Holistic Approach to Cancer Treatment

     At the Healing Center our approach to all illness is Holistic.  Nutrition is first, herbs to build and cleanse are next, Homeopathy may be needed to treat specific conditions, and prescription medications, surgery, etc only if needed. 

Cancer is no different except there is a huge fear factor associated with it.   There are good homeopathic remedies for the shock of the bad news and fear of the future.   The nutrition system we use is usually,  "Eat Right for Your Blood Type" by Dr. Peter D'Adamo.   Herbs to build and cleanse are always part of the program.   We often use Essiac Tea which builds the immune system.   Herbal Paw Paw is frequently used to enhance chemotherapy.    

Homeopathic medicine are used to reactivate the body‘s natural healing system to recognize the abnormal cells and eliminate them.  We can help you understand your chemotherapy, radiations, and surgical options. 

We have developed two  Mental Training CDs for people taking chemotherapy and radiation treatments.  These Mental Training Exercises will help everything else you are doing to work better. 

Helping you organize a program which includes all the options is what we do well.   Our motto, “Put Your Health in Your Own Hands”, means helping you be more in control of the healing process of your illness. 

Call (989) 352-6500 for an appointment with Bob and Barb Huttinga.   Initial visits are scheduled for one hour and follow up visits are 30 minutes.

Many years ago, I worked with cancer patients doing something I called Cancer Therapy Coaching.    This used Mental Training Exercises which where a combination of Hypnosis, Neuroluingistic Programming (NLP), Guided Imagery, and Prayer.   The purpose was to reduce side effects and improve the benefits of radiation therapy and chemotherapy using the power of the mind and emotions.   It proved to be very successful, but took too much of my time and I was unable to continue that work.    I did promise myself that I would someday put this material together on a recording so anyone could use it.    So after nearly twenty years, we have prepared these CDs for the benefit of people with many health issues, not just cancer.

There are two versions of the CD.   Some people, when they face life’s challenges, feel a reliance upon God.   So, we have prepared "Christian Coaching for Perfect Health", which makes reference to God and Jesus throughout the Mental Training Exercises.    Many other people do not share that view, so “Coaching for Perfect Health” was created without the religious language.    Use which ever version fits your needs at this time in your life.

It is my belief that all serious health issue have physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual components.    “Mind Coaching” addresses all of those as you prepare your body to accept and create Perfect Health.    This material has been used for the following:  Cancer, Arthritis, Pain Syndromes, Preparation for Surgery, Gastritis, Ulcers, Colitis, High Blood Pressure, Anxiety, Depression, and many other stress related conditions.    A more complete description of the content of these CDs can be found elsewhere on our website or you can call us at (989) 352-6500.

The Budwig Cancer Diet

For the last 40 years a German Doctor, Johanna Budwig, has been studying the effects of diet and sunlight for the treatment of cancer.  She has been nominated six times for the Nobel Prize in Medicine.  

The key point of her work is that cancer cells are really weak.   We typically think of cancer as strong and overwhelming. But Dr. Budwig’s work shows that cancer cells cannot survive well in the presence of oxygen.   This has been confirmed by numerous other studies.   So if we can oxygenate the cancerous tissues they will die.   Dr. Budwig found a way to increase the oxygen in all cells. 

The basic formula is very simple.   All of our body’s cell membranes are made up of lipo-proteins.   These are a combination of fats and proteins.   The quality of the fats that make up these lipo-proteins determine how much oxygen can be transported into the cell through the cell membrane.   If these fats come from trans fats or saturated fats, they cannot transport oxygen very well.   Cells need highly unsaturated fats and the best sources of these are seed oils like flax seed oil.   These oils unfortunately are very unstable and become rancid very easily.  If you grind flax seed, it needs to be used within one hour.   If there are any liver or gall bladder issues it is hard to get these good oils absorbed and into the cell membrane where they can transport oxygen. 

Dr. Budwig discovered that mixing the flaxseed oil with the protein from low fat cottage cheese, before eating it, solved both problems.   The protein will bind with the flaxseed oil to make a stable, water soluble lipo-protein which does not become rancid quickly and is easily absorbed and assimilated into the cell membrane.   Using this daily will greatly increase cellular oxygenation and cancer cells will not be able to survive.  

