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What you need is vitamin K which is the natural blood clotting agent. Get it from deep green vegetables, especially Swiss Chard and Kale - not from pills. See (among many more informative sites) this link for more information on the foods containing it: www.dietitian.com/vitamink.html. While the Kale etc. would not work to help blood clotting instantaneously (since you have to digest and absorb it first), I would expect rather quick results depending on how much you eat.
To get an idea what 100 gram of food contain...
Kale or Swiss Chard contain about 800 mcg vitamin K,
Parsley 500 mcg,
Brussels Sprouts or Spinach 400 mcg,
Broccoli, Endive, deep green Lettuce 250 mcg,
etc.
Compare that to the level in pills, and keep in mind that natural is better quality and one would likely require less for the same effect.
There are a number of reasons why I prefer to get it from deep green vegetables rather than from pills. It is always better to get your nutrients from food. For instance you can overdose on vitamin K pills and not on vit. K from foods. Fresh organic green vegetables give you a world of other goodies. The osteoporosis that you may want to guard against with pills is also guarded against with foods. And in addition you are getting high quality calcium/magnesium and other minerals with it. If you consider the very high level of vitamin K in Kale for example, as well as the minerals, vitamins A,B,C, etc. you would wonder why pills instead of food? In any case, if you do the Budwig Diet, you have to get away from thinking pills and switch to natural. It is VERY IMPORTANT. Every bit helps.
Question 11: Does flax seed oil promote prostrate cancer? (1)
See below-quoted excerpt from the article “Flax Seed Oil Actually Increases Prostate
Cancer While Fish Oil Decreases It” found at mercola.com/2004/jul/21/flax_seed_oil.htm:
“A recent study of about 47,000 men has found the ALA omega-3 fatty acids
stimulate the growth of prostate tumors in men. Of the men monitored over 14 years, some 3,000 struggled with prostate cancer and about one in seven were suffering from the advanced stages of the disease.
Researchers found men who were suffering from advanced prostate cancer had higher quantities of ALA from non-animal as well as meat and dairy sources.
Scientists also found EPA and DHA could reduce the risk of total and advanced prostate cancer too. How does EPA and DHA work to prevent prostate cancer? Researchers offered these possibilities:
modification of membrane phospholipid composition
alteration of cell signaling and receptor activity
lipid peroxidation
cyclooxygenase inhibition
cytokine production
interference with androgen activity
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition July 2004 80(1);204-216”
Answer:
The flax oil in the study was not administered along with a sulfurated protein (like low fat cottage cheese or quark)) to make it
water-soluble and, in turn, the unsaturated fatty acids were not made easily available to the body. Even Dr. Budwig, the discoverer of the wonderful attributes of the flax oil/sulfurated protein synergy stated
that flax oil alone can do more harm than good.
Compare Prostate cancer: healing & other testimonials involving the Budwig diet.
Question: Does flax seed oil promote prostrate cancer? (2)
I'm concerned after reading an article in www.webmdhealth
regarding flaxseed oil and fish oil, according to a research from Charles Myers at the University of Virginia Medical School, flaxoil causes a 300% increase in the growth of prostate cancer cells, so he
doesn't reccomend flaxseed oil for men.
Answer 1:
The idea that FlaxSeed Oil is bad for men with prostate cancer originated with Dr. Myers and virtually all of those who write as Dr.
Ornish has written got it from that source originally.
In the first place it is based on the use of flaxseed oil without the sulfur based proteins and Dr. Budwig herself said that is dangerous.
Don't use it without the cottage cheese or other source of amino acids with the sulfur bond. I have seen enough myself to know that the idea that flaxoil/cottage cheese increases the growth of prostate
cancer is very highly suspect, to be as charitable as possible. (credits: Cliff Beckwith)
Compare Prostate cancer: healing & other testimonials involving the Budwig diet.
Answer 2:
Dr. Myers is a recognized authority, he definitely doesn't like flaxoil/cottage cheese therapy, and he campaigns against it in many
forums. However, that doesn't mean that he is right. I subscribe to the Prostate Forum, I urge others to subscribe, and I find benefit in reading it. I am not an anti-Meyers person. But you have to
understand his biases when you read his theories or you get misled.
