What foods are you eating to reduce recurrence?

Nutrition for the Person With Cancer During Treatment

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment/nutritionforpeoplewithcancer/nutritionforthepersonwithcancer/index#HK2iU0zUkyrrbrPs.97

Vitamins and Supplements for Cancer Patients

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/cancer-supplements#1

Nutrition for People With Cancer

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment/nutritionforpeoplewithcancer/index?sitearea=M

Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)–Patient Version

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/side-effects/appetite-loss/nutrition-pdq

Bone Broth Benefits - Cancer

Traditional Bone Broth in Modern Health and Disease
by Allison Siebecker

To read the full article:

http://www.townsendletter.com/FebMarch2005/broth0205.htm

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Minerals found in bone broth can promote healing of the intestinal tract, and both soothe and stabilize mood.Bone broth is a particularly rich source of calcium and magnesium and may therefore be beneficial for supporting strong bones. It may also be helpful in calcium or magnesium deficiency related insomnia, irritability, fatigue and anxiety.

Broth can be considered for use in the following conditions: food allergies, dairy maldigestion, colic, bean maldigestion, meat maldigestion, grain maldigestion, hypochlorhydria, hyperacidity (gastroesophageal reflux, gastritis, ulcer, hiatal hernia) inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut syndrome, malnutrition, weight loss, muscle wasting, cancer, osteoporosis, calcium deficiency and anemia.

Basic Broth Making and Usage

Ingredients
1. Bones—from poultry, fish, shellfish, lamb cooked remnants of a previous meal, with or without skin and meat raw bones, with or without skin and meat use a whole carcass or just parts (good choices include feet, ribs, necks and knuckles)

don't forget shellfish shells, whole fish carcasses (with heads) or small dried shrimp

2. Water—start with cold water enough to just cover the bones or 2 cups water per 1 pound bones

3. Vinegar—apple cider, red or white wine, rice, balsamic a splash 2 tablespoons per 1 quart water or 2 pounds bones lemon juice may be substituted for vinegar (citric acid instead of acetic acid)

4. Vegetables (optional)—peelings and scraps like ends, tops and skins or entire vegetable celery, carrots, onions, garlic and parsley are the most traditionally used, but any will do if added towards the end of cooking, mineral content will be higher

Recipe
Combine bones, water and vinegar in a pot, let stand for 30 minutes to 1 hour, bring to a simmer, remove any scum that has risen to the top, reduce heat and simmer (6–48 hrs for chicken). To reduce cooking time, you may smash or cut bones into small pieces first. If desired, add vegetables in last ½ hour of cooking (or at any point as convenience dictates). Strain through a colander or sieve, lined with cheesecloth for a clearer broth. Discard the bones. If uncooked meat was used to start with, reserve the meat for soup or salads.

An easy way to cook broth is to use a crockpot on low setting. After putting the ingredients into the pot and turning it on, you can just walk away. If you forget to skim the impurities off, it's ok, it just tastes better if you do. If you wish to remove the fat for use in gravy, use a gravy separator while the broth is warm, or skim the fat off the top once refrigerated. Cold broth will gel when sufficient gelatin is present. Broth may be frozen for months or kept in the refrigerator for about 5 days.

Nutritional Contents

A Little Background

Bone contains calcium and phosphorus, and to a lesser degree, magnesium, sodium, potassium, sulfate and fluoride. Bone is an excellent source of minerals. All of the minerals present in bone, except fluoride, are macro-minerals, which are essential for proper nutrition and are required in greater amounts than 100mg/day. The only macro-mineral not present in bone is chlorine. Minerals have numerous functions in the body beyond the composition of bone, which is why the body will rob the bones and tissues to maintain steady levels of minerals in the blood and other fluids.

Broth can be thought of as a protein supplement, and a calcium supplement. The chemical ingredients extracted from broth are glycine and proline (collagen/ gelatin), calcium and phosphorus (minerals), hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate (GAGs), and other minerals, amino acids and GAGs in smaller amounts.

