 Cancer,
Enzymes & the Power of Papaya
By Mauris L. Emeka
It has been said that cancer is the final stage
in years of acting against the laws of nature, and that anyone with an
unhealthy lifestyle and who eats improperly spends his whole life preparing
for this dreaded disease.
What is the nature of cancer as seen from the cellular level? Dr. John
Beard, a leading professor of embryology in Scotland, posed that question
sometime in the 1880s. He spent the rest of his life exploring the process
of cancer and discovering just what activity within the body produces
malignant tumors. Dr. Beard documented his work in a publication called “The
Enzyme Treatment of Cancer And Its Scientific Basis”, copyright 1911.
We have in our bodies what scientists call primitive germ cells. In laymen’s
terms, these are undeveloped cells that remain after new life is first
formed in a mother’s womb. They are called “primitive” because these cells
never did develop into mature cells to form various parts of the body. Think
of primitive germ cells as extra cells that were not needed in the formation
of the fetus. These cells are therefore in each of us, and they seemingly
have no function until and unless the body experiences stress or injury of
any kind. At that point, the primitive cells become activated in order to
help heal whatever stress or injury the body may be experiencing. And once
they are activated, these primitive cells start maturing and behaving like
trophoblasts cells, which are the cells that house the fetus in an expectant
mother. Dr. Beard found that these activated cells continue their growth and
development until enough protein digesting enzymes are brought to bear. When
there is a sufficient amount of protein digesting enzymes in the body the
growth of activated cells ceases. The organ known as the pancreas produces
these enzymes, but if it fails to produce enough of them then the activated
primitive cells will continue their trophoblasts-like growth eventually
producing a cancerous tumor. So whenever healing is initiated by primitive
germ cells it is vital that the body have enough protein digesting enzymes
to halt the healing process once it has reached a certain point. Dr. Beard’s
most important discovery was that if there are not enough of certain enzymes
in the body then the growth of activated primitive germ cells will proceed
unchecked and lead to the formation of a cancerous tumor. Indeed, the
present day enzyme treatment of cancer is based largely on this important
discovery
In a real sense, protein digesting enzymes are our first line of defence
against cancer. That is why it is so important that we nourish the body in a
way that introduces protein digesting enzymes into it everyday. Otherwise,
we must depend on the limited capability of our pancreas to produce such
enzymes. All too often our pancreas is not capable of supplying enough
digestive enzymes to digest the preponderance of cooked food that we consume
daily. [Note: when food is cooked it kills the enzymes and when we eat those
foods it becomes the job of our pancreas to supply enzymes to digest them;
but the pancreas is limited in this regard].
When someone has cancer, no matter where the malignant tumor shows up, it is
vital that they consume foods whose enzymes have not been killed. That means
eating an abundance of raw fruits, vegetables and nuts. Dr. Beard and other
researchers have discovered that enzymes that digest protein play a key role
in halting the growth of cancer cells. It’s no wonder that virtually every
alternative cancer treatment program encourages patients to stop eating
animal products and to eat more raw enzyme-rich fruits and vegetables. When
someone has cancer, if they continue eating a daily diet of animal products
(meat, chicken, fish, dairy, etc.), these hard to digest foods greatly
challenge an already overworked pancreas. Cancer, no matter where it shows
up, is a sure sign that the pancreas is not producing adequate enzymes. In
addition, eating animal products makes the body chemistry considerably more
acidic, and cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. And, as mentioned
earlier, a lack of protein digesting enzymes allows out of control primitive
germ cells to become cancerous. In that sense, we can think of cancer, any
cancer, as an enzyme deficiency disease.
The good news is that we can each do something about this situation. We can
change what we eat and eat more foods that introduce enzymes into the body,
as opposed to mainly cooked foods that require the body to manufacture
critically needed enzymes. One such food that is especially helpful in this
regard is the papaya and papaya seeds; another is pineapple. Both fruits
contain enzymes (papain and bromelain, respectively) that are similar to the
protein digesting enzymes made by the pancreas. Another extremely beneficial
food is sprouts (bean sprouts, broccoli sprouts). They are a rich source of
beneficial enzymes and other nutrients that are known to suppress cancerous
activity. Protein digesting enzymes are particularly important in that they
can dissolve the protein coating that forms around all cancer cells, and
this enables the immune system to finally ‘see’ the cancer cells and target
them for destruction. These foods also make the body chemistry less acidic
and thus a lot less conducive for cancerous activity. (See Barbara
Simonsohn’s book, “Healing Power of Papaya”, copyright 2000).
Grant it, protein digesting enzymes may not be the only answer to cancer,
but truly they are the body’s first defense against this most dreaded
disease. If I ever though I had cancer, aside from abstaining from animal
protein, sugar, refined grains, and processed foods, I would be sure to eat
at least a half of a papaya and a generous portions of its seeds daily in
order to strengthen my body’s first line of defence.
Mr. Emeka lives in Port Orchard, Washington. He authored two self-help books
about cancer: “Fear Cancer No More” copyright 2002 & “Cancer’s Best
Medicine”, copyright 2004.
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