Alternative Cancer Treatment - Cancer diet
The cancer diet - Make every bite and gulp count!
Your cancer protocol is only as good as your cancer diet - A good diet will discourage cancer growth and a bad diet will
promote cancer cells
Let's begin with foods the cancer patient should NOT eat
Foods / drinks that strengthen
the cancer cells and/or feed microbes in the body
Sugar (Minimize/avoidintake in all forms, but
especially fructose).
Includes high fructose corn syrup,
fruit juice , and of course sodas and desserts . Keep
fructose intake to <15g/day
(including from fruit)
How much Fructose in Fruit
Cancer "Loves" sugar
Cancer
cells produce energy by the very inefficient method of fermenting
sugar,
yielding lactic acid as a by-product - Lactic acid
not only lowers cancer tissue pH to favor its growth, but it also must
be processed by the liver, diverting this important organ from its other
responsibilities. The combined effect of having your food supply "stolen"together
with the build up of lactic-acid leaves you tired and undernourished.
Glucose and fructose
(components of table sugar)
decrease the capacity of immune system white cell neutrophils from destroying
invaders
Cancer
cells seem to prefer
fructose
for cell division contributing
to metastasis
Excess
sugar
drives
INSULIN
resistance. As much as 80% of all cancers
are "driven by either mutations or environmental factors that work
to enhance or mimic the effect of
INSULIN
on the incipient tumor cells, "
- Lewis
Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center at Harvard Medical School
Minimal alcohol, coffee. These increase
active sympathetic nervous actiivity and block healing/detoxifying parasympathetic
activity, as does sugar.
Foods/Drinks that cause or promote cancer
Trans fats - E.g. margarine, french fries,
most processed food;
Aspartame /sucralose. E.g. Diet Coke, NutraSweet,
Equal;
MSG;
High temperature-processed polyunsaturated oils.
Typical grocery store oils, fried food (E.g.potato chips, tortilla
chips, donuts, french-fries) ;
Foods grown with pesticides/herbicides, genetically modified
or with chemical additives. i.e. not organic,
Milk containing rBGH;
CAFO Meat. Meat from CAFO (Confined
Animal Farming Operation) / "Factory-farmed" animals contain antibiotics,
growth hormones, other drugs,especially concentrated in their fat; CAFO meat often
contains parasites.
Chlorinated water.
Also filter it out of your shower water to avoid breathing the chlorine
fumes during a hot shower;
High-temp cooked meat .
Creates carcinogenic heterocyclic amines;
Foods that overtax the body's energy supplies or distract
the immune system from focusing on removing the cancer cells
Excessive consumption
of nuts, seeds or meat (even if grass-fed and organic).
Too many nuts/seeds or too much meat creates
acidity in the body conducive to cancer well-being; their digestion uses up proteolytic
enzymes need to "decloak" fibrin coating around cancer cells to enable
the immune system to "get at" them.
What you SHOULD eat when dealing with cancer - Make every bite
and gulp count!
Foods that contain nutrients that kill cancer cells, stop the
spread of cancer, or in some other way help fight the cancer
Supercharge the diet
Nourish the body with minerals, enzymes, vitamins, amino
acids, antioxidants. Ideally these should be obtained from food,
otherwise use supplements which are bioavailable. Ensure your diet provides
sufficient alkalizing minerals and include sufficient fiber and water to support
elimination processes;
Include
a WHOLE FOOD Green Drink Supplement. An essential part
of the CANCER TREATMENT CORE
taken 2-3 times /day
Green Drink
Fresh-made soups and stews are a good way to retain vitamins.
Add garlic, mushrooms, onions, herbs, cayenne pepper and Celtic sea
or himalayan salt, mineral-rich root vegetables (E.g. rutabaga, sweet potatoes,
carrots, parsnips, turnips, but not potatoes ), brussel sprouts (cut
in half), cauiflower, cabbage, celery, peas etc
Don't overcook foods.
