We've learned about the Cellect part of this protocol yesterday...the nutritional supplement that re-balance the bodies bio-chemistry.
Today we learn more about the Budwig side of this equation... and how the two of these therapies work together to make a powerful difference for many cancer patients.
We've included a page on our website outlining the basics of this protocol.
The protocol was developed by a German biochemist, Dr. Johanna Budwig. In her research she found that many people were becoming deficient in two particular essential fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6. Both of these fatty acids play a big role in protecting our bodies from cancer.
Our bodies use these essential fatty acids, mostly the omega-3, to line and protect the cell membranes. Each and every cell membrane in our body. When we don’t have enough essential fatty acids, the cells are “unprotected.” And when cells are unprotected they occasionally go awry and we know that tumors can develop from cells gone awry.
Dr. Budwig proposed that there is very likely a connection to the deficiency of essential fatty acids and cancer. She believed that cancer was a result of not “too much” cell growth, but of “faulty” cell growth.
When the cells tried to grow and divide, there wouldn’t be enough of the essential fatty acids to completely cover the new cell, so it would remain in the mother cell, but with a full set of new chromosomes. Not normal. Cells gone awry. Cancer potential.
Her simple solution (ok, I imagine it wasn't so simple getting it figured out, but for us, today, it's rather a simple protocol) was to create the Flaxseed Oil and Quark (Cottage Cheese) diet...
She found that the body absorbs the natural essential fatty acids best when combined with a sulfur-based protein. Flaxseed oil is an extremely rich source of both the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Cottage cheese is a perfect sulfur-based protein. Put the two together and there you have the basics for the Flaxseed Oil and Cottage Cheese Diet, a.k.a. the Budwig Diet
If you are considering trying this diet, there are just a few more things to know:
- only use unrefined, cold-pressed flaxseed oil that is sold in a dark, light-blocking bottle and kept refrigerated at all times. I found the Barleans brand at our local health food store.
- always mix the oil and cottage cheese together in a blender or mixer to ensure the essential fatty acids are binding with the sulfur-based proteins.
- when on the flaxseed oil and cottage cheese diet, Dr. Budwig did have some dietary restrictions. She recommended cutting out all animal fats, salad oils, margarines and even butter from your diet, as well as any unrefined sugar, although she allowed unsweetened grape juice and honey. I’ll be honest, we didn’t get quite that restrictive, but in order to be fair and give the diet a chance these are the suggestions she makes.
- start slow at the beginning. Increase the amount of oil gradually. As you know, pancreatic cancer can drastically affect the normal digestive process. Adding in a sudden, huge dose of oils, even good ones, can cause stomach upset. So start slow.
And that brings me to the actual recipe.
Dr. Budwig suggested that the minimum ratio of oil and cottage cheese should be 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil to ¼ cup cottage cheese per day. But she also recommended going as high as 3-6 tablespoons of flaxseed oil to ½ cup cottage cheese per day for cancer patients. Using a blender or mixer, mix the flaxseed oil and cottage cheese until well blended. You can add in fresh or frozen fruits, unsweetened grape juice, honey or milk to taste. Keep this mixture refrigerated and eat it throughout the day.
* Important Note: If you are allergic to dairy products, please talk with your health care provider before trying this diet. And you know that it goes without saying, that you should always talk with your health care provider about any and all of these alternative/integrative therapies...
{Just thought I should add that 2 cents to the dialogue}
As a matter of fact here is information from the Memorial Sloan Kettering website about the Budwig protocol...
"The Budwig Diet is an unproven anticancer treatment developed by the German biochemist Dr. Johanna Budwig in the 1950s. The diet consists of multiple daily servings of flaxseed oil and cottage cheese, as well as vegetables, fruits and juices. Processed foods, meats, most dairy products and sugar are prohibited. Budwig believed that the combination of flaxseed oil, a food high in polyunsaturated fatty acids, and cottage cheese, would improve cellular function. No large scale clinical studies have been conducted using the Budwig diet.
While a diet consisting of high amounts of vegetables and fruits can be beneficial, diets restricted in meat and dairy products may reduce the intake of essential nutrients leading to nutritional deficiencies. Some variations of the diet encourage daily sunbathing to energize the fatty acids, and a coffee or oil enema. But coffee enemas can result in electrolyte imbalance, infections, proctocolitis (inflammation of the rectum and colon) and burns. High levels of sun exposure can result in increased risk of sunburn and skin cancer."
And then this statement about the Budwig Protocol from traditionally trained oncologist and former cardiologist Dr. Dan Roehm, M.D., FACP in an article in The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (1990) “The diet (Budwig Protocol) is far and away the most successful anti-cancer diet in the world. What she (Dr. Johanna Budwig) has demonstrated to my initial disbelief but lately, to my complete satisfaction in my practice is: CANCER IS EASILY CURABLE. The treatment is dietary/lifestyle, the response is immediate; the cancer cell is weak and vulnerable; the precise biochemical breakdowns point was identified by her in 1951 and is specifically correctable, in vitro (test tube) as well as in vivo (real). I only wish that all my patients had a PhD in Biochemistry and Quantum Physics to enable them to see how with such consummate skill this diet was put together. It is a wonder."
So, it is obvious that there are staunch defenders and believers in the Budwig Protocol and there are just as ardent skeptics of the diet.
If you find an interest in this protocol and believe that it has the potential to be a viable cancer treatment, then the news gets even better, as the Budwig Diet is now part of a far stronger protocol when combined with the Cellect therapy:
The Cellect-Budwig Protocol, created by Michael Vrentas. (You checked out his videos from Day 6 right?!)
We're just beginning the 31 Day Challenge. And the Cellect-Budwig protocol is just the first of several potentially powerful alternative pancreatic cancer treatments we'll be looking at...
That's just a little more Hope for each cancer warrior tonight!
In Grace Always,
Jane
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