A cancer diet needs particular emphasis on the following vitamins. Vitamin A Role: as an anti-oxidant and important for healing. Natural sources: green and yellow fruits and vegetables, organic animal liver but be careful, a non-organically raised animals liver could be full of chemicals! Beta-carotene - very important in a cancer diet - from carrots in particular, is converted to Vitamin A by the liver, and is a far safer way to get a really good boost of this vitamin, with no dangers of overdosing. Vitamin B Complex Role: particularly important to the health of nerves and the production of energy. Natural sources are chicken, eggs, brewers yeast, whole grains, leafy green vegetables, fish. Vitamin B17 almost unheard of, but critical in a cancer diet. B17 interacts with the very large amounts of beta-glucosidase in cancer cells to produce hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde. These two poisons combine into an extremely deadly poison that targets cancer cells. The reason that it doesnt target healthy cells is that although they have small quantities of beta-glucosidase, they also contain rodonase, a substance that cancer cells do not have, that breaks the poison down into compounds that actually assist the bodies immune system! Natural sources are flaxseed oil, brown rice, brewers yeast, lentils, macadamia nuts, pecans, raspberries, strawberries, walnuts, watercress and yams. Vitamin C Role: Antioxidant needed to assist over 300 metabolic functions of the body. Natural sources are citrus fruits, most yellow or red fruits and vegetables, leafy green vegetables. The body cannot store this very essential nutrient so we need to ingest it daily. As it is not stored it cannot be overdosed. A word of warning though do not take Vitamin C supplements at the same time as aspirin the combination is very irritant to the stomach lining. Also it taking a supplement, look for a buffered form which is digested over a longer period of time and far less irritant. Also avoid chewable tablets the acidity is not good for the teeth! Vitamin E, again crucial in a cancer diet. Role: Antioxidant, used in circulation and tissue repair. Natural sources include coldpressed vegetable oils, leafy green vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and wholegrains. Brown rice, eggs, kelp, oatmeal and sweet potatoes are also good sources. Just a note the body needs zinc to maintain levels of Vitamin E in the blood, also take iron supplements at a different time from Vitamin E as some forms of iron will destroy Vitamin E. A good healthy vegetarian diet is all that it takes to fulfill and average healthy adults daily requirement of 3000 calories a day. One must eat a good balanced meal consisting of many different vegetables. As a person gets older or if his lifestyle is not very active he may need fewer calories per day. Please consult a physician before making drastic changes to your diet. As always a diet that draws from all food groups, fruit, vegetable, meat, fish, chicken, grains, nuts, seeds and oils, all eaten as close to the way nature made them is the best cancer diet possible.
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