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Nutritional Management of Breast
Cancer
 The
chances of
cancer are less on a
diet
which is vegetarian, raw and free of
hydrogenated fat and heated oil.
According to researches, diet is a
risk
factor for the disease.
Pure food is healing; this has been
demonstrated over and over, and impure
food is cancer nurturing, this also is
clear. When food is tampered with in the
growing phase or later preserved or
cooked, it is no longer pure. A large
portion of plant nutrition is destroyed,
and the food can rightfully be called
"dead" — and it has a good chance of
taking you with it.
The
Motto should be to- Stop eating dead animals and animal products and start
eating a large variety of uncooked, organically grown vegetables, fruits
and sprouted nuts and seeds.
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In the case of cancer, the entire
family needs to wake up to the problem
and makes dietary changes as a family,
or the person with cancer has no chance.
It is just not possible for a person
addicted to dead food to eat a healthy
diet and see other members of the family
gobbling down the food his addictions
crave. Besides, the presence of cancer
in one member of a family can be a great
opportunity for the entire family to
change to a style of eating which is
vastly superior in its impact on health.
The Macrobiotic Diet for Cancer
"Macrobiotics" include the dietary
changes with an emphasis on whole cereal
grains and also lifestyle changes, which
include
exercise and
spiritual clarity.
A modern macrobiotic diet is rich in all
nutrients and includes an astounding
array of
tasty foods.
Women consuming macrobiotic diets have modestly lower circulating estrogen
levels, suggesting a lower risk of breast cancer. This may be due in part
to the high phytoestrogen content of the macrobiotic diet. |
The main functions of the macrobiotic
diet are:
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 To eliminate toxins accumulated through
eating excess sweet, greasy, animal and
dairy foods and alcohol, and restore
health by eating a
balanced, centered
diet;
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To eat foods appropriate for any
particular geographic area and climate;
in other words, diets for those living
in temperate climates wouldn't include
tropical foods, and those living in cold
climates wouldn't eat a primarily raw
diet.
The Macrobiotic diet is comprised of
the following proportions of foods:
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Whole grains – brown rice,
barley, millet, oats, corn, rye,
wheat, buckwheat – 50-60 percent;
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Vegetables – a wide variety of
locally, organically grown
vegetables, including cabbage, kale,
greens, broccoli, cauliflower,
squash, carrots and many more –
25-30 percent;
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A variety of beans, including
tofu, tempeh and natto, and sea
vegetables – 5-10 percent.
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Soups, especially miso soup – 5
percent.
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Fish, seafood, seasonal fruits,
condiments and seasonings are
supplements to the main diet.
 Many nutritionists believe that
wheatgrass is especially nutritious and
recommend wheatgrass combined with the
Macrobiotic diet. The macrobiotic
approach to cancer treatment, like all
therapies, is not 100% effective 100% of
the time. Nevertheless, thousands of
people have handled their cancers while
following this approach
The Moerman's Anti-Cancer Diet :
This diet is an
immune system building
diet, a "metabolic balancing" diet and
is designed to stop the
spreading of
cancer. It is not designed to kill
cancer cells directly, but is designed
to build various aspects of the immune
system and build the collagen fibrils so
that the cancer does not spread.
After fifty years of struggle with the
medical authorities of the Netherlands,
Dutch physician Cornelius Moerman got
his methods approved as effective in the
treatment of cancer. Like many other
alternative doctors, he considered that
"cancer was [caused by] a malfunctioning
of the immune system that manifested
itself outwardly on the body's weakest
organ as a tumor."
The Moerman Association has a membership
of 10,000 people, including many former
cancer patients. The Dutch Ministry of
Health issued a report in 1989
concerning 350 recovered cancer
patients. Thirty-five percent were
certified by the Ministry of Health to
be in complete remission with the
Moerman Diet as their only treatment.
Ten of these people had been sent home
to die by orthodox doctors.
