Healing Cancer: Where Oncology Meets Ayurveda with Dr. Sam Watts

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Aug 26, 2025

Dr. Sam Watts, an Ayurvedic practitioner and integrative medicine expert, shares profound insights on healing beyond conventional cancer treatments. He discusses how belief influences immune function and why positivity is crucial for survival. Sam highlights specific foods, like turmeric and extra virgin olive oil, known for their anti-cancer properties. They explore how lifestyle choices, including circadian alignment and emotional well-being, significantly impact health, emphasizing the emotional connection to healing and the importance of personalized care.

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INSIGHT

Cancer As Lost Cellular Intelligence

Ayurveda frames cancer as cells losing their cellular intelligence (amkara) and behaving as renegades.
Reawakening that intelligence can, in some cases, reprogram malignant cells toward normal behavior.

ADVICE

Start With Belief And Hope

Cultivate a genuine belief and hope that you can survive as the foundational step after a cancer diagnosis.
Prioritize rebuilding hope because belief is the single biggest predictor of exceptional outcomes.

INSIGHT

Molecules Of Emotion Affect Every Cell

Every cell secretes neuropeptides — "molecules of emotion" — so emotions influence cellular behavior directly.
Negative emotions suppress immune function while empowered emotions boost systemic physiology.

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Can belief measurably change your immune markers during treatment?
Why can the word remission quietly program us to expect a relapse—and what language serves better?
Which daily foods have the strongest evidence for anti-cancer support—and how much actually matters?
Sugar, insulin, IGF-1—how do they shape cancer risk, and what’s the fruit nuance?
Can circadian alignment extend survival for people living with cancer?

In this episode of A Really Good Cry, Radhi sits down with Ayurvedic practitioner and integrative medicine expert Sam Watts, whose understanding of healing goes far beyond conventional treatments. Rooted in ancient wisdom and backed by science, Sam offers an entirely different way to look at cancer—not just as a physical disease, but as a disconnection from our internal intelligence, lifestyle, and emotional ecosystem.

They talk about the mind-body connection, and how emotions like fear and helplessness can literally suppress your immune system, while belief and empowerment activate healing at the cellular level. Sam shares the foods that actively kill cancer cells, the lifestyle habits that disrupt our circadian rhythm and hormones, and why "hope" is the single strongest predictor for survival in cancer patients.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How belief and mindset directly influence immune function and recovery
What foods (like turmeric, matcha, and EVOO) are backed by science as anti-cancer powerhouses
Why poor sleep and synthetic skincare might be more dangerous than you think
How Ayurveda offers personalized, intuitive tools for healing
The importance of circadian alignment and Ojas in preventing disease
What it means to support someone beyond just conventional medicine
How to detox from microplastics and endocrine disruptors—naturally

Whether you're on a healing journey, supporting someone who is, or just want to better understand how to live preventatively and purposefully—this is one of the most profound health episodes Radhi has ever recorded.

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