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The Budwig Diet Plan
by Barbara Bouyet
This protocol was created by Dr. Johanna Budwig, a bio-chemist, Nobel prize
nominee and health practitioner who worked with patients in Germany between 1952
and 2002. During that time, people from all over the world who were suffering from
various kinds of cancer, many of them terminal, met with this brilliant woman. She
started them on her diet and general protocol and within three or four months, most
regained their health.
Doctors who told cancer patients they had to have chemo, radiation or surgery, or
told them nothing more could be done for them, giving them only weeks to live,
retested them and declared them cancer-free, wrote Dr. Budwig. She claimed her
success rate with cancer patients was over 90%.
Cancer epidemiologist John D. Potter of Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center said, "We're discovering a plethora of bioactive substances in plant
foods."..."These compounds seem to interact with every step in the cancer process,
mostly slowing, stopping, or reversing them..." Yes, he said that the substances in
plant foods can stop or reverse cancer.
One of the keys in the Budwig diet is consuming foods that offer nutrients that help
cells absorb oxygen. Dr. Otto Warburg received the Nobel Prize in 1931 for
discovering that when cells can no longer absorb oxygen, cancer can develop. Dr.
Budwig built on that knowledge and was the first to develop a diet and protocol that
restores cells to normal functioning.
At the heart of the Budwig diet is organic, cold pressed, liquid flax seed oil blended
with cottage cheese or “quark.” Dr. Budwig discovered that when these two foods
are blended together, the sulfurated protein components in the cheese, such as
cysteine, bond with the oil, making it more water soluble and easier to digest and
metabolize. Consequently, more of the essential fatty acids and electrons in the
highly unsaturated flax seed oil reach the cells and have a healing effect on the cell
membrane where carcinogens attach themselves. The membrane of each cell is
made up of lipids. Flax seed oil can improve this important outer cell lining that is
crucial to cell function and division.
Her plan eliminates damaging fats and foods from the diet and replaces them with
healing foods and life-saving essential fatty acids. Along with diet, she emphasized
the benefits of sunlight and stress reduction. Dr. Budwig had over a 90% success
rate with this protocol with all kinds of cancer patients over a 50 year period. She
worked with humans but she herself recommended using the flax oil and cottage
cheese for dogs with cancer. Obviously, her overall diet plan of fresh fruits and
veggies is intended for her human patients—our pets can stick with carb free and
sugar free diets, foods as close to organic as possible and the FLAX OIL/cottage
cheese mix twice a day.
A main component of the Budwig Protocol is flaxseed oil Dr. Budwig discovered that
FLAX OIL supplies the omega-3 and omega-6 oils that are deficient in cancer patients
so the cell membrane can aid normal cell replication and attract oxygen to the cell.
EFAs are also converted by the body into prostaglandins which regulate kidney
function, inflammation response, immune function, keep blood vessels elastic,
regulate blood pressure, influence platelet stickiness and properly metabolize
cholesterol. A dog’s body can only absorb a limited amount of oil so the instructions
below are important for binding the oil to a sulfur protein to allow the resulting
water-soluble oil to be absorbed in greater quantities.
An interesting, though rarely discussed fact, is the raw food diets that have become
so popular, are very high in omega 6 EFA’s but low in Omega 3s. Omega 6 fatty
acids harden the cell membranes making it difficult if not impossible for penetration
into the cell. This effectively sets up a barricade to protect the cancer from the
supplements you may be using to destroy those aberrant cells. Omega 3 fatty acids,
soften the cell membranes allowing penetration of supplements and oxygen, making
the inner cell less hospitable to cancer. The Budwig protocol should be used in
conjunction with Artemisinin, Artemix, Avemar, Oleander, or anything else you are
using. It enhances what you are doing by softening the outer cell membranes to
allow penetration of the herbal chemotherapy.
Purchase non-lignan organic flax oil—Barleans is a good brand. (Lignan oil has the
flax seed hulls in it which is good, but it’s better to grind your own and add it. Not
only is it fresher but it’s less expensive because you will then be purchasing more oil
when you buy your oil.)
There's one really important thing to do with the FLAX OIL to make sure it's
maximally absorbable by the body. You need to blend it really well with a high
protein dairy product so the oil becomes water soluble. I use a hand held, immersible
blender and blend until it looks like cheese cake or cheese with no signs of oil rising
to the top, sort of like a smoothie. Don’t save left over mix, start with a fresh batch
for each serving. If your pet does not like it, then add a tiny bit of smelly sausage or
anchovies, salmon, about a thumbnail portion and blend that into the already smooth
concoction. Add some veggies or fruit to the mix if your dog likes those things.
Many dogs do like some fruits and the natural sugar is not harmful in small
amounts—it is the processed sugars that kill. Abbie loves it when I add a quarter
teaspoon of soft cheddar cheese.
Before blending, I empty two capsules of digestive enzymes into the mix, one
capsule of probiotics and an Oncoplex capsule. Because it is very rich for a dog,
adding the enzymes helps to protect the pancreas, and the other ingredients are
added because it’s easy to get them into Abbie that way!
The ratio of FLAX OIL to cottage cheese is 1:2 (1 tablespoon of flax oil to 2
tablespoons of cottage cheese). For a large dog (100 pounds) with cancer, your goal
is 6 tablespoons of FLAX OIL per day but you should work up to it to avoid causing
diarrhea. Start with 3 tablespoons of FLAX OIL per day for a couple weeks then go to
4T for a week, then 5T for a week, then 6T. For a 50 pound dog, cut the dose in half
and for little munchkins, cut that in half again. For prevention, 1 tablespoon of FLAX
OIL per 100 pounds should be helpful.
Cancer loves an acidic environment because it cannot survive in an alkaline
environment. Sugar causes acidity, plus it feeds cancer so avoid all sugars. A grain
free diet is best unless you are using Neoplasene. In that case, use a high protein
diet of cooked foods and the rice that Dr. Fox recommends.
You can give the Budwig mix as an after meal treat—Abbi, my young Leonberger, is
now getting this once a day for prevention along with twice daily capsules of
Oncoplex. To keep her weight under control, I use it as a meal replacement in the
morning along with some cooked chicken or beef. I have learned so much in fighting
cancer with Jazzie and I am praying that I can use some of the information to save
Abbie. Time will tell.
** There has been some controversy and concern over using flax seed oil for dogs.
A few vets claim it is not possible for dogs to convert flax seed oil into omega 3 while
others make no such claim. They all state, however, that the jury is still out on the
dog’s ability to utilize flax seed oil. If you can, use fish oil, there are many flavored
fish oils that can serve the purpose if your pet does not like fish.
An excellent book covering Budwig and other holistic therapies is now available from
Dr. Steven Eisen: www.dogcanceradvice.com
Dr. Eisen’s book is well worth the price for the download since he offers new and
important information on fighting cancer with a holistic approach.
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