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Healing Power of the Terrain: Immune Surveillance

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Though there are a few intriguing experimental research approaches, an all-natural immune-based cure for cancer is for now still more dream than reality. However, this is not to say that you can’t enlist your immune system in your battle against cancer. In Life Over Cancer, Dr. Block details his recommendations for an “immune support program.” At the foundation of this self-care program is, of course, the Life Over Cancer diet. Here are a few additional recommendations that can help support immune function.

Core Nutritional Needs and How to Meet Them

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March is National Nutrition Month, a month focusing on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
We know that diet affects cancer both directly and indirectly. This food selection guide will help you choose specific foods and food groups that help alter your internal biochemistry from cancer-promoting to cancer-inhibiting, based on your core nutritional needs.

Is Flaxseed Toxic?

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We recently received this question from a patient regarding concerns about flaxseed safety and side effects.  Like many other foods, flax contains very small amounts of cyanide compounds, especially when consumed raw. Heat, especially on dry flax seeds, breaks these compounds down. However, our bodies neutralize a certain amount of these compounds, and the U.S. … Continued

Curried Carrot Soup

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Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Earth Balance margarine 4 cups carrots, shredded 4 cups sweet potato, peeled and shredded 10 oz bag butternut squash, frozen and diced 2 cups vegetable broth 1 cup rice or soy milk 1 tsp curry powder 1 tsp ginger powder   Directions:  Melt margarine in a large soup pot over medium heat. … Continued

Ask Dr. Block: Which integrative treatments are right for me?

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Are all integrative treatments evidence based? How do we know which is right for our situation?  The evidence base for integrative treatments varies for different treatments. Some integrative therapies, such as St John’s Wort for mild to moderate depression, or hypnosis for easing the surgical experience, have been tested in randomized controlled trials. Some, on the … Continued

Red Arame Salad

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Ingredients: 2 Red bell peppers, chopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 2 carrots, shredded 1 cup dried arame seaweed 3 Tbsp brown rice vinegar 3 Tbsp tamari soy sauce 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil 1 tsp agave 1 garlic clove, minced Directions:  Place arame in a bowl with warm water and cover. Soak for 15 minutes, then … Continued

Healing Power of the Terrain: Inflammation

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Evidence of the ability of inflammation to both initiate and fuel cancer has been accumulating since at least the 1980s. In fact, any chronic inflammatory disease – such as arthritis, bronchitis, fasciitis, colitis, and asthma – can increase the risk of cancer. For example, according to a 2000 study, approximately one in every ten patients with … Continued

Ask Dr. Block: Preventing Cancer

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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

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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
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