Raw apricot seeds diet to combat cancer cells?

[Jue]

Hi all, I reckon a new thread would be good for this topic so here I am.

I have a cat whom's recently diagnosed for colon cancer, through introduction I meet an old gentleman whom have been researching cancer cure for years coz of their family history of people getting cancer.

What he suggest is the "apricot seeds" diet, he did try that on a stray dog with cancer at a shelter he does volunteer work with, and it works pretty well.

More info on apricot seeds : Apricot Seeds Kill Cancer Cells without Side Effects

Unfortunately my cat won't take that apricot seeds at all, I added into various types of food but she just totally reject that.

Just want to know if anyone heard of this type of remedy diet? Anyone experienced in using it? Or heard of it?

Thanks for any advice.

[Greenport ferals]

I cried all the way home when my vet told me the biopsy on my cat Scoopy's neck tumor was malignant. They had already operated and removed it. I was told that in time it would grow back and I would be faced with difficult choices.

After reading everything I could find on the internet, I decided on a treatment with flax oil. I bought some in the refrigerated case at the health food store. Scoop received one eyedropper full once a day. I gave it to him just before his breakfast. He was always eager to eat and forgave me quickly. I never tried to put it in food because I wanted to make sure he ate and enjoyed it.

The tumor never grew back. I don't know whether it was the operation, the flax or what. He was 4 then. He's a big healthy alpha cat these days, going on 12.

Looking back, I know I tried the flax oil for myself as much as Scoop, because I felt so helpless and had to do something.
I know it didn't hurt and it very possibly helped.

Best wishes to you and your much-loved cat.

[furryfriends251]

Cats are obligate carnivores - they MUST eat meat to survive. Cats have no ability to digest, and utilize, nutrients from plants. So no, I doubt it would work for a cat, because they can't get nutrition from such things.

I have, however, read that feeding cats a raw diet can help a cat with cancer.

There is no hard evidence proving that a raw-food diet will cure cancer in cats, but many holistic veterinarians agree that a raw-food diet for cats boosts the immune system and improves the animals' overall health. Feeding a raw-food diet may act preventatively to strengthen their systems. Although feeding a raw-food diet has not been shown to treat cat cancer on its own, there is evidence that feeding commercially prepared food does contribute to creating diseases in cats, thus compromising their systems and possibly making them prone to developing cancer.

Research conducted from 1932 to 1942 on 900 cats by Francis M. Pottenger, Jr., MD, revealed that the cats who were fed a raw-food diet survived four generations, remaining healthy and cancer-free throughout their lifespans and producing healthy offspring. Cats in the other half of the study, who were fed commercially prepared foods, developed various diseases, including cancer, earlier in life and were unable to survive past the third generation, each producing kittens that were continually less viable.

The relationship between complex carbohydrates and an accelerated tumor growth rate in people has been established for quite some time. In 1997 the Colorado State School of Veterinary Medicine documented that dogs and cats with cancer had a longer survival time if they were fed a diet high in protein and fat but reduced in carbohydrate. Cancer cells require glucose, derived from carbohydrates, for replication. Cancer cells cannot utilize fat as an energy source, but healthy cells can. Therefore, feeding cancer patients a high fat and protein diet is found to “starve” the cancer cells of the carbohydrates needed for replication.

The well-documented omega 6:3 ratio for fighting cancer in people is 3:1. Veterinary oncologists do not know the exact fatty acid requirements that are best for our pets but many veterinarians are aware that commercial foods are completely devoid of essential fatty acids. Raw foods also contain anti-oxidants, which scavenge free radicals and promote a healthy immune system. A raw food diet contains an abundance of fatty acids and antioxidants beneficial for healthy animals and critical for cancer patients.

Cat cancer basically occurs when cell-dividing go askew. Cause of the malfunctions whether they’re inherited or acquired, may affect different types of cats in different ways. Some vets believe the environment and diet play a huge impact on the onset of cat cancer; whether it’s smog, or chemicals on lawns, or an unhealthy diet. Prevention is key, as in the instance with a healthy cat food diet; be sure to feed your cat nothing but healthy food such as raw organic foods.

[doodlebug]

Apricot pits are considered poisonous to cats...DO NOT feed them to your cat.

CFA: Plants and Your Cat

[MowMow]

Originally Posted by doodlebug

Apricot pits are considered poisonous to cats...DO NOT feed them to your cat.

This. I'm not sure if there is something called an Apricot 'Seed' but an apricot pit is poisonous.

" Peach (and Apricot) pits contain a number of chemicals called “cyanogenetic glycosides”. These are not cyanide, but when processed in the human digestive system, cyanide is one of the resulting by-products.

One of these cyanogenetic glycosides is amygdalin, which is the same chemical that was once sold as a fraudulent cancer “cure”, under the names “laetrile” and “vitamin B-17”. The only way in which this substance was ever actually shown to have prevented anyone from dying of cancer was to cause them to die first from cyanide poisoning."

[ibbica]

Originally Posted by Jue

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What he suggest is the "apricot seeds" diet, he did try that on a stray dog with cancer at a shelter he does volunteer work with, and it works pretty well.

More info on apricot seeds : Apricot Seeds Kill Cancer Cells without Side Effects

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Aargh! That article contains so much misinformation and so many outright lies that I don't know where to start...

So I'll just reiterate that others have said: for cats specifically, apricot pits (and yes, the pits are "seeds") are toxic. Please don't try to feed them to your cat.