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Cancer Fighting Superfoods

Posted by Cheryle Geiger on December 19, 2009 at 7:20am
Cancer Fighting SuperFoods, By Rebecca Katz, MSCancer Fighting SuperFoods.. What to Eat Before, During and After ChemotherapyBy Rebecca Katz, MS (Some information added by Cheryle Geiger, V.P. oilMD)Commonweal Cancer Help ProgramSome people experience virtually no side effects from cancer chemotherapy, but this is rare. Most patients report at least some problems, including nausea, fatigue and diarrhea during the treatment.Reason: The drugs that are used in chemotherapy are designed to kill fast-growing cancer cells. But they also damage fast-growing healthy cells, particularly in the mouth, digestive tract and hair follicles.Good nutrition is critical if you’re undergoing chemotherapy. It’s estimated that up to 80% of cancer patients are malnourished. People who eat well before and during chemotherapy tend to have fewer side effects. They also are more likely to complete the full course of therapy than those who are poorly nourished and may feel too sick to continue.What to do…Load up on nutrient-rich foods.In the weeks before chemotherapy, patients should emphasize nutrient-dense foods, such as whole grains, vegetables and legumes. The high nutrient load of a healthy diet helps strengthen healthy cells so that they’re better able to withstand and then recover from the effects of chemotherapy.Good choices…Dark leafy greens, such as spinach, kale and Swiss chard. They’re high in antioxidants, such as beta-carotene, lutein and other phytonutrients. These compounds help minimize the damaging effects of free radicals, tissue damaging molecules that are produced in large amounts during chemotherapy. Kale is particularly good because it contains indole-3-carbinol that has anticancer properties.Olive Oil, like green vegetables, is high in antioxidants. It’s one of the best sources of oleic acid, an amega-9 fatty acid that strengthens cell membranes and improves the ability of the immune system to fight cancer cells. I like extra –virgin olive oil because it has been exposed to the least heat. (Found at a great price at Trader Joes)Garlic, The National Cancer Institute reports that people who eat garlic regularly seem to have a lower risk for intestinal and other cancers, including breast cancer. The strong-tasting sulfur compounds in garlic, such as allicin, have strong antiviral and antibacterial effects important for chemotherapy patients because they’re susceptible to infection. Best way to prepare it is to smash it and let it sit for 10 minutes to allow the antiviral properties to become more accessible, then chop and cook.Increase protein, It’s the main structural component of muscle and other tissues. People who undergo chemotherapy need large amounts of protein to repair tissue damage that occurs during the treatments.Recommended: About 80 grams of protein daily. That’s nearly double the amount that healthy adults need. Cancer patients who increase their protein about a week before chemotherapy, and continue to get extra protein afterward, recover more quickly. They also will have more energy and less fatigue.Try this: Two or more daily smoothies (made in a blender with juice or milk, a variety of fresh fruits and ice, if you like) that are supplemented with a scoop of whey powder. The protein in whey is easily absorbed by the intestine. And most people can enjoy a nutrient rich smoothie even when they have nausea or digestive problems related to chemotherapy.Drink to reduce discomfort. Stay hydrated both before and after chemotherapy sessions to reduce nausea. Drink liquids until your urine runs clear if it has more than a hint of yellow, you need to drink more.Helpful: Soups and broths provide water, as well as protein, minerals and vitamins. (Organic chicken or beef broth at Trader Joe’s)Avoid your favorite foods two days before treatments. It’s common for chemotherapy patients to develop food aversions when they get nauseated from treatments and then to associate the nausea with certain foods. It’s sad when people develop aversions and can never again enjoy their favorite foods.Eat lightly and frequently. People tend to experience more nausea when the stomach is empty. During and after “chemo days,” keep something in your stomach all the time but not too much. Patients do better when they have a light snack such as Sautéed vegetables or a bowl or broth, than when they go hungry or eat a lot at one sitting.Treat with ginger. When your stomach is upset, steep three slices of fresh ginger in a cup of simmering water for 10 minutes,Then drink the tea. Or grate fresh ginger with a very fine grater, such as a Microplane, and put the shavings under your tongue. Ginger alleviates nausea almost instantly. Also you can use the oilMD’s GingerMD roller ball frequently throughout the day.Overcome “metal mouth.” The drugs used in chemotherapy can damage the nerves that control the taste buds. Some people complain about a metallic taste in their mouths after treatmentsOthers notice that foods taste “flat” or that their mouths are extremely sensitive to hot or cold.These changes, known as transient taste changes, usually disappear a few weeks (or, in some cases, months) after treatments, but they can make it difficult for people to eat in the meantime.Helpful: The FASS method. It stands for Fat, Acid, Salt and Sweet. Most people will find that it’s easier to enjoy their meals, and therefore ingest enough nutrients, when they combine one or more of these elements in every meal.For fat, add more olive oil than usual to meals…lemons are a good source of acid…sea salt has less of a chemical aftertaste than regular salt…and maple syrup gives sweetness with more nutrients (including immune building manganese and zinc) than table sugar.Try kudzu root. Used in a powder form to thicken sauces, puddings and other foods, it soothes the intestine and can help prevent diarrhea. You also can dissolve one teaspoon of kudzu root in one teaspoon of cold liquid and drink that. Drink after meals, as needed. Kudzu root is available in most health food stores.Soothe mouth sores with soft, easy-to-eat foods, such as granitas (similar to “Italian ices”) or smoothies. The sores can be intensely painful, which makes it difficult to eat.Recommended: Watermelon ice cubes. Puree watermelon,And put it in a tray to freeze. Then suck on the cubes. The cold acts like a topical anesthetic you can numb the mouth before eating a regular meal. And the juice from the melon is just as hydrating as water but provides extra nutrients, including the antioxidant lycopene.Tags: antioxidants, aromatherapy, Cancer, cancer help, chemotherapy, Diet, diseases, essential oils, free radicals, ginger, oilMD, organic greens, preventative medicine, superfoods, wellness
