Reduce Blood/Cellular Glucose Levels and Insulin Levels
Reduce your intake of carbohydrates and sugary foods (particularly wheat, processed sugar, and fruit juices) and adopt a balanced, low-carb diet. Over-consumption of protein also leads to increased insulin levels.
Some cancer specialists recommend that a person who is fighting cancer shift the whole of his or her cellular energy production from glucose to ketones. This is most effectively accomplished by fasting (a practice recommended by Dr. Thomas N. Seyfried) because this not only shifts the body from a glucose metabolism to a ketone metabolism, it also shifts the body (and cancer cells) away from using glutamine as an energy source. Glutamine is an amino acid that is present in a large number of foods. Metastatic cells, for example, and glioblastoma, the most deadly form of brain cancer, thrive on glutamine. For most people, however, a diet that severely restricts carbohydrates (and perhaps drastically reduces the intake of food high in glutamine, at least for a short period), and which shifts the body to a ketogenic state, will do much to arrest the spread of most forms of cancer. Healthy cells can use both glucose and ketones to create fuel whereas cancer cells can only metabolize glucose. Thus, as the theory goes, when the body is forced to utilize ketones in order to sustain itself (due to a lack of glucose) normal cells will continue to survive (and thrive!) whereas cancer cells will not. Simply put, in a ketogenic state cancer will have nothing to eat; they will have nothing by which they can produce energy and will not survive.
The general approach is to a) reduce or eliminate carbohydrates and high-starch vegetables (and especially negative carbs such as sugar, wheat and all wheat products, corn, etc.), b) consume moderate amounts of high-quality protein, 25-30 grams per day (more, if needed), and c) ample amounts of high-quality, omega-3 rich fats and oils. These oils are potentiated when combined with dairy products such as whey, cottage cheese, or sour cream. (Processed, commercial dairy products are particularly problematic; all dairy products should be organic and/or raw.)
A simple dietary plan would be to follow a low-carb, high-nutrient, fat-rich program (as outlined in the Dharma Diet and other health programs). This would involve having a Green Drink for the first meal of the day (breakfast), the Fosube Shake for the second meal (lunch), and Groil Sauce + Vegetables for the third meal (dinner). If your liver is in need of a rest (which is most probably is) it might be best to avoid snacking between meals.
The Budwig Diet is not specifically designed to lower glucose and insulin levels, however, if you choose that diet it might be best to steer away from high-sugar foods, and high-fructose foods, such as honey, apples, pears, agave, figs, etc.
Small portions of oatmeal, on occasion, may be helpful as oatmeal helps anchor beneficial bacteria in the colon. Once or twice a week may be helpful.
Drinking small amounts of warm water throughout the day, and remaining properly hydrated, helps the body to control blood-sugar balance.
Proper hormonal balance is often needed to regulate blood sugar levels, and especially important in this regard is the proper amounts of available testosterone. The high blood-sugars that often results from eating a high-carb, high-sugar diet (which is often the case with vegetarians) can, over time, wipe out the available testosterone. So, it is a vicious cycle. Restoring testosterone levels, through the use of herbs (such as saw palmetto extract) and co-factors (such as certain forms of DHEA) is often necessary, at least at the beginning. Besides, the benefits of more energy and a greater sense of well-being would be quite welcome. (If you are a woman, and have a concern, don't worry: at this stage, women need testosterone as much as, or even more so, than men).
From "Ted" of Bangkok:
Q: Do chemo drugs increase the glucose level?
Chemo drugs raise glucose by destroying the beta cells in the pancreas, limiting the insulin output. But chemo also destroys the body's immune system as well. Chemo records in treatment of cancer has a lot of failures such that I don't see any survivors if from a stage IV cancer while alternative cancer remedies have a remarkable success. Given that 97% of patients died if their blood sugar is above 90 mg/dL, their is a theoretical success of 97% just by controlling the blood sugar control alone when we compared against 97% failure rates in one year for Chemotherapy.
