Food and Vitamins

This is intended to be a list of things beyond treatment that people have told me may help in the cancer fighting process. Obviously, at this early stage, I cannot vouch for any of them.

I will keep updating this particular blog as more information becomes available. I do not intend to provide detailed research as to any of the entries here, but apparently much is available on the internet and you can email me at cfgill@verizon.net if you want me to speak to my research assistant as to where to find more information.

There are complete diets that you can find on the internet, but I am intending only to identify items that have specifically been recommended.

Please understand that I had not met many of these things until I got involved with this journey.

Here is the list so far:

5 or more servings of fruit and vegetables each day - probably doable. I was in Wawa the other day and was able to purchase a container of grapes as opposed to another snack.

      Vegetables - In particular, cruciferous vegetables - broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts -  I am
       not as opposed to broccoli as "HW" was.
      Fruit - In particular, fruit such as apricots, cantaloupe, watermelon

Vitamin D3 - up to about 5000 IU's a day - very doable. A good level of D (40 or higher) helps as a preventative and also as a treatment. Note: my D level was 21 last August.

Mushrooms of certain types - Shitake and Chaga (at least) - Chaga mushroom tea is apparently in my future

Selenium - Brazil nuts are a good source of this. - This is good. I used to eat at least one every Christmas as a child

Lots of liquids, particularly water. - We are going to order bottles to be delivered on a regular basis.

Lemon - obviously good in water

A good breakfast - Eggs, with Shitake mushrooms sounds good - also oatmeal

I am sure that there are more things to follow: I am full just thinking about food!