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and Cancer
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Eating Regimen
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The Cancer-fighting
Diet >> How to Do It
The Eating Regimen
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Before you begin the diet,
please be sure you read and understand the
Key Concepts of the eating regimen and the section on
Forbidden Foods.
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The 6 "eating times" described below replace the 3 meals a day you're
accustomed to eating. These are the times you
take specific supplements with certain foods.
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The eating times should be spaced out,
so that you eat something every 3 to 4 hours throughout the day. Times that work well for many people are
7- 8 a.m., 11 a.m.-noon, 2-3 p.m., 5-6 p.m., 8-9 p.m., and just before bed.
As you'll see, the amounts of food and supplements you take get smaller as the day goes on.
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You can eat as much or as little as you like, as long as you have at least a little bit of each of the specified foods.
How
often you eat is far more important than how much you eat. If you're not a "morning person," for example, your first foods of the day could be a
few spoonsful of Cheerios with half a banana, a few spoons of yogurt, and a few
ounces of V8 vegetable juice. You do not have to eat large amounts
of the specified foods.
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If you get hungry between scheduled times (which is not very likely) feel free to snack on anything you like, except, of course, the forbidden foods. Nuts,
especially walnuts and almonds, are excellent snacks when you're on
the cancer-fighting diet. And if you get the urge for sweets, we
recommend dark chocolate, which is loaded with antioxidants and
other cancer-fighting substances.
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This
is not a "mega-vitamin" diet, so there is no need for
concern about overdosing on the supplements. Where supplement dosages are not specified, take the lowest dosage you can buy. High dosages of most supplements are not needed, and excess amounts simply get
washed out.
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Nearly
all the supplements are available as capsules or gels. Those who
follow the diet find these forms easier to
swallow than dry, uncoated tablets, and they can easily be opened
and added to
foods like applesauce if you have difficulty swallowing them.
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NOTE:
The strict eating regimen outlined below is for persons who
currently have tumors diagnosed as cancer. It is designed to maximize
absorption of specific substances when specific immune cells can
best use them. People who have no detectable tumors (after surgery
or other conventional treatment to prevent cancer from recurring, or
for general prevention) can follow a simplified version of the
diet -- Observe the dietary guidelines about what foods to eat
and what foods to avoid, and take all the supplements over
the course of the day.
Printable
Food Reference on Index Cards (PDF)
Printable
List of Supplements (PDF)
How to Set
Up One Week of Supplements (PDF)
FIRST Eating Time
(approx. 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.)
Foods:
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Oat-based cereal (not bran or wheat), such as cooked oatmeal, Cheerios, Heart to Heart, oatmeal muffins, etc., with low-fat or fat-free milk
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Sprinkle a spoonful of ground flax seed over the cereal.
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V8 vegetable juice or V8 Fusion (but not plain tomato juice or fruit juice)
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At least half a banana
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Yogurt (plain or flavored, as long as it contains
Acidophilus)
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Finish with a cup of green tea
Supplements:
1 Echinacea tablet*
1 Multivitamin (any good brand)
1 Vitamin C (500 mg)
1 Vitamin E (gamma-E, not alpha-E, 400 IU)**
1 NAC (N-acetylcysteine) 600 mg
1 Bilberry
1 Biotin
1 Folic acid
1 Zinc (low dose)
1 Calcium & Magnesium with Vitamin D***
[Take highest Calcium dose available. These are usually large tablets, which can be difficult to
swallow, so you might want to substitute a few capsules of lower dosage,
or add powdered calcium/magnesium to your food or a glass of milk.]
*
Bioforce Echinaforce, an extract manufactured by A. Vogel, is
recommended
** Alpha tocopherol is the most common form of Vitamin E, but
this form is NOT
effective against cancer. Buy only
"mixed tocopherols" containing the
gamma and delta forms. In the US, we
recommend Jarrow Gamma-E or
any other brand that contains mostly gamma-tocopherol.
*** Natrol Calcium-Magnesium with Vitamin D are in gel caps that
are easier
than tablets to swallow.
SECOND Eating Time
(approx. 10 a.m. to 12 noon)
Foods:
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Salad containing a variety of vegetables
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Add any kind of beans
(Black beans, kidney beans, a little 5-bean salad, etc.) A small
amount of vegetarian chile would work here also.)
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Any soy
product (Tofu, Edamame, or Soy Nuts)
Tofu is delicious stir-fried in olive oil with garlic and mushrooms, or boiled and used in place of a chopped hard boiled egg in a sandwich with celery, onion, and canola mayonnaise.
Edamame (ed-uh-MA-mee) is the name of whole soybeans, which you probably never heard of until now. You can find them (in or out of their shells) in the freezer
section in the "natural foods" area of your supermarket. They taste like fresh peas, and are delicious uncooked (thaw them in a strainer under running water), lightly steamed, or sautéed in olive
oil.
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Use olive oil and your favorite spices as dressing
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Dessert (if desired)--dark chocolate with nuts; Nutella on whole wheat crackers
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Green tea, low-fat milk, or soy milk
Supplements:
1 Vitamin C (500 mg)
1 B-100 complex vitamin
1 Omega-3 fish oil capsule*
1 Alpha lipoic acid
1 Coenzyme Q10 (50 mg for most people, 100 mg or more for people
who take statins such as Lipitor, Zocor, or
Mevacor to control their
cholesterol)
1 Beta carotene (low dosage)
1 Astragalus (350 mg)--Not to be taken by people with
autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis
1 Burdock (540 mg)-- Not to be taken by people with diabetes who
are taking insulin
1 Cranberry capsule
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Not all "fish oil" capsules are equal. Their content of
"omega-3 fatty acids" is
what to look for. We recommend Carlson's Elite
Omega Gems, which contain
about twice as much omega-3 as other brands. They are
extremely pure, and
have no fishy smell or taste.
THIRD Eating Time
(between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.)
Foods:
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Salad containing a variety of fruits
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Pasta with tomato sauce or
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Hard-boiled egg (could be part of the salad or eaten as an egg salad
sandwich on multigrain or oat bread)
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Dessert if desired (see #1)
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Low-fat or fat-free milk, soy milk, or green tea
Supplements:
FOURTH Eating Time
(between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.)
Foods:
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Chicken or seafood
(As much as you like, broiled, baked, sautéed, or stir-fried in olive oil.)
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Vegetables
(Raw is most nutritious except for carrots, which are more nutritious after light cooking to release beta carotene. Lightly steamed broccoli, green beans, etc. would be fine here, too. Just don't boil them to death.)
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Sprinkle a spoonful of ground flax seed over the vegetables
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Dessert if desired (see #1) or some fruit salad
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Low-fat or fat-free milk, soy milk, or green tea
Supplements:
1 Selenium
1 Folic Acid
1 Resveratrol, 100 mg
1 Omega-3 (fish oil) capsule, 1,000 mg*
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Strict vegetarians may substitute 1 flaxseed oil capsule. See notes
under "First Eating Time."
NOTE:
Post-menopausal women, women with estrogen-receptor-positive [ER+] breast cancer,
and men over 65 years of age should
add:
1 Lactoferrin, 100 mg
This is especially important for breast cancer survivors who are
taking Tamoxifen or Arimidex
FIFTH Eating Time
(betwen 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.)
Foods:
Supplement:
1 Multivitamin
SIXTH Eating Time
(Just before going to sleep)
Food:
Supplement:
1 Echinacea tablet *
*
Bioforce/Echinaforce, an extract manufactured by A. Vogel, is
recommended
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