What happens when a 16-year-old boy runs away from chemotherapy—and survives?
In this gripping episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, Jamie Belz sits down with Billy Best, the teen who became a national sensation in 1994 when he fled conventional cancer treatment in search of something different. Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Billy rejected chemotherapy after watching it ravage his aunt’s health and instead placed his trust in faith, intuition, and the wisdom of thousands of everyday people who reached out to introduce him to a whole new world of natural healing.
Billy’s story is more than a medical anomaly—it’s a powerful testimony of medical freedom, holistic healing, and the suppressed potential of natural medicine. His healing protocol included nutritional therapy, Essiac tea, and 714X lymphatic injections, along with a radical mindset shift, spiritual surrender, and a deep belief in the body’s ability to heal. Within months, his cancer was gone.
Billy didn’t just survive. He healed. And in the early days of his recovery, he believed—with everything in him—that his story would change the world. That people would wake up. That natural medicine would finally be heard. That the truth would matter.
But it didn’t.
Instead, Billy faced the crushing reality of censorship, media manipulation, and corporate control. His miraculous outcome wasn’t celebrated—it was buried. Stories were pulled at the last minute. Reporters were silenced. And the very system that claims to be searching for a cure wanted nothing to do with the one he’d found.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
Billy also speaks candidly about the emotional aftermath—how addiction, trauma, and grief shaped the decades following his recovery—and why he’s still fighting, 30 years later, to help others awaken, question, and heal.
This is more than a survival story. It’s a raw, unflinching testimony of what happens when someone dares to trust their gut, break the rules, and walk a path no one else will. And it’s a heartbreaking reminder that sometimes, even when you’ve found the truth, the world just isn’t ready for it.
Whether you’re a practitioner, cancer survivor, or someone seeking health freedom, this conversation is a must-listen.
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