I know that PVNS is not considered cancer but because it acts like it I figure in my experiment I will treat it as such. Thankfully I wasn't diagnosed with cancer but you never know, they might determine that I do. I won't worry about that. I think I would rather have PVNS than cancer. I don't like either of them.
What is interesting already in this book is that it claims that 35% of cancer deaths were attributed to dietary factors. It was the highest rated. I do agree that many of the "foods" available to the general public are really just glorified poison. I already try to eat healthy and make good food choices. But there are times when I am faced with temptation to eat those things I know have hidden ingredients or just straight up chemicals. Additionally it claims that diet and nutrition are factors in 60 percent of cancers in women.
There is a long list of dietary recommendations from the National Cancer Institute.
1. Calcium-Rich Foods - stick with non-fat or low-fat varieties.
2. Virtually all fruits, vegetables, and most fish (later it says no shellfish because of nuclein content).
3. Eat less empty calories and more fiber.
4. The Maitake mushroom from Japan. It's rare, football sized and grows in rural northern Japan. Has been shown to stop the growth of certain cancer-tumor cells and even the HIV virus. Of course the FDA doesn't support that claim. They don't let many healthy things claim they are healthy. Which leads me to #5.
5. Greet Tea. Extensive studies have been done to prove that Green Tea has multiple health benefits. I should know this because I am in the tea industry. Go to www.mynecessitea.com for more information.
6. Beta-Carotene. Claims to be a powerful anticancer. Looks like carrots are my new best friend.
And then there is the recommended list of things to avoid.
1. Fat - the saturated and polyunsaturated kinds.
2. Cholesterol - this is found in most every animal cell. Meat-eaters beware.
3. Commercially Processed Fats - they are basically referring to margarine here. But also many cooking oils are highly processed and rendered unsuitable. The book recommends cold pressed oils such as; flax, pumpkin, soy, and walnut oils.
4. Nitrosamines - these are your smoked, salt-cured, and nitrate-cured meats. Ham, bacon, sausage, and hot dogs are off the menu. And jeryky too. Also it mentions that beer and whisky also contain nitrosamines. It says vodka and gin are better choices if I have to drink. And finally it throws pickled foods along in this category. I'm curious how nitrosamines get in the pickle. But until I find out I will be staying away from pickles and saur kraut.
5. No more BBQ! Aw, now that is going to be hard. The carcinogens that the meat absorbs from the smoke is bad, real bad.
6. Smoked foods. Including smoked salmon. That's another bummer. Cheese is out of the question anyways (refer to #1). So smoked gouda or cheddar will be off the menu too. Also smoked foods have added sodium nitrate as a preservative.
7. Carcinogenic mutagens. Found in cooked, smoked, roasted, and browned foods. Mutagens are agents that are able to cause a change in the basic structure of genes and have the ability to induce a genetic mutation. Foods listed to produce mutagens by cooking dairy products, cereals, potatoes, meat, fish, and baked goods. Like toasted bread and carmelized sugar. The WU Center for the Biology of Natural Substances found mutagens in coffee (roasted), hamburgers (from fast food establishments), and many commercially processed foods. Now coffee I was wondering about. I might just to have to accept coffee is out of the question. That will be difficult to give up. Also fluoride is a carcinogen and dumped into our tap water. I will be switching to bottled water, preferably with large refillable bottles.
8. Apple Juice (the glucose count is too high)
9. Distilled Water - They didn't give a reason, they just quoted the U.S. National Research Council
At the end of the list of mutagens, they list foods that are anti-mutagens;
Wheat Sprouts
Leaf Lettuce
Brussel Sprouts
Mustard Greens
Cabbage
Broccoli
Spinach
And finally it goes in much detail over many other subjects. But it specifically goes over the following:
Wheat grass
Flax seed oil
Fish oil
Bee pollon/Royal jelly
Ginseng
Gotu Kola
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