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Our ProjectsThe Foundation carries out its mission through a range of initiatives that speak to a lay audience and afflicted individuals interested in the power and potential of Perception Medicine and to those in the medical community who seek new ways to support the healing process.
ClinicalThe Foundation is currently in discussion with potential collaborators on developing a protocol that studies the impact of emotional and psychological changes on the physical systems of people suffering from a serious illness.ResearchBecause the research interests of the Perception Medicine Foundation are broad, there are a wide range of recent and ongoing studies that address the issues that we are passionate about. We will post summaries and links to such studies here.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA & NYU: Treatment of opioid use disorder with ibogaine: detoxification and drug use outcomes. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.Remission BibliographyThe Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), which in 1993 published the largest database of medically reported cases of spontaneous remission in the world – more than 3,500 references from more than 800 journals in 20 different languages – defined spontaneous remission as "the disappearance, complete or incomplete, of a disease or cancer without medical treatment or treatment that is considered inadequate to produce the resulting disappearance of disease symptoms or tumor."The term has come to also include the unexpected remission of serious diseases other than cancer, and to also be redefined by some as “radical” remission, since the remission process is rarely spontaneous and remains a unique phenomenon. And yet there are thousands of such cases throughout the world, and likely many more that have not been reported.The Foundation is currently working with both IONS and Kelly Turner’s Radical Remission Project to revise and update this exceptional database. It will be searchable in a variety of ways and organized by cases both clinically proven as well as anecdotal, providing a critically useful resource for both doctors and those afflicted.Book: Overcoming the ImpossibleOur founder, Steve Curtis, is currently completing a book, Curing Terminal: From Death-Sentence Diagnosis to the Healing Power of “Perception Medicine,” which tells the story of how he healed himself of T-cell lymphoma using non-traditional means, the path to summit Everest, and the research he discovered during his healing journey. Sign up now for access to the book. -
Advisory BoardWe are currently in discussions with potential advisory board members to help guide the foundation’s development and evaluate and recommend research projects that will further our mission.These individuals include academic researchers, scientists, psychologists, doctors, and specialist practitioners, that have experience in both established fields of research that have informed and broadened our understanding of how the mind-body dynamic relates to health and healing, and new areas of exploration (usually underfunded) that represent possible breakthroughs into how the mind-body dynamic works.Steve CurtisEntrepreneur/philanthropist Steve Curtis is CEO/Founder of ZAG, a Vancouver, BC-based international consumer products company specializing in ethnobotanicals, nutraceuticals, and dietary supplements that help people deal with such conditions as stress, anxiety, and pain.Steve healed himself from Stage 4 T-cell lymphoma in his early twenties using a range of mind-body techniques that he discovered through extensive personal research. He is passionate about developing a model of how remission from serious illness occurs, establishing its validity through credible research, and scaling it up so that it’s accessible to all those who desperately need new tools of healing.Dr. Kelly TurnerKelly Turner is a researcher, lecturer, and consultant in the field of integrative oncology. Her specialized research focus is the “radical remission” of cancer, which is a remission that occurs either in the absence of conventional medicine or after conventional medicine has failed.Kelly has a BA from Harvard and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. She is also the author of The New York Times bestselling book Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer against All Odds, which summarizes the results of her research into more than 1,000 cases of radical remission.Dr. Gabor MatéA renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction and stress. Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.
Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction and When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress.
Dr. Maté has received the Hubert Evans Prize for Literary Non-Fiction; an Honorary Degree (Law) from the UNBC; an Outstanding Alumnus Award from SFU; and the 2012 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award from Mothers Against Teen Violence.
Dr. Herbert BensonHerbert Benson, MD, has been a pioneer in Mind Body Medicine, and one of the first Western physicians to bring spirituality and healing into medicine. Throughout his 40+ year career, Dr. Benson has worked to build awareness of Mind Body Medicine, to validate it through research, and to bridge the gap between Western and Eastern medical practices. Dr. Benson is the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute (BHI), and Mind Body Medicine Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
At BHI, Dr. Benson continues to lead the field with research into the efficacy of Mind Body Medicine to counteract the harmful effects of stress. The recipient of numerous national and international awards, he has lectured widely about Mind Body Medicine and the BHI's work. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Harvard Medical School, Dr. Benson is the author or co-author of more than 190 scientific publications and 12 books. You can read more about him and the work of BHI here.
Larry GilmanLarry Gilman is a communications coach with more than 32 years of experience ranging from start ups to Fortune 500 companies in finance, healthcare, entertainment and other sectors. He has led more than 1000 training workshops for more than 20,000 people.
Larry has a lifelong interest in and has led workshops around the world in creativity, out of the box thinking, abstract thought, and self expression (including The Mastery), and works with numerous organizations and their presenters on communicating authentically. As an actor and an award-winning director, Larry has appeared on Broadway and off-Broadway productions, as well as numerous television programs and films. Larry is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College. Learn more about Larry.
Matthew GilbertMatthew Gilbert was editorial director at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, founded by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell and considered one of the world’s foremost centers for the study of human consciousness. He was editor-in-chief of its quarterly magazine, Shift: At the Frontiers of Consciousness, and co-founder of the award-winning imprint Noetic Books.Matthew is also founder of Cinema Noēsis: Films for Evolving Minds©, a two-day film and educational event that explores the evolving story of human existence – which often occurs at the intersection of ancient wisdom, leading-edge science, and logic-defying events.
