Seven Levels of Eating

to Reverse Cancer
Edward Bauman, M.Ed., Ph.D.

C ancer is a failure of a cell to perform its desig-

nated function in the body. This is largely due
to a breakdown in intracellular communication due to
excessive toxicity and insufficient nutrition to enable
healthy genetic expression. Chronically disturbed cells
alter their form and function. They grow in an uncon-
trolled way due to their ability to create an enhanced
blood supply (angiogenesis) and avoid normal cell
senescence and death (apoptosis). Below are the foods
that cancer cells hate, and healthy cells love. Diet is
not a primary treatment for cancer, but rather a recipe
for supporting life.
Integrative oncology combines allopathic and natural
approaches to lower tumor burden, while provid-
ing personal, social, and spiritual support to inspire a
person with cancer to live with renewed intention to
change the conditions within and around them that
allowed cancer to manifest. Eating For Health™ is an
essential starting point to reverse cancer as the health
of each cell is dependent on the oxygen and nutrients
it receives and its ability to clear waste.
Anti-angiogenic foods to prevent tumor blood
vessel formation
¾¾ Cruciferous vegetables — broccoli, Brussel
sprouts, cabbage, kale
¾¾ Legumes — non-GMO soy, lima, lentils, aduki
beans
¾¾ Green tea — Japanese varieties contain the great-
est amount of the “anti-cancer” flavonoid ECGC
¾¾ Turmeric — yellow spice in curry
¾¾ Berries — raspberries, strawberries, blueberries,
cranberries
¾¾ Grapes skins and seeds — red wine
¾¾ Omega-3 fatty acids — algae, flax seed, soy,
mackerel, sardines, salmon
¾¾ Soluble fiber — flax, pectin, prunes, apricots
Pro-apoptosis foods to signal abnormal cells to
undergo cell death
¾¾ Cruciferous vegetables — broccoli, Brussel
sprouts, cabbage, kale
¾¾ Allium vegetables — garlic, onions, leeks
¾¾ Turmeric — yellow spice in curry
¾¾ Berries — raspberries, strawberries, blueberries,
cranberries
¾¾ Grape skin and seeds — red wine
¾¾ Mushrooms — reishi, shiitake, maitake, cordyceps
¾¾ Organic pit fruit — apricots, cherries, plums,
peaches, nectarines
Anti-oxidant foods to quench free radicals that
damage cells and sap immune strength
¾¾ Allium vegetables — garlic, onions, leeks
¾¾ Turmeric — yellow spice in curry
¾¾ Green tea — Japanese varieties contain the great-
est amount of the “anti-cancer” phytonutrients
¾¾ Berries — strawberries, blueberries, cranberries
¾¾ Tomatoes with red onions with olive oil and basil
¾¾ Citrus fruits — oranges, lemons, grapefruits

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¾¾ Mushrooms — reishi, shiitake, maitake, cordyceps
¾¾ Dark chocolate — 1 oz. serving, 70% or above,
best with cup of green tea and lemon
Anti-inflammatory foods to protect vulnerable
cells and stimulate a healing response
¾¾ Turmeric — yellow spice in curry
¾¾ Citrus fruits — oranges, lemons, grapefruits
¾¾ Mushrooms — reishi, shiitake, maitake
¾¾ Ginger with chlorophyll — greens such as
wheat grass, spirulina, parsley, cilantro
¾¾ Fresh vegetable and fruit juice
Detoxifying foods to reduce carcinogenic com-
pounds and toxic residues of medication
¾¾ Whey protein, yogurt, kefir
¾¾ Cruciferous vegetables — broccoli, Brussel
sprouts, cabbage, kale
¾¾ Allium vegetables — garlic, onions, leeks
¾¾ Citrus fruits — oranges, lemons, grapefruits
¾¾ Berries — strawberries, blueberries, cranberries
“We are continually faced with great opportunities
which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.”
Margaret Mead
“And what do I actually do? I give cancer patients
simple, natural foods. That is all. I take sick people out
of the hospital, when it is said there that they do not
have more than an hour or two left to live, that the
scientifically attested diagnosis is at hand and that
the patient is completely moribund. In most cases I can
help even these patients quickly and conclusively.”
Dr. Johanna Budwig, seven-times Nobel Prize nominee,
in “Flax Oil as a True Aid”
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not
to mourn for the past, worry about the future,
or anticipate troubles but to live in the
present moment wisely and earnestly.”
Buddha, Philosopher
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Blood sugar and hormonal regulating foods to
minimize abnormal cell growth
¾¾ Cruciferous vegetables — broccoli, Brussel
sprouts, cabbage, kale
¾¾ Legumes — especially soy, such as edemame,
miso, tempeh, tofu
¾¾ Tomatoes, red onions with olive oil, and basil
¾¾ Soluble fiber — flax, pectins, prunes, apricots, figs
Liver and immune nourishing foods to protect
against infection and cancer recurrence
¾¾ Digestible protein — such as whey, eggs, nuts,
seeds, legumes
¾¾ Mushrooms — reishi, shiitake, cordyceps
¾¾ Omega-3 fatty acids — algae, flax seed, soy,
mackerel, sardines, salmon
¾¾ Citrus fruits and peels — oranges, lemons,
pineapple, grapefruits
¾¾ Turmeric — yellow spice in curry
“No problem can be solved from the same level
of consciousness that created it.”
Albert Einstein
“...it is not so much a problem of getting rid of cancer,
but of having the patient take responsibility — for his
or her health, to continue to follow the instructions
from the health practitioner, and to maintain the
changes in diet and lifestyle for the rest of their lives.
Otherwise, almost inexorably, another degenerative
disease, if not the same cancer, will develop and mani-
fest and invariably shorten the patient’s life span.”
Dr. Jürgen Buche
“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”
Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister