Brisbane fitness blogger slammed for saying ‘cancer is your body trying to save you’

A popular Brisbane fitness blogger has been slammed for her social media post saying "cancer and disease is your body trying to save you."

Olivia Budgen, owner of an organic juice company, made the controversial post on Thursday suggesting these conditions might "not actually be bad at all" and could instead be created "by the body to help save you."

“Allow me to possibly challenge your beliefs about cancer and other diseases," she wrote.

“Being open-minded and changing your perspective around what disease actually is and why it’s happening, will allow you to take back control of your health and realise that your body is ALWAYS working for you, and never against you."

Many social media users slammed the fitness blogger for the post, which was later deleted.

"I have a family friend who ate healthy and exercised daily and still got cancer. Cancer doesn't discriminate," one follower wrote.

Ms Budgen responded saying she "respectfully disagreed" and said it was dependent on the sufferer's definition of healthy.

"Cultivating health is more important than diet and exercise. Yes we are totally allowed to express our own opinions," she said.

Yahoo7 has contacted Ms Budgen for comment.

Cancer Council Australia CEO Professor Sanchia Aranda has also spoken out against the post, in a written response to Yahoo7.

"The suggestion that cancer is your body’s way of trying to save you is not only factually incorrect, but also insensitive to over a million Australians who have been directly affected by the disease," Professor Aranda said.

"There is a lot of misinformation about cancer about on the internet. It’s important Australians listen to trusted health organisations and their health professionals for medical advice."

"These sort of posts are the reason we created iheard.com.au – our website where we factcheck cancer claims and myths.”