Foods That Feed Cancers
89A Change In Diet Can Save Your Life
Everyone has cancer cells in their body. In standard tests, cancer cells can’t be detected until they’ve multiplied to a few billion. When cancer patients are told there are no more cancer cells in their bodies, it means they’re undetectable because they haven’t multiplied sufficiently for the standard tests to identify them.
Cancer cells occur in everyone from 6 to more than 10 times during a person's lifetime. A strong immune system can destroy cancer cells, preventing formation of tumors. If the immune system is suppressed, which is the case when a person suffers from constipation, or the immune system is overloaded with foreign substances, germs and debris, it can’t detect, fight or destroy the cancer cells.Cancer is an indicator of nutritional deficiencies. The deficiencies can be due to food, lifestyle choices, environmental toxins and genetics. Genetic nutritional deficiencies are usually caused by eating what a person’s parents and relatives have always eaten. This can also be the case when we eat foods the are part of our culture and ethnic upbringing. We can break the chain of genetic nutritional deficiencies by changing our nutritional program. A non-cancer food diet, and supplements, can strengthen the immune system. Cancer feeds on sugar. Highly processed carbohydrates are sugars. Eliminating sugar and refined carbohydrates from the diet cuts off those food supplies to cancer cells. NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc. are made with aspartame and they have been proven to be harmful. All fruits contain sugar, but unless genetically modified or processed they’re in a natural form and the percentage of sugar to fiber, and other natural ingredients, is low. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color and other items, usually some form of aluminum, to make it flow when the humidity is high. A better alternative is sea salt.Milk and milk products cause the body to produce mucus. Cancer feeds on mucus, especially in the colon. Eliminating milk and milk based products helps starve cancer cells. As a professional athlete I found by eliminating cheese, conventional ice cream and other milk products I eliminated the majority of my mucus, exercise induced asthma and difficulty breathing during times of heavy physical demands.An acid environment is friendly to cancer growth. Meat-based diets make the body acidic. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of energy and digestive enzymes. Undigested meat becomes putrefied and leads to toxic buildup. Fish, chicken and turkey cause less blood acidity than beef or pork. All meat, except organically grown, contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites. I tried being totally vegetarian, it didn’t work for me. Now, I eat a very small amount of meat, usually turkey because it contains the best source of protein. Fried foods coat the intestinal tract and disrupt the digestion. Fried foods also have a slow transit time, increasing the likelihood of putrefaction in the colon. Hot flames, like BBQ, when used to cook food, change the molecular structure of the food, particularly meat, and form cancer causing substances, carcinogens. The walls of cancer cells have a tough protein covering. Raw vegetables and fruits contain live enzymes that can dissolve the protein walls of cancer cells. When the protein coating is removed the body's killer cells are able to attack the cancer cells. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).A diet of 80% fresh vegetables, fruit, whole grains, seeds, nuts, and low in processed foods and meat, helps create an alkaline state in the body. The enzymes are absorbed at the cellular level and enhance growth of healthy cells. Coffee, black tea, chocolate, sodas and many sports drinks, are high in caffeine and chemicals. These drinks, when in prepared form, almost always contain large percentages of sugar. Green tea has cancer-fighting properties, but is also high in caffeine. Tap water can contain toxins and heavy metals. Distilled water is acidic. Reverse osmosis is probably the best bet.Some supplements, like vitamin E, help trigger apoptosis, programmed cell death. Apoptosis is the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells. Various other supplements, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and EFAs help strengthen the immune system. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. Anger, unforgiveness, resentment and bitterness cause an acidic body environment. and cause stress in the digestive tract. People with positive outlooks have a higher percentage of cancer survival. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygen rich environment. Exercise and deep breathing help raise oxygen levels at the cellular level. Yoga, T’ai Chi, Qi Gong, when taught correctly, all stress deep breathing and breath control. Oxygen therapy is also used to destroy cancer cells. For more information, read my article on colon and prostate cancer.vote upvote downshareprintflag
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Problem is, this article has been circulating around the internet for years and keeps getting more dramatic with more 'information' added on each time it makes the circuit. It is attributed to John Hoppkins in an effort to bolster it's credibility This is recorded on Snopes.com as a False urban ledgend. If you have cancer, do some real research and dont rely on so called internet experts - I have found at least 15 sites where people are claiming this (verbatim) article as their own. Then there are at least that many that post it and give credit to JH.
