How Personal, Dietary and Environmental Factors Contribute to Cancer
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- 1. Guy Dauncey, February 2012 www.earthfuture.com
- 2. The Universe took 13 billion years to create the miracle that is you… Guy Dauncey 2011 www.earthfuture.com
- 3. For every day of the past 3.5 billion years, (until the last 50 years) our ancestors ate 100% organic food
- 4. During the millions of years when our bodies were evolving we only ever ate organic food
- 5. Your Amazing Human Body 100,000 trillion trillion atoms All self-organized into one coherent whole Guy Dauncey 2011 www.earthfuture.com
- 6. Your Brain 100 billion neurons 100 trillion synapses All self-organized into one coherent whole
- 7. Every single neuron has evolved to be nourished by 100% organic food
- 8. We’ve come a long way from this…. Guy Dauncey 2011 www.earthfuture.com
- 9. To this … Guy Dauncey 2011 www.earthfuture.com
- 10. but… Guy Dauncey 2011 www.earthfuture.com
- 11. We’ve also come to this… Guy Dauncey 2011 Smithore Dreamstime.com www.earthfuture.com
- 14. …… ? Guy Dauncey 2011 www.earthfuture.com
- 25. Traditional taro fields in Hawaii
- 29. The way we farm
- 30. Eager to kill the bugs, we spray with pesticides and herbicides
- 31. When the soil is no longer fed with organic nutrients, farmers turn to chemical fertilizers
- 35. Conventional Organic
- 36. . Since the 1940s & 1950s, the mineral content of non-organic food has fallen dramatically 50% less iron 50% less calcium 50% less sodium 50% less copper 50% less magnesium 50% less selenium Meat / cheese: 50% less iron Broccoli: 63% less calcium Potatoes: 100% less vitamin A
- 37. Non-organic tomatoes: 61% less calcium 43% less Vitamin A 25% less iron 23% less protein 17% less Vitamin C 11% less phosphorus 8% less niacin 65% more fat 200% more sodium (salt)
- 38. Non-Organic Potatoes: 100% less vitamin A 57% less vitamin C 50% less iron 50% less riboflavin 28% less calcium 18% less thiamine Source: Globe & Mail, June 6, 2002. Story by Andre Picard quoted in The End of Food by Thomas Pawlick
- 39. Plants have evolved on the land over 400 million years. They know every trick in the book. When they are attacked by a fungus, they produce phytochemicals and metabolites to defend themselves.
- 41. When plants are sprayed against pests and fungi, they have no need to defend themselves.
- 42. Since they are never attacked, they don’t use energy generating defensive phytochemical compounds.
- 43. Organic crops must still defend themselves, and we are the beneficiaries: Organic corn: 58% more antioxidants Organic strawberries: 19% more antioxidants Organic produce: higher levels of vitamin C Organic fruits: higher levels of salvestrols
- 44. When humans and animals eat the phytochemicals that are abundant in organic food, they play an important role in protecting against cancer. Vitamins Antioxidants Salvestrols Salicylic acid
- 45. Professor Gerry Potter Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, De Montfort University, Leicester Member of the team which won a Royal Society of Chemistry award in 2011 for the discovery and development of the prostate cancer drug abiraterone.
- 46. He also discovered Salvestrols … …food phytonutrients which are essential for our wellbeing as a protection against cancer. They have been used by mammals as natural protectors for 150 million years. When salvestrols are consumed, they trigger a P450 enzyme that is present in most cancer cells to produce piceatannol, which attacks the cancer cell directly. British Journal of Cancer (2002) 86 : The cancer preventative agent resveratrol is converted to the anticancer agent piceatannol by the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP1B1.
- 47. However, foods which should be rich in salvestrols are low or devoid of them because: A: They are produced by plants in response to fungal attack and other infections. When non-organic plants are sprayed with fungicides and pesticides, their production of salvestrols is impaired, since they are no longer challenged by fungus. B: Since salvestrols have a bitter taste, they are being shunned for sweeter varieties. 100 years ago we would have consumed 10 times the amount of salvestrols we do now.
