I completely disagree with the author of this article. Chemo is a barbaric, ineffective way to treat Cancer. Check out The Kushi Institute and/or The Gerson Institute they both treat Cancer and healing in a holistic manner. They have a very high rate of success even with patients in the later stages of Cancer.

More patients die from Chemo than they die of Cancer. Chemo not only kills Cancer cells, it kills healthy cells as well. Patients have to build up their immune system to fight the adverse effects of the Chemo. And often Chemo compromises the immune system and creates other serious health issues for the patient.

Many studies clearly demonstrate that patients that use alternative modalities (No Chemo) have a much higher success rate and a better quality of life.

Check out the following books: An Oasis of Healing by Dr. Lodi, MD, A Cancer Therapy by Max Gerson and/or The China Study by T. Colin Cambell and/or The Cancer Prevention diet by Michio Kushi and/or Recovery from Cancer by Elaine Nussbaum.

I have recently been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. I am 68 years old and generally healthy. I have decided to use at many alternative methods before allowing them to cut, burn or poison my body. I have a great surgeon lined up if my tumor grows…but at this point I believe it is possible for my body, mind and spirit to restore my health. I have dramatically altered my diet (organics, fish, supplements) and am reading every book that describes a mind/body cure. I love Louise Hay’s film, You Can Heal Your Life and also watched Dr. Lorraine Day’s video called, Cancer Doesn’t Scare me Anymore. I feel confident that I can restore my health..and I know there is some risk involved. But this is what I know is right for me.

No chemotherapy protocol can beat these
Nutritional Strategies for Managing Cancer Protocol

DETOXIFICATION:
Take digestive enzymes on an empty stomach to get a systemic effect. In order to clear the fibrous shell around cancer cells, take digestive enzymes on an empty stomach with water. Wait at least one half hour to eat.

Digestive enzymes can also be taken at the beginning of meals to improve digestion, but for dissolving cancer cell membranes take any kind of digestive enzymes on an empty stomach daily at bedtime or early morning.

Use serapeptidase enzyme to clear mucus, thick body fluids or any fibrous accumulation in the lungs or lymphatic system. Use natokinase or lumbrokinase enzymes to clear fibrous accumulation that is angiogenic in the blood vessels.

Any enzyme product will have a systemic beneficial effect when taken on an empty stomach.

Live foods such as uncooked, raw vegetables, fruits and raw nuts and seeds provide enzymes.

Ascorbate VitaminC:

Buffered Vitamin C clears out toxins by binding toxic metals and toxic chemicals that have been stored in the body, and then flushes them out through the bowels. Use an ascorbate flush protocol once weekly as a detoxification strategy, or at least one time to determine your personal daily needs.

To calculate the optimum amount of VitaminC for your daily needs take 1000mg of buffered Vitamin C every 15 minutes until you get diarrhea. Your daily optimum requirement will be 1000mg less than the total amount needed to cause the flush. For example, if you required 5000mg to achieve the flush then 4000mg is your optimal amount. Once you determine your optimal amount take half in the AM and take the other half in the PM.

Ascorbate is of benefit in cancer because it facilitates apoptosis, also called programmed cell death which is the bursting and death of cancer cells.

CoenzymeQ10:
Cancer cells have a tough, fibrous shell which prevents oxygen from entering the cell. Cancer cells thrive in this anaerobic environment. CoenzymeQ10 increases the amount of oxygen inside all cells. Cancer cells cannot grow in an aerobic environment. Dosage of CoQ-10 varies according to individual needs. Symptoms of CoenzymeQ10 deficiency are bleeding gums and muscle fatigue.

