Okay folks. They now have a test to determine if you are keeping your inflammation in check. Ask your doctor about a C-Reactive Protein test. It has been around for a long time for heart and arthritis. However, — as you and I now know — Inflammation is a bad sign for cancer patients, too.
The more inflammation, the more bad protein (cytokynes). The more cytokynes, the faster the metabolism. The faster the metabolism, the more rapid the weight loss. The lower the weight, the more depressed the immune system and the fewer treatment options.
Break the cycle of the creation of TNF (tumor necrosis factor) — a very bad cytokyne.
Here’s a link to the article about the test from the American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4648
Here’s the link to the article linking C-Reactive Protein and the CRP Test to Cancer: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29800010/
Grandma Knew Best:
“Give ‘Em A Dose Of Cod Liver Oil!”
Why Fish Oil?
Omega 3 is medium chain triglyceride (MCT). In my last post, I discussed the reasons why MCT’s are particularly good for cancer patients. Now, let’s talk about Fish Oil as the best source of Omega 3 for cancer patients.
Omega 3 comes from plants (seeds and nuts), grain fed beef and fish. The active ingredients are EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).
Omega-3 from vegetables such as flax or perilla seeds (vegetable based omega-3) or beef requires significantly more enzyme activity to break down into DHA and EPA, and provide them in amounts helpful to the human body. In particular, a person with cancer may have inflammatory issues or metabolic problems (a person who is borderline or in Cachexia, perhaps) and, thus, can be lacking in the right kind or amount of enzymes to utilize vegetable based omega-3. Fish oil breaks down faster and easier, so fish oil is better. Seeds and nuts require time and a lot of enzymes for the food to be broken down into EPA and DHA.