- 48. Salvestrols are particularly high in organically grown green vegetables and red fruits
- 49. “Although very few studies directly addressed the issue, the polyphenol content of vegetables produced by organic or sustainable agriculture is certainly higher than that of vegetables grown without stress.” Polyphenols: food sources and bioavailability. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Volume 79(5), 2004
- 51. Prevent Cancer Now “To eliminate the preventable causes of cancer.” www.preventcancernow.ca
- 52. Cancer in the Developed World 1900: 1 in 25 1925: 1 in 10 1960: 1 in 4 2000: 1 in 3
- 53. There is a sickness in our world… By Samoila Iuliana, age 9, Romania
- 54. Overall cancer incidence, 1975 to 2000 Canadian females: + 19.5% Canadian males: + 29.2% Bob Hunter, RIP Georgiana Phelan, RIP
- 55. Childhood cancer, 1975 - 2002 USA: + 1% a year Europe: + 1% a year Canada: Almost + 1% a year Mandy Green, RIP Cholette Chuda, RIP
- 56. If there’s a war on cancer, we’re not winning it
- 57. What contributes to the causes of cancer? The Full Picture
- 58. Personal and dietary factors Smoking Sun tanning Absence of UV light (Vit. D) Obesity Lack of regular exercise
- 59. Personal and dietary factors Smoking Sun tanning Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Obesity Lack of regular exercise Other food factors: Processed foods BGH in milk Sugar and alcohol Smoked meats Non-organic food Pesticides
- 60. Personal and dietary factors Smoking Sun tanning Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Obesity Lack of regular exercise Other food factors: Processed foods BGH in milk Sugar and alcohol Smoked meats Non-organic food Pesticides Workplace exposure Solvents Heavy metals Diesel fuel Benzene Asbestos +++
- 61. Personal and dietary factors Smoking Sun tanning Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Obesity Lack of regular exercise Other food factors Processed foods BGH in milk Sugar and alcohol Smoked meats Non-organic food Pesticides Workplace exposure Solvents Heavy metals Diesel fuel Benzene Asbestos +++ Radiation Solar UV Ionizing radiation EMF radiation Radiation from nuclear
- 62. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Smoking Sun tanning Second hand smoke Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Obesity Benzene Lack of regular exercise Diesel Other food factors Asbestos Processed foods BGH in milk Indoor air pollutants Sugar and alcohol Smoked meats Coal-fired power Non-organic food Pesticides Workplace exposure Solvents Heavy metals Diesel fuel Benzene Asbestos +++ Radiation Solar UV Ionizing radiation EMF radiation Radiation from nuclear
- 63. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Sun tanning Benzene Chlorine by-products Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Obesity Asbestos Industrial chemicals Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Coal-fired power Pesticide residues Other food factors Fluoride Processed foods BGH in milk Hormone disruptors Sugar and alcohol Smoked meats Non-organic food Pesticides Workplace exposure Solvents Heavy metals Diesel fuel Benzene Asbestos +++ Radiation Solar UV Ionizing radiation EMF radiation Radiation from nuclear
- 64. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Other food factors Processed foods Toxic products BGH in milk Sugar and alcohol Cosmetics Smoked meats Non-organic food Fire retardants Pesticides Solvents Workplace exposure Non-stick agents Solvents Heavy metals Cleaning products Diesel fuel Benzene Building products Asbestos +++ Plasticizers Radiation Some drugs Solar UV Ionizing radiation Hormone replacement EMF radiation therapy Radiation from nuclear Some surgical implants
- 65. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Other food factors Toxic products Processed foods Cosmetics BGH in milk Fire retardants Sugar and alcohol Solvents Smoked meats Non-stick agents Non-organic food Cleaning products Pesticides Building products Plasticizers Some drugs Workplace exposure Hormone replacement Solvents therapy Heavy metals Some surgical implants Diesel fuel Benzene Asbestos +++ Natural carcinogens Radon gas Radiation Solar UV Fungal aflotoxins Ionizing radiation EMF radiation in food Radiation from nuclear
