Argumentative Essay: Starving Cancer With Nutrition
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Starving Cancer With Nutrition
“My grandfather was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer at the end of October in 2007 and passed away March 7, 2008. As soon as he was diagnosed, at the recommendation of a close family friend who is an MD but believes in a holistic approach, he met with Dr. Marc Schwartz, who is a nutritionist. He told my grandfather fifty percent of people fail their battle with cancer because of nutrition, so just by being at that meeting my grandfather was already in the top half of that category. The cancer was taking my grandfather, a lifelong athlete, down quickly and by December he’d lost the ability to walk. Once the juicing and supplements had had the chance to take hold in his body, we saw his energy …show more content…
“When consuming carbohydrates, it releases energy to fuel cells such as those of the brain and muscles” (Dr. Atkins). Carbohydrates serve as the body’s main source of energy, which helps us and our organs function. When a person consumes carbohydrates, the carbohydrates break down into sugars called glucose that get released into his or her bloodstream. From there, the glucose enters the body's cells with the help of insulin and is used by the body for energy. Without carbohydrates, the body can become very weak and everyday tasks will be difficult for us to do, so carbohydrates are vital to a person’s health because it is one of the body’s main …show more content…
The body breaks down fats, stores them for energy, and transports vitamins in the blood. Fats serve as long term energy and are essential to a person’s health because it supports a number of the body's functions. Some vitamins, for instance, must have fat to dissolve and nourish the body (Mayo Clinic Staff, Aug. 07 2014). An article from the American Cancer Society states, “The body breaks down fats and uses them to store energy, insulate body tissues, and transport some types of vitamins through the blood.” Fats are used for long-term energy that could help you and support good cell growth. They are also meant for protecting your organs and absorbing nutrients to keep you healthy. In order for cancer patients to be healthy they must heavily rely on nutrients such as fats. Since chemotherapy kills not only bad cells but good cells as well, fats serve as a natural easy access nutrient to produce good cell and protect organs from these kinds of therapies. Cancer patients have to go through fighting cancerous cells and finding ways to replace the good cells that were killed by
Starving Cancer With Nutrition
“My grandfather was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer at the end of October in 2007 and passed away March 7, 2008. As soon as he was diagnosed, at the recommendation of a close family friend who is an MD but believes in a holistic approach, he met with Dr. Marc Schwartz, who is a nutritionist. He told my grandfather fifty percent of people fail their battle with cancer because of nutrition, so just by being at that meeting my grandfather was already in the top half of that category. The cancer was taking my grandfather, a lifelong athlete, down quickly and by December he’d lost the ability to walk. Once the juicing and supplements had had the chance to take hold in his body, we saw his energy …show more content…
“When consuming carbohydrates, it releases energy to fuel cells such as those of the brain and muscles” (Dr. Atkins). Carbohydrates serve as the body’s main source of energy, which helps us and our organs function. When a person consumes carbohydrates, the carbohydrates break down into sugars called glucose that get released into his or her bloodstream. From there, the glucose enters the body's cells with the help of insulin and is used by the body for energy. Without carbohydrates, the body can become very weak and everyday tasks will be difficult for us to do, so carbohydrates are vital to a person’s health because it is one of the body’s main …show more content…
The body breaks down fats, stores them for energy, and transports vitamins in the blood. Fats serve as long term energy and are essential to a person’s health because it supports a number of the body's functions. Some vitamins, for instance, must have fat to dissolve and nourish the body (Mayo Clinic Staff, Aug. 07 2014). An article from the American Cancer Society states, “The body breaks down fats and uses them to store energy, insulate body tissues, and transport some types of vitamins through the blood.” Fats are used for long-term energy that could help you and support good cell growth. They are also meant for protecting your organs and absorbing nutrients to keep you healthy. In order for cancer patients to be healthy they must heavily rely on nutrients such as fats. Since chemotherapy kills not only bad cells but good cells as well, fats serve as a natural easy access nutrient to produce good cell and protect organs from these kinds of therapies. Cancer patients have to go through fighting cancerous cells and finding ways to replace the good cells that were killed by