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Dr. Sharon Rabb CANCER
AND NATURAL FOOD BASED ANTIOXIDANTS SHOW Dr. Sharon
Rabb Cancer, the disease of
unrestrained growth, is both a disease of senescence (cellular aging) and a
disease of chronic internal toxicity.
This article will attempt to explain both of these factors (cellular
aging and toxicity)--how they relate to cancer according to research findings
and integrate this knowledge into a workable support program for individuals
with cancer. Cellular aging occurs as a
result of “free radical” damage to the DNA of the genes as they
replicate and divide. Free radicals
“escape” as a normal process of living but their numbers increase
dramatically in nutritionally depleted bodies. The more times the cell divides and the
larger the number of “free radicals” or electrons present, the
greater the opportunity for genetic mutations to occur. This is cellular aging and it is the
genetic mutations as a result of aging that are largely responsible for cancer
according to scientific research. As
people age, the number of cell divisions increase and the probability of
genetic mutations increase. In other
words, as we age, our chance of developing cancer becomes greater. Some individuals may be born with a
genetic predisposition toward various cancers or certain genetic
mutations. We believe that the chances
of developing cancer can be reduced and healing can occur with proper
nutrition, concentrated whole food supplements and other modalities. Cellular aging does not
explain why children develop cancer and it does not account for the deeper
issues involved but it does give us a very big clue to both cancer prevention
and support. At the biochemical level,
the damage from “free radicals” is greatly reduced by functional
antioxidants. I say functional because
in order to function, antioxidants have to come from whole foods or
herbs that have been processed to maintain their potency. Ascorbic acid is not vitamin C nor
is it an antioxidant. (See
“Healing from the Inside Out” on www.drsharonrabb.com). Our bodies cannot make real vitamins
–only plants can do that.
Ascorbic acid is sold as vitamin C but it is only an isolated or
synthetic part of the whole vitamin C complex. Dr.
Victor Hurbert has shown (as did earlier scientists) that ascorbic acid
is a re-dox agent. It actually
oxidizes two of our four gene bases!
Whole vitamin C acts as an antioxidant but this has to come from
plants or supplements from whole foods processed to maintain vitamin content
(rare on the market). Other
phytochemicals found in plants exhibit greater antioxidant ability than whole
vitamin C. Cancer research is now
beginning to focus on the healing ability of the phytochemicals found in
foods and herbs. Amazing results are
being reported but those are mostly ignored by main stream medicine. Not only do these phytochemicals help
prevent and support cancer treatment,
they also slow down the aging process and benefit other diseases of
aging. Listed below are foods that
been shown to have the most benefit for cancer according to the National
Institute of Cancer: Highest cancer activity:
Mild activity:
Lowest cancer activity:
Specifically, green tea
polyphenals and probably other phytochemcials inhibit cancer by blocking the
formation of cancer causing compounds like nitrosamines, suppressing the
activation of carcinogens, and effectively detoxifying cancer causing agents. Phytochemcials not only block free
radicals -- they act in many other ways to destroy cancer. High concentrates of green tea polyphenols
and other phytochemicals are already available for use by health care
professionals. If cancer is in part a
disease of oxidative damage to the DNA of our genes, then it stands to reason
that 1) high potency antioxidants would be of benefit and 2) decreasing the
load of “free radicals” by improving the diet would be essential. In our clinic we use high grade herbal
formulas that contain antioxidants and other phytochemicals, whole food
vitamins and minerals and glandulars for optimal successes. We also stress dietary modifications. Concentrated whole food supplements are
important because the foods of today contain a much lower vitamin and mineral
content due to depleted soils and chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Not
only do these harmful chemicals reduce nutrient content but they add to our
environment pollution in the form of toxic carcinogens. It is accepted medical
knowledge that carcinogens play a major role in genetic damage and thus
cancer. Tobacco, alcohol, asbestos
and radiation have long been accepted as harmful carcinogens, but they are by
no means the sum of the problem.
Following is a partial list of carcinogens: Foods and water
Drugs
Air
Personal hygiene
It is the goal of this
clinic to provide certain environmental products that help in part to
eliminate carcinogens from our environment.
