If you or anyone you know, or care about is concerned about CANCER or other major illness the following information could Save Your Life, or make a dramatic improvement. Continue reading John & Sharon Butterworth’s Research→
Sugar, the Warburg Hypostesis, cell respiration and oxygen
Sugar is a complete no-no on the Budwig diet. See the Warburg hypothesis about the lack of correct respiration which allowed cancer cells to fuel themselves by effectively fermenting sugar in the absence of sufficient oxygen. This is called glycolysis or non-oxidative breakdown of glucose. In 1924 the Nobel laureate, Otto Heinrich Warburg, proposed that sugar allows cancer cells and cause tumours to grow, This was the foundation for the recommendation for cancer patients to avoid sugar.
In a study led by Professor Roy Taylor Newcastle University scientists have shown how to reverse diabetes with just a low calorie diet and losing wight.
The Budwig diet is completely vegetarian but does include dairy foods in the form of cottage cheese or quark. But dairy is a no go area for some people for health and personal moral standpoint. However the Johanna Budwig offered no alternatives but for less serious conditions you can still get the benefit of following the Budwig Diet with these carefully selected alternatives Continue reading Dairy-Intolerance, Dairy-Free & Vegan Alternatives→
Traditionally made slow-rise wholemeal bread is allowed
Dr Budwig allowed a slice or so of wholemeal bread on the the Budwig diet. Bread is not an optimal food because it contains very few nutrients. She allows it only if you are still hungry after the important healthy food.
The effects of wheat and gluten on your health may surprise you
A study into prostate cancer and the use of flaxseed (linseed) is reported in an article on Doctor Mercola’s site: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/07/21/flaxseed-part-two.aspx The study only included linseed (flax seed) and not the oil, it was not part of a holistic treatment but still showed encouraging results.
Another interesting study on the web is into peripheral artery disease (PAD) reported on http://forums.webmd.com/3/hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure-exchange/resource/46