Alkaline Diet for Cancer Patients

There are many differing theories on how to prepare the food, but it is, in my opinion, true that an alkaline diet is very helpful. I was advising my brother, a cancer patient of the fact, when he informed me that alkaline foods were all he could get down. So, he didn't need to be told. I am not in those dire straights, but I make certain my diet is somewhat more alkaline than acid all the time.

Re: Alkaline Diet for Cancer Patients
I know nothing about this diet, but I know about safe food preservation.



You can do a quick blanching in boiling water. Different veggies require different times. Any good food preservation book will tell you the proper time. Find a copy of "Putting Food By" or one of the Rodale Press books on food preservation.



Blanching. Quick stir fry.



No, bacteria is not killed by freezing. It's why you first blanch.



I'll have to think about this last one.

I would not begin to advise this girl (don't know her age) on diet. I'd pay attention to what Dana Farber dieticians would have to say about the situation, not to mention her primary physician...

Personally I've no idea of any correlations re lymphoma. And generally, (how can one generalize?) I don't know if cancer patients need more or less protein, some kind of pH, whatever vitamins/minerals, or whatever group therapy (last I looked the group support thing was downpegged, but this all changes from study to study).

There is a certain apricot pit flume that happens, which I can sympathize with as a ca patient, but not as a science related person.

I guess, lilK, that I would eyeball if I could the recommendations of the DF staff and the searched plans of the family. I have a biased pov, so I'll say, watch out. Faith in pH sounds simplistic at the least. In any case, there is probably relevant info out there for positive or negative points of view.

My thinking was "christ on a crutch". A day or two and they're into hoo haw.
I see this a potential threat for her nutrition.

I understand lots of people will disagree with me, so it goes.

OssoB, I agree with you very strongly, and so do most of the med sites I've just been looking at.

This site http://www.lymphoma-net.org/healthy-living.cfm has a number of points that I recall from, well, from knowing people with cancer, including non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

there is a good diet section here

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/youngpeople/page7 with a link to an online booklet

Re: Alkaline Diet for Cancer Patients

hello everyone,
I do know a fair amount about this type of diet, I have worked in the health food industry where people are looking for alternative help. Also my brother in law suffered from lung cancer a few years back, this diet helped slow the progression of the tumors. He started too late as he thought he had more time, he was not told originally how aggressive that type of cancer can be.

You should lightly steam the veggies, use berries now that it is the season----they are more alkaline of the fruit family. I would also recommend a good "greens" drink that is made from fruits and vegetables, be sure it is organic too. The best one I have seen is called "New Chapter" product called "Berry Greens"-----it has the special probiotics that is good support for the colon health. It is all organic whole foods, easy to digest and loaded with nutrients. Here is the site: berry greens

I hope that helps and there is more I can tell you if you are still interested. The main idea is to get the best and highest nutrient foods to rebuild the body, and a good help for the bacteria is to buy "probiotics" at your health food store. Tell her to take a lot of it as it is very safe and will help the immune system as well as digestion. That's it for now, be well----Chris.

blue cross blue shield of north carolina