Jordan Rubin - Patient Heal Thyself: A Remarkable Health Program Combining Ancient Wisdom with Groundbreaking Clinical Research

Copyright 2018 by Jordan Rubin

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ABOUT JORDAN RUBIN

K nown as Americas Biblical Health Coach, Jordan Rubin is a New York Times best-selling author of The Makers Diet, TV personality, motivational speaker, organic farmer and founder of Garden of Life, Beyond Organic, and his latest entrepreneurial effort, Ancient Nutrition, which he co-founded with Dr. Josh Axe and which specializes in bone-broth protein products. Jordan has spent nearly twenty years studying naturopathic medicine, nutrition, and permaculture science. Jordan and his wife, Nicki, have six amazing children.

I guess one never realizes how lucky he is to have so many wonderful people in his life until he is asked to thank those who have helped him become who he is today.

I would first like to thank the Lord my God for turning my mourning into gladness and giving me more than I could ever ask for or imagine. You are my Rock and my Salvation.

To my wife of eighteen years, Nicki. Every time I look into your eyes, I realize the man I was created to be. Your help and support means more to me than you can ever imagine.

To my mother, who always made me believe that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to. In a dictionary defining the words a mothers love, theres a display of your picture.

To my father, who laid for me a foundation in natural health that would one day become my lifes work. You always knew there was an answer for me. Dad, we found it!

To all of my close friends, if a man ever wonders what kind of person he is, he needs to look no further than the men of valor who surround him. Thank you for sticking with me through thick and thin and agreeing to help me to never grow old.

DEDICATION

To all people afflicted with illnesses that leave them fearful and hopeless and who suffer needlessly and dont experience the abundant life we were all meant to enjoy. This book and my prayers go out to each and every one of you.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This book is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice and treatment from your personal physician. Readers are advised to consult their own doctors or other qualified health professionals regarding treatment of their medical problems. Neither the publisher nor the author takes any responsibility for any possible consequences from any treatment, action, or application of medicine, supplement, herb, or preparation to any person reading or following the information in this book. If readers are taking prescription medications, they should consult with their physicians before beginning any nutrition or supplementation program.

Best-selling author of Eat Dirt: Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It

I m indebted to Jordan Rubin in many ways, but what I will never forget is how I was inspired by the principles of his Makers Diet when my mother was facing a life-threatening diseasebreast cancermore than a decade ago.

I was twenty-four years old, in school training to become a physician and working as a nutritionist outside of Orlando, Florida, when I received a phone call from home. My mother, Winona, was on the line, and she sounded upset.

Whats wrong, Mom? I asked.

The cancer has come back, she said through sniffles.

Back when I was in seventh grade and growing up in Dayton, Ohio, Mom had first learned she had breast cancer when she was just forty-one years old. The prognosis was so serious that she underwent a total mastectomy of her left breast and started four tough cycles of chemotherapy that greatly weakened her. Seeing my mother suffer so greatly led me to say to myself, I never want to see Mom or anyone else go through chemotherapy again.

My mother proved to be a fighter and eventually recovered, but the cancer left its calling card. A gym teacher at a local public school, Mom felt lousy every single day, which left her depressed.

Hearing her distressed voice again shook me back to the present. My oncologist told me they found a tumor on my lungs that was 2.5 centimeters, my mother said. He wants to do surgery and start radiation and chemotherapy right away.

I expressed my sorrow and did my best to encourage my mother. From my studies in the medical field, I knew we had to stop feeding the cancer cells and get to the root cause of the disease. Your body can heal itself from cancer, but youll have to follow a detailed plan that I lay out for you.

I decided to fly home to Dayton immediately. When we sat down in the living room, I asked her about any symptoms she had been experiencing and other health problems. Mom replied that she had been dealing with multiple food sensitivities and had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, but it was her last health symptom that shocked me.

Ive been having an average of one bowel movement a week for the last ten years, she said.

Why didnt you say something earlier? I asked.

Because I thought it was normal.

One or two bowel movements a week is definitely not normal, but we can do something about that.

Mom needed to clean up her diet. I explained that we were going to start all over in her pantry and refrigeratorout with the old processed foods and anything in a box and in with new organic foods, especially organic fruits and vegetables as well as wild-caught salmon and pasture-raised chicken.

This is where Jordan Rubin was a big help. I knew Jordan through mutual friends, and when I reached out to him, he suggested that I have my mom start taking a probiotic supplement with soil-based organisms (SBOs). Known as good bacteria, or probiotics, SBOs increase the absorption of nutrients and improve bowel function.

Momwho knew her days could be numberedfollowed my diet and lifestyle advice to the letter. The SBOs helped her constipation problems tremendously. She began having one bowel movement every day and lost twenty-two pounds. A big smile returned to her face.

When my mom went in for another biopsy, not only was her blood work normal, but her cancer markers dropped dramatically. Because her largest tumor had shrunk by 52 percent, her doctors told her that they were postponing surgery. Mom completed a radiant health comeback, and Im deeply appreciative of the role that Jordan played in helping her defeat a significant disease that nearly took her life. I must also mention that Jordans discovery of SBOs inspired me to write my best-selling book,