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Cancer Diet - The Important Vitamins |
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by:Marilyn Bennett |
A cancer diet needs particular emphasis on
the following vitamins.
Vitamin A
Role: as an anti-oxidant and important for healing.
Natural sources: green and yellow fruits and vegetables, organic animal
liver but be careful, a non-organically raised animal’s liver could be
full of chemicals!
Beta-carotene - very important in a cancer diet - from carrots in
particular, is converted to Vitamin A by the liver, and is a far safer
way to get a really good boost of this vitamin, with no dangers of
overdosing.
Vitamin B Complex
Role: particularly important to the health of nerves and the production
of energy.
Natural sources are chicken, eggs, brewer’s yeast, whole grains, leafy
green vegetables, fish.
Vitamin B17 – almost unheard of, but critical in a cancer diet.
B17 interacts with the very large amounts of beta-glucosidase in cancer
cells to produce hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde. These two poisons
combine into an extremely deadly poison that targets cancer cells. The
reason that it doesn’t target healthy cells is that although they have
small quantities of beta-glucosidase, they also contain rodonase, a
substance that cancer cells do not have, that breaks the poison down
into compounds that actually assist the bodies immune system!
Natural sources are flaxseed oil, brown rice, brewer’s yeast, lentils,
macadamia nuts, pecans, raspberries, strawberries, walnuts, watercress
and yams.
Vitamin C
Role: Antioxidant needed to assist over 300 metabolic functions of the
body.
Natural sources are citrus fruits, most yellow or red fruits and
vegetables, leafy green vegetables.
The body cannot store this very essential nutrient so we need to ingest
it daily. As it is not stored it cannot be overdosed.
A word of warning though – do not take Vitamin C supplements at the
same time as aspirin – the combination is very irritant to the stomach
lining. Also it taking a supplement, look for a buffered form which is
digested over a longer period of time and far less irritant. Also avoid
chewable tablets – the acidity is not good for the teeth!
Vitamin E, again crucial in a cancer diet.
Role: Antioxidant, used in circulation and tissue repair.
Natural sources include coldpressed vegetable oils, leafy green
vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and wholegrains. Brown rice, eggs,
kelp, oatmeal and sweet potatoes are also good sources.
Just a note – the body needs zinc to maintain levels of Vitamin E in
the blood, also take iron supplements at a different time from Vitamin
E as some forms of iron will destroy Vitamin E.
As always a diet that draws from all food groups, fruit, vegetable,
meat, fish, chicken, grains, nuts, seeds and oils, all eaten as close
to the way nature made them is the best cancer diet possible.
About the author:
Marilyn Bennett’s partner Glenn was declared cancer-free after 11
months using a nutritional approach. They are now on a mission to
"spread the word" re the many things they discovered we can all do to
fight cancer. Please visit www.cancer-einfo.com
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