A word about Dr. Moerman's Diet.
I thought I had posted about Dr. Moerman's Diet before, but could not find it so here are my thoughts.
Apparently Dr. Moerman's diet was implemented by the Dutch Ministry of Health as a standard cancer treatment in 1987. Per below, it was stopped soon after. He died in 1988. The diet never took off.
While most doctors and USC phD researcher Dr. Longo would not agree with the "allowed foods" containing grains, Dr. Moerman was demonstrating likely the real effects from a modified-fasting diet that are now showing interesting results.
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References:
1. https://www.cancertutor.com/moerman/
2. Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1990 Apr 10;79(15):464-7.
Cornelis Morman, M.D. (893-1988) was a Dutch physician who pacticed medicine for nearly 50 years. In the 1930s, he began experimenting with pigeons and claimed to have found "mysterious suppressors" of the cancer cell -- "eight essential substances" that can keep humans healthy. He also claimed:
Proponents claim that Moerman's diet was approved by the Dutch Ministry of Health in 1987 based on government-supported research. However, in 1988, the Swiss Cancer League's Study Group on Unproven Methods of Oncology investigated this claim and reported: "At the beginning of the 1980s the Dutch government supported a prospective trial to investigate the effectiveness of the Moerman therapy. After the study had begun, the Moerman doctors dropped out one after the other, and the study had to be terminated without any results being obtained." [1] The Study Group also concluded:
I thought I had posted about Dr. Moerman's Diet before, but could not find it so here are my thoughts.
Apparently Dr. Moerman's diet was implemented by the Dutch Ministry of Health as a standard cancer treatment in 1987. Per below, it was stopped soon after. He died in 1988. The diet never took off.
While most doctors and USC phD researcher Dr. Longo would not agree with the "allowed foods" containing grains, Dr. Moerman was demonstrating likely the real effects from a modified-fasting diet that are now showing interesting results.
SLC
References:
1. https://www.cancertutor.com/moerman/
2. Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1990 Apr 10;79(15):464-7.
[Cancer treatment using Dr. Moerman's diet and therapy. Documentation No. 24].
[Article in German]
Abstract
For prophylaxis of cancer and treatment of manifest cancer Morerman recommends as the basis of his therapy a lactovegetable diet and, in addition, the '8 essential substances': vitamins A, B, C and E, iodine, sulfur, iron and citric acid. At a later stage he also recommends supplementary vitamin D and selenium. The most important aspect is the change in dietary habits required by the diet prescribed by Moerman and the ingestion of the '8 essential substances' in the form of conventional preparations. The daily cost of treatment of a prostatic cancer, for instance, ranges from about Fr. 3.- to Fr. 6.-. Side effects are not mentioned. The diet and therapy were developed by the Dutch physician Dr Moerman (1893-1988) as long ago as the 1930s. The promoters are the iridiologist J. Landman, the nutritional consultant E. Wannee and the writer R. Jochems. All three have written a book on Moerman. In Switzerland, the Lifecare Association endeavours to disseminate this form of therapy. A chronic deficiency of the '8 essential substances' is said to lead to metabolic disturbances, structural and behavioural anomalies of the regeneration tissue and alkalosis, which is claimed to be a fertile soil for the 'symbionts' that can transform healthy cells into cancer cells. Moerman came to this conclusion on the basis of his observations of pigeons. By means of a lactovegetable diet and substitution of the '8 essential substances', this metabolic disorder is said to be reversible, thus robbing the 'symbionts' of their growth medium. The results of the experiments with pigeons have, as far as we know, never been published.
More data:
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Dr. Moerman’s anti-cancer diet
TREATMENT RATING: This cancer treatment is rated ONLY as being effective on newly diagnosed cancer patients who do not have a fast-growing cancer and their cancer has not spread significantly. If you are an advanced cancer patient who has had a lot of chemotherapy, radiation or surgery or you have a potentially fast-growing cancer, do not use this treatment by itself, use it as the “cancer diet” of a more potent protocol:
Chapter on Treatments Rated For Advanced Cancer Patients
Chapter on Treatments Rated For Advanced Cancer Patients
How It Works
This diet is an immune system building diet, a “metabolic balancing” diet and is designed to stop the spreading of cancer. It is not designed to kill cancer cells directly, but is designed to build various aspects of the immune system and build the collagen fibrils so the cancer does not spread.
The Moerman Anti-Cancer Diet
Dr. Cornelius Moerman was a country medical doctor in Holland who fine-tuned his diet over many years by treating both pigeons and then human patients who voluntarily went through his treatment plans. Like several other alternative cancer treatments, it was developed on a trial-and-error basis. It is amazing how these trial-and-error cancer treatments are so similar to treatments developed more recently that have far more scientific data behind them. His research covered about 50 years, from the early 1930s to his death in 1988.
Furthermore, Dr. Moerman had few, if any, of the notes and discoveries of others. If he had had access to these notes, and had access to a juicer, as only one example, he might have used a quart of carrot juice instead of vitamin A pills.
Like many other alternative doctors, he considered that “cancer was [caused by] a malfunctioning of the immune system that manifested itself outwardly on the body's weakest organ as a tumor.”
The cure rate for this diet is very high for non-terminal cases (i.e. roughly the same as orthodox medicine, but based on “total life,” not a 5-year cure rate), but it also cures about 50 percent of terminal cases. Since it is designed to build the immune system and stop the spreading of cancer, its cure rate for advanced terminal patients is probably not very high.
A quote from the book: “not every case of cancer can be cured with the Moerman Therapy: However, all forms of solid tumor cancer have responded to it…” (1)
There are eight key nutrients in this diet:
1) Vitamin A (requires Vitamin D as a catalyst),
2) Vitamin B complex,
3) Vitamin C,
4) Vitamin E,
5) Citric Acid,
6) Iodine,
7) Iron,
8) Sulphur
1) Vitamin A (requires Vitamin D as a catalyst),
2) Vitamin B complex,
3) Vitamin C,
4) Vitamin E,
5) Citric Acid,
6) Iodine,
7) Iron,
8) Sulphur
In addition to these eight items, Dr. Moerman identified 17 symptoms of cancer, each of which can be addressed by one or more of the eight key nutrients.
The research on Vitamin C is well known, but the research on Vitamin A is not as well known, unless you consider the many studies that show carrots have cancer-fighting abilities. However, it was shown by an Oxford University researcher that Vitamin A could not only slow the growth of a cancer tumor, but that in some cases it could actually turn a malignant tumor into a benign tumor. (2)
In fact, five of these items are common among current alternative cancer treatments. The three exceptions are: iodine, iron and sulphur (e.g. MSM and/or DMSO). These three items are exceptional. It is now known, for example, that research on MSM and/or DMSO on cancer has been suppressed for over 50 years.
Iodine dosage availability has been suppressed by the FDA for many years. It makes one wonder whether someone had secretly discovered that iodine had cancer-fighting qualities, and that perhaps that is the real reason the FDA suppressed its dosage availability. (3)
The iron is most interesting. There is an “Iron Cancer Cure” developed by Austrian faith healer, R.A. Hoffmann. I have never seen this element in a standard alternative cancer treatment, though some of the foods that are known to treat cancer do have iron in them. However, a warning is in order. Too much iron in the blood can lead to heart attacks. This is a little known fact that has been ignored/suppressed by the medical community. (4)
Truly, this man was exceptional and only lacked from a close association with other alternative cancer researchers of his time. Perhaps, given his independent discovery of the three extra nutrients, that was good thing.
His diet basically consists of most vegetables, most fruits, some whole grains, butter, some other dairy products, egg yokes (not egg whites), and some other items. The diet is designed to supplement the eight nutrient supplements. The diet is very strict in things that cannot be consumed (e.g. table salt, even iodized table salt, meat, etc. are not allowed).