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The Sweet Smell of Success: Health and Wealth Secrets

Posted by James Tad Geiger MD on March 9, 2008 at 8:42am
PrefaceAromatherapy and essential oils books have been written from many points of view. The Sweet Smell of Success is a very different approach to aromatherapy. As an acute care anesthesiologist, I believe clinical aromatherapy should be integrated with allopathic medicine in the Wellness Revolution of the 21st Century. Aromatherapy with essential oils is one entity of the vast array of holistic specialties comprising nutritional medicine and complementary alternative medicine. Nutritional medicine with essential oils has great potential to enhance and humanize healthcare when practiced with what is often considered as conventional medicine. Although aromatherapy is not appreciated by many physicians and is often misrepresented to the public, there are tremendous advantages to be gained in its diverse applications. Scientific studies have shown aromatherapy to be effective for a wide variety of medical diagnoses. This information will be presented in “The Sweet Smell of Success” along with exciting new discoveries, products, techniques and keys that serve to promote wellness through nature as a mentoring and teaching tool for network marketing distributors. These revealing secrets, which pertain to both your health and your wealth, will revolutionize your life.The natural nutritional foods, the essential oils and the berry fruit juices are key dietary elements which play a significant role in the quest for true physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. The “healthy energy” found in these superior functional foods is astounding. Incorporating these powerful building block foods into your life will help to abundantly meet your basic nutritional needs. And as these foods are balanced with mentally and physically stimulating exercises, you will attract all the good health that you deserve. This represents a tremendous shift in thought process for most people. However, better health created by supplementation with natural nutritional medicine products is a worthy goal and as your life improves, you can help others by increasing their awareness of the health and wealth secrets found in the nutritional supplements of the wellness revolution.Awareness and concern for the health of the people of our country and all the nations of the world is increasingly shared by growing numbers of medical, health care workers, professionals, celebrities and even politicians. The obesity epidemic, for example, is affecting many more children with each passing day. Overweight children today are much more likely to become morbidly obese adults. It is possible in the future that some obese children will die before their own parents! A generation of premature deaths is a sad and unacceptable result whether from obesity or starvation. The obesity and starvation dilemmas of our time will grow to crisis proportions sooner rather than later unless there is intervention. Awareness of these problems is the critical first step to circumvent the predictable progression of illness, disability and death due to whichever malnourished state.Another major concern for our society is aging. Aging increases requirements for the essential nutritional elements that function as antioxidants which the body needs to use as the critical building blocks for the formation of free radical scavengers and the energy required for effective metabolism. Over time, our bodies can become progressively deficient in vital ingredients unless supplemented due to poor eating habits. While many foods are plentiful and cheap, that does not make them healthy. Many have been seduced into the fast and processed foods of our culture. Instead make a conscious choice to eat food which is natural and good for you.Dietary supplementation with the new superior functional foods like nature’s essential oils and berry fruit juices will improve your life, and soon you will wonder how you functioned without them. Essential oils are classified as foods by the FDA. The essential oils and juices from plants have amazing properties and the science to substantiate their benefits, for example the reduction of minor aches or the major inflammatory pains due to arthritis. The basic data to prove numerous clinical principles is readily available. References are included in this book to encourage the further networking of important and substantial research.Every day entrepreneurs invite you to consume innovative new products of the wellness revolution. Companies manufacture life-enhancing products that taste great and are of superior value and quality. Several suggestions by the oilMD® for products and business development are included to increase your health and wealth prospects. These new products are so convenient and powerful that they could change your quality of life and life expectancy significantly.Medicine is becoming increasingly miniaturized, digitized and computerized. Gene therapy, microendoscopic robotics and robotic surgery are vastly different from aromatherapy, and yet they can be combined to enhance the overall benefits of practically any therapy, traditional or modern for patients. Conditions caused by continued poor diet and overall failing condition of general health increase the urgency to integrate nutritional medicine and complementary alterative medicine (CAM) into acute and chronic care hospitals as well as the numerous varieties of clinical and therapeutic spa settings.And God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat:” and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”— Genesis 1:29-31God knows what is good and ideal. He created the plants, including their fruits, juices and the essential oils they yield. Concentrated health-oriented natural products of the wellness revolution, such as essential oils, as well as wild-crafted and organic foods, and the natural juices from fruits and berries, have been put on earth for us by God. He expects us to use them for our benefit. It is time to apply all the good that is available to give us the good health God intends for us to have.James “Tad” GeigerThe oilMD®Promoting Wellness through Nature
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