Cancer
is a sugar-feeder. You should learn to reduce
your intake of sugar (including grains and refined sugar) by 90% to create a
low sugar environment. Change to low-glycemic index carbohydrates.
Avoid all soda pop, most grains, rice, and potatoes.
Step
2: Oxygenate your body
Cancer cells hate oxygen. They thrive in an anaerobic (oxygen free) environment.
Moderate aerobic exercise is the
best way to get oxygen on board. If you are too weak to exercise, simple deep
breathing is a good start. Other oxygen generating modalities are ozone and
hydrogen peroxide therapy.
Step
3: Avoid Malnutrition
Approximately 40% of all cancer patients die
from malnutrition. It is important to maintain a good diet and nutrition.
Consume healthy fats and plant based proteins to maintain nitrogen balance and
muscle strength without aggravating cancer. The amount of calories we need is
determined by our individual physical activity level. It is easy to consume
calories. The challenge is to get nutritious and not simply empty calories into
our bodies. Stay with organic whole foods,
with plenty of green leafy vegetables, low-glycemic fruits, beans and legumes
for plant-based proteins.
Step
4: Use nutritional supplements
Therapeutic nutritional supplementation is a cornerstone for natural medicine
as our body does not get enough of them from a regular diet. A
"cocktail" of nutrients is needed to:
a. Prevent further mutational damage
b. Enhance mitochondrial function to increase energy production
c. Prevent cancer growth by blocking its spread
d. Enhance immune function to fight existing cancer cell
e. Balance our hormones
Step
5: Balance Your Internal terrain
Probiotics, enzymes, green food, and fibers are
the 4 key pillars to rebalancing your internal milieu and pH. Use these everyday
to ensure smooth bowel transit time, proper absorption of nutrients from the
food you take, and proper balance of good and bad bacteria.
Step
6: Balance your Toxin Load
Hundreds of toxic chemicals are accumulated in our bodies throughout the years.
These include mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium.
Detoxification is a process of cleansing our ecosystem and giving
it a fresh start. The key elements are:
a. To drink plenty of pure filtered water.
There are no better substitutes.
b. To enhance our liver's function,
which is the main detoxification organ, with herbs.
c. To use chelating agents to bind and remove
unwanted metals and minerals.
d. To flood the body with antioxidants with
vegetable juices.
Step
7: Balance Your Hormones
Often misunderstood and under-appreciated, hormones have a lot more to do with
cancer than we think. This is especially so with hormone
related cancers such as breast, ovary, uterus, and prostate cancer.
Maintaining a balanced hormonal profile is a key to well-being and longevity
as our bodies are flooded in a sea of hormones.
Addition
Dietary and Lifestyle Modifications:
Meditation
and stress relaxation
Active participation in a cancer help group
Reduce exposure to estrogen, environmental toxins, electromagnetic field and
microwaves
Avoid coffee, alcohol, tea, milk and all diary products
General
Cancer Nutraceutical Model
When it comes to nutrition as a tool to fight cancer, protocols
do not exist. Each practitioner has, from his or her own experience,
arrived at a general model that has worked well.
Here is a general cancer model that serves as a base for additional components
to be added depending on an individual's specific needs. It
is not a "protocol", as no such protocols exist when it
comes to individualized cancer therapy.
1.
A good foundational formula consisting of the following:
Vitamin A (Antioxidant) - 15,000 I.U. (300% RDA) with no more than
5,000 I.U. in Vitamin A palmitate and the rest in natural mixed beta carotene.
Vitamin C - (Antioxidant) - 1,000 mg (2,000% RDA)
Vitamin E - (Antioxidant) - 300 to 400 I.U. (1,333% RDA) in the form
of water dispersible d-alpha tocopherol (the natural form)
Selenium - (Antioxidant) - 200 mcg (285% RDA) in amino acid complex
forms to enhance absorption.
Magnesium - (Antioxidant) - 300 to 600 mg (125% RDA. The calcium to
magnesium ratio should be between1:1 to 1:2.
Vitamin B9 - (folic acid) - 800 mcg (200% RDA) - a non-toxic nutrient
that protects our chromosome from DNA damage and cancer.
Vitamin B12 - 100 to 1,000 mcg a day
Chromium - 200 mcg (166% RDA)
Zinc - 30 mg (200% RDA)
Calcium - 300-500 mg (30-50% RDA)
Citrus Bioflavonoids - 100 mg
2.
Interstitial matrix and collagen building. This cocktail consists
of ascorbic acid and mineral ascobates, l-lysine, l-proline, and ascobyl
palmitate.
Begin with 1 gram 3 times a day, working up to 3 to 4 grams 3 times a day. The
ultimate goal should be 12 grams of ascobates, 5 grams of lysine, 3 grams of
proline and 200 to 400 mg of ascobyl palmitate. The dosage should be reduced
if diarrhea occurs.
3.
Take whole food nutritional supplementation to modulate the internal
terrain and increase alkalinity. The key nutrients include chlorella, spirulina,
green blue algae, wheat grass, and barley grass. Take 20 to 40 grams of
powered supplements a day.
Add soluble fiber to your diet to ensure optimum detoxification and smooth bowel
movement. Consume at least 10 to 15 grams of soluble fiber supplementation in
addition to a diet rich in raw whole foods.
4.