Dr. Myers has a huge medical practice but he never reports on his clinical data. He may not have clinical data. Compare him to a Dr. Walsh or a Dr. Catalona. You may not agree with them, but they tell you exactly what happened with their very large patient populations.
They are not theorizing. They have treated thousands of men and here's what happened. Dr. Myers is the opposite. He only theorizes-- with no data at all. He reads published papers and interprets them from the point of view of someone with a lot of biochemistry knowledge. That causes problems and you have to be very careful when you read his writings. He can be dead wrong.
Look first at one of his other peculiar items in the latest issue (called Feb 2000). On the front page it says: "Surgical removal of prostate cancer accelerates the growth of metastatic prostate cancer by suppressing the production of angiostatin." You might think that he is saying that you shouldn't have surgery, but if you think that you were deceived. He's not saying that at all!! I know, some people will jump on these words and start to believe that surgery doesn't work. But it's nonsense; we have data on that topic. Where's the error? Can you find it? Be honest. Can you find the error or would you have been taken in?
O.K. here's the answer. Firstly, if you read his analysis of his own treatment regime in a prior issue then you know that he wanted to have surgery, but he reasoned that it wouldn't work for him. So he's clearly not against surgery. If you read the supporting article in detail, you will find that he's not talking about surgery in general, despite the headline; he's talking about (without properly naming it) so-called debulking for men who have very advanced prostate cancer with well-defined metastases. However, even for this case his argument is theoretical and not a valid proof. Why? Because these are very sick men who are using some type of therapy. The question is whether their chosen therapy is aided or harmed by the debulking. Dr. Myers has nothing valid to say on this topic, because he didn't even speculate, no less have data, on a protocol for such cases. His imaginary protocol is the case of the very sick man who does nothing but debulking. That's a stupid case and doesn't arise. So what does the article teach? Answer: Nothing at all. It's all blowing in the wind. It's just an interesting theoretical comment with no clinical significance.
I offer you that analysis to show you how Dr. Myers’ theorizing style gets him in trouble fairly often. You have to be a very careful reader.
What is Dr. Myers doing with flaxoil/cottage cheese? He's theorizing again. He offers an analysis of the biochemistry of fats and tells you of his library search. He does everything other than follow the suggested protocol and try it on patients, or at least on dogs. He'll do anything other than real scientific testing. When we read that many quite sick people have tried flaxoil/cottage cheese alone and as an adjuvant to other therapies, and very good things happened, how can anyone possibly throw out this data and accept Dr. Myers’ theorizing? Above all, if we want to be scientifically rational, then we must give the heaviest weight to real test data. That's where the rubber meets the road.
What's the bottom line? We must remember that flaxoil/cottage cheese is an investigational therapy. We have to be careful and work
closely with a supportive doctor. We should treat Dr. Myers’ concerns with respect. But in no way is his theorizing ever a trump card. In no way should people ignore test results and prefer learned speculation.
Dr. Myers hasn't proven anything. Read it always as an advisory thought. (credits: Jules, ”a retired scientist, very knowledgeable, who writes for a
Prostate Cancer Publication put out every 3 months by Dr. Jerry Calona. [] I trust him greatly.” [Cliff Beckwith])
Compare Prostate cancer: healing & other testimonials involving the Budwig diet.
Question 12: What are the “Respiratory Poisons” Dr. Budwig refers to as to be avoided?
Answer:
To requote from above: "How then do we get sick? Because we take in too many of these "electron thieves" or in other words, because
we eat foods and poisons which block cell respiration. Known electron thieves are for example margarine, animal fat, butter, nitrate, radiation and zytostatics (chemotherapy). They all prevent the uptake of electrons.”
In other words, respiratory poisons are those chemicals and foods that interfere with the respiration of cells. These are hydrogenated fats, many animal fats, etc. which are deposited in the cell membranes and other places where they harm the proper fatty make-up of the cell membrane and therefore interfere with the oxygen transfer; certain chemicals in food and non-food substances also interfere with proper cell respiration such as preservatives (nitrite in meat, antrachinon, benzoic acid etc.). Dr. Otto Warburg proved that cells become cancerous when they are oxygen-starved below a certain threshold. Dr. Budwig with her Oil-Protein Diet aims to improve the cell respiration or restore the ability of cells taking in oxygen, and of the blood to accept and transport oxygen to the cells. This is critically important for health and fighting cancer and central to the healing processes that need to take place.
