Katie Deming, MD, is an integrative oncologist, inventor, and TEDx speaker who is redefining cancer prevention, treatment, and healing. After two decades as a radiation oncologist and healthcare leader, Katie shifted to a holistic practice that helps clients detoxify and nourish their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies in order to activate their innate ability to heal. Her passion for bridging the power of science with holistic health has led clients to remarkable outcomes, including tumor shrinkage, remission of advanced cancers, and avoidance of invasive treatments.
Dr. Katie's practice is centered on prolonged, supervised water fasting with metabolically appropriate refeeding protocols. She leads group fasting programs designed to foster community support, metabolic healing, and profound emotional and spiritual transformation.
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Katie Deming, a former radiation oncologist who walked away from a long medical career after a shared death experience reshaped her understanding of illness, intuition, and the purpose of life. She now helps people heal holistically—emotionally, physically, and spiritually—through integrative oncology and prolonged water fasting.
We talk about what true healing really means, how emotions like unworthiness and self-betrayal manifest in the body, and why so many people nearing the end of life regret not living authentically. Dr. Deming shares powerful stories of clients who’ve experienced radical remission and inner transformation by turning inward, slowing down, and reconnecting with their intuition.
This conversation dives into the intersection of science and spirit, Western medicine and emotional truth. Whether you’ve faced illness yourself or are simply curious about the mind-body connection, this episode will open your eyes to a new understanding of healing, authenticity, and the intelligence within your own body.
Chapters:
00:00 The Journey from Oncology to Integrative Healing
05:53 Lessons from the Dying: Living Authentically
10:38 Intuition and Cancer: A Radical Shift in Perspective
15:05 Healing vs. Eradication: Understanding Illness as a Message
19:36 The Role of Emotions in Cancer and Healing
24:22 Reconnecting with Humanity in Medicine
28:31 The Disconnect Between Doctors and Intuition
30:48 Compassion for Medical Professionals
33:20 The Flaws in the Medical System
35:17 The Challenge of Acceptance
37:19 The Crisis of Awareness
39:23 The Role of Fasting in Healing
47:11 Spiritual Awakening Through Fasting
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