The Big 'C' - Part 1

It’s one of the most dreaded words in the world today and one that nobody ever wants to hear in relation to their own health: CANCER. Yet for all the millions of pounds being pumped into research and cures, conventional Western medicine has failed to deal successfully with this fatal condition.      

           

According to traditional Chinese medicine (T.C.M.) there are 4 foundations to health: blood, energy, resistance, nourishment. The cornerstone of these is blood and its condition determines the level of the body’s resistance to negative external energies as well as immunity and disease. In TCM cancer is regarded as a blood disease because weak, toxic, or impaired blood cannot carry out its vital functions of nourishing and cleansing bodily tissues. Unhealthy blood allows cell wastes and pollutants to build in tissues until they become so toxic they start to fester like rotting flesh, forming malignant tumours which spread to other tissues. This can be caused by a number of factors, the leading one being a chronic poor diet heavy in cooked meat eggs, refined starch and sugars, and low in fresh raw foods. Poor circulation of blood and energy caused by lack of exercise and shallow breathing are another cause, as are chronic stress and depression.   

                             

Conventional Western medicine treats cancer with surgery, radiation, and toxic chemicals, attacking the tumours but doing nothing at all to treat the extreme toxicity of the blood which causes the problem in the first place. Instead, such aggressive therapy further weakens the blood and energy so that even if a temporary remission occurs, the cancer usually recurs with a vengeance. There are many documented cases of people who have beaten cancer naturally by rebuilding the 4 foundations, and countless cases of those who have died prematurely by allowing doctors to cut, burn, or poison their tumorous tissues; yet natural cancer therapies remain illegal in many industrialised countries. In 1925 a South African called Johanna Brandt cured herself of cancer with an exclusive grape diet and wrote about it called The Grape Cure. Jay Kordish, a well known raw juice diet advocate in America, was cured of bladder cancer at the age of 25 with a blend of raw carrot and apple juice, under supervision of the famous juice therapist Dr. Max Gersen.                        

                                                                           

The most logical and effective therapy for cancer is to first detoxify and purify the blood, then rebuild it with proper nutrition and suitable supplements. Scavenger cells and enzymes carried in the healthy blood can then go to work and attack the cancerous tissues, digest and dissolve the tumours, and get rid of the waste through the excretory organs. The most effective way to detoxify the blood and the rest of the body is through a series of 7-10 day fasts with daily colonic irrigations. When completed a diet of raw fruit and vegetable juices is recommended. Breathing exercises are also very beneficial at this stage because they help circulate the blood to circulate the nutrients assimilated from the raw foods to the cells, and supply all tissues with an abundance of pure fresh energy.                              

The following is a list of beneficial foods and juices, as well as a list of foods to avoid:                                   

Carrot Juice - the best vegetable juice foe detoxifying tissues. It alkalises the bloodstream, which is always highly acidic in cases of toxaemia. Raw carrot juice is also loaded with vitamins, minerals, and enzymes to rebuild diseased cells and rid them of toxic wastes. Drink at least one and a half litres of freshly extracted juice daily, along with deep breathing and other exercises.  

Grapes - raw grapes, especially the dark variety, are an excellent cancer therapy when taken on their own for prolonged periods. There are entire sanatoriums in Russia devoted to this cure. Grapes detoxify all tissues and organs and deliver nutrients to starved cells. Take 2-4 pounds of dark grapes daily, for a week to a month, chewing the skin and seeds as well.                       

                                                                          

Cabbage Juice - fresh raw cabbage juice has been proven to cure severe ulcers in the stomach, duodenum, and intestines.  It is also an effective therapy for cancers of the stomach and intestinal tract. High concentrations of organic sulphur and chlorine in raw cabbage clean the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines where cancerous cells often form. Take mixed with carrot juice, 4 oz cabbage juice to 8 oz carrot juice, 3 times daily.                                                                                                    

Raw Beet Juice - a great liver detoxifier and blood cleanser. In regards to cancer, it purifies the bloodstream so the blood can work on detoxifying the body and bring nutrition to cells. By detoxifying the liver it further promotes clean blood, which is filtered by the liver. Take 8oz pure beet juice twice daily or 6 oz beet with 6 oz carrot juice 3 times a day.

Foods to Avoid: 

ALL animal products, especially proteins and fats, i.e. No cooked meat, fat, milk, eggs etc., all refined sugars and starches, carbohydrates, oils-especially anything hydrogenated, eat only fresh raw fruits and vegetables, juices and extracts. Avoid all food defrosted, cooked or reheated in a microwave. 

If you want to get healthy and stay healthy you would be well advised to rid your diet of all processed foods. It may seem difficult to stay away from the glut of “convenience” foods on the market today, with supermarkets bombarding us with all kinds of fast food, pre-cooked frozen dinners, packaged snacks etc., but in fact it’s only a matter of habit. It’s just as quick to eat an apple as a packet of crisps, or just as easy to have nuts, seeds and dried fruit for breakfast as packaged cereal with cow’s milk. There are over 6,000 synthetic chemicals officially permitted for use in food processing, and some of those are known to have carcinogenic properties. Processed foods also contain large amounts of denatured ingredients like white sugar, refined starch, pasteurised milk, land- mined salt and hydrogenated vegetable oils. 

Your immune system recognises chemical food additives as foreign toxins and tries hard to rid the body of them. This puts huge stress on the immune system and can cause severe reactions. After years of fighting the immune system eventually burns out and breaks down; this leaves the body wide open to attack by toxins, microbes, and cancerous cells. The government and food manufacturers have done a great job fooling the public into thinking processed foods are healthy but there is a mountain of scientific proof to the contrary. This evidence is available to anyone who looks for it so there is really no excuse. 

Remember only you control what goes into your mouth and down into your stomach.

Nutritional Information Provided by David Sheehan (Trident Fitness Club)