CANCER, A DOCTOR TELLS WHAT HE WOULD DO

It seems to be the worst news possible when one hears that a family member, or anyone else, has cancer. I found the following information in a previous year's Venture Inward magazine. This medical doctor is president of the Whitaker Wellness Institute Medical Clinic in Newport Beach, California. He is author of the monthly newsletter Health & Healing and has written eight books. For more information, the website is www.drwhitaker.com or call 1-800-539-8219. This article is a print of Dr. Whitaker's booklet of the same title.

He tells what his group, as well as many other doctors are doing to halt the cancer epidemic. Dr. Whitaker emphasizes the importance of foods with known anti-cancer properties - soybeans, cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli and cauliflower), leafy green and yellow-orange vegetables, berries, citrus and other fruits, garlic and green tea. The perfectly balanced diet from the internationally famous Kushi Institute in Massachusetts recommends 50 percent whole cereal grains and 20 to 30 percent locally (and preferably organically) grown vegetables, supplemented with smaller amounts of beans, sea vegetables, soup and occasionally white meat, fish and fruit. Many studies have demonstrated the value of this kind of diet in treating cancer patients. Soy Lecithin Granules can be purchased at health stores and includes many other phosphorus containing lipids like Selenium, as a powerful antioxidant that facilitates the quick repair of free-radical damage to DNA - one of the primary causes of cancer. Selenium actually causes cancer cells to self-destruct before they replicate, thereby short-circuiting cancer growth.

Dr. Whitaker also speak of the importance of exercise, finding that those who exercised at least one hour a day reduced their risk of breast cancer by l8 per cent (and 10 percent for half an hour of exercise) compared to those who were sedentary, after a long-term study of over l20,000 people. He considers CoQ10 important. It requires a little fat to be best absorbed, so it is best taken with a meal. Dr. Whitaker says he would take a high potency multivitamin and mineral supplement "To ensure my body had the nutrients it needed in doses adequate to mount an attack on cancer cells." The website given above will give details on how to get the monthly newsletter Health & Healing.