Boosting Your Immune System

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mopar said:

MORE IDEAS
Although I followed a healthy diet before, I'm extra attentive now - sugar VERY sparingly, like holidays, or my special once a day piece of dark chocolate! Lean proteins, veges, berries, whole grains, pure water, I think you get the idea. I do take supplements, especially Vitamin C, DIM, and AHCC mushroom (helps your body produce killer cells). If you have a rebounder (mini trampoline), 1 minute light bounces maybe every couple of hours or so will boost the T-Cells. I continue my weight training which is also cardio, but the resistive training helps to maintain bone mass, build muscle, burn fat, good overall strengthening.

Hope this all helps! (I know I'll think of something else after I post this!)

(((HUGS)))
Monika

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Tethys41 said:

My plan for success
Victoria,
It sounds as if you are on the right track. I work with a naturopath who had stage IV ovarian cancer 20 years ago. She treated herself and is healthy today, but still carries around the tumors, so is very careful about what she eats and does. I am doing what she does to keep me from having a recurrance. A few things you may want to consider:

We don't eat any soy that isn't fermented (including no tofu). Too much like hormones which can aggravate some cancers.

No iron supplements. Iron can aggravate cancer.

No gluten. My naturopath believes that there is a link between gluten intolerance (which she beleives most of the population has to some degree) and cancer.

No grains except millet, quinoa, and buckwheat. Rice has too much sugar and is acidic.

I was advised not to take resveratrol for two days before and two days after chemo, and to discontinue CQ-10 for the whole time I was having treatments.

Also, no using plastic food containers (glass only); no plastic water bottles; no plastic wrap; no non-stick cookware.

Reduce stress and do what it takes to get a good nights sleep every night, take 20 mg melatonin before bed. Get regular exercise.

No alcohol or caffeine, except for green tea. She also recommends Tulsi tea.

I received (an am still receiving) IV C throughout my chemo treatments (60 - 75grams each). Also nutirional IVs. On days I don't receive IVC, I take 1,000mg of liposomal vitamin C or liposheric vitamin C or a supplement called BIOfizz, which tastes better than the other two.

2 grams of curcumin daily.

5,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily.

4 grams of fish oil daily.

Eat cruciferous vegetables 5 times per week.

Eat a lot of raspberries.

Dark chocolate (80% or more) is actually okay.

Cinnamon with meals helps keep the blood sugar under control, which is important.

The "Cancer Fighting Kitchen Cookbook" is a great resource.

It sounds like a lot, but it is all doable. With my naturopath as my example, I want to keep doing what she is doing.

Good luck.

VictoriaSF said:

thank you Kate
Thank you Kate for such detailed list
i would love to consult with your naturopath , what state she is in?
i too believe food and vitamins can help greatly
hugs
v

Hissy_Fitz said:

Just an FYI on raw honey....
I was advised to stay away from raw honey while on chemo becuase of my compromised immune system.

Botulinum spores are found widely in soil, dust, and honey. Adults who swallow botulinum spores are almost never affected, as long as their immune systems are not compromised.
Botulinum toxin is the most poisonous natural substance known to man. The lethal dose is only 0.0000001 mg per kg of body weight -- an amount that would be invisible to the naked eye. This tiny amount in the blood stream can cause death within minutes through paralysis of the muscles used in breathing.