The total diet is very detailed, and includes what foods can and cannot be eaten, supplement dosages, etc. The complete diet, along with recipes, can be seen in the book:
Dr. Moerman's Anti-Cancer Diet – Holland's Revolutionary Nutritional Program for Combating Cancer, by Ruth Jochems (with a Forward by Linus Pauling)
As Dr. Moerman discovered, small amounts of Vitamin A had little effect on stopping the growth of the tumors. “He found that the most effective dose of Vitamin A was as high as 50,000 I.U. daily, although he increased this dose to 100,000 I.U. in some severe cases.” (Page 11)
Nutrients
Here are the dosages of the eight key nutrients in this diet:
1) Vitamin A (requires Vitamin D as a catalyst) – 50,000 I.U. to a maximum of 100,000 I.U. daily – taken once a day in the morning – found in butter, carrots, cod-liver oil, low-fat milk, spinach and tomatoes
2) Vitamin B complex – 2 tablets, taken one tablet, two-times daily
Thiamine (B-1) found in brown rice, low-fat milk, wheat germ and yeast,
Riboflavin (B-2) found in egg yolks, green vegetables, low-fat milk and yeast,
Niacin (B-3) found in wheat germ and yeast,
Pantothenic Acid (B-5) found in broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, egg yolks and whole grains,
Pyridoxine (B-6) found in green vegetables, whole grain cereals and yeast,
Biotin (B-8) found in egg yolks, whole grain cereals and yeast,
Folic Acid (B-9) found in beets, endive, green cabbage and whole green peas
[Note: Do NOT forget Cobalamin (B-12), found in liver, kidney, meats, fish, dairy products, blue green algae, and eggs, most of which are not allowed on this diet.]
Thiamine (B-1) found in brown rice, low-fat milk, wheat germ and yeast,
Riboflavin (B-2) found in egg yolks, green vegetables, low-fat milk and yeast,
Niacin (B-3) found in wheat germ and yeast,
Pantothenic Acid (B-5) found in broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, egg yolks and whole grains,
Pyridoxine (B-6) found in green vegetables, whole grain cereals and yeast,
Biotin (B-8) found in egg yolks, whole grain cereals and yeast,
Folic Acid (B-9) found in beets, endive, green cabbage and whole green peas
[Note: Do NOT forget Cobalamin (B-12), found in liver, kidney, meats, fish, dairy products, blue green algae, and eggs, most of which are not allowed on this diet.]
See also:
http://www.netfit.co.uk/vit3.htm
http://www.netfit.co.uk/vit3.htm
3) Vitamin C – 1,250 mg. to 10 grams daily – taken in several small dosages throughout the day because it cannot be stored by the body – “The patient should take the highest dose of Vitamin C that he or she can tolerate” – found in citrus fruits and green leafy vegetables
4) Vitamin E – 400 I.U. to 2,200 I.U. daily – also taken in several small dosages – “Important: Check with your doctor if you have low blood pressure.” – found in vegetable oils, wheat germ and whole grain cereals
5) Citric Acid – three tablespoon solution daily – one tablespoon, three times daily (Acidum citricum 10 to 15 g. with 300 g. aqua) – it is found in lemon juice
Note: He makes comments about Vitamin P in citrus fruits (i.e. citrin), which helps the blood to flow through the tiny blood vessels, niacin also does this (a B vitamin)
6) Iodine – three tablespoon solution daily – 1 tablespoon three times daily (Iodii spirit, 3 percent. Mix one to three drops in 300 g. water or red sour wine) – “This can be prepared using equal parts of the iodii spirit and the other liquid, depending on the severity of the case” – found in iodized salt, which is not allowed on this diet, thus it must be supplemented
This is a possible source of iodine:
http://www.herbalhealer.com/newproducts.html
http://www.herbalhealer.com/newproducts.html
7) Iron – three teaspoon solution daily – one teaspoon three times daily – undiluted solution sacharatis ferrici aromatic triplex – found in apricots, cherries, egg yolks, green leafy vegetables and raspberries
8) Sulphur – one gram daily – 500 mg. twice daily – powder created sulphur depuratum 0.5 g. This powder can be mixed with butter and eaten. [Webmaster Note: I assume this can now be taken as MSM in even higher doses] – found in broccoli, Brussells sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and egg yolks
Foods and Drinks
The most important aspects of the diet are lemon juice and orange juice. While it is true that citrus fruits do contain some cancer-killing nutrients, based on the cure rates we have seen, the citrus fruits are not as good at killing cancer cells as are some of the other fruits, such as purple grapes, strawberries, red raspberries, etc.
Adults must eat one or two raw egg yolks daily, unless they have liver or gall bladder disease.
