Cancer Fighting Foods
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JOHNS HOPKINS’ PRESCRIPTION FOR STARVING CANCER CELLS
Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means that the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they are below the detectable size.
Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person’s lifetime. When the person’s immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumours. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic and environmental factors. Most of the cases of cancer are linked to environmental causes and can be prevented. The environmental includes both lifestyle factors such as diet, tobacco and alcohol; radiation, infectious agents and substances in the air, water and soil.
An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding them with the foods they need to multiply. What cancer cells feed on:
Sugar — It is a cancer feeder. Sugar substitutes like “nutrasweet”, “equal spoonful” are made with “aspartame” which is harmful. A better natural substitute would be honey or molasses but only in very small amounts.
Milk — It causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk, cancer cells can be starved.
Acidic Food — Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and difficult to digest as it requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrified and leads to toxic buildup. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and to destroy them. It is best to eat fish and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones, pesticides and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and their juices, wholegrains, nuts and seeds, and a little fruit help put the body in its natural alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh raw vegetables and their juices 2-3 times a day provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. Remember that enzymes are destroyed at 40 degrees centigrade.
Coffee, Black Tea and Chocolate — Avoid these as they have high caffeine levels. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties.
Distilled Water — Avoid distilled water as it is acidic. Best to drink purified or filtered water to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water.
Anger, Bitterness and Unforgiveness — Cancer is a disease of the mind, body and spirit. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
