Page 6 - Eat The Fat Off (John Rowley) : Flip It & Read It

The news he delivered that day was

soul-crushing. He was given a death

sentence by his doctor.

Terminal lung cancer.

He was given just 9 months to live.

Stamatis’ story thankfully didn’t end

there. He did something most of us

would never dream of doing...

And then he did something that changed

everything

So what did he do? He simply went home. Home to a little island

oé the coast of Greece where he spent the êrst 23 years of his life.

Maybe it was seeing old friends. Or the Mediterranean climate. Or

the healthier foods. Whatever it was, within a few weeks his
energy had returned. A few more months passed. His color

returned. His skin improved. He lost 35 pounds simply eating the

native foods.

Near the nine month mark, Stamatis booked an appointment with

his cancer doctor back in the States. The test results were so

unusual, his doctor asked if he’d been taking experimental cancer

drugs. “No, I just went back home to die to be honest.”

“Stamatis, you’re not going to die...at least not for a long time. Your

cancer appears to be in remission. I can’t explain it.”