by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| A number of experiments conducted in test-tube and animal Cancer models have shown that Green tea polyphenols inhibit Cancer by blocking the formation of cancer-causing compounds, such as nitrosamines, suppressing the activation of carcinogens, and detoxifying or trapping cancer-causing agents. The forms of Cancer that appear to be best prevented by Green tea are cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including cancers of the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, and colon; lung cancer; estrogen-related cancers, including most breast cancers; and prostate Cancer. |
| Although important in fighting all of these cancers, Green tea is especially important in preventing breast and prostate Cancer.
In contrast to green tea's protective effects, population studies seem to indicate that black tea consumption may increase the risk of certain cancers, including Cancer of the rectum, gallbladder, and endometrium.
HOW TO SELECT AND STORE More than 150 cultivars, or types, of Camellia sinensis appear in the commercial marketplace. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Cancer. A number of animal studies have shown that the polyphenols in Green tea may offer significant protection against cancers of the pancreas, colon, stomach, lung, and small intestine. It is believed that they do this by blocking the formation of cancer-causing compounds such as nitroamines, suppressing the activation of carcinogens, and detoxifying cancer-causing agents. Other compounds in Green tea provide protection from the effects of repeated exposure to gamma radiation, preventing the development of thyroid Cancer caused by radiation treatment. |
| Colorectal Cancer and food poisoning. Green tea catechins kill many types of foodborne bacteria, especially Clostridium bacteria, which are associated with colon Cancer. Laboratory studies with animals have found that the regular consumption of Green tea catechins prevents the growth of colorectal tumors.
• Diabetes. In people with diabetes, Green tea extracts suppress the formation of the "sticky" blood proteins called glycosylation products, which can cause small blood vessels to thicken and leak. |
| Ll Several herbs can be used to lower the risk of developing liver Cancer. Bitter orange contains monoterpenes, which stop liver tumors before they can get started. Take 1 cup of the tea daily; use 1 teaspoon (2 to 3 grams) per cup. (See TEAS in Part Three.) Green tea prevents liver Cancer development—as long as viral hepatitis is not present—if soy lecithin is also taken. Drink 2 to 5 cups of Green tea a day, or take 250 milligrams of green-tea catechins three times daily. Licorice and Scutellaria can be used together in tea form to help prevent hepatitis C from progressing to liver Cancer. |
| Since milk thistle tinctures are made with alcohol, people with liver Cancer must avoid them.
Ll Several herbs can be used to lower the risk of developing liver Cancer. Bitter orange contains monoterpenes, which stop liver tumors before they can get started. Take 1 cup of the tea daily; use 1 teaspoon (2 to 3 grams) per cup. (See TEAS in Part Three.) Green tea prevents liver Cancer development—as long as viral hepatitis is not present—if soy lecithin is also taken. Drink 2 to 5 cups of Green tea a day, or take 250 milligrams of green-tea catechins three times daily. |
| Cirrhosis of the liver and liver Cancer. Researchers have found that, on average, individuals who consumed large amounts of Green tea have lower levels of certain liver enzymes in their blood, which suggests that Green tea may help prevent liver damage. Up to 30 percent of the weight of a Green tea leaf consists of potent antioxidant catechins. These compounds help to protect the linings of red blood cells and liver cells from damage from oxygen free radicals released by toxins and caused by imbalances of micro-nutrients in the bloodstream.
• Colorectal Cancer and food poisoning. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D.
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 The flavonoids are another group of plant pigments that provide remarkable protection against Cancer, heart disease, and strokes. These compounds are largely responsible for the colors of fruits and flowers. Flavonoids act as powerful antioxidants in providing protection against oxidative and free-radical damage (cellular damage caused by highly reactive toxic molecules). Good dietary sources of flavonoids include citrus fruits, berries, onions, parsley, legumes, Green tea, and red wine. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Essiac herbal tea from Praxea in Canada has a long tradition of use for many types of Cancer.
Q Green tea, which has gained a lot of attention for its cancer-fighting properties, contains a substance known as epigallocatechin-3-gallate (or EGCg), which has been found by a Swedish research team to cut off blood vessels that feed cancerous tumors.
Q Modified citrus pectin has been shown to substantially inhibit the growth of Cancer cells and is especially effective in combating skin and prostate cancers.
Q Noni is a fruit resembling the pineapple. |
| Breast Cancer has been linked to iodine deficiency, and the soil in both Japan and Iceland is rich in both iodine and selenium. Japanese people also consume large amounts of fish, vegetables, and Green tea, which may be a factor. The Cancer Control Convention in Japan has reported that germanium may be important in the prevention and cure of Cancer.
Q A daily dose of seven to ten servings of fruits and vegetables can reduce Cancer risk by about 30 percent. |
| Rosemary extract is a powerful antioxidant that helps to remove estrogens and may inhibit breast Cancer development.
