Food and Supplementation Benefits and Risks in Carcinogenesis — Part 1

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Oct, 2001 by Paul Yanick

A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables (preferably organic or biogenic) has been shown in 128 out of 156 dietary (epidemiological) studies to be protective against cancer.6 According to Jerome Block, M.D. of UCLA Medical Center and Steven Evans, MS ". . .there is 'sufficient pertinent scientific clinical data to indicate that certain antioxidant and other nutrient supplements reduce cancer risk, clinical cancer occurrence, and/or interrupt the carcinogenic process in appropriately-defined populations." [7] As for reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapy, Mark C. Houston, MD and John A. Strupp, MD of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine state "Ajudicious, scientifically-based use of supplements Would not only make the patient feel better subjectively, but would reduce complications, promote surgical healing, reduce infections, possibly reduce the growth of a tumor, prevent metastasis, and allow the oncologist to use higher doses chemotherapy and radiation when needed, without increasing complication rates." [6]

Rather then waiting to begin treatment before the final pathology report, physicians need to identify molecular biomarkers as described by Dr. Aristo Vojdani that are capable of signaling a greater risk of cancer. Furthermore, as Dr. Vojdani has noted, identifying the early precancerous stages of carcinogenesis before invasive disease begins is the key for intervention and prevention of the fatal diseases. [68]

In summary, carcinogenesis involves the prolonged accumulation of injuries at multiple biological levels. Biologic markers of molecular and immune system function along with Quantum Medicine [TM] protocols can help to define dysfunction early giving the Physician a chance to prevent malignancy

An antioxidant vitamin or flavonoid should not be taken alone for extended periods of time. Individualized testing of nutraceutical supplements and the targeting of specific tissues and organs will yield the best clinical response and this is especially true if the supplements tested contain grade 10 superior quality ingredients and are free of solvents, glues, lubricants, asbestos, binders, fillers, and other toxic chemicals. [51-52,64] Teamwork and synergism with combinations of appropriate antioxidants has been reported.[69-70] Since chemical binding implies strong interaction between nuclei and electrons, assessing the human energy system via quantum medicine TM techniques and targeting muscle-organ connections with low level light/laser therapies may help to enhance proprioceptive feedback mechanisms of the brain, thus allowing the practitioner to target "functionally weak" organs, thereby increasing the absorption of nutrients needed by deficient organs. Scientists have documented that photoassociative ionization causes molecular bond formation and creates order in the body's molecular and sub-molecular world. [73] The multi-electron redox capability of the right combinations of antioxidants combined with the versatility of new Qtiantum Medicine [TM] energy balancing techniques and organ-specific nutraceuticals offers new possibilities for addressing the quantum forces of oxidative stress.