My Dad has cancer what is the best way to help him get into raw food???

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Permalink Reply by Lizzy on July 13, 2008 at 6:03am

Thanks so much, I'll see what I can convince him of!! Luckly he is close enough to san francisco, berekely (an amazing area to be raw in!!) where I think having so many resources close by will also be a big help.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 30, 2008 at 6:54am

It's true. Almost any poison will do. Raw food and chemo don't mix. Jade Truth has it. Go to a retreat with him Lizzy, go totally raw. The cancer won't stand a fighting chance against your father's improving immune system.

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Permalink Reply by Jef on June 30, 2008 at 4:27pm

That sounds like a great idea. See if he will go to a raw retreat center. Hallelujah Acres has a place in Texas or Mexico or somewhere and they specialize in cancer I think.

Chris Burt you're right. I don't have experience either, but I feel it depends on what he wants. does he want to live bad enough, and will people support him if he chooses alternative routes? He's got to do it soon, because from what i've heard, if the chemo breaks down his immune too long, its hard to come back.

If he's into it, get him to go somewhere like that, no matter the cost, and go with him if you can. (Retreats are helpful on a number of levels)

But if he's not interested, maybe letting go?

My dad died at 63 from a heart attack. I didn't know about raw food back then, but I doubt I'd have been able to convince him. I thought about sneaking breast milk into his feeding tube during the long hospital stay, but .....................they were putting in that crappy liquid corn syrup and vitamin stuff. anyway, I wish I could have done something, but he was practically unconscious for 3 months until he died.

my mom has high cholesterol and she's afraid of taking alternative stuff, and doesn't believe raw can help, so she takes the drugs. there is only so much you can tell someone if they don't want to hear.

Lizzie, for you, I hope he does want to hear!!

Can he keep down any veg juice?

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Permalink Reply by Lizzy on July 13, 2008 at 6:06am

I'm going to have him try!!

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 30, 2008 at 6:59am

How are his bowels? People with cancer usually want to eat the foods that they think make them feel at home, like whatever foods they grew up with. That's probably a bad thing, but it is what it is, I don't know how to change any facts. I do know that homemade kefir made from unpasteurized pasture grazed animal milk regulates even the worst cancer bowel, and I know they can be awful. I recommend having him drink this kefir several time per day.

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Permalink Reply by Lizzy on July 13, 2008 at 6:05am

thanks

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on September 7, 2008 at 11:56pm

Hi Lizzy. You're welcome. How are you doing now? How's your dad? Be well.

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Permalink Reply by Bunny Berry on June 30, 2008 at 7:37am

Oh, Lizzy, I am so sorry to hear this. I lost my father to terminal cancer 7 years ago, and I know exactly what you are going through. I would look online for specific information about cancer patients and raw foods, and offer to make him food throughout the day if you're there with him. I know my father had a very hard time eating when he was going through chemo, and his food choices were usually made by what hurt the least going down.

Feel free to message me anytime for support. I've been there, girl. I know how hard this is for you and the rest of the family. My father was 60, and that's just too damn young.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew J on June 30, 2008 at 8:33am

I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad's cancer.

My Dad was diagnosed with bowel cancer and had a secondary cancer in his liver. We tried to get him really into raw but to a degree he was an old dog who wasn't prepared to learn new tricks, and of a generation who placed their trust in medicine. That said, he did at least listen to some of what we told him.

We bought him a Samson juicer for Christmas and he started having green juices every morning, and he ate a lot more green veg (though more cooked than raw). He cut down on fruit too.

When he was diagnosed the doctors gave him 3 months, but he lived for another 15 on top of that until his liver gave in under the toxic burden of a dozen courses of chemotherapy. It hurts me to think that if only we could have made him understand that only raw nutrition was going to give his body the resources it needed to cope with the chemo he might still be here.

Had he not been afraid of flying we would have made him go to the Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he would have been able to witness more of the efficacy of a raw diet. I cannot recommend the place highly enough, and the stories you hear from the people you meet there are truly inspirational and there is no substitute for hearing real-life testimonies to help instill a bit of faith in the unknown.

I wish your Dad all the very best in his fight.

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Permalink Reply by Lizzy on July 13, 2008 at 6:06am

thanks so much

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Permalink Reply by Clement on July 13, 2008 at 6:53am

Sounds horrible. Sorry to hear that. First thing I noticed is Macaroni and Cheese. Ouch.

Try reading The China Study. I really enjoyed that book. According to author it has been, and still is, the largest investigation of nutrition vs. disease ever recorded. The first part of the book highlights the role of nutrition vs. cancer, where detailed experiments are documented and very impressive results are compiled. Dr. Campbell studies in great depth, the role that nutrition plays on cancer formation and the resulting findings are very clearly concluded for the reader. It will only take a few days to read the whole book but in a nutshell, the main conclusion of the studies are that for optimal health and in most cases disease regression one should stay away from animal proteins (meat, dairy, eggs) as these have been found time and time again to effectively promote cancerous cells, refined foods such as white pasta, white bread, cereals, white sugar, and pretty much anything that is not natural.

I've also learned that a lot of people have effectively treated cancer by eating far less foods, but much more nutrient-dense foods - allowing the body to spend less time digesting and more time healing.

If you want advice I'd recommend consulting a qualified naturopath or even give someone like Dr. Stanley Bass a call, it wouldn't hurt to see what someone as experienced as himself would say. His number is (718) 648-1500 and his website is www.drbass.com.

I wish you all the best of luck,

Clément

p.s. I've had no experience with cancer, and all of what I've read is entirely the information that I've read about from other people. With that said, there's a large amount of trust that I hold in the "alternative" approach, which would be natural as opposed to synthetic.

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Permalink Reply by omshanti on September 8, 2008 at 4:23am

Hi Lizzy

there is also a great interview on Rawkin Radio with Mike Anderson (in two parts) who did a documentary called Healing Cancer from the Inside Out. I haven't seen the doco but the interview is brilliant. You should be able to get it from the archives at http://rawkinradio.com and through iTunes.

It's good that your Dad is open to change. My Dad died from cancer and heart disease in June and he was so opposed to change. He felt so sick towards the end. It may have been his time because he said he was ready to go, but I really do believe he wouldn't have felt so awful if he had eaten better. All he would eat was really processed foods and sugary drinks like Sustagen. Such a contrast between his approach and my mothers. I would also like to add that attitude and perspective seem to be just as important as food. My Mum chose to be positive, while my Dad was always grumpy and approached any situation (including his cancer) with great resistance, which made it a much more difficult process for him (and for his carers).

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