Why Diet Alone Can’t Cure Cancer

by Paula Black

I often hear from people who say, “I’m eating healthy, but I’m not getting better. Why isn’t my diet enough to cure cancer?”

Let me share something I learned firsthand: Diet is powerful—but it’s not the whole picture.

There are many potential triggers to cancer. Diet and lifestyle are often a large part of the problem, but it also might be a past trauma or stresses in your life that you’re not handling well. You are a triune being—spirit, soul, and body—created in the image of God. That means true healing must reach every part of you. If you focus only on your physical body through diet, you’re leaving out two-thirds of who you are. And in many cases, sickness takes root because more than one part of you needs healing.

There are generally three ways people try to deal with disease:

1️⃣ The world’s way

2️⃣ Your way

3️⃣ God’s way

The World’s Way

The world primarily relies on the medical/pharmaceutical system—chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. These treatments create more damage to your immune system, weakening further the very system God created to heal your body. The world’s system treats the symptoms of cancer, not the root cause. Therefore, it only tries to manage what God desires to heal. Romans 12:2 reminds us, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

Your Way

Many people try blending medical and natural treatments or chasing whatever method seems promising that people are taking about on social media. But Proverbs 14:12 warns us, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” We must be careful not to trust human reasoning above God’s truth.

God’s Way

God’s Word is filled with promises of healing and protection for those who put their trust in Him and act in faith. He also created our bodies to heal, when we bring them back into agreement with His design.

The challenge is that many of us have seen people pray for healing and still die, so we lose confidence in God or the truth of healing.

Going God’s way is more than hoping and praying. It also means repenting of harmful patterns, making changes in lifestyle to align with God’s design. It means moving forward in biblical faith that works to bring God’s healing power into our life.

If you want to go deeper into this powerful Body–Soul–Spirit approach and learn how I overcame cancer and healed my body, read my book “Life, Cancer and God,” where I share my journey of discovery with you in detail.

👉 You can get your copy today at store.daleblack.org.

Standing in faith with you,

Paula Black