Beware that if you take prescription or over the counter medications that inhibit the body’s production of CoenzymeQ10 you are more at risk of growing cancer cells.
Drugs that interfere with CoenzymeQ10 production are:
Blood pressure beta blockers
Cholesterol lowering meds and statins
Diabetes medications
Diuretics or water pills
Psychotropic meds

Acebutolol Mesoridazine
Acetohexamide Metformin
Advicor Methyclothiazide
Amitriptyline Methyldopa
Amiloride Metolazone
Amoxapine Metoprolol
Atenolol Nadolol
Atorvastatin Nortriptyline
Benzthiazide Pindolol
Cervistatin Perphenazine
Chlorthiazide Polythiazide
Chlorpromazine Pravastatin
Clomipramine Prochlorperazine
Clonidine Promazine
Desipramine Promethazine
Doxepin Propranolol
Enoxacin Protriptyline
Femopibrate Quinethazone
Fluphenazine Satolol
Fluvastatin Simvastatin
Gemfibrazole Timolol
Glimepriride Thiethylperazine
Haloperidol Thioridazine
Hydralazine Tolazamide
Hydrochlorothiazide Tolbutamide
Hydroflumethiazide Trichlorethiazide
Imipramine Trifluperine
Indapamide Trimipramine
Lovastatin

Prochlorperazine used as an antiemetic during chemotherapy actually shuts down production of coenzyme Q10 and ATP production.

Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids:
The outer surface of every cell is composed of fat. Omega-3 fish oils supplies the substance that make the skin of every cell. This supple, flexible cell membrane creates permeability in cells allowing for elimination of wastes and improves intake of nutrients. It also enables cells to spontaneously produce anti-inflammatory eicosanoid hormones which decrease pain and inflammation. Omega-3 EFAs also serve to stabilize normal cell growth and limit chaotic overgrowth of cancer cells.

Symptoms of Omega-3 deficiency are dry eyes, dry hair and dry skin, constipation, insomnia, insulin resistance.

According to Dr. Barry Sears of the popular Zone Diet, dosage recommendations for Omega-3 EFAs are a minimum of 4000mg daily taken with fatty foods such as nuts, seeds, olives, avocados or during/after a meal for everyone. Individuals with cancer have higher needs than healthy people.

Omega-3 EFAs 4000 mg can be consumed every 3 to 4 hours if needed to control any physical pain, swelling, or inflammation.

B Vitamins:

B vitamins are necessary for normal cell growth and production of healthy DNA.

Beware of medications that inhibit absorption of B vitamins in the gastro-intestinal tract.
Examples include Acid-blockers like

H2 receptor antagonists Cimetadine, Tagamet, Nizatidine, Axid, Zantac, Ranitidine, Pepcid, Famotidine

Proton Pump Inhibitors Prilosec, Omeprazole, Prevacid, Lansoprazole, Nexium,esomeprazole, Protonix, Aciphex.

They inhibit production of intrinsic factor, necessary for B12 absorption, while inhibiting acid production in parietal cells.

Metformin, which is used for Diabetes and Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome inhibits intestinal absorption of Vitamin B12 and folic acid.

If you take medications that inhibit the absorption of B vitamins in the digestive tract, take a B complex supplement that is absorbed through a different route of administration, such as a sublingual tablet lozenge that dissolves under the tongue and is absorbed directly into the glands into the blood stream bypassing the GI tract, or topical patches, inhaled Vitamin B12 or folic and B12 injections.

Antioxidants:

Antioxidants prevent aging of cells, slow cell growth and revitalize the body.
These include:
Fresh, live raw organic fruits and vegetables
Vitamin E mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols
Vitamin C ascorbate buffered with magnesium
Selenium
Carotenoids
Glutathione
Etc

Vitamin D:
Symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency include osteoporosis or loss of bone in teeth above the gums, high blood pressure, diabetes, insulin resistance, the flu, cancer. Get a lab test to determine if you need to supplement with Vitamin D3. Take in sunlight directly on your skin in order to produce Vitamin D yourself.

Alkalizing the body:

The body is more susceptible to growing cancer cells in an acid environment. Diet recommendations include supplementing with minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc. Remember to balance calcium intake with magnesium supplements (for extensive information on magnesium deficiency caused by excessive calcium intake and on the pathophysiology of magnesium deficiency see http://www.MGwater.com.) Symptom of magnesium deficiency is foul body odor.