To repeat: "Respiratory poisons" counter the cellular respiration which the Budwig Protocol aims to improve. (credits in addition to Wilhelm H.: Healing Cancer Naturally)
Re animal fats and the general low-animal-fat principle of the Budwig diet for cancer, also compare the following questions (number 13 to 15).
Question 13: I thought animal fats were verboten (see What are the “Respiratory Poisons” , but in the Budwig Oil-Protein Cookbook it says (page 3) "the heavy eater is allowed all types of cheeses."
Answer:
I assume it has to do with two things: The psychological side of not being cut off all the nice spicy and flavourful foods and that they (the
cheeses) are a good source of sulphurated amino acids (proteins) in spite of the fat content. The most deleterious animal fats are those found in bacon and similar fatty meats. Fat in organic milk from
grass-fed cows is much richer in the beneficial omega 3 fatty acids, so there are animal fats to absolutely avoid and animal fat sources that can be tolerated in certain amounts depending on the severity of
the illness to be healed. That said, always make sure to use only high-quality organic cheese, and if possible raw (for sources see for instance realmilk.com). You will get more of the beneficial omega3s, a balanced mineral & trace element spectrum and other good stuff,
while ingesting less or no pesticides, antibiotics and other toxic or
even cancerogenic chemicals residues. Also (hopefully) no animal pain & suffering involved either (which is part and parcel of conventional dairy production). As stated on the packaging of my
raw biodynamic milk: only a happy animal can give wholesome milk that's good for you! (credits in addition to Wilhelm H.: Healing Cancer Naturally).
Question 14: What about butter, which I would like to eat sometimes?
Answer:
You are talking about very high fat with no proteins in butter vis-à-vis moderate fat with proteins in the cheese. I would think that
a flavourful piece of cheese offers a greater level of satisfaction than some butter for which you can have Oleolux [Dr. Budwig’s “answer to butter”] as a substitute.
Question 15: When making my own yoghurt or quark, can I use goat’s milk?
Answer:
Dr. Budwig refers to dairy without mentioning goat milk (at least I have not read it), perhaps due to the fact that goat milk is not
traditionally used in Germany though she does mention sheep’s milk as being ok. Since goat milk fat is different and is generally seen as healthier, it could be the exception, but I don't know. In case of
cancer, I would stick with the low fat principle of the Budwig Diet.
There are cases, however, where goat milk is indeed the only milk available, such as in the South African hinterland. In fact, Allan in SA who healed himself of “terminal” colon cancer and now looks after a group of Budwig diet followers reports that “We use goat milk with great success and some people prefer full-fat goat milk to low-fat cow milk while on the Budwig protocol.”
One reason for using goat milk is that a lot of people from the 'Hinterland' of South Africa have no access to quark or cottage cheese. They do however have access to goat milk. So they are being advised to use goat milk and ferment it with kefir grains and strain the resultant to obtain a type of quark (see further explanations in Explanatory notes re kefir and sprouting). This would be full-fat quark because goat milk fat does not separate or hardly so (since goat milk has smaller fat globules and “is naturally homogenized since it lacks the protein agglutinin" [Wikipedia]).
We know that some former cancer patients got well with using a full-fat goat quark. We also know, as mentioned, that goat milk fat is
healthy, or at least healthier than cow milk butter fat. Additionally, the locally available goat milk is likely raw and full of enzymes. After it is fermented and not heated it is full of probiotics as well. The cow
milk that is available to 99% or more of the population, apart from being pasteurized and non-organic, is also homogenized which makes its fat content a health problem. It may actually be healthier
in such cases to use full-fat unpasteurized and unhomogenized goat milk for making quark even though it is full-fat than to use low-fat pasteurized and homogenized non-organic cow milk. (credits in addition to Wilhelm H.: Healing Cancer Naturally)
Compare Question 42 re yogurt: Did Dr. Budwig actually recommend the use of yogurt in place of cottage cheese/quark? .
Question 16: Is there any difference between golden and brown flaxseeds, apart from the cost, as well as between linseed and flaxseed?
Answer:
Linseed and flaxseed are synonyms, both used to denote the seed of flax. As to golden or brown flaxseed, there is no real difference. If
the quality seems to be the same (clean, few broken or discoloured seed, etc.) save your money and buy the brown ones.
