Groundbreaking Research in Environmental Medicine Shows Promising Results

Using natural means of managing and maintaining good health is a basic human right. Yet in the United States, big pharma companies and politicians block that freedom. The fallout is a disconnect from a wealth of medicinal resources rooted in our natural environment. And the unfortunate upshot is an overabundance of poor health that shortens American lives.

Increasingly, patients want information about – and access to – natural treatment options. But a significant body of sound, scientific research and treatment currently is blocked by bureaucracy and legislation.

Sylvie Beljanski is on a mission to change that. Her passion stems from groundbreaking research on environmental medicine by her late father, renowned biochemist Mirko Beljanski. His early findings at the Pasteur Institute in France focused on the healing power of botanical extracts.

The most famous recipient of this approach was President Francois Mitterrand. Diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer soon after his first election win in 1981, Mitterrand kept his illness secret for more than a decade. Eventually, following grueling and ineffective chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Mitterrand acknowledged his illness and turned to plant-based therapy. He defied all conventional doctors’ expectations, serving two terms in office – the longest tenure of any French President. He lived eight months into retirement before his death in 1996.

Despite intense controversy within the established medical community, leading researchers around the world took notice. If botanical extracts could improve outcomes of prostate cancer patients, what about the really tough cases? Could these treatments – in combination with other medicines – be effective in combatting super-aggressive diseases, such as ovarian or pancreatic cancers? High-profile, peer-reviewed studies show promising results.

Today, through her work at the non-profit Beljanski Foundation, Sylvie continues her family legacy. Collaborating with top-tier researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Kansas Medical Center, she raises awareness about effective, evidence-based botanical treatments – and fights to TURN THE TIDE on legislation that blocks information on accessibility and use.

Sylvie joins Late Night Health for a lively discussion on plant-based foods and medicine. She encourages listeners to write to Support the efforts of U.S. Congressman Jason Chaffetz who is backing

H.R. 1364 – the House Bill Free Speech About Science Act.

air date: 9/2/16