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Diet with cancer

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Diet in cancer is a change in the diet, with the help of which it is possible to suspend oncological processes in the body. And in the early stages of detection of cancer, and completely turn the formation of malignant tumors back.

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Diet in case of cancer

To restore the immune properties of the body and block the development of malignant cells, there are several types of dietary nutrition.

Diets are used for cancer patients of the following types, namely:

  • Buckwheat diet with sprouts.
  • Diet by the method of Dr. Shevchenko.
  • Doctor Laskin's diet.
  • Treatment of cancer by the method of Bolotov.
  • Treatment of cancer by the method of Brois.
  • Treatment of cancer by the method of Lebedev.

Regardless of the stage of malignant tumors, there is a diet for cancer, which will help strengthen the body's protective functions, stimulate the regeneration of cells and tissues, improve the patient's well-being, normalize metabolic processes in the body, normalize weight and prevent depletion.

It is recommended to include the following foods in the daily menu:

  • Green plants, in fruits and leaves, contain a large amount of chlorophyll, which increases the resistance of the organism to tumors and pathogenic microorganisms that promote the increase in phagocytosis. Among such plants appear - green peas, cabbage, dandelion leaves, chlorella, blue-blue algae, nettle leaves, green mustard.
  • Vegetables and fruits of red-orange, orange and yellow flowers, which contain large amounts of carotenoids - lutein, lycopene, beta-carotene, which possess anti-cancer properties. These substances contribute to the destruction of free radicals in lipids, increase immunity, protect the cells of the body from ultraviolet radiation. You need to eat tomatoes, carrots, pumpkins, zucchini, oranges, tangerines, lemons, grapefruits and other citrus fruits, apricots, peaches.
  • In vegetables and fruits of blue, purple and red color there is a high content of anthocyanides - antioxidants, neutralizing the action of free radicals. They also reduce inflammatory processes, stimulate the body's resistance to the action of carcinogens and viruses, purify the body of toxic and chemical substances. These fruits are beets, cherries, blackberries, blueberries, red and purple grapes, red cabbage (blue cabbage).
  • Eating broccoli, garlic and pineapples helps reduce the risk of N-nitro-induced cancer due to the detoxifying and antitumor properties of these plants.
  • In cruciferous vegetables - white cabbage and cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, green mustard, turnip and radish - contains indole, which stimulates the detoxifying properties of the liver, and is also able to bind chemical carcinogens and remove them from the body.
  • Garnets, strawberries, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and grapes contain ellagic acid, which helps prevent carcinogenic oxidation in cell membranes.
  • Green tea has the ability to remove toxins and free radicals from the body and increase immunity.

With cancer, the following products are banned:

  • Meat and meat products - sausage, sausages, sausages, ham and so on.
  • Fats of animal origin, as well as margarine and any artificial fats.
  • Meat broths, including poultry and concentrates, industrial production.
  • Fish and products from it, including fish broths.
  • Seafood and dishes from them.
  • Milk with a high percentage of fat.
  • Various cheeses of hard, salty and fatty species.
  • Egg white.
  • Smoked products, including dried fruits.
  • Fried foods and dishes, as well as vegetables cooked under pressure in a frying pan.
  • Dishes for the preparation of which aluminum dishes were used.
  • Sugar and all products in which it is contained, as well as a variety of confectionery.
  • Any canned foods, including vegetables, fruits and juices.
  • Salt and salty foods.
  • Coffee and black tea, cocoa, carbonated and synthetic drinks.
  • Chocolate and products from it.
  • Products made with the help of sauerkraut, cucumbers, tomatoes.
  • Coconuts.
  • Potatoes and dishes from it.
  • Bean cultures - dishes from beans, beans and peas of brain varieties.
  • Wheat flour of the highest grade, bakery and pasta, cooked from it.
  • Different kinds of mushrooms and mushroom broths.
  • Products with vinegar content (excluding apple).
  • Vegetable oil, which is prepared by the hot method.
  • Yeast and yeast products (bread, pastries and so on).

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Diet Laskin with cancer

Laskin's diet for cancer is as follows:

  • From the diet of the patient completely excluded salt, sugar, canned food and canned food.
  • It is necessary to avoid eating fried and boiled vegetables.
  • Vegetables and fruits are eaten raw.
  • The basis of the patient's diet is buckwheat, as well as vegetables and fruits in large quantities, nuts.
  • Used a large amount of broth of rose hips, as well as liquids - water and green tea, at least two liters a day.
  • You can not consume crab meat and any dishes in which it is used.
  • The amount of fat should not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of food.
  • Dishes that are used in the diet should be vegetarian, that is, of plant origin.
  • Sugar is completely excluded from the menu, it is replaced with natural dried fruits, made without the use of chemicals and a small amount of honey.
  • Sometimes you can use milk and dairy products.

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Diet for stomach cancer

The diet for stomach cancer should saturate the patient's body with useful nutrients, and also help to reduce the formation of tumor processes.

Therefore, when organizing dietary nutrition, it is necessary to include a large number of vegetables, fruits, berries and herbs, freshly prepared juices in the patient's menu.

It must be taken into account that diets differ before the operative treatment and during the recovery period after the operation.

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Diet for breast cancer

Diet for breast cancer meets the following principles of healthy eating. Therefore, low-calorie meals are recommended in small portions, but with frequent meals. A lot of vegetables, fruits, herbs and berries should be present in the patient's menu. The emphasis should be on using whole-grain and germinated cereals, bran, and legumes, as well as foods high in vitamin D.

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Diet for liver cancer

Diet in liver cancer contributes to the restoration of the functioning of this body, as well as the normalization of protective processes in the body and metabolism.

Therefore, the diet of the patient should include fiber, digestible proteins, vitamins and trace elements. Recommended frequent meals in small portions. Refuse should be from harmful and heavy food.

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Diet for pancreatic cancer

Diet in pancreatic cancer relies on the principles of healthy eating. At the same time, harmful products such as alcohol, carbonated drinks, pickles, smoked products, pickles, canned food, spicy foods, fatty foods, fried foods, too hot and cold food, sweets, coffee and tea, pastries and bread are excluded from the patient's diet. In nutrition with pancreatic cancer, there are some nuances, thanks to which the menu of the patient also excludes useful foods, for example, bananas, grapes and dates. Useful products, no doubt are fresh vegetables, greens, fruits and berries, grated whole-grain cereals, dairy products with low fat content.

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Diet for bowel cancer

The diet for intestinal cancer has several types. Distinguish diet before the operative treatment and after the operation. There are also nuances in the organization of nutrition for radiation irradiation and chemotherapy.

In any case, the diet for bowel cancer should contain the maximum set of products that promote the immune properties of the body and reduce the activity of malignant cells.

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Diet for lung cancer

Diet for lung cancer includes the use of products that restore the protective functions of the body and have anti-cancer properties. Such products include garlic and onions, tomatoes, blue-green algae, cabbage and other cruciferous, cherries, citrus apricots, grapes, pumpkin and so on.

From the diet of the patient it is necessary to exclude products that have carcinogenic and toxic properties, namely alcohol, sweets and confectionery, smoked products, canned food and pickled products, refractory fats, fatty foods, sausages and any products with preservatives.

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Diet for colorectal cancer

Diet for colorectal cancer contributes to the enhancement of the body's immune functions and the restoration of rectal activity.

Avoid products containing methylxanthines - coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate, caffeine-containing medicines. It is necessary to abandon the use of alcohol and fast foods.

Everyday diet of the patient should be saturated with products that have oncoprotective properties.

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Diet for prostate cancer

The diet for prostate cancer is aimed at restoring the protective functions of the body, as well as normalizing the activity of the prostate gland.

The formation of malignant tumors in the prostate is promoted by high-calorie food, as well as dishes and foods with a high content of calcium and fats. Therefore, experts recommend changing the diet in the direction of abandonment of the above food.

The use of soy products can inhibit malignant processes in the prostate due to the presence in soya of a special substance - genistein.

It is necessary to saturate the patient's diet with products containing vitamin D, which helps reduce the risk of developing tumors in the prostate.

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Diet for kidney cancer

Diet in case of kidney cancer after the transferred treatment should be aimed at restoring the organ that underwent operative treatment. Experts advise patients to adhere to the following recommendations:

  • The diet menu for kidney cancer should be aimed at saturation of the body with all useful substances - vitamins, microelements, proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
  • The basis of the patient's menu is made up of fresh vegetables, greens, fruits and berries; cereals from whole-grain cereals; germinated grains.
  • Protein food should be limited to 70 - 80 grams per day. If kidney cancer is present with kidney failure, then this amount is reduced to 20 - 25 grams per day.
  • Poultry, meat and fish are served on the table in boiled or baked form (after boiling).
  • From sour-milk products you can eat fermented milk, yogurt, yogurt, natural yogurt, cottage cheese, and also milk.
  • Consumption of butter, sour cream and cream should be significantly limited, and in the first period after the operation and completely abandon these products.
  • The number of eggs should be limited to three pieces per week.
  • The total weight of foods eaten per day should not be more than three kilograms.
  • The amount of liquids drunk per day (including the first dishes) should reach 800 ml - 1 liter.

From drinks it is necessary to stop attention on:

  • decoction or infusion of hips,
  • freshly prepared fruit and berry juices,
  • clean filtered water.

The amount of salt per day should be minimized to three to five grams. Salting must already cooked meals. For some patients, experts recommend a complete refusal to consume salt.

It is necessary to eat often - five or six times a day.

It is necessary to completely abandon the following foods and beverages:

  • Carbonated drinks.
  • Strong broths - meat, fish, mushrooms.
  • Legumes - beans, peas, lentils, soybeans and so on.
  • Confectionery products - cakes, pastries, various creams.
  • Pickles, pickled, canned and smoked products.
  • Ready-made snacks and salads.
  • Alcoholic beverages.
  • Strong tea, as well as coffee of any kind.

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Diet for uterine cancer

The diet for uterine cancer is based on the following principles:

  1. Use only edible vegetables, fruits, herbs and berries.
  2. Include in the daily ration of food at least four servings of fresh vegetables and fruits.
  3. It is best to use in the diet fruits with a bright color and greens.
  4. Instead of meat, use fish rich in unsaturated fatty acids.
  5. In winter, instead of hothouse and imported vegetables, fruits and greens, use fruits grown in summer and retain their properties well throughout the year - beets, cabbage, pumpkin, carrots and turnips.
  6. Use in the diet of dairy products with a small percentage of fat.
  7. Saturate the patient's menu with sprouted cereals, as well as whole-grain cereals.
  8. Dishes should be prepared by cooking, baking or steaming.

The following foods and drinks are excluded from the diet:

  • alcohol,
  • smoked, spicy, canned, highly salted and marinated food,
  • products from semi-finished products,
  • confectionery and sweets,
  • Coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate,
  • products made with preservatives, colorants, flavor enhancers and other artificial additives.

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Diet for cervical cancer

Diet for cervical cancer is similar to the principles of dietary nutrition in uterine cancer. There are no differences in nutrition in cancer of the cervix from tumor uterine lesions.

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Diet for ovarian cancer

Diet for ovarian cancer, combined with the main treatment, can bring significant relief to the patient, and in the early stages and completely stop the formation of malignant tumors in the body.

The principles of a diet for ovarian cancer are as follows:

  • Most of the diet should be fresh vegetables, fruits, berries and greens. Moreover, they must be grown in an environmentally clean area without the use of chemical additives.
  • The daily menu of the patient should consist of four to five servings of plant food consumed in fresh form.
  • Fruits with a bright color and leafy greens should be a priority on the table, because they contain substances that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
  • In the winter it is not necessary to buy imported fruits and greenhouse greens. On sale there are always vegetables grown in summer and well-storable - cabbage, beets, carrots, pumpkins, turnips, potatoes. They are, for the most part, consumed fresh - in the form of salads and juices.
  • It is necessary to include in the diet fresh fish rich in unsaturated fatty acids - herring, mackerel, flounder, salmon and so on.
  • Meat should be consumed only in cooked, cooked or baked form. Allow low-fat varieties of meat, no more than 2 - 3 times a week.
  • You can use various dairy products with low and medium percentage of fat.
  • Great benefit will bring the germinated grains (wheat, rye, oats, and so on) and legumes that need to be eaten raw.
  • A variety of whole grains should be included in the diet.
  • Cook the dishes for a couple, cook or bake in the oven.