Adults and children must drink the juice of three lemons each day.
These are the only two requirements. Beyond that a person can eat the proportions of the allowed foods to their own desire.
Foods:
GRAINS, CEREALS:
Allowed:
Whole grain breads,
Whole grain pastas,
Whole grain crackers,
Unpolished brown rice,
Barley, oat bran, wheat germ,
Wheat, oat and corn flakes
Whole grain breads,
Whole grain pastas,
Whole grain crackers,
Unpolished brown rice,
Barley, oat bran, wheat germ,
Wheat, oat and corn flakes
NOT Allowed:
All foods that contain white flour
All foods that contain white flour
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Allowed:
Butter, buttermilk, cream cheese, cottage cheese, Young farmer cheese, egg yolk, low-fat milk, sour cream, yogurt-plain (must contain dextro lactic acid, preferably with lactobacillus acidophilus – which restores the intestinal flora)
Butter, buttermilk, cream cheese, cottage cheese, Young farmer cheese, egg yolk, low-fat milk, sour cream, yogurt-plain (must contain dextro lactic acid, preferably with lactobacillus acidophilus – which restores the intestinal flora)
NOT Allowed:
Cheese with high fat and salt content: Bleu, Brie, Cheddar, Muenster, Swiss,
Egg white
Cheese with high fat and salt content: Bleu, Brie, Cheddar, Muenster, Swiss,
Egg white
VEGETABLES
Allowed:
All vegetables except those listed as not allowed
All vegetables except those listed as not allowed
NOT Allowed:
All beans and peas except whole green peas in their pods,
All potatoes; red, sweet, white,
Red cabbage, sauerkraut, white cabbage
All beans and peas except whole green peas in their pods,
All potatoes; red, sweet, white,
Red cabbage, sauerkraut, white cabbage
Limit Amounts:
Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, green cabbage, parsley
Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, green cabbage, parsley
Raw, organic vegetables are preferred.
To cook, lightly steam in water. Use no more than a pinch of sea salt in cooking water. Do not boil.
FRUITS
Allowed:
All fruits except those listed as not allowed
All fruits except those listed as not allowed
Raw, organic fruits are preferred (to cook: lightly steam in water – use no sugar if cooked, and do not boil)
Soak all dried fruits in water for 24 hours, discard soaking liquid before eating
Juices – all juices of the fruits and vegetables allowed on the diet are recommended
NOT Allowed:
Dates, figs, rhubarb, sweet grapes
Dates, figs, rhubarb, sweet grapes
Highly Recommended:
Beet juice, carrot juice, orange juice mixed with lemon juice
Beet juice, carrot juice, orange juice mixed with lemon juice
CONDIMENTS – DRESSING AND SEASONINGS
In moderation or as otherwise indicated below:
Bay leaf,
Black pepper (limit to one pinch occasionally),
Cream (use occasionally),
Herb tea,
Honey (limit to one teaspoon daily),
Lemon juice,
Moerman Mayonnaise (recipe in book),
Nutmeg,
Olive oil (use cold-pressed type only),
Cheese, grated (Use low-fat, low-salt varieties only),
Parsley (use sparingly),
Sea Salt (use only a pinch in cooking water),
Sunflower oil (use cold-processed type only),
Vegetable bouillon cubes (use those made without chemicals or preservatives only),
Black pepper (limit to one pinch occasionally),
Cream (use occasionally),
Herb tea,
Honey (limit to one teaspoon daily),
Lemon juice,
Moerman Mayonnaise (recipe in book),
Nutmeg,
Olive oil (use cold-pressed type only),
Cheese, grated (Use low-fat, low-salt varieties only),
Parsley (use sparingly),
Sea Salt (use only a pinch in cooking water),
Sunflower oil (use cold-processed type only),
Vegetable bouillon cubes (use those made without chemicals or preservatives only),
PROHIBITED FOODS
Fish,
Meats,
Shellfish,
Alcoholic beverages,
Animal fats,
Artificial colorings,
Beans and peas: kidney beans, lentils, marrowfat peas,
Cheeses with high fat and salt content: Blue, Brie, Cheddar, Muenster, Swiss,
Chemical preservatives,
Cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco,
Cocoa,
Coffee,
Egg whites,
Hydrogenated (heat-processed) vegetable oils [i.e. trans-fatty acids],
Hydrogenated (heat-processed) vegetable shortening [i.e. trans-fatty acids],
Margarine [i.e. trans-fatty acids],
Mushrooms,
Potatoes, all varieties,
Refined, iodized table salt,
