This page was created to suggest holistic breast cancer prevention strategies which should be used by every woman to prevent too common in our country (USA) breast cancer.
The same cancer fighting supplements should be used for preventing most other cancers. We are preparing a separate page for prostate cancer prevention supplements which also became very common among our men.
You should also visit our general Anti Cancer Diet page for information on the most effective components in our protective against cancer diet. Click on the colored and underlined link in this paragraph.
Our other related to cancer pages include information on holistic - much safer and more accurate testing for Breast and prostate cancer testing which can also be used for other cancers.
We also suggest information on a general Blood test for cancer page. Please use links in this and above paragraphs to view these pages.
Below we are listing primary holistic cancer fighting supplements to prevent and/or slow down formation of tumors and metastases. They are suggested by leading holistic doctors and don’t create any side effects so can be used without any concerns.
Indole-3 carbinol (I3C) – among affective natural cures for cancer
Research shows that estrogens are one of the leading causes of prostate and breast cancers.
A study by German scientists found that estrogen levels in prostate tissue increase dramatically in aging men, especially those who suffer from BPH.
Other studies also suggest that I3C supplement can significantly lower your estrogen levels.
Happily, you can help lower your estrogen levels by using healthful compounds from vegetables and selected cancer fighting supplements.
One of the most effective of all is indole-3carbinol (I3C), found in Brussels sprouts.
Studies show that the cancer fighting supplements deliver powerful cancer-fighting power. In fact, research has shown that I3C supplements increase the good enzyme 2-hydroxyestrone that blocks the breast cancer-causing bad enzyme 16 alphahydroxyestrone.
You can get I3C at health food stores or online. A common starting dose is 200mg.
Diindolylmethane (DIM) – one of the best cancer fighting supplements
DIM is another cancer fighting compound that is related to indole-3 carbinol (I3C). It is related because it is actually made directly from I3C.
Research shows DIM works just like I3C by boosting the good enzyme 2-hydroxyestrone. This good enzyme blocks the breast and prostate cancer-causing bad enzyme 16 alphahydroxyestrone. You wouldn’t be wrong trying to use the same cancer fighting supplement among other alternative cancer cures.
Many alternative doctors recommend that women in danger of breast cancer take both I3C and DIM together as supplements for cancer.
Many leafy green vegetables are rich in I3C and DIM. Here are some we should add to our diet for prevention or even treatment purposes:
* Brussels sprouts * Chinese cabbage * cauliflower * turnip greens * parsley * bok choy * spinach * kale * broccoli (especially broccoli sprouts)
The best way to eat these vegetables saving their nutrients is in a raw form. You can also cover and steam them, or briefly stir-fry them. You should never boil these vegetables, because the heat destroys the anticancer molecules.
DIM as a supplement is available at most health food stores and online. A common starting dose is 100mg.
Calcium-D-glucarate occurs naturally in our body
Calcium-D-glucarate is a compound that occurs naturally in our body. It’s not a mineral like ordinary calcium, but a salt.
This salt plays a special role in protecting us against any cancer. It works by helping detoxify our cells, tissues and organs of cancer-causing chemicals.
Researchers recently discovered that calcium-D-glucarate shows real promise for preventing breast cancer.
Scientific studies using human breast cancer cells suggest that calcium-D-glucarate blocks the growth of breast tumor formation by an incredible 70%.
Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D. – one the leading holistic doctors and researchers - in his article “Breast Cancer: Beating Odds” reports that major clinical trials of calcium-D-glucarate are underway at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Researchers are testing calcium-D-glucarate ability to block breast cancer compared to the prescription drug Tamoxifen. But we don’t have to wait for the test results to know this:
Tamoxifen causes a number of dangerous side effects but calcium-D-glucarate is safe and has no side effects.
Calcium-D-glucarate is available at most health food stores and online. Check labels for a dosage.
Fish oil is among the best natural cancer fighting supplements
These supplements are very good for all of us because they contain the fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Again - check labels carefully. Avoid supplements containing mercury – talk to a sales person or manufacturers.
Research shows DHA blocks many of the enzymes that scientists now believe promote cancer. Among the enzymes that DHA blocks is the breast cancer-causing enzyme aromatase.
Ideally we could eat a fresh fish instead but we don’t have a good access to wild-caught fish and it might have high levels of mercury.
If you consider a farm-raised fish, instead of mercury it usually aren’t as high in essential fatty acids such as DHA and can have an unacceptable amount of antibiotics, hormones, etc.
It seems using fish oil or a DHA supplement is a better solution. You can find them in your local store or online. Usually dosage instructions are on the label.
Probiotics are very important cancer fighting supplements
You have possibly heard about taking probiotics for healthy digestion and other important reasons.
If you are not well familiar with Probiotics, you should visit our page with the same name by clicking on the above colored and underlined link.
A leading holistic Doctor Russell Blaylock M.D. is pointing to research that shows probiotics might also play a key role in protecting you against breast cancer.
He reported on several recent studies that suggest probiotics help convert estrogen in your digestive tract into a beneficial cancer-fighting compound.
These studies show that if your supply of probiotics is low or gone altogether, the estrogen turns into a cancer-causing compound instead.
You can get probiotics at most health food stores or online.
The natural form of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
A massive study of women in 2002 proved that taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs caused breast cancer.
Conventional doctors around the country (USA) were really shocked. But most holistic doctors were not surprised at all. They already knew that a powerful form of estrogen found in Premarin - the most common hormone replacement drug, was synthetic and likely to cause serious health problems.
This synthetic hormone is NOT identical to the hormones made by the human body.
The name Premarin stands for pregnant mares’ urine, which is what they make it from!
Since then, this estrogen (called estradiol) has been definitively linked to causing breast cancer. But that’s not all - Estradiol is also linked to uncomfortable side effects such as –
* numbness in your arms or legs * dizziness * blurry vision and many more.
But just because estradiol is dangerous, that doesn’t mean women must suffer through hot flashes, mood swings and all the other miseries of menopause. You can use natural HRT.
Not only does it ease symptoms of menopause with as much success as synthetic HRT does, it actually protects breasts against cancer!
Safe, natural estrogens that match those found in human body, such as estrone and estriol, they actually reduce breast cancer risk and might even reduce its growth, according to research that Dr. Blaylock cites in his article “Breast Cancer: Beating the Odds.”
These natural hormones are called “bioidentical hormones.”
This whole subject of synthetic hormones vs. bioidentical hormones is still a raging controversy in the health profession.
Conventional medical doctors (backed up by Big Pharma) stubbornly insist that therapy using your own hormones is just as dangerous as therapy using the manufactured, drug company synthetic hormones.
However, research is firmly on the side of doctors who say bioidentical hormone treatment is safe.
A leading holistic doctor of unquestionable integrity and great knowledge and experience, such as Jonathan Wright, M.D. supports this research, and many alternative doctors have successfully used bioidentical hormones in their practices for years, without observing an increase in cancer or other health problems.
If you consider bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, contact an alternative or integrative doctor who is knowledgeable and experienced in using natural hormone replacement therapy.
You will get a prescription that can be filled by a “compounding” pharmacy, which will make individualized medicines for you.
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