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As I narrate this in July, 1998, seven and a half years have
passed since I was found to have stage four prostate cancer.
As I learned later I should have been dead at least seven
years. What follows is an account of things that were done
by me and by many other people and the results that followed.
The accounts that follow are not to be considered as specific
advice, but the information given may be used by any individual
as he or she sees fit, as is the right of any person.
In January 1991 I was diagnosed with Advanced Prostate Cancer.
Bone scans and other tests indicated no spread so it was decided
to operate. During the operation it was discovered that the
cancer had spread to the Lymph glands making it stage four.
The operation was not completed as that would not be the answer.
The only treatment used was Lupron and Eulexin to cancel
the male hormones. I was told the male hormone does not cause
cancer, but if cancer is present it is like throwing kerosene
on a fire.
Dr. Johanna Budwig, a Biochemist and blood specialist, in
Germany has been treating cancer of all kinds with nothing
but cottage cheese and Flaxseed Oil for over 16 years. She
says that people with cancer have blood that is low in Omega-3
and Omega-6 fatty acids and the blood has a greenish cast.
Flaxseed oil is 56% Omega-3 and 16% Omega-6. Recently I read
that most people have blood that is 80% deficient in Omega-3.
Dr. Budwig has taken patients sometimes given only hours to
live and restored them to health.
Doctors had attempted to treat patients with sources of Omega-3
but had not been consistently successful. Dr. Budwig's research
found that in order for these fatty acids to be fully available
to the body, they must be tied to a sulfur based protein;
the best source of which is cottage cheese. Depending on the
severity of the condition she had her patients use 3 to 6
Tbsp. of flaxseed oil a day, with at least 4 oz. or 1/2 cup
of cottage cheese per day.
I would use at least 1/4 cup cottage cheese per Tbsp. of
oil. If 4 or less Tbsp. were used per day and I'd split that
up so that I took them at 4 different times, although there
are no specific guidelines. I have learned recently that Dr.
Budwig recommends that the oil and the cottage cheese be thoroughly
mixed before eating it. I have realized that an excellent
approach would be to mix however many Tbsp. of flax oil one
plans to use each day in a bowl with at least a half cup of
cottage cheese and some fruit such as crushed pineapple or
frozen strawberries, put it in the refrigerator and eat a
portion of it at different times during the day. For two and
a half years I put a half cup of cottage cheese in a bowl,
added a Tbsp. of flaxseed oil, mixed in some crushed pineapple
or frozen strawberries or honey, and took it to school for
lunch. That tasted good. An excellent method of mixing is
with the use of a small hand held blender. Milk or juice may
need to be added to make the mixture thin enough so that the
little motor may be able to handle it.
After 3 months of treatment, the blood would be bright red,
the tumors disappearing and the amount of oil reduced to 1
Tbs. per day per hundred lbs. body weight for maintenance.
Yogurt will take the place of cottage cheese but more of it
is needed; actually about three times as much and if fruited
Yogurt is used it would need to be even more. …
We have recently learned that Omega Nutrition Canada, Inc.
1695 Franklin St. Vancouver. B. C. V5L 1P5 was the first company
to process Flax oil in the Western Hemisphere. Omega Nutrition
USA Inc. 6515 Aldrich Road, Bellingham WA 98226 is the US
outlet. Their toll free number is 1-800-661-3529.
They have a variety of information available on the value
and use of Flaxseed Oil and other products...
I immediately found a source of the oil and started. At the
time I had no real guidelines so used 2 tbsps of oil a day
for six months. At the time of the attempted operation my
PSA count was 75. It was six months before I had the second
PSA.
At 4:45 the following Monday a call came from the doctor's
office and the office girl exclaimed "Mr. Beckwith! Your
count is completely normal!" It was 0.1 and 0.1 to 0.4
is normal. From that time until this, October 1996, at 6 month
intervals, the count has ranged from 0.0 to 0.16.
As I revise this in July of 2001 I want to say that the flaxseed
oil was not the only thing that was being done. I was also
on Hormone Blockade which is also very effective for awhile
in lowering the PSA. At the time I discounted it a lot because
we had seen the PSA brought down with flaxseed oil alone in
a number of cases and when I asked the doctor if he had expected
the counts to go down that much he said, "No Way!".
For more inspirational stories or to get an update on Cliff's
current health visit www.beckwithfamily.com.
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