Stocks or broths made of fish, meat, or shellfish,
Refined white sugar and all foods that contain refined white sugar,
Teas that contain any amount of caffeine,
White flour and all foods that contain white flour
Meats,
Shellfish,
Alcoholic beverages,
Animal fats,
Artificial colorings,
Beans and peas: kidney beans, lentils, marrowfat peas,
Cheeses with high fat and salt content: Blue, Brie, Cheddar, Muenster, Swiss,
Chemical preservatives,
Cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco,
Cocoa,
Coffee,
Egg whites,
Hydrogenated (heat-processed) vegetable oils [i.e. trans-fatty acids],
Hydrogenated (heat-processed) vegetable shortening [i.e. trans-fatty acids],
Margarine [i.e. trans-fatty acids],
Mushrooms,
Potatoes, all varieties,
Refined, iodized table salt,
Stocks or broths made of fish, meat, or shellfish,
Refined white sugar and all foods that contain refined white sugar,
Teas that contain any amount of caffeine,
White flour and all foods that contain white flour
Supercharging This Treatment
Since Dr. Moerman died in 1988, there have been many discoveries, particularly relative to killing cancer cells, that are not part of his diet. This should always be kept in mind. Also, like the Binzel laetrile diet, the Moerman diet does not correctly favor the vegetables and fruits that contain the most cancer-killing nutrients. For this reason this diet must be supercharged and modified for newer discoveries.
This diet suffers only from the time period and isolation in which it was developed. For example, MGN-3 or MGN3, RM-10, and beta glucan supplements are known to rebuild the immune system more quickly than any cancer diet can accomplish. The best product for building the Immune System is, without a doubt, Transfer Point's Glucan 300®. MSM is now available as a sulphur supplement. Carrot juice is far superior to pure vitamin A supplements, and so on.
An alternative cancer treatment should be a complete treatment protocol. Do NOT forget to study the complete treatment protocol for Stage I, II and III cancer patients and the complete treatment protocol for Stage IV cancer patients:
Treatment For Stage I, II and III Cancer Patients
Treatment For Stage IV Cancer Patients
Treatment For Stage I, II and III Cancer Patients
Treatment For Stage IV Cancer Patients
The Moerman Diet
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
Cornelis Morman, M.D. (893-1988) was a Dutch physician who pacticed medicine for nearly 50 years. In the 1930s, he began experimenting with pigeons and claimed to have found "mysterious suppressors" of the cancer cell -- "eight essential substances" that can keep humans healthy. He also claimed:- Chronic deficiency of these substances leads to metabolic disturbances, anomalies of regeneration tissue, and alkalosis that enabled microorganisms he called "symbionts" to transform healthy cells into cancer cells.
- Symbionts" were visible in the blood of healthy patients but the blood of cancer patients was "crawling" with them.
- A lactovegetarian diet plus supplements of vitamins A, B, C, and E, iodine, sulfur, iron, and citric acid (later supplemented vitamin D and selenium) would prevent or cure the cancers by robbing the "symbionts" of their growth medium.
Proponents claim that Moerman's diet was approved by the Dutch Ministry of Health in 1987 based on government-supported research. However, in 1988, the Swiss Cancer League's Study Group on Unproven Methods of Oncology investigated this claim and reported: "At the beginning of the 1980s the Dutch government supported a prospective trial to investigate the effectiveness of the Moerman therapy. After the study had begun, the Moerman doctors dropped out one after the other, and the study had to be terminated without any results being obtained." [1] The Study Group also concluded:
- The results of Moerman's pigeon experiments, as far ir could tell, have never been published.
- Moerman's postulated "symbionts" were never scientifically demonstareted to exist.
- Moerman himself provided rudimentary (anecdotal) reports [1].
Reference
- Study Group on Unproven Methods of Oncology. Cancer cure by the Dr. Moerman diet and therapy. Swiss Cancer League File No. 24E, 1988.
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