Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Other phytochemicals that pack an anticancer wallop and are plentiful in cabbage include dithiolethiones, isothiocynates, and sulforaphane. Sulforaphane, a particularly potent member of the isothiocyanate family, increases the production of certain enzymes known as phase-2 enzymes, which can "disarm" damaging free radicals and help fight carcinogens. It's believed that phase-2 enzymes may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 COLON CANCER: A study using mice induced with a colorectal carcinoma found that when yogurt was added to their diet there was an increase in apoptosis (cell death) induction and anticancer activity.
GUT HEALTH: An intervention study involving 59 human volunteers infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) who were given yogurt with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium twice daily for six weeks found that the H. pylori was effectively suppressed. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 In vitro anticancer activity of fruit extracts from Vaccinium species. In: PM 62(3):212-216. 1996.
Bosio E et al, Ginkgo biloba L. and Vaccinium myrtillus L. extracts prevent photo-induced oxidation of low density lipoproteins. In: PM 62, Abstracts of the 44th Ann Congress of GA, 24. 1996.
Cignarella A, Bertozzi D, Pinna C, Puglisi L, Hypolipidemic activity of Vaccinium myrtillus leaves on an model of genetically hyperlipidemic rat. In: PM 58(Suppl. 7):A581. 1992.
Frohne D, Vaccinium myrtillus L.- Die Heidelbeere. In: ZPT 11(6):209-211. 1999. |
| In vitro anticancer activity of fruit extracts from Vaccinium species. In: PM 62(3):212-216. 1996.
Bosio E et al., Ginkgo biloba L. and Vaccinium myrtillus L. extracts prevent photo-induced oxidation of low density lipoproteins. In: PM 62, Abstracts of the 44th Ann Congress of GA, 24. 1996.
Cignarella A, Bertozzi D, Pinna C, Puglisi L, Hypolipidemic activity of Vaccinium myrtillus leaves on an model of genetically hyperlipidemic rat. In: PM 58(Suppl. 7):A581. 1992.
Frohne D, Vaccinium myrtillus L.- Die Heidelbeere. In: ZPT 11(6):209-211. 1999. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Name some anticancer foods." That's easy. Let's start with broccoli. Get some raw broccoli in your body. Broccoli sprouts are potent anticancer foods. Let's talk about some nutrition supplements -- selenium, zinc and modified citrus pectin for prostate cancer, for example. Vitamin D is a potent moderator of cancer tumor cell growth, so if you get enough vitamin D in your body, you're going to prevent and even help reverse prostate, cervical and breast cancers. The way you get vitamin D is to get some sunshine on your skin. This is not rocket science, folks. |
| You have anticancer properties in blueberries, and in all of the small fruits – blackberries, raspberries, acai and goji berries from Asia. Then you have onion, ginger and garlic. Garlic is phenomenal as an anti-cancer food. It contains sulphur compounds that just obliterate cancer cells. You've got spirulina, which contains anticancer phytochemicals called phycocyanin, which provide a blue-green color. When injected into breast tumors in laboratory studies in Japan, it's been shown to cause breast tumors to self-destruct. You've got chlorella and oxygen treatments. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Green tea will enhance the anticancer effects of turmeric by three times and turmeric will enhance the anticancer effects of green tea by eight times.
Mike:Of course, both are well represented in your formula. Turmeric is 3,000 milligrams per serving. There is 500 milligrams of green tea leaf extract. That's a potent combination.
Horner:It's the equivalent of drinking about six cups of green tea during the day. We also have a few different nutrients that are found in cruciferous vegetables. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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 We used to think lignans were inert and valueless compounds, but now we see they can be powerful agents of healing and cancer prevention by promoting anticancer hormones.
Further examples of important healthy phytonutrients include catechins and epigallactocatechins (found primarily in green tea), which have anticancer properties and can enhance liver detoxification, lower cholesterol, and help regulate blood sugar. Compounds in soy and red clover known as isoflavones (such as genistein and daidzein) lower cholesterol and activate anticancer enzymes. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Pink or reddish urine can also be a reaction to several psychiatric drugs, as well as anthraquinone-containing anticancer agents.
