Lifestyle Support for Cancer

What is cancer?

Cancer starts when abnormal cells grow out of control. Unlike non-cancerous cells, cancer cells don’t die—they continue to grow and form new abnormal cells. They can also grow into other tissues. In many cases, cancer forms a tumor, while in some cancers, no tumor is formed. Cancer cells can travel to other parts of the body through the bloodstream or lymph system. When cancer spreads, it is called metastasis. Left untreated it can cause serious illness or death.

What can increase your risk of cancer?

Behavioral/lifestyle risk factors (things you can change)

  • Smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke

  • Excessive sun exposure/tanning beds

  • Alcohol use

  • Obesity

  • Lack of physical activity

  • Unsafe sex

  • Using underarm antiperspirants, talcum powder, fluoridated toothpaste

  • Kitchen: Teflon cookware use, microwave use, plastics

  • Exposure to chemicals such as arsenic, asbestos, benzene, chemotherapy, diesel exhaust, dry cleaning fluid, formaldehyde, hair dye, radiation and radon

Hereditary and disease risk factors

  • Inheriting faulty or damaged DNA (5-10% of cancers)

  • Chronic health conditions (ulcerative colitis)

  • DES exposure

  • Agent orange exposure

  • Viruses: Human papilloma virus (HPV), Epstein-Barr, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV

  • Bacterial infections: helicobacter pylori, chlamydia trachomatis

  • Parasites (none listed found in the US): opisthorchis viverrini, clonorchis sinensis, schistosoma haematobium

Nutrition Support

Eat more:

  • Fruits: blueberries, cherries, citrus, devil’s apple, figs, peaches, pomegranate, red grapes (muscadine are best), red raspberries, strawberries

  • Vegetables: beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, collards, eggplant (placed on skin cancers for healing effects), garlic, kale, mushroom (chaga, cordyceps, coriolis, ganoderma, maitake, reishi, shiitake, turkey tail), onions, potatoes, radishes, spices (black pepper, ginger, oregano, rosemary, thyme, turmeric), spinach, sprouts (especially broccoli), sweet potato, watercress, wheatgrass

  • Legumes: lima bean

  • Nuts/seeds: macadamia, peanuts, pecan, walnuts, chia, flax, hemp, pumpkin, apricot, peach

  • Other: cocoa, dark chocolate, essiac tea, filtered water (tap water that contains fluoride should be avoided) green tea, red wine, yeast

Eat less:

  • Oils: any hydrogenated oil, canola, corn, peanut, safflower, sunflower

  • Dairy/eggs: milk with rBGH, soft cheeses (Brie, Camembert, feta, goat, queso fresco/blanco), unpasteurized milk products, eggs that are undercooked (soft boiled, over easy or poached)

  • Meat/poultry/fish: avoid cooking on the grill, cured salami, highly processed meat products (bacon, hot dogs, lunch meat, sausage), pate, raw or undercooked beef, red meat, farmed fish, fish high in mercury, shellfish (oysters), smoked fish

  • Other: artificial sweeteners (especially sucralose and Splenda), fluoridated water, microwave popcorn, salted, pickled and smoked foods, sugar

  • General: fast food, fried food, packaged food, food grown with pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, GMO food

Supplements and essential vitamins/minerals (many of these occur naturally in food which is the preferred method of consumption)

  • Alpha-lipoic acid: antioxidant that turns glucose into energy. Found in yeast, spinach, broccoli and potatoes

  • Amygdalin/laetrile: occurs in the seeds of apricot and peaches and helps detoxify the body

  • Astragalus: a root that has been used in Chinese medicine for centuries that boosts the immune system

  • Berberine: an alkaloid compound found in barberry, goldenseal, goldthread, Oregon grape, phellodendron and tree turmeric and helps suppress tumor growth and spread. It is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and immune-enhancing

  • Catechin: phytochemical found in cocoa, chocolate and green tea and is anti-viral and anti-bacterial

  • Chlorella: fresh water algae that is rich in protein and is a detox agent for heavy metals

  • Chlorophyll: phytochemical found in green plants that helps to oxygenate the body (cancer hates oxygen)

  • Ellagic acid: found naturally in grapes, pomegranate, red raspberry, strawberry, blueberry and walnuts that prevents the binding of carcinogens to DNA and strengthens connective tissue which may keep cancer cells from spreading

  • Glutathione: antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals and prevents cellular damage and found in sulfur-rich foods: onions, garlic, broccoli, kale, collards, cabbage, cauliflower, watercress

  • Probiotics: live bacteria and yeast that promote a healthy digestive tract and immune system

  • Quercetin: flavonoid found in red wine, green tea, onions and herbs and helps boost immunity

  • Resveratrol: phytochemical found naturally in red grape skin, peanuts, blueberries, cocoa, dark chocolate and works as an antioxidant

  • Scutellaria baicalensis (a/k/a Huang Qin): a root that is an antioxidant that starves cancer cells

  • Spirulina: a blue-green algae that is rich in protein that promotes a healthy immune system, regulates cholesterol and blood pressure

  • Sulforaphane: found in cruciferous veggies especially Brussels sprouts and promotes the death of cancer cells (especially prostate cancer)

Minerals:

  • Chromium: found in apples, grape juice, orange juice, basil, broccoli, garlic, green beans, potatoes, wheat germ, whole grains, nuts, beer and red wine

  • Iodine: found in apple juice, bananas, prunes, strawberries, corn, baked potatoes, green peas, sea vegetables (kelp, kombu, nori, wakame), lima beans, iodized salt and tea

  • Magnesium: found in apples, avocados, bananas, figs, kiwifruit, raisins, artichokes, broccoli, carrots, chard, leafy greens, potatoes, cooked spinach, brown rice, oat bran, oatmeal, whole grains, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, lima beans, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, dark chocolate, hard drinking water and molasses

  • Selenium: found in bananas, peaches, green peas, potatoes, spinach, oatmeal, rice, lentils, Brazil nuts, cashews

Vitamins:

  • Vitamin C: can be taken in high doses and found in cantaloupe, citrus fruit, kiwifruit, mangoes, papaya, strawberries, bell peppers, cabbage family (Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage), kale, lettuce, mustard greens, potatoes, spinach and tomatoes

Lifestyle Treatments (can be done on your own):

  • Cannabis: shrinks tumors, anti-inflammatory and anti-anxiety

  • Detox/cleanse

    • Colon: through coffee enema, colonics, colon hydrotherapy, herbal supplements (psyllium, cascara sagrada, bentonite, slippery elm bark, buckthorn, humic acid)

    • Urinary tract (kidney, bladder): with parsley, asparagus, marshmallow root, water

    • Liver: with turmeric, milk thistle, root veggies (beets, ginger, burdock), borututu bark, chanca piedra, Epsom salt, extra virgin olive oil

    • Lymph: with cat's claw, pau d'arco, burdock root, Essiac formula, bounce on a trampoline, don't wear underwire bras, don't wear antiperspirant

    • Parasite: with Black walnut hull, American wormseed, epazote, wormwood, clove, kamala, bromelain, diatomaceous earth

  • Earthing: connecting to the earth’s natural energy for vibrant health

  • Essential oils

    • Clove: antioxidant and delays cancer progression

    • Eucalyptus: supports immune system, antibacterial and antifungal

    • Frankincense: anti-inflammatory, antioxidant (brain, breast, cervical, colon, liver, lung, ovarian and skin cancer)

    • Lavender: antioxidant

    • Lemon: detoxifies and inhibits cancer growth

    • Melaleuca/tea tree: inhibits tumor growth in non-melanoma skin cancer

    • Myrrh: reduces cancer cells (gynecological and liver cancer)

    • Peppermint: antioxidant

    • Sandalwood: anti-inflammatory, antioxidant (brain cancer)

  • Fasting/intermittent fasting: gives the digestive system a rest

  • Hoxsey Tonic: herbs, minerals, vitamins follows occidental and Chinese herbal formulas and detoxifies the body while normalizing cell metabolism

  • Living Fuel: an all-natural, greens-based whole meal superfood

  • MRET water (Molecular Resonance Effect Technology): hydrates the cells

Alternative treatments (seek a professional):

  • Dendritic vaccine injections: special immune system cells used to treat prostate cancer

  • Hydrochloric acid via IV: stimulates the lymph system and used to treat brain, prostate, skin and colon cancer

  • Hyperbaric chamber: increases blood oxygen (cancer hates oxygen) and used to treat breast, head/neck, colorectal, gliomas, leukemia, prostate, cervical and bladder cancer

  • Hypothermia chamber: high heat treatment that kills cancer cells and used to treat sarcoma, melanoma, brain, lung, esophagus, breast, bladder, rectum, liver, appendix and cervix cancer

  • RIGVIR virus: seeks and destroys cancer cells and used to treat colorectal, lung, prostate, stomach, pancreatic, kidney, sarcoma and bladder cancer

  • UV light: causes the red blood cells to vibrate and kills microbes and used to treat skin lymphoma

  • Acupuncture: reengages the body’s immune system

  • Biofeedback: helps reduce the severity of side effects of cancer, reducing muscle tension, stress and pain

  • Biological dentistry: root canals and amalgam metal fillings suppress your immune system. Remove the metal fillings and avoid root canals

  • Chiropractor: many cancers present as a bone pain or back pain. All of the nerves in your body originate in the spine, those nerves feed the major organs, if a nerve is pinched, it will affect the organ. Putting the bones back in alignment restores health to the organs.

  • Homeopathy: treat like with like to stimulate healing and strengthen cell detoxification

Lifestyle Changes

  • Avoid using the microwave, Teflon cookware and plastic

  • Avoid fluoridated toothpaste, antiperspirants (deodorants are fine) and talcum powder

  • Avoid using sunscreen, excessive sun exposure and tanning beds

  • Decrease cell phone usage

  • Avoid tobacco smoke

  • Limit alcohol consumption

  • Stay physically active/maintain healthy body weight

  • Practice safe sex

  • Avoid pesticides, fungicides and herbicides

  • Avoid genetically modified foods

  • Avoid un-homogenized food/beverages (milk)

  • Avoid unpasteurized food/beverages (honey/milk/oysters)

  • Avoid excitotoxins: chemicals added to food to make it “tastier” (MSG)

  • Avoid xenoestrogens: chemicals found in skincare, plastics, food dyes and preservatives that are linked to hormone driven cancers (breast, cancer, colon, long and pancreatic)

Resources and Tools

Treatment Centers:

  • Hoxsey Bio-Medical Center in Tijuana, Mexico: offers treatment with natural herbs, special diet, vitamins and minerals, lifestyle counseling, positive attitude and conventional treatment when needed.

  • Hope 4 Cancer Institute in Baja California, Mexico: offers safe, effective and non-toxic treatment options to cancer patients including sound and light waves, virotherapy, hyperthermia, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, electromagnetic field therapy, near infrared sauna and nutritional therapies

  • Gerson Institute in Tijuana, Mexico: offers a natural treatment to heal the body through organic, plant-based food, raw juices, coffee enemas and natural supplements