Quillan's Immunopower

Kathryn,

I completely agree. I was surprised at how much his book pushed the product; esp when I went on the internet and saw the price!

But, I did enjoy the general message of his book. I am NOT using his products, but went to see a nutritionist and am taking Microhydrin and green drink and use healing honey. I really do feel a difference, but it is a bit pricey. I don't eat meat or chicken and get all organic produce. I think it helps.

Good luck on your quest. Mark is lucky to have you. jana

shmurciakova said:

I think if you get a good N.D. they can help Mark get on a supplement regimen that is right for him. I would not try to just go it alone. Of course you can ask about green foods, or whatever other supplements you have read about and have questions about. I think for nutrition you can follow any number of diets. Any low GI (glycemic index), diabetic type diet is good. Another one I have recently become interested in is the Perricone diet because of its anti-inflammatory message. I am currenlty on Celebrex to help prevent recurrences, but I am looking into other natural alternatives that also inhibit the Cox-2 enzyme because I don't want to be on Celebrex forever......anyway, sorry to confuse you, but the Cox-2 enzyme plays a key role in tumor angiogenesis (making its own blood supply), so the Perricone diet is good.
Also keeping his pH in check is important, read about alkaline/basic diets. Sounds like Dr. McDougall follows some of the same prinicples.......although I don't think I could follow a vegan diet personally, or no oils for that matter.
-Susan

You know, one thing that just occured to me is that he definitely should take probiotics because his intestinal flora will really be messed up. I take digestive enzymes too!

Kathryn,
If you can actually get into see Dr. Quillian I say go for it. I don't think that he would be any worse than any other N.D. I just meant rather than winging it on your own you should seek the advice of a professional. Likewise Jerseysue, if you want to give the supplements a try, I don't see the harm. I'd go for it, if you are not already on a supplement regimen. There may be less expensive ways, I think I looked at the site once, but obviously he developed these products because he believes they work. No supplement regimen is going to be cheap, but I definitley think it's worth it.
-Susan.

Hi Kathryn,

As much as I love Quillin's book I personally hesitate when one is promoting his own very expensive products.

I always liked my Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner b/c she suggested supplements for me to take and if I could get the cheaper somewhere else she encouraged me to get them cheaper. Some stuff I could only get from her (the chinese herbs) but she didn't gouge me.

My Naturopath was the same way. I appreciated both those women for that very reason. So then I felt like I could truly trust them that they had MY best interest at heart and not just lining their pocketbook.

Your success stories sound highly interesting and I'm definitely going to check out the websites you gave.

Are you familiar with Dr. Lorraine Day also? She cured her breast cancer with diet also. She has some incredible photos of her tumor coming out of her breast. www.drday.com

Anyway, I have not used Quillin's products but still highly promote his book!

peace, emily

Betsydoglover said:

Emily - the "Day" thing is interesting. Unfortunately I also have a problem with web sites that tell you they have life saving information but you can only find out what it is for $19.95. It's not the paying that is the problem. But for really lifesaving information, $19.95 is too cheap - for a scam, on the other hand, it is a great deal for the site. I try not to be so conservative when it comes to this, but that website looks pretty flashy and in-your-face and does not really convey any real information.

I think I really do need to find an ND who doesn't make a living off of the supplements they sell. (I found one, but it was so all about what to buy from her that I was REALLY put off.)

Anyway, I know your experience has been great and that keeps me thinking that this approach could really be helpful. I've been searching for other ND's in the DC area, but no luck so far finding one who is interested in cancer (and as I said, the first one was really all about selling her stuff.)

Betsy

Hi Betsy,

Fortunately I knew two people who had coughed up the 20 bucks for videos and shared them with me. Basically, she used a raw foods diet and juiced like crazy. But this was after she tried many other things too. She was actually very knowledgeable about different alternative protocols. she wasn't too keen on macrobiotics though. But she does have quite the testimony. she's not a scam but there are plenty out there.

You can also try www.hacres.com for cancer cure diet (raw foods again....a common thread--it's the live enzymes). Gosh, though, I hadn't been to dr. day's site for a ****'s age so I didn't remember it being flashy or in your face. That's a shame.

I had a horrible experience with a woman who called me from Colorado (friend of a friend kind of thing) and she had some "nutritionist" on the line who told me that if I didn't follow her diet I WOULD DIE! I kid you not!! Of course I had to buy her products as part of the diet plan. Duh. No thank you!! I never talked to her again. Bloodsucking fear monger.

I also had "friends" sending me all sorts of info about their miracle cures....all for a cost.

It makes me sick to my stomach... I could tell you about a chiropractor who gouged my hubby and me for almost a month until we saw the pattern and said NO MORE!

But not all of them are that way....there are some bad apples in all orchards. And yes, thankfully I found two really good ones that I was happy with and I truly felt were not seeing dollar signs in their eyes when this cancer patient walked through the door. My TCM practitioner didn't have all the answers but she researched if I asked a question about something and the next visit she would have the answer. My ND gave me a bunch of her notes from a conference that she attended specifically on cancer and went over everything in them with me. She helped me wade through the whole supplement thing and took me off stuff that wasn't necessary. I actually brought the whole kit n' kaboodle of stuff that I was taking before I had gone to her and she went through each and every thing reading the ingredients and explaining what I could toss and why and what I should keep. And it wasn't a matter of what she sold either.

Keep looking.

Have you tried The Alternative Medicine magazine's website? They have a whole area just for finding practitioners in your area.

How far is DC from where scouty lives and her awesomely wonderful ND??

good luck.

peace, emily