The link between cancer and nutrition is becoming increasingly irrefutable as more and more research studies link a bad diet with virtually every type of cancer. If people made simple dietary changes, scientists estimate that there would be at least a 60-70 percent decrease in breast, colon, and prostate cancers, as well as a 40-50% decrease in lung cancer.
Imagine all of the lives that could be saved if the focus was on preventing cancer, not just treating it. In this article we will be discussing a simple addition to your diet that have been shown to help prevent and treat cancer.
Besides eliminating obvious building blocks of cancer (like sugar) from your diet, there are other steps that you can take to ensure that your diet is protecting you from cancer, and not bringing you closer to a cancer diagnosis.
One of the best cancer fighting foods is flaxseed.
Flaxseed, also known as linseed, is an ideal source of dietary fiber, omega 3 fat, and lignan. Actually, it is the richest source of lignan on earth. It has lignan levels that are 100-800 times higher than any other plant source. Lignan has been shown in many studies to reduce the size of cancerous tumors in rats and mice, and has been used with success in treating both breast and prostate cancer in humans.
That means flaxseeds are more potent than virtually any other plant source when preventing and fighting cancer.
In one study, lignan was extracted and added to the diet of mice that had been previously given a chemical carcinogen to cause cancer. All of mice that were treated with this extraction reduced the size of their tumors by 46%.
Other examples of flaxseed being effective in treating and preventing cancer include:
- Mice that were fed flaxseed with high properties of lignan not only shrank their cancerous tumors, but their offspring became less susceptible to carcinogenesis even when they didn’t consume any flaxseed themselves.
- Lignan has been showed to help significantly men with prostate cancer when taking 30 grams of flaxseed per day.
- Flaxseed has been shown to significantly reduce the tumor growth rate for mice with human breast cancer xenografts.
- Omaha researchers found that mice receiving 10% flaxseed supplementation were able to reduce melanoma tumors by as much as 63%.
The research supports the idea that flaxseed, particularly flaxseed with high quantities of lignan is beneficial for not only preventing cancer, but treating it when it occurs.
One important thing to note is to make sure that you get flaxseed with high properties of lignan. Sometimes when flaxseed oil is pressed, the lignan is removed, so be careful of this when adding flaxseed to your diet.
So what can you do to get more flaxseed in your diet?
There are two ways to ingest it—whole or ground.
The Mayo Clinic recommends ground over whole flaxseed because it is easier for your body to digest. Whole flaxseed can pass through the intestines undigested, which means that your body will not get all of the benefits from eating it.
Still, some flaxseed is clearly better than no flaxseed in your diet, so as long as you make sure the flaxseed you are taking has lignan in it.
Ground flaxseed is easy to put into foods…you can add it to smoothies, condiments, bake it into cookies and breads…even putit into your breakfast cereal.
You can sprinkle whole flaxseed on top of soups, salads, and yogurt for added crunchiness and a nutty taste.
Flaxseed oil can also be mixed with cottage cheese, and this is the foundation of the Budwig Diet, one of the most popular anti-cancer diets on the planet. The mixing of the oil and cottage cheese allows for the chemical reaction to take place between the sulfur protein in the cottage cheese and the oil, which makes the oil water soluble for easy absorption into your cells.
There are tons of ways to get creative about how you get flaxseed into your diet…and the best part is, you can get flaxseed in bulk (whole or ground) in many grocery and health food stores.
The research shows it is well worth the effort to get more of this super seed into your diet…don’t miss out on one of nature’s most powerful cancer beaters!
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What is the proper way of using the budwig diete?
What is the proper way of using the budwig diete?
What is the proper way of using the budwig diete?
What is the proper way of using the budwig diete?
the budwig diet cautions about the flax & it turning rancid easily…. please research that too ty… <3
the budwig diet cautions about the flax & it turning rancid easily…. please research that too ty… <3
the budwig diet cautions about the flax & it turning rancid easily…. please research that too ty… <3
the budwig diet cautions about the flax & it turning rancid easily…. please research that too ty… <3
Ground the flaxseeds and mix with low fat cottage cheese and use in 15 minutes !!! Try not to let it go longer than 20 minutes max !!
Ground the flaxseeds and mix with low fat cottage cheese and use in 15 minutes !!! Try not to let it go longer than 20 minutes max !!
Ground the flaxseeds and mix with low fat cottage cheese and use in 15 minutes !!! Try not to let it go longer than 20 minutes max !!
