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Sugar Was the Silent Killer: Elissa Goodman Cancer Survival Story | DSH #1575

17 Oct 2025

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Chapter 1: What inspired Elissa Goodman's cancer survival story?

0.031 - 4.175 Elissa Goodman

It was my diet and stress. Stress was a killer. I lived high stress.

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Chapter 2: What are the hidden dangers of sugar in our diet?

4.475 - 12.303 Elissa Goodman

I was very hard on myself. A lot of anxiety, we were talking about before. I just, you know, really wanted to be perfect. And that caused my immune system to downregulate.

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Chapter 3: How can holistic approaches aid in cancer recovery?

12.323 - 16.166 Elissa Goodman

I was constantly sick as a kid growing up because I was so hard on myself.

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Chapter 4: What benefits does fasting provide for cancer patients?

16.427 - 20.651 Elissa Goodman

I was a sugaraholic. I just, because my energy levels were so low because I was always tired.

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Chapter 5: How does stress impact the immune system?

20.851 - 28.418 Elissa Goodman

So I was always going for a sugar fix. Sugar was really a killer. The food system is crappy. I mean, stress, sleep.

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28.398 - 45.782 Elissa Goodman

food system it's not rocket science here you're constantly taking care of your liver taking care of your gut that's another area those are things that can help you really stay healthy and in five days you can reset your body completely i'm 64 and i feel the best i've ever felt in my life at this age

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50.2 - 50.761 Sean Kelly

All right, guys.

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Chapter 6: What lifestyle changes can enhance overall well-being?

50.781 - 54.064 Sean Kelly

Alyssa Goodman here. We're going to talk health, talk cancer. Thanks for coming on.

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54.445 - 55.125 Elissa Goodman

Thanks for having me.

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55.225 - 57.508 Sean Kelly

Absolutely. How's your year been so far?

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57.528 - 68.039 Elissa Goodman

It's been awesome. Well, you know, LA's kind of had a bad year, so maybe I shouldn't say so awesome. That's being not so, you know, representative of what's going on with the people here.

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68.099 - 69.46 Sean Kelly

But we got the Maha movement at least.

Chapter 7: How does trauma relate to physical health?

69.641 - 76.528 Sean Kelly

Right. I'm excited about that. They're already implementing some changes, right? Which is exciting. Yeah. Are you excited about food dyes being banned?

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76.593 - 90.418 Elissa Goodman

Yes, very, very. Just did a post on that today. I mean, you know, we're probably going to talk about cancer, I'm sure. But yeah, I mean, it took a very long time for that ban to take place. Too long. Way too long. Yes.

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90.838 - 92.221 Sean Kelly

Because they probably known this earlier.

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Chapter 8: What actionable health hacks can listeners implement today?

92.261 - 94.585 Sean Kelly

Right. It's not like it's groundbreaking information.

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94.987 - 102.497 Elissa Goodman

They have known this forever. I've been talking about this when I had cancer at 32, to like get dyes out of your diet, you know, to avoid them.

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102.958 - 105.662 Sean Kelly

Was that a big part of the reason you think you got cancer was your diet?

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105.842 - 107.084 Elissa Goodman

It was my diet and stress.

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107.464 - 108.646 Sean Kelly

Stress. Wow.

108.866 - 132.003 Elissa Goodman

Stress was a killer. I lived high stress, was very hard on myself. A lot of anxiety. We were talking about it before. Just, you know, really wanted to be perfect and like the perfect child. And that caused my... my immune system to downregulate. So it just really, I was constantly sick as a kid growing up because I was so hard on myself. Wow.

132.203 - 136.131 Sean Kelly

I can relate so much to that. When I was in high school and college, I got sick once a week.

136.82 - 140.304 Elissa Goodman

Yeah, it's not fun, is it? No. You just kind of think that's part of your routine.

140.364 - 141.666 Sean Kelly

You get normalized to it.

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