Q Lycopene may reduce the risk of breast Cancer.
Q Sulphoraphane, from broccoli sprout extract, has been shown to stimulate the body's production of detoxification enzymes that help eliminate xenoestrogens. It is also a powerful antioxidant.
Q Green tea extract, which contains catechins and flavo-noids, may be protective against estrogen-dominant breast Cancer.
Q Garlic is known to be a cancer-preventing nutrient.
Q Ginkgo biloba enhances circulation and brain function. |
| Green tea protects against Cancer, lowers cholesterol levels, and reduces the clotting tendency of the blood. It also shows promise as a weight-loss aid that can promote the burning of fat and help to regulate blood sugar and insulin levels. Green tea is simply the dried leaves of the tea plant.
All green teas are from the species Camellia sinensis, but depending on the locale where they are grown and on the processing they can be quite different. Chinese teas are predominant, and comprise about 90 percent of what is sold. |
| Rosemary is currently being studied as a form of Cancer therapy due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and carcinogen-blocking effects.
Q Ayurvedic herbs said to protect against Cancer include boswellia (Boswellia serrata), Green tea (Camellia sinensis), and haldi (Curcuma longa, known in English as turmeric).
Q The Chinese patent medicine Dang Gui Longhui Wan (a traditional mixture of eleven herbs that is customarily prescribed for chronic myelocytic leukemia) contains in-dirubin, which is currently under study for its possible ability to control the division of Cancer cells. |
| Olive leaf extract enhances the immune system and has shown good results in fighting Cancer.
Q Rosemary is currently being studied as a form of Cancer therapy due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and carcinogen-blocking effects.
Q Ayurvedic herbs said to protect against Cancer include boswellia (Boswellia serrata), Green tea (Camellia sinensis), and haldi (Curcuma longa, known in English as turmeric). |
Bill Gottlieb
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 It is very settling to the stomach of a Cancer patient to have this tea first thing in the morning," says Dr. Rountree.
GREEN TEA: Another Nausea Stopper
"Green tea makes people on chemotherapy feel much better and also has anti-cancer properties," says Dr. Rountree. He advises his patients to drink several cups a day or take 500 milligrams of the herb each day in capsule form. Follow the dosage recommendations on the label. |
Joseph E. Mario
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 Soybean flavonoid Genistein (anti-angiogenesis, Cancer cell adhesion, and induces Cancer deaths-apoptosis, but not recommended in high estrogen cases), with Curcumin (counters estrogen-positive pesticide-induced cancers), Lavender and Orange peel oils.
Flavonoids Hersperidin, Naringenin, and Quercetin (inhibit cancers in high estrogen cases); as does phytochemical 3-Indole Carbinol in cabbage and broccoli, with Eicosapentanoic (EPA, fish oil), and Green Tea's Epigallocatechin gallate (70-99% inhibition).
Fenugreek seeds' tea in large amounts, and green Chlorophyll drinks (Gerson). |
| But conversely hydrocarbon benzopyrene from unbumed coal and heavy fuel oils can be transformed by skin Enzymes into acell-penetrating DNA mutator and precursor to Cancer, which may be lessened or prevented with natural substances in nuts, vegetables, certain tree bark, and Green tea. The Skin' s Immune Langerhans eel Is seize incoming bacteria, and signal for the body" s chief Cancer fighters, the White blood T-lymphocyte cells to come forthe kill. After processing in the bone marrow and thethymus,T-cellsmigrate specifically to the Skin. |
| Esophagus Cancer Vitamins A Carotenoids, Vitamins B2, B3 Nicotinamide, B4 Folic acid, B5 Pantothenic acid, essential Gamma-Linolenic Acid/GLA, Molybdenum, respiratory enzymes like Iron salts, whole organic Watermelon juice with seeds and rind; Aldertree root, Atractylodes, Garlic, Green tea, Wild Indigo/Baptisia, and Pau D'Arco.
Eye Socket Cancer Treated with the Magnet growth-retarding pole.
For Fungus Flesh (Scammell/1885) Crowfoot/Buttercup, lesser Spearwort, Sulfur, and Chloride of Antimony in an egg yolkpoultice. |
| Polyphenols: EpiGalloCatechin Gallate (EGCG) antioxidant in Green tea boosts Immunity, prevents bacterial infections, especially influenza and diarrhea; and lowers cancers of the esophagus, breast, lungs, liver (reduces P-450 enzyme carcinogens), urinary tract, upper digestive tract, colon, prostate, and skin Cancer.
