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Life is like a box of chocolates… Can this tasty sweet really prevent cancer?
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Are scientists giving people candy to cure cancer?
Oh boy, there is actually evidence that chocolate prevents cancer!
This is plain chocolate, of course. Not chocolate with milk, sugar, and peanuts dded to it.
Chocolate has two components that prevent cancer.
Stearic acid and procyanidins. They work in two different ways.
Studies on the relationship between fat and cancer have been going on for nearly a century.
Early on, researchers just blamed “fat” for the observed increase in cancer.
But later on, in the 1970s, it was shown that only certain fatty acids are carcinogenic.
“…neither total fat nor the overall degree of unsaturation can be used as a single indicator of tumorigenicity of a diet.’’
And. basically, only one was consistently found to be protective.
After it became known that corn oil was far more carcinogenic than coconut oil and tallow, these researchers tested individual fatty acids on hundreds of rats.
“Multiple regressions have been calculated, expressing tumor incidence or time to tumor as a function of the levels of nine fatty acids (four saturated and five unsaturated)…”
Predictably, linoleic acid was found to be the most carcinogenic.
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This is essentially the only fatty acid which can produce prostaglandins: lipid hormones which stimulate growth.
Some fatty acids, such as oleic acid (found in olive oil), have little effect.
The one found to be most protective was stearic acid (stearate).
“The largest regression coefficients, though not the most precise, are observed in stearate (18:0).”
Chocolate is roughly 30% stearic acid.
This is twice as much as in beef, which is the next highest source of stearic acid.
Milk and cheese come in third at about 12% (percentage of total fatty acids).
Stearic acid can actually be seen as protective.
But due to the unbelievable nature of this claim, we need more evidence:
The design of this study was simple. Two groups of mice were fed two different diets:
One diet contained 13% stearic acid and the other did not (those mice had low‐fat kibbles at 4.5% total fat).
The mice who ate stearic acid (and more total fat overall) actually ended up with less cancer than the mice on the low‐fat diet:
This is especially surprising since a low‐fat diet is considered to be protective.
But yet the higher-fat diet containing stearic acid performed better…
Not only did the mice have fewer tumors, the ones they did have were smaller.
This change was reflected in their cells. The researchers noticed a fourfold decrease in linoleic acid composition.
“Fatty acid analysis showed a reduction in the percentage of PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids) in tissues removed from mice fed the stearic acid diet compared to that seen in tissues from mice fed the stock diet.”
What this means is lower prostaglandin levels, less growth, and less cancer.
Stearic acid is metabolized differently.
This is because it is longer-chained than saturated fatty acids.
Which makes it the most protective saturated fatty acid.
The shorter-chained palmitic and myristic acids are more preferentially burned in the liver.
Stearic acid is packed on to chylomicrons and can therefore become part of cell membranes throughout the entire body.
“These results suggest that dietary stearic acid interferes with the availability of certain PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids) required for tumor production.”
Besides displacing linoleic acid and arachidonic acid, stearic acid is thought to work in another way too.
Stearic acid provides rigidity to the cell membrane.
It doesn’t inhibit the enzyme which makes prostaglandins (cyclooxygenase) as some fish oils do.
It’s been observed that cancer cells are more unsaturated and more fluid. Stearic acid reverses this trend.
“Decreased membrane rigidity is one of the characteristics of malignant cells, resulting in part from the desaturation of stearic acid into oleic acid.”
This has been observed in human cells.
The stearic/oleic acid ratio has been found to be so important for cell fluidity and cancer that much has been made of this:
In yet another study, in 1987, stearic acid was found to be protective.
This study showed that it inhibits cancer in human cells, and also when directly injected into rats.
“In general, decreased membrane rigidity leads to increased cell metabolism and also higher division rates, features characteristic of the malignant cell.”
A carcinogen was injected into the subjects of both groups – and stearic acid into the subjects of one group.
By week 16, only 50% of the stearic acid rats had tumors, while 95% of the control rats did.
Again, what tumors the stearic acid rats did get were fewer and smaller.
Their red blood cells had increased in saturation index, while cancer risk had decreased. This is very exciting and convincing proof of the efficacy.
Of all the common foods, chocolate contains the most stearic acid.
Many centenarians report eating chocolate…
Dark chocolate contains less sugar, less milk, and more actual chocolate than other chocolates (the sugar in much of our chocolate crowds out the anticancer stearic acid).
Chocolate also contains procyanidins:
Like coffee, chocolate contains many phytochemicals.
And these have been shown to inhibit cancer.
Cocoa powder was defatted, extracted, and extracted again to yield two extracts: flavanols and procyanidins.
Both extracts were effective, but the procyanidin one more so.
“The effect of procyanidin extract on the regulatory enzymes of polyamine biosynthesis was accompanied by a significant decrease in the concentration of putrescine after 2 and 3 days of treatment.”
They were shown to both lower the polyamine concentration and downregulate the enzymes which make them.
Polyamines are powerful growth factors which interact with DNA directly.
They’ve even been shown to increase DNA replication during PCR (polymerase chain reaction), a routine procedure for amplifying DNA.
For this reason and many others, polyamines have acquired quite the reputation for cancer proliferation.
So you might expect additional protection from the procyanidins.