Steaming is a good way to cook vegetables and still retain vitamins
Fast-spreading
cancers require either:
Brandt Grape Diet
The "O3-Fix" / BUDWIG PROTOCOL
Guidelines
All foods
should be ORGANIC
Varied vegetables
Both
raw and cooked vegetables
Some
daily animal / fish protein
MINIMAL nuts, GRAINS and seeds
Prefer raw milk (from clean source) to pasteurized
milk
Lots of spices and herbs (for their antioxidant and anti-infllamatory
contributions)
Anti-angiogenic foods
Many, if not all, of the foods in this chart prevent
angiogenesis .
This is the formation of new blood vessels as supply lines for cancer cells.
Without these nutrient supply lines cancer cells can not grow or spread.
Dietary Sources of Anti-ANGIOGENIC Foods
Green/Black tea
Red wine
Lavender tea
Strawberries
Bok Choy
Pumpkin
Blackberries
Kale
Sea cucumber
Raspberries
Ginseng
Tuna
Blueberries
Maitake mushroom
Parsley
Oranges
Licorice
Garlic
Grapefruits
Turmeric
Tomato
Lemons
Nutmeg
Olive oil
Apples
Artichokes
Grapeseed oil
Pineapple/Papaya
Brassica (Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts)
Dark chocolate
Cherries
Carrots
Almonds
Red grapes w/seeds & skin
Ginger root
Sprouts
Proteins
Meat, milk and cheese
(preferably
from non-pasteurized milk), and eggs.
ORGANIC, from PASTURED (i.e. grass-fed) animals / birds
But consumed in moderation!
Provide important
nutrients
sulfur- containing
amino acids. Help chelate toxic metals and support liver
detoxification pathways. Also, sulfur -rich vegetables
include cabbage, radish, garlic and onion families.
Provide natural vitamin A and
D
Provide important vitamin B12.
Needed both for producing energy, and also for production of the important
antioxidant
and sleep hormone MELATONIN . If you choose a strict vegetarian diet it is essential that
you supplement vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 -"Energy Vitamin"
Meat should not be
overcooked, nor cooked over high heat (E.g. barbequed).
Of the usual meats,
LAMB is very nutritious, chicken has least nutrients, and pig meat is OFF the menu!
(it carries toxins)
Eggs are best eaten
lightly poached or boiled (with somewhat runny yolks / i.e. don't overcook)
- scrambled is not such a good choice (oxidizes cholesterol, producing
radicals ).
Eating animal protein uses up pancreatic enzymes.
These enzymes are needed to break down fibrin coating around cancer cells, aid immune
system cancer killing agents (interferon, TNF-α), and deal with inflammation.
Not eating protein
after 1pm allows 18 hours free and clear for the pancreatic enzymes to be just working
on breaking down the fibrin coating around cancer cells - and not breaking
down food proteins.
Do NOT eliminate protein
from your diet - pancreatic enzymes themselves are made of amino acids.
Unrefined whey protein
from raw milk of 100% grass-pastured cows offers a good alternative protein source
-free of antibiotics and steroids;
do not use whey protein isolates , which
have a tendency to oxidize (go rancid) and contain unnatural d-form isomers. This
is also one of the best ways to boost levels of the body's primary antioxidant for
protecting the cell cytoplasm, especially if doing a biooxidative therapy - i.e.
glutathione. Glutathione supplementation is not recommended if having chemotherapy,
since it may interefere with treatment.
Quality, cost-effective 5# bag on Amazon:"Raw,
grass-fed whey™ "
Eat wild-caught
(not farmed) fish with fins and scales / NO
shellfish! SImilar to the pig, shellfish and
fish without fins and scales do a great job of cleaning-up the planet, which is
exactly why you don't want to eat them. Wild-caught salmon and trout are good choices.
Other things to mention
Grains, nuts, seeds and legumes
should be used sparingly and also
properly prepared to reduce anti-nutrients .
