Mind, Body, and Spirit: Essential Elements for Successful Cancer Recovery

All three elements are required for optimal healing, and combining Western and traditional Chinese medicine is better than sticking to one treatment alone.

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Cancer can be prevented, treated, and recovered from if you can enrich your “vital energy” and improve your self-healing capability. This is what Xu Zhonghua, an expert in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine and a professor at the Institute of Traditional Medicine at Taiwan Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, said during a recent interview on NTDTV’s “Health 1+1” program. Another four or five years passed, and Leroux’s tumor recurred.

He returned to see Xu, telling him that he was too busy at work and that there were still many things God had asked him to do, so he hadn’t received any chemotherapy. He continued to work and take the TCM treatment for two or three years, and eventually, all his tumors disappeared—without any chemotherapy. Xu explained that there are two types of vital energy.



One is innate in the body and linked to the internal organs and the circulation of qi and blood; the other resides in the mind, which directs one’s thoughts and ideas. To cultivate the body’s positive energy, the mind must be as kind, tolerant, positive, and optimistic as possible. Positive energy is conducive to good health.

Body: Stay active. Choose appropriate and moderate exercises and stick to them consistently. Mind: Find calm.

Center your mind, engage in self-reflection and dialogue, and clear away negative thoughts. Spirit: Find peace. Let go of overthinking and entrust your spirit to a higher presence.

Xu believes it is important to have support from religion or faith. He found that those with faith often have a source of support during great hardships and setbacks, which helps them maintain a positive mindset. Xu has come across many cancer patients facing life-and-death situations and discovered that many who beat cancer have faith.

For them, it’s not just about treating cancer; maintaining physical health and achieving inner peace are also very important. According to Xu, no matter whether you are healthy or sub-healthy, older or seriously ill, as long as you implement these three ways to foster positive energy in your daily life, you can rely on yourself to improve your immunity and self-healing power to ward off new illnesses, keep old illnesses from recurring, and achieving a healthier life. First, regularly observe any changes in your body and refer to the experiences of relatives or friends who have had cancer to understand the changes they noticed during their illness, including detectable symptoms.

The earlier cancer is detected and treated, the better the chance of its cure. If a problem is detected during blood tests or other examinations, waiting until then to see a doctor may sometimes be too late. Second, absorbing accurate knowledge, then internalizing and applying it in daily life, is essential for protecting mental and physical health.

For example, reading more books and watching programs related to health and wellness can be beneficial..