Eating to Fight Cancer

1. Eating to Fight Cancer -by Jane Motler and Ellie Freeman

2. The Nutrition-Based Medicine Cabinet

3. What Is Nutrition Therapy? • supplying your body with small doses of natural anti-cancer agents that are found in fruits and vegetables

4. What is so Special About Fruits and Vegetables? Nature’s Multivitamin: • Leafy Greens: Folate • Tissue Repair • Carrots and Sweet Potatoes: vitamin A • Tissue and mucosal support • Berries and Citrus: vitamin C • Antioxidant support

5. …But more Importantly, Fruits and Vegetables • Contain special cancer- fighting compounds called phytochemicals • (“fight-O-chemicals”) • “Fight-O-chemicals have the ability to interfere with certain processes that occur in the development of cancers • Nature’s complement to cancer treatment • Provide prevention and therapy

6. “Eat the Rainbow” Eating more than one vegetable/fruit at one time allows all the vitamins,minerals and phytochemicals to work together as one “cancer-fighting unit”

7. THE RED WARRIORS Resveratrol: -Good Sources: Red wine, grapes -Cooking Tip: Add frozen grapes to a fruit salad Lycopene: -Good Sources: Tomatoes, watermelon, pink grapefruit, bell peppers -Cooking Tip: Toss tomatoes and watermelon with olive oil and feta

8. α/β Carotene -Good Sources: Sweet potatoes, carrots, winter squash, and cantaloupe -Cooking Tip: Roast vegetable with oil. Pair cantaloupe with avocado ,THE ORANGE WARRIORS Curcumin -Good Sources: Tumeric -Cooking Tip: Mix the spice into salad dressings or sprinkle it on cooked vegetables such as kale and cauliflower Bioflavonoids -Good Sources: Oranges, grapefruits and tangerines -Cooking Tip: Add sliced/peeled oranges and mint to sparkling water for a refreshing drink

9. Curcuminand Inflammation • Principle component of popular Indian spice TURMERIC which is a component of curry • Can be easily incorporated into Into many foods • Curried hummus • Curried sweet potatoes • Curry stir fries • Carrot and Cauliflower Curry Soup

10. ,THE YELLOW WARRIORS BROMELAIN -Good Sources: PINEAPPLE -Cooking Tip: Toss cubed pineapple in greek yogurt and top with lime juice/flax seed meal LUTEIN + ZEAXANTHIN: -Good Sources: corn, leafy greens -Cooking Tip: Grill corn and top with feta and cayenne Limonoids -Good Sources:Citrus -Cooking Tip: Bake fish with meyer lemon slices. Eat skin and all.

11. Ginger and Nausea • How Much? • Tasty ways to eat ginger: • Hot tea with honey • Pureed soup • Fish marinade • Stir-fries • Sweets-cookies, pies, and smoothies • Salads and slaws

12. THE GREEN WARRIORS Chlorophyll: -Good Sources: Watercress, leeks, arugula, parsley -Cooking Tip: Leeks and watercress make a wonderful addition to salads and blended soups Catechins:: -Good Sources: Green Tea -Cooking Tip: Blen brewed green tea with frozen berries and honey for a smoothie Isothiocyanates: -Good Sources: Kale, brussels sprouts and broccoli -Cooking Tip: Saute broccoli in olive oil garlic and ginger. Or…toss steamed kale in red pepper flakes, coconut oil and lemon juice.

13. Oreganoand Prostate Cancer • Oregano is an aromatic shrub that is commonly used as a flavor enhancer. • Culinary tips: • Garnish pizza with fresh oregano • Add oregano to sautéed onions or mushrooms • Enhance olive oil with a sprig or two of oregano • Sprinkle finely chopped oregano on toasted garlic bread

14. THE PUPLE WARRIORS INDOLES -Good Sources: Purple onions, cauliflower or cabbage -Cooking Tip: Sauté purple onion in coconut oil and garlic. Add to favorite pasta or salad dish ANTHOCYANINS -Good Sources: red cabbage, eggplant, grapes, berries -Cooking Tip: Swap freshly shredded red cabbage for typical salad. ELLAGIC ACID -Good Sources: berries -Cooking Tip:Blend frozen berries into a smoothie or add them to spritzer water

15. Natural Supplements that have peaked Interest….

16. Tumor Growth inhibition by Vegetables Graph

17. Omega 3to Decrease Inflammation Food Sources • Flaxseed • Salmon • Enriched eggs • Walnuts • Soybeans • Sardines • Canola Oil

18. Echinacea and Immunity • Use preventatively • Tinctures are best • 3 weeks prior to cold and flu season

19. Ginseng and Fatigue • Ginseng belongs to the ginger family but provides support for stress related issues instead of digestive issues. • Best Use for Ginseng: TEA!

20. Supplements to Avoid

21. Movement Summary • Incorporate movement into your life everyday

22. Nutrition Summary • Eat a plant-based diet that represents all the colors of the rainbow • Contains many “fight-o-chemicals”

23. Specific Supplements Used in CAM • Immune and Inflammatory support • Fish oil • Probiotics • Pancreatic enzymes • Vitamin D • Green tea • Astragalus • Curcumin • Garlic • Oregano • Ginseng • Ginger • Quercetin • Maitake mushroom • Inositolhexaphosphate (IP6) • Adaptogenic herbs • Tissue support and repair • Whey protein • Demulcent herbs (aloe, slippery elm, marshmallow) • Glutamine • CoQ10 • Liver support • Milk thistle • Essiac and Hoxsey • Hormone modulation / Support • Melatonin • Saw Palmetto • Calcium D glucarate • Indole 3 carbinol / Diindoleymethane

24. Physical/Spiritual Medicine Used in CAM Treatment • Meditation / Prayer • Contrast hydrotherapy • Acupuncture • Massage • Therapeutic touch • Craniosacraltherap

25. Nutrients in Whole Foods For Optimal Health • Omega 3 fatty acids – reduce inflammation • Cod liver oil • Folate – tissue repair • Leafy green vegetables i.e spinach • Vitamin A – tissue / mucosal support • Carrots and sweet potatoes • Vitamin C – tissue repair • Strawberries and citrus • Vitamin E – immune support • Sunflower Seeds • Zinc – immune support • Pumpkin seeds • Selenium – antioxidant support • Brazil Nuts • Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus • Fruits and Vegetables