Organic Foods

Organic foods are fruits and vegetables that are minimally processed and grown without using pesticides. The lack of synthetic pesticidal residues on organically grown produce definitely makes for a safer product.

The National Organic Standards Board defined "certified organic" in April 1995 as follows: "Organic" is a labeling term that denotes products produced under the authority of the Organic Foods Production Act. The principal guidelines for organic production are to use materials and practices that enhance the ecological balance of natural systems and that integrate the parts of the farming system into an ecological whole.

Organic agriculture practices cannot ensure that products are completely free of residues; however, methods are used to minimize pollution from air, soil and water. Organic food handlers, processors and retailers adhere to standards that maintain the integrity of organic agricultural products. The primary goal of organic agriculture is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people."

Since pesticides and additives have been known to produce cancer, you should try to stick to "organic foods" as much as possible.

Because the medical community has not embraced naturopathy and alternative therapies, statistics on the efficacy of particular treatments are often hard to come by and leave room for fraud and doubt. It is our wish that traditional/western medicine would be more open to complementary therapies and that these would be researched, studied and covered by insurance!

CAUTION: The information listed below does NOT constitute medical advice, and nothing listed below should be viewed as a substitute for surgery or medical care. Consult a qualified health practitioner before taking any supplement or making any dietary change.

"The following organic foods are reportedly helpful for most people with cancer..." (many of them particularly for breast cancer). The most helpful/important items are CAPITALIZED:

Vegetables

(FRESH, RAW OR LIGHTLY-STEAMED, RIPE, ORGANIC, and especially GREEN vegetables)-- MAITAKE, SHIITAKE, REISHI, & kombucha mushrooms; CABBAGE, romaine lettuce, watercress, escarole, endives, COLLARDS, BROCCOLI, ASPARAGUS, scallion, leek, onion, parsley, chives, lima bean, lentils, angelica root, licorice, dandelion root, CARROT; SPROUTS of broccoli, lentils, & onion.

Fruits

(NOT fruit juice)-- honeydew, melon, watermelon, raspberry, cactus fruit, mango, papaya, APRICOT, peach, GRAPE (for cancers that aren't estrogen-dependent), lemon, pink grapefruit, orange, nectarine, fig, date, prune, apple, pear, & low-glycemic fruit; AVOID eating dried fruit and sweet/high-glycemic fruit on empty stomach.

Grains

Low-glycemic whole-grains in moderation.

Fats/Oils

ONLY FLAX SEED (LINSEED) OIL W/LOW-FAT COTTAGE CHEESE or yogurt, Omega 3 fish oils, shark liver oil.

Beverages

Fresh-pressed vegetable juice (particularly carrot and green juices), purified water, and herbal teas (organic green, Essiac, peppermint, Pau d'Arco, CHAGA).

Herbs/Spices

HOXSEY FORMULA, CAN-SSIAC (by Crystal Star) or Flor-Essence, FU ZHENG, mistletoe, astragalus, Siberian ginseng (in CAN-SSIAC), black cohosh, goldenseal, tumeric, ginger, garlic, parsley, eucalyptus, NONI juice.

"Green Foods"

(Containing chlorophyll)-- CHLORELLA & spirulina wheatgrass, barleygrass.

The information on this page was researched and provided by Leonard Rosenbaum, "honorary herbalist" for the SURVIVOR group. If you have a question or comment for him or on this topic, please send an email with "Organic Foods" in the subject line.

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