Nutrition: By talking directly to your genes, the right foods have specific and powerful disease-fighting properties that can nourish your body, fight cancer cells, halt disease progression, and strengthen a weakened immune system. Click here to read detailed recommendations on optimal nutrition or get started right away with the following principles:
- As much as possible, eat whole, real food and avoid anything processed, packaged, or refined.
- Avoid sugar and high fructose corn syrup, the fuel source of choice for your tumor cells, and pair natural sugars found in fruit or dairy with some lean protein or omega-3 fat (raw nuts are ideal) to slow down the assimilation of sugar into the blood stream. In addition, eliminate all artificial sweeteners (Equal/aspartame, Splenda/sucralose, etc.) as these are potent neurotoxins that are detrimental to your immune system and overall well-being.
- Eat organic, clean food. Your body does not need to be dealing with getting rid of pesticides or antibiotics while fighting cancer and can use the higher antioxidant levels found in organically grown fruits and vegetables.
- Include cancer-fighting foods like green tea, blueberries, flax seeds, and dark leafy green vegetables in your daily diet.
Supplements: No single nutrient can attack a disease as complex as cancer but a powerful synergistic effect occurs when combining multiple research-based nutrients and botanicals, each targeting different aspects of cancer biology. These agents work together to halt or slow tumor growth and strengthen the body's immune system as it works overtime to fight cancer. Working with an evidence-based nutritionist like Jeanne Wallace, you can develop a customized protocol to maximize quality of life, minimize side-effects of traditional therapies like radiation, Temodar, and Decadron, and attack your cancer from multiple angles. Jeanne Wallace – Nutritional Solutions
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: CAM includes primary treatments such as homeopathy which has been shown to shrink and eliminate tumors as well as supplementary treatments such as acupuncture, which can support the body as it fights disease on all fronts. Check back soon for more information on promising CAM treatment options. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Resources
Traditional Medicine: Because brain cancer strikes so aggressively, most patients will, at least initially, incorporate traditional medicine into their treatment. Advances in the last 20 years have been significant, giving patients significantly more time and options than they've had before. Understanding the costs and benefits, however, is critical to developing a treatment strategy aimed at survival. Check back soon for more information on promising treatment options including vaccines and visit http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=Brain+cancer to view current clinical trials.
Mind-Body: The mind-body connection is powerful with both evidence and experience supporting that what happens in the mind has a strong connection on the body. In addition, physical activity generates endorphins strengthening the body's ability to use nutrients and fight disease while also creating a heightened sense of well-being, critical for the strength necessary to fight disease day after day. Incorporating moderate exercise such as yoga, walking, swimming, or stationary cycling and some form of awareness practice such as meditation, creative visualization, or journaling are key components to consider in your plan of attack. Mind-Body Resources