Hi Truth Investigator, I never said the research was done by me. I'm a reporter and medical research reader. I beg to differ with you about the verbatim part, maybe you should investigate it further and see where the truth in your statements lie. My youngest son had cancer and after six times, on a downhill slide using conventional medical practices, I insisted he make diet and lifestyle changes. That was 22 years ago, 21-1/2 longer than the medical establishment gave him at his last conventional medical series of treatments. That's not verbatum or truth investigations, that's fact. Sorry, but if something is useful and helpful, it doesn't matter where the information comes from. Have a nice day.
Just curious if you have the diet and lifestyle changes that your son used published anywhere. I would be very interested to read and try them. Thanks.
Dear Mr. Miller, Thank you for the article. I am very interested in trying your diet option. I have been a vegetarian from birth. But I do take dairy and have a pretty stress free life. A tumor formed on my thumb, which was surgically removed. But I want to make sure my immune system takes care of any remaining cells. I have been doing pranayam (yogic brething 1-2 hours everday), and there have been reports that people have been able to cure brain tumors through pranayama.
My question is on dairy and fruits. If I eat organic fruits (apple, banana etc) and drink orgranic milk, do u think it feeds cancer or is that fine?
Thank you
kannon
Hi to BDW, sorry about taking so long to answer. I'm not sure how your message got approved without me answering, but it did. I haven't kept any records from that far back but it was the same basics as written in the above article. Again, sorry it took so long. Larry,
Hello Kannon, sorry I can't help on this one. I'm not a doctor and I can't diagnose or prescribe. If we were to meet in person, I could tell you what I think but I can't do that on the Internet, too much exposure. I hope you understand. Larry
This is a better and more accurate article pertaining to sugar and cancer. There are several elements in the article above that are patently not true. Do your research carefully.
Hi, my research comes from very reliable sources, what about yours?
You people are fucking nuts. How about listing some actual scientific facts rather than perpetuating urban myths with no basis.
Hi doc, believe what you want...your business is related to your beliefs. Vested interest? My son, and others I've known, have made positive changes in their diet, without doctors, and have been in remission for years. I'll soon be seventy and have the vital signs of a healthy twenty year old...that's science as told to me by more than one doctor. Positive changes in diet took a long time, about five years, before they had any real, noticeable effects but now I can do things that others half my age can't. Maybe you should try eating some of those fucking nuts, might help. Thanks for the read.
Hahaha, Larry you're awesome. This pretty much confirms the research I've been doing the last few days. I believe a chunk (if not all) of the medical industry is brainwashed.
Instead of going to the source (the damage we do to ourselves through eating), Dr's treat the symptoms. This is why we are not as successful as we should be in treating/preventing disease.
And thumbs up for snapping right back at Lawrence... what a narrow minded nut!
Hi Michael, thanks for the comment and the read. I hope to have time soon to begin a weekly blog on my www.larryRmiller.com website. My weekly newspaper editor asked why I didn't do a daily blog. There are too many other things to do in life that take precedence over sitting in front of a computer all day. I also write an outdoor adventure column and can't do that while sitting in front of a computer. Check out my larryRmiller website and you'll see links to other articles that are not on Hub Pages. Larry
"the China study" is the best pure science connecting diet to cancer.
The recent research into angiogenesis supports your statements regarding cancer prevention diet. Check this talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/william_li.html?utm_sourc
Thanks for the info on what to avoid.
Larry,
This website is hopeful and informative. It provides enough information for anyone to conduct further studies. The body is a delicate instrument and I believe we cause our cells to become "cancerous" or abnormal by just living on this planet and having processed foods as part of our diets. Lastly, I believe toxic thinking will kill a person, first on the celluar level then lead to death itself. Thank you for your efforts.
tryptophan, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid help cancer. all amino acids. turkey and maybe chicken have tryptophan. between milk and eggs you get all 20 amino acids. be careful what you eat, you may be feeding it. Vit B-6 helps feed it too. Refer to CAAT website.
Larry,
Great informative article.Thank you so much for sharing. I am watching my Father die of cancer and it is very obviously in my genes.I'm 38 Dads 57. My reaction to him was that.Complete change of diet, lifestyle, I make my own soaps,laundry soap, salad dressings.Everything. Its amazing once you cut all that crap out of your life.You never even miss it or crave it.
Hello Larry,
The reason im reading this article is because I transitioned to veganism and believe this is the way to go to avoid most cancers. I was reading the prior old comments and saw what that doctor wrote and it's because hell be out of business if everyone followed this path. I shared this on facebook and only got one negative comment saying it is wrong because she doesnt believe it's that simple.