Eat balanced meals and make sure that at least 50% of your diet is vegetables.

All meat, chicken, fish, dairy products, and grains are acid forming foods.

Vegetables are alkalinizing, they provide antioxidants and low glycemic vegetables and they stabilize blood sugar, insulin and cortisol production which influences immune function.

Water intake:

Adequate hydration is necessary to process waste products that are being eliminated when using this detoxification protocol. Water enables expectoration and bowel movements. Dehydration may actually be a cause of headache. Other liquids such as juices are a source of carbohydrates and should be considered part of balanced meals. Water is a free beverage unlike other beverages and is necessary for homeostasis, circulation and to prevent muscle atrophy. Exercise and movement is important to facilitate detoxification through the lymphatic system which releases through the sweat glands, bowel movements, urination and breathing.

Mind & Body Support:

Increase stress management and relaxation techniques.
Gather social and family support.
Utilize techniques that help you relax, feel better and stay positive such as yoga, bio-feedback, chiropractic visits, massage therapy, positive affirmations, visualization.
Want to live and ask the Creator to give you a complete recovery; and believe that He will send the recovery through your work in detoxifying physically and mentally, and by rebuilding yourself.

Nutrients Specific for Breast Cancer:

Excess estrogen may be produced or there is an imbalance in the forms of estrogen present in the body.

Avoid commercially processed meat meaning if the cows ate food with pesticides their fat is higher in toxins and omega 6 fats which compete with omega 3.
Eat organic grass fed meat, chicken and eggs to reduce consumption of hormones, or pesticides which are xenobiotics and hormone mimickers.

Supplement with indole carbinol or DIM, an antiestrogen supplement manufactured from cruciferous vegetables.
Eat lots of cabbage, and cruciferous vegetables and any plant of the mustard family.

Increase in estrogen decreases copper excretion via the liver and gallbladder. If there is increased copper, then zinc is decreased. Decreased zinc will decrease progesterone levels.

Symptoms of increased copper are prolonged heavy menstrual flow, low thyroid function, low adrenal hormone production. Copper toxicity is seen in deficiency of Vitamin C, Vitamin A, B6, B3, B5, zinc and iron.

Symptoms of decreased zinc are white spots on nails, stretch marks (relative deficiency produces white or silver stretch marks, absolute zinc deficiency produces red or purple stretch marks) frontal headaches, fatigue, emotional volatility, constipation, weight gain, increased blood insulin levels, less storage of insulin, hypoglycemia and food cravings.

Bio
Rivka Freeman, RPh, CCN is a Nutrition Therapy Coach for 14 years. She has a B.S. in Pharmacy and works as a NYS Registered Pharmacist for 25 years as well. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and Diabetes Educator with ongoing accredited continuing education in nutrition and pharmacy. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her three children, ages 24, 17 and 15. She had a left mastectomy for breast cancer 23 years. In January of 2002 and December of 2002 she got rid of breast cancer tumors in her right breast by using this protocol.

Pauline,

If Kushi’s methods are so wonderful, why did his wife die of cervical cancer? BTW, she was also part of the Kushi Institute from what I’ve read…..

I am a breast cancer surviver and very grateful for the Chemo & radiation, although hard to go through, but for me it was the right decision.

I opted out of radiation and chemo after my surgery for small breast cancer. I changed my eating habits, take supplemental vitamin D3, and get my levels checked by my primary care Dr. I take AHCC FAITHFULLY every day. I believe cancer is systemic, thus changing my eating habits so my body is not acidic. AHCC helps you have more T cells, which scavenge cancer cells. At my last checkup (I only get MRI’s no more mammograms) my doctor aked me what I was doing, he said “you’ll never get cancer again”.

I believe standard cancer treatment kills your immune system. I have tried to pump mine up. So far, so good. When you really do your research, you realize you have to take control of your own life and go to organic foods, less meats, and eliminate stress.