Reduce your intake of carbohydrates and sugary foods (particularly wheat, processed sugar, and fruit juices) and adopt a balanced, low-carb diet. Over-consumption of protein also leads to increased insulin levels.
Some cancer specialists recommend that a person who is fighting cancer shift the whole of his or her cellular energy production from glucose to ketones. This is most effectively accomplished by fasting (a practice recommended by Dr. Thomas N. Seyfried) because this not only shifts the body from a glucose metabolism to a ketone metabolism, it also shifts the body (and cancer cells) away from using glutamine as an energy source. Glutamine is an amino acid that is present in a large number of foods. Metastatic cells, for example, and glioblastoma, the most deadly form of brain cancer, thrive on glutamine. For most people, however, a diet that severely restricts carbohydrates (and perhaps drastically reduces the intake of food high in glutamine, at least for a short period), and which shifts the body to a ketogenic state, will do much to arrest the spread of most forms of cancer. Healthy cells can use both glucose and ketones to create fuel whereas cancer cells can only metabolize glucose. Thus, as the theory goes, when the body is forced to utilize ketones in order to sustain itself (due to a lack of glucose) normal cells will continue to survive (and thrive!) whereas cancer cells will not. Simply put, in a ketogenic state cancer will have nothing to eat; they will have nothing by which they can produce energy and will not survive.
The general approach is to a) reduce or eliminate carbohydrates and high-starch vegetables (and especially negative carbs such as sugar, wheat and all wheat products, corn, etc.), b) consume moderate amounts of high-quality protein, 25-30 grams per day (more, if needed), and c) ample amounts of high-quality, omega-3 rich fats and oils. These oils are potentiated when combined with dairy products such as whey, cottage cheese, or sour cream. (Processed, commercial dairy products are particularly problematic; all dairy products should be organic and/or raw.)
A simple dietary plan would be to follow a low-carb, high-nutrient, fat-rich program (as outlined in the Dharma Diet and other health programs). This would involve having a Green Drink for the first meal of the day (breakfast), the Fosube Shake for the second meal (lunch), and Groil Sauce + Vegetables for the third meal (dinner). If your liver is in need of a rest (which is most probably is) it might be best to avoid snacking between meals.
The Budwig Diet is not specifically designed to lower glucose and insulin levels, however, if you choose that diet it might be best to steer away from high-sugar foods, and high-fructose foods, such as honey, apples, pears, agave, figs, etc.
Small portions of oatmeal, on occasion, may be helpful as oatmeal helps anchor beneficial bacteria in the colon. Once or twice a week may be helpful.
Drinking small amounts of warm water throughout the day, and remaining properly hydrated, helps the body to control blood-sugar balance.
Proper hormonal balance is often needed to regulate blood sugar levels, and especially important in this regard is the proper amounts of available testosterone. The high blood-sugars that often results from eating a high-carb, high-sugar diet (which is often the case with vegetarians) can, over time, wipe out the available testosterone. So, it is a vicious cycle. Restoring testosterone levels, through the use of herbs (such as saw palmetto extract) and co-factors (such as certain forms of DHEA) is often necessary, at least at the beginning. Besides, the benefits of more energy and a greater sense of well-being would be quite welcome. (If you are a woman, and have a concern, don't worry: at this stage, women need testosterone as much as, or even more so, than men).
From "Ted" of Bangkok:
Q: Do chemo drugs increase the glucose level?
Chemo drugs raise glucose by destroying the beta cells in the pancreas, limiting the insulin output. But chemo also destroys the body's immune system as well. Chemo records in treatment of cancer has a lot of failures such that I don't see any survivors if from a stage IV cancer while alternative cancer remedies have a remarkable success. Given that 97% of patients died if their blood sugar is above 90 mg/dL, their is a theoretical success of 97% just by controlling the blood sugar control alone when we compared against 97% failure rates in one year for Chemotherapy.