon cancer and heart diseases.I don't believe carnivore causes deaths..and I think the fact that many get well from autoimmunity and mental illness and pain, inflammation etc.. have a life again, outweighs any unproven BS doubts, that aren't properly researched. I grew up being told to eat no meat or fat, but to eat cereals for breakfast, toast and high sugar carbs etc. Eggs cause heart attacks, salt causes high blood pressure and the food pyramid, but, it was all a lie, written by the cereal companies!!
I will take my chances.
@@lilydauber3147
How would you ever be able to get enough calories if you're eating exclusively just vegetables and fruit? You'd have to eat huge amounts, no?
You get them from the plant fats. Avocados, nuts, nut butters, seeds, olives, olive oil and coconut fat. Fat is very high in calories and satisfying. This is how I maintain my weight. I don't consume any grains on my vegan diet. Lots of veggies and legumes for protein. 🙂🌱
What's your book name
Do doctors get commission from pharmaceutical companies
Oncologists get kickbacks from chemo. There was a guy in the news last week that was fraudulently diagnosing people with cancer so he could be compensated for prescribing chemo.
Amazing video about going vegan. Thank you for sharing your story and your vegan diet .
I’m confused She said she had a flat chest does that mean they removed her breast?
We need meat protein for a balanced diet or fish from a healthy source. Also lack of iodine has been found to be causal in both breast cancer and prostate cancers. It’s a myth that red meat causes cancer. Pesticides in veggies are terrible. I’m glad a plant based diet helped her. She was very fortunate. It’s processed food and sugar and seed oils that have caused the younger ones their diabetes and bad health. A clean diet is best. Cholesterol isn’t bad for us…we need it, it’s high blood sugar and insulin resistance which doctors never treat, it’s only when it progresses to diabetes that medication is given. Cancer and metabolic diseases are caused by high sugar and bad vegetable oils causing Inflammation. Exercise Is very good for us as it burns off excess carbs and fat and also aids in detoxification which cleans out our bodies. We can get calcium from meat and vitamin C and also B12. All the essential amino acids are contained in meat. For repair of our bodies animal protein is best, our bodies don’t absorb all vitamins and minerals from plants. We are mammals/animals and we are made from protein. Our ancestors ate meat for hundreds of thousands of years…that’s why our brains have evolved so much. A ketogenic diet or carnivore diet is the optimum way to repair our mitochondria aswell.
Are you a doctor or would you mind citing this information or your findings? Thank you.
@@lisbeth6911 look up Ken Berry MD and Dr Anthony Chaffee to just name a couple. Also Eric Berg. Believe me I’ve been sick for a few years and have done a lot of searching. Where vegan and carnivore meet, it is I think it’s our unhealthy processed foods including sugar and seed oils, called vegetable oils which are no longer safe and are toxic. We are slowly poisoning our bodies. Can we trust organic vegetables even and also can we trust organic/grass fed beef. Unfortunately our soils are so depleted of vitamins and minerals nowadays so the fruits and vegetables don’t have the ingredients that were say in the 70’s. You could say eat everything in moderation, but I’m not so sure. I eat the Keto way and have lost over 40lbs. I started eating more carbs and have put on 14lbs. We are all individual. I could go on, but just my opinion of course.
Your resources of what you have said? Are you healthy?
Beautiful summary of what to do, thank you, Angela.
I dont quite understand. I thought she did not go thru mastectomy after she went plant based. Why was she needing implants? This story is confusing.
Glory 2 God For Plants that can save and change Lives for the better Plant Based is the way to go no doubt!!!!
Question, were you plant based before you were diagnosed ?
No after as she took part in a study.
What she ate before? She said she was thiny and also run marathon
Dr .Ruth I am cancer patient for almost 3 years. How do I meet you I am 57 years old. I wanna enjoy with your club.
Very strange description of biopsy
Aloha! I hope always vegan Teeccino in 34 flavors is in your plant based diet, even our tea bags are plant based and fully compostable!
