I was diagnosed with non Hodgkins lymphoma about 2 years ago. I’m aged in my fifties and had been in reasonable health apart from a minor heart scare a few years before.

My first reaction was desperation and despair but after a short while this gave way to an obsession to find out as much information as I could.

An oncologist offered me chemotherapy however after reading widely I decided I wanted to give an alternative medicine approach a fair chance instead. This included allowing sufficient time to see what effect it would have.

I came across the mushroom theory through the internet and the books. The procedure I’ve followed is to take 6 capsules of MC-S (Metabolic Cell Support) each day by emptying their powder and mixing them with fresh juice. I’ve radically changed my diet, mainly cutting out red meat and eating white meat instead, mainly fish, as well as eating a wide range of fruits and vegetables. I take some supplements including Selenium tablets and some pancreatic enzymes.

I have taken and still take the approach that this is a long term strategy. In the book Alive and Well, Dr Binzel’s opinion is that it takes about 6 months for a nutritional change to have an effect on the immune system.

The last few blood tests have shown that the cancer has stopped spreading. I would have to say that overall I probably feel generally healthier now than I’ve felt in a long time which I suppose is ironic given the fact that I’m supposed to be a cancer patient.