When organizing dietary nutrition for patients with ovarian cancer, the following foods and beverages should be excluded from the diet:

  • All kinds of alcoholic drinks of different strength.
  • Strong tea, as well as any kind of coffee.
  • Any chocolate products and cocoa.
  • Various products that have been smoked.
  • Fat, spicy and strong salted food.
  • Fried dishes.
  • Products containing preservatives, colorants, flavor enhancers and other artificial additives.
  • Any confectionery and industrial sweets.
  • Products from semi-finished products, including sausages, sausages, ham.
  • Products from flour of the highest grade - bread, pastries, pasta.

It is also necessary to substantially limit the amount of salt and sugar consumed. Sugar is best replaced with honey, fruits and berries, freshly prepared juices.

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Diet for bladder cancer

The diet for bladder cancer is based on the principles of healthy nutrition, the purpose of which is to maintain the defenses of the body of the patient. For these purposes, fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs and berries should be consumed daily.

It is necessary to completely abandon:

  • Drinking alcohol and smoking.
  • A variety of carbonated drinks.
  • Spicy, spicy, fried, greasy and salty foods.
  • Products that contain preservatives, dyes and artificial additives in their composition.
  • Red varieties of meat - beef, pork, lamb.
  • Mushrooms.

After the operative intervention it is necessary to adhere to the following recommendations in the diet:

  • In the very first days, food is provided only by the intravenous route.
  • Drinking fluid in the form of drinking is possible only on the second day. On the first day, the patient's lips need to be wiped with a piece of damp cotton wool.
  • After the first days of the postoperative period, when the intestinal peristalsis is normalized, the patient can consume low-calorie low-fat diet foods in small portions. Such dishes are considered broths with chopped chicken or fish, low-fat grated cottage cheese and so on.
  • From the fifth day of the postoperative period, the patient can consume steam cutlets, heavily boiled porridges and so on.
  • On the tenth day, a rigid diet is removed and the patient returns to that diet, which was recommended before the operation.

During the course of chemotherapy, patients are recommended to eat as follows:

Protein products are allowed to be consumed -

  • from 120 to 180 grams of meat per day (fish, poultry, lean meat, liver);
  • leguminous crops;
  • nuts;
  • eggs.

From dairy products you can eat at least twice a day:

  • various dairy products;
  • fermented milk products.

Fruits and vegetables should be consumed at least three to four times per day in the following capacity:

  • fresh vegetables or vegetables in stewed, boiled, baked or steamed;
  • fruits and berries with a high content of vitamin C;
  • vegetable and fruit salads;
  • dried fruits;
  • freshly prepared juices.

From cereals and cereals can be eaten at least four times a day:

  • bread from wholemeal flour;
  • germinated cereals;
  • different groats.

From fats you can use vegetable oils and butter, cream and sour cream in small quantities.

Drinking should be abundant, among which a special place should be occupied by freshly prepared juices.

During radiation therapy, it is necessary to use a variant of the diet, which facilitates the work of the intestine. The main emphasis is on the rejection of rough food. Food should be easily assimilated, that is, be low-calorie and served in a frayed or semi-liquid form.

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Diet for thyroid cancer

Before starting treatment of thyroid cancer with the help of radioactive iodine for a while should go to a special diet. The principles of such a diet are the minimum consumption of foods that contain iodine. In this case it is necessary:

  • Exclude from the diet all seafood.
  • Maximum limit the amount of dairy products consumed.
  • Do not use sea salt.
  • Do not take medicine for cough.
  • Eliminate food products that contain the dye E 127, in which there is a lot of iodine.
  • You can eat meat, rice, pasta and vermicelli, fresh vegetables and fruits, because they contain minimal or no iodine.

