Natural Complementary Cancer Therapies

Cancer appears due to a natural cause. Tissue hypoxia or low oxygen levels in body cells is a must for any form of cancer. As a result, successful natural complementary therapies for cancer must be based on (gradual) removal of this cause and restoration of normal oxygen levels in body cells. Why do sick people (with cancer and other health problems) have low body oxygenation and often get cancer?

Minute ventilation rates (chronic diseases)

Condition	Minute ventilation	Number of people	All references or click below for abstracts
Normal breathing	6 L/min	-	Medical textbooks
Healthy Subjects	6-7 L/min	>400	Results of 14 studies
Heart disease	15 (±4) L/min	22	Dimopoulou et al, 2001
Heart disease	16 (±2) L/min	11	Johnson et al, 2000
Heart disease	12 (±3) L/min	132	Fanfulla et al, 1998
Heart disease	15 (±4) L/min	55	Clark et al, 1997
Heart disease	13 (±4) L/min	15	Banning et al, 1995
Heart disease	15 (±4) L/min	88	Clark et al, 1995
Heart disease	14 (±2) L/min	30	Buller et al, 1990
Heart disease	16 (±6) L/min	20	Elborn et al, 1990
Pulm hypertension	12 (±2) L/min	11	D'Alonzo et al, 1987
Cancer	12 (±2) L/min	40	Travers et al, 2008
Diabetes	12-17 L/min	26	Bottini et al, 2003
Diabetes	15 (±2) L/min	45	Tantucci et al, 2001
Diabetes	12 (±2) L/min	8	Mancini et al, 1999
Diabetes	10-20 L/min	28	Tantucci et al, 1997
Diabetes	13 (±2) L/min	20	Tantucci et al, 1996
Asthma	13 (±2) L/min	16	Chalupa et al, 2004
Asthma	15 L/min	8	Johnson et al, 1995
Asthma	14 (±6) L/min	39	Bowler et al, 1998
Asthma	13 (±4) L/min	17	Kassabian et al, 1982
Asthma	12 L/min	101	McFadden & Lyons, 1968
COPD	14 (±2) L/min	12	Palange et al, 2001
COPD	12 (±2) L/min	10	Sinderby et al, 2001
COPD	14 L/min	3	Stulbarg et al, 2001
Sleep apnea	15 (±3) L/min	20	Radwan et al, 2001
Liver cirrhosis	11-18 L/min	24	Epstein et al, 1998
Hyperthyroidism	15 (±1) L/min	42	Kahaly, 1998
Cystic fibrosis	15 L/min	15	Fauroux et al, 2006
Cystic fibrosis	10 L/min	11	Browning et al, 1990
Cystic fibrosis*	10 L/min	10	Ward et al, 1999
CF and diabetes*	10 L/min	7	Ward et al, 1999
Cystic fibrosis	16 L/min	7	Dodd et al, 2006
Cystic fibrosis	18 L/min	9	McKone et al, 2005
Cystic fibrosis*	13 (±2) L/min	10	Bell et al, 1996
Cystic fibrosis	11-14 L/min	6	Tepper et al, 1983
Epilepsy	13 L/min	12	Esquivel et al, 1991
CHV	13 (±2) L/min	134	Han et al, 1997
Panic disorder	12 (±5) L/min	12	Pain et al, 1991
Bipolar disorder	11 (±2) L/min	16	MacKinnon et al, 2007
Dystrophia myotonica	16 (±4) L/min	12	Clague et al, 1994

Furthermore, numerous other studies also suggest that terminal cancer patients have very fast (and usually deep breathing). Based on this data we know that low cell oxygenation has a simple cause: chronic overbreathing. It causes either destruction of the lung tissue (with ventilation perfusion mismatch) or arterial hypocapnia (low CO2 levels in the arterial blood). In both cases, hyperventilation leads to tissue hypoxia. The situation with cancer is the same: with approaching death (stages 3 and 4 of cancer), the terminally sick people breathe even deeper and faster.

Therefore, we need to restore normal breathing parameters (minute ventilation, blood carbon dioxide content, body oxygen level, the CP, etc.) back to the medical norms in order to defeat cancer. Normalization of breathing can take many weeks, months or even years depending on age, obesity, health state, and some other factors.

The most advanced system of lifestyle changes is based on the ideas of the Buteyko breathing technique. The goal of the Buteyko method is to achieve Buteyko's standard of ideal health manifested in 60 s for the body oxygen test at any time of the day or night. Such breath holding time ensures thorough oxygenation of all tissues and inability of appearance of any tumor. If there are any tumors present, normal body oxygenation will efficiently eliminate all existing tumors. (Note that when malignant cells start to spread and grow in distant tissues, the patients are generally not able to improve their breathing parameters up to 20 s CP. Breathing retraining can only make their last days of life more peaceful.)

Many ideas, techniques and principles of the Buteyko method can be found in "Learn here" Section of this website. The ideal program is adjusted to individual needs of the patient (e.g., exercise, sleep positions, diet, and supplements).

