Do you need some reading for the weekend? Perhaps something else to mull over while you do laundry? Over the past few days I’ve gotten completely lost in cancertutor.com. I found it on a Google search after our friend Joy, who is battling breast cancer now, was talking the other night about how much diet affects/causes cancer.
The site’s purpose seems to claim many alternative cures to cancer, AIDS and other diseases for which I can make no claims. They seem legit but it’s a tough call to make a leap of faith on the kind of processes they are suggesting. Many are quick to label it quackery. On the other hand, I think all of us could agree there are natural solutions for our bodies’ health issues.
A small part of the site which I’ve been fascinated with though are the articles on how to Prevent Cancer and The Cancer Diet, which isn’t required for me but I think includes some interesting facts about how food and cancer are related. Most of the the stuff we know…lots of fruits, veggies (heavy on the green ones, including grass), nuts, beans and little to no meat are best. But there are many other nuggets (no McDonald’s pun intended) that I’ve found like how bad peanuts are for you. As I’ve heard before, sugar feeds cancer cells. Food like margarine, french fries and aspartame cause cancer.
I don’t know what to think of the site but I do know at minimum it was a good reminder to eat a healthy diet which I have STUNK at the last few months. Ugh! Why is it so hard? Why can’t blackberries taste like a banana split?? And many apologies for posting this on Super Bowl weekend! How about a side of guilt with those wings?
I’m very curious if anyone is familiar with any of these treatments or is pretty smart about a cancer prevention diet. Would love any information, stories and particularly any healthy recipes you have!
my friend’s husband was diagnosed with brain cancer almost two years ago and one of the big ways they have reduced his tumor is with his diet. They have gone entirely organic at their house, cut out all HFCS and she uses a cancer diet cookbook.
It’s also not in things you eat, but products that affect your environment around you. This book is helpful in transforming your house to a more natural state. http://www.amazon.com/Shoppers-Guide-Healthy-Living-Loidolt/dp/1419671251/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328367566&sr=8-1
And, it give practical ways to start shopping better since it can get so overwhelming.
Amy, so sorry to hear about your friend but thanks for sharing what they’ve learned!
My Mom has been working with a Nutritionist Dr. Ann Kulze, MD, who spent 17 yrs as an Internist before going back to Med school to focus on food. She’s totally retooled our diets for the better. While her methods are for good health, the way our bodies were created to process, it’s not called a cancer diet.
The focus is on organic eating, lots of leafy greens & orange foods (sw potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, rutabaga, etc), walnuts & almonds, apples & pears, beans, healthy fats, wild Alaskan salmon, little to no red meat & only organic chicken. Basically a raw diet. She’s taught us that eating the way our bodies were created to function staves off many health issues, including cancer.
I wrote a post yesterday about Go Red which briefly tells my Mom’s health story. Shortly after her heart attack is when we found Dr. Ann. It’s not a stretch to suggest she saved my Mom’s life. My Mom now gives Dr. Ann’s book out to anyone who asks about getting healthy. I would imagine there are tons of similarities btwn Dr Ann’s book & the Cancer Tutor. You should check her out as well!
Thanks, Ally!
Oops, forgot to leave a recipe! Here’s what I’m making for lunch today, Spinach & Artichoke White Bean Chili, from one of my fave clean eating blogs
You might be interested to read (or browse through) The China Study. Just got it from the library the other day.