Ground the flaxseeds and mix with low fat cottage cheese and use in 15 minutes !!! Try not to let it go longer than 20 minutes max !!
Micronised linseed is readily available in UK and helps to keep it longer, but does this still have the same benfits or are they lost in the process?
Micronised linseed is readily available in UK and helps to keep it longer, but does this still have the same benfits or are they lost in the process?
Micronised linseed is readily available in UK and helps to keep it longer, but does this still have the same benfits or are they lost in the process?
Micronised linseed is readily available in UK and helps to keep it longer, but does this still have the same benfits or are they lost in the process?
It also prevents crimes. Maybe.
How much to eat daily?
We’re not getting much help on here!
How much flax seed powder per day?
The flaxseed oil and cottage cheese are not just stirred together, they are emulsified together with a stick blender. This is important.
Angela B: I’d like to correct you about emulsifying the flax seed oil and the cottage cheese. When I was a kid we had at least every two weeks Quark (cottage cheese) with potatoes boiled in the skin (which you peeled if you liked) and quite a large puddle of flax seed oil. You squished the potatoes with your fork, mushed around in the flax seed oil and the cheese. At that time it was a cheap meatless dish, but it seemed to have worked well – I am 75 years old now and quite healthy.
Heidi, the Budwig diet was created by Dr. Johanna Budwig. There is nothing to “correct” Angela about. Research the diet/protocol, know what it is you’re commenting on.
Try the websites cancertutor.com or cancercompass.com or budwig diet or Johanna budwig… for more information on the flaxseed protocols.
Dr. John Young, M.D. has great success with the Budwig Diet. The oil must always be put in a protein to be effective. He uses a protein powder. The diet is based on a Nobel prize winning recipe by Dr. Johanna Budwig. Dr. Young’s website is: YoungHealth.com
The devil’s in the details! Flax seed oil is highly perishable…..buy only refrigerated, organic, keep it in the refrigerator and be mindful of its expiration date! Buy only organic whole Flax seeds and keep them refrigerated. Grind only the amount you will be using immediately (with a coffee grinder or similar device). Google the Budwig Diet…..I found lots of good info. If Flax seeds and Flax oil are not fresh, they can do more harm than good!!!!!!!
I tried budwig protocol for breast cancer. After the 4th day, the tumor was red, painful, more swollen. I became scared and worried and stopped the protocol immediately because there was no one to explain the result I experienced. Is this normal reaction when doing budwig diet.? What are the likely expected reactions? Thank you.
Temporarily tumors can swell first before they shrink. You could try for a bit longer and use anti-inflammatory like MSM, ginger, turmeric to name a few. Also make sure your diet is on point meaning 80% or more raw living foods with a focus on leafy greens, juicing, no sugar, no other dairy besides the CC mixture, no flesh or processed food. I wish you luck in your healing journey.
I just got an email today by Ian from Activation Products and he is giving away a free bottle of flax seed oil for only the cost of shipping plus $10.00 off for auto ship along with free shipping. I have wanted to buy this for a long time but just didn’t have the money so I guess good things come to those who wait. I have the Gerson Tapes that I bought from Renegade Health and this is the only oil she recommends for cancer or prevention.
Advise, research the flax “hull lignans”
Love this article!
I have been putting just one scoop (5g) of Flax Hull Lignans in my smoothies. It’s mentioned here that 30g daily would be good. By the time 2 people share a smoothie neither one is getting enough!
I buy Osumex brand Flax Hulls Lignans. Is this a good brand?? Doesn’t have any “Flax Seeds” in it, just the Hulls, which is the part that has the most of the “good stuff”!!!
Any suggestions as to how to use it?? In water/coffee/food? And how much to stop metastasis from Prostrate Cancer??
Would love to hear back!
Flaxseed is known to produce cyanide . It is now banned in some countries. I would never ever consume it again
Hi Christina, based on the best available data, we have not found any scientific data supporting the claim that flaxseed can cause cyanide poisoning under 1 tbsp/day. Most common food crops contain very small traces of cyanide, and our bodies have adapted to detoxify it quickly. We have heard this same claim concerning amygdalin as well, which is also a powerful cancer-fighting agent. Here’s a great article about amygdalin you may enjoy: https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/apricot-kernels-for-cancer/ and a video with G. Edward Griffin that may help clear things up: https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/video-sources-laetrile-vitamin-b17-amygdalin/. Thank you for your comment!