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leagues found that cannabis retarded the growth of lung cancer. Marijuana is certainly safer than morphine, which is often the drug of choice for people with late-stage cancer. It is very sad to watch a patient struggle to die after having been pumped up on morphine. Fortunately, many states are now passing laws that allow legal access to this medicinal plant for those who need it. |
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Coffee enemas, among other benefits, can relieve pain, particularly when there are bowel or bile duct obstructions and/or constipation that must be corrected before healing can begin. See chapter 8 for more information and instructions. |
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Lipoic acid reduces the production of lactic and peruvic acids that are generated by cancer cells, thereby causing severe muscular pain. |
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Dose: 300 to 600 mg daily in divided doses, taken with meals. |
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Neuropathy is nerve damage that has occurred causing pain and numbness, particularly in the extremities. See table 11.1 for nutritional supplements that can inhibit and/or treat chemotherapy-induced neuropathy. |
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Table 11.1
Nutritional Supplements for Chemotherapy |
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Liquid vitamin B12 and folic acid (Hydroxy Folate) |
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2-4 mg each taken under the tongue |
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Vitamin B complex or multivitamin with each B vitamin |
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PCO phytosome (grape seed or pycnogenol) |
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Hypericum (St. John's wort) |
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3-6 capsules daily (use 0.3 hypericum standardized 300 mg capsules); or use 30-60 drops of extract 3 times daily |
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