- 66. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Other food factors Toxic products Processed foods Cosmetics BGH in milk Fire retardants Sugar and alcohol Solvents Smoked meats Non-stick agents Non-organic food Cleaning products Pesticides Building products Plasticizers Some drugs Workplace exposure Hormone replacement Solvents therapy Heavy metals Some surgical implants Diesel fuel Benzene Natural carcinogens Asbestos Radon gas +++ Fungal aflotoxins in food Radiation Solar UV Ionizing radiation Infectious agents EMF radiation Hepatitis B & C Radiation from nuclear HIV Human Papilloma virus
- 67. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Toxic products Other food factors Cosmetics Processed foods Fire retardants BGH in milk Solvents Sugar and alcohol Non-stick agents Smoked meats Cleaning products Non-organic food Building products Pesticides Plasticizers Some drugs Hormone replacement therapy Workplace exposure Some surgical implants Solvents Heavy metals Natural carcinogens Diesel fuel Radon gas Benzene Fungal aflotoxins in food Asbestos +++ Infectious agents Radiation Hepatitis B & C HIV Solar UV Ionizing radiation Reduced immunity Human Papilloma virus EMF radiation Toxic substances that weaken Radiation from nuclear the immune system’s ability to fight cancer
- 68. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Toxic products Other food factors Cosmetics Processed foods Fire retardants BGH in milk Solvents Sugar and alcohol Non-stick agents Smoked meats Cleaning products Non-organic food Building products Pesticides Plasticizers Some drugs Hormone replacement therapy Workplace exposure Some surgical implants Solvents Heavy metals Natural carcinogens Diesel fuel Radon gas Benzene Fungal aflotoxins in food Asbestos +++ Infectious agents Radiation Endocrine disruptors Hepatitis B & C Solar UV Endocrine disrupting chemicals HIV Human Papilloma virus Ionizing radiation EMF radiation Increased exposure to natural Reduced immunity Radiation from nuclear estrogen Toxic substances that Loss of darkness, reducing melatonin weaken the immune system’s ability to fight cancer
- 69. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Endocrine disruptors Toxic products Other food factors Endocrine disrupting chemicals Cosmetics Processed foods Increased exposure to natural estrogen Fire retardants BGH in milk Loss of darkness, reducing melatonin Solvents Sugar and alcohol Non-stick agents Smoked meats Cleaning products Non-organic food Building products Pesticides Plasticizers Some drugs Hormone replacement therapy Workplace exposure Some surgical implants Solvents Heavy metals Natural carcinogens Diesel fuel Radon gas Benzene Fungal aflotoxins in food Asbestos +++ Exposure to toxic substances Infectious agents Hepatitis B & C Radiation Solar UV By parents or grandparents HIV Human Papilloma virus Ionizing radiation EMF radiation Before conception Reduced immunity Radiation from nuclear In the womb Toxic substances that weaken the immune systems ability to During infancy fight cancer In puberty
- 70. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Other food factors Endocrine disruptors Toxic products Endocrine disrupting chemicals Cosmetics Processed foods Increased exposure to natural estrogen Fire retardants BGH in milk Loss of darkness, reducing melatonin Solvents Sugar and alcohol Non-stick agents Smoked meats Cleaning products Non-organic food Building products Pesticides Plasticizers Workplace exposure Some drugs Solvents Hormone replacement therapy Heavy metals Some surgical implants Diesel fuel Benzene Natural carcinogens Asbestos Radon gas +++ Fungal aflotoxins in food Radiation Infectious agents Solar UV Other factors Hepatitis B & C Ionizing radiation EMF radiation Family history of cancer HIV Human Papilloma virus Radiation from nuclear Poverty Exposure to toxic substances Reduced immunity Loss of Vitamin D Toxic substances that weaken By parents or grandparents Before conception from sunlight the immune systems ability to In the womb fight cancer During infancy Genetic variability In puberty
- 71. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light (Vit.D) Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Other food factors Toxic products Endocrine disruptors Cosmetics Processed foods Endocrine disrupting chemicals Fire retardants BGH in milk Increased exposure to natural Solvents Sugar and alcohol estrogen Non-stick agents Smoked meats Loss of darkness, reducing melatonin Cleaning products Non-organic food Building products Pesticides Plasticizers Workplace exposure Some drugs Solvents Hormone replacement therapy Heavy metals Some surgical implants Diesel fuel Benzene Natural carcinogens Asbestos Radon gas +++ Fungal aflotoxins in food Radiation Infectious agents Solar UV Hepatitis B & C Ionizing radiation HIV EMF radiation Human Papilloma virus Other factors Radiation from nuclear Family history of cancer Exposure to toxic substances Reduced immunity Poverty By parents or grandparents Toxic substances that weaken Loss of Vitamin D from sunlight Before conception the immune systems ability to Genetic variability In the womb fight cancer During infancy In puberty