The
Moerman Diet emphasizes vegetables and also allows some dairy and believes
strongly in the nutritional value of egg yolks. It also emphasizes the
value of nutritional supplements particularly citric acid, iodine, sulfur,
vitamins A, B complex, C and E. For the treatment of manifest cancer
Morerman recommends a lacto-vegetable diet and, in addition, the '8
essential substances': vitamins A, B, C and E, iodine, sulfur, iron and
citric acid. At a later stage he also recommends supplementary vitamin D
and selenium.
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There are eight key nutrients in this
diet:.
 Vitamin A (requires
Vitamin D as
a catalyst)- 50,000 I.U. to a maximum of
100,000 I.U. daily - taken once a day in
the morning - found in butter, carrots,
cod-liver oil, low-fat milk, spinach and
tomatoes
Vitamin B complex- 2 tablets,
taken one tablet, two-times daily
Name
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Found in
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Thiamine (B-1)
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brown rice, low-fat milk, wheat germ and yeast,
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Riboflavin (B-2)
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egg
yolks, green vegetables, low-fat milk and yeast,
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Niacin (B-3)
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found in wheat germ and yeast,
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Pantothenic Acid (B-5)
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broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, egg yolks and whole grains,
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Pyridoxine (B-6)
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green vegetables, whole grain cereals and yeast,
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Biotin (B-8)
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egg
yolks, whole grain cereals and yeast,
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Folic Acid (B-9)
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beets, endive, green cabbage and whole green peas
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Cobalamin (B-12)
[Note: Do NOT forget, Cobalamin (B-12)]
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liver, kidney, meats, fish, dairy products, blue green algae, and eggs,
most of which are not allowed on this diet!
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 Vitamin C- 1,250 mg. to 10
grams daily - taken in several small
dosages throughout the day because it
cannot be stored by the body - "The
patient should take the highest dose of
Vitamin C that he or she can tolerate" -
found in citrus fruits and green leafy
vegetables
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Citric Acid- 3 tablespoon
solution daily - one tablespoon, three
times daily (Acidum citricum 10 to 15 g.
with 300 g. aqua) - it is found in lemon
juice
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Vitamin E- 400 I.U. to 2,200
I.U. daily - also taken in several small
dosages - "Important: Check with your
doctor if you have low blood pressure."
- found in vegetable oils, wheat germ
and whole grain cereals
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Iodine-
3 tablespoon solution
daily - 1 tablespoon three times daily (Iodii
spirit, 3%. Mix 1 to 3 drops in 300 g.
water or red sour wine) - "This can be
prepared using equal parts of the iodii
spirit and the other liquid, depending
on the severity of the case" - found in
iodized salt, which is not allowed on
this diet, thus it must be supplemented
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Iron- 3 teaspoon solution
daily - one teaspoon three times daily -
undiluted solution sacharatis ferrici
aromatic triplex - found in apricots,
cherries, egg yolks, green leafy
vegetables and raspberries
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Sulphur - 1 gram daily - 500
mg. twice daily - powder created sulphur
depuratum 0.5 g. This powder can be
mixed with butter and eaten. [Webmaster
Note: I assume this can now be taken as
MSM in even higher doses] - found in
broccoli, Brussells sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower and egg yolks.
The most important aspect is the
change in dietary habits required by the
diet prescribed by Moerman and the
ingestion of the '8 essential
substances' in the form of conventional
preparations.
According to the Dutch physician
Cornelius Moerman, chronic deficiency of
the '8 essential substances' is said to
lead to metabolic disturbances,
structural and behavioural anomalies of
the regeneration tissue and alkalosis,
which is claimed to be a fertile soil
for the 'symbionts' that can transform
healthy cells into cancer cells.
By means of a lactovegetable diet
and substitution of the '8 essential
substances', this metabolic disorder is
said to be reversible, thus robbing the
'symbionts' of their growth medium.
The
diet basically consists of most vegetables, most fruits, some whole
grains, butter, some other dairy products, egg yokes (not egg whites), and
some other items. The diet is designed to supplement the eight nutrient
supplements. The diet is very strict in
things that cannot be consumed (e.g. table salt, even iodized table salt,
meat, etc. are not allowed).