Sprouting my own broccoli seeds for the sulphoraphane and juicing. Juicing makes me feel more energetic in general.

I'm getting confused. Fruits - are they good to eat or not? Is artificial sweetener safe to use in lieu of white sugar? Soy protein isolate is not good but soy milk and edamame are? Is there any definitive answer or is it just a matter of taste?

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Hi Bosumblues and ladies!

I use a brand of protein powder from Whole Foods called RAW FIT-Vegan, Gluten free, dairy free soy free. (I thought Whey had soy in it, but not sure.)

Also any who likes to make healthy attractive delicious food-the cookbook Making Cleansing Easier by Veronica Wheat is available at Amazon.com for about $24.95...She is a nutritional therapist who has a Cleanse company called Chef V. They deliver in Calif and NYC, and working on rest of US My Naturopath said her clients love the book. She shares must have pantry items, organic mostly, fabulous recipies-mac and cheese-less cheese, and soups to lasagna. Much info for cleanses and every day health.

The problem with soy protein isolates (as additives, protein powders, meat-imitators, etc.) is the processing highly concentrates the isoflavones so you’re getting more of them per serving than you would with tofu, edamame, soymilk, etc. Due to the denaturing process, you might not be getting the benefits of the isoflavones proportionate to the “burdens” of their estrogenic effect. "Soy-in-the-wild” also comes with fiber, minerals, water, etc.

Whey is safe if it comes from hormone-free sources of dairy. But AFAIK it needs to be combined with either a legume or a starch to be a complete protein. (At least that’s what we were taught back in our “Diet For a Small Planet" days). I think green supplements derived from kale, wheatgrass or spirulina are okay so long as the processing is minimal and involves as few additives as possible.

West: Making Cleansing Easier sounds like a great source.

I would also be highly skeptical of any "nutritionist" who recommends "cleansing" in any form, and especially one who has her own "cleanse" business

"What they do is put your body in its best position to heal and stay healed." Yes, Solfeo

Well said, Sandy.

I agree about "cleansing" Melissa!

Solfeo, yup, that is exactly what my doc said. He is aware of the studies on broccoli, obviously, and told me that although a healthy diet is a great thing, I could never eat enough broccoli for it to do anything against the cancer

I had chemosensitivity testing done on my cancer cells, using conventional and natural substances. Based on the results I came to the opinion that cancer probably develops resistance to natural cancer-fighting substances, in food or supplements, in the same way it learns to get around conventional treatments. It also adapts to using things against us that would have been considered cancer-preventive before the diagnosis, like antioxidants. Cancer is a sneaky beast. I do everything in my power to improve my odds, but knowing what I know now I believe the only way to guarantee survival from cancer is to prevent it. Unfortunately that ship has already sailed for all of us.

I took curcumin and melatonin for over a decade before the diagnosis. My cancer cells were killed in the lab by several common supplements that have been shown to have anticancer properties, that I have rarely or never taken, but zero cells were killed when exposed to curcumin and melatonin. I still think they have a health-promoting effect that can help me fight recurrence, but even if I could take enough to have a direct effect on the cancer they wouldn't likely kill the cells directly in me because it had already developed resistance.

Interesting recent study: The role of diet and breast cancer incidence, recurrence, or survival is highly complex. More prospective studies are needed to determine the role of diet and the underlying mechanisms that explain dietary benefits among women with breast cancer. http://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/breast-cancer/diet-role-breast-cancer-incidence-survival/article/650259/3/

Brigid, thanks very much. The studies are tantalizing. However, they are preliminary. That is the eternal bitch with this stuff. Nothing in those studies actually support the idea that a cup of sprouts a day will have any effect on recurrence. It might, but we just don't know. Yet, anyway.

Yoga, nice recipe. I love cabbage salads of all kinds