Dr. Ruth Heidrich: Conquering Stage 4 Breast Cancer and Becoming an Ironman Champion

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Ruth Heidrich, PhD is a young 83 year-old athlete who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer at the age of 47. Ruth had been a runner well over a decade, ate what she thought was a healthy diet when the devastating diagnosis came. Ruth shares how with Dr. John McDougall’s help, she refused chemotherapy, radiation, and medical intervention and instead turned to food as her medicine. She completely went to a whole food plant based diet over night.

The results of the dietary change were so powerful that, not only did she eradicate the cancer, she decided to add biking and swimming to her running to become a triathlete. Exactly two years later, she crossed the finish line of the Kona Ironman Triathlon, becoming the first vegan to do the Ironman. Ruth went on to do the Ironman 5 more times and is the winner of more than 900 trophies, 8 Gold Medals in the U.S.Senior Olympics, and 67 marathons including Boston, New York, & Moscow. She has also been named One of the Ten Fittest Women in North America.

She is also the author of A Race for Life, Senior Fitness, The CHEF Cook/Rawbook, Lifelong Running: How to Overcome the 11 Myths of Running & Live a Healthier Life, and her latest book, Cure, Reverse & Prevent ED: Ten ways to Total Sexual Fitness. Learn more about Ruth at http://ruthheidrich.com.

This was such a delightful and touching interview and I can't wait to meet Ruth this fall when I speak at the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. You will find this conversation an inspiration regardless of your age. Her spirit and tenacity are contagious and I was blessed to speak to her.