For prevention use one tablespoon of good flaxseed oil in one quarter cup of organic low fat cottage cheese (good for B blood type only)  or yogurt daily.  Fresh fruit or organic honey can be added for taste.    For treatment make up four tablespoons of flax seed oil per one or two cups of organic yogurt (cottage cheese for B blood types only) and eat some of that four times per day.  

You must avoid all trans fats and deep fried food.   

Google the Budwig Cancer Diet for many references and more details on this program. 

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Cancer Food and Eating Plan for Most Cancer Treatment

Unless the cancer treatment you are on has a special diet, this is the cancer food and eating plan you should be on. This based on a good understanding of what is going on in your body.

Chlorine, Fluoride and Other Toxic Chemicals

Avoid all chlorine in your diet. This includes avoiding foods made with tap water. Chlorine destroys many phyto-nutrients and other nutrients, thus the damage done to the food during processing, if chlorine is used, is permanent and cannot be reversed. This means, for example, not drinking soda pop or any other drinks that have been made by mixing tap water with something else. You should not buy bottled grape juice because during processing, the chlorine in the tap water destroyed many phyto-nutrients. The damage cannot be reversed.

Chlorine and fluoride also destroy your normal bacterial flora causing a reduction in immune system function.    They can also block the iodine receptors causing sub clinical hypothyroidism.

Vegetables

As a general rule, ALL vegetables should be organic, if possible. Green vegetables, including grasses (generally juiced) and sprouts, MUST be the foundation of a good cancer diet. The fiber, enzymes, chlorophyll, minerals, and many nutrients are necessary for your cancer diet. These are REQUIRED to be the foundation of your cancer diet!!

Just as there are some things you must not eat, there are some things you MUST eat.

Juicing vegetables and grasses will help get more nutrients into the body. However, some whole vegetables should be eaten in order to get the fiber. Fiber is critical to a cancer treatment.

As with all juices, if you make the juice from the actual foods, the juice should be drunk immediately after they are prepared. In cases where many small doses of a fresh vegetable juice are needed to be taken (e.g. to avoid diarrhea), the juice can be refrigerated during the day.

Essentially, you should have organic, fresh salads/vegetables/juiced grasses/sprouts for breakfast, lunch and dinner.   Animal proteins are taken in moderation at breakfast and lunch only.   No pork!!  Meats should be selected by your blood type, in limited quantity, and preferably before 3:00pm.   This allows the protein to be properly digested and processed before the liver shuts down for the night

Many of the other foods that are allowed on this diet can be mixed in with the salad.  

A list of such vegetables:

• "broccoli [*], asparagus [*], beets [*-moderation], cabbage [*], carrots [*-moderation], cauliflower [*], celery, cucumbers, egg-plant, green and yellow squash [moderation], green beans and peas (fresh), red[*], green,[*] and yellow[*] peppers, spinach, mustard greens, collards, kale [*], lettuce, okra, parsley[*], scallions, radishes, Swiss chard, watercress, sea vegetables, such as nori, wakame and niziki, wheat grass[*-usually juiced], barley grass[*-usually taken as a supplement], turnips[*], and sprouted grains[*] or beans[*]. Also eat lots of garlic[*] and onion[*]."
  
  

The [*] symbol means this is a known anti-cancer food and these foods should be favored.  It would be a really good idea to juice all of the vegetables available that have the [*] symbol above!!

And now, let’s say a word about sprouts. Even sprouts purchased in health food stores have been shown to have very dangerous bacteria in them. Wash them very well, but it is even better to make them yourself.   Washing with water and Nature’s Fresh Enzyme Solution (made by Nature’s Sunshine Products) is very effective.

Nuts

In general, only whole almonds, whole macadamia nuts and whole walnuts are allowed on a cancer diet. Cashews are strictly prohibited. Almonds and macadamia nuts both have laetrile, and both are acceptable. Walnuts have the very critical omega 3. Other nuts should be used very sparingly. Peanuts (which are not really nuts) and cashews both have too much fungus and should not be used at all.

With the exception of walnuts being used in a Budwig Diet treatment, even the acceptable nuts should be used sparingly.

