Feeding Your Body During Cancer Attack

Eating 10 raw almonds a day has also been recommended for folks with cancer. Eat them between meals to help balance blood sugar level. Because the cancer-fighting battle is a serious one, you are going to have to use more than just one herb or supplement to boost your immunity, cleanse the body, bring oxygen into the cells and balance the hormones. Best combinations are listed in the chart at the end of this chapter and include other blood cleansers such as pau d’arco, a bowel stimulator such as cascara sagrada, and a combination called Essiac formula or tea. Essiac formula is a Native American formula used to fight cancer. It was passed down from the Cherokee tribe to a Canadian nurse in the early 1920s and was used successfully by hundreds over the years. (“Essiac” is the nurse’s name spelled backward.) Some refer to this tea as “E tea.”

Other supplements that can aid you in your fight include all the antioxidant vitamins that help fight free radical damage. Some antioxidant vitamins and supplements include vitamins E and C, beta carotene, grape seed, pine bark extract, zinc, shark cartilage, reishi mushroom, germanium, food enzymes, acidophilus, and fish oil lipids known as Omega-3 oils or Omega-3 fatty acids. These are designed to help your body digest proteins (many people with cancer have poor protein assimilation), cleanse the bowel, and build immunity. In addition, it is imperative to eat primarily organic fruits, vegetables, and animal products. Pesticides and chemical fertilizers found on non-organic foods can only add to your enemy cells. Take the energy required for digesting solid foods, and juice your organic fruits and veggies. Your body can utilize the extra energy to get well.

If your cancer is hormonally induced (involving the reproductive organs), it is a good idea to stay away from animal products unless they are organic. The hormones given to non-organic cows and chickens can be passed on to you through their flesh or products, and this can unbalance your own hormones. That’s not to mention that the pesticides put in the feed for these animals could be lingering in the animal products you ingest. Soy products contain substances that block receptor sites for hormones and may help balance your own hormonal levels. See your physician or holistic practitioner before you begin a soy supplement.
Complementary help includes bowel cleansing. You can administer your own enemas at home or see a colonic irrigation specialist. Laughter also is good medicine. Watch uplifting movies and read inspirational books, and avoid negative situations while you are battling cancer—or at any time, for that matter!

The thymus gland, a butterfly shaped gland that sits at about the top of the breastbone at the bottom of the throat, is responsible for making immunity cells.
Tapping this area with your fingers is called thymus thumping and may help stimulate T-cell production.