The diet for thyroid cancer after the operative intervention is as follows:

  • A variety of foods and dishes to saturate the body with useful substances.
  • Use food products that have oncoprotectant properties, namely, different varieties of cabbage, turnips, radishes, radishes, legumes - soy, peas, beans, lentils. And also it is necessary to introduce into the diet a lot of carrots, parsley, celery and parsnip. Tomatoes, grapes, onions and garlic, almonds and apricot pits possess antitumour properties.
  • Proteins are best used in the form of seafood and fish of various kinds, cottage cheese, eggs, legumes and soy, buckwheat and oatmeal.
  • From proteins one to two times a week you can eat lean meats (not red).
  • It is necessary to limit to a minimum, and it is better and at all to refuse the use of sugar and confectionery products. Sugar is best replaced with honey. From sweets you can eat small amounts of marmalade, marshmallows, jam and jam.
  • You need to eat fruits in large quantities, as well as drink freshly prepared juices.
  • Complex carbohydrates - pectins and fiber - can be obtained from whole grain cereals, wholemeal bread, vegetables.
  • The necessary fats are contained in vegetable oils - olive and rapeseed.
  • It is necessary to exclude from the diet of animal fats - fat, butter and so on, as well as margarine.
  • It is necessary to saturate the diet with vitamins, which have antioxidant properties. Therefore, you need to consume a large amount of greenery, in which there is a high content of vitamins and minerals.

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Diet for esophagus cancer

Diet in esophagus cancer recommends adhering to the following nutrition principles:

  • Nutrition patient should be small portions, but frequent. The most optimal daily number of meals is from 8 to 10 times.
  • The processes of absorption and assimilation of food in esophagus cancer are helped by a peristorting consistency of food (or semi-liquid), which improves the quality of bowel emptying.
  • Food that is used by the patient should not contain solid particles, lumps, bones and fruit peels.
  • The total amount of food products should not exceed three kilograms.
  • The total amount of liquid consumed per day should not be more than six glasses (the first dishes must also be taken into account).
  • The temperature of the food being absorbed must be warm; forbidden to eat hot and cold foods and meals.
  • Seasonings, spices and spices should be contained in the diet of the patient in minimum quantities.
  • It is necessary to minimize the consumption of fats.
  • Fruits and berries should not be used fresh, they can be consumed in a recycled state - in jelly, mashed potatoes, juices, jelly.
  • Meat and fish dishes are steamed and served in a puree form.

If the attending physician does not see any contraindications, the patient can take an infusion of dog rose. It is prepared as follows: twenty grams of fruit are poured in half a liter of boiling water. Infusion is best cooked in a thermos so that when receiving it it will always be warm. Before breakfast one hundred milliliters of drink is taken, and then one hundred and fifty milliliters of infusion is taken during the day.

The following products should be excluded from the patient's diet:

  • Containing coarse fiber.
  • Alcohol, including beer and low-alcohol drinks.
  • Milk, as it stimulates the processes of fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Carbonated drinks.
  • Fried dishes.
  • Fatty foods.

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Diet with cancer of the throat

The diet for throat cancer rests on the following principles:

  • The content of a large number of fresh fruits and vegetables in the patient's diet.

Experts believe that with such a diet, the risk of developing oncologic processes of the throat decreases from 20 to 50 percent. With the existing throat cancer, you need to consume a variety of vegetables, fruits and berries in fresh form at least six times a day. With such a "cocktail" of fresh plant products, scientists can not yet distinguish the main active substance against cancer. Therefore, it is necessary to eat as many different vegetables, fruits, berries and greens as possible.

  • In cancer of the throat it is useful to use, especially in the early stages, as a treatment for decoctions of medicinal plants. For treatment apply:
    • leaves of plantain;
    • sagebrush;
    • birch leaves;
    • Bay leaf;
    • field horsetail;
    • violet.

