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September 24 - December 8, 2018
Adding lemon juice, black cherries, onions, garlic, and organic red wine also helps reduce the number of carcinogenic compounds formed when cooking meat at high temperatures.
foods like eggs, duck liver, organic red bell peppers, spinach, endive, asparagus, mustard greens, turnip greens, and epazote can all help to protect and repair genes from that damage.
A radiation-free mammogram alternative that Dr. Nasha has been using with her patients for years is thermography, which uses digital infrared imaging to detect masses. Additional cancer screening and detection options include Biocept (a liquid biopsy) and circulating tumor cells enumeration.
Because bile is so critical in the removal of toxins, anyone who has a sluggish gallbladder (symptoms include intolerance to fatty foods, burping, and flatulence) or whose gallbladder has been removed should optimize the body’s natural production of bile through the use of bile salts and bitter herbs (see below).
the key nutrients involved in phase 1 detox include folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and the antioxidant glutathione.
Conversely, cruciferous vegetables are needed for proper activation of phase 1 to avoid sluggish activity.
Foods to focus on here are pastured eggs, wild Alaskan salmon, and high-quality organic and pastured whey protein powder.
salmon is a great source of both vitamin B12 and the selenium that is needed for the formation of glutathione;
Beetroots are rich sources of betalain (red or yellow pigments) and betaine, also called lipotropic factor, which help the liver process fat.
small amounts (around 2 tablespoons) of grated raw beets make a great addition to a salad.
vitamin C flushes where the dose of vitamin C is increased to bowel
The best food sources of chlorophyll include all leafy vegetables, but organic spinach, parsley, and watercress in particular.
Artichokes also promote the flow of bile and fat to and from the liver, facilitating a decongesting response.
For cancer prevention, fasting with water or green tea for three to five days once a month is excellent.
Just before each sauna session, take approximately 100 milligrams of niacin on an empty stomach and spend twenty minutes dry-brushing (to remove dead skin and stimulate the lymphatic system) and twenty minutes doing high-intensity exercise to stimulate the circulation. (Be aware that niacin, a vasodilator, can make you feel very flushed and hot, which can be uncomfortable but is not a cause for concern.)
If you don’t have access to a sauna, simply drinking yarrow or ginger tea in a hot shower or taking an Epsom salt bath can also encourage detoxification and is far more gentle.
Sweating exerts a powerful detoxification effect, as do foods such as broccoli sprouts, artichokes, and dandelion greens.
If supporting your microbiome is your top priority, then strive to eat at least thirty to forty different plants a week, and 40 grams of fiber a day.
we advise our patients to avoid all legumes; this includes cashews, peanuts, chickpeas, lentils, black beans, pinto beans, soybeans, and kidney beans.
Another gut insult comes from the synthetic food additives that have found their way into almost all processed foods: emulsifiers. The most common emulsifiers in food use are mono- and di-glycerides, polysorbate-80 (P80), soy lecithin, and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). Emulsifiers, too, have been found to cause increased gut permeability, alter gut bacteria, and directly contribute to colitis.
Specific micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) and macronutrients (including the amino acids found in protein) are known requirements for immune system function.
The five main immune micronutrients are vitamins A, C, and D, and the minerals selenium and zinc.
Arginine, for example, has been demonstrated to enhance cellular immune mechanisms, in particular T cell function.
Insufficiency of the sulfur-containing amino acids—methionine, cysteine, homocysteine, and taurine—adversely affects the functioning of T cells.
So why not give your immune system a boost with a little bite of arginine- and sulfur-rich Alaskan king crab or shrimp?
One of the very best foods you can eat for your immune system is broth made from the bones of a pastured chicken.
Vitamin A is more than one vitamin; rather, it is a group of related fat-soluble nutrients. (Reminder: Fat-soluble means dietary fat must be present in order for absorption to occur, therefore these food sources and supplements should always be taken in tandem with dietary fats.)
Retinoids are preformed sources of vitamin A and are found in animal products such as liver, kidneys, and butter.
The plants with the highest content of ketogenic-friendly carotenoids include dandelion root, collard greens, kale, and spinach.
but specific immune, inflammatory, and genetic benefits can only be obtained from the retinoid forms of the vitamin, specifically retinoic acid.
A retinoid- and carotenoid-rich meal would look something like a liver and dandelion root saffron sauté with a few dark cherry tomatoes.
Not only do Americans not eat enough vitamin C–rich foods, which include the Barbados cherry, broccoli, red bell pepper, rose hips, and brussels sprouts,
Blood oranges are the most nutrient-dense varieties and have less sugar than the common navel variety.
At higher doses than can be tolerated orally, intravenous vitamin C (IVC) becomes a pro-oxidant, working similar to chemotherapy but offering greater protection to healthy cells.
naturally occurring vitamin D3, which is found in highest concentrations in cod liver oil; cold-water fish like salmon, sardines, mackerel, and herring; butter; and egg yolks.
One of our most common nutrition prescriptions for cancer patients is to eat six Brazil nuts every other day.
Other excellent sources of selenium include shrimp, lamb kidney, and skipjack tuna.
Plant sources of selenium include asparagus and shiitake mushrooms.
Animal products provide the most zinc, and the best sources are oysters, beef, fish, and shellfish.
Other ketogenic-diet-friendly sources of zinc include pumpkin seeds and pecans, which can be soaked overnight to reduce their phytic acid content.
Mistletoe lectins are directly cytotoxic to the cancer cell membranes • Anti-angiogenic by lowering VEGF • Stabilizes/repairs DNA • Inhibits cancer spread • Anti-inflammatory • Immunomodulates (stimulates macrophages, T cells, NK cells, dendritic cells, cytokines, etc.) • Acts as a fever-inducing therapy similar to that of Coley’s toxin • Enhances overall quality of life • Can be administered subcutaneously, intravenously, directly into the tumor, and into abdominal ascites and pleural effusion
She has also been using it in private practice since 2006 with great success and continues to train doctors at clinics around the United States on its proper use.
avoiding food altogether through fasting is perhaps the most effective way to rebuild your immune system.
For thirty days or longer (the longer the better) follow a grain-, bean-, sugar-, and dairy-free diet. Also avoid all lectins, which includes nuts and seeds, eggs, all processed foods, and all members of the nightshade family. This includes tomatoes, white potatoes, eggplants, tomatillos, bell and hot peppers (not black pepper), and chili-based spices (including paprika).
As you follow your elimination diet, adding foods like bone broth, foods high in zinc like oysters, and pre- and probiotic-rich foods like leeks and sauerkraut can all help with gut repair.
The provocation stage of this diet is when you begin to add foods back into your diet one at a time, in three-day increments, to see if they elicit a response.
We generally recommend at least thirty days of the elimination and repair diet before beginning a food-allergy test.
A 2015 University of Florida study showed increased immunity in people who ate a cooked shiitake mushroom every day for four weeks.
Use coconut oil, grass-fed lard, tallow, or pastured butter instead.
A free radical is an atom or compound that is missing one or more electrons and goes about replacing it in an uncontrolled manner. Like a newly single person looking for an instant rebound partner, free radicals are highly unstable and are not selective about where they attain their missing electron.