The Superfoods

By a very wide margin, the best foods in the world are wheatgrass juice, barley grass juice and a few other grasses. Only a small number of vegetables can even come close to these superfoods. However, most people are not going to sprout grass (search the Internet for the phrase: "wheatgrass kits" if you want to do it). Thus, many vendors make a variety of qualities of parsley powder, kale powder, barley powder or powder made from a wide variety of vegetables, herbs, and grasses. Hopefully you will pick the high quality products. Such foods are absolutely required for a cancer treatment, mostly due to chlorophyll, but for other reasons as well.

It is impossible for a family to recreate some of the products which include multiple grasses and leaves. These are good additions to a cancer diet.

However, in addition to such supplements, you will hopefully be able to juice fresh wheatgrass or barley grass for yourself.

Legumes

Legumes, except peanuts, are allowed to be eaten by cancer patients, but only in moderation and only to stabilize the weight of the patient or to provide protein.

Soy Products

To put is mildly, soy products are a highly controversial issue among alternative health experts. Some experts love some soy products, and others hate all soy products (and that is also putting it mildly). It is up to your own judgment on this issue. Let me quote from Dr. Young's book:

• "The diet can include fresh soy sprouts, organic soybeans, fresh tofu, soy oil, and lecithin (a by-product of soy). Try to find organically grown beans and soy products. While the sprouts are recommended without reservation, processed soybean, especially tofu, comes with some cautions..."
  
  
• Sick and Tired? Reclaim Your Inner Terrain, Robert O. Young, page 97

In reality, all soy products should be avoided except fresh soy sprouts. Soy sprouts have an impressive number of anti-cancer nutrients and are acceptable as part of your salads, if you can make your own soy sprouts.

Whole Grains

Whole grains can be used only when a cancer patient is fighting dangerous weight loss. If the weight loss is uncontrolled, use Alfalfa Tincture 4 drop in 4oz water 30 minutes prior to meal time.  Yeast, which every cancer patient has throughout their body, converts complex carbohydrates into simple carbohydrates, so even whole grains should be avoided when possible. In any case, avoid commercially stored grains and potatoes.

Another reason to avoid even whole grains is that over the decades the soil has become acidic and because of the soil many whole grains have more fungus than they did many decades ago. Corn and rice (because of the way they are stored) are grains that should be totally avoided.

Yeast (Baker's and Brewer's)

This is another reason for avoiding processed bread and other bakery products: "Japanese research links breast cancer with the ingestion of goods baked with yeast." The problem is mycotoxins, which are waste products of yeast. There are many health problems that can be directly attributed to yeast, including arteriosclerosis, obesity, and AIDS.

NO FLOUR USING YEAST should be used in a cancer diet, not even if whole grains are used!    Use yeast free breads or spinach wraps.

Meat, Fish, Fowl, Eggs, Dairy Products

Meat intake should be according to “Eat Right for Your Type” food lists and should be avoided or limited after 3 pm.

Avoid all dairy products, including butter, all cheeses and all malts, except cottage cheese or yogurt when used in the Budwig Diet.

Sweeteners, the Bad and the Good

ALL man-made sweeteners (e.g. aspartame - NutraSweet, Equal) and fat substitutes should also be avoided. These items are most often associated with brain cancer, but everyone should avoid them. This is one of many reasons soda pops are out of the question. Soda pops are also acidic.

There are only two acceptable sweeteners in a cancer diet – Stevia and Agave, which are herb herbal.

Sugar and Refined Grains

You should absolutely avoid eating refined sugar and refined grains and anything else refined. These things not only feed the fungus and yeast in your body; they also feed the cancer cells. The yeast in flour makes things even worse. Do not eat anything where yeast, fungus or mould is used, added or is a part of.

In addition, refined sugar and other simple sugars also interfere with your immunity system. These substances also interfere with getting Vitamin C and oxygen into the cancer cells. Sugar also depletes the body of key minerals and other nutrients because of its acidity. It is not the acidity that directly destroys the minerals; the acidity causes the body to use the minerals to regulate the pH level in the body. The same is true of all acidic foods.