Grape Seed extract contains aPycnogenol not found in Pine bark, Proanthocyanidin B2-3-0 Gallate 93-95% gallic esters, more active against free radicals. |
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| By lowering the production of this enzyme, Green tea apparently reduces or even prevents the chance of Cancer forming in the body.103
But the researchers thought it might get even better for Green tea drinkers. They suspect that heavy drinkers of Green tea might be consuming enough cathechin to, in the words of head researcher Jerzy Jankun, "Reduce... the size of cancers already formed."104 That's right. Green tea may not only prevent Cancer but also shrink tumors. |
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Green tea is another antioxidant-rich substance that has proven to offer protection from Cancer as well as fighting tooth decay in animal studies.101 Hirota Fujiki of the l
99 "Are pills the answer?," CyberHealth Medical Care, http://www.dfwnetoall.corn/cyberhealth/pills.htm, 1997.
100 Ibid
101 Raloff J. "Cancer-fighting food additives," Science News, 141,104-106, 1992.
National Cancer Center Research Institute in Tokyo has gone on record saying drinking Green tea is "the cheapest and most practical method for Cancer prevention available to the general public. |
| That's a strong recommendation from a Cancer researcher if ever there was one.
Researchers at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo have found that Green tea has especially large amounts of cathechin, a chemical that inhibits the production of the human enzyme urokinase — which is crucial for Cancer growth. By lowering the production of this enzyme, Green tea apparently reduces or even prevents the chance of Cancer forming in the body.103
But the researchers thought it might get even better for Green tea drinkers. |
| National Cancer Center Research Institute in Tokyo has gone on record saying drinking Green tea is "the cheapest and most practical method for Cancer prevention available to the general public."102 That's a strong recommendation from a Cancer researcher if ever there was one.
Researchers at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo have found that Green tea has especially large amounts of cathechin, a chemical that inhibits the production of the human enzyme urokinase — which is crucial for Cancer growth. |
| The fact that so many people have been told that Green tea is an effective way to fight and perhaps even prevent Cancer tells us much about how serious mainstream news, the federal government, and most doctors are about really fighting Cancer. Were they that serious, they would be plastering the news on billboards and telling people about it in public service announcements. Instead most Americans remain ignorant of the fact, no doubt developing Cancer and undergoing expensive and unpleasant ordeals to rid them of a disease that could have been prevented for just pennies a day.
102 Raloff J. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 Green tea is not only a satisfying beverage but a rich source of polyphenols—compounds that show great promise as potent Cancer fighters. People who regularly drink Green tea have lower rates of stomach, lung, esophageal, pancreatic, and colon Cancer than those who don't. A particularly interesting study showed that even people who smoked but drank Green tea had significantly lower Cancer rates than those who smoked but didn't drink Green tea. |
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Recendy, numerous studies have confirmed that compounds in Green tea called polyphenols can protect against Cancer. In fact, when applied to the skin of animals, Green tea polyphenols have been shown to prevent skin tumors from forming after exposure to known carcinogens and excessive sunlight. Skin creams containing Green tea polyphenols are now being sold at natural food stores. In addition to fighting Cancer, Green tea skin care products are very soothing and are especially good for sensitive or irritated skin. |
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 Cancels out Cancer. If Cancer is a frequent visitor to your family tree, Green tea might be your new best friend. Studies show it fights cancers of the breast, stomach, colon, prostate, and skin. But it doesn't stop there. Green tea can even help chemotherapy patients get the most out of their treatment. Often during chemotherapy, Cancer cells stop responding to the drugs. But a study in Germany showed Green tea could make the resistant Cancer cells start responding again.
Drowns your risk of mouth Cancer. |
| Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York discovered that Green tea combined with curcumin, from the spice turmeric, creates a cancer-fighting superhero that drastically slows the growth of Cancer cells from a human mouth.
Battles breast Cancer. There's good news for women who regularly drink Green tea. Five or more cups a day could mean you have a better chance of surviving breast Cancer. In addition, if your doctor discovers the Cancer in an early stage, it's less likely to spread to lymph nodes. |
| Asians also drink lots of Green tea, which may protect against several types of Cancer. Green tea contains antioxidants called polyphenols that may be responsible for its cancer-protective effect.
A recent study suggests a combination of these two Asian staples could be the secret. Scientists found that the polyphenol in Green tea did not fight prostate Cancer cells in the laboratory by itself. But when combined with genistein, a substance found in soy, the solution halted the growth of prostate Cancer cells. |
| Often during chemotherapy, Cancer cells stop responding to the drugs. But a study in Germany showed Green tea could make the resistant Cancer cells start responding again.
Drowns your risk of mouth Cancer. If slowing down isn't your cup of tea, consider this — slowly drinking and holding Green tea in your mouth for a few seconds at a time keeps high levels of antioxidants in your mouth and throat. Scientists believe this could be why Green tea drinkers get fewer oral and esophageal cancers than other people. What a great reason to relax over a cup. |
Jean Carper
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 Other studies show that compounds in oolong and black tea (which is Green tea that has been baked and fermented) also inhibit Cancer in animals.
