For many years I worked with people with all kinds of cancer at all stages. Visualization is a widely used technique to help people focus on the more positive aspects of life and therefore improve their health. The most profound experience that I had was working in a chemo clinic with many individuals who were end-stage and had bone mets. I found that the visualizations were highly effective with them. The clients were extremely receptive to this kind of work because of their questions about death and what happens after death. The weekly sessions eased their anxiety, helped them to plan for their families, clear up unfinished business and make peace with many life long issues. They were able to get unstuck and open communication with loved ones about their death. Many times end stage cancer patients are the most realistic of all. The families tip toe around their illness and hold onto hope far beyond what is realistic or healthy for them. Then, when the person dies the family members are shocked and unprepared. Even doctors struggle with the issues of what to tell the patient and what to share with family members. Often a doctor will say one thing to a patient but behind closed doors with the staff, a much clearer picture is given. The staff is far more aware of the truth than the family members or, sometimes the patient. Usually a patient knows how sick they are and they don"t even need to be told by the doctor. Some families will ask that the patient not be told the truth about their illness, but they are the ones who know the best how sick they really are. Visualizations allow the patient to explore a world beyond this one. This gives them peace of mind when they can see or imagine a beautiful place that is peaceful and full of supportive beings to help them with the process. The visualizations I used involved "healing temples" with gardens and "healing masters". The kinds of experiences that clients had were amazing. One woman discovered her inner guide. His wisdom and reassurance helped her through her radiation treatments for lung cancer. Her cancer was caught early and the outcome was very positive. Another client will always stand out in my mind. She was a very special lady in her 60s whose breast cancer had been missed. She was furious with the doctor who didn"t listen to her concerns 7 years earlier and was in the middle of a law suit that she wanted to see through before she died. Her daughter was pregnant and she wanted to live until the birth of her grandchild. Through the visualizations she was able to let go of the anger about how she ended up with metastatic cancer which had spread to her liver and bones. She focused on being present for her daughter and was able to live two years longer than the doctors expected. She had vivid visualizations which included seeing her future granddaughter growing up. She had conversations with her granddaughter and saw that her adult children were able to manage without her even though they missed her terribly. She went to the same healing temple each time and very often she and I would see identicle scenes during the visualizations. I knew that we had arrived at the same place and that I was there to support her along with the many healing masters that showed up each time. Her anxiety decreased significantly and her relationship with her husband even improved before her death. They had had a strained relationship for most of their marriage and she was able to forgive him for his limitations and mistakes. Most of all, she was able to enjoy her time with her daughter with whom she was the closest. She never told her children that the cancer had metastisized and they were devastated when she died. They were confused because she had misinformed them of her condition so as not to worry them. This actually made their grieving process much worse than it had to be. I had worked with hundreds of cancer patients and have seen quite a few die unfortunately. The saddest part is how many of them withheld information about their illness from their families in order to protect them. They thought they were doing the right thing but actually the grief was so much more complicated and the family often thought the doctors had made a terrible mistake that caused their death when that wasn"t the case at all. When a person knows that they are dying, and patients often do, it is much kinder to include the family in the process rather than exclude them. Most people are stronger than others think and can handle the truth and the facts. We always like to hope for the best and wish for a miracle but sometimes an illness is clearly taking a person"s life. The important thing at that stage is to make the most of one"s final days and the best way to do that is to let others know the truth. Debbie Simon, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NY State Licensed Psychotherapist and Life Coach. Specializing in visualization/manifestation; 20 years experience; seasoned, skilled and intuitive. http://www.visualprosperity.com and daily blog http://www.visualprosperity.blogspot.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Debbie_Simon
Guided Imagery, Visualization and End Stage - Cancer(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
Cancer is a disease that many people have had to deal with in one way or another. Most of us personally know at least one family that has been touched by cancer. Chances are that we have experienced cancer in our own families. Perhaps you are dealing with a diagnosis of cancer or have beaten cancer yourself. I personally have lost a son, two sisters-in-law and two favorite uncles to cancer in the last five years. Recently, a dear friend"s mother was diagnosed with cancer. Her cancer has not metastasized, so with surgery and probably chemo her chances of a full recovery are good. A diagnosis of cancer is traumatic, not just to the person living with cancer, but to everyone with a connection to that person-family, friends, and even the family doctor. The Person with Cancer If you have been diagnosed with cancer, you almost certainly are going through a range of emotions from deep grief and hopelessness, to anger, to feelings of intense urgency and feelings of love. Memories, regrets, unfulfilled intentions and fears will surface. You may find yourself dwelling on the anticipated surgery and possible catastrophic outcomes. You may find yourself trying to avoid thinking about it. It is important to acknowledge that emotional turmoil is quite normal under the extreme circumstances of trauma. One moment you may be planning what you will do after you recover; the next moment you may be planning your obituary. You may want all your family members around you, and then suddenly want to be left alone. You may want to talk with your family about your death even if your chances of survival are good. You may want to talk with them about planning a family vacation for next year, even if your chances of survival are slim. The essential thing to recognize is that all of this is a