Cognizance

By : Roopali Shishulkar

Everybody who wants to win apparently invincible battle of Cancer should know some trivial but important secretes which cannot only prevent but fights and controls the cancerous cell from growing in body. Here are some dieting tips, which can be very helpful.

What to Eat

After detection of any kind or any stage of cancer, a patient has to be very much careful regarding his diet. What he should eat can convert his battle into a win-win situation.

Apricot seed- These seeds are highest source of laetrile (also called nitriloside or amygdalin), an anti cancer agent. A component that is considered as not only killer of cancerous cell but it helps in growing new tissues.

Fenugreek seed- These seeds are highly antioxidant and help to prevent cancer.

Aloe Vera- contains the active immune stimulant ace mannan

Wheat germ (Wheat Grass) juice- it can lower cholesterol, fights cancer especially colon cancer, it can prevents constipation and it can improver digestion. In addition to protects heart disease and can help stop strokes. It is rich in protein, fiber, polyunsaturated fat, vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin B17- It is found in most all fruit seeds such as the apple, peach, cherry, orange, nectarine and apricot. Some beans and grasses such as wheat grass contains it.

Turmeric- Turmeric has countless medicinal values. It is highly anti cancerous, anti oxidant, anti-inflammatory as well as anti bacterial. It suppresses tumor growth, controls high blood pressure, and prevents diabetic and arthritis.

Green Tea- Green tea reduces tumor and detoxifying the body.

Garlic – It blocks tumor nourishment and thus helps in reducing its size.

Vitamin C-Lemon or other Vitamin C rich food helps in building tissues and helps in better absorption of calcium and minerals.

Protein- Protein should be in the form of seeds and nuts. Almonds are good source of protein so are Sesame and Sunflower seeds. Chew them properly. Almonds are good source of laetrile too (but not as high as Apricot seeds).

Ginger Extract- It discourages tumor growth and helps in recovery.

Cruciferous vegetables-This family of vegetables includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower. Of them, broccoli has been found to be the best. Scientist of University of Minnesota and Johns Hopkins proved that the active ingredient, called indoles, found in these vegetables had helped a 90 percent reduction in cancer rates.

Juice - Use lemon, orange, grape, carrot, beet, and apple juice daily. All juices should be fresh, with no sugar added. Do not mix the juices.

Red beet juice (from roots and very little if any from tops) and juice from carrots, celery, grapes, and other darker vegetables and fruits, such as black cherries, black currants, etc helps in cleaning the system and rebuild it.

Eat soaked figs, prunes and raisins in good quantity.

Take potassium rich food.

Iodine protect against breast cancer. Eggplant (brinjal) is a good source of it.

Eat food which, includes dried apricots, asparagus, pearled barley, dried navy beans, fresh lima beans, raw beets, sprouted seed with no salt, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, caraway seed, cauliflower, celery seed, small leaves of chard, dark raw cherries, dandelion greens, dill seed, endive, unsulphured figs (dried or raw), garlic, concord or emperor grapes, grapefruit, fresh horseradish, fresh lemons, lentils, fresh limes, nectarines, okra, onions, oranges, fresh parsley, dried or raw peaches, Bartlett pears, dry or fresh peas, persimmons, raw pineapple (never canned), raw plums, dried or raw prunes, raw quinces, raisins, wild or brown rice, sage, rolled oats, spinach, squash (acorn, Hubbard, yellow summer), tangerines, raw tapioca, raw turnip leaves, and watermelon.

Best cancer fighting foods

1. All red, orange and yellow fruits and vegetables. These are carotene rich.
2. Garlic, onions, broccoli, wheat germ, sea greens, leafy vegetables, chili peppers, grapes, berries, and carrots are antioxidant rich to fight free radicals.
3. Steamed cruciferous vegetables, broccoli, sprouts, cabbage cauliflower, kale potatoes, corn, hibiscus tea and brown rice. These are protease inhibitors.
4. Whole grains, apples, fruits, and vegetables are great high fiber foods.
5. Fish, flax oil, walnuts, and berries are high lignan foods.