I have read this piece with some interest, and it seems remarkably similar to a hoax e-mail going around about cancer. see http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cancer-tips-john-hopkin Is this one of your, and I quote, "very reliable sources"?
Let me just review some of the claims. I have done some research. It is not that difficult.
- "Milk and milk products cause the body to produce mucus."
In the scientific study "Milk Consumption Does Not Lead to Mucus Production or Occurrence of Asthma" by Brunello Wüthrich, MD, Alexandra Schmid, Barbara Walther, PhD and Robert Sieber, PhD, this is disproven (hence the title). This article van be found in Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 24, No. 90006. Or just Google it.
- "Cancer is an indicator of nutritional deficiencies."
Only about one third of cancer cases can be attributed to nutritional defeciencies. (Nature Reviews Cancer 2, 694-704 (September 2002) Are vitamin and mineral deficiencies a major cancer risk? Bruce N. Ames1 & Patricia Wakimoto)
- "Eliminating sugar and refined carbohydrates from the diet cuts off those food supplies to cancer cells."
No. "Depriving a cancer patient of sugar has no chance of curing him." (Cancer: A dysmethylation syndrome. M Israël, L Schwartz - 2005[a book about cancer])
Another thing about this last statement. I have recently given a lecture on the metabolic effects of cancer, and I found an interesting article called "Metabolic changes in cancer cachexia" by I. de Blaaw et. al. at the Department of Surgery, Fac II, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
In there it states that "glucose infusions do not suppress endogenous glucose production in advanced cancer patients as observed in healthy controls". In other words, it doesn't matter if you take in sugar or not, your body will still produce glucose. It will just break down lipids and amino acids in stead of "sugar" to do this.
I implore everyone, please do not believe anything you read on any website or e-mail. The articles mentioned above have been peer-reviewed, which means that other specialists have tried and tested the claims made in them. It may take a little while longer to make sure that something is the truth, but I think that it is worth the trouble.
Most of the claims made here are at best partly true. It takes years, decades, to try to understand the human body, and facts like these cannot just be uttered without regard. I have been studying for close to seven years now, and I am still only considered a lowly student by my professors.
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to send me hate-mail. 20765274@student.nwu.ac.za
JD Scheepers
School of Physiology and Nutrition
North-West University
Thank you for this article! It was very informative whether plagiarised.. copied or not. Im thankful for the info and working to incorporate the changes you suggest! Congrats for your son! if you have a response please copy it to sheahood@gmail.com
Dear Humble Physiologist, I've kept track of my personal health quite extensively for many years. I was a professional athlete and found that if I consumed dairy products I was sitting along side the road trying to catch my breath and spitting up mucus while others continued the race. Observing people over many years, I've found that if they have a poor diet..aka nutritional deficiencies... they are more likely to suffer all types diseases, including cancer. Cutting off sugar may not be a cure, as you stated, but eliminating it from the diet may be what most people, not in the medical profession, should be most interested in. It's called prevention. Prevention, when we consider that each of us is an individual and haven't produced in a test tube like most studies, may be just what we need to try in order to draw our own conclusions. Indeed it takes decades to understand the human body and how it works. I've been doing that for quite a few years and at 70 I'm still able to outwork most who are half my age, cycle long distances, race walk in the low 10 minute miles, hike and kayak for days. Find a copy of my book Yol Bolsun May There Be A Road. You may find there are lots of things we can do if we eat right and avoid sugar. Try finding a copy of Sugar Blues, it might make you see things in a different light. Of course, all those things might also make you want to do a career change
Well, I do not think I will change careers anytime soon. You see, if it weren't for the field of Physiology, there would be much less people on Earth. Hmmm... wait, now I am considering that career change.
I said nothing about sugar attributing diseases. I simply responded to tha statement that cutting off sugar starves cancer cells. I also said nothing about age, I did not enquire about your book. I simply pointed out the mistaken assumptions made about things that contribute to cancer, out of a purely scientific point of view.
In your first almighty post there is nothing at all about preventing cancer that anyone would find useful. That was all I responded to.
May your subjects pray to you all day, Your Almighty Cancer Awareness Person.
