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Note: This article is written by me following the Dr. Barbara O\’Neill YouTube tutorial. You will get the link in the middle of the blog post.
Introduction
When it comes to battling cancer, every choice matters, especially the foods we consume. Did you know certain foods can exacerbate your condition? Discover the critical foods for cancer patients to avoid to maintain a healthier, balanced diet and support your body\’s natural defense mechanisms.
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Dr. Colin Campbell says which foods cancer patients should avoid.
Dr. Colin Campbell said that he could turn cancer cells off and on like a switch by the amount of dairy and meat products he was giving the rats. Red meat and processed meat are the most common acidic foods in the world. They are high in protein and phosphorus, increasing the acid in the diet.
Second Acid-Forming Food: Wheat
The way wheat is grown today has changed a lot, making it have more acid-forming minerals. Since we eat wheat in many foods, let\’s look at why this is a problem. The first wheat, called einkorn, had a simple and easy-to-digest protein called gluten. About two thousand years ago, einkorn mixed with wild grass to create a new type of wheat called emmer. This emmer wheat had a stronger gluten but was still manageable.
In the 1950s, emmer wheat was crossbred to make what we now know as modern wheat. This modern wheat has a very complex gluten that is hard to digest. This change in gluten explains why many people today can\’t tolerate gluten. By the 1990s, almost all pasta, pizza, bread, and other baked goods were made from this new wheat.
Farmers like this wheat because it produces six times more grain per acre, helping with world hunger, but no safety checks were done. This explains why so many people have problems with gluten today, with common symptoms being brain fog and bloating.
Third Acid-Forming Food: Caffeine
All caffeine nourishments and drinks have a corrosive impact. Disgraceful slim-down tall acidic nourishments such as creature protein, caffeine, and prepared nourishments put weight on the body\’s controlling frameworks to preserve pH and lack of bias. The additional buffering required can drain the body of antacid minerals such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium, making the individual inclined to persistent and degenerative infections.
Caffeine too comes in the shape of sugar which increments causticity. Keep in mind, that Coca-Cola, a combination of caffeine and sugar, sits at a pH of 2.6, making it exceedingly acidic and poisonous.
Fourth Acid-Forming Food: Refined Sugar
Refined sugar is very acid-forming. It is pH neutral at pH 7, it is also considered an acid-forming food.
How does it affect body metabolism?
When we eat sugar, it is metabolized primarily by the liver, creating metabolic byproducts such as lactic acid and acetic acid, which increase the body\’s acid load. Sugar metabolism depletes alkaline minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium, essential for buffering and neutralizing acids.
High sugar intake inspires insulin release, leading to the excretion of these minerals through urine, further contributing to acidity. Sugar changes the intestine microbiome by advancing the development of acid-producing microscopic organisms, adding to the corrosive burden.
Finally, sugar-induced aggravation produces acidic byproducts, worsening the overall acidic environment within the body.
Fifth Acid-Forming Food: Alcohol
Alcohol is not a food but creates an acid environment in the body.
Tobacco also creates an acidic environment. Alcohol breaks down in the body to acetaldehyde, a neurotoxin, which is a brain killer.
Should you eliminate all acid-forming foods? The good news is that you don\’t have to avoid them altogether.
To maintain a healthy environment, we need to consume 20% acid-forming foods and 70-80% alkaline-forming foods. The 20% should come from greens, legumes, and nuts. Within these groups, many items are acid-forming foods.
Sixth Acid-Forming Food: Grains
All your other grains, except those that sit on the alkaline side, are acid-forming.
Seventh Acid-Forming Food: Legumes
All your other legumes, except for lima beans, lentils, and soy, are acid-forming.
Eighth Acid-Forming Food: Nuts
All your other nuts, except for almonds and Brazil nuts, will have an acid effect.
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