Sadly, in today’s fast paced society, our modern diet consists of pre packed convenience foods that are devoid of nutrition and phyto-chemicals, which are essential in sustaining our metabolic functions. Taking the time to prepare nutritious meals is last on the list for most people – until they face a cancer diagnosis!

Most people have heard the phrase “an apple a day, keeps the doctor away” but do you know why?
Scientists are still unaware of phytochemicals that are naturally found in most fruit and vegetables.
The human digestive tract is not designed as an omnivore (non-meat eater). The below chart indicates the proof of this:-

There is now proof that confirms we are not meant to eat meat. This evidence is based on various facts (see Humans are Herbivores).

Sugar is a cancer feeder
Another important factor to the cancer fighting diet is cutting out all sugar, including artificial sugars (aspertame, saccharin, sucrose, maltodextrin etc). These substances alone hold more health risks than simple sugar! The reason for this is because cancer cells are glucose (sugar) metabolisers. They do not utilise oxygen as healthy cells do; therefore one of their main fuel sources is sugar. Sadly, this main factor is never advised to patients by orthodox medicine, and some of their nutrition guidelines are appalling. They often suggest using a premixed protein drink which contains sugar, artificial colours and additives – the kind of thing you avoid like the plague when fighting cancer. Your body has to heal, and bombarding it with useless chemicals that the body has to remove only taxes the essential processes need to eradicate cancer.

Acid v Alkaline
Virtually all degenerative diseases including cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, kidney and gall stones, and even tooth decay are associated with excess acidity in the body. While the body does have its own system which maintains a constant pH 7.4 in the blood, this alkalising system works by withdrawing alkaline minerals from other locations in the body, including the bones, soft tissues, body fluids and saliva. Therefore, the pH of these other tissues can fluctuate greatly.

When we are healthy, the pH of blood, spinal fluid and saliva is 7.4. Therefore, the pH of saliva is the same as the other cellular fluid.

Cancer cannot exist in an alkaline environment. All forms of arthritis are associated with excess acidity. Whatever health situation you are faced with, there is a method of monitoring your overall ph levels by testing your saliva pH. PH testing kits can be found on the resources page.

Alkaline foods
As a general rule, try to eat mostly alkaline foods when fighting cancer. Always try to avoid the "strongly acid" foods:-

Supplement your diet with freshly made fruit and vegetable juices
Try to drink at least 3 fresh fruit and vegetable juices per day. We could never eat the amount of nutrition we drink with these juices. Always consume the full drink within 20 minutes of juicing; this ensures that the enzymes essential for good health remain active. These enzymes die off within 20 minutes. This explains why buying fruit and vegetable juices in your local store do not compare to freshly juiced juices.

As a treatment for cancer, some doctors recommend one 8 oz glass per hour for every waking hour of the day. This therapy is based on the Gerson therapy principles. For more information on this type of therapy, visit the www.gersonsupportgroup.org.uk or www.gerson.org

Food guidelines

Listed below as some examples of basic food guidelines to follow in both cancer prevention and whilst fighting active cancer.

Good Foods

Bad Foods

All organic fruit and vegetables (preferably raw if possible, if not, lighly steamed – do not boil). Organic porridge oats. Freshly gound flax seeds: Aids detoxification and bowel movements. Wholegrain foods such as pasta, rice, grains. Use Olive oil, flax oil or sesame oil for salads and dressings. Nuts and seeds – such as almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, pine nuts. Organic, free range eggs (limit your yolk intake to no more than one per day). Non dairy milk such as rice milk (be careful because some contain sugars). Organic fresh water fish such as salmon. Freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices (fresh bottled juice contains no live enzymes as they die within 20 mins of juicing). Green Tea – an essential source of catechins, an anti-cancer substance Peppermint tea – great for aiding digestion. Ginger tea – excellent to stop nausea. Dandelion tea – helps in reducing edema (fluid accumulation).

Sugar and artificial sweeteners (check all labels, it is suprising how many products contain sugar and additives). Bad fats such as animal-based cooking oils. Fried food such as chips, fries, etc. Non organic dairy products. Processed and pre-packed foods containing additives. Animal protein such as meat, steak, etc. (occasional organic chicken is ok). non- organic white bread. Soft drinks Coffee