This is done by traditional methods and usually requires some combination
of sprouting, soaking and/or souring (in the case of grains).
Necessary trace minerals are obtained by using Celtic
sea salt or Himalayan salt
Fiber is best obtained from cooked vegetables
- Also include
2-3 tablespoons ground flax seed. Not only keeps you regular,
but it also supplies some anti-inflammatory ,
energy-increasing
omega-3 fat. Integrate into
the suggested daily Budwig Breakfast Cereal recipe
Foods that build and support the immune
system
- Garlic and onions.
In moderation - as with most things, too many can have detrimental effects
- in this case on the nervous system
- Quality, organic yogurt.
Daily serving containing~20 billion probiotic organisms. To
help choose brand, see:
How to increase body's probiotic presence
-
Foods containing proteolytic enzymes:
pineapple, papaya, sprouts, ginger root, fermented soy, raw foods, nuts/seeds/legumes
(necessary to soak overnight to aid their digestibilityand remove anti-nutrients,
such as phytate and enzyme inhibitors)
How to Boost body's Systemic Proteolytic Enzymes
Broccoli Sprouts
(contain I3C) particularly for
estrogen -sensitive cancers
(reproductive organ cancers, lung cancer) - I3C is a component of brassica vegetables
(E.g. Brussel sprouts, bok choy, broccoli, kale, chard, turnips), but has an especially
high content in broccoli sprouts. You will need to find and grow some organic broccoil
seeds. I3C is far superior to theanti-estrogen
drug Tamoxifen, and actually works independently of
estrogen . I3C is available
as a broccoli sprout extract.
Alkalise Your Diet
Cancer cells cannot thrive in an alkaline
environment
Extracellular fluid (includes blood plasma
and interstitial fluid bathing the outside of cells) should
ideally have a pH of ~ 7.35. If this tends towards a more acidic pH, the
stage is set for initiating cancer. Unfortunately, cancer cells not only thrive
in an acid environment, but their
anaerobic respiration of
glucose produces lactic
acid, which also perpetuates acid conditions conducive to their growth.
Today, diet is probably the main contributor pushing
extracellular fluid levels to be more acidic than ideal. Although
there are other culprits, such as drugs, pollution, turbulent emotions and thoughts,
hectic living, emotional/mental stress, lack of exercise, and trauma.
Which are the alkalizing foods?
Fresh fruit
and raw, lightly steamed and juiced
vegetables are central to alkalizing your diet. Emphasizing
greener vegetables and low/medium glycemic indexed fruit; carrot and green apple
are a favorite and delicious juicing combination;
-
Use an auger-type juicer for juicing. It does not produce enzyme-destroying
heat like that of the centrifuge-types. Good auger-type brands include the Champion,
Green Star, Samson
Alkalizing Beverages
- Sparkling water -provides bicarbonate/alkalinity
- Diluted
lemon juice - made with 1/2 a fresh-squeezed lemon.
- Apple Cider Vinegar
Cocktail. DRINK 1 TABLESPOON ACV with 1 TEASPOON RAW honey (dissolve
in a little warm water) in a glass of water 3 times daily
Some foods are "acid-forming" and some are "alkaline-forming".
When foods are broken down, they leave certain chemical /metallic residues
(sometimes called a noncombustible "ash"), which when combined with body fluids,
yield either acid or alkaline solutions.
- Acid-forming foods,
such as protein, sodas, sugar, grains, caffeine, dairy and processed foods, should
be balanced with alkaline mineral-containing fruits and vegetables.
The general recommendation is
to consume about 75% alkaline-forming foods and 25% acid-forming foods.
- Citrus fruits
(E.g. lemon) and raw apple cider vinegar actually
alkalize the body. TThis is because they contain
alkalizing minerals.
To see which foods have an alkaline effect and which have an acidic effect
on the body:
Acid/Alkaline Foods Charts
To understand more about the importance of maintaining an acid-alkaline
balance in the body:
Body's Acid-Alkaline Balance