A healthy diet is the key for a healthy body. Now days almost all diseases are food related, your diet is your health. You need to loose weight, and maintain a balanced diet, it is the only way to prevent diseases and to avoid complications. Eating healthy means, eating raw fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, no red meat and no simple carbohydrates. You want to feel better, eat better. Add to that Herbalife products and you will avoid complications and even cure yourself. http://www.3sdiet.com
Dear Humble physiologist, sorry it took so long but I've been very busy. I wonder if you've ever heard the phrase "cytokine storm", know what it is, what its cause is, what aggravates it (like certain foods) and some of the other problems it can cause, like death and possibly cancer.
nearly eight years ago I was told I had prostate cancer and if I didn't do something soon, I would be dead in two to five years.I did not do what the doctors wanted me to do. I changed my diet, got off sugar,lost about 50 lbs. I have found a natural sugar that takes place of the refined white sugar.Looks and taste like sugar but is doctor recomended. It is xylitol. I make all my sweets ,use on cereal,in my green tea, sweeten chocolate with Xylitol.
If I cut milk out of my diet, can I supplement it with Almond milk or soy milk or should I eliminate this completely
I don't eat dairy because of the problems with congestion. Mucus buildup in the intestinal tract has been connected with a higher incidence of certain cancers. We make almond and walnut nut milk. We use one cup almonds or walnuts to four cups of water and blend in a blender. You can make it richer or thinner to suit your taste. Another good recipe I like is: take bananas and break or chop them into small sections. You can use cheaper on sale over-ripe bananas. Freeze them in a ziplock bag. When you desire ice cream, combine some frozen bananas, a dash of vanilla and your nut milk in a blender and blend until the desired consistency. You'll have to experiment with banana to nut milk proportions to get the taste and consistency you want. No other sugars or sweeteners are required.
Cancer seems to grow slowly in a highly acid environment (because the acids cause it to partially destroy itself) and may actually grow more quickly as your body becomes more alkaline prior to reaching the healthy pH slightly above 7.4 where the cancer becomes dormant. Therefore it is important to get pH above 7.4 quickly. Once one has achieved a pH above 7.4, it is useful to monitor saliva pH regularly to ensure that the body remains sufficiently alkaline.
"The therapeutic treatment of bicarbonate salts can be administered orally, through aerosol, intravenously and through catheter for direct targeting of tumors
so just take Sodium bicarbonate 3 dollers down the shops
this helps your pH level back to 7.4 you can get a ph tester from you pet shop 10 or less dollers start with one tea spoon a day but dont take if your ph level is ok
Just a question if the comment above about sugar is suppose to be untrue by the medical profession then why when you have a PET scan does the medical profession inject us with glucose (a form of sugar) into our body for the cancer cells to uptake it so they can see it on the scans?
First of all we all know sugar is not natural especially the refined sugar. If you switch to xylotal that is a natural occurring sugar that is processed in ones body so there are no dangers of affecting or causing cancer.Nobody knows the exact cause of cancer at the present time unless it is genetic but once you have it there is nothing you can really do as far as diet is concerned. If you are predisposed to getting it there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it.
Aussie,
I think you answered your own question: glucose is injected so the docs can see the cancer cells on the scan. This also demonstrates cancer cells' love for sugar.
Carlanda,
Actually, to believe that sugar is not natural is ridiculous. Even refined sugar is "natural." Sugar is a naturally occurring substance in our food. Refined sugar occurs when mankind takes sugar out of a food, leaving everything else beneficial behind.
A great article, but flawed in many ways. Assertions and leaps in logic that make an attrative intuitive kind of sense, but no sources. While much of what is said is certainlt truthful and helpful (i.e. importance of nutrition and exercise) many of the conclusions made are not supported by evidence. Caner does not "feed" on anything in the active sense; the nutrients that supply cancer cells are the same nutrients that supplly the rest of your body. Cancer does not have a protien barrier, it has protiens (antigens) that express in the cellular membrane, just like every other cell. Your body regulates acid/base balence and unless you have a repiratory or metabolic abnormailty that causes acidosis (like high ketones in diabetics) you're not going to create an Acid Environment, but fluxtuations can occur. Sorry, much of what is here is well intended and great advice. Just be mindfull of conclusion drawn from empirical evidence instead of clinical trial or experimentation. It is truely fortunate that the author's son had such a great development with his health. More continued good health to them both!
to you humble metabolic physiologist, so meaning we can eat anything coz thiers no such food that can harm our health. and if a person will acquire a disease or cancer. he or she will just wait until he/she dies? you just talk too much. your not helping anything. if you will have a cancer let me see if you will not do anything in order to live or survive! youre screen name doesn't suits you. better change it to " boasful.
JamesRay 4 years ago
This is a great hub. I am a cancer survivor. I am currently in remission from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and I gotta tell you, this article has been among the most helpful things that I have read linking poor nutrition to cancer cell multiplication in the body. Thanks for the Hub.