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The two requirements of the diet are:
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 Adults must eat one or two raw
egg yolks daily, unless they have
liver or gall bladder disease.
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Adults and children must drink
the juice of three lemons each day.
Beyond that a person can eat the
proportions of the allowed foods to
their own desire.
Foods:
Grains, Cereals:
Allowed:
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NOT Allowed:
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Whole grain breads,
Whole grain pastas,
Whole grain crackers,
Unpolished brown rice,
Barley, oat bran, wheat germ,
Wheat, oat and corn flakes
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All foods that contain
white flour
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Dairy Products:
Allowed:
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NOT Allowed:
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Butter, buttermilk, cream cheese, cottage cheese, Young farmer cheese, egg
yolk, low-fat milk, sour cream, yogurt-plain (must contain dextro lactic
acid, preferably with lactobacillus acidophilus - which restores the
intestinal flora)
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Cheese with
high fat and
salt content: Bleu, Brie, Cheddar, Muenster, Swiss, Egg white
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Vegetables:
Allowed:
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NOT Allowed:
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All
vegetables except those listed as not allowed
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All
beans and peas except whole green peas in their pods,
All
potatoes; red, sweet, white,
Red
cabbage, sauerkraut, white cabbage
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Limit Amounts:
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Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, green cabbage, parsley
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Raw, organic vegetables are preferred.
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To
cook, lightly steam in water. Use no more than a pinch of sea salt in
cooking water. Do not boil.
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Fruits:
Allowed:
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NOT Allowed:
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All
fruits except those listed as not allowed
Raw, organic fruits are preferred (to cook: lightly steam in water - use
no sugar if cooked, and do not boil)
Soak all dried fruits in water for 24 hours, discard soaking liquid before
eating
Juices - all juices of the fruits and
vegetables allowed on the diet are recommended
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Dates, figs, rhubarb, sweet grapes
Highly Recommended: Beet juice, carrot juice, orange juice mixed with
lemon juice
Condiments - Dressing and Seasonings, In
moderation or as otherwise indicated below:
Bay leaf, Black pepper (limit to one pinch occasionally), Cream (use
occasionally), Garlic, Herb tea, Honey (limit to one teaspoon daily),
Lemon juice, Moerman Mayonnaise (recipe in
book), Nutmeg, Olive oil (use
cold-pressed type only), Cheese, grated (Use low-fat, low-salt varieties
only), Parsley (use sparingly), Sea Salt (use only a pinch in cooking
water), Sunflower oil (use cold-processed type only), Vegetable bouillon
cubes (use those made without chemicals or preservatives only)
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Prohibited Foods:
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Fish,
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Meats,
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Shellfish,
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Alcoholic beverages,
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Animal fats,
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Artificial colorings,
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Beans and peas: kidney beans,
lentils, marrowfat peas,
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Cheeses with high fat and salt
content: Blue, Brie, Cheddar,
Muenster, Swiss,
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Chemical preservatives,
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Cigars, cigarettes, pipe
tobacco,
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Cocoa,
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Coffee,
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Egg whites,
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Hydrogenated (heat-processed)
vegetable oils [i.e. trans-fatty
acids],
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Hydrogenated (heat-processed)
vegetable shortening [i.e.
trans-fatty acids],
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Margarine [i.e. trans-fatty
acids],
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Mushrooms,
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Potatoes, all varieties,
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Refined, iodized table salt,
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Stocks or broths made of fish,
meat, or shellfish,
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Refined white sugar and all
foods that contain refined white
sugar,
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Teas that contain any amount of
caffeine,
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White flour and all foods that
contain white flour
The total diet is very detailed, and
includes what foods can and cannot be
eaten, supplement dosages, etc. The
complete diet, along with recipes, can
be seen in the book: Dr. Moerman's
Anti-Cancer Diet - Holland's
Revolutionary Nutritional Program for
Combating Cancer, by Ruth Jochems (with
a Forward by Linus Pauling)
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