Jesus People Podcast — Episode 54

Dr. Pete Sulak: Faith, Cancer, and the Way the Body Was Designed to Heal

Date: January 12, 2026
Host: Ryan Miller
Guest: Dr. Pete Sulak

Overview

In this moving and practical episode, host Ryan Miller interviews Dr. Pete Sulak, who shares his journey through a stage four brain cancer diagnosis, his holistic healing approach, and the lessons in faith and stewardship drawn from his ordeal. The conversation ranges from the specifics of his health protocol to the deeper spiritual insights that reshaped his walk with God, emphasizing the power of truth, faith, stewardship, and kingdom living in both health and adversity. This episode is packed with actionable health advice, authentic encouragement, and profound theological reflection.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Dr. Pete Sulak’s Cancer Diagnosis and Immediate Response

• Diagnosis Story

  • Dr. Sulak recounts receiving a stage 4 brain cancer diagnosis just before Thanksgiving 2024, being told he had a 1% chance to survive the next eight months.
  • [00:00, 01:11]
  • “Here I am today, a year later. I feel healthier than I've ever felt my whole life. And honestly, I feel like the Lord's used it to punk the devil.” — Dr. Pete Sulak

• Symptoms and Early Signs

  • Difficulty with coordination, speech, persistent sense something was "off."
  • [01:38]
  • “My kids would laugh at me just saying, hey, dad, you know, you're getting old. But I knew something was off.” — Dr. Pete Sulak

Processing the Diagnosis with Faith

• Immediate Spiritual Perspective

  • Both Pete and his wife Steph experienced a supernatural peace.
  • [05:06]
  • “It's not unto death, but I'm gonna open up a brand new harvest field for you of cancer patients. Go inspire them, give them hope and introduce them to the love of God.” — Dr. Pete Sulak (on what God told him)

• Family Support and Wise Counsel

  • Immediate calls to Dr. Josh Axe and Jordan Rubin, forming a game plan focusing on diet, supplementation, detoxification, oxygenation, and keeping faith as the "capstone."
  • [06:04]

Dr. Sulak’s Holistic Healing Protocol

• The Five Pillars

  • Diet (Personalized):

    • Focused on keto due to brain cancer; personalized via blood work and food sensitivity testing—no guessing.
    • [07:22, 08:36]
    • “My goal wasn't to treat cancer. My goal was to establish the train of my body in such a way that cancer was just no longer hospitable in my body.” — Dr. Pete Sulak

  • Supplementation:

    • Addressed genetic factors, blocked cancer fuel pathways, dealt with nutrient deficiencies.
    • [08:23]

  • Oxygenation:

    • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, high-dose vitamin C, ozone sauna, hydrogen water, all to make the environment inhospitable to cancer.
    • [08:32, 09:41]

  • Detoxification:

    • Supported by supplements, careful dietary choices, and lifestyle.
    • Implied throughout protocol discussion.

  • Faith (Capstone):

    • Maintaining faith as central, framing every action in spiritual stewardship and trust.
    • [06:36]

• Ozone Sauna Explained

  • “An ozone sauna...one of the greatest things that we did for that [activating good cells, creating vulnerability among cancer cells].” — Dr. Pete Sulak [09:48]

Stewardship and Prevention: Advice for Listeners

• Stewarding Health as a God-Given Gift

  • Health viewed as a gift to fulfill God’s call; lack of stewardship leads to negative consequences.
  • [10:34–12:21]
  • “When we steward the gifts, it means we honor them and we get to partake in the fruit of those gifts. But when we fail to steward those gifts...we reap the consequences.” — Dr. Pete Sulak

• Simple, Actionable Advice

  • Don’t: Consume refined sugars, sodas, alcohol, white breads/rices/potatoes.
  • Do: Personalize your diet through bloodwork if possible, choose complex carbs (like sweet potatoes), eliminate major sources of inflammation and sugar.
  • [12:50–13:28]

• Hidden Contributors to Disease

  • Parasites (especially for world travelers), environmental toxins, and underlying infections; discusses both natural and prescription anti-parasitics.
  • [14:19, 14:42]
  • “Off script medications like ivermectin...are proven very, very effective at creating a vulnerability of cancer cells.” — Dr. Pete Sulak

Faith, Kingdom Living, and Spiritual Lessons

• Faith as an Impartation

  • “Faith is an impartation from the living God that says it is so—it’s when the Word of God and his promises become the conviction of our heart. The litmus test is it brings rest to us.” — Dr. Pete Sulak [15:27]

• Perspective: Truth vs. Facts

  • Explains kingdom reality vs. earthly facts; truth (Jesus, God’s word, our identity in Christ) trumps facts (doctor’s diagnosis, circumstances).
  • [21:16–24:32]
  • “When truth becomes the conviction of my heart, it trumps the reality of this life and it trumps the facts of this life.” — Dr. Pete Sulak [21:33]
  • “When the doctor says, hey, you have a 1% chance to be alive in eight months, my God says, no, son, it's not unto death... I'm in communion with you as your child. I'm a son of the living God.” — Dr. Pete Sulak [24:10]

• Kingdom Discipleship:

  • Discipleship is living a Christ-centered life, reflecting God’s nature (love) and perspective (faith); contrasts earthly self-centeredness with kingdom selflessness.
  • [26:34–28:27]

• Test of Faith in the Face of Death

  • Shares about facing his own mortality in the MRI machine and responding, "yes, Lord, to live or die, I will do it by faith from your vantage point."
  • [30:17–31:34]

Memorable Quotes & Key Moments

• “My goal was to establish the terrain of my body in such a way that cancer was just no longer hospitable in my body.” — Dr. Pete Sulak [08:36]

• “One of the greatest gifts you've been given to fulfill the call of God in your life is your health. So make sure you steward it well.” — Dr. Pete Sulak [12:22]

• “When the convict [conviction of] the word of God and his promises become the conviction of our heart... it brings rest to us. There's a rest for the people of God when they live by faith.” — Dr. Pete Sulak [15:27]

• “You don't have to fake it till you make it. The word of God comes and divides soul and spirit... Come boldly into the throne of grace to attain grace and mercy and time of need. Come, get my perspective again.” — Dr. Pete Sulak [18:31]

• “He came to free me from me, to remove that self centered nature so that he could literally fill me and satisfy me in his nature.” — Dr. Pete Sulak [35:07]

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Time | Topic/Segment | |--------|----------------------------------------------------| | 00:00 | Dr. Pete Sulak’s cancer diagnosis and prognosis | | 01:38 | Early symptoms and how the diagnosis played out | | 05:06 | Spiritual response, family support, wise counsel | | 06:36 | Five pillars of protocol: diet, supplements, etc. | | 09:48 | Ozone sauna, oxygenation therapies | | 10:34 | Advice for those seeking to prevent cancer | | 12:50 | Shoulds and shouldn’ts — practical health steps | | 14:19 | Hidden factors: parasites, environmental toxins | | 15:27 | The capstone of faith and living out conviction | | 21:16 | Truth vs. facts — faith and kingdom perspective | | 24:10 | Kingdom living, faith in practice | | 30:17 | Facing mortality, choosing to live by faith | | 33:07 | Realignment after devastating news — testimony | | 35:07 | Kingdom identity: faith, love, selflessness | | 37:26 | Host asks: How do you walk in this peace? | | 38:24 | Where to find Dr. Pete & free protocol | | 39:16 | Dr. Pete’s closing prayer |

Notable Quotes (with Attribution & Timestamps)

• “Honestly, I feel like the Lord's used [my cancer diagnosis] to punk the devil.”
  — Dr. Pete Sulak [01:11]

• “So when the word. When circumstances don't line up, when the doctor says, hey, you have a 1% chance to be alive in eight months, my God says, no, son, it's not unto death.”
  — Dr. Pete Sulak [24:10]

• “Faith is when His Word, the entirety of the Word, becomes the conviction of my heart, where truth...trumps the facts. That means I'm walking by faith and not by sight.”
  — Dr. Pete Sulak [23:49]

• “He came to free me from me, to remove that self centered nature so that he could literally fill me and satisfy me in his nature.”
  — Dr. Pete Sulak [35:07]

Tone and Style

The conversation is warm, candid, deeply faith-filled, and practical. Dr. Sulak is humble, earnest, and passionate—offering both big-picture spiritual wisdom and granular, actionable health steps. Ryan Miller brings encouragement and curiosity, helping anchor Dr. Pete’s insights for a broad audience.

Final Takeaways

• Stewardship of health is both a biblical and practical imperative for fulfilling God’s call.
• Healing is a holistic process: address the body, mind, and spirit with diligence, personalization, and faith.
• Faith is not "faking it"; it's living in authentic communion with God, letting scriptural truth override earthly facts.
• Kingdom living is deeply practical, affecting every choice, thought, and action—diet, relationships, mindset.
• Dr. Pete’s cancer protocol is available for free (as discussed at [38:24]).
• The call to listeners: pursue health, seek wise counsel, and cultivate a faith that brings rest and overflowing life.

Connect with Dr. Pete Sulak

• Instagram or Facebook: @drpetesulack
• (Comment “protocol” for his free 87-page protocol)
• Podcast: Jesus People Podcast

Closing Prayer & Blessing

Dr. Pete closes with a heartfelt prayer of blessing and healing for listeners, interceding especially for those facing illness. [39:16]

A must-listen episode for anyone navigating illness, seeking to steward their health, or hungry for a faith that transforms every area of life.