Also see Caveat: new breed of golden flaxseed (linseed) low in alpha-linolenic acid (an Omega 3 fatty acid): Linola/Solin.
Question 17: When making my own yoghurt or quark, can I use kefir?
Answer:
Kefir was never mentioned by Dr. Budwig. Although I feel more comfortable with low fat quark, cottage cheese and drained yogurt, I
think strained kefir is an option. I have tried kefir for a while until I killed the kefir grains with a temperature that was too warm.
My objections with it were the fishing out of the grains and that it
would not strain very well. It drains poorly as I remember and I could not remove enough whey to get the same protein density as quark.
(To prepare kefir cheese:) One easy way is to take one of those
coffee filter cups that sit on a big mug. Just put the filter in, pour the kefir and later in the day you have something similar to cream cheese. More on making kefir quark and reasons for using kefir
Question 18: Can Fromage Blanc be used instead of cottage cheese (or quark)?
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Answer:
According to ochef.com/100.htm, “Fromage frais simply means fresh cheese in French, and at its most generic, can refer to any of hundreds of varieties of cheese that have not been ripened, but are meant to be eaten shortly after they’re made. These include American cottage cheese, German quark, Italian ricotta and mozzarella, the French fromage blanc, Spanish queso fresco, and on and on. In practice, when a recipe calls for fromage frais, it probably means fromage blanc, which is a creamy soft cheese made with whole or skimmed milk. It has the consistency of another product available in the US, cream cheese, but with fewer calories and less cholesterol. Where available, low-fat cream cheese is an acceptable substitute for fromage blanc.”
In other words, fromage blanc when made from skimmed milk is very similar to low-fat quark. The only important thing to watch out for is to use the low- or zero fat variety, since for the purpose of keeping the ingestion of respiratory poisons low, it is advised to use low-fat quark (cottage cheese) for the preparation of the flaxoil/cottage cheese mixture. Voir Le régime Huile-Protéine du Dr Johanna Budwig: recettes de base. (credits: Healing Cancer Naturally)
Question 19: What are sulphurated (or sulfurated) amino acids?
Answer:
See Methionine, cystine, and cysteine.
Question 20: Should I preferably buy flaxseed oil with lignans?
Answer:
See Why plain flaxseed oil - not the one with lignans.
Question 21: My doctor suggested I get on Proscar for my prostate. I was wondering if Proscar is safe to take while on the Budwig Protocol?
Answer:
I cannot determine whether it will interfere with the Budwig Diet, but there is a strong chance that it will. The rule is simple: If it is natural,
it probably is ok; if it is a drug, chemical or synthetic, it probably will interfere with the Budwig Diet. Why don't you try natural foods or compounds like Ginger, Turmeric, Pygeum or Saw Palmetto? Also, for a comparison of effectiveness and cost of Proscar and Saw
Palmetto check this site: sawpalmetto.com/proscar.html
Compare Question 49: Weaning off medications.
Question 22: How long is it before one notices a change in a palpable tumor on the Budwig protocol, days, weeks, months? Given that my (breast) tumor is small will it go away quicker?
Answer:
The time it takes for a tumor to get smaller or before you notice a change is really not a question that is easy to answer. With my own
dad - he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma and his tumor's size came down within six (6) weeks and totally disappeared by the 12th week on the Budwig protocol. Some people start
noticing a change from the 3rd week while others take months before there is a change in the size of the tumor. One thing I would like to say about all this is that the Budwig protocol will most
certainly stop the tumor from getting bigger and spreading to the other organs. We have a lady in our Budwig group with breast cancer who refused chemo and radiation - she is doing only the
Budwig protocol. She had two lumps in her breast and she has been following the protocol since January this year. She can still feel the lumps, although a lot smaller, but she is feeling on top of the world
and she never stopped working and hasn't felt ill ever since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Another friend of hers was diagnosed with breast cancer, in December last year, she went for surgery,
chemo and radiation treatments. She became so ill, lost all her hair, suffered from pneumonia several times this year and she had to stop working and is still not well at all.