The following important anti-cancer nutrients may be required depending
on the person:
Co-enzyme Q10 at 100 to 300 mg a day
Niacinamide at 1,000 to 2,000 mg a day
Vitamin E at 400 to 1,200 I.U. may be added
Fish Oil at 3,000 to 5,000 mg a day
Calcium D Glucarate at 200 mg a day
Proteolytic Digestive Enzymes at 2 to 8 tablets three times a day
Quercetin at 1,000 mg to 3,000 mg a day
Beta Carotene at 20,000 to 50,000 IU may be added
Green tea extract (decaffeinated) at 200 mg a day
Pantothenic acid and pantethine mixed at 500 to 1,000 mg a day
Grape Seed Extract at 100 to 200 mg a day
5.
To boost immunity, the following should be considered:
Olive Leaf extract at 500 mg to 2,000 mg a day
Milk Thistle extract (80% minimum) at 150 mg to 300 mg a day
Tumeric extract (95% minimum) at 100 to 200 mg a day
Echinacea extract (4% phenoliocs) at 200 mg a day
Medical mushroom standardized (maitake, agaricus, and shitake) extracts
at 500 mg to 2 grams each per day
Garlic at 500 to 2,000 mg in concentrated form - equivalent to 1,250 mg
garlic bulk or half a clove of fresh garlic a day
Cat's Claw extract at 200 to 1,500 mg a day
Essiac Tea (Essence or Brewed)
6.
Other Natural Therapies
There are also many forms of natural therapies not related to natural compounds
but related to characteristics of the cancerous process. Many of these therapies
are have been extensively used for decades in a clinical setting. Scientific
documentation and double blind studies required by modern medicine are incomplete,
but anecdotal reports from patients point to their validity. Suffice to say
that provided there is no harm, many patients, out of desperation, will attempt
to implement any one or all of these modalities. Many advanced cancer clinics
in Mexico or Western Europe employ these modalities. They are by no means
"quackery". It is fair to say, however, that there is simply not enough
data to pass the high level of scientific scrutiny.
Hyperthermia to Kill Cancer Cells
Bioresonance to Induce Cell Decomposition (lysis)
Magnetic Resonance Water (MRW) to Suppress Cancer Proliferation
Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation (UBI) Therapy
Oxygenating Therapies
Magnetic Therapy
Lymphatic Therapy
Insulin Potentiation Therapy
Zoetron Therapy
Conclusion
Cancer in the adult can partly be viewed as a degenerative process with symptoms
representative of underlying systemic dysfunction. We all have cancer cells
in our bodies. It is only when our body is unable to get rid of the cancer cells
that a disease process takes place.
What are the underlying system dysfunctions?
There are many factors, including emotional, diet, drugs and chemicals, infections,
genetic mutation, and environmental pollutants.
Conventional treatments look at cancer as
a disease state. The natural-oriented doctor views cancer as a set of symptoms
reflecting underlying disease.
The conventional treatment of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy has been
the cornerstone of cancer treatment over the past 50 years. Today, the clinical
success of these treatments has reached a plateau. There is an urgent need to
break though this cure plateau by trying fresh approaches.
In the United States, much controversy has arisen between mainstream and alternative
medicine. The cancer establishment, championed by the American Cancer Society
(ACS) has characterized natural and adjunctive cancer therapies as the works
of quacks preying on desperate and credulous cancer victims, while the proponents
of alternative therapies have depicted established therapies as the "cut,
burn, and poison" therapies of a cynical and profit-driven conspiracy.
Interestingly, this adversary position disappeared
in many European countries like Switzerland, Germany, England, and the Netherlands,
where an open co-existence of natural and conventional medicine in a complementary
setting prospers.
Naturally oriented physicians view natural therapies as a way to complement
conventional therapies and help the patient overcome cancer without toxic side
effects. Perhaps now you should realize that both conventional and alternative
therapies are effective forms of cancer treatment. Today, many natural and
non-toxic modalities are offered in many countries such as Switzerland, Germany,
England, Mexico, and the Netherlands.
Natural treatments co-exist harmoniously with conventional treatments. The results
are excellent. In these countries, natural therapies and mainstream medicine
are both recognized as effective treatments for cancer. However,
in the United States, it is still not very recognized. Many doctors do not recommend
them. The most common reasons are ignorance and rigid medical standards. This
may be the underlying reason as to why United States ranks low, a number 13th
on the longevity scale despite having the most advance medical technology in
the world.
Modern natural medicine approaches cancer therapy by incorporating the use of
antioxidants, lifestyle changes, herbs, and dietary modifications to beat it.
These approaches will also help to prepare the cancer patient's body for conventional
treatments and also help reduce any side effects. The
use of both natural non-toxic therapies and conventional therapies in a logical
and judicious manner makes sense. Neither conventional nor alternative treatment
holds the magic bullet in cancer treatment. Combining the best of both worlds
to beat cancer make the most logical sense for the patient.
Looking into the future, the good news is that less toxic and target specific
chemotherapeutic agents are being developed. are high.
Unfortunately, most cancer patients do not have time to wait. Sometimes, they
are only given a few more months to live. They and their families are desperate
and will look for any modality that offers a promise now.
Practitioners of natural therapies range from lay people with no medical training
to highly trained doctors who have departed from their mainstream practice.
The vast majority are doctors seeking to supplement careful use of conventional
therapies with natural approaches and not to replace them.
Choosing the proper combination and dosage
of these natural compounds is an important key to success. This comes with not
only experience but also an extensive medical knowledge of cancer. It is therefore
highly recommended to consult a nutritionally oriented physician with orthomolecular
oncology experience before you start any self-treatment program.
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