There’s a real book just like Milla’s From Hell to Well guide in Apple Cider Vinegar

So, Milla from Netflix’s new show Apple Cider Vinegar is not a real person. But her story is seemingly inspired by the life of a real wellness influencer called Jessica Ainscough. She wrote about how she was going to use holistic treatments to cure her cancer, then died of the disease in 2025. Jess wrote a whole book about this which is a lot like Milla’s book Hell to Well in Apple Cider Vinegar.

The influencer who inspired Milla wrote lots about alternative cancer treatments

Jess Ainscough worked for Australian teen magazines. She was diagnosed with a rare type of soft tissue cancer called epithelioid sarcoma in 2008, when she was 22. Doctors offered to amputate her arm to stop the cancer from spreading. Instead, Jessica decided to try holistic treatments. She wrote about these experiences at length on her blog The Wellness Warrior, which had 1.5 million followers. She also wrote guest articles for magazines, and was a motivational speaker. Jessica died from cancer in 2015.

From Hell to Well might be based on this real book

The book From Hell to Well seems to be inspired by

Jess Ainscough wrote a book about her experiences called Make Peace with Your Plate: Change Your Life One Meal at a Time. this is very similar to how Milla publishes a book in Apple Cider Vinegar called From Hell to Well. She initially published the book as a free ebook which people could download on her blog. The book was popular, so she pitched it to publishing houses. It came out in 2014.

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The synopsis of the book reads, “Jess shares her journey from party-girl and cancer patient to healthy lifestyle ambassador. Diagnosed at 22 with a rare type of incurable cancer and told that her only option to prolong her life was to amputate her arm, Jess set about learning everything she could about natural treatments. Six years on, following a complete change in lifestyle, diet and mindset, she is thriving.

“Combining everything she’s learned about health and wellness, Jess now shares her simple philosophy for ending the struggle too many of us face when it comes to food and body image.”

Another influencer called Cyndi O’Meara wrote the foreword.

Jessica said in an interview with Booktopia: “I want to give people hope, I want to be an inspiration, I want to give people permission to put themselves first, and I want to be such a champion for Mother Nature and her healing powers that we collectively put her back on the pedestal she was knocked off of when we decided we could do better than her.”

It advises people to drink vegetable juice each hour and do coffee enemas 

The book lists which foods Jessica considered healthier, and advises people to incorporate them into their diets. She did genuinely encourage people to drink a mixture of apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and water first thing in the morning.

Jess was interested in the Gerson therapy regime. She visited a Gerson clinic in Mexico, and wrote about these theories in her book. There is no scientific evidence that Gerson therapy can help cure cancer.

The Gerson therapy programme is based on the (very unproven) theory that degenerative diseases are caused by eating too much salt. The regime suggests people only eat plant-based foods, drink 13 glasses of crushed fruits and vetagables each day, and inject coffee up their anuses. Really. This is called an enema and it often causes bacterial infections.

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