Food

Even though I was a little worried about being on my own, I have got into the swing of things and kept myself rather busy.  The garden is looking great and my veg patch has very few weeds.  I have a long list of all my jobs and working through them nicely.

Had a lovely 24 hours with Charlotte in South Croyden.  Managed a good hill walk yesterday morning with no dizziness and managed to get to the top with only a few steep, but was panting as much as Doug the Pug. I drove down to Midhurst to see the nurtiionist which was pretty eye opening.  No one knows why I got cancer and from my history the biggest factor is stress.  Even though I think I am pretty laid back the last 3 years might have taken its toll on me.  I know I have been and others are very skeptical of Herbalist but after being with Carol for nearly 2 hours it opened my eyes.  My diet was pretty good anyway and I ate well, but the research that is going on with cancer that we don't know about is amazing.  There was so much she told me about the evidence that is coming through from the leading cancer research clinics here in the UK and in the US.  50,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year and there is a reason for this.  I wanted to do this as I want to do everything in my power to prevent cancer returning and protect my children.  Also, I thought I would share it with you all and you can take what you want from it.  You might all think I am going OTT but I will do everything in my power not to go through this again.  I am now prone to it returning even with the drugs I have to take over the next 10 years.  I am not going to start ranting about what you should and shouldn't eat but there is some good stuff out there all we need to do is look for it.

There is also a link with altzemiers and cancer and all these foods can help prevent either returning or developing.  My father is in a home now and my grandmother died from altzemiers so I am even more determined to improve what I put in my body to prevent either.

There is research going on as we speak where food is being directly connected to the cure and cause of cancer.

Turmeric is now coming through in research as one of the best fighters and preventative foods for cancer.  I didn't know this, but while I was having chemo, I was taking turmeric.  With me taking this while having chemo makes the treatment twice as effective. Having 3 treatments while taking the superfood gave me the same effect as having 6 sessions.  I had no idea this has been just by chance. It has to be taken with oil/good fat as our bodies cannot digest it.

Flaxseesds on a daily basis, but this has to be grounded.
Cinnamon and ginger really good for you.
Green tea and fennel tea.

Here are the foods we need to load in our diet:
Oily fish - Salmon, Trout, Mackerel, Sardines (tinned in tomato sauce is great and I love them), Pilcards
Brassicas Veg - Kale, Cabbage (Cavelo Nero), broccoli, rocket, watercress and land cress - Weekly
Fruits - Raspberries, blackberries, red currants, black-currant. I have to stay away from grapes and limit apples as they have too much sugar even though natural.
Nuts - Walnuts, almonds, Brazils
Eggs are great
Limit red meat but chicken and turkey are good as well as pulses.

You might not believe this, but there is a study going on where too much diary has been directly linked to cancer.  I did argue this with her, being a farmer's daughter.  We all drank milk straight from the bulk tank and the 10 of us have all been really healthy.  The problem lies in the pasteurizing process and strips all the good stuff away.

They have clinically proven that too much sugar causes cancer.  It raises our insulin levels too much. I know I can hear you going, yeah right, but Cancer loves sugar, especially unrefined sugar.