A Delicious Way to Prevent Disease!

We are simply not meeting the body's nutritional needs with the foods we eat today. Rampant illnesses are clear evidence of this truth. Consider the dramatic rise in cancer, heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, etc. Can we tune our diet to prevent disease? The fact is, WE control what goes into our own mouth! Medical science has made it clear that what we eat does play a significant role in our risk of getting cancer. Consider the following:

DIETARY FAT: A solid 15 out of 19 studies have shown an increased risk of prostate cancer among men who ate the most dietary fat, especially saturated fat. A Harvard study found that men who ate the most red meat were 2 ½ times more likely to develop advanced prostate cancer than those who ate the least. Keeping your dietary fat intake to under 30% of calories is wise.

VITAMIN E: Research on vitamin E supplements shows a protective effect against many cancers as well as heart disease. One study showed that those who received vitamin E had 36% less prostate cancer and were 40% less likely to die from cancer than those who took a placebo. Vitamin E is found in nuts, olives, green, leafy vegetables, etc. You need 400IU every day.

LYCOPENE: A component of tomatoes, lycopene becomes readily available to our body only after the tomatoes have been cooked. A study found that men who ate over ten servings of foods with cooked tomatoes a week were 45% less likely to develop prostate cancer than those who ate less than 3 servings weekly.

SELENIUM: Studies show that men who have low levels of selenium are 2/3 more likely to develop advanced prostate cancer. Boosting selenium can be tricky since extra amounts can cause baldness, loss of teeth and fatigue. Foods grown in organic, selenium-rich soil, like young tender broccoli, are the best way to intake the necessary 100mg daily. E7 is also an excellent source of natural selenium.

These nutritional strategies may help you avoid cancer long term. They may also help those who don't have cancer yet, but who have indications of or family history of cancer. However, do not assume that changing your diet is enough. Get regular checkups! Early detection of cancer still forms the basis for the best life insurance.

Cancer is still considered “a mystery” in conventional medicine. The term “cancer” is a generic term that in no way describes its cause. Dr. Simoncini is an Italian oncologist and author of Cancer is a Fungus. In his book he shares new information about the root of all cancers: fungi. He explains why conventional treatments are ineffective and dangerous. When diagnosed with cancer, we are given three options: 1) surgery, 2) chemotherapy or 3) radiation.  Finding actual statistics on the effectiveness of these treatments is difficult. If a particular procedure was definitely the best medicine has to offer, then wouldn't they be happy to share their success?

Studies show flax oil and flax seeds lower blood cholesterol and triglycerides, and reduce damage to cell membranes. Flax also enhances the body's ability to reduce inflammation and prevent many degenerative diseases associated with it. Women with a high intake of flax oil and lignans are at much lower risk of developing breast cancer. Current research is documenting the benefits of flax oil, lignans and flax meal in preventing lymph node metastasis as well as effectively preventing and treating breast cancer, colon cancer and cancer in the gastrointestinal tract. A study published in the Food and Chemical Toxicology journal, noted that flax seed oil and flax meal are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.

What do these studies mean for you? Fats containing omega-3’s, like flax oil, can reduce chemically-induced development of colon tumors. The active agents producing these anti-cancer results are the omega-3 fatty acids that are found in flax. The omega-3’s are electron-rich, and they are able to enter the cells providing them with the electrical energy needed for the healthy completion of cellular processes.  Our bodies produce over 500 million new cells every day. When these cells divide, the old cell and the new cell must contain enough electron-rich fatty acids to divide off completely from each other. When this process is not completed, due to a lack of electron-rich fatty acids, the course of growth and division is altered and the maturing and shedding process is not fully completed. This leads to the formation of tumors.  Unless you frequently eat foods rich in omega-3’s, such as salmon or walnuts, supplementing your diet with lignan-rich flax oil may be one of the best health choices you ever make.

Conventional medicine often focuses on genetics as the causative agent in developing cancer. Little attention is paid to the impact of plain and simple infections. Research shows that something as simple as a fungus like Candida, can promote cancer development. It leads to cancer by weakening and exhausting your organs, and eventually your entire body. A tumor is simply the body’s attempt at protecting itself from fungus. Several studies have linked the presence of Candida with cancer, showing that 86% of cancer patients also have Candida. Candida leads to cancer by rooting itself in your deep connective tissue of various organs. This evokes an organic defensive reaction as the connective tissue of your invaded organ attempts to encyst the fungin colonies through cellular hyper-production, which results in the formation  of tumors. The growths continue as the fungi spreads, both in your surrounding tissue, and remotely (“metastatis”). It is the same Candida attacking different tissues, but due to its highly adaptive qualities it is able to mutate to adapt itself to whatever environment it finds itself in, hence the many types of tumors. The body becomes more exhausted, allowing the fungi to spread more rapidly. Research indicates that the “innocent” infection can take over causing the patient to die from cancer.

Smokers and former smokers should be screened for lung cancer even if they do not show any symptoms. This recommendation comes from the largest clinical trial of lung cancer computed tomography (CT) screening ever conducted. The findings show that the first-time tumor size and the lung cancer stage, have been linked in an asymptomatic population. “The smaller the lung cancer is at diagnosis, the more likely it is to be Stage 1 and curable,” says radiology professor Dr. Henschke, the study's lead author. “Small lung cancers have a significantly improved chance of a cure.” Smokers are at a higher risk for lung cancer, and former smokers remain at risk for 20-30 years after they quit smoking. Henschke says, “CT screening has the potential to save lives. This information should help facilitate an informed decision-making discussion between patients and their physicians.”