Ask Dr. Block: Preventing Cancer

Would you share suggestions on how to keep from getting cancer? I have had multiple different types of cancer as well as precancerous sites. I’m not sure whether you have had cancer originating in several different organs, or whether you are discussing one cancer that has gone to several different sites in the body. From your … Continued

Macaroni & Cheeze

Macaroni & Cheeze Serves 12     Ingredients: 16 ounces whole-grain macaroni, cooked (try Tinkyada Brown Rice Macaroni) ¼ cup shallots, chopped 2 cups Yukon Gold potatoes, chopped ½ cup carrots, chopped 2/3 cup onion, chopped 2 cups water ½ cup cashews 1 Tbsp sea salt ½ tsp garlic powder 1/3 cup Earth Balance margarine … Continued

Healing Power of the Terrain: Oxidation

What is oxidation? It’s iron rusting, a sliced apple turning brown and aging skin that wrinkles. Oxidation means the loss of an electron from an atom or molecule. Because atoms and molecules like to have their full complement of electrons, the loss of one (or more) makes them seek replacements. In other words, the atom … Continued

Healing Power of the Terrain

In “Life Over Cancer,” Dr. Block details “the healing power of the terrain.” It is, in fact, an integral part of the Life Over Cancer program. As he explains in the book, the importance of a patient’s biochemical environment (their terrain) was something that he’d begun thinking about as a medical student.  He was carrying … Continued

Good Fats & Bad Fats: Which is Which?

You’ve heard us say many times that not all fats are created equal. And while it’s important that cancer patients limit their overall intake of fat, they should also watch the kind of fat they eat. So, which fats are “good fats” and which fats are “bad fats?” We’ll start with one of the bad … Continued

Your A-Team

Cancer is not something you want to face alone. Processing complex information, making decisions, and taking appropriate action are just too overwhelming without support. As anyone with the disease knows, cancer can be such a stressful experience that patients often struggle to maintain clarity, equanimity, and inner peace. That is why assembling your personal A-Team … Continued

Understanding Agave

A few readers have recently asked us about agave, and why we rank it higher than honey in our “star” system ranking. We hope this will answer your questions: Our star system for sweeteners works like this: 3-star sweeteners are the least concerning, 2-star sweeteners are less concerning, 1-star sweeteners are more concerning but OK … Continued

5 Common Cancer Beliefs: Fact or Fiction?

There’s a lot of information about cancer prevention and cancer treatment available on the internet. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s fact or fiction. Here we’re addressing five common cancer beliefs – and shedding light on which are true, which are false, and which need a little more explanation. 1. If you’re trying to lose … Continued

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