Jane Van Benthusen

How she identify her cancer

It was in August of 2007 when Jane Van Benthusen began feeling very ill. She was 38 years old and was suffering from numerous health issues. Some of these included: migraine headaches, indigestion, yellowing of the eyes, heavy periods with spotting, overweight, had insomnia, painful joints, chronic urinary infections, uterine fibroids, thinning hair, acne, low energy, yeast infections, depression and anxiety.

Jane thought that it was normal to live with pain as everyone she knew seemed to be experiencing one type of physical pain or another. In order to deal with these symptoms, she took numerous over-the-counter painkillers, antacids, and sleeping pills on a daily basis, and she self-medicated with alcohol. She tried to change her diet over the past few years, and had even tried being a vegetarian, but says that she ate too many dairy products while on that diet. She also tried to be a vegan but she ended up eating too much bread, pasta, soy, and processed foods so she continued having the same health issues.

By the time the holidays came around she was feeling stressed out. She was suffering from heavy periods and feeling a general weakness. She went to a walk-in clinic because her gynecologist couldn’t get her in for a few weeks and was diagnosed with a large cervical polyp.

How she identify her cancer

Stage II

Jane’s Stand

Jane was terrified, but then found a woman living in her township who had healed her breast cancer naturally. Jane says that she had no idea that healing cancer naturally was even a possibility. The two met and she left feeling hopeful and had a new term to research online….” a healing diet.” That same day she cut out all meat, processed foods, caffeine, alcohol, and she went shopping for fresh produce. She also stopped smoking.

She researched many diets including Hallelujah Diet, Gerson Therapy, and Kris Carr’s Crazy Sexy Cancer Diet, along with many other websites, and says that all of the diets were very similar as they all eliminated the same things, they include:

Animal products
Processed foods
All sugars
All preservatives
Certain grains

The Protocols She Used:

She says that the basic principle that she follows is to eat nutritious, raw diet that consisted of alkaline vegetables and fruits, along with a variety of seeds and nuts.
This diet also eliminates all of the foods that take too much energy to digest such as meats, thus allowing her body the opportunity to repair itself.
Fresh raw greens are her primary food source. (she drinks green juices and smoothies and also makes soups and salads with them)
She added juice fasting, colonics, enemas, and other detoxing protocols,
She believed that a higher power (whether that is God, Goddess, Mother Nature, The Universe, etc.) provides everything that we need to be healthy and happy.
She later added yoga, affirmations, meditations, and the power of forgiveness, which have all helped her to move forward emotionally and heal.

Results

Jane lost 90 lbs over the first 8 months, this left her at 108 lbs which was her weight back in high school. Her pants size went from an 18 down to a size 2, and she no longer had migraines or pain. Her hair has thickened, her skin and eyes have cleared, and her menstrual cycle has normalized. Other members of her family have also adopted the plant-based, raw, vegan diet. She also found many testimonials from people all over the world that have healed themselves from all types of illnesses by adopting a healing diet and has met with several of them since then. She now works as an energy healer and a life coach, teaching others how to heal their bodies. She says that your body has the capacity to heal itself of almost all illnesses when it is fed properly.

Cancer Survivors

Julia Chiappetta

Stage II

Breast Cancer Holistic Survivor