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Immune System Nutrients A. Proteolytic Enzymes Refers to enzymes that digest protein. Long history in cancer treatment. Increases the manufacture of cancer-blocking antiproteases.
Inhibits angiogenesis and metastasis. Enhance the immune response. Modest increases of life expectancy. Fights against viral infections as a result of chemo-induced immune suppression. Breast, lung, stomach, head & neck, ovaries, cervix, colon, lyphomas and multiple myeloma. Safe and effective. Do not use 2 – 3 days before and after surgery, may increase the risk of bleeding.
B. Curcumin Yellow pigment of Turmeric. Significant anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects. Research states curcumin causes cancer to regress, means to grow smaller. Inhibits the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines. Enhances the body’s production of cancer-fighting compounds such as glutathione. Promotes the liver’s proper detoxification of cancer-causing compounds. Prevents overproduction of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), an enzyme that can contribute to the development of tumors. Inhibits cancer cells from growing. Inhibits angiogenesis – means it stops the formation of new blood vessels to feed a growing tumor. Inhibits nuclear factor kappa beta – A protein that many cancers produce to block the signals commanding it to stop growing. Increases the expression of the nuclear p53 protein. This protein is essential for apoptosis, the normal process of cell suicide. Inhibits growth-promoting enzymes. Fights against prostate, breast, skin, colon, stomach and liver cancer. Can be used during chemotherapy and radiation. C. Quercetin Most common flavonoid in the human diet. Most effective flavonoid to inhibit tumor formation. Keeps cancer cells from dividing. In human breast cancer cells, the presence of mutant p53 protein – a common cancer mutation – leads to uncontrolled cell growth and cancer. Quercetin suppresses the production of mutant p53 protein to nearly undetectable levels. Inhibits enzymes known as tyrosine kinases. When activated, tyrosine kinases send powerful signals to the nucleus telling cancer cells it’s time to divide. Inhibits cancer cell growth, but they don’t usually kill cancer cells. The first tyrosine kinases-inhibiting compound ever tested in a human trial. Further research is needed to determine which types of cancer are most likely to benefit from its use. May treat breast cancer, lung, skin, ovaries, colon, rectum, and brain. Enhances the effects of chemotherapy while reducing its side effects. May be helpful in leukemia. Take with proteolytic enzymes to enhance absorption. D. Maitake MD-Fraction Effective taken by mouth. Reishi is effective only by injection. 30% more active than D-Fraction. Consist of polysaccharides known as beta glucans. An ideal beta glucan source. Beta glucans from a yeast source may not be well absorbed. The beta glucan activity of MD-Fraction is like a key inserted into a lock, they turn on the white blood cells, thus increasing the immune system. Protects healthy cells from becoming cancerous. Enhances the immune system’s ability to seek out and destroy cancer cells. Helps the cell regain control of cell division and programmed cell death (apoptosis). Helps to prevent the spreading (metastasis) of cancer. Has greater effect on inhibiting tumor growth and white blood cells. Can be used during chemo and radiation, treatments which destroy white blood cell production. Inhibits tumors in colon, lungs, stomach, liver, prostate, cervix, bladder, and brain. Leukemia. In a 1994, Chinese scientists showed the regression of tumors in 73% of breast cancer patients; 67% of lung cancer, 47% of liver cancer. In 1998, the FDA approved a detailed pilot study on maitake D-fraction’s effects on advanced breast and prostate cancers. E. Graviola Significant anti-tumor properties Toxic to cancer cells without harming healthy cells 8 published clinical studies Anti-cancerous, anti-tumorous, antiviral Inhibits enzyme processes that are only found in the membranes of cancerous tumor cells. This is why they are toxic to cancer cells. The National Cancer Institute has funded research on Graviola. Purdue University has filed at least nine patents on the properties of Graviola. Has shown to kill tumors which were resistant to other anti-cancer agents. Cancer cells that survive chemotherapy develop a resistant to the chemo. 2% of the cancer cells will become resistant and these are the ones which become multi-drug resistant. Graviola has shown to kill these cells which become multi-drug resistant. For cancer (all types) As a broad-spectrum internal and external antimicrobial to treat bacterial and fungal infections For internal parasites and worms For high blood pressure For depression, stress, and nervous disorders F. PSK/PSP Known as Krestin. PSK/PSP are closely related protein-bound polysaccharides from the cloud fungus mushroom (Coriolus veriscolor). Contains active beta glucans to enhance immune function. Not necessary to take both PSK/PSP and MD-Fraction. Take one or the other. Inhibits the growth of virtually every type of cancer. Enhances the positive effects of chemo while reducing side effects. G. Polyerga (Polyerga Plus) Highly purified extracts of peptides from the spleens of pigs. Found by accident. In WWII, there was a shortage of pigs to extract insulin from their pancreases, including spleens. Walter Kuhlmey found that pig spleen extract had insulin-like activity, but it also increased energy. He started to sell it under the name of Polyerga. In 1951, an oncologist started to treat a terminally ill patient who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a cancer which is rarely overcome. The doctor gave her injections of Polyerga to ease her suffering. The results shocked the physician. Her pain was reduced, she had energy, she felt live again. She lived for another three years and died from causes unrelated to the cancer. At the autopsy, pathologists discovered the pancreatic tumor, once the size of an egg was completely gone. Increases white blood cell count. Take during chemo to prevent suppression of white blood cell formation. Prevents chemotherapy side effects. Enhances the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation. Prevents metastasis. Enhances general well-being, improving energy levels and preventing weight loss. Increases the quality of life and the survival time of cancer patients. Use for breast, colon, carcinomas. Lung cancer patients didn’t responds well. Start as soon as possible upon diagnosis of cancer. H. Modified Citrus Pectin Obtained from the peel and pulp of citrus fruits. Reduces the risk of metastasis. Blocks the cancer cell’s ability to clump and spread. No direct anticancer effect, but should be used to prevent the spread of cancer. Ideal to use when a biopsy or cancer surgery is recommended. This prevents metastasis caused by these procedures. Prevents metastasis of breast, prostate, lung, and melanoma. I. IP6 Experts recommend a high fiber. IP6 is possibly responsible for the protective effects against cancer. Found mainly in the fiber from whole grains and legumes. Converts into IP3. When IP3 is low in cancer cells, they replicate our of control. But when the levels of IP3 are increased, the cancer cells turn themselves off. Stimulates the activity of the white blood cells known as natural killer cells. NK cells literally kill cancer cells, viruses. Fights against breast, prostate, lung, skin, brain, lymphomas and leukemia. Can be used in conjunction with chemo and radiation. Shown to enhance these therapies. |