You can expect plain old Lipton's and Twining's tea, as well as other common brands of black tea, to possess these anticancer agents. But for the most potent anticancer effect, drink Green tea, usually found in Asian markets and restaurants. It contains the most anticancer substances called catechins. The Japanese have identified one catechin in Green tea as especially potent: epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). |
| It's exciting to discover that black tea, Green tea and oolong tea all have anticancer effects," says Cancer researcher Dr. John Weisburger, of the American Health Foundation. These three varieties of tea, used worldwide, all come from the plant called Camellia
ANTICANCER COOKING: OFF THE GRILL AND INTO THE MICROWAVE
What's the best way to cook meat, chicken and fish to ward off cancer? By microwaving, stewing, boiling or poaching, says Richard H. Adamson, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute. |
| Soybean compounds also block formation of one of the world's most dreaded carcinogens—nitrosamines, which can lead to liver Cancer. In fact, soy substances did the job better than vitamin C, which is put into cured meats explicitly to inhibit nitrosamines.
Thumbs Up: TEA: THE ANTICANCER DRINK
Develop an enthusiasm for tea. It has newfound anticancer potential. "It's exciting to discover that black tea, Green tea and oolong tea all have anticancer effects," says Cancer researcher Dr. John Weisburger, of the American Health Foundation. |
| Vegetable chemicals may retard promotion of the Cancer and formation of tumors.
• It also seems smart to drink tea, particularly Green tea, and eat more legumes, although the evidence is less solid.
• If you have been diagnosed with lung Cancer, adding anticancer chemicals to your diet by eating more vegetables, specifically tomatoes, broccoli and those rich in carotenoids such as beta carotene, lycopene and lutein, may help fight the Cancer, prolonging life.
PANCREATIC CANCER: AN ORANGE A DAY? |
| Such a finding makes sense, say researchers, because the allium vegetables possess known anticancer compounds, and have saved many a laboratory animal from death by Cancer. Onions and garlic, for example, contain sulfur-ous compounds that have been tested in labs and found to block Cancer.
Thumbs Up: TEA-TOTALING JAPANESE
Try drinking tea. In one Japanese study of 4,729 adults, heavy tea-drinkers were designated least likely to get stomach Cancer. Drinking at least ten cups (small Japanese size) of Green tea a day was protective. |
Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
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 In animal models, Green tea was fed to or used topically on mice whose skin Cancer was induced by exposure to ultraviolet radiation B. Continual oral feedings of Green tea was shown to significantly decrease tumor induction. Topical exposure of mice to Green tea was not as effective as the ingestion of the tea. The scientists concluded that Green tea might reduce the induction of skin Cancer in humans from ultraviolet radiation.
Green tea also has offered protection in animal models against lung Cancer and colon Cancer at all stages of Cancer. |
| Drinking four cups of Green tea a day has demonstrated the ability to decrease the initiation and the progression of Cancer. More excitingly, Green tea has demonstrated the ability to regress established papillomas, which are precursors to tumors. However, according to Hasan Mukhtar, a well-known researcher in the field of Green tea polyphenols, "Decaffeinated Green tea is not as effective against skin Cancer as the caffeine rich variety." Green tea may reduce the risk of skin Cancer in people who are exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation. |
| Green tea also has offered protection in animal models against lung Cancer and colon Cancer at all stages of Cancer. The American Institute for Cancer Research has stated that there is convincing evidence that Green tea reduces the risk of stomach Cancer, perhaps due to EGCG.
Eritadenine (e-RIT-uh-de-neen). Eritadenine is a phytochemical isolated from shiitake mushrooms. In a study of Japanese men, participants who ate four ounces of fresh shiitake mushrooms or two ounces of dried shiitake mushrooms had a 10-percent drop in cholesterol within one week. |
| It is believed that EGCG has the ability to inhibit the action of the enzyme urokinase, which enables Cancer cells to invade other cells and metastasize. In animal models, Green tea was fed to or used topically on mice whose skin Cancer was induced by exposure to ultraviolet radiation B. Continual oral feedings of Green tea was shown to significantly decrease tumor induction. Topical exposure of mice to Green tea was not as effective as the ingestion of the tea. The scientists concluded that Green tea might reduce the induction of skin Cancer in humans from ultraviolet radiation. |
| It protected against lung and stomach Cancer in all three stages of carcinogenesis in a variety of animal studies. Green tea is a potential inhibitor of urokinase—an enzyme that helps cancers to invade cells and spread throughout the body. An intake of four cups of Green tea a day has been shown to inhibit the progression of Cancer.
Flaxseed
Flaxseed is an extremely rich source of lignans. Lignan bears a structural resemblance to estrogen and can bind to estrogen receptors and inhibit the growth of estrogen-stimulated cancers. |
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