Ovarian cancer is a formidable adversary, affecting thousands of women worldwide each year. While medical interventions like chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy are standard treatments, incorporating natural foods into your diet can complement traditional therapies and promote overall health. Here are eight natural foods known for their potential to support ovarian cancer treatment:
The Agaricus Blazei Murrill Mushroom:
Known as “The Mushroom of God,” the Agaricus Blazei Murrill mushroom is well known in the natural health world as powerful cancer-fighting mushroom,
it has the highest amount of beta-glucans of any other mushroom in the
world. The AMB mushroom also stimulates the immune system and promotes
natural mechanisms to battle infectious diseases and cancers.
Bindweed (Convolulus arvensis):
Bindweed is a potent angiogenesis inhibitor for all forms of cancer, including ovarian cancer, since it efficiently improves the immune system.
Selenium (in the form methyl selenocysteine):
Most
women who get ovarian cancer are deficient in selenium, and it is a
powerful cancer fighter that also protects the liver and is essential
for proper iodine utilization.
Turmeric/Curcumin:
Turmeric, found in the
common spice curcumin, has been shown to be effective against a wide
variety of cancers, including ovarian. Among its many anti-cancer
benefits it activates gene p53 and prevents inflammation. To fight
cancer, from 2500 to 3000 mg per day is recommended.
Vitamin K (Best when taken in the natural form Vitamin K1):
Vitamin K causes ovarian cancer cells to self-destruct when used in a combination with high dosages of Vitamin C.
Leafy,
dark green and deep yellow vegetables are the best sources of Vitamin
K, which can stop and sometimes shrink tumor growths in many forms of
cancer, including breast, ovary, colon, and stomach.
Quercetin:
Green peppers and onions are full
of quercetin, which is a powerful anti-cancer agent that stops chemical
signals that give ovarian cancer cells a growth advantage over healthy
cells.
Astragalus:
Astralagus increases the production of immune-system chemical interleukin-2 (IL -2) which fights cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) it also activates gene pS3.
Green tea Catechin Extract:
Deactivates plasmin, which helps tumors spread.
Carotenoids:
Carotenoids are a large group of
fat-soluble pigments widely distributed in plants and animals,
especially in orange, red, yellow, and green plants and fruits.
Carotenoids
act as chemopreventive agents, irrespective of whether they are finally
transformed into vitamin A, and may represent a potentially powerful
alternative to present chemotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of
ovarian cancer.
source:
http://www.naturalnews.com/025402_cancer_ovarian_natural.html#ixzz2Z92Jiiov
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ovarian-cancer/DS00293/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs