My Regimen

A lot of people have been asking me about my alternative/naturopathic cancer regimen, here's a bit of information to summarize with more to come:

I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma last year and went through chemo treatments from Sept - Dec. They didn't work for me (everyone if different), but I was able to get myself into remission using alternative/natural methods involving diet, exercise, meditation, yoga, etc. My sister had lymphoma about 4 years ago and chemo worked for her, a couple of friends I've made in the last six months that had lymphoma also went into remission with chemo/radiation. My problem was that it just made my body too weak, so I couldn't get my immune system strong enough to fight the battle I needed to fight.

I wanted to pass along some things that were helpful to me in my anti-cancer regimen. Bill Henderson's book 'Cancer Free' was my intro course to alternative protocols - lots of options here. Available as an ebook at

http://www.beating-cancer-gently.com/

This was the first book I read, which pointed me in the direction of 'The Budwig Protocol'. There is an yahoo email group for the protocol at:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaxSeedOil2/

This email group has been a great support as well as a fountain of information for me. I hold omega-3 fatty acids to be hugely responsible for my recovery from a dietary perspective.

I also did a heavy metal chelation cycle using a standard compound called DMSA which I ingested orally - I tested positive for toxic levels of lead and thallium. I also did 3 cycles of IV ascorbic acid (vitamin C). I've been feeling a lot better since I finished the chelation which took 2.5 months under the supervision of a naturopathic doctor.

I swiched my diet to about 75% raw organic fruits, veggies, nuts and sprouted grains. This is balanced by 5% dairy and approx. 20% cooked grains/veggies. I gave up cane sugar, corn syrup, animal products (except a little cheese) and all processed foods. I only cook with coconut butter (the only oil that remains stable at high temperatures and doesn't break down into carcinogens) and the only other oils I eat are raw flax oil and raw extra virgin olive oil.

Supplements which have helped me are: spirulina, chlorella, blue green algae, vitamin D3, vitamin A, full spectrum probiotics, turmeric, proteolytic enyzymes and MSM.