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Diet for skin cancer

Diet for skin cancer is aimed at reducing the negative effects on the patient's body of antitumor therapy. Also, the goal of organizing dietary nutrition for skin cancer patients is to restore immunity and protective functions of the body, improve metabolism and improve the quality of life of the patient.

Experts advise to adhere to the following recommendations:

  • Eat food often and in small portions - at least five to six times a day.
  • The main in the diet are fresh vegetables, fruits, berries and greens.
  • Also the basis of the patient's nutrition menu are whole grains, bran (wheat, rye, oat) and sprouted cereals.
  • It is necessary to include in the diet of the patient products rich in potassium - legumes, bananas, pumpkin, potatoes, buckwheat, oatmeal, cabbage, zucchini.
  • The best beverages for skin cancer patients are clean filtered water, freshly prepared vegetable and fruit juices, green tea without sugar, herbal infusions.
  • In the absence of diabetes, the amount of carbohydrates per day should reach 500 grams. At the same time, the amount of sugar and sweets should be limited as much as possible. It is better to replace these products with honey, fresh fruits and berries, dried fruits, freshly prepared fruit juices.
  • From fats it is recommended to use vegetable oils - olive, sunflower, corn, and also butter. The total amount of fats should be limited to 100 grams per day.
  • It is necessary to eat the following types of fish - herring, mackerel, halibut, capelin.
  • Meat should be eaten low-fat varieties, best of all, a bird.
  • Of protein products are recommended dairy products, legumes, as well as buckwheat and oatmeal. The ratio of vegetable proteins to animals in the daily diet should be one to one.
  • The amount of salt used should be limited, since a large amount of salt helps to trap fluid in the body, which is harmful for skin cancer.

From the diet of the patient are excluded:

  • Alcohol.
  • Chocolate, cocoa and products from them.
  • Coffee, black tea and strongly brewed green tea.
  • Salted, smoked, pickled and canned food.
  • Foods made with the help of preservatives, dyes, taste enhancers and other additives.
  • Various sweets - confectionery, pastries, cakes, cakes, sweets and so on.

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Diet for blood cancer

There are principles of nutrition that must be adhered to by patients with blood cancer:

  • Completely eliminate canned, fried, pickled, smoked, hot, fatty foods and dishes.
  • Give up fats-food, semi-finished products and any purchased ready-made food or instant food.
  • It is forbidden to drink alcoholic and carbonated drinks, coffee and strong tea.
  • Throw away uneaten food and immediately wash the dishes after yourself.
  • Take only those meals that were cooked on the current day.
  • Food should be warm. Do not use too cold and hot dishes.
  • When you eat, you need to use only your personal utensils and cutlery.
  • Refuse from different sauces - ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard.

Dietary nutrition for blood cancer should be aimed at restoring the number and function of blood plasma cells. Therefore, it is recommended to eat the following foods, dishes and drinks:

  • A large number of raw vegetables, fruits, herbs and berries. It is useful to eat brightly colored fruits and herbs that normalize the blood-forming functions of the body, namely parsley, beets, carrots, black currants, mulberry, blueberries, tomatoes.
  • Every day it is necessary to drink freshly prepared juices - beet (or beet-apple), carrot, tomato, currant.
  • Good effect on the functions of hematopoiesis dish of lentils.
  • It is useful to eat embryos and sprouts of wheat and oats.

Necessarily need to saturate the patient's menu with products with a high iron content, namely:

  • meat - liver and red meat (beef, pork, lamb);
  • fish and seafood;
  • buckwheat and rye bread;
  • chicken eggs;
  • beans and spinach;
  • fruits and berries - apples, cherries, black currants, strawberries, prunes.

It is necessary to include in the diet of the patient products that promote the assimilation of iron by the body:

  • fruit - apples, oranges, pears, plums, bananas, lemons;
  • vegetables - cauliflower, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, green bell pepper, carrots, potatoes, beets, pumpkin;
  • sauerkraut;
  • kefir;
  • liver, meat and fish.

