Major studies have shown that the basic foundation for healing starts with diet. Eating healthy nutrient-rich plant-based natural foods and avoiding highly-processed low-nutrient foods has been proven to prevent and even reverse diseases, including cancer. However, we don’t think that people can casually switch to a vegetarian diet and expect results when trying to heal cancer. We believe that you need to select one of the leading cancer-healing programs that has a track record with testimonials from people you can contact.
Well-known cancer-healing diets such as Gerson, Budwig, Living Foods, and others all use fresh fruits and vegetables as well as juices to heal thousands of cancer patients dating back to the 1950s. Usually, there is a way also to detox the body. Both the Gerson and Budwig plans are discussed on Yahoo health groups and you can communicate personally with some who have healed by following these programs and nothing else.
Find the Budwig Protocol at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaxSeedOil2/?yguid=108474375. In this group are over 60 testimonials for healing from 18 different types of cancer. Also, you will find the protocol explained for you. Two books by Dr. Budwig are on Amazon. This diet works within weeks for many people – even terminal patients.
The Gerson group is at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GersonTherapy/?yguid=108474375.
There are over 200 healed cancer survivors from the Gerson Therapy who will talk with you by phone. The Gerson Therapy Book is on Amazon, also.
The Living Foods diet including wheatgrass juice was strictly followed by a friend of ours who overcame lymphoma with it. The lumps on her neck disappeared within weeks! That was eight years ago and she still follows it exactly. She also has a reverse osmosis water filter. She went to an institute to learn how to eat and detox according to the plan. The following website has a phone number for the national organization at the bottom of the page that tells another cancer patient’s story with Living Foods. http://www.livingfoodsinstitute.com/article6.htm
When people say they tried alternatives and didn’t find benefit, we wonder what they tried. One person said that she took supplements and herbs and ate some flaxseed oil and cottage cheese. I don’t think one can simply put together a few things and expect it to heal cancer. Why not learn a protocol that you know has worked for hundreds or thousands of cancer patients? Then you know you are giving a successful alternative method a chance. Simply creating one’s own plan seems too risky when in a life-or-death situation.
Recent studies support the healing effects of the foods in the cancer healing diets above.
The following reports, covering many major scientific studies as well as cultures of people over a period of many years, all come to the same conclusion: to prevent many diseases – Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Arthritis, we need to eat a plant-based diet with less than 10% of foods from animal flesh. And, we need to avoid unheathy fats (saturated fats & margarine) and refined carbohydrates (white flour, sugar & junk food). This is a start—eating in a healthy way.
Here are some excerpts of the information:
1) REPORT FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2003/pr27/en/
“The Western lifestyle is characterized by a highly caloric diet,
rich in fat, refined carbohydrates and animal protein, combined with
low physical activity, resulting in an overall energy imbalance. It
is associated with a multitude of disease conditions, including
obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arterial hypertension and
cancer.
“Epidemiological studies indicate that the frequent consumption(1 LB
A DAY) of FRUITS AND VEGETABLES may reduce the risk of developing
cancers of epithelial origin, including carcinomas of the pharynx,
larynx, lung, oesophagus, stomach, colon and cervix.
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2) “THE CHINA STUDY” BY CORNELL UNIVERSITY, CHINA UNIVERSTIY OF 6500
PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY VILLIAGES OF CHINA WHERE A WESTERN STYLE DIET
HAD NOT ENTERED THE CULTURE:
http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/reports/campbell_china1.html
“…. the main nutritional conclusion from this study is the finding
that THE GREATER THE CONSUMPTION OF A VARIETY OF GOOD QUALITY PLANT-
BASED FOODS, THE LOWER THE RISK OF THOSE DISEASES WHICH ARE COMMONLY
FOUND IN WESTERN COUNTRIES (eg., CANCERS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES,
DIABETES). Based on these and other data, we hypothesize that 80-90%
of all such diseases could be prevented before about age 90 years.”
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3) “THE HARVARD HEALTH LETTER” ON VARIOUS RESEARCH STUDIES DONE AT
UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE U.S. & QUOTING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1585/is_n6_v20/ai_16816262
GREEN REVOLUTION – CANCER-FIGHTING FOODS
Harvard Health Letter, April, 1995 by Kristine Napier
“There’s an explosion of compelling and consistent data associating
DIETS RICH IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH A LOWER CANCER RISK,” said
epidemiologist Tim Byers, who studies the relationship between diet
and chronic disease at the CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL and PREVENTION
in Atlanta. …. All in all, at least 200 epidemiologic studies from around the world have found a link between a plant-rich diet and a lower risk for many types of tumors.
“This powerful epidemiological evidence is being bolstered by newer laboratory studies showing how functional components interfere with carcinogenesis. “THESE [PLANT]COMPOUNDS SEEM TO INTERACT WITH EVERY STEP IN THE CANCER PROCESS, MOSTLY SLOWING, STOPPING, or REVERSING THEM,” Dr. Potter said.