Where I Start

I recently posted an update on myself on a blog that I'm a member of.  I had someone respond and suggest an alternative therapy.  I'm totally open to dietary changes, etc.  The first time I went through cancer back in 2005, I had lost all of my iron.  Lucky for me, my oldest son had already been diagnosed with celiac disease.  I asked my doctor if the reason I kept losing iron (even after an infusion) was due to celiac disease becoming active.  He said, "It's only a diet, give it a try."  That's been my opinion since. 

I was introduced to the possiblity that B17 could be a cure for cancer.  I firmly believe that the medical community will not endorse anything that is as simple as a dietary change.  Why would they?  It would not only take money out of the pockets of doctors, but also the pharmaceutical companies.  Do you know how expensive chemo drugs are?

I have ordered the book World Without Cancer, by G. Edward Griffin, after watching this video. The video is a bit over 55 minutes, but well worth watching.  In a nut shell, B17 has been found to fight cancer cells.  There are natural sources of B17, which is not really a vitamin.  It occurs naturally in apricot pits.  Funny thing though, the United States has banned the sell of raw apricot pits.  Funny, huh?

I found a list of foods containing B17 and I'm going to try to increase my intake. The highest amounts are found in seeds.  Like I said, they've banned the sale of most raw seeds in the US.  Makes me wonder why?  I have a garden currently, and I'm raising zucchini.  Squash seeds are on the list for containing high amounts of B17.  B17 is not really a B vitamin.  It's a molecule that has cyanide locked inside.  The way I understand it, normal cells don't have the ability to unlock the cyanide within these cells.  Cancer cells do, plus they don't have the protective coating that protects them from the effects, so they die. 

I am currently under treatment for stage IV breast cancer.  I have not been determined to be in remission yet, and as a matter of fact there is a possibility that it's spreading.  I was diagnosed with cancer in my left lung and on the left flange of T5 on my spine (about bra band level).  I'm waiting for a PET scan to see if I'm in remission again (see my first blog).  I'm currently on Herceptin, Zometa and a shot that I can't remember the name of.  The Herceptin has started causing an allergic reaction, so I have to take Benidryl with it.  The last time I had it, I almost went into anaphalactic shock, so now they're going to start a drip of Benidryl.  This means someone else will have to drive me to my treatments, because it makes me sleepy.  How can that be good for me?  I don't like to second guess doctors, that's how we're all wired, but I may insist on stopping the Herceptin.  I want to get a good start on the foods that contain B17 to help arrest the development of more cancer cells.

I do have raw apricot pits, or kernels, that I bought on line.  No, sorry, since they can't sell it in the US, I'm not saying where I got them, just in case.  But they can be gotten.  The video suggests that you don't eat more kernels than you could whole fruits, in one sitting.  I know I can eat 7 dried apricots, so that's what I'm starting with.  I may start also adding zucchini seeds (squash), but I've never had them raw, only toasted.  They say the toasting gets rid of the benefits because it kills the enzymes.

I've also increased my intake of lentils, and plan on making mung bean sprouts.  I'm not sure how to eat mung beans by themselves, so I'm going the sprout route.

I also have to wonder:  why are berries so high in price at the supermarkets?  These are also high in cancer fighting qualities.  I'm afraid that buying frozen ones won't help, just like roasting the seeds.  I guess I'll be going to Aldi's for my berries.  I am still on a budget.  My brother in law did give me 2 blackberry bushes and a blueberry bush.  I just planted this year, and didn't get more than my youngest son could eat.  He always seems to get out there before me.  Hopefully next year will be a better harvest.They're domestic, so a low source.  I wonder where I could get a wild blackberry bush?

The funny thing about all this?  Even before I was lead to B17, I had a craving for lentils.  My son will one day turn into a noodle (his favorite food).  Every day for lunch we have noodles of some kind.  His favorite is noodles with Italian dressing on it.  I've been adding a quarter cup of lentils, boiled by themselves for about 20 minutes.  So now I've started looking up different ways to prepare lentils.  In one article I found out about the Hoxsey Legend.  In a nut shell, a Quaker farmer cured his horse of a malignant growth by putting him out to pasture.  The horse just naturally knew what to eat.  It's sort of like a sick dog will eat grasses, and certain grasses only, when it doesn't feel well. Animals know how to heal themselves.  Modern man has gotten away from being close to nature.  Believe me, it's really hard to eat an apple down to the core and then eat the core.  That first bite you fight everything you've been told...apple seeds will kill you.  Ever wondered where the saying an apple a day keeps the doctor away came from?

The problem with conventional therapies is it kills all cells.  It's a bit like killing a mosquito with a shot gun.  You pump chemicals into the body and hope it kills the cancerous cells before it kills too many healthy cells.  I know, because I've been through it twice and still have cancer.  I've been told that once cancer moves from the primary location to other parts of the body, it's a chronic disease, meaning you never cure it.  We shall see.