Early clinical studies have shown that high-doses of vitamin C administered intravenously may improve symptoms, and prolong life in terminal cancer patients. The reason why vitamin C has been so effective, is because vitamin C is toxic to cancer cells, but not to healthy cells. Chemotheropy kills both healthy and unhealthy cells, which leaves the patient with no- energy, hair loss, nausea and a host of other symptoms. There are a lot of holisitic health institutes that administer vitamin C intravenously, especially in urban environments.
Although we do not recognize natural cancer treatments in America, I personally believe that there needs to be some sort of compromise. We know that modern medicine is important and necessary at times, but it has been proven that chemotherapy is more effective on a small range of cancers, and less effective on the rest. We must focus on prevention through diet and detoxification, and encourage a combination of holistic and modern medicines once disease is present in the body.
Approximately 6% of doctors have been taught nutrition upon graduatind from medical school. This is a sad statistic, because we are being bombarded with toxins that our body simply cannot handle, and our bodies are defficient in necessary vitamins to keep disease at bay. Take vitamin D for example. (Ask you doctor to run a blood test to check your vitamin D levels.) The majority of America is deficient in this vitamin, which can lead to anything from the common cold, to cancer. We should be feeding our bodies the proper fuel designed for it, and not toxins. Foods that are not grown organically contain toxins that the body must fight. Imagine if you purchased a fabulous sports car, and the manual specifically told you to use a high-grade gas to keep in running properly. Would you feed it the low-grade, cheepest gas you could find? That would be foolish, because you had made such a huge investment, only to feed it something it simply cannot run off of. Our bodies are like that sports car. This is your greatest investment, so feed it the best possible options. We should be feeding cancer patients fresh juices and organic salads while they are staying in the hospital, and not white bread and red jello! I personally believe a compromise should be reached! Don't you?
I am obviously not a doctor, and my writings are based on natural approaches that have not been found to be effective by the FDA. Please understand that this is an opinion based blog and not a diagnoses of any kind.
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Sources:
*How To Live Longer In Good Health Through Nutrition
*CMAJ