More than 500,000 people, world-wide, are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year and it is the direct cause of over 200,000 deaths. I find it helpful to view prostate cancer as the male equivalent of breast cancer.
The conventional treatments for prostate cancer include surgery to remove the prostate gland or radiotherapy. However, more recent research has begun to question these radical treatments as they may not be necessary for most men diagnosed with a low-grade of the disease.
Two “Forgotten Vitamins” Prove Crucial for Cancer Reduction and Health
One specific treatment for prostate cancer that has been brought to the research forefront is vitamin D from sunshine exposure – another frequently forgotten vitamin besides vitamin K.
According to a previous study, men with higher levels of vitamin D in their blood were half as likely to develop aggressive forms of prostate cancer as those with lower amounts.
Another groundbreaking study discovered that correcting vitamin D deficiencies through appropriate sunshine exposure could prevent 600,000 cases of colorectal- and breast cancer each year, world-wide. Numerous studies confirm the link between vitamin D deficiency and multiple types of cancer.
Likewise, vitamin K has been found beneficial in the fight against various cancers, including liver, colon, stomach, nasopharynx, and oral cancer.
Studies have also suggested vitamin K may be used therapeutically in the treatment of patients with lung cancer, liver cancer, and leukemia.
Vitamin K is vital in heart disease prevention as well, because it helps prevent hardening of your arteries – a common risk factor in coronary artery disease and heart failure.
Other beneficial effects of vitamin K include:
Helpful against Alzheimer’s disease
Topical vitamin K may help to reduce bruising
May have antioxidant properties
Strengthens bone (some studies have actually shown vitamin K to be equivalent to Fosamax-type osteoporosis drugs)
Improves skin
It is such an important vitamin that, although I don’t typically recommend adding extra supplements to your diet, vitamin K is of the few supplements you should seriously consider because many people don’t get nearly enough of it on a daily basis through the foods they eat.
I recommend 3,000 mcg of vitamin K per day. If you are pregnant or nursing, avoid vitamin K supplemental intakes higher than the RDA (65 mcg) unless specifically recommended and monitored by your physician.
If you’ve experienced stroke, cardiac arrest, or are prone to blood clotting, don’t take vitamin K without consulting your physician first.
Another important note is that vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin, which means that dietary fat is necessary for its absorption. One easy way to do this is by adding liquid vitamin K drops directly into your fish oil or krill oil. This will ensure that the vitamin K is well-absorbed by your body. Alternatively, you could add it to any other food that contains healthy fat.
To ensure you’re getting enough vitamin D, make it a habit of getting regular sunshine exposure – at minimum 15 minutes per day with at least 40 percent of your body uncovered. For more in-depth information about the health benefits of sunshine, keep your eye out for my new book Dark Deception, due out later this year, or take a look at my Special Report on Sunshine, which is available now.
Which Kind of Vitamin K is Most Beneficial?
A lot of research has focused on synthetic vitamin K3 taken at high doses, and it is commonly being used with chemotherapy agents for enhanced effectiveness. However, I do not advise using the synthetic vitamin K3, but rather the plant-based vitamin K1 (phylloquinone, a.k.a. phytonadione) and bacterially produced vitamin K2 (menaquinone).
K1 is found in dark green leafy, and makes up about 90 per cent of the vitamin K in a typical Western diet. The following table lists some vegetable sources of K1 that you should consider eating frequently:
Food
Vitamin K*
Collard Greens
440
Spinach
380
Salad Greens
315
Kale
270
Broccoli
180
Brussels Sprouts
177
Food
Vitamin K*
Cabbage
145
Olive Oil
55
Asparagus
60
Okra
40
Green Beans
33
Lentils
22
K2, on the other hand, makes up only about 10 per cent of Western vitamin K consumption.
Fermented foods, such as natto, typically have the highest concentration of vitamin K found in the human diet, and can provide several milligrams of vitamin K2 daily. This level far exceeds the amount found in dark green vegetables.
For example, vitamin K2 concentration after the consumption of natto has been shown to be about 10 times higher than that of vitamin K1 after eating spinach. Unfortunately, most Americans do not eat many fermented foods.
Vitamin K2 is synthesized by intestinal bacteria, and is absorbed from the distal small bowel. Keep in mind that taking antibiotics hampers vitamin K2 absorption.
Natto is such an amazing superfood that I seek to regularly incorporate it into my diet.
How to Prevent and Treat Prostate Cancer Naturally
In addition to adding vitamin K to your diet, these helpful tips on prostate cancer prevention and all-natural alternative treatments were given to me by former guest commentator Dr. Larry Clapp, author of Prostate Health in 90 Days Without Drugs or Surgery.
