My Nutritional Approach

Some of asked so here it goes. I had read that everyone is exposed to cancer several times in their lives and most of the time, our natural immune system kills it off. My research told me that chemo,radiation, and surgery all treated symptoms of cancer (the tumor/tumors) and was not addressing the root cause. For some reason cancer cells find a body "comfortable" and lives and grows inside of it. My strategy was going to be to reverse the cancer "comfort zone" within my body, while then boosting my immune system so it could spend it time fighting it. I read about all the kinds of toxins that can harm the body and picked the ones I knew I could control and started working on them. No bleached (yes bleached like clorox) white sugar or white flour products. No high fructose corn syrup (it is a sugar replacement found in the late 70's that is not natural so therefore your body can't metabolize it all. What it can't digest just clogs up everything. If you only eat at a fast food restaurant once a week for 10 years, you will gain 10 pounds. Read labels, you will see it in everything including yogurt. It is in all regular sodas. No aspartame (diet sodas). I only buy organic and natural products, dairy and meats included. Natural eggs actually have the good cholesterol while the non free range eggs have the bad one!!!! Eggs get a bad rap because of what the farmers feed the chickens!!!!

Cancer needs an acidic environment to live and grow so I found a list of the acid/alkaline impacts of foods and cut back on the more acidic foods. You need some but it should not be the majority of your diet. Most fruits, veggies, healthy grains and beans are either alkaline or low acid. Most meats, dairy products, alcohol, beer, sodas (all kinds), table salt, sugar and processes foods are acidic.

Cancer also feeds on foods that convert to blood glucose the quickest (sugar). I do eat some natural sugar but make sure I eat it after carbs or protein so it is diluted as it goes into my system.

Cows and pigs are injected with growth hormones to add extra weight for the farmers. An $8.00 injection will add 200 pounds of weight to a cow and ranchers sell them by the pound. Yes the same steriods that we don't allow athletes to take is in our food!!!!! Antibiotics are in the food they eat. There are more people being diagnosed with cancer now then ever. Yes the survival rate is better but something is causing it to grow like it is.

Drink as much water as you can. Dr. Choi told me to drink a gallon a day. That was a little intimidating so I built up to it by 16 oz increments and was there before I knew it. Chemo is poison and can damage your liver, kidney and heart so flush it out ASAP.

Remember that what your stomach doesn't digest, your liver has to finish it up. With liver mets, I chose to try to free up my liver as much as possible, hence the beet in my juicing. It is great for the liver. After the liver finishes with it, undigested food (in a liquid form) goes to the kidneys and ultimately we pass it out of our bodies. If the kidneys get stressed, it can then stress the liver...so drink water to keep your kidneys happy.

I eat at least one salad a day (stay away from iceberg lettuce, it has almost no nutritional value). Leafy veggies are very easy for your stomach to digest and takes the stress of digestion off your liver. The deeper the color of fruit and veggies the more nutrients they have with the exception of cauliflower. That includes potatoes!!!! Cooked tomatoes are actually better then raw one (one of the few veggie that are). I made my own tomato sauce with shitake mushrooms, garlic, onions and spices and would add eggplant, squash and other things. I eat it on pasta noodles, rices, fish, and some veggies too. Asparagus is great for you and it is one of the veggies that does have to be organic. Yes, there is a list of fruits and veggies that retain the pesticides more then others.

If you are really serious about your diet, consult a naturopathic doctor (one with a PhD in Clinical Nutrition). They are trained in the healing powers of food and all the supplements too. There also are excellent products that only "licensed" practioners can sell and you can't buy them in the health food stores. The Omega 3,6,9 supplement I get from mine has much more of the good stuff in it then you can buy over the counter. There are also some supplements that can harm you and others that need complimentary supplements to help your body digest and metabolize the good stuff instead of just peeing it out. You really should consult one if you have other things you want to work on. My blood pressure was a mess after Avastin so we worked on it and I am now off medication for it. Type 2 diabetes is reversable!!!!!! My brother in law has Type 1 diabetes and went to see my doc and after 5 months, he is starting to ween off some of his meds!!!! DO NOT SELF MEDICATE!!!!! I tell my onc everything I do. I did a product called Immunopower EZ while I was on chemo to keep my bloodwork up, but that was before I found Dr. Choi.

An interesting tidbit...Eggplant is a an expellent and can force out things from your body. It is used to induce labor in some cultures. I ate bunches of it to help "expel" my tumors, especially my rectal one.

I do have exactly what I am doing on a seperate attachment but you need to send me your personal email address. You can send it to my email here. It included a list of books I recommend reading too.

I think that's enough for now....I warned you it would be long!!!!

Questions, comments and emotional outburst are welcome.

Lisa P.