Safe, Effective Options for Treating Cancer

There Are Safe, Effective Options Available for Treating Cancer

You probably haven’t heard of the alternate natural treatments because they’re simple and inexpensive, and therefore lack the backing to get thorough scientific research and then be publicized. There is no money in it for the medical profession if you could just cure cancer by changing your eating habits, your nutritional intake, your exercise regime, your thoughts and relationships and your attitudes about life in general. If you keep an open mind, you will quickly learn that there are numerous ways to support your body in healing that have nothing to do with toxic drugs and surgery, even when it comes to a serious condition like cancer.

Another such approach is Dr Hamer’s German New Medicine (GNM) which operates under the premise that every disease, including cancer, originates from an unexpected shock experience, and that all disease can be cured by resolving these underlying emotional traumas.

Despite a 95 percent success rate, Dr. Hamer has spent time in prison for refusing to disavow his medical findings and stop treating his patients with his unorthodox techniques, and is currently living in exile, seeking asylum from persecution. Hoxsey was in the court room constantly for treating cancer other than traditional methods and yet he could produce 1000’s of patients as witness to his successful treatment.

Relatively simple risk reduction strategies can help you to VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE your cancer risk, and radically improve your chances of recovering from cancer if you currently have it.

You won’t read or hear much about these techniques elsewhere either, because they have not been formally “proven” by conservative researchers. However, were you aware that 85 percent of therapies currently recommended by conventional medicine have never been formally proven either? That’s something to think about. Here are the top tips I recommend:

1. Avoid all processed foods, grains and sugars as much as possible in order to control your insulin levels. Reduce drastically or even eliminate milk. Add raw garlic to your diet each day. Eliminate all preservatives from your diet, like alcohol, vinegar, salt and sugar instead use herbs and spices extravagantly to flavour your food. Eliminate all processed meats. Take an organic food supplement to replace any nutrients that are missing in your diet.

2. Control your fasting insulin and leptin levels. This is the end result of changing your nutritional intake as in number 1 and can be easily monitored with the use of simple and relatively inexpensive blood tests.

3. Eliminate your intake of most processed vegetable oils and use olive oil or grape seed oil instead. Balance your ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fats by taking a high-quality omega 3 supplement.

4. Do a detox and support the body in eliminating stored toxins. The potent anti-cancer effects of this principle are very much underappreciated. When you cleanse your body, you activate one of the most powerful anti-cancer strategies available.

5. Avoid frying or charbroiling your food. Boil, poach or steam your foods instead.

6. Dr John Tickell suggests that you eat a selection from 16 different types of fruit and vegetables a day. (and there are plenty to choose from) Eat your fruit and veg fresh and organic if possible depending on your nutritional type. For example, if you’re a carb type, you may need up to three times the vegetables required by a protein type. When selecting vegetables keep in mind that fresh, conventionally grown produce is preferable to organic that has grown old and wilted in the grocery store.

7. Get regular exercise. Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks and is one of the primary reasons exercise works because it drives your insulin levels down. If you haven’t been into exercise before, start slow. It is better to do 3 X 10 minute walks than one 1 hour walk and exhaust yourself and then give up.

8. Get plenty of sunlight exposure during the morning and late afternoon and consider careful supplementation of Vitamin D when this is not possible. If you take oral vitamin D and have a cancer, it would be very prudent to monitor your vitamin D blood levels regularly.

9. Get regular good sleep. Sleep in a well ventilated darkened room.

10. Think pure. Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution. If you are a smoker, eliminate these toxins immediately.

11. Maintain an ideal body weight. Drink plenty of pure water and dark grape juice from glass containers. (Grape juice is a blood purifier.)

12. Limit your exposure and provide protection for yourself from radiation produced by cell phones, cell phone towers, base stations and WiFi stations. (What’s in it for me? people)

13. Find a great “natural therapy” doctor or naturopath who will support you in your treatment and surround yourself with positive uplifting people.

14. Medical books state that 85 percent of disease is caused by emotions. Have a way to permanently reprogram the neurological short-circuiting that can activate cancer genes. Use positive CD’s, DVD’s and read books that will support your mental recovery. Dr Carl and Stephanie Simonton have done much research in this area. Learn to laugh – Cousins cured himself from cancer by watching funny videos. Eliminate negatives from your life. Return to the joy of youth where discovery and fun become a part of your life, and find a higher purpose for your life. Dr Caroline Leaf has an amazing book entitled “Who Stole My Brain?” Well worth the read. As one author said: “Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it is all small stuff”. Learn to love yourself and who you are. The way you think is paramount to a full recovery, a renewed energy and finding your destiny. Release all negative emotions and grudges and clear the channel for healing and health to flow.

15. It is likely that tip 14 may be more important than all the other physical ones listed here, so make sure this is addressed.

Boosting the immune system:

Let’s look at some specific ways to boost your immune system.  One of the best ways to support the immune system is to clear your system of toxins and waste. Eliminate things that overwork the body like white sugar, soda, and junk food and begin eating fresh foods.  If you’re motivated or have a particular problem you’re seeking to overcome, stick to fresh raw fruits and vegetables and vegetable juicing for a couple of weeks, and even avoid dairy and other animal products temporarily. Depending on your lifestyle and your health needs, homemade chicken or beef broth can be very nourishing if made with organic sources and preferably grass-fed beef.

If your bowels are not moving at least 2-3 times a day, add some fresh ground flax seeds or psyllium fibre (available at most health food stores) with plenty of water.  For more aggressive bowel cleansing, consider a bowel detox program of water or coffee enemas or colonics. (Info on how to do an enema is available to download at my whyme.net.au site.)

Simple things you can take to boost your immune system include fresh raw garlic Garlic is a natural antibiotic. Try crushing it and then adding to your fresh made vegetable juice, or mix with honey and take like medicine.  Use my Jungle Juice recipe for the best garlic salad dressing! The key is to be sure it’s crushed before you swallow it to activate the garlic’s healing properties.

Additional immune boosters include herbs like Echinacea, goldenseal, and olive leaf extract.  When using an herbal product, look for a standardized extract, and if you can research the company, be sure they have high standards of potency and purity. Generally, these herbs are only taken for up to two weeks at a time to boost the immune system.

Personally, I use herbs like these for a few days when I feel run down or the first signs of a cold or sore throat.  Vitamin C can also support the immune system, as can making sure you’re on a quality multi-vitamin and mineral supplement.  Omega three fatty acids from fish oil or cod liver oil are also very important.

Yvonne

Delightful holiday treats

Once again at this time of year, delicious goodies arrive at the shops to tempt our resolve to be healthy! They are the first of the many high calories, low nutritional, potential indulgences that will tempt our taste buds this holiday season.

It can be overwhelming with all of the parties, buffets, and family gatherings to stay focused on being healthy. The temptation to overindulge in calorie-laden stuff is front and centre. The added busyness of shopping, decorating, hosting, and travelling can heap on stress that may sabotage even the strongest resolve not to indulge. It is easier to just accept what well meaning people offer rather than saying no or choosing a healthy (and really tasty) alternative.

Holiday weight gain is not the five to ten pounds most people believe. According to the National Institutes of Health, most Westerners have an average weight gain of about a pound over the Christmas and New Year’s period. The problem is that the weight is not lost during the remainder of the year. As the extra weight accumulates through the years, it becomes a major factor.

Are you an emotional eater? Feel tired, so grab food for a pick up? Feel out of control, so grab a bite of something sugary for a lift? If you do, you may feel as if you have no control over your eating and feel discouraged that this pattern will ever change. Since food is a basic physical requirement and also a powerful sedative, we often turn to food when stressed. Food provides instant gratification and an easy escape from taking responsibility for one’s choices. Once we get out of touch with what the body needs for basic nutrition and energy, our relationship with our bodies can suffer, and we can put on those unwanted kilos.