This lady had surgery. Someone from my family had the same surgery( she was 60 age old maybe) without chemo and lived 35 years after. And she ate everything . Not keto,not vegan ,not something special. Like before the surgery. And her friend the same. Without chemo and without special diet/ lifestyle
I did go search Switch4good podcasts but I didn’t see anywhere to recommend topics for a podcast.
I am trying to become vegan because I had breast cancer surgery in 2022, but I am not sure what foods I could eat beside vegetables / fruit / beans. A vegan just doesn’t eat animal products, right? Is that it? No dairy, meats, butter, what else? It will be impossible to because vegan but I guess if I cut out all animal products that would be enough, right? I’ve been a meat eater my whole life, so the transition will be hard because I don’t have a grasp or good foundation of what being a vegan is. Where can I find good books, recipe books about being vegan?
Check out Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Chris Wark is super helpful, too. I just switched to just veggies, legumes and plant fats. It's definitely doable. I eat my veggies fresh in salads, cooked and also juiced. Beans or lentils every day for protein and sustenance. Avocados, olives, nuts, seeds and a high quality olive oil. Coconut milk or cream can also be helpful when making certain dishes. Don't forget to supplement with B-12 and Zinc. I hope that helps! 🙂🌱
Hi @elsienirback7689
I just read your message after listening to the podcast with Dr. Ruth and it’s fantastic! I’m sorry to hear if your dx of breast cancer! How are you doing with everything?? I’m thankful for what the commenter “Lu” responded! I was also going to recommend Chris Wark! He got through stage 3 colon cancer and he has 3 books out; he’s healthy & string 20 years later. I was just dx last December & had a lumpectomy on Jan 4th. I started vegan WFPB last year so the tumor was a shock. But thank the Lord it hadn’t spread & is slow growing. I’m skipping radiation & hormone treatment and going the diet/lifestyle change route instead.
I’d be happy to hear about your journey. Love sharing things that we’re learning along the way and I wish you all the best on your journey toward healing!!!❤
Being vegan is about ethics. It includes not buying products tested on animals, not buying animal skin, not betting on horse racing, not visiting zoos, ect, you get the drift. You would be eating a plant based diet. That means no meat, dairy or eggs.
She didn’t pass. Thank goodness
Did she outlive her husband?
Why did she get breast implants again ?
After removing her breasts to breast cancer.
Ruth is amazing. Did she pass away?
She’s alive and well
Interview is from 4 days ago today. She’ll be turning 89 years old soon.
I’m sure she will be get many more medals and records !!
40:39 These doctors are a mess. The nerve they have to treat us as if we just don't count 🤨
What do you mean
So no beans, lentils, tofu etc. veggies and fruit are great but boring long term on their own and surely not enough calories?
But we consume more lol so more calories! Also meals can be made in a dehydrator ie raw plant based burgers etc! Sooo good! 🌱💚🌱
I met Dr Ruth in 1988 at the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii when we were stationed there in the Navy. She made a great vegan impact on me way back then. Glad to hear that she’s still thriving!
@@rawveganfran24735:16
Why can’t we have lentils? I literally just ate a bowl….
@@rawveganfran247I have to eat 2200 calories a day. Vegetables and fruit are going to provide all that?
the branch of vegans in my family known for longevity and known for no cancers...ALL developed strange cancers. I lost my cousins except one as he said he refused to be a vegan...he is still alive and thriving. To each their own but for my kin that was a horrific choice. They didn't look healthy. She cooked organically so it wasn't they were eating awful. My mom BEGGED them to stop, or eat some fish. Nope they wouldn't and we lost them way too early.
B12 deficiency?
Just asking respectfully was your family junk food vegans or healthy eating vegan?
That just sounds ridiculous. I assume the realise that vegans also eat sugar and processed food? Apart from that, nearly everyone who has cancer is eating animal products. The percentage of vegans in the population is very low.
There’s always exceptions to the rule….this means absolutely nothing. It sure doesn’t mean that MOST healthy eating vegans DONT get sick
It's depends on genetics too. One diet / eating style/ life style doesn't suit everyone
More pr op agenda