It is necessary to provide the body of a patient with large doses of vitamin C, which is found in most fresh vegetables, herbs, fruits and berries.

It is necessary to exclude from the diet food products that interfere with the absorption of iron by the body:

  • Milk.
  • Corn, cornflakes, cornmeal and corn oil.
  • Different kinds of baking pastries and bread made from the highest grade flour.
  • Confectionery and sweets.
  • Different kinds of cheeses.

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Diet for Brain Cancer

In case of brain cancer specialists prescribe the following diet:

  • The use of natural sweeteners - stevia, agave nectar, xylitol, black natural chocolate (with a cocoa content of more than 70%).
  • Eating bread from whole grains.
  • Use in food cereals - oatmeal and buckwheat groats, millet, brown rice.
  • The use of beans - beans, peas, lentils.
  • A large amount of food in the diet of fruits and berries, especially cherries, blueberries, raspberries.
  • Use fresh garlic and onions, as well as broccoli.
  • Drinking acidified with lemon juice water, you can, with the addition of mint.
  • In day it is necessary to drink two or three cups of green tea without sugar.
  • You need to flavor the dishes with turmeric.

The list of foods that must be excluded from brain cancer is:

  • Refined sugar and all products in which it is contained.
  • Various syrups, brown sugar and honey.
  • Compotes and drinks with added sugar.
  • Carbonated sweet drinks.
  • Dishes from white rice.
  • Products from white flour: pasta, vermicelli, bread, rolls, biscuits and other pastries.
  • Potatoes and dishes from it.
  • Dairy products of industrial production, in which cows were given corn and soy.
  • Red meat - pork, beef, lamb.
  • Eggs of industrial production.
  • Various oils rich in omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids - sunflower, corn, soy, safflower.

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Diet in cancer of the larynx

The diet for laryngeal cancer includes the general principles of dietary nutrition in cancer, and is similar to the diet used in throat cancer.

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Diet for cancer prevention

The World Health Organization has published data that show that proper and adequate nutrition contributes to the prevention of cancer.

Diet for cancer prevention is based on the following principles:

  • In the everyday menu of any person, two-thirds of the plant food should be present, and only one-third of the proteinaceous food.
  • There are foods that have oncoprotective properties (which help stop the growth of cancer cells). These products have remarkable qualities that contribute to strengthening immunity, affect the human psyche in an antidepressant manner, and also tone up the body.

The list of such foodstuffs necessary for a person is as follows:

  • Family of cruciferous

The use of white cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, watercress and other vegetables that are related to this family, contribute to slowing the oncological processes in the body. This is due to the presence in them of substances - indoles. Specialists came to the conclusion that indoles are able to block the activity of excess estrogens, which can cause cancer. In order for the effect of eating vegetables to be the highest, cruciferous must be eaten raw or after minimal treatment by steaming.

  • Garlic and onions of different varieties

Garlic has a chelator properties, that is, the ability to bind and remove toxins from the body, for example, carcinogenic cadmium cigarette smoke. Also this product has the quality to activate white blood cells of blood, which subsequently destroy malignant cells. In addition, garlic is rich in sulfur, which the liver needs to maintain the function of detoxification.

The useful properties of onions include the same qualities, but in a smaller volume. Like garlic, onions contain allicin - a substance that has a strong detoxifying effect.

  • Soy and soy products

Dishes from soybeans, as well as products made from it (tofu, miso, tempeh, soy sauce) block the division of cancer cells. Also, their useful properties include the presence of isoflavones and phytoestrogens, which have antitumor qualities. In addition, soy products are attributed to the quality of reducing the toxic effects of irradiation and chemotherapy on the human body.

  • Almond

Almond is characterized by the content of leatril - a substance that contains a cyanide-like substance that has the property of killing cancer cells. The same property is possessed by seeds and seeds of fruit trees, for example, apricots.

In the seeds of sunflower and pumpkin, as well as in linseed and sesame seeds, there are lignans, which are contained in their hard shell. This substance refers to phytoestrogens capable of removing an excessive amount of estrogen from the human body, which provokes the occurrence of cancer, for example, the uterus and mammary glands.

