Page 47women who spent a lot of time in the sunshine – which is what creates vitamin D
- had between 25% and 45% less cancers than the average woman.
You’d think the medical profession would jump at these findings and recommend
everyone take vitamin D. But I’m afraid that’s sadly not the case. In fact,
although studies make it clear that 1000 to 1500 IU is required to protect men
and women from cancer, official government figures still insist that 200 IU is
enough. This advice is not merely bad - it’s criminal, given the level of scientific
knowledge on this topic.
Iodine
Lack of iodine is now endemic in the US and the Western world. It is, I’m sure
you know, added to salt but so much propaganda about avoiding salt has
resulted in civilized nations being chronically deficient in iodine.
That coupled with the fact that iodine in bread is now replaced by bromine, an
antagonist of iodine, has caused a health problem of vast proportions. Iodine
deficiency has many consequences, including thyroid troubles and cancer
susceptibility.
Iodine enhances oxygen metabolism and that has significant consequences, as
we shall see later.
Make sure you get enough and read the book “Iodine: Why You Need It, Why
You Can’t Live Without It” by Dr. David Brownstein.
Potassium
This is a surprise cancer need. Most doctors would assume automatically that
the body has enough (if supplies go too low, the heart stops). But in fact this is
far from the case. Max Gerson MD was made famous for his “diet” but I think his
contribution to the understanding of the need for huge doses of potassium are,
if anything, the major factor in the success of his program (meaning almost any
old good diet will work; there are very many that do, so his diet may not be the
really critical factor in his program—just thinking out loud here...)
Gerson carefully researched and established that the toxins from cancer
reduce potassium levels. That’s made worse by the toxins from the destructive
breakdown of cancer tumors, caused by chemo and radiation, which also
dramatically lower potassium levels.