CTRT DIET

Why should the CT/RT diet be essentially the opposite of the cancer prevention diet and the post-cancer treatment diet, such as the one found on prostatecancerpreventiondiet.com? It’s because the same ROS that convert normally slow-reproducing cells into rapidly reproducing cancer cells are also used to kill cancer cells. In fact, free-radical “lasers” in the form of CT/RT are used to kill cancer cells. Cancer cells are selectively slaughtered when normal cells and cancer cells are both bombarded with ROS from CT/RT. The more body pollution that is generated from CT/RT, the more cancer cells that are killed. That means there is no place for antioxidants from food or supplements during CT/RT. Eating junk food each day of CT/RT can be just what the doctor ordered. However, check with you doctor before you follow this CTRT Diet.

PHASE I: Try to gain 10 pounds prior to treatment by eating five times per day if you are at an ideal weight.

PHASE II: Before nausea, mucositis or appetitie suppression begins:

DOs
Evidence suggests that addictive foods are linked to less antioxidant activity and more CT/RT cancer-fighting power. So, if you can tolerate them, “just say yes” to:

  • Burgers and lightly salted fries
  • Milkshakes and ice-cream sodas
  • Refined sugar, including high-fructose syrup
  • Products made from enriched flour or whole-wheat flour such as chips, cupcakes, cake (no chocolate or carrot), pasta, bagels, English muffins, cookies, energy bars, and bread
  • BBQ ribs and fried chicken
  • Whole-fat cheese, milk, and yogurt (avoid fruit added)
  • Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils such as canola and corn (no first-press olive oil), shortening, butter, margarine, and animal fats
  • Red meats as often as possible
  • Higher-mercury fish such as tuna, Chilean sea bass, halibut, swordfish, king mackerel, orange roughy, and grouper
  • Ice cream (avoid diet or chocolate and with nuts or chunks of fruit)
  • Processed protein such as bacon, canned meats, cold cuts, egg powder, ham, hot dogs (avoid mustard or Sauerkraut), cheese, nutritional energy drinks, soy, and whey

DON’Ts
Medicinal foods can neutralize the cancer-fighting power of CT/RT, so don’t eat

  • Chips, cupcakes, cake, pasta, bagels, English muffins, cookies, energy bars, and bread made from stone-ground whole wheat
  • Omega 9, 6, and 3 from organic first-press olive oil
  • Dark or milk chocolate
  • Freshly brewed green, white, red, or black tea; fresh carrot, grapefruit, or pineapple juice, or processed apple or tomato juice
  • Lycopene-rich, tomato sauce or catsup
  • Avoid fruits and vegetables, especially “good” carbohydrates containing antioxidants, such as apples, avocados, bananas, beans, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, cherries, corn, cucumbers, grapes, mangoes, oranges, oregano, peaches, peanut butter, pears, peas, peppers, plums, strawberries, turmeric, walnuts, wild rice, and zucchini
  • Old-fashioned oats
  • Organic poultry, eggs, and lean meat
  • Peas, beans, nuts, and seeds
  • Organic milk and cheese
  • Other antioxidant-containing foods and supplements
     

PHASE III: If chemoradiation leads to nausea and vomiting, medications such as Compazine (prochlorperazine) are available; avoid tomato products, citrus, vinegar, hot and spicy foods, soy products, alcohol, nicotine, and other intestinal irritants. If CT/RT leads to painful mouth sores, stomatitis, or mucositis, ask your doctor about Gelclair. If foods taste too bitter, add sugar and eat food at room temperature or cold. If foods taste too sweet, hold Gymnema Sylvestre tea in your mouth for about five minutes before eating. If foods taste different, drink a mixture of club soda and water or ginger ale.

If any of the above symptoms flare up, switch to a puree low in antioxidants. If symptoms worsen, dilute the puree to a thin shake consistency and sip it through a straw.

If you get tired of Gatorade, custard, vanilla pudding, eggs, and gelatin, have someone make you a Chef Cocores CTRT Puree.
 

 

Recipe
BRIGHT FOODS  CTRT Puree
INGREDIENTS

1 lb twice or thrice ground conventional lean meat
4 potatoes, peeled and cut
1.5 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons unsalted sweet butter
 
COOKING DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

  2. Add all the ingredients to a casserole dish and stir a few times.

  3. Cover the casserole dish with a glass lid and bake for 30 minutes.

  4. Carefully remove casserole dish and stir the contents.

  5. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.

  6. Carefully remove from oven, mash into a puree, and allow to cool.

  7. Serve about 1 to 2 cups per hour.

  8. Blend water and puree for creamy or liquid consistency.

  9. Drink fluids and avoid eating at least two hours before your treatment.

REMEMBER: EATING GIVES CANCER A BEATING

 

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