  • Brown seaweed

A large amount of iodine, which is famous for brown algae, is necessary for normal activity of the thyroid gland. It performs the function of regulating the metabolism of sugar (and hence energy) in the blood of a person. A sufficient amount of sugar (energy) in the human body contributes to the blocking of tumor processes. Also, a large amount of selenium in brown seaweed, as the strongest antioxidant, stimulates the removal of various carcinogens and toxins from the human body.

  • Tomatoes

Tomatoes contain a useful substance - lycopene, which has a powerful antioxidant effect. This explains the useful antitumor properties of tomatoes.

  • Citrus fruits and various berries

In citrus fruits and for example, in cranberries, there are bioflavonoids that enhance the antioxidant function of vitamin C. This vitamin is also abundant in them. Raspberries, strawberries and pomegranates contain ellagic acid, a powerful antioxidant that prevents damage to genes, and also reduces the development of malignant cells. Blueberries are also rich in substances that help reduce oxidative processes and slow the aging of the body.

  • Fish and eggs

These healthy products contain Omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids, which help block the growth of malignant cells. Of the varieties of fish is most famous for these properties of flounder.

  • Mushrooms of Japanese and Chinese species

In the following species of fungi, such as shiitake, maitake, rhe-si, there are strongest substances possessing immunostimulating properties-beta-glucans, which belong to polysaccharides. Conventional mushrooms do not contain such substances, so it is worth turning to Chinese and Japanese cuisine in search of useful ingredients for an anti-cancer diet. These mushrooms can be used in any, even in a dried form, and add to the dishes in which they will be appropriate.

  • Turmeric

Turmeric is a spice in the form of a powder of bright yellow color, which has excellent anticancer qualities. The use of turmeric in food reduces the production of enzymes in the human body, which are responsible for inflammatory processes, especially in patients with cancer.

  • Olive oil

Olive oil is rich in polyphenols, which have the property to reduce or completely stop the development of cancerous tumors in the human body.

  • Green and black tea

These drinks are rich in antioxidants - polyphenols (catechins) - which have the property to block the growth processes of malignant cells. First of all, preference should be given to green tea because of the greater content of these nutrients in it - about forty percent of the dry weight of the leaves.

  • There are products, the use of which must be limited in order to prevent cancer, and some even remove from the diet - alcohol, sugar, salt, meat, smoked products.

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Buckwheat diet from cancer

Buckwheat diet about cancer has medicinal properties for this disease, if you strictly adhere to the following principles:

  1. In the food used raw buckwheat groats, namely the sprouts of buckwheat, which appear when germinating cereals.
  2. Antineoplastic properties have protein seedlings - a protease inhibitor; flavonoids - quercetin and rutin; tannins and so on.
  3. Germination of green buckwheat is carried out in the following way. It is necessary to take one or two glasses of green buckwheat, a convenient bowl, a container with a lid or a jar with a lid with holes (or a cloth with an elastic band instead of a lid).
    • Buckwheat washed, poured into a container for germination and filled with water in an amount of two to four glasses and left for one to three hours.
    • Then the water is drained and the buckwheat is washed with a sieve.
    • Buckwheat is placed in a container for germination and covered with a lid. If a can is used, it should be covered with a lid or a cloth, and then turned upside down and placed obliquely in a container, into which water from the can will flow.
    • Sprouts appear in a day, but the most useful qualities are sprouts of two, three and four days of germination.
    • Appearing sprouts are washed and eaten raw. The remaining portion of seedlings can be stored in the refrigerator until the next reception.
  4. When buckwheat diet is used, meat and meat products, sugar and its products, salt and salt food are completely excluded from the diet. And also products that are made with chemical processing, preservatives, dyes, including dried fruits.

Diet in cancer is a necessary therapeutic measure for triggering the protective functions of the patient's body and stopping the development of tumor processes. Dietary nutrition plays an important role in the recovery period after the treatment of cancer, helping to block the occurrence of relapses of the disease.

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