An important practical observation of breathing teachers is that restoration of tissues, including elimination of inflammation, malignant and benign tumors, various types of fibroblasts, plaque, cysts, papillomas or polyps, adenomas, lymphomas, keratoacanthomas, and granulomas need at least 30-35 s CP at all times. The duration of restoration depends on many factors related to the current homeostasis and input parameters of the biological system that is monitored through changes in respiratory characteristics, especially the CP (Control Pause). According to observations of Russian doctors, the Buteyko method can reverse earlier stages of cancer (stages 1 and 2), while there is definite improvement in the quality of life for patients who have cancer in stages 3 and 4.

Specifically, cancer treatment also requires appropriate nutritional support, including use of enzymes, raw diet, sprouting, etc. However, it should be noted, that none of these auxiliary factors (or special diet or supplements) or even all of them are not going to work, unless the fundamental cause of cancer (hypoxia) is addressed. The person may adhere to the best diet and eat kilograms of super foods but if, for example, the morning CP is about 15 s or less general progress is unlikely. Indeed, the cancer patient may have up to 20-25 s CP during the day but only 15 s or less in the morning due to the morning hyperventilation effect between 4 and 7 am. The positive effects of light easy breathing and good oxygenation during the day, when the tumor is shrinking is size, will be counteracted by growth of the tumor during 3 hours of morning hyperventilation.

Hence, it is crucial to increase the morning CP above 20 s in order to prevent growth of tumors. The personal program in relation to morning hyperventilation depends on dealing with such factors as breathing through the mouth at night, sleeping on the back, overheating, poor air quality, etc.

Conclusion. The main goal of alternative natural cancer treatment is to eliminate the cause of cancer on a cell level: hypoxia. The main cancer therapies, therefore, should be based on restoration of normal breathing parameters.

Reference Web Pages: Breathing norms, Medical Graphs and Tables about Breathing Rates (Minute Ventilation) and Body Oxygen in Healthy, Normal and Sick People
Breathing norms Parameters, graph, and description of the normal breathing pattern
6 breathing myths 6 myths about breathing and body oxygenation (prevalence: over 90%)
Hyperventilation Definitions of hyperventilation: their advantages and weak points
Hyperventilation Syndrome in the Sick. Table 1. Western scientific evidence about prevalence of CHV (chronic hyperventilation) in patients with various chronic conditions (34 medical studies)
Normal Minute Ventilation in Healthy Subjects: Easy and Light Breathing (14 Studies)
Hyperventilation Prevalence Present in Over 90% of Normal People (24 medical publications)
HV and hypoxia How and why deep breathing reduces oxygenation of cells and tissues of all vital organs
Body oxygen test How to measure your own breathing and body oxygenation (a simple DIY test)
Body oxygen in healthy Table 4. CP (body oxygen level) in healthy people (27 medical studies)
Body oxygen in sick Table 5. CP (body oxygen level) in sick people (14 medical studies)
Buteyko Table of Health Zones with clinical description of most common zones
Morning HV Morning hyperventilation effect or how and why critically ill people are most likely to die during early morning hours

References: CO2 Effects Web Pages
Vasodilation: CO2 expands arteries and arterioles facilitating perfusion (or blood supply) to all vital organs
The Bohr effect How and why oxygen is released by red blood cells in tissues
Cell Oxygen Levels and oxygen transport are controlled by alveolar CO2 and breathing
Oxygen Transport depends on breathing and these two effects (Vasoconstriction-Vasodilation and the Bohr effect) are parts of two diagrams that summarize influences of hypocapnia (low CO2 content in the blood and cells) on circulation and O2 delivery
Free Radical Generation takes place due to anaerobic cell respiration caused by cell hypoxia. Hence, antioxidant defenses of the human body are also regulated by CO2 and breathing
Inflammatory Response is controlled by breathing since hypoxia leads to or intensifies chronic inflammation through over-expression of the hypoxia-inducible factor 1, while normal breathing reduces these processes
Nerve stabilization takes place due to calmative or sedative effects of carbon dioxide in neurons or nerve cells
Muscle relaxation or relaxation of muscle cells is normal at high CO2, while hypocapnia causes muscular tension, poor posture and, sometimes, aggression and violence
Brochodilation - dilation of airways (bronchi and bronchioles) by carbon dioxide, and their constriction due to hypocapnia
CO2: Best Natural Cough Suppressant and "home remedy" since it calms urge-to-cough nerve receptors located in the tracheobronchial tree and larynx
Blood pH regulation and regulation of other bodily fluids
CO2: Lung Damage Healer: Elevated carbon dioxide prevents injury and promotes healing of lung tissues
CO2: Skin and Tissue Healer
Synthesis of Glutamine in the Brain, CO2 fixation, and other chemical reactions
CO2 myth "CO2 is a toxic waste gas" myth
Breathing control How is our breathing regulated? Why hypocapnia makes breathing uneven and erratic?

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