Cleanse past accumulation of toxins in your tissue, gut and colon with a good detox program
Cleanse your mouth of hidden infections from root canals, amalgam fillings, decay and gum infections. Then, chelate mercury from your body, nutritionally.
Avoid as many toxins as possible as your prostate was designed by nature to filter toxins from your semen.
Adopt the Total Health Program and eat a healthy diet based on your nutritional type.
All types must eliminate:
High glycemic carbohydrates, such as sugar, pasta, potatoes, bread and most grains
All pasteurized dairy
Conventional grain and chemical fed animals
Most fish, due to high levels of mercury and PCB contamination
Also incorporate natural lycopene foods such as:
Tomatoes
Raspberries
Watermelon
Cabbage family foods, such as broccoli and broccoli sprouts to help control excess estrogens, the real enemy of the prostate.
Take a high quality fish oil with Vitamin E, to rebuild omega 3 fat levels, which are deficient in most people and a major cause of inflammation and disease.
Get full body sun exposure whenever possible to increase vitamin D levels, which need to be tested regularly.
Avoid biopsies, which permanently damage the prostate and can spread or cause cancer. Have a far more reliable, non invasive, Power Color Doppler Sonogram of your prostate done by Robert Bard, MD in New York City, www.cancerscan.com or other qualified Radiologists. PCD is the first line of diagnosis in other countries, but is not sanctioned by American Urologists so it is difficult to find.
tests and diagnostics.... I can tell you that this post is well worth reading.
About Lycopene - Cooked tomatoes are better than raw in that respect...
In general Broccoli and Cabbage family veggies are just plain old good for you... I try to eat at least ONE large serving of fruit a day...They are the best source of vitamins there is - better than one-a-day!
There are other web sites... and in general I recommend going to the NIH national library of medicine if you have a question - your tax payer dollars paid for that research - and you therefore have a right to whatever results there are.... Demand from your senator and congressman that ALL medical publications performed under an NIH or NSF grant be made available on line - FOR FRICKIN FREE! as now - you will pay on average $15 per article.
My son is an herbalist, and has gotten me on a diet of all natural beneficial foods and some supplements. I'm much healthier now than I was a couple of years ago.
Another consideration on cancer is Vitamin B17, or Laetrile. A book you may be interested in is "World Without Cancer", by G. Edward Griffin.
The medical industry just wants to cut on us and give us medication that makes us sicker!
Kisses,
C
We got drugs for shit we ain't got diseases for yet.
The more I age the more I study up on nutrition, but I've always been a bit of a health freak. Unfortunately, the past three years my schedule has been wacky but now I'm getting back on track.
I, too, think it is vital to have the correct amount of Vitamin K in your system, especially if you're a man. I took it after a surgery because the hospital gave me an infection and my arm was so painful and swollen. It was much more potent than an aspirin. But you can OD on it, so like Cheyenna said, "Check with a physician first." However, when I told my doctor at the VA that I had taken Vitamin K, she was not happy. Interestingly enough, she did say that it helped the clot and was very surprised to see the results. Sometimes you just have to take things into your own hands, but do the research before changing your diet.
Hugs,
ciara
Right on Cheyenna, very accurate with everything, but let me simplify things for you all that are worried about cancer, or any other disease or illness.
The fastest way from a to b, or a to z, depending on your route, is juicing. Go out and buy yourself a decent juicer in the $300 - $400 range, and juice 32 to 64oz of organic vegetable every day. Throw in a scoop of wheat grass and you are good to go. By doing this you are assimilating close to 92 minerals and almost all essential vitamins in one drink. How cool is that! Even if you do nothing else with your lifestyle, you will instantly see the affects, or the effects it has on your body.
Eventually, all the good pushes out the bad, and life is good!
My Story: I spent the majority of my twenties polluting my body, and party-ing my ass off just like everyone else on this board. When I turned twenty eight, I started to have chronic sinus infections and my GP had no clue on how to treat it. He was real good at prescribing full spectrum antibiotics, and as such, I torched my digestive tract. After a year of misery, I took things into my own hands and started to educate myself on the human body and eventually became a semi raw foodist. Since then, I feel incredible every minute of every day, however, I still have my vises. I know I will never be a full time raw foodist and that’s fine. My main objective when I wake up in the AM is to feed my cells with high octane nutrition. And the cheapest, most efficient way to do so is juicing.
Try it, you will love it.