14 DAY TRIAL // In October 2011, legendary actor Larry Hagman revealed he'd been “caught by cancer.” Since then, he's been receiving treatment for it – and he's responding to it wonderfully, he says in his first interview since the shocking announcement.
Though Hagman still won't say what type of cancer he's suffering from, he says it won't be long until he does: he plans to whoop it into submission first, and then he can talk about it.
Right now, the actor lives in isolation, because his immune system is still down and he can't risk catching anything right now.
However, he's been responding very well to the treatment and is making sure he's doing his best to improve his odds of success, he says in an interview with the Daily Mail.
Ever since he's been diagnosed, Hagman has completely overhauled his diet, ruling out meat, dairy and other products that are pumped up with steroids and human growth hormones, as he puts it.
Right now, he lives on five smoothies a day, all made from organic fruit and vegetables. Jokingly, Hagman describes himself as a “vegan nut,” but he says he owes his life to the new diet.
“The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan. Now I live on fresh vegetable drinks which taste like [expletive] but which I firmly believe have helped me get through this thing,” he says.
“I have this wonderful personal chef who sources and stocks all my organic produce and I basically live on five smoothies a day. I’m totally vegan. I blend this green concoction with kale, cucumber, broccoli, string beans, avocado. My protein comes from protein powder. There is absolutely no milk, butter, cheese,” explains the actor.
He's not eating meat either, but he believes he'll introduce fish and eggs into the menu again, once his cancer is gone.
Having renounced cigarettes and alcohol in the past, he's not sorry about the changes he's made recently, especially if they can guarantee him a longer, healthier and happier life.
Either way, Larry Hagman is keeping upbeat about the entire experience.
“My outcome looks very positive. It’s my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe I’ve given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Don’t worry, be happy, feel good,” he says.