Forty Foods Rich In Vitamin B17 and Cancer Prevention

Forty Foods Rich in Vitamin B17 and Cancer Prevention Laetrile (i.e. amygdalin or Vitamin B17) therapy is one of the most popular and best known alternative cancer preventions. 

Laetrile works by killing cancer cells and building the immune system to fend off future outbreaks of cancer. It uses two different methods for killing cancer cells. It involves a strict diet (as do all cancer treatments) and several supplements.

What is Metabolic Therapy ?

(Excerpted from the book B17 Metabolic Therapy in prevention and control of cancer a technical manual compiled by Philip Day)


 Please note:  

The following information is compiled from treatments carried out by some cancer clinics around the world. These treatments are widely believed by many in the alternative cancer treatment field to be most effective in combating cancers and / or acting as strong cancer preventatives in human and animal systems. No claims are made or implied in providing the following information. The reader must use his discretion and a qualified medical practitioner should always be consulted in the matter of treatment decisions for any cancer.

"If you have cancer, the most important single consideration is to get the maximum amount of Vitamin B17 into your body in the shortest period of time. This is secondary to the medical skill involved in administering it, which is relatively minimal." Ernest T. Krebs Jr.

"Metabolic Therapy, put simply is the use of natural food products and vitamins to prevent and treat cancer by building a strong immune system. The key to stopping the cancer growth doesn't lie in traditional cancer treatments like chemo and radiation therapy or surgery, but in an approach that works with the body instead of against it."

Once the body is cleansed of unnatural substances (detoxification) and vitamins are administered to build the immune system, enzymes are given to begin breaking down the protein shell which surrounds the cancer growth and protects it from the body's immune system. Raw glandular products are also used to augment the body's natural glands. Vitamin B17 (laetrile) and Vitamin A are then given to the patient to work with the enzymes and immune system to destroy the cancer cell.

Initially Laetrile was looked upon as useless, which it is when used in isolation. However, in Metabolic Therapy, it works with enzymes, vitamins and the immune system to destroy the already weakened cancer." - Dr. Harold W Manner.

Forty Foods Rich in Vitamin B17

Apple seeds, Alfalfa sprouts, apricot kernels, bamboo shoots, barley, beet tops, bitter almonds, blackberries, boysenberries, brewer's yeast, brown rice, buckwheat, cashews, cherry kernels, cranberries, eucalyptus leaves, currants, fava beans, garbanzo beans, gooseberries, huckleberries, lentils, lima beans, linseed meat, loganberries, macadamia nuts, millet, millet seed, peach kernels, quince, raspberries, sorghum cane syrup, spinach, sprouts (alfalfa, lentil, mung bean, buckwheat, garbanzo), strawberries, walnuts, watercress, yams.


If you are aware of any health problem which may compromise your general health, it is important to seek treatment. A Health and Wellness Counselor may help you, to bring you back in balance and to good health through healthy eating and living, especially a proper diet suited for your condition and the use of natural remedies, herbs and supplements.