What is cancer? Cancer is not something that is physical. You cannot see or touch cancer. Certain tumors are commonly called “the cancer”, but in reality they are not cancer. They are, however, symptoms or indications of cancer. To say that malignant tumors are “the cancer” is like saying smoke rising from a fire is the fire. Cancer is actually a malfunctioning process that gives rise to tumor symptoms. And just like fire produces smoke, the process of cancer produces tumor symptoms. The process of cancer is the cause, and tumor symptoms are the effect. To respond to cancer effectively our main focus needs to be on the cause. We must eliminate the underlying process that produces tumor symptoms.
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How do we deal with the cause so as to prevent the process of cancer from getting a free ride? Essentially, it’s about changing the environment within our body, strengthening its healing power, and making it a place where cancer is not welcomed. Consider the following as starting points:
I. Make your body chemistry a lot less acidic and more alkaline. Cancer thrives in an acid environment. Dr. Don Colbert, M.D. writes the following in his book The Seven Pillars of Health: “In an alkaline environment your tissues get rid of impurities more efficiently. When cancer patients come into my office to begin nutritional treatment, their bodies are almost always very acidic and toxic. My first task is to get their tissues to alkalize with alkaline water and alkaline foods”. Remember to drink enough water during the day. The healthiest water is slightly alkaline (8 to 9.5pH) and is ionized, which gives it powerful antioxidant qualities by enabling oxygen to enter into the cells more easily.
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II. Eat less cooked foods and a lot more live plant-based foods, with emphasis on vegetables. They are high in fiber, they have their own enzymes to facilitate digestion, and they insure a healthy acid/alkaline pH balance. (Cooked foods have no digestive enzymes).
III. Consume foods that reduce inflammation, because inflammation adversely affects the immune system as well as the acid/alkaline balance in the body. Turmeric spice, fresh aloe vera, fermented soy, and fresh grown mung bean or broccoli sprouts are especially good.
IV. Do things that cause more oxygen to be introduced into your body at the cellular level. In 1931 the German scientist Dr. Otto Warburg (1883-1970) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery that cancer cells flourish in low-oxygen environments. To bring in more oxygen it is important to remember to breathe deeply and do it often, and to let fresh air into your home or workplace. Juice deep green leafy vegetables (like collards, kale, Swiss chard greens); they are rich in chlorophyll which enhances oxygen circulation. Also, very helpful is the Budwig diet (devised by Dr. Joanna Budwig) consisting of one part organic unrefined flax seed oil and 2 parts low fat cottage cheese; both should be mixed thoroughly. This well-mixed combination has proven to increase oxygen circulation.
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V. Cleanse your body…make a serious effort to detoxify, because it greatly enhances your body’s ability to heal itself. Fresh lemon juice in a cup of warm water with 2 to 3 shakes of cayenne pepper is an excellent start for the day. Fresh brewed ESSIAC tea is also especially helpful. (Tenzing Momo, Inc. in Seattle sells this tea in bulk).
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VI. Reduce Stress…. forgive, meditate/pray, get adequate rest, do your best to avoid being angry about anything, live in the present, find reasons to laugh a lot, do moderate physical exercise daily, and listen to entertaining music. These things are proven to strengthen the immune system, which is the body’s first line of defense against cancer. As for an immune system dietary supplement, the best one (from my personal experience) is a product called Beta 1,3D Glucan made by Transfer Point, Inc..
VII. Eat Primitively… eat a high percentage of plant-based raw and whole foods. Raw nuts, including apricot kernels, almonds, and Brazil nuts are especially beneficial. All in all, raw whole foods put more fiber into the body and it insures better bowel regularity. Otherwise, bowel sluggishness contributes to increased acidic body chemistry.
In closing, it’s time we stop thinking of cancer as some sort of localized disease, like a skinned knee, and thinking that if we detect and destroy the tumor symptom early enough the main problem is solved. It is not enough to merely manage tumor symptoms. With cancer we are dealing with a chronic metabolic illness that cries out for a holistic response, to include fundamental changes in our diet and lifestyle. We must take greater personal responsibility for our health and wellness as we commit to more physical exercise and to consuming a much higher percentage of unrefined, unprocessed, whole, natural, and plant-based foods.
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