The chain reaction caused in the body by acidic foods (due to the body's attempts to keep the blood at a level pH) is the cause, or a major contributing factor, to almost all chronic diseases, including cancer. It would take an entire book to describe how the body keeps its pH normal, and the ramifications of these processes.

To understand the problem with sugars, look at PET Scans.   They work by attaching radio-active molecules to sugar molecules.   This combo is then injected, intravenously into the body.  The sugars are rapids taken up by cancers and the radio-active dye then lights up the cancer activity areas.   This point proves that cancers use sugar and it therefore should be avoided in all forms.

Honey

If sugar is bad for people with cancer, what about honey, another simple sugar?   Honey is a case of both the good and the bad. Honey contains simple sugars, the fructose (38 percent) and glucose (31 percent) feed cancer cells. The good news is that honey contains powerful phenolic antioxidants.

If a cancer patient absolutely has to have some sweetness during his or her transition to a cancer diet, and Stevia or Agave nectar is not available, then honey, in small amounts, is acceptable.

Fruits, Dried Fruits and Fruit Juices

The only fruits that are allowed on this diet, without restrictions, are the following: unsweetened lime, unsweetened lemon, and avocados. That is it. Lemons are actually a required part of any cancer treatment because of their beneficial effect on the liver and because they get oxygen into the body. Lemon juice and lime juice should be taken primarily just before bedtime.

Mushrooms (Fungi), Seaweed and other Saccharides

There are some mushrooms that are used in cancer treatments, generally as supplements. Realizing that some mushrooms kill cancer cells, but are at the same time primarily a fungus, take heed. Mushrooms are one of the good and bad foods. Use with caution.   Avoid mushrooms if you are allergic to yeast and mold.

The good news about mushrooms is that they do contain polysaccharides, which are essential to the immunity system. Mushroom supplements such as beta glucan are certainly acceptable to a cancer diet.

• "Polysaccharides from mushrooms do not attack cancer cells directly, but produce their antitumor effects by activating different immune responses in the host. The antitumor action of polysaccharides requires an intact T-cell component; their activity is mediated through a thymus-dependent immune mechanism."
  
  

Aloe vera supplements can also be high in polysaccharides and the glyconutrients, but the glyconutrients are very difficult to process out of the aloe vera.

Salt

Refined salt may be a major cause of cancer. Refined salt, the wrong fats, margarine and butter are the main causes of red blood cells sticking together (called: rouleaux), causing them to absorb less oxygen and making hemoglobin a free meal for yeast and fungus. The clumped together red blood cells do not get as much oxygen into the cells of the body. Also, the clumped together red blood cells cannot pass through the smaller arteries/capillaries, meaning much less (if any) oxygen gets to cells in these areas of the body, and some of these cells may be turned to anaerobic (i.e. cancerous). As if that weren't bad enough, once the cells are cancerous, the oxygen still can't get to the cancer cells to slow down their spreading or kill them.

On the other hand, natural sea salt has a very similar mineral content as human blood. It is truly a health food as long as you don't eat too much of it. Here is a quote:    

"Salts obtained from solar evaporation of sea water are entirely different from modern refined salt. The plural "salts’ is deliberately used here, because sea water salts are actually a complex blend of trace minerals, as well as calcium and magnesium salts. This complex blend is essential to life, as Quinton’s research demonstrated.

Table salt today, [on the other hand,] is primarily kiln-dried sodium chloride with anti-caking agents added. Trace minerals, as well as calcium, magnesium and potassium salts are removed in processing. Kiln-drying involves scorching salt at high heat to remove moisture. This refining process creates a product that is unnatural and hard on the body. It is the true culprit that contributes to high blood pressure, heart trouble, kidney disease and eczema, among other problems."

Another thing is for certain, the organic mineral cell salts found in vegetables, seaweed, etc. are critical.

Bad Fats and Oils

Other foods you should absolutely avoid are trans fats, meaning trans fatty acids or partially hydrogenated oils. Trans fatty acids may be one of the major causes of cancer. They become part of the cell's wall (replacing cholesterol) and make the cell wall rigid or sticky and can make the cell anaerobic (i.e. the first step to becoming cancerous) because large oxygen clusters cannot get into the cells.