The point I'm trying to make is that although the tumors are worrying and one would like them to disappear as soon as possible, at least with the Budwig protocol you know that you are keeping
them in check although it might take some time for them to disappear, but you will be able to enjoy a wonderful active quality of life. (credits: AC)
Compare eminent cancer treatment researcher Lothar Hirneise’s observations on the positive role of tumors as “second liver” & reservoirs serving to safely store away toxins.
Read breast cancer testimonials or the sample Budwig healing testimonials covering many types of cancer.
Question 23: Dr. Budwig reports an over 90% cure rate. Are there current percentage numbers of how many people cured their cancer after starting flaxoil/cottage cheese. And for how long did they take it?
Answer:
I am part of a big group of people using the Budwig protocol to cure not only cancer but a host of other diseases (see Private initiative reports remissions of cancer, Aids and other ailments thanks to Budwig diet & protocol). Out of 32 people so far that I am in contact with, there are 4 who are not thriving on the protocol.
We should ask the question 'Why?'.
Three of the four of these patients (cancer patients) are still on chemo therapy while the fourth one is taking all kinds of medications
for his heart condition. I have come to the realization that this is probably the reason WHY the Budwig protocol is not working for them as it should. I think that the medication chemicals can interfere with the Budwig protocol.
There is one lady in our group (breast cancer) who refused all conventional treatments and she is only doing the Budwig protocol - the lumps in her breast are getting smaller every day and she is feeling very well.
Patrick Holford’s The Optimum Nutrition Bible - not the best book on nutrition I have read so far - has a little diagram where he explains the drug dilemma - once in that cycle it is very difficult to get out of
it because the drugs treat the symptom but not the cause - in fact they usually aggravate the cause by irritating the gut and making the intestinal wall more leaky. The result is ever-increasing overload on
body systems, attracting more serious diseases and infections.
Compare On Drugs.
Both my dad and my sister were diagnosed with cancer a few years
ago - We didn't know about the Budwig protocol then and only after starting their chemotherapy did I discover the Budwig protocol. After learning about the protocol they both started using the protocol and
never looked back. The weekend my sister started using the protocol she was so ill, has lost all her beautiful hair by then and just stared at the ceiling. Within two weeks on the protocol she went on a
business trip - simply amazing. They are both in remission for over a year now and my sister refused radiation therapy after she finished her chemo therapy. She is looking healthier and prettier than before
she got cancer. ... My dad is also feeling and looking very well. I have many more interesting stories to tell about diabetes and arthritis and believe me, all very positive.
As for your question 'How long did they take it?'... Most of the people in my group will never stop taking it including myself (I only take two tablespoons of oil and flaxseeds as a preventative)- we love
the way it makes us feel and it would be total stupidity to stop using it.
For most people it is not easy to take so much oil and cottage cheese in the beginning (six tablespoons of oil and 12 tablespoons of
cottage cheese is quite a lot, but for most of the people, it was only necessary to keep this up for 10 to 12 weeks - by then, most of them go into remission. (credits: AC)
Question 24: How ever I prepare it, I tend to find the taste of the mix slightly oily and unappetising. What can I do?
Answer:
Try blending in a quarter of a lemon - the whole lot except the pips. This takes away any trace of oiliness. Also lemon or orange oil, as
opposed to juice, might be equally effective. (credits: Mark)
Question 25: What are the things (supplements, medication, etc.) that we know of definitively that are incompatible with the Budwig diet?
Answer:
According to Dr. Budwig, the medications that are incompatible with the Budwig Diet are growth-inhibiting drugs. I am sure there are
others too... But looking at it from another angle, she said not to eat chemicals. Most drugs are chemicals.
In supplements, high doses of antioxidants are suspect. That does
not necessarily or automatically include all supplements that naturally have an antioxidant side to them like for example CoQ10. They would have to be tested for compatibility but that is not going to
happen anytime soon because flax oil/cottage cheese itself has not even been tested. One thing we do know, and that is that Dr. Budwig did not include any vitamins or other supplements in her diet -
except one: nutritional yeast flakes.
* For a comprehensive answer, see the detailed Dr. Johanna Budwig on what to avoid when following the Budwig diet & protocol (items observed to interfere with its healing effects).
Question 26: Does the Budwig protocol require additions such as supplements and vitamins? What about using different therapies with it, such as Essiac, is this something that is beneficial to the Budwig diet? Or does it hurt the diet?
