Although we highly recommend you
visit a clinic that has experience in reversing cancers naturally, this may not
be possible for some. If this is the case, you should purchase a copy of the
book, Healing Cancer From Inside Out as that has the complete and detailed
dietary guidelines cancer patients should follow. If you already have The Rave
Diet & Lifestyle book, the information in that book should be supplemented with
the guidelines outlined below. These guidelines should be taken within the
context of both the Rave Diet book and the Healing Cancer From Inside Out film.
Far and away, the most effective cancer reversal diets are 100% plant-based. The
Rave Diet is a 100% whole foods, plant-based diet and recommends that at least
50 percent of your food be uncooked. When the book says 'try' to eat as much
organic food as you can, translate that to mean all of your food must be organic
because organic plant foods have much higher levels of cancer-fighting
micro-nutrients than conventionally grown food. There are some 'transitional'
foods (e.g., refined plant foods such as various soy or rice-based products,
e.g., soy milk) that are recommended for people who may want to slowly
transition to the full Rave Diet. When battling cancer, there is no transition
so you must eliminate all transition foods and follow the full Rave Diet to the
letter. Pay particular attention to the "Essential Tips and Tricks" section of
the book, especially the first five.
Dietary sugar is an enemy of the cancer patient because cancer cells are
sugar-feeders, e.g., cancer cells consume 18 times more sugar (glucose) than
normal cells. The higher your blood sugar, as a result of your diet, the more
you are feeding (and growing) the cancer. An oncologist friend was at a
conference in Europe recently where there was a culture of cancer cells in a
Petri dish. They added glucose to the culture and within 24 hours the cancer
cells had doubled! PET scans are also based on detecting 'hot spots' where
cancer cells are feeding on high levels of glucose.
One of the best things any cancer patient can do is severely limit or eliminate
sweet foods from their diet, including sweet fruits. Fruits, by definition, are
any food with a seed. Thus, tomatoes and avocados are fruits, but they not sweet
fruits. Peaches, strawberries, etc., on the other hand, are sweet fruits. You
can tell if they are sweet by simply tasting them. In addition to sweet fruits,
you should also severely limit or eliminate white potatoes (not to mention
alcohol, which should be obvious). Sweet fruits and white potatoes are the most
popular foods that are high on the index. In addition to sweet foods, you should
eliminate all high-fat foods, such as nuts and nut butters, avocados, etc.
The next thing you should do is increase your consumption of green leafy
vegetables. A salad a day keeps the doctor away and greens should be an integral
part of every meal. Green blending (smoothies) and green juicing are also
excellent ways to get more green vegetables into your diet. The basic difference
between the two is that you keep everything in foods when you blend them,
particularly the fiber. This is important because fiber regulates the absorption
of sugar into the blood stream. Juicing, on the other hand, eliminates most of
the fiber. Green juicing, however, is an excellent way to get concentrated
nutrients into your system because without the fiber, you can actually consume
more nutrients. There are trade-offs between the two and both should be used.
Juicing should be used as the primary method of supplementing your diet, whereas
blending can be part of your diet. Because green blending and juicing are very
concentrated, you can add small amounts of semi-sweet vegetables to them, such
as carrots or tomatoes, in order to make them more palatable. A good example of
a great green smoothie can be
found here.
If you do not get out in the sun much, take a 1,000 IU vitamin D supplement
daily.
An optional green food that can be juiced is
wheatgrass, which provides great
dietary supplementation. You can have it juiced for you at most natural foods
markets and juice bars. It is very strong-smelling due to the chlorophyll, but
goes down easier than it smells. Until you get used to it, take an ounce a day,
then increase that to two ounces a day. If you want to grow and juice your own
wheatgrass, visit the Sproutman web site. Women who are pregnant or breast
feeding should not use wheatgrass.
Two of the foundation foods used in certain treatment centers are
Rejuvalac and
Energy Soup, both made famous by Ann Wigmore. They are a bit complicated to make
and have an acquired taste, but once you acquire the taste, you will be going
back for more.
