It’s also in the diet…

My mother’s oncologist recently recommended a book to supplement the oral medicine that she has been taking these past few months. The oncologist’s rationale was the medication must be working at its maximum potential already because my mother has been stable the past months and that maybe it’s time that we try other things that will supplement the medicine.  

The book is for people with cancer and those who want to stay cancer-free. Its author, Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, offers simple steps on diet and other ways to stay cancer-free.

Bottom line: Detoxify [physically and emotionally]! Stay away from high-GI foods, eat more fruits and vegetables, and keep an active and stress-free lifestyle. He also stressed the importance of staying away from non-organic food, as these may contain high levels of chemicals [not to mention that these may have made “tambay” in farmhouse sinks], which is, of course, bad for the health.

The book is simple and it offers simple diets. Let me stress though that it may be simple, but the diet is is boring! No meat [well, very rarely], no white or brown sugar, and lots of vegetables and cereal! He!He!

The author also provides a list of simple household products to avoid, from deodorant [my mom now uses tawas] to perfume [no more perfume] to bathroom cleaner [use water and vinegar]! Gosh, what an eye-opener! I think the most simple explanation for this is, the less chemicals, the better.

If you want to be cancer-free or if you or someone you know is willing to try something different as a treatment for cancer, there’s no harm in reading this book and following what is written in it. It’s really just very simple. And our family is hoping that this will work for our mother!

PS, According to the book, green tea [the fresh one, not the preprocessed ones and those bought a supermarkets] really is good for people with cancer as it goes straight to the canner cells. Just a simple tip!