What not to Eat

Eliminate fats, salted foods, fried foods, smoked foods, pickles, soft drinks, caffeine, alcohol, chocolate, and all processed, fried, and junk foods from the diet.

1. Meat - Avoid meat in all form. It is dead matter, low in mineral and produces uric acid in excess which is a waste product. It is considered as if amount of animal protein particularly meat is high in body chances of cancer is more.

Nations and groups, which consume less meat, have less cancer. Hospital records show that Seventh-day Adventists, who eat little or no meat, suffer far less from cancer than the average meat-eating American. Dr. Willard J. Visek, research scientist at Cornell University, stated that the high protein diet of Americans is linked to the high incidence of cancer in the U.S.
Never eat luncheon meat, hot dogs, or smoked or cured meats.

2 Sugar - Devitalized, processed and sugared food is as dangerous as non vegetarian food. Cancerous tumors require sugar in order to grow. Older women who use generous amounts of sugar are much more likely to contract breast cancer. Do not use any cane sugar products, such as cake, pie, jelly, ice cream, candy, etc. Even Artificial sweeteners are cancer-causing drugs.

3. Dairy Product- Milk and milk products are harmful, so they should be avoided. Milk contains a growth hormone essential for growth of calves, which also stimulates tumor to grow. So milk product should not be consumed.

Do not eat animal protein. Restrict consumption of dairy products.

4. A high-fat diet - dramatically increases the occurrence of colon, breast, endometrium, and ovarian cancer, as compared with a low-fat diet. Eating a lot of fat encourages the development of cancer in both men and women. Colon cancer is more likely to occur in men.
Rancid oils and heavy protein diets thicken the blood, and weaken its ability to transport food and oxygen to the cells.

One striking fact is that cancer cell does not need oxygen to grow. Rancid oils and fats decreases oxygenation thus weakens normal cells and strengthen cancerous one.

Heated fats (animal or vegetable), when heated to a high temperature, become carcinogenic. Never fry food, never eat fried food. Instead add no oil to your cooking, but place measured amounts on your food after it is served at the table. In this way, you will be better able to control your oil intake

5. Pea Nut or ground nut - Do not eat more than 2 diets of protein in a day as Pancreatic Enzymes needs time to concentrate on digestion of cancer cell beside than protein.

6. Coffee - Oil in coffee seeds turns into rancid when heated, for the very reason does not drink coffee at all.

7. Do not take supplemental iron tablets. The body tries to withhold iron from cancer cells, because the inorganic iron helps the cancer grow.

Limit

1. Soy- limit but do not eliminate soy product

2. Modern food processing, canning, and cooking destroy enzymes vital to digestion and body needs. When food is heated to 106o F., some of these enzymes are damaged; many are destroyed when 120o F. is reached. Try to keep foods, which have been subjected to heat, to below 25% of the diet. Too much cooked foods throw an extra burden on the pancreas. It must try to produce additional enzymes to detoxify that cooked food, which tries to produce a normal output of the same enzymes used throughout the body to destroy cancer cells.

3. Some natural-remedy cancer therapists say never use tomatoes at all, if you have cancer. Others say that those with cancer can eat tomatoes by themselves, not with other foods. Some say it is all right to make a meal of them if you wish—eaten alone. Some say they can be eaten with fresh-baked zwieback (bread which has then been toasted in the oven until it is hard and chewy). Probably the best decision is avoid tomatoes entirely if you have a malignancy.


KEEP IN MIND

1. Fruit juices are best taken in the morning and vegetable juices in the afternoon and evening.

2. Other than juices, a small amount of blackstrap molasses, pure maple syrup, or honey can act as a natural sweetener in place of sugar.

3. Use Whole Wheat in place of White Wheat.

4. Prefer raw fruit and vegetables as first choice, then comes lightly cooked or steamed. Salt-free frozen are next. Last preference should be salt-free canned food; but such food should only be used if the first three choices are not available.

5. Vitamins A, C, E and beta-carotene reduce the risk of cancer by radiation and chemical carcinogen exposure.

6. Vitamins A, D and E inhibit oncogenes activity.

7. Eat food which is high in iodine and potassium, low in sodium, protein, and fat.