We provide everything from toothpaste to laundry disks to light bulbs
which act as air purifiers. It is
important that we clean up our outer and inner environment. All chronic diseases are
diseases of poor diet but cancer is unique in that it seems to need a
carcinogen to initiate uncontrolled growth as well as inadequate
nutrition. The equation seems to
be: genetic predisposition +
carcinogen + poor diet = cancer. Early
twentieth century research as well as some more current studies indicate that
a tendency toward disease conditions can be passed down through the genes to
offspring. This tendency can be
acquired through inadequate nutrition in a single life span. The following is taken from Dr. Royal Lee
in 1950. (Lectures of Dr. Royal Lee,
p. 90): Dr. Davidson in his celebrated experiments in which
he caused mice to become cancerous on a diet low in vitamins and minerals,
and by feeding a better nutritional schedule cured the mice and made the
strain immune to cancer; simply proved that poor diet can cause racial
degeneration; and a good diet cause racial regeneration. He was able to cure cancer, not in the
individual, but in the race by a better diet. (3) He was able to cause cancer consistently,
not in the individual, but in the race by a poor diet. To get the individual mouse to become
cancerous he had to resort to two causes—poor diet plus a chemical
irritant. Since we are all exposed to
both influences in more or less degree, it is no wonder that cancer is
progressively increasing in all countries where poor diets prevail—all
countries where refined sugar, bleached flour and packaged groceries
prevail. In considering the importance of diet in cancer, it
is well to recall the comment of Dr. Daniel T. Quigley made at the national
AAAN meeting last year, where he showed
many slides of patients before and after surgical removal of cancer and in
which Dr. Quigley found in over 30 years of experience that no patient had a
recurrence of cancer who had followed his dietary recommendations. That is
one situation where an ounce of fact is worth a ton of theory. Wow, cancer as a
nutritional disease at least as far back as 1950! The overwhelming evidence from scientific
research has been substantiating this for years – so much that even the National Cancer Institute (NCI) can
no longer ignore it. However,
individual doctors seem to be able to do so. Now we will focus on the
toxicity aspects of cancer and look again at the “big
picture”. If cancer individuals
are toxic with their own wastes, then what causes this? The answer is a multiple of issues. Cancer is caused by faulty digestion which
is the first problem to be corrected.
Even if adequate diet is maintained, the cells do not receive nutrients
when the digestion is faulty. This is
a complicated issue. Faulty digestion
and other poor lifestyle habits lead to improper eliminations from liver,
kidney, bowel, skin and lungs. Cancer
is a disease of toxicity. One of the
first steps in healing is to cleanse the body, particularly the liver and
colon. We advocate a twenty-one day
cleanse which has been very effective in eliminating toxins. As the body becomes toxic, disruptions in
the pH balance occur and we become either too acidic or too basic. Maintaining proper pH is critical to
healthy cells and a balanced functioning endocrine system. We believe that the endocrine glands
(adrenals, thyroid, thymus, etc) are the keys to health and that when they
are balanced and properly nourished, the body can heal itself. As early as 1902, some
doctors were using glandular products to heal cancer. Research literature is full of spectacular
results from thymus, spleen, adrenal, thyroid and pancreas products. A future article will deal with this in
greater depth. Our clinic has found
glandular products to be extremely effacious in supporting all chronic
conditions. These products facilitate
in boosting the immune system and in rebuilding the internal organs and
glands. Thymus and spleen are of
particular importance in balancing and supporting immune function. Most cancers are epithelial (skin) in
origin and there is a close connection between thymus and skin. Scientists have long known
that thymus glandulars are very beneficial for cancer support and studies
have shown very good results. One has
to wonder why has this avenue of research in the Steps to Healing: Facilitate
digestion with whole food supplements and diet
In 1997 we came across a
research article by an epidemiologist that stated: “If you have cancer and take either
radiation or chemo therapy, your chances of remission are at best 5 to 10%,
whereas if you adopt a healing diet, your chances can increase up to 70%. Get
started now. You can heal yourself. |
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