Answer 2:
Dr. Budwig's protocol is really simple. Its basic structure is [generally speaking] not to be deviated from since she used it for decades
successfully [albeit with individual adjustments tailored to the needs of the patient, see Interview]. Yes, yogurt has been substituted but only because the cottage cheese in the U.S. is absolutely the worst. (I make a cottage cheese type cheese from the yogurt that I make
for the fermentation as is in quark.)
I keep reading lately how people keep adding supplements, different cancer protocols and searching for other answers.
I was told by a man who is working with another [cancer cure]
protocol that he heard that the reason people don't survive using alternatives is because they don't stay with their specific program for at least a year. He looked and felt wonderful since it was over a year
and he was cancer free and excited.
When I heard that, I decided this is the program for me. I stopped using supplements of any kind and decided this is it. I trust this
protocol. Anyone new reading about Dr. Budwig here (Budwig diet discussion group) will think that apricot kernels, non dairy supplements, low fat chocolate milk, coconut oil by itself, various
vitamins and more are part of it. They aren't, but Eldi Oils are.
My concern is for the new person who is desperate to find a successful protocol that he or she would want to learn more about.
They need to be able to come to this group and ask questions. The answers to those questions should be the same coming from everyone on the list.
We all have to do what we feel is right. I cannot tell anyone what is
right for them or they for me. I can tell people [as far as I am aware of this subject] what Dr. Budwig found to be successful and they can decide for themselves what to do after reading the testimonials and hopefully the three books available in English. Good health to all! (credits: Rhoda Freed" RHODAF at GATE.NET)
Note by Healing Cancer Naturally: Rhoda has since decided to use a somewhat
modified approach to her own healing involving a food concentrate with high mineral content. Personally I feel that including quality seaweed as a regular item in one’s
diet is the most natural and least expensive choice, while possibly also the most effective one.
Answer 3:
Vitamin pills as part of a natural way to restore health are suspect.
Vitamins should come from fresh whole organic foods (and freshly made juices) which provide proper balance of nutrients for synergism. Not only that... these foods come loaded with electrons and photons from the sun - and with as yet unidentified factors. Vitamin pills are fragmentized nutrients and they are in most cases synthetic. Dr. Budwig used no vitamin pills.
Not to forget, vitamin pills do give you something extra: Fillers and other additives. The list is very long. Some of them are harmful - maybe many of them. One of them is Talc which is akin to asbestos.
Isolating vitamins is not the answer - producing them in a synthetic form even less so. Dr. Budwig did not use any of them in her protocol. She used vitamins in food and juices... the 100% natural approach. The following paragraph explains her position on isolated substances.
In her book "Fotoelemente des Lebens" (Photo Elements of Life) she says (loosely translated) that molecular biology takes the view that one can get a handle on matters by isolating building blocks of the living organism and dealing with the "mechanical properties" of the substances that have been isolated from the metabolic processes.
"This is not the way in which medicine will get to the bottom of the current problems which are based on an aberration in metabolism
and science. Also in the realm of ‘molecular biology of malignant growth’, one newly discovered substance after the other is added. By adding to metabolite products, isolated components and to a
thousand other substances which could cause cancer, we will not solve these problems."
Answer 4: ”Follow the directions”
While results are expected from the Budwig Protocol, too many
people see no problem with modifying it as though it were a menu at a restaurant where you can pick and choose. It is in fact carefully and scientifically designed were all parts are important components
of this nutritional approach to better health. You ignore or change a part of it and you reduce the effectiveness. Sure flaxseed oil/cottage cheese and ground flaxseeds play the central role, and they can by
themselves be quite effective, but the whole protocol including Eldi Oil and the rules of what to take and to avoid is what is needed for maximum effectiveness - and who does not want that?
[While Dr. Budwig specifies few additions to her protocol but is in favour of therapeutic applications that are nature-inspired or holistic
such as water treatments, homeopathy and psychotherapy, while
leaving the final decision up to the individual, see Interview and Which complementary treatment modalities did Dr. Budwig
recommend, endorse or allow?], she is also against taking flaxoil/cottage cheese and forgetting the rest of the protocol [see Is the Budwig diet just flaxseed oil and cottage cheese?]. Unfortunately most people do just that and therefore don't get the same benefit that they otherwise could. Dr. Budwig respects the foe enough to
engage all parts in her protocol, not only flaxoil/cottage cheese - and definitely not only flax oil. I makes sense to me that if you follow a successful protocol, you should not try to change it. Don't make up
your own as you go along... unless you think you understand it better than Dr. Budwig.
Compare I have followed the Budwig protocol for a long time but don’t see a positive effect.
Note by Healing Cancer Naturally:
It is recommended to both cancer patients and carers to print out and post the basic instructions in your kitchen.
Answer 5:
There has been a lot of talk about different protocols and supplements taken with the Budwig method. Most people (except for
Dr. Budwig's former patients) do that. Unfortunately we don't know which ones help and which ones detract from her protocol. Dr. Budwig did not limit foods to those she mentioned by name. Her diet
is 100% natural. If the food, tea, herb or method you look at fits that criterion, it likely is ok to use and could help (or at least not detract)*. Dr. Johanna Budwig was in favor of adding other foods or
treatments to the protocol (implying “the more the better”, see Budwig Complementary Treatments) so long as they were natural. For example hydrotherapy or brushing and massaging the body.
Why is it that most of us accept that processed foods are bad for us,
while at the same time we are so willing to accept that processed supplements are good for us? Dr. Budwig did not accept it. The centenarians in the different cultures never took vitamin pills.
Compare Can Pau D'Arco and Essiac be used with the Budwig Protocol?, Supplements & Herbs and Thoughts on supplemental vitamins & minerals.
* but compare Can I use olive oil with the Budwig diet?.
Answer 6:
See Is there a possible need for the use of supplemental enzymes?.
Question 27: Tamoxifen has been suggested to me as the next treatment for ovarian cancer. Can you assist me in reaching a decision?
Answer:
My sister was prescribed Tamoxifen by the oncologist. He also said that because she had stage IV breast cancer (she had a huge lump)
she needs to go for radiation treatments. She didn't do either. That was 22 months ago. She is doing the Budwig protocol very strictly including the ground flaxseeds and she also takes I3C. Her cancer count is still normal and she feels wonderful. She didn't like the risks associated with taking Tamoxifen. We don't know what lies ahead,
but so far, everything is fine.
We have another lady in our group of flaxoil users - She was diagnosed with breast cancer October last year, with two big lumps
in her breast as well as another smaller one. She didn't have any surgery, chemo or radiation. She is also doing the Budwig protocol and is doing fine. 2 lumps in her breast disappeared, but the third
big lump has not totally disappeared like the other two, although there is no more pain. She unfortunately also battled with thyroid problems, and that might be the reason why it took so long to get
rid of the lumps, but it is all under control now.
I cannot help you with your decision but looking at these two women I know very well, I cannot see that Tamoxifen might have
been a better choice than I3C and flaxseeds. Only time will tell. (credits: AC)
Read breast cancer testimonials.
Note by Healing Cancer Naturally:
According to various sources, National Cancer Institute research results established that a 10% level of flax in the diet of rats could mimic the results of Tamoxifen - the
mammary cancer drug - but without side effects. Caveat: animal experimentation results often do not apply to humans (with the dietary sector, however, possibly showing a better correlation), see Cancer Research & Animal Experimentation: an Unholy Union?
Question 28 re breast cancer: Does the benefit of the cottage cheese with flax oil outweigh the possibility of growth hormones in non-organic milk to take hold?
Answer 1:
I truly feel that you should not worry about the growth hormone problem. HER2Nu (estrogen positive) breast cancer patients respond
exactly the same to the protocol as non-HER2 patients. My sister had HER2Nu positive breast cancer along with 2 other people in our group. Their response to the flaxoil/cottage cheese protocol was
exactly the same as the non- HER2 patients. One thing I need to add is that they are using I3C or DIM (indole 3 carbonol) as well. There are various studies supporting the fact that I3C or DIM is beneficial if you have a hormone-sensitive cancer. (credits: AC)
Answer 2:
Now does the above mean that it's okay to use the non-organic grocery store cottage cheese such as for instance when you are
having a difficult time finding a hormone-free cottage cheese that tastes good?
No for several rasons. 1) Artificial hormones are not recommended by Johanna Budwig. 2) The general point in health-promoting
nutrition is to always go for the highest quality available and only use non-organic in "emergencies", so to speak. 3) Conventional milk, in addition to growth hormones, c