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Cancer Diet – Fibre
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DESCRIPTION
A
brief discussion on the role of fibre in a cancer
diet. Includes information on how to
ascertain if you are getting enough, plus a list of natural sources for
this important element.
ARTICLE
This
article in the series on Cancer Diet explores the importance of fibre.
Fibre's role in the body is to assist in the
timely expulsion of waste matter from the bowel. If this waste matter stays put for too
long, the body starts to reabsorb the antigens and toxins from the bowel
bacteria through the gut wall.
One
of the easiest ways to tell if you are getting enough fibre
is to inspect your stools. Sounds
most unsavoury, I know, but all you need to do is
see whether they float or sink in the toilet. If they are floating you are getting
enough fibre, if they sink you are not.
The
reason a good cancer diet will address the need for good elimination is
that as the body fights the cancer it produces even more waste matter. This puts a very heavy load on the
elimination systems. If the bowels
are clogged up as well, then the body struggles under a highly toxic
load. This in turn takes much needed
resources away from healing functions.
Of course, if the patient is also having chemotherapy treatment, good
elimination is even more crucial.
In
a well managed cancer diet, there will already be a good proportion of raw
foods, particularly fruits and vegetables.
These raw foods are one of the best sources of natural dietary fibre.
Other
much touted remedies such as psyllium husks can
be very helpful, but it is preferable to get your fibre
directly from your foods, which also contain other elements such as enzymes
that help digestion.
Water
is also absolutely critical for good bowel function, assisting in the
flushing of the bulk material and the toxins that accumulate there. Absolutely no point in upping the fibre content then depriving
the body of water so that it all becomes a big plug!
Many
medications can cause constipation so be on the lookout for this side
effect when starting any new ones.
Also high levels of calcium and low thyroid hormones can play havoc,
so if you continue having constipation after increasing your fibre and water content, make a beeline for your
doctor. Constipation has far too
many negative side-effects to allow it to continue too long.
Just
a quick PS - every cancer diet should include pears, as they are full of fibre, water and highly nutritious to boot. If you are constipated, a full ripe pear
on an empty stomach first thing in the morning followed by a glass of water
has a very good chance of doing the trick!
(Marilyn's partner Glenn was
declared cancer-free after 11 months using a nutritional approach. She
spent many hours researching an alternative to the barbaric surgery offered
as Glenn’s only hope. Needless to
say he never did have the surgery. They are now on a mission to
"spread the word" about the many things they discovered we can
all do to fight cancer. For more crucial, potentially lifesaving
information please visit www.cancer-einfo.com)
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