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Rate Your Foods

There’s a fellow named Patrick Qullian, PhD., who, at the time of writing a book, Beating Cancer With Nutrition, had worked with dozens of oncologists and surgeons and more than 5,000 cancer patients — many of them “cured” in a remarkable way by changing their diets in a way Dr. Quillian prescribed, it is alleged.

There are spiritual and genetic factors in disease. But there are also nutritional ones. Whether afflicted or simply aiming to avoid a dire diagnosis, it makes sense to consider his advice, which is: exercise regularly (even if it’s just an hour or two a week); fast as much as you can; work at removing stress from your life (let go and laugh more); and importantly, pray about what your unique body needs while you follow guidelines for good nutrition.

Find joy in God and health: wholeness. Balance. Eat simply, like Jesus did.

There’s a testimony below, but first, a chart on what the researcher, one of the nation’s foremost professional nutritionists, advised. He calls it “Rate Your Food”:

RATING FOODS

BEST
Oranges, limes, tangerine, bananas, strawberries, cantaloupe, guava, apricot, papaya, beet greens, cauliflower, tomato, asparagus, low fat cottage cheese and yogurt, nonfat milk, buttermilk, chard, pumpkin, winter squash, sweet potato, turnip greens, spinach, onions, parsley, cabbage, dandelion greens, Brussels sprouts, endive, sprouts, kale, pinto beans, soybeans, garbanzo beans, navy beans, garlic, green peppers, carrots, black eyed peas, wheat germ, brewer’s yeast, brown rice, barley, wheat, oats, whole grain bread, millet, amaranth, spirulina, rye, bass halibut, sole, cod, haddock, octopus

GOOD
Cherries, blueberries, grapes, honeydew melon, watermelon, pineapple, apple, pear, tortillas, low fat milk, low fat cheeses, parmesan cheese, potatoes, radishes, zucchini, celery, beets, lettuce, peas, lima beans, corn, popcorn, grits, trout, tuna, swordfish [though limit, due to mercury], clams, oysters, abalone, lobster, shrimp, salmon, low fat beef, pork, veal, lamb, turkey, chicken, kidney, heart, eggs, liver

FAIR

Prunes, raisins, dates, plums, rhubarb, fruit juice, dried fruit, whole milk, homemade low fat granola, most cheeses, cheddar cheese, extracted vegetable juice, sesame seeds, high fat beet, pork, veal, lamb, whole wheat and fresh fruit pie, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, peanuts, almonds, homemade pizza and whole wheat crust, peanut butter, duck, vinegar

POOR
Molasses, honey, canned fruits, waffles, pancakes, ice cream, crackers, avocado, sweetened condensed milk, white rice, white flour, commercial granola, commercial pizza, creamed vegetables, white noodles, oils and margarines made from olive, corn, soy, safflower, sunflower and cottonseed oils.

BAD
Sausage, hot dogs, bacon, salami, bologna, sugar, wine, beer, tea, coffee, diet soft drinks, commercial pies, corn chips, spices, gelatin deserts, mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar and oil salad dressings, Tabasco, cake, syrup, butter, coconut, sugared breakfast cereals.

WORST
Pastries, doughnuts, monosodium glutamate, soup mixes, distilled spirits, soft drinks, olives, pickles, lard, stick margarine, hydrogenated fat, pretzels, potato chips, mayonnaise and blue cheese salad dressings.

[And a testimony: “A. R. was a 48-year-old female diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. After her bilateral radical mastectomy, doctors discovered fourteen positive lymph nodes. Prognosis: less than two years to live, even with medical therapy. Patient began six rounds of chemo in her home town. Became violently ill. Eight months later, went to another hospital where she refused chemo, but received six weeks of radiation therapy twice daily to the chest and underarm lymph nodes that were positive. At same time began an aggressive nutrition program including lean and clean meat (fish, deer, elk), lots of vegetables and water, abundant prayer, and a wide assortment of supplements. One month later, she was considered ‘disease free.’ Four years later, she was still in complete remission.”]

[resources: The God of Healing]