Pretty in Pink

Ever since President Nixon's announcement declaring "the war on cancer", billions of dollars each year, to this day, have been, and are being spent on cancer research. His speech was given in the winter of 1971 and so far we have progressed only to conclude that conventional cancer treatment is expensive, ineffective and terribly harmful and toxic to the body. We also know that our cancer survival rates have changed very, very little for the past four decades. The drug industry is a half trillion dollar per year world wide conglomerate and North America accounts for 300 billion of this ridiculously large sum of money spent annually.

The American Cancer Society and it's conventional medical partners really aren't doing anything productive with our money. As Dr Andrew Saul simply states, "good health makes a lot of sense, but it doesn't make a lot of money". If every man, woman, child (and animal) were granted the resources to eat an abundance of fresh organic fruits and vegetables and very little, if any, processed foods or genetically modified foods, there would be an "epidemic of health" and large corporations like the American Cancer Society would be out of a very lofty and lucrative business.

The truth is that research doesn't need to be done on conventional cancer treatment, we know that it's limited to surgery, drugs and radiation. We also know that these treatments are brutal acts against the patient, they deplete energy reserves, weaken the immune system, kill both "good" and "bad" cells etc. We also know that there are safer, more effective ways to fight cancer. The research performed on the effects of drinking fresh vegetable juices to help detoxify the body and treat cancer are incalculable. Thousands to millions of people have cured diseases, including cancer by abiding to a diet of fresh organic vegetable juices, organic fruits and vegetables, various herbal supplements and organic whole grains. The problem that the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical industry have with this is simple- they can't make a dime on it.

The idea of this sort of old fashioned, prosaic model of healing is that it's not appealing to our modern day society. We tend to think that technology, machines and more expensive treatments are cutting edge and cream of the crop treatments. Truth is, the simpler you live, the healthier you are. The less material items you own, the more money you can spend on fresh organic produce. The less stress you have, the more emotional freedom you have etc. Next time you see organizations collecting money and donations for the pink ribbon foundation, I encourage you to think where that money is really going.

If you do have cancer or you did and have undergone conventional medical treatment or if you in fact choose to choose this treatment method, this article is not intended as a "shame on you" article. It is simply to give you more options on how to prevent re-occurrence, use nutrition and herbs as a conjunct if appealing to you and to educate society on the statistics on how and what our money is truly spent on. We are free to make our own decisions and should not be scolded for one way or the other, only educated on how to choose the path best for us.

Ways to reduce risk of cancer, combat cancer and prevent re-occurrence:

• Drink fresh organic vegetable juices each day (more so if you have cancer or are in remission). Carrot, apple, ginger, greens (kale, spinach, chard), orange. For more details on how to go about this please research The Gerson Therapy: www.gerson.org
• Watch the documentary "A Beautiful Truth"
• Take Flax seed Oil (store in the fridge and buy small quantities at a time)
• Avoid dairy or at the very least milk especially milk with rBGH in it which is an artificial hormone that has been linked to breast cancer. If it's not organic and if it doesn't state "rBGH free" on the label, then it probably contains it
• Eat miso soup and seaweed. Remove the miso from the plastic container when you buy it and transfer into a glass jar. Store in the fridge, will store well. Try to eat seaweeds from the coast of Maine, if you can't find these look for one's from the Pacific. Avoid seaweeds from Japan and other areas.
• Eat a handful of organic goji berries per day
• Resolve your stress
• Meditate
• Do qi gong (qi gong has the best results on well being and mental stability in cancer patients than any other modality. Many cancer patients have done very well with this practice).
• Resolve or forgive anybody in your life who you are holding feelings of blame, grief, worry, anger, disdain, judgment, resentment, or hate against. These tend to be with family members or the people who we're closest to. These emotions have a very powerful influence on disease and resolving disease. 
• Decrease meat consumption, increase consumption of organic fruits and vegetables and organic whole grains
• Eat a gluten free or mostly gluten free diet
• Females, reduce the time per day that you spend wearing a bra
• Maintain a journal. Express emotions, feelings, thoughts anything in a journal. This has very profound healing effects.

"You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time" ~Abraham Lincoln 

*I am required to state that this article is not intended to cure or treat any disease. Please seek the advice of a professional medical doctor before you begin any new health related program. You could be at risk of gaining optimum health.

Interesting Health Facts

I had a difficult time trying to hone in on one topic and decided to make a conglomeration of facts that I find extremely relevant and generally unknown or unsaid by the western medical community. Enjoy.

• 97% of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) occurs after a vaccination
• Cigarrette smoke, from anyone in the household, negates the effects of breast feeding
• Celery is one of the best foods to help reduce blood pressure
• There have been 15 cases of tetanus since 2004
• Applying ice to an injury, especially a chronic injury, will worsen the injury and increase one's risk for further damage (arthritis, tendonitis, etc) to the area
• Applying ice to plantar fasciitis, decreases one's fertility and increases menstrual disorders such as cramping and painful menses
• Cancer is only 10% hereditary (if that)
• Eggs do NOT increase cholesterol (organic, free range)
• One of the best therapies for Cancer patients is qi gong
• Supplementing with over 1,200mg of calcium per day increases one's risk for heart disease
• Cold foods such as ice cream, cold/ice water, over consumption of raw foods, interferes with and slows digestion, decreases vitamin/mineral absorption and may cause bloating, fatigue, loose stools or constipation
• Meditation increases the body's immune system
• Deep, belly breathing decreases anxiety and helps during acute attacks
• Miso soup decreases breast cancer by up to 50%
• Potatoes should be avoided by arthritic patients as they tend to agitate symptoms, however, yams are an excellent remedy for arthritis
• The United States got 2x heavier during the low-fat craze
• Since Bush's "No Child Left Behind" act, physical education and other school exercise programs and extra-curricular activities have been cut due to lack of finances and with the chief goal of improving test grades on one particular test. Many areas of the country have threatened teacher salaries proclaiming that if students don't score high enough on this test, their salary will be cut. Also,teachers have been forced to "teach the test" and shy away from their individual, creative teaching styles. The test includes lofty goals that underprivileged and minority populations are unlikely to achieve. If schools do not achieve a certain test score, their funding will be cut. This test is targeted for wealthy, Caucasian students these school's will continue to receive more money while less privileged one's will continue to get discriminated against and lose money.
• In fact, global warming does exist, if you don't believe it, look out the window

*I am required to state that one should not start a new exercise program, diet, lifestyle, herbal remedy without first consulting with a medical physician. I am not accountable for your health.