Like refined salt, these fats also destroy the electrical charge of red blood cells, causing them to "stick" together. When this happens, among other things, the red blood cells do not get to many cancer cells, meaning the cancer cells get far less oxygen (if any), meaning they thrive because they are anaerobic.

Another bad food for cancer patients is polyunsaturated oils. Polyunsaturated oils (e.g. corn oils sold in supermarkets everywhere) promote the growth of small blood vessels (by promoting the production of "bad" prostaglandins). This is bad for cancer because it allows tumors to grow new blood vessels. However, these small blood vessels are good for preventing strokes. Thus, while on a cancer diet avoid polyunsaturated oils.

In short, avoid all heated oils.

Herbs and Spices

All herbs and spices are acceptable, except black pepper and other highly acidic spices. Several herbs, such as Sheep Sorrel and Black Walnut, are known to be strong anti-cancer foods. Turmeric, which contains curcumin, is a spice that is a potent anti-cancer food.

As with all foods, the storage of herbs can cause them to be high in fungus. Also, herbs should generally not be used on a non-stop basis, unless specifically instructed to take them daily. Generally, it is best to take a periodic break from herbs.

Junk Foods, Condiments and Other Comments

You can forget about eating at a restaurant, big or small, formal or informal, unless it has a menu specifically for organic, raw foods.

Condiments are absolutely forbidden. One of the most acidic foods on earth is black pepper (black pepper is a major cause of acid reflux disease). Avoid soy sauce, pickled vegetables, relish, green olives, sauerkraut, and cucumber pickles.

Basically, any "refined" or processed food that contains sugar, refined salt, aspartame, MSG, trans-fatty acids, coloring, other additives, refined flour, etc. etc. should be avoided. Even the cooking of food kills critical enzymes needed for digestion.

There is a trend in the food industry of making "no trans fats" foods. This does not mean these are healthy foods. They are processed.

While it is true that cooking does release some vitamins, by a very wide margin, overall it is better to eat food raw, if it can be safely eaten raw.

Need I even mention tobacco (no matter what kind of cancer you have)?   Tobacco use puts more than 100 carcinogens into your body?  Tobacco is also very high in sugar, fungi and yeasts. Part of this is due to they way tobacco leaves are processed.

Need I even mention stopping drinking alcohol (which is a "primary mycotoxin"), which interferes with ALL treatment plans?   Alcohol has been shown to greatly increase the incidence of childhood leukemia.

Need I even mention caffeine because caffeine restricts the blood vessels, meaning less oxygen gets to the cancer cells?  It is also acid-forming and mucoid-forming. Sorry, chocolate lovers.

Let us use some common sense in our choices.

Some Special Listed Foods

Peanuts are perhaps the number one food that should be avoided because they are so high in fungus. Foods that have little resistance to invaders, when they are growing, are frequently high in fungus. Cashews are another food high in fungus.

Corn, rice (because of the way it is stored) and potatoes, and any foods with corn, rice or potatoes, should be avoided, also because of fungus and the way they are stored.

Avoid processed apple juice, oranges, tangerines, and dried fruits, for a variety of reasons.

Water and exercise

Every cancer patient should drink as much natural water (i.e. natural spring water or natural artesian water, processed with ozone) as they can, up to a gallon a day. The many benefits of water are beyond the scope of this article, but rest assured it is important.

Also, a cancer patient should get as much exercise as reasonable. Exercise pumps the lymph system and helps get toxins out of the body. Even if a person can do no more than lift 3 pound weights for 10 minutes while sitting in a chair, it will help.

It is also good to sweat in order to release toxins.

So What Do You Eat?  

After reading this, most people throw up their hands in frustration, not really knowing what to eat.   Start slowly, fix a few things now and gradually do more.

·        Eat Pure, if possible fresh organic vegetables, fruit, and meat based   on your Blood Type.  Avoid the bagged, boxed, prepared foods.

·        Avoid Additives and chemicals.

·        Use sea salt in moderate amounts.

·        Use plant oils:   Flaxseed (See Budwig Cancer Diet), Olive oil (two tablespoons per day), Avocado, Almonds, and Walnuts.   No trans fats.

·          Do not use the microwave to cook any food.   It creates Free Radicals which cause more damage.

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