Given the overwhelming benefits of fasting I talked about in my last post, I’ve been eager to incorporate longer fasts into my routine. My goals for this fast as described …
Maggie Jones
Maggie Jones
Cancer is a messenger and I got the message when, at age 40, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer spread to the brain. I finally had an excuse to prioritize myself and my health. I'm outliving my prognosis, healthier than I've ever been, and savoring every moment of this life.
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FastingFasting for Cancer Evidence & ResearchMetabolic Cancer Treatment Research
Fasting, Autophagy and Cancer
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesTo eat when you are sick is to feed your sickness. Hippocrates Fasting has been a fundamental part of healing since the beginning of humanity. With the emergence of modern …
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Conventional TreatmentMedical Updates
Amazing Progress in the Past Month
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesI was pretty nervous about our whirlwind trip through the US. Seattle, Albuquerque, Austin, Minnesota, Baltimore, New York, and Austin again was a pretty punishing schedule given how I was …
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Metabolic Dietary Therapy: Fasting, Keto and Functional Foods
Glucose, Ketosis, Glutamine and Cancer
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesI know I’ve touched on these items before but I’ve recently been excited by the ways they tie together to show an exploitable weakness in cancer. I can’t deny that …
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Metabolic Dietary Therapy: Fasting, Keto and Functional Foods
Travel and Diet: What I can eat v. what I should eat
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesI struggle when folks ask me to describe my diet. “A ketogenic, relatively low protein, mostly-raw, mostly-vegan, organic, whole foods way of eating” doesn’t really dance off the tongue. And …
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Stress Reduction and Lifestyle Change for Cancer
Extreme Dentistry for Cancer
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesNote: This picture was taken in Thailand when Brad was trying to show me how gross my teeth looked after eating a nub of straight turmeric root. I’ve always had …
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Our two days at the Mayo were an amazing experience. I really wish I’d taken more pictures. It all started shortly after my diagnosis when my company’s CEO took Brad …
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Medical Updates
Crizotinib v Lorlatinib: Disregarding the advice of some of the world’s best doctors
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesBrad and I have spent the past couple of days mulling over the advice of the oncology team at they Mayo Clinic to stop taking crizotinib and move to lorlatinib. …
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Medical Updates
Mayo Clinic Update: Xalkori works great! Stop taking Xalkori!
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesI just wrapped up two consecutive ten hours days at the Mayo Clinic. I’ll post an update about the entire carnival of medicine later but for now here are the …
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Metabolic Dietary Therapy: Fasting, Keto and Functional Foods
Preparing for Compromise
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesWe’re traveling to the US for a month-long whirlwind of family visits and marathon appointments at the Mayo Clinic. Seattle, Albuquerque, Austin, Rochester MN, Baltimore, New York, back to Austin …
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Yesterday was my monthly check-in on the progress of my cancer and the damage to my body from Xalkori. The cancer markers that are tested can’t be used to diagnose …
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Conventional TreatmentMedical Updates
Details on My Cancer’s Genomic Alterations
by Maggie Jonesby Maggie JonesI really can’t believe how lucky I am that my cancer has so many well-researched genetic mutations. With the number of treatments targeting these alterations, I sincerely believe that cancer …