These act both as a general antioxidant and to lower cancerous polyamines.
And the stearic acid in chocolate actually displaces linoleic and arachidonic acids, lowers prostaglandin production, and provides cell rigidity.
“Inhibition of polyamine biosynthesis may be one of the several targets of the anti-proliferative effect of the cocoa flavanols and procyanidins.”
So chocolate – if not mixed with too much sugar and too many nuts – actually may be one of the best anticancer foods.
Sounds ridiculous? Just don’t say it out loud. But the results do speak for themselves.
Both the fat fraction and the cocoa solids in chocolate inhibit cancer, one by working against prostaglandins and the other against polyamines.
Just get the right chocolate.
——–Important Message——-
Breathe like this and watch your blood pressure drop…
This breathing exercise is easy to do and takes about 45 seconds…
…it gets blood vessels to expand again. Wide open vessels let blood flow without high pressure. The heart gets a rest.
Yes, it’s weird. Many men ask how can a 45-second breathing exercise lower blood pressure this well?
So I did the exercise when I woke up and in the evening before bed.
In just two days, this simple 445-second breathing exercise lowered my pressure by 5 points, then by another 5 points. I couldn’t believe it… my pressure dropped and stayed that way…
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Habib, N. A. "Stearic acid and carcinogenesis." British journal of cancer (1987)
https://www.nature.com/articles/bjc1987223.pdf?origin=ppub
Carnésecchi, Stéphanie. "Flavanols and procyanidins of cocoa and chocolate inhibit growth and polyamine biosynthesis of human colonic cancer cells." Cancer Letters (2002)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304383501007315
https://omega3innovations.com/blog/is-there-a-link-between-rancid-fish-oil-and-prostate-cancer/
https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/health-centers/men/does-fish-oil-cause-prostate-cancer/
https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/omega-3-fatty-acids-linked-to-increase-in-prostate-cancer-risk.html
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer/treating.html
https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/prostate-cancer/treatment-options
https://www.pcf.org/c/treatment-options/
Prostate cancer is a type of cancer which affects the prostate region of the body and can cause the formation of cancerous tumours. The treatment options for prostate cancer usually depends on several factors such as the type and stage of the cancer, the possible side effects from the specific kind of treatments, the physical health of the patient, their preferences and the most beneficial approach to the same. It is important to discuss with the doctor, the risks and benefits of all treatment options and when the treatment should begin. It is also important to be aware, whether the cancer has spread to the bones and a full outlook on the risks, given any other medical conditions that one may be suffering from.The prostate cancer treatment options depend on the stages of the Prostate cancer. The early stage prostate cancer commonly called as the stage I and II usually grows very slowly and Radiation therapy is usually administered (external beam or brachytherapy).But in cases where the cancer has grown to a Stage III (aka. Locally advanced prostate cancer), a specific type of surgery called Prostatatectomy is administered. In the early stages of the prostate cancer, active surveillance is often considered important. Radiation therapy uses high energy rays to destroy cancer cells. The types of surgery for prostate cancer include Open Prostatectomy which includes the surgical removal of the entire prostate and seminal vesicles and Robotic Prostatectomy where robotic instruments are used to remove the cancer tumour from the prostate glands.Focal therapies for prostate cancer treatment use heat, cold and other methods to treat cancer such as Cryosurgery and high intensity focussed ultrasound which is a type of heat based therapy. In the most advanced cases of prostate cancer doctors use ADT ( Androgen deprivation therapy ) and Chemotherapy to control and eliminate the cancer in the body.ADT includes lowering the testosterone levels in the body by surgically removing the testicles or by taking medications which turns off the testicle functioning or the production of testosterone. Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells that have spread all around the body. Immunotherapy and bone targeted agents are also used where the cancer might have reached the bones.
2. How are fish oil and prostate cancer related?
In specific studies (according to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Wash., ) it has been found that people with a high level of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood especially those who took fish oil supplements are at a higher risk of prostate cancer than those with lower levels. Though this report did not prove how omega-3 fatty acids can cause prostate cancer, many assumptions have been made on the risk of prostate cancer for those who have high levels of omega- fatty acids in their blood. The second question which is not clear is whether this was applicable to those who had a fish based diet at the core or does it relate to only the harmful effects of the fish oil found in supplements and those who take those supplements. As cited in many health studies, Omega 3 fatty acids have been found to inhibit the cancerous growth and can also help reduce the risk of cancer metastasis and the risk of dying from the disease. But this specific finding that Omega 3 fatty acids can increase prostate risk might also point to the fact that this could be because of the quality of the fish oils that are consumed. Studies have shown that rancid fish oil can show the opposite results than its benefits. The oxidation levels of the fish oil and its freshness also play an important role. According to a recent study by the University of Massachusetts, if the omega-3 fatty acids turn rancid, then the by products hence formed may be mutagenic and pro-inflammatory thus, can trigger the cancer causing effect of fish oils. It has also been found in trials that rancid fish oil can create a negative imbalance in the cholesterol levels thus affecting the body processes. This can also point to the fact that the best way to get Omega fatty acids is by consuming natural fish as a part of the diet than take fish oil supplements without the adequate knowledge of the quality of the fish oil or omega -3 fatty acids that is entering the body.
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