By Rouben Hw

Basically as a low carb diet plan, the Atkins diet limits the consumption of healthy fruits, vegetables, and whole grain not only during the induction period but also in the long run. Though these food are highly nutritious they are not favored in the Atkins plan as they are high on carbohydrate component. But what about preventing cancer with such low carb diet plan? For prevention of cancer, the American Cancer Society has come up with a series of recommendations on diet plans that could be compared with the Atkins diet to find out their respective features and utilities for cancer prevention.

Atkins Diet and ACS Recommendations

Let us have a look at the recommendations of American Cancer Society for optimal prevention of cancer compare to some of the Atkins diet plan features.

• ACS recommends five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day but it will mean consumption of nearly 85 grams of carbohydrate a day. The standard at the inception of the Atkins diet is only 20 grams of carbohydrate.

• ACS recommends whole grain instead of processed grains and sugars. But each serving of healthy whole grain food contains no less than 15 grams of carbohydrate, the entire menu for a whole day in case of low carb Atkins plan.

• ACS also recommends limiting consumption of red meat as it contains high fat. On the other hand Atkins plan does not restrict consumption of read meat, fat, and proteins as few foods are left out its severe carbohydrate restrictions.

Scientific Research on Cancer

Prolonged research and experimentation on cancer has revealed that 33%-50% of cancers can be prevented substantially with a healthy diet. This means good intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. Similarly, for weight loss and fat burning, fiber containing foods are the best of the lot. However, Atkins diet, at least for the first two weeks do not contain any such food and is heavily dependent on protein, fat, oil and red meat. Also according to some scientific research, high protein diets can increase the chances of cancer though there is no specific proof about this saying. As the conclusion, Atkins plan aims to resolve these issues by adding supplements to its food list which may not be the right answer for fighting cancer.

By Alan Wighton

We all fear cancer because we fear what we don't understand but with a little knowledge about its causes and the reasons why there is so much of it today we need have no fear of it. Cancer today is well understood and is only a disease of an immune system that's been weakened by the way we now live so common sense should tell us that the first priority is to strengthen it.

Such is the power of our current medical system that we all believe the only way to treat cancer is by cutting it out with surgery, burning it with radiation or using a poison to try and eliminate it and these three treatments are accepted without question these days. Our treatments for cancer today are very good at causing cancer to shrink but that's about all they can achieve. Also these three ways of treating it all suppress the immune system and that is not very helpful when you are trying to achieve a complete restore to health.

Your immune system is a very important tool when fighting cancer because a permanent cure will only be achieved by using this system. Most people don't realize that when cancer has been diagnosed there are gentle and effective ways to overcome it. Our bodies are designed to maintain and heal themselves without the use of drugs and you do that through natural living.

To understand how to strengthen the immune system you need to know what supports it and also factors that suppress it. Our diets have strayed now days to eating the food that's been grown with artificial fertilizers and chemical sprays instead of food that's been naturally produced, freshly picked and not been processed or interfered with in any form.

Foods that cause the immune system to weaken are; refined white flour, tinned fruit, salt, soft drink, ice cream, margarine, too much alcohol, a high fat diet and any sugar not found in nature. Lifestyle factors that also suppress it are; constant worry, mental and physical trauma, anger, grief, fear and frustration, low self esteem and a sedentary lifestyle. Other factors are; chemicals which affect the body and they are; fluoride, pesticides, smoking and all drugs, both recreational and medicinal, especially chemotherapy.

Factors the boost the immune system are; clean water to drink, adequate rest and sleep, fresh air, a little sunshine most days for the important vitamin D, exercise, a diet of our natural food and most importantly a positive attitude towards life. It can not be boosted with a quick fix treatment or a miracle drug as there are only natural ways to achieve it. Boosting our self-repair system is all about making healthy lifestyle choices.

Food therapy plays a powerful role in curing cancer as our natural food is our medicine, so a patient should be very selective about every food items they consume on a daily basis.

There is one thing we know that our body can do and that is miraculously heal itself if given the right conditions and it certainly works with cancer.

You can survive cancer, but our modern toxic ways of treating the disease are not necessary the most effective way to achieve a cure because these treatments don't support the human body's natural immune system.