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Let your food be medicine and your medicine be food.
~Hippocrates, the Father of Western Medicine



 

WHAT IT IS

The Story

What It Is, and
What It's Not

Conventional
Medical Treatments

 

HOW IT WORKS

The Immune System
and Cancer

Foods & Supplements

 

HOW TO DO IT

Key Concepts

Forbidden Foods

The Eating Regimen

Toolkit

The Cancer-fighting Diet >> How to Do It

The Eating Regimen

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 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

  • Sprinkle a spoonful of ground flax seed over the cereal.

  • V8 vegetable juice or V8 Fusion (but not plain tomato juice or fruit juice)

  • At least half a banana

  • Yogurt (plain or flavored, as long as it contains Acidophilus)

  • 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:

  • Salad containing a variety of vegetables

  • 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.)

  • 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.

  • Use olive oil and your favorite spices as dressing

  • Dessert (if desired)--dark chocolate with nuts; Nutella on whole wheat crackers

  • 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

*  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:

  • Salad containing a variety of fruits

  • Pasta with tomato sauce or

  • Hard-boiled egg (could be part of the salad or eaten as an egg salad sandwich on multigrain or oat bread)

  • Dessert if desired (see #1)

  • Low-fat or fat-free milk, soy milk, or green tea

Supplements:

  • 1 Vitamin C (500 mg)
    1 Vitamin E (400 IU-- see notes under "First Eating Time")
    1 Lycopene
    1 Vitamin D3 (1,000 IU)

FOURTH Eating Time (between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.)

Foods:

  • Chicken or seafood 
    (As much as you like, broiled, baked, sautéed, or stir-fried in olive oil.)

  • 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.)

  • Sprinkle a spoonful of ground flax seed over the vegetables

  • Dessert if desired (see #1) or some fruit salad

  • 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*

* 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:

  • A small amount of anything that you ate previously in the day.

  • Yogurt

  • Add another spoonful of ground flax seed

  • Green tea only

Supplement:

1 Multivitamin

SIXTH Eating Time (Just before going to sleep)

Food:

  • A little yogurt or a few dry whole wheat crackers

  • Green tea only

Supplement:

1 Echinacea tablet *

* Bioforce/Echinaforce, an extract  manufactured by A. Vogel, is recommended

 


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