- 72. Personal and dietary factors Air pollution Water pollution Smoking Second hand smoke Chlorine by-products Sun tanning Benzene Industrial chemicals Absence of UV light Diesel Pesticide residues Obesity Asbestos Fluoride Lack of regular exercise Indoor air pollutants Hormone disruptors Coal-fired power Other food factors Endocrine disruptors Toxic products Endocrine disrupting chemicals Cosmetics Processed foods Increased exposure to natural Fire retardants BGH in milk estrogen Solvents Sugar and alcohol Loss of darkness, reducing melatonin Non-stick agents Smoked meats Cleaning products Non-organic food Pesticides Is it any wonder Building products Plasticizers Workplace exposure Some drugs Solvents Hormone replacement therapy Heavy metals Some surgical implants Diesel fuel Benzene Natural carcinogens Asbestos Radon gas +++ Fungal aflotoxins in food Radiation Infectious agents Solar UV Hepatitis B & C Ionizing radiation HIV EMF radiation Human Papilloma virus Other factors Radiation from nuclear Family history of cancer Exposure to toxic substances Reduced immunity Poverty By parents or grandparents Toxic substances that weaken Loss of Vitamin D from sunlight Before conception the immune systems ability to Genetic variability In the womb fight cancer During infancy In puberty that people get cancer?
- 73. 2004 EWG Study of umbilical cord blood of 10 newborn babies 287 chemical contaminants Average cord blood: 230 chemicals
- 74. Mercury Coal-fired power plants, * Organochlorine mercury-containing pesticides products, certain industrial DDT, chlordane and other processes. pesticides. * Polyaromatic hydrocarbons Burning gasoline, garbage Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) Flame retardants in Polybrominated dibenzo- furniture foam, dioxins and furans computers, televisions. Brominated flame retardants; plastic production and incineration. Polychlorinated Naphthalenes * Perfluorinated chemicals Wood preservatives, Teflon, Scotchgard, fabric varnishes, machine and carpet protectors, food lubricating oils, waste wrap coatings. incineration. Polychlorinated dibenzo- dioxins and furans * Polychlorinated PVC production, industrial biphenyls (PCBs) bleaching, and incineration. Industrial insulators and lubricants. * Linked to cancer
- 75. “If ever we had proof that our nation’s pollution laws aren’t working, It’s reading the list of industrial chemicals in the bodies of babies who have not yet lived outside the womb.” - Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
- 76. Is our whole world being contaminated?
- 77. Advert in TIME Magazine, late 1940s
- 78. DDT being sprayed on Long Island beaches in 1945 DDT being sprayed on herded sheep
- 79. Genetically modified crops are designed to tolerate the heavy use of pesticides
- 82. Food grown using chemical pesticides… •
- 83. Food grown using chemical pesticides… • IARC has identified over 45 pesticides as know or potential carcinogens: almost half are still used in North America.
- 84. Food grown using chemical pesticides… • IARC has identified over 45 pesticides as know or potential carcinogens: almost half are still used in North America. • Farmers in industrialized countries develop and die of more cancers that the general population.
- 85. Food grown using chemical pesticides… • IARC has identified over 45 pesticides as know or potential carcinogens: almost half are still used in North America. • Farmers in industrialized countries develop and die of more cancers that the general population. • Pesticides are in the amniotic fluid of unborn babies.
- 86. Food grown using chemical pesticides… • IARC has identified over 45 pesticides as know or potential carcinogens: almost half are still used in North America. • Farmers in industrialized countries develop and die of more cancers that the general population. • Pesticides are in the amniotic fluid of unborn babies. • When pesticides disrupt the endocrine system, they may contribute to cancer in the tiniest amounts.