Unfortunately, pink or reddish pee does sometimes signal blood in the urine—medically known as hematuria. It can, for example, be a sign of an injury to the kidney. But the blood can originate anywhere along the urinary tract. It can be an important early warning sign of several serious kidney, liver, or bladder conditions, including infections, stones, cysts, tumors, and even cancer. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Peanuts are an excellent source of beta-sitosterol, known to have anticancer properties. They are also a good source of resveratrol, an antioxidant also found in red wine that may help fight heart disease.
Home Remedies
GUM IN HAIR: Smearing peanut butter on hair that has gum stuck in it helps with the gum's removal.
STICKER AND INK REMOVER: Same deal—just smear peanut butter on surfaces containing unwanted ink and stickers and they should come off!
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| Fennel also contains the phytochemicals anethole and other terpenoids that have been shown to have anticancer, antiinflammatory, and digestive properties.
Home Remedies
Chinese and Hindus used it as a snakebite remedy. The seeds are utilized in many herbal medicines to reduce gas and intestinal colic, allay hunger, and diminish indigestion. In the first century, it was noted that after snakes had shed their skins, they ate fennel to restore their sight. It has since been used as a wash for eyestrain and irritations. |
| Many of these phy-tochemicals have been shown to be powerful antioxidants with antiinflammatory, antiulcerative, antiviral, and anticancer properties.
Home Remedies
Hippocrates and other healers have used elderberry as an antiinflammatory, anti-rheumatic, diuretic, and laxative agent, as well as for the treatment of dysentery, stomach ailments, scurvy, and urinary tract problems. Warm elderberry wine is a remedy for sore throat and influenza, and induces perspiration to reverse the effects of a chill. |
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| Also, because the women ate less fat, they may have been eating more fruits and vegetables, which contain anticancer nutrients.
What it means: Women who have been treated for breast cancer do not necessarily need a low-fat diet, but they should be thoughtful about what they eat and maintain a healthy weight.
Study Supports Surgery for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Elisabetta Rapiti, MD, MPH, senior researcher, Geneva Cancer Registry, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
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David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Agave also contains sapogenins, which have anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties.
Home Remedies
Mexican folklore has revered agave and considered it sacred for its ability to purify the body and soul. Ethopians have used agave branches as natural toothbrushes, while the Aztecs treated wound infections with concentrated sap.
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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY: An animal study found those who were treated with an extract from agave leaves orally and topically had less inflammation than the control group. |
Elaine Magee
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 THE FOODS TO FOCUS ON
It's well established that fruits and vegetables are a big part of anticancer eating. Here's a sampling of some of the specific nutrients or foods that might offer valuable protection.
Flaxseed. This amber-colored, sesame-like seed has been around for hundreds of years, but taking a fresh look through the lens of food synergy, scientists suspect it can help fight cancer three different ways. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 Birch bark is being investigated for its anticancer potential, with a focus on its betulinic acid content.
Topically, birch is used as a poultice in treatments for acne, bruises, burns, eczema, and wounds. It can be used as a bath herb to heal skin eruptions, as a liniment to mitigate the effects of rheumatism, and as a shampoo or hair rinse to stimulate hair growth.
Birch essential oil is used in salves and medicated soaps for the treatment of eczema and psoriasis. The essential oil also can be diluted and used as a soothing gum rub for teething infants. |
| It is an ingredient in the anticancer formula Essiac, originally an Ojibwa formula that a Canadian nurse, Rene Caisse [Essiac spelled backward), popularized. |
| The herb's antioxidant properties help protect cells from free radical damage; in fact, it is an ingredient in the anticancer formula Essiac, originally an Ojibwa formula that a Canadian nurse, Rene Caisse (Essiac spelled backward), popularized.
Sheep's sorrel is used in the treatment of anemia, cancer, diarrhea, fever, scurvy, and a weakened immune system.
Topically, a poultice, a compress, or the fresh juice of sheep's sorrel can be applied directly to the skin to treat acne, bleeding, boils, cancer, nettle stings, ringworm, sores, tumors, and wounds. |
| It contains an isoflavone, biochanin, that exhibits anticancer properties, and it is helpful in supporting all the organs of elimination, expelling phlegm from the lungs, and improving health in general. |
| With their antioxidant content, they are also a powerful anticancer and antitumor remedy. They also can be made into a delicious syrup to alleviate diarrhea in children.
