Healing From Cancer- Health is all about Cause and Effect

Malnourishment is the cause of disease, nourish the body and we get well.

As I was reading the headlines this morning reporting that they think shark “may target breast cancer” it hit me that every few months we hear about something that “might” help us fight cancer.

We are looking at this wrong.  PREVENTING cancer is easy, and healing from cancer is possible.  There is NO one food, or one supplement that will help us heal.  And we know that the medical community is clueless when it comes to health.

To prevent, and heal, cancer we need a healthy immune system, and that means truly meeting your nutrient needs as well as detoxing the body, exercise and managing stress.

Let’s look at these components of health;

Nutrition-  This is the single biggest factor is preventing all diseases, as well as cancer. The issue is that Americans no longer are aware of how to eat, how to get all the nutrients they need.  We are beginning to feel as though being overweight is normal, getting fat is inevitable, that getting sick, having allergies..are all normal.

These conditions are NOT normal.  If you are getting sick often, if you have cancer, if you have low energy, if you are even 10 pounds overweight you are MALNOURISHED!

We have to meet our nutrient needs for our bodies to run efficiently. Think of it this way; if you attempt to drive your car without the proper fuel, it doesn’t work well.  It is no different for our bodies.

Americans began moving away from traditional diets in the sixties, we became terrified of red meat and saturated fats.  At the time there was ample reason to be scared of those foods..the only choices we had were feed lot meat filled with antibiotics, steroids, hormones…stuff we were better off without.  But now all that has changed; we have organic foods and meats that are now very close in price as the conventional foods.

The results were that more and more of us switched to a vegetarian diet, however that way of eating does not meet our nutrient needs and leads to deficiencies.  And because we lowered our protein and fats intake that in turn drove up our carbohydrate intake…leading to weight gain, cancer, strokes, heart disease, higher infant mortality, childhood obesity…I could go on and on!

Exercise- One of the key preventive measures in returning the body to health is exercise.  There are many many reasons to be in motion, but the main reason in preventing cancer is that cancer does not grow well in a body which is oxygenated well.

Stress Reduction- Our lives have gotten out of control; too much rushing around, finances, information overload…and we all know about the extreme damage that cortisol does to our bodies;

• Impaired cognitive performance
• Suppressed thyroid function
• Blood sugar imbalances such as hyperglycemia
• Decreased bone density
• Decrease in muscle tissue
• Higher blood pressure
• Lowered immunity and inflammatory responses in the body, slowed wound healing, and other health consequences
• Increased abdominal fat, which is associated with a greater amount of health problems than fat deposited in other areas of the body. Some of the health problems associated with increased stomach fat are heart attacks, strokes, the development of metabolic syndrome, higher levels of “bad” cholesterol (LDL) and lower levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL), which can lead to other health problems.

This article is the first in a series of three, in each article I will be expanding these topics and talking about HOW to heal, what foods are crucial, what a perfect day (nutrition-wise) looks like and the many modalities to healing.  We will look at how to use THC therapy, juicing, yoga, walking, saturated fats, detoxing, Hydrogen peroxide therapy…to heal.

Protocol for Gut Support During and After a Round of Antibiotics

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Antibiotics are truly a wonder of modern medicine.

Beginning with the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928, the pure magic of antibiotics with their rapid resolution of bacterial infections of all kinds caused many in the medical profession to become completely enamored with the drug based approach to illness. By 1940, antibiotics had come into widespread use causing both doctors and people to gradually forget about tried and true techniques for preventing illness such as the age old remedy cod liver oil.

This change in the medical paradigm has led in recent decades to abuse of these magical meds and the growing threat of antibiotic resistant bacterial strains. It has also caused in an epidemic of people with compromised gut function due to an imbalanced intestinal environment resulting from excessive exposure to antibiotics via industrially produced foods, medicine, and more recently, groundwater contamination.

While antibiotics clearly have their place in treating life threatening bacterial infections, their overuse has led to a plethora of modern day health challenges and autoimmune disease.

While complete avoidance of all antibiotic exposure would be the ideal, it is simply not practical in the majority of cases. Sometimes, antibiotics are necessary and when such a situation arises, it is imperative to protect the gastrointestinal tract from fungal or yeast overgrowth during treatment and to replenish beneficial gut bacteria when the course of antibiotics is complete.

While antibiotics effectively kill both pathogenic and beneficial bacteria with the exception of antibiotic-resistant species ofstreptococcus and other strains, they do not affect the many forms of yeast such as Candida albicans naturally found in the body in a nondominant role.

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Why You Shouldn’t Buy juice Boxes…or Juice!

From the Website Why Don’t You Try This

A patient came to my ER after noticing green slime coming up the straw from her Juicy Juice box. Her mom cut open the box – and brought her straight to the doctor. Here’s what we found in the unexpired juice box:
Her juice box was full of mold—green slime that lined the edges of the box. Apparently moldy juice boxes and juice pouches (such as those made by Capri Sun) are nothing new. If even a tiny bit of air gets into the container molds can grow. Air can get into a juice box through a hole that’s so small you can’t see it, and it doesn’t cause leaking. Such a tiny puncture also permits the sugars in the juice to ferment, turning the product into a form of alcohol.

Juicy Juice and many other kid’s juice products are made without preservatives, permitting mold to grow even more easily.

The good news for my patient is that moldy, fermented juice is usually not very dangerous to drink. An upset stomach and a totally grossed out mom are the most common complications.

But I recommended she cut out the juice, anyway. Why? Because juice is so full of sugar and calories that some have called it a gateway drug. Sugar ingestion can actually cause release of natural opiates (really). Opiate release stimulates the desire for other sweets and junk food. High salt and high fat foods can also trigger release of pleasure-inducing opiates. This is why so many people binge on ice cream, potato chips, and other favorite junk foods like Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.

The more sugar-laden juice your kids drink, the more opiates flood their system, and the more they will beg for another juice box. After drinking all those calories and stimulating their sweet tooth, chances are your kids won’t be interested in dinner. Some high sugar, high fat, high salt food might sound good, though. Sound familiar?

Too much fruit juice can also cause tooth decay, diarrhea, and flatulence. There are plenty of other healthy foods that contain the vitamins your kids need, and without the high sugar and calories. Kids just don’t need juice.
The American Academy of Pediatrics offers this guidance regarding kids and fruit juice.

• Juice should not be introduced into the diet of infants before 6 months of age, unless directed by your physician. Occasionally small amounts of fruit juice may be recommended as a treatment for constipation.
• In children ages 6 months -6 years, fruit juice offers no nutritional benefit over whole fruit. Whole fruits also provide fiber and other nutrients.
• If you do let your kids drink fruit juice, do not allow your child to carry a sippy cup, bottle or box of juice throughout the day. Intake of fruit juice should be limited to 4 to 6 oz/d for children 1 to 6 years old. For children 7 to 18 years old, juice intake should be limited to 8 to 12 oz or 2 servings per day.
• Never serve your kids unpasteurized juice.
• These recommendations are for 100% fruit juice, which differs from juice drinks. Fruit drinks often provide little to no nutritional benefit.

OK, I admit it, I’ve bought juice boxes for birthday parties and soccer games. They are convenient, they keep kids happy, and they’re probably healthier than soda. But you just can’t tell from looking at a juice box if it is moldy—you won’t know until you start drinking, and sometimes you won’t know until you get to the bottom… So as for my family, we’re going back to the cooler of ice water for soccer games. If the kids complain, we’ll hand out good snacks.
Sincere thanks to the patient and her mother who permitted the photography of their juice box and gave permission for the publication of this story.