- 87. Food grown using chemical pesticides… • IARC has identified over 45 pesticides as know or potential carcinogens: almost half are still used in North America. • Farmers in industrialized countries develop and die of more cancers that the general population. • Pesticides are in the amniotic fluid of unborn babies. • When pesticides disrupt the endocrine system, they may contribute to cancer in the tiniest amounts. • In a 2001 study of 96 Seattle children, only one child, who had eaten exclusively organic food, showed no measurable concentration of organophosphates from pesticides.
- 88. Does it matter? Isn’t it only in tiny amounts? In 2003, a Belgian study found that women with breast cancer were 5 times more likely than healthy women to have residues of the pesticide DDT in their blood.
- 89. There’s cancer in dogs…. Between 1975 and 1995 the incidence of bladder cancer in dogs examined at veterinary teaching schools in North America increased six-fold. Scottish terriers whose owners had used phenoxy acid herbicides on their lawns were 4 to 7 times more likely to have bladder cancer than terriers whose owners had not.
- 96. “The science is clear. The results are unmistakable. Change your diet and dramatically reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and obesity.” Colin and Thomas Campbell
- 97. The China Study: The first long-term study of diet, lifestyle and disease Examined the health and diet of people in 24 provinces in rural and urban China and Taiwan who ate locally produced food, including many who were too poor to eat animal-based food. It found 8,000 links between diet and disease….
- 98. The China Study’s findings: • Those who ate the most plant- based food were the healthiest. • Those who ate the most animal- based food got the most chronic diseases • Provided there is variety, quality, and quantity, a plant-food diet can be healthy and nutritionally complete without animal-based food. The greatest benefits came to those who ate the greatest variety, with the least heating, salting, and processing.
- 100. 1: The Cabbage Family Brussels sprouts - collard greens - kale - broccoli - cauliflower glucosinolates & isothiocynates
- 101. 2: Garlic & Onions leeks, shallots & chives Protective action against cell-growth Fresh crushed garlic is far better than garlic supplements
- 102. 3: Soy Soybeans - miso - dry roasted beans - soy sauce - tofu - soy milk isoflavones
- 103. 4: Turmeric Curcuminoids, very potent antioxidants
- 104. 5: Japanese Green Tea Polyphenols - flavanols
- 105. 6: Berries Strawberries - raspberries - cranberries - blueberries - blackberries Ellagic acid
- 106. 7: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Fresh walnuts - flax seed - sardines - herring - mackerel - wild salmon
- 107. 8: Tomatoes lycopene
- 108. 9: Citrus Fruit oranges lemons grapefruit limes Phytochemical compounds
- 109. 10: Grapes, Red Wine resveratrol
- 110. 11: Dark Chocolate polyphenols
- 111. Breastfeeding reduces the risk of cancer in children and ovarian, breast and other cancers in mothers.
- 112. We need much more local organic food and farming
- 113. The Zero-Mile Diet A Year-Round to Growing Organic Gardening Food By Carolyn Herriot
- 114. Schools can grow gardens too… The Edible Schoolyard, in San Francisco
- 121. Can Organic Farming Feed the World?
- 130. Calories per person per day: 2001 actual 2,786 If 100% organic 2,641 to 4,380 Actual need: 2,100 to 2,500
- 131. World farming yields, if 100% organic Developed world: 92% Developing world: +180% Average whole world: +132%
- 132. Six Reasons why your body wants you to eat fresh organic food: 1. To ensure that you get the nutrients and phytonutrients you need to lead a healthy life. 2. To protect you and your children from various cancers 3. To protect you against the harmful effects of endocrine disruption 4. To protect you against various learning and brain disorders 5. To protect you against low sperm count, infertility, and genital disorders. 6. Because it tastes so good!
- 133. Six Reasons why Nature wants us to eat fresh organic food 1. To protect all farm wildlife against cancers and other diseases 2. To bring biodiversity back to our farms 3. To restore the wealth of organic matter and carbon in the soil 4. To protect the Earth’s farmers against various cancers 5. To feed the Earth’s people, with no risk of future food shortages or scarcities. 6. To celebrate our existence together, knowing that we are farming in harmony with Nature
- 134. Araxi Longtable, North Arm Farm, Pemberton, BC
- 135. Can we self-organize ourselves Into one peaceful coherent nature-loving sustainable whole…?