In this episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr Diva Nagula by beautiful waterfalls during our biannual Ancestral Knowledge retreat in Colombia. We shared a conversation about his journey of healing from cancer. It’s a powerful story that gives insight into the connection of body, mind and spirit for optimal health and our incredible ability to heal.
Dr. Nagula is a physician who was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2014. By integrating a holistic, functional approach to his traditional treatment regimen he beat the disease into remission and kept it there.
In his new book FROM DOCTOR TO PATIENT: Healing Cancer through Mind, Body, and Spirit, Dr. Nagula tells readers about the diagnosis that compelled him to take a hard look at his own life and choices – all the way back to a very young age – and the long journey to not only beating cancer but reinventing himself and his relationship to the people, work, and the world around him...for the better. The book chronicles the decisive and winning course of treatment he followed that blended Eastern and Western therapies and it includes "Medical Crash Courses" that inform readers about everything from the risks of inflammation to the power of psychedelics.
Dr. Nagula's story paints a picture of hope that’ll empower everybody to look carefully at their lives and create change that matters.