Terry Thompson’s Blog

There are 22 minerals that are considered essential to bodily functions.  They are particularly critical to cancer patients for two reasons.  First, the effects of cancer often cause shortages of vital minerals.  Second, some of the minerals have qualities that help in the body’s fight against the disease.  In other words, when the cancer patient needs them most, the cancer often causes a mineral deficiency.

Cancer usually causes the following conditions which lead to mineral deficiency:

     * Loss of appetite and a poor selection of foods

     * Decreased mineral absorption due to conventional treatment

     * Decreased potency of minerals due to drug interactions

     * Loss of minerals due to diarrhea and vomiting

     * More minerals required due to tumor growth

Seven minerals are needed by the body in relatively large amounts: calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, sodium, potassium, and chloride.  Although these minerals are important to balancing the body’s nutrition, they don’t appear at present to contribute directly to fighting cancer.  Trace minerals, on the other hand are needed by the body in relatively small amounts, but have a more direct impact on cancer.  Posts for the next few days will cover various trace minerals relative to cancer treatment.

Conventional oncologists seldom provide any information on mineral supplements as a complement to treatment and will hardly ever prescribe them.  Only integrative oncologist, trained in such complements will ensure that patients get the full benefit of them.

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