Former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was facing severe flak from oncologists from all over the country for claiming diet can cure cancer, on Monday said his wife underwent surgeries, chemotherapy, hormonal, as well as targeted therapy, along with a strict diet plan inspired by ancient Indian Ayurveda, to fight cancer.
Sidhu described his wife, Navjot Kaur's treatment for her stage 4 breast cancer as "starving cancer by not eating dairy products and sugar" in a recent press conference in Amritsar, Punjab. In the widely circulated video on social media, Sidhu said, "My wife consumed haldi (turmeric) and neem which helped cure her 'incurable' cancer.
Following this, several oncologists, from the Tata Memorial Hospital and AIIMS, Delhi, criticized Sidhu for spreading information, claiming that there's no scientific ground to support her claim. Besides this, they pointed out Kaur's previous chemotherapy sessions.
My wife's cancer journey involved surgeries, chemotherapy, hormonal and targeted therapy, positivity and determination to fight cancer, which was facilitated by a strict diet plan inspired by ancient Indian Ayurveda, the noble prize winning research of Yoshinori Ohsumi for 'discoveries of the mechanisms for autophagy' and observations of eminent doctors worldwide," Sidhu shared in a post on X.
He also shared the elaborate diet plan, which had alkaline water, a concoction consisting of cardamom, holy basil, (tulsi), mint, ginger, and cinnamon, alternate fasting, a concoction of turmeric, lemon water, and neem leaves, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.
It consisted of juice of ash gourd, oranges, a concoction of either Soursop Leaves (Hanuman Phal) or Night jasmine (Harsingar), and a salad with tomato, spinach, mushroom, carrot, onion, and more.
The diet plan, in addition to pulses and legumes, included an absolute avoidance of "any form of refined carbs, refined sugar, refined oils, milk products, and any kind of packed food containing preservatives; and aerated drinks".
All food cooked for Kaur was prepared in "cold-pressed coconut oil, mustard oil or olive oil". She drank quinoa rotis, home-made almond milk, coconut milk, or coconut curd. Besides, Kaur followed all usual exercise in the form of walking, and yoga.
Doctors suggested: "Neem and turmeric have curative value, but no scientific work has proven that they treat or cure cancer. What is meant to be taken as a supplement needs to be incorporated more in diet rather than as a solution per se".
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