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| wild animals contains higher amounts of protein and omega-3 fatty acids than commercially raised animals. Commercial meat is highly toxic because of the chemicals, growth hormones, antibiotics, and poor-quality food that is routinely fed to the animals. This is also true of nonorganic dairy foods. |
| Both meat and dairy do contain a potent anticancer fatty acid, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which has recently been shown to inhibit several cancer cell lines, including breast and colon cancer and melanoma. I personally have chosen not to eat meat, but I do eat plenty of fish, organic eggs, and organic dairy products. |
| Culinary Herbs |
| Herbs have antioxidant and antitumor activity. They also add wonderful flavor to food. Some common spices with antioxidant/antitumor agents include rosemary, sage, parsley, basil, oregano, marjoram, celery seed, caraway seed, orange and lemon peel, turmeric, nutmeg, clove, allspice, lavender, ginger, and burdock root. Common black pepper was historically used, as were many spices, to protect food (mostly meat) against rancidity and to cover up the taste if the food had already become semirancid. Black pepper exerts an antihepatotoxic effect by acting as a synergyst enabling other nutrients to perform their functions more effectively. It prolongs the life of antioxidants, allowing them to work for longer periods of time. For instance, taking black pepper with turmeric allows the turmeric more time to do its detoxification work in the liver. |
| Currently, a monoterpene extract found abundantly in the essential oil of lavender, referred to as perillyl alcohol, is showing great potential as an anti-cancer agent in clinical trials at the University of Wisconsin. Lemon grass and cumin contain farnesol, an isoprenoid that has been shown to inhibit tumor growth. Geranoil, one of the principal components of rose geranium oil, has slowed the growth of cancerous tumors in both human and animal cell cultures. 21 Milk thistle seeds, as well as turmeric, show great liver-protective effects against a number of toxins, including many chemotherapies. Milk thistle seeds can be bought at most natural food stores. Toast them lightly in a low-temperature oven for five minutes or put them in a dry pan and heat |
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