The idea behind nutritional strategies is to give your body a concentrated boost
of nutrients. Key to this is the ability to fully digest the foods you are
eating, so you get the most nutrients from them. This is where enzymes come into
play because enzymes help your body fully digest food. The first step you can
take to increase enzyme activity is to chew food very thoroughly because the
saliva in your mouth contains enzymes that will break down food and make it more
digestible. A good rule of thumb is that your food should be close to liquid
before you swallow it, i.e., you should 'drink your food'. The next place you
can get enzymes is by eating uncooked and sprouted foods. When food is cooked,
digestive enzymes are destroyed and so too is the ability to get the most
nutrients from foods. Eating raw, uncooked food retains the natural enzymes in
foods and thus your ability to fully absorb their nutrients.
Again, there are many other nutritional rules you should follow and they are
discussed in the Healing Cancer From Inside Out book.
Soy
There has been a lot of controversy over soy and breast cancer. Studies which
claim soy increases the risk of breast cancer are based on looking at refined
soy products and many of these studies are very questionable in the first place.
There is no credible evidence linking the whole organic soy bean (endamame) with
increased breast (or other) cancer risks. In fact, studies point to decreased
cancer risks when consuming whole soy beans. But if you have a problem with soy,
there’s a very simple solution: completely eliminate it from your diet. It’s as
simple as that. There are many other foods to choose from on a plant-based diet.
Prescription Drugs
Assuming you're following the Rave Diet or another healthy diet, sleeping well,
exercising and tending to your relationships, the next healthy step you can take
is to avoid prescription drugs. All prescription drugs - without exception - are
toxic to the body and have side effects. The most common cause of side effects
is the simple fact that prescription drugs are highly concentrated and usually
not found in nature, so they’re hard on the liver. Once your liver is
chronically stressed by taking a drug every day, any other stress you put on it,
such as exposure to everyday toxins (e.g., car exhaust, paint fumes, pesticides,
excess alcohol, etc.) can compromise your health by increasing the level of
toxins in your body. The liver is key to detoxifying your body and strengthening
your immune system. Prescription drugs will prevent that detoxification.
If you are taking drugs for a chronic disease, a true anti-cancer diet will also
heal those diseases while it fights cancer, so you can wean yourself off the
drugs as your condition improves. Work with your physician on this and tell him
or her about your change in diet. If your physician does not support your change
in diet, get one who does. If you do not know of one, consult this list for
assistance in finding one.
Detoxification
Many clinics employ colon cleansing as a way to clean out your body and speed up
the detoxification process. The basic reason is that most of our colons are full
of hard, toxic sludge that has been in there for decades. During one colon
cleanse, half of a crayon came out of a 70 year old man - a crayon the man had
swallowed as a child! The build-up of toxic material in your colon takes away
resources from your immune system because the immune system is literally
fighting this self-poisoning. By cleaning out the colon, you free-up immune
system resources which have better things to do, like fight cancer. If you think
colon cleansing may be right for you, you can find a Colon Hydrotherapist near
you through this link.
Support
It is important that you get support from like-minded people. A good friend is
often the best support system you can have. There are also cancer support groups
which can offer support. Even though most will be undergoing conventional
treatments, they will offer you all the support they can and will probably be
very interested in your alternative approach. You can find a support group near
you through the
Cancer Support Community, which specializes in offering cancer
support. If you cannot find a center nearby, call them and they will be probably
be able to refer you to one in your location, or contact any of the national
cancer organizations.
A good online support group is
CancerCare.org, which is available 24/7. Other
resources can be found on our
Resources page,
as well as our
Health Care Providers and Resources. For several
testimonials on cancer reversals, click on
Personal Experiences - Diet &
Disease.
Miscellaneous
To be on the safe side, you should avoid all known or possible carcinogenic
substances you might come across, as best you can. This would include
environmental carcinogens, microwaves and microwaved food, food and water stored
in plastic containers (use glass or ceramic), as well as synthetic clothing and
bedding (due to the chemicals used in synthetics). Stick to natural fibers. Also
invest in a good water filter for both drinking and showering. The idea is to
lower the toxic burden in your body and free up immune system resources so it
can fight the cancer.