My main advice is to obtain as many nutrients as possible from your daily diet, with supplements used to complement it. Supplements cannot provide every essential nutrient. In my approach to cancer prevention, diet alone is not considered sufficient to provide all the nutrients required. I also use supplements in cardiovascular prevention and healthy ageing.
The following nutrients are used in my approach to cancer prevention. They are intended to work synergistically: one nutrient may enhance the action of another. Unless otherwise stated, the amounts below are daily doses.
– A multivitamin and mineral supplement with appropriate doses as a foundation (available at supplentia.com; code PROEAO10). Choose a product without iron or copper unless a deficiency has been confirmed.
– Vitamin D3: 2000 IU or more (depending on the blood test results; ensure that the vitamin D value is above 40 nanograms per ml of blood). Especially in the initial phase, vitamin D can slow down the growth and development of cancer and therefore reduce the risk of mortality.
– Iodine: 0.5 to 1 mg.
– Folic acid (in the form of methylfolate): 0.2 to 0.4 mg (together with vitamin B12 and B6)
– Omega 3 fatty acids: 500 to 1000 mg EPA+DHA.
– Curcumin: 250-500 mg.
– Resveratrol (works synergistically with curcumin and quercetin in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells; occurs naturally in red wine, grapes, peanuts, dark chocolate). High doses are not necessary: 50-100 mg.
– EGCG from green tea, at least 300 mg.
– Broccoli extract in the form of sulforaphane glucosinolate (SGS): 25-50 mg.
– Pomegranate extract: 400 mg.
– Coenzyme Q10: 50-100 mg.
– Melatonin: 3-10 mg (25 mg during chemotherapy)
– Vitamin C: at least 500 mg per day.
– Quercetin is a flavonoid, present in red grapefruit and red onion, among others. 400-800 mg.
– Phytoadapt : 2 capsules per day. This epigenetic formula is used here with the aim of stimulating tumour-suppressor genes involved in the clearance of cancer cells (available at nutri4all.com; code HERTGK10).