Well, I’m here to share this with you. Emotional eating is simply a strategy you’ve taught yourself to self soothe and make yourself feel better. When we eat emotionally, we’re looking for a way to distract ourselves from our problems or our pain. We’re looking for a way to feel better and often choose high sugar foods as a way to numb, calm or relax us.

Of course this is an ineffective coping strategy and the first step in changing it begins when we ask ourselves: “what do I really need?” Rarely is it food. Sometimes it is just a big glass of clear water.

To begin to break the habit, the first step is to learn what you’re looking for. Do you need support, intimacy, sleep, friendship or a better outlet for stress relief?

With emotional eating, you must also give yourself a break. Berating yourself and your behaviour only encourages another binge because this is how you’ve trained yourself to deal with hurt, anger, frustration and pain. Although it may seem like “this is the way it will always be” when it comes to emotional eating, it doesn’t have to be that way at all. With time, patience and some loving self compassion, you can finally end your battle with emotional eating.

Prevent that extra weight from taking hold this holiday season with these tips:

• Don’t hover around buffet tables at parties. Avoid auto-grazing by staying as far from the buffet as possible.
• Watch your portion sizes. Use a smaller plate, and do not go back for seconds. Enjoy the food and be satisfied with one plate.
• Eat your food slowly savouring each mouthful.
• Avoid high-calorie drinks such as eggnog.
• Reach for the healthy, non-starchy carbohydrates such as vegetables and fruits. They are a better choice than crackers and cheese, chicken wings, roasted nuts, and cookies and you will feel better after.
• Get additional exercise. Go for a walk and get some fresh air. Add an extra 10 to 15 minutes to your workouts, do a few extra laps around the mall while shopping. Finally, learn to disconnect emotional issues from eating. Take time to re-establish your connection with your inner nature.

To change your emotional eating habits, relax your body and close your eyes. Think of a situation around eating that has been a problem for you or could be a problem, such as an upcoming family gathering. How would you like to behave in that situation? Imagine new behaviours that can lead you toward your desired goal. See yourself as in control of your eating and see your healthy body. Be proud of yourself.

Food nourishes you and is essential for the maintenance of your health. Increasing your eating awareness helps you naturally select the right foods in the right quantities.

Happy holidays to all

Yvonne

How’s Your Memory?

Always Losing Your Keys? Forgetting People’s Names? As funny as it may sound, if you find yourself struggling to remember people’s names or you find yourself searching for your keys all the time, then you may not be getting enough exercise.

In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2007, researchers at Columbia University Medical Centre reported that exercise “appears to stimulate the growth of new brain cells in the region linked with memory.” Perhaps this is the real reason why as we get older and often exercise less, we begin to loose our memory (and things)! No wonder we have trouble memorizing peoples names when we meet.

Scientists studied the magnetic resonance imaging scans (MRIs) of the brains of 11 healthy adults, taken before and after their assigned aerobic exercise programs, and found that the number of memory cells do increase after their subjects worked out.

“Our next step is to identify the exercise regimen that is most beneficial to improve cognition and reduce memory loss, so that physicians may be able to prescribe specific types of exercise to improve memory,” said lead researcher Dr. Scott Small.

In 2001, scientists at The Salk Institute found that running could boost brain cell survival in mice with neurodegenerative disease. Carrolee Barlow, a Salk assistant professor and lead author of the study, explained: “When these mice are sedentary, it appears that most newly born brain cells die. Running appears to ‘rescue’ many of these cells that would otherwise die.” Barlow also added that “the miles logged correlated directly with the numbers of increased cells.”

So, perhaps if it’s good enough for mice, then it’s good enough for humans!  My suggestion to take up running or at least a good walk. It will do more than help you get fit; according to the research it will most likely sharpen your memory, too.

Note: Always check with your doctor before beginning an exercise program. Get some coaching from a qualified professional or try something low-impact if you don’t have access to a coach.

Twenty-Five Things About Your Health

Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Your Body and Health

1. Rinsing your nose with salt water can help keep you healthy and ward off allergy symptoms.

2. Dogs can smell cancer and low blood sugar. A study showed that it is possible to train dogs to identify, based on breath samples, which patients had lung and breast cancer. For diabetics, the dogs can smell ketones in urine and on the breath when blood sugars are high. Dogs can pick up on other smells that humans can’t when glucose levels drop.

3. Researchers found that people who pass through an entryway near the kitchen tend to eat 15 percent more than those who use the front door.

4. You’re more likely to have a heart attack on a Monday, or up to three days after you’ve been diagnosed with the flu or a respiratory tract infection.

5. You can’t get a tan from your computer screen. The Computer Tan Web site was created as a hoax to raise awareness about skin cancer.

6. Obese people spend approximately $485 more on clothing, $828 on extra plane seats, and $36 more on gas each year than their thinner counterparts. An overweight driver burns about 18 additional gallons of gas a year.

7. Smokers are four times as likely to report feeling un-rested after a night’s sleep than non-smokers. Smokers often experience withdrawal symptoms at night, thus causing periods of restlessness and waking.

8. Eating fruits and vegetables may help your body make its own aspirin. Benzoic acid, a natural substance in fruits and vegetables, causes people to produce their own salicylic acid, the key component that gives aspirin its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties.

9. A 20-minute nap can improve your overall alertness, boost your mood, and increase productivity. In addition, your heart may reap benefits from napping — a six-year study found that men who took naps at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of heart-related death.

10. Your kitchen sink is dirtier than your bathroom. There are typically more than 500,000 bacteria per square inch in its drain, and the faucet, basin, and sponge are crawling with germs as well.

11. Four out of five doctors in the UK don’t work out enough. Heavy workloads, lack of time and poor motivation contributed to the lack of exercise.

12. Baking soda can whiten teeth, garlic can help treat athlete’s foot, and honey can soothe a hangover.

13. Using a food diary can double your weight-loss efforts. Your food diary makes you accountable to yourself and provides you with clues on where the extra calories are sneaking in.

14. Regular exercise can lower a woman’s cancer risk—but only if she’s getting enough sleep. The National Cancer Institute followed nearly 6,000 women for almost 10 years. Women in the top half of physical activity levels showed an approximate 20 percent reduction in cancer risk, but sleeping less than seven hours per night resulted in a decreased benefit.

15. Watching yourself run in a mirror can make a treadmill workout go by faster and feel easier.

16. Third-hand smoke—the particles that cling to smokers’ hair and clothing and linger in a room long after they’ve left—is a cancer risk to young children and pets.

17. Walking against the wind, in the water, or while wearing a backpack burns about 50 more calories per hour than walking with no resistance. People who wear pedometers also tend to burn more calories and lose more weight.

18. Trained sexologists can infer a woman’s orgasm history by observing the way she walks. In other news, men find women who wear red sexier than those who wear “cool” colours such as blue and green.

19. Foreign accent syndrome and exploding head syndrome are real (but very rare) medical conditions. A person with exploding head syndrome experiences a loud, indecipherable noise that seems to originate from inside their head.

20. Vitamins seem to help older women guard against cancer or heart disease.

21. Some men experience pain, headaches, or sneezing as a result of ejaculation. The increased activity in the nervous system during orgasm may be the culprit.

22. Germ-killing wipes can spread bacteria from one spot to another if you reuse them.

23. Oatmeal, citrus fruits, and honey can boost your sex drive and improve fertility. Oats produce a chemical that releases testosterone into the blood supply, vitamin C improves sperm count and motility, and vitamin B from honey helps your body use oestrogen, a key factor in blood flow and arousal.

24. Twenty-nine percent of Americans say they have skipped filling a prescription due to the cost, and 23 percent use pill splitting as a way to save money.

25. Social activities may be good for your health; studies show that staying in touch with family and friends can ward off memory loss and help you live longer.

Source: MSN Health & Fitness April 21, 2009