A Cancer patient who was given two weeks to live says clean–eating helps fighting her disease

A cancer patient who was given two weeks to live believes ditching takeaways and sugar, and eating healthily instead, has helped her fight the disease.

Natasha Grindley, 37, from Liverpool, said that doctors were surprised she had lived past two weeks after being diagnosed with stomach cancer back in July 2014.

Instead of giving up hope, Grindley swapped takeaways and alcohol for nutritious meals, which she said helped boost her immune system in preparation for chemotherapy.

She told HuffPost UK Lifestyle: "I believe that cutting out refined sugar has helped me fight my disease, and I believe reducing sugar intake has huge benefits for the body."

While her cancer hasn't cleared, Grindley says that it has shrunk since she began her clean-eating diet.

"I’m still getting treated but they are generally shocked that I’m still here," she told The Liverpool Echo.

"This has completely changed my life – my diet was awful before this. I didn’t realise that my body can’t do that, it was making me ill.

"Now I’m like a different person. When you feel that low and then, to be given your body back, it is priceless."

Grindley has since set up a Facebook page called 'Heal For Real' where she shares healthy eating recipes suitable for people with cancer, as well as motivational quotes.