Being told you have terminal cancer - and that there are no treatments left - is a scenario no one expects to face.

Despite medical progress, chronic inflammation and age-related disease still cut lives short, while most options only manage symptoms. Many of us try things like diet and exercise, yet the core causes of illness often go unchecked, leaving lasting health out of reach.

In this episode, we speak with someone who cured his own cancer in just 30 days, by using his knowledge and experience as a scientist, and by tapping into the body's ability to heal itself from inflammation. You'll learn the links between free radicals and chronic inflammation, and how you can use astaxanthin to help slow down - and possibly even prevent - age-related inflammatory diseases.

Samuel Shepherd is an award-winning physicist, inventor, and engineer. His career has taken him from developing technologies for NASA and the Beijing Olympics to pioneering solutions in alternative energy and environmental remediation. But it was a deeply personal health challenge that led him to his most life-changing discovery. Today, Samuel is on a mission to educate others about how inflammation accelerates disease and diminishes quality of life, and how targeted natural solutions can restore health. Beyond his formidable credentials, his personal story of overcoming terminal illness fuels his passion for helping others age with strength, energy, and resilience.

“And if you're no longer afraid of dying, what other is there to fear?” - Samuel Shepherd

In this episode you will learn:

• How Samuel survived a terminal cancer diagnosis using a compound found in algae.
• The link between free radicals, chronic inflammation, and common diseases like diabetes and heart disease.
• How NASA’s standards for astronaut safety shape space travel, and why Mars missions remain risky for human health.
• What astaxanthin is, how it works to neutralize free radicals, and why it may help prevent age-related and inflammatory diseases.
• Steps Samuel took to dose and measure the effects of astaxanthin, with practical observations and outcomes.
• The ways health role models use science-based tools and routines to tackle sickness and boost long-term wellbeing.

Resources

• Connect with Samuel via ValAsta on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValastaHome
• Learn all about ValAsta: https://valasta.net/
• Watch ValAsta’s videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ValAsta

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