The root bark is considered to have the strongest medicinal action. It can be used in treatments for diarrhea, dysentery, internal bleeding, and leukorrhea.
Topically, blackberry leaf is used as an astringent for oily skin, to treat wounds, as a mouthwash for sores and weak gums, and as a gargle for sore throat. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 They may also have some anticancer properties. postprandial blood glucose: A blood sample taken one to two hours after eating to identify the amount of glucose in the blood, retinopathy: A disease of the small blood vessels in the retina of the eye. sulfonylureas: A class of oral medications used to treat high blood glucose levels. They achieve this by helping the pancreas make more insulin and by helping the body make optimal use of the insulin it does make. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 After all, aspirin was originally derived from willow bark, and the anticancer chemothera-peutic agent Taxol was derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree. Natural products can be very potent indeed, and some natural products are turning out to have a surprisingly profound effect in helping to quell an overenthusiastic autoimmune response. Supplements and vitamins that are currently being studied in autoimmune disease research include:
ANTIOXIDANTS. In the normal process of metabolism, cells produce unstable oxygen molecules. These unstable molecules—known as free radicals—damage cells. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 They do a great job of creating repeat business for the cancer industry, however, and pharmaceutical companies now have a reliable market for the anticancer chemicals that have now become mainstream treatments for this entirely preventable and curable disease. But if you want to really cure cancer, you've got to focus on detoxification and healing from the inside out. Nearly all cases of cancer are caused in part by a burden of toxic, synthetic chemicals lodged in the liver, heart and digestive tract. |
Mike Adams
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 Preliminary results indicated that flaxseed oil can exert powerful anticancer properties if the oil is high in lignan precursors. Unfortunately, despite the incredible promise of preliminary results, the NCI canceled the project before it was completed. Nonetheless, there is substantial evidence that suggests flaxseed oil exerts significant anticancer properties.
- Michael T. Murray, N.D. |
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| Caution: Soy foods may increase the risk for hormone-sensitive cancers, such as some breast or prostate malignancies—or reduce the effects of the anticancer drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex).
Patients diagnosed with or at risk for these types of cancers should ask their doctors or a registered dietitian whether soy foods are appropriate for them.
Cancer-Fighting Food Combos
Many fruits and vegetables known for their cancer-fighting properties work even better when combined.
Broccoli and tomatoes: Broccoli contains sulforaphane; tomatoes contain lycopene. |
Elaine Magee
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| Certain types of cancer, including prostate and breast cancer, are significantly lower in the Asian population than in the United States, which begs the question: Is there some anticancer synergy going on between those two Asian staples? Fascinating research with green tea and black tea suggests there is a link. |
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| A CANCER-PROTECTION PLAN
Diana Dyer, a registered dietitian and three-time cancer survivor, has reviewed the latest studies and interviewed top researchers to create an anticancer nutrition plan.
Even if you consume ample amounts of fiber (25 to 30 g daily) and try to eat broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables as often as possible, you may be surprised to learn that there is much more you can do to curb your cancer risk.
PRODUCE: NINE A DAY
For years, US dietary guidelines recommended five daily servings of fruits and vegetables (one-half cup equals one serving). |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Quinoa contains at least sixteen different triterpine saponins which may have anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties and inhibit cholesterol absorption.
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WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Compared to rice and wheat, quinoa was found to offer greater satiety, thus making it an ideal food for fighting obesity.
VACCINE HELPER: Quinoa enhanced antibody responses to antigens that were introduced into mice. The study showed the potential of quinoa saponins as "helpers" for vaccines. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 The red in raspberries and cherries, the blue in blueberries, and the orange in peppers all contain powerful plant chemicals that have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and frequently anticancer activity.
The secret to the benefits of cherries and cherry juice are compounds called anthocyanins. These are the particular pigments in cherries that give them their bright red color and are considered to be the key to helping the body relieve inflammation. It's believed that the anthocyanins in the cherries cause the decrease in uric acid and the relief from the pain of gout. |
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