Cancer

Cancer

Foods to Eat More Of:

Fruits: Apples, apricots, berries, clementines, figs, grapefruit, grapes, kiwi, lemons, limes, mangoes, oranges, papaya, peaches, pineapple, tangerines, tomatoes, watermelon
Vegetables: Artichokes, arugula, asparagus, beets (including the green tops), bok choy, broccoli (especially young sprouts), Brussels sprouts, cabbage (especially savoy), carrots, cauliflower, collard greens, eggplant, kale, mustard greens, onions, parsnips, peppers, radishes, romaine lettuce, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, watercress
Basil, garlic, ginger, horseradish, mustard, parsley, sauerkraut, turmeric, caraway
Cumin (especially for tobacco-induced carcinogens)
Green tea, olive oil, mushrooms (especially maitake & shiitake)
Fatty fish (especially salmon & tuna), flax seed, beans, peanuts, peas, soybeans, walnuts, pumpkin & sunflower seeds, whole grains, soy products, yogurt
Some nutritionists recommend the following food ratio's in your weekly diet: Fat=less than 20%; Fish=5%; Soy=15%; Whole Grains=30-40%; Remaining % should be filled with fruits & vegetables listed above.

Foods to Avoid or Minimize:

Alcohol, artificial sweeteners, processed foods, soda
Red meat, dairy products (except yogurt)
Excessive salt
Pickled foods & fried foods

Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.

Frankincense, helichrysum, rose, melrose, clove, sage, lemon, orange, white balsam fir, white fir (on location, diffuse, heart, feet & stomach, throat, spine)
For Prostrate Cancer: anise, frankincense, yarrow, sage, fennel (on posterior scrotum, ankles, low back, bottom of feet)
For Tumors: clove, frankincense, orange, lemon (on location, bottom of feet, add to food)
For Uterine Cancer: frankincense, cedarwood, geranium, lemon, myrrh, rose (lower abdomen, lower back, bottom of feet, ankles). Also add drops of orange & lemon to food throughout the day
For Breast Cancer: Carrot, clary sage, clove, frankincense, geranium, lavender, lemongrass, roman chamomile (on location)
For Cervical Cancer: Benzoin, carrot, frankincense, geranium, lavender, lemon, myrrh (massage, on hips/lower abdomen/lower back, in baths)
For Radiation burns: Chamomile, lavender, yarrow (diluted in a carrier oil, on location)
For Lung Cancer: Frankincense, lavender

Natural/Herbal:
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Ashwagandha, Astragalus, basil, bloodroot, burdock root, calendula, catnip, cayenne, chickweed, echinacea, garlic, ginger, licorice, mustard, noni, parsley, pau d'arco, red clover flower, rosemary, sage, turmeric
For nausea: try ginger tea (with food)
For skin cancer and radiation burns: Aloe (fresh from the leaf).
The 100-year old Hoxsey herbal compound - a blend of pokeweed, burdock root, buckthorn and other plants that is sold by herbalists - is among the oldest and most debated alternative therapies in the US.
Pour 1 quart water over 1 cup blood root, 2 cups clover blossoms and 1 Tablespoon ginger. Boil down to 1 pint. Strain and add 1 pint of good whiskey. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times daily.
Drink pure apple cider vinegar.
Dissolve 3 teaspoons of turmeric in very hot milk along with a pinch of black pepper. Let it cool slightly and drink daily.
Green tea
Ginseng has been known to help with radiation and chemotherapy support (do not take for longer than 4 weeks).
Valerian has been used for it's anti-tumor properties

Yoga Therapy:

Yoga for Cancer Patients (16 minutes - Chaz Rough)
Anti-cancer Yoga Routine: Cellular Reboot (35 minutes - Yogea Yoga)
Yoga for Cancer - Deal with the effects of Chemo! (11 minutes - Sighle McDonnell)

Supplements & Homeopathic:

Vitamin A: 50,000 IU daily for 1 month, then 25,000 IU daily (pregnant women should not exceed 5,000 IU daily).
Vitamin C/ Vitamin E: 2,000 mg Vitamin C 3 times daily; 400 IU vitamin E twice daily).
Carotenoids: 3 pills mixed carotenoids a day with food (should have 25,000 IU Vit A activity).
Indole-3-Carbinol: 150 mg 3 times daily
Selenium: 200 mcg daily (do not exceed 600 mcg daily).
Coenzyme Q10: 200 mg each morning (take with food).
Amino Acids: Mixed amino acids plus NAC (500 mg 3 times daily) and L-glutathione (250 mg twice daily) - take L-glutathione separately from other amino acids.
Echinacea: 200 mg 3 times daily (rotate in 3-week cycles with astragalus (400 mg twice daily), pau d'arco (500 mg twice daily), and mushrooms (below).
Mushrooms: 500 mg reishi, 400 mg shiitake, 200 mg maitake 3 times daily; and/or 3,000 mg Coriolus versicolor divided into 2 daily doses (avoid reishi mushrooms if you're on anticoagulants).
Green Tea Extract: 100-300 mg daily with meals.

Mind-Body Connection:

Can represent feelings "eating away" at you - such as a deep secret, hatred, guilt, or grief.
Breast and uterine cancer can represent a lack of nurturing or self-nurturing in your life, or an inability to nurture others.
Breast cancer can also represent symptoms of grief/a broken heart.
Ovarian and Prostate cancer can represent the connection between your inner values/morals and your external behavior/choices. Look at where your lifestyle contradicts your internal thoughts about what is right.
Stomach cancer (and other cancers of the central organs) can represent mental stress caused by a fear of losing power tied to physical survival, like financial security. Try to work on releasing the fear of money (either having too much or too little).
Skin and bone marrow cancer can represent a vulnerability of pursuing your dream without the support of others, a fear of rejection and/or the need to control change. Work on believing in yourself without the approval of others.

Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:

Meals:

Sides & Salads: