Budwig diet/Flax oil

gogo_xago, I did not ask my doctors about the diet. I don't know about Greece, but doctors in the USA NEVER talk about diet. They only know, and prescribe, treatments. Like radiation and chemo. Which, IMO is why the USA spends so much on medical care and has no benefit, for it. 

I just know, for myself, I refused the radiation for my 2cm IDC. Chemo was never offered.  

And, on my own, went with the FOCC. Again, for my part, because my sister, with her Stage 3 Ovarian cancer is just thriving, on it. Her Ovarian cancer was cut out, two years ago, with clear margins. Refused adjuvant chemo, been on the BP, and is the picture of health.

As am I!  I've never felt better, in my life. 

Although, if your mother has chosen chemo, the BP/FOCC diet will certainly help.

In my view, eating, healthy, is NEVER a detriment. And the FOCC is just  the ultimate, of that. 

Congratulations Leia! Do you follow the entire Budwig protocol or just use the FOCC?

Deni

Deni, I'm just doing the FOCC. Although, I have also cut out almost all processed foods, and eat lots of fruits. I need to eat more veggies, working on that. 

From what I've read, the "entire Budwig protocol" is for people that have active cancers. In which, when you follow the protocol, the cancer literally goes, away. With no treatments.

Of course, there are no "studies" on this. Just anecdotal evidence of people, cured. But then, why would there be studies? There is no $$$ to be made off of the Budwig protocol. Only off of radiation and chemo and drugs. So, there's LOTS of studies, for those things. Proving how "helpful" they are. In some cases, yes, but not in the case of Early Stage Breast Cancer, which is what I had. Which is what the majority of cancers, discovered via Mammogram or MRI, are. 

For my part, I had my 2cm cancer cut out successfully. So my thought, I don't currently have cancer, yet, I'm prone to cancer, it's the FOCC for me. Plus, cutting out the processed foods and eating fruits and veggies. I rarely eat meat. 

Plus, to just repeat, I can not describe how much better, I feel. Which is above and beyond any anti-cancer benefit. Repeating, again, I'm just mentally calmer.  And physically, feel great. More energy, more everything. And I truly believe it's because my body is being nourished, by the FOCC. Which is facilitating the oxygen, getting to each individual cell. Which is what the FOCC does. As Dr. Budwig says, in her books.

It's been a life-changer, for me.  

Leia, that is great that you are seeing the benefits of the FOCC. Do you know about the Yahoo discussion group relating to FOCC? I have been on there and everyone who posts is following the Budwig Protocol or doing FOCC. Here is the link to join the group if you are interested:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaxSeedOil2/

dear leia

i glad that budwig diet worked for you, i do really believe that cancer cells  could be fed or starved by the kind of food we eat

i would like to try the diet,but iwould like to know please if it could be applied with other drugs(tykerb in particular ),and is it ok to toast ungrounded flaxseeds before use?

thank you all ,

MBC 2007,ER-,PR-,HER2 +

Marie,

The Budwig Protocol has been said to help patients tolerate chemo more easily.  If you are going to have surgery, you should stop using flaxseed oil at least one week before.  Doctors will tell you this, as well.

Heat destroys flaxseeds and flaxseed oil and makes it rancid so please DO NOT TOAST flaxseeds.

Julia,

CONGRATS!  Doesn't following Budwig make ya feel just wonderful???? When it's time for my flax and cottage cheese "snack" I start to crave it, and I love adding fresh fruit in the morning or raw nuts and cinnamon in the afternoon!

Hello everyone!  I've been doing FOCC off and on since diagnosis in June 2008.  IMO, FOCC has sprodically helped shrink my tumors.  However, I'm interested to see if the ground flax seed is better than flax oil?  I've tried both and it seems to give me better results when I used the ground flax seed (freshly ground).  Also, I'm happy to see that a lot of the posters here feel great!  I, however, is not feeling too too great.  My back pain has increased (post-Abraxane/Avastin) and this could be due to the SE's they're talking about with Femara?  Does FOCC affect how Femara works or the reverse?

Also I'm interested to do the Budwig lifestyle.  I"ve completely changed my diet to a MODIFIED vegan:  no dairy, meat, mostly organic, but wild caught fish when needing the additional protein.  HOw hard was it for anyone to do it?  I'm just frustrated that the Budwig has not completely shrunk my tumors, maybe because I"m not doing it 100%??

Thanks

I'll just check back in to this thread to say that I'm continuing to doing well, with the FOCC. Last week, (2/3/10) just had another Mammogram/Clinical Breast Exam. Totally normal. My doc was rushed, and finally said she had to rush out and deal with the "sick patients." 

She couldn't be bothered with me, the healthy one. Well, actually, she said, I was the only healthy patient that she'd dealt with, that day.  

 I gladly put myself, in that category. The healthy patients.  At some point, I can envision myself, just not bothering with these doctors. Why did I waste my time on 2/3/10. 

 The FOCC is the real deal. That, and Vitamin D3. And by now, even the NYT is reporting a new study. 

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/the-miracle-of-vitamin-d-sound-science-or-hype/?emc=eta1

This study, Vitamin D3 and Omega 3s,which is what Flaxseed oil/Budwig is.

My thought, why wait for some "study?"  

I'm getting healthy, now. And to repeat feeling GREAT. 

This is another very interesting thread. I thought I was well-informed, but find myself new to the bugwig. Will someone be kind enough to tell me what exactly FOCC stands for? What about CC? Then, what does an FOCC breakfast consist of? Please, those acronyms are a killer ....

I just joined the Yahoo group on this subject after finally seein Deni's post on that.

Thank you for your help.

EDITED TO ADD: Eureka, I found it in Yahoo Groups

FLAXSEED OIL and COTTAGE CHEESE (FOCC) or quark:
Generally, each tablespoon of Flaxseed Oil (FO) is blended with 2 or
more tablespoons of low-fat organic Cottage Cheese(CC)or quark.
That is a ratio of approximately 1:2. Cold-pressed refrigerated
liquid FO is used, for example, Barlean's & Spectrum. It's better
to buy regular FO instead of High Lignan FO. Healthier lignans
are obtained at a lower cost by using freshly ground flaxseeds.
[used instead of Linomel]. Ground seeds must be consumed within 15 minutes

I haven't been here for awhile, but just wanted to update everyone on my experience with Budwig.  I was diagnosed 2/17/09 with IDC and started Budwig on 3/6 (actually, was doing Henderson Protocol initially, which incorporated only a small component of Budwig with ALOT of supplements).  Gradually, I weaned myself off the supplements and eventually became 100% Budwig compliant...well, as close as I can possibly get to 100%.  I did have a lumpectomy on 4/30/09, but no radiation, chemo or tamoxifen.  Surgery is the only conventional treatment I will take.  I recently had my follow-up mammogram/ultrasound and got the all-clear!  I just met with my onc last week to update blood work and this is the very exciting part....my CA 15-3 (breast cancer marker) has dropped by 30% since the baseline test was done in July (I wish they would have done one pre-surgery, but I didn't know what to ask for then).  At any case, I'm thrilled with this result and it is just the confirmation I needed.  Along the Budwig road, I have dabbled with various supplements, but I've got to tell you, I think they can be counter-productive.  The only ones I still take are D3 (when I can't get regular natural D from the sun) and DIM (I am 95% ER+). I tried the Iodoral (iodine) for awhile, but after being on it about 6 weeks, I truly felt like it was doing more harm to my thyroid than help.  So, I'm happy to say I'm feeling great on Budwig alone (especially since being more committed to the juicing aspect) and am saving ALOT of money since I'm not buying all those supplements anymore. 

Dear MBROWNING: Nan is right: this is absolutely, totally, completely thrilling news. Hum, Hum, Hum! See: there are more  and more of us out there. 

Now, I am determined to put the core Budwig in my diet in the near future.

Believe it or not: I also had to stop taking the iodine: I don't know what it is, but I got nauseated every time I used it, maybe one of the rare side effects.

However, I believe I need the other supplements that I am on: I am taking a mushroom blend, 1 olive leaf capsule in the morning, 1 holy basil capsule in the evening (but planning to switch to holy basil in my daily salad, period); I am also taking Quercetin for my allergies (those have completely disappeared after I got into nutrition and natural treatments, although I had had them for decades); I am taking Evening Primrose Oil, which is still working for my hot flashes; I am taking Tocotrienols (mostly Gamma), NAC (for detox), Ubiquinol, DIM (indeed), GABA (calming in the evening), Magnesium, Chromium GTF. Of course, I am taking D3, as well as probiotics (mostly in the form of organic yogurt); 

Can you all tell me if there is any of those supplements that you would not consider taking, or have even stopped taking? Thank you. 

Nan~  I, too, have been so amazed at the body's ability to heal (God designed quite a sophisticated machine for us!).  Further, I think it is incredible how it sends a red flag when we introduce something that is not right for it....we just have to pay more attention to those flags!

Yazmin~ I have total confidence in Budwig.  If you read Anticancer by David Servan-Schreiber, his current research backs Budwig's theories in almost mirror-image fashion!  This tells me that Johanna Budwig was way ahead of her time (brilliant), and as such was scoffed at.I had hoped that the Iodoral would work for me (I do believe there is a link between thyroid dysfunction and breast cancer and had hoped it was the "smoking gun" for me).  Obviously, thyroid was not my problem!  I am not familiar with most of the supplements you mention, but would encourage you to try to get as much of the ingredients in food vs. supplements (ie: mushroom, olive, basil).  When you do rely on supplements, read the labels....try to stay away from ones that have alot of extra additives!  I was not taking any that you mention....mine were mostly antioxidants (which are a direct contradiction to the Budwig protocol which is oxidative; adding antioxidants simply cancels the benefit out!).  Eating whole, mostly raw foods (primarily veggies) provides all the natural antioxidants we need!  The cottage cheese that I use for my FOCC (Nancy's Organic Low Fat) has probiotics.  I did forget to mention that I take Green Supreme Barley Power tablets before each meal....'lots of good enzymes to help with digestion.

Crunchy~ I had gotten up to 50 mg per day of Iodoral along with the ATP CoFactors.  I soooo wanted it to work for me.  But, I got to a point where I was really feeling tired (chronically) and I think my neck (around the thyroid) was thickening....yuck!  Once I got off it, I felt much better almost immediately.  I do believe it works for those that are truly deficient in their thyroid function, however! 

Everyone is different and what works for one will not work for all.  That's what I think is so incredible about each individual's system.....you know when you've got the right mix! 

I wish you all the very best in your chosen paths.  I cannot help but think that as you get more and more into Budwig, you will not need so much of the other stuff.   I stumbled on it quite by accident, but have absolutely no regrets (other than I wish I would have given it more time....a full 3 months...before having surgery, which I had already cancelled twice before!)  I have a sneaking suspicion that my surgery path report would have read much differently if I had let Budwig do it's thing!

Melissa

@JennGrace--

About your list of possible no-no's, if you adhere to the basic Budwig rules, you'll have your answer.  Budwig says NO oils except cold-pressed flax, occasional cold-pressed sunflower seed oil and extra virgin coconut oil is okay.  NO sugar, no soy. Oils and sugars are the BIG no-no's with cancer. So....

•  Tempeh- Budwig says fermented soy is okay, like in soy sauce.  I THINK tempeh is fermented soy but I am not sure about this one so I avoid it.  "When in doubt, cast it out," is what I always say.
• Rice cheese- check the sugar and oil content.
• Canned wild caught salmon- Not good-- it's a processed food and Budwig says no processed foods.  A small amount of fresh salmon is okay on occasion. 
• Almond cheese- check the sugar and oil content.
• Organic Chicken, wild caught salmon-- Budwig says no amimal fats so I'd stay away from the chicken and occasional  wild caught salmon is okay.
• Candy- Absolutely not.  Sugar is forbidden.  In her books, Budwig says "Bon-bons mean by-bye." Harsh but true words-- and I LOVE my gummy bears and jelly bellies but I had to let 'em go!
• Chips-- check the ingredients.  Even plain chips have sugar and are, of course, full of bad oils.  I found one brand- Boulder Canyon plain potato chips w/ nothing but potatoes, sunflower oil, and sea salt.  I treat myself to one bag about every two weeks if I have been 100% compliant.

Read the ingredients on EVERYTHING.  You would be surprised to see how much sugar, bad oil, and soy is in everything on the shelves in the grocery store from bread to spaghetti sauce. I have read other books that say this contributes to the high incidence of obesity in our society.  

@Althea- mixing the flax oil and cottage cheese until they bind chemically is the key to the mixture.  This is why Budwig recommends the electric mixer.  I got one of those hand wands for about $15 at Target. The flax seed can just be sprinkled on top but should be ground with a coffee grinder first.

Anyone  Stage III breast that had chemo, refused radiation, and is doing the Budwig diet and have not had their cancer return?