Nutrients and Cancer
A variety of different nutrients are crucial for your body to fight cancers. The problem is that all too often what people eat lacks what they need to stay in top health. "Its the first time in history that we have calorie malnutrition," says Jacob Teitelbaum MD. Although calories are not in short supply, nutrients can be. You can fill in the gaps with dietary supplements.
A variety of different nutrients are crucial for your body to fight cancers. The problem is that all too often what people eat lacks what they need to stay in top health. "Its the first time in history that we have calorie malnutrition," says Jacob Teitelbaum MD. Although calories are not in short supply, nutrients can be. You can fill in the gaps with dietary supplements.
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Selenium.
The overwhelming evidence supports selenium's anticancer activity, and favours prudent dietary supplementation with selenium |
Cautions
Taken at normal doses, selenium does not usually have side effects. Be cautious if on cholesterol lowering drugs or birth control pills. |
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Vitamin K2
Two recent studies have suggested* that Vitamin K2 reduces the odds of developing breast and liver cancers. Possible mechanism: it activates osteocalcin which may function as an anticancer nutrient. *References 1. Mizuta T, Ozaki I. Clinical application of vitamin K for hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Calcium. 2007 Nov;17(11):1693-9. 2. Otsuka M, Kato N, Shao RX, et al. Vitamin K2 inhibits the growth and invasiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via protein kinase A activation. Hepatology. 2004 Jul;40(1):243-51. |
Caution
Do not take vitamin K if you are also taking blood-thinning medication unless you are being monitored by a doctor |