Dr. Furst and Phytodefense

 Dr. Arthur Furst pioneered oral chemotherapy for cancer and lectured for the American Cancer Society for years. As his studies of cancer took him deeper into the understanding of cancer he came to the conclusion that cancer was primarily nutritional in origin. He felt that lack of specific nutrients played a role in whether an individual would get cancer or not. His research showed him that when animals are exposed to carcinogens when deficient in specific nutrients all the animals will get cancer, while none of the animals may develop cancer if specific nutrients are supplied.

Dr. Furst linked up with NeoLife and put together a Scientific Advisory Board to develop supplements like Phytodefense and Allium Complex to reduce the risk of getting cancer. Dr. Furst felt that Phytodefense was his legacy--the combination of carotenoids, flavonoids, and cruciferous compounds. Modern research has confirmed that the nutrients in these supplements reduce the risk of cancer and can slow the growth of cancer and help the body to fight it.

Two Sides to Cancer

     Doctor Furst became famous for demonstrating the fact that butter yellow, a yellow dye used to make margarine look like butter, was a carcinogen. When Dr. Furst fed this artificial dye to animals he could predict the day they would develop cancer and the kind of cancer they would develop.
     Dr. Furst also learned that one could supplement the diets of laboratory rats and they became immune to the cancer causing effects of butter yellow. The supplemental nutrients protective against cancer became commercialized in the NeoLife Betagard. The supplement bears Dr. Furst's signature as a memorial of his great work in furthering our understanding of the relationship between nutrition and cancer. Dr. Furst taught us that cancer is best prevented by firstly, avoiding toxin exposure and secondly, by obtaining an optimal intake of the nutrients which enable us to cope with toxic exposures.