normal part of your body and mind trying to heal in the context of trauma. Hope is built on acknowledging the worst case, not on denying it. Family and Friends If you are a close family member or friend of the one diagnosed, you too will be grieving, even if the prognosis is incredibly good. You may be consumed with an urgency to fix the problem, but then be overwhelmed with feelings of helplessness. You may want to withdraw or blame. All of this is a normal part of being traumatized by the news of the diagnosis. Just try to be accessible and listen without judgment. It may be uncomfortable to hear your loved one talk about death, but that may be what they need to do. Avoid exaggerating the gravity of the situation. Within a day of my daughter"s diagnosis and upcoming surgery, a relative approached her and said, "If you die, can I have your art?" (She beat the cancer, and that was 20 years ago.) Avoid minimizing the situation with "Everything is going to be alright," or "The surgery will be a piece of cake." Stay calm and let them talk about whatever they want to. Just be present as they go through the inevitable shock and emotional turmoil. If you don"t know what to say, just listen. Try to be there for the practical stuff: telephone calls, organizing visits, transportation, pet minding, medical appointments, wills, etc. The last thing they need right after receiving a diagnosis of cancer is to be fretting about practical arrangements. The Professional Community We all hear stories of doctors, medical receptionists, and other professionals saying inappropriate things that further traumatize the patient. I don"t for a moment take it as inherent insensitivity or callousness among the professionals. Rather, I believe that it is more likely a reflection of the professionals" fears of their own mortality. My experience is that most of the professional community does display sensitivity in dealing with the very ill. However, in the chain of service providers a cancer patient must deal with, it only takes one insensitive remark to make a bad situation worse. If you are a professional in that chain, acknowledging to yourself discomfort with your own mortality, will lead to more compassion with your cancer patients. Dr. Neill Neill, psychologist, author and columnist, maintains an active psychology and life-coaching practice, helping capable people who feel stuck. He is psychological consultant to the Sunshine Coast Health Centre , a private addiction rehab center for men. Dr. Neill writes practical articles to help you help yourself to a happier and more fulfilling life. He is the author of Living with a Functioning Alcoholic - A Woman"s Survival Guide. http://www.neillneill.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Neill_Neill
A Cancer Diagnosis Can Affect Everyone(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, I began to search everywhere to see how this might have happened to me. I researched any way I could to get information that could possibly help me. The internet was not developed at that time, so I began to read and ask questions. I was in the 85% of women who develop breast cancer when there is no known family history of the disease. I was 37 years old, so I had not had a baseline mammogram yet. For the first three months, the doctors were sure I would not live. I was sure that I would. One area of my research brought me to thinking about the role of diet and weight as related to breast cancer. I read about women who are obese and end up with a high level of estrogen in the body. The estrogen formed tumors that ended up being cancerous. I have always been a milk drinker. The estrogen from dairy products is now believed to have an effect on our body"s ability to fight off all types of disease. I had also been at least twenty pounds overweight for most of my life, starting as a child. I thought there might be a correlation. I have now given up all dairy products and eliminated other animal products as well. Cows, pigs, and chickens are regularly injected with antibiotics and hormones. I believe this will cause various diseases over time, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. There is now more research to substantiate all of this. I eat a vegan diet and use a cleanse every six weeks or so to rid my body of toxins. I believe there is a connection between the foods we eat, how overweight we are, and our risk for cancer. And now I invite you to learn more about a healthy diet that will cleanse your body of toxins by visiting http://www.FivePoundsAtATime.com to find out how to keep your body healthy and reduce your risk of disease. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Connie_Ragen_Green
Cancer And Obesity - Is There A Link Between The Foods You Eat, Being Overweight, And Having Cancer?(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
The dream of curing cancer is no longer a dream. Alternative cancer cures are being hushed because drug companies wants no competition. The foremost step to curing cancer is to get as far away from American pharmaceutical medicine as possible! The horrible truth is that curing cancer is no longer about the cure or the patient, but about greed and politics. For instance, doctors prescribe high cost treatments that haven"t been tested or uncertain in the effectiveness of curing cancer, and in some circumstances are, without doubt, cancerous themselves. How long is it going to take before Americans will ultimately stop supporting the cancer industry at the expense of thousands and thousands of lives each year, and begin to be arduous about cancer prevention and the true cures that exist already. Cancer prevention and cures are simply a threat to the cancer industry. The prevention, cure and cause of one kind of cancer also applies to other kinds and possibly all degenerative diseases as well. Cures are now realistic because we have learned what triggers cancer and we also know how to stop these deadly diseases in their tracks. If you or a loved one are facing a frightening diagnosis of cancer and are feeling pressured into using mainstream conventional treatments, such as radiation, chemotherapy and surgery, you are not alone. The less you know about cancer, the easier it will be for the cancer industry to manipulate you and seduce you into their system of harmful treatments. Too many people have watched loved ones miserably die after suffering the horrible side effects of toxic conventional methods. More and more are turning to alternative methods instead. The pharmaceutical industry uses their huge amounts of money to pay others to keep quiet and crush the truth about alternative treatments for cancer. Until a medical facility is established that incorporates all potential therapies into individualized treatments, cancer patients, along with their families, must become self empowered and fully educated about their disease. Medical treatments do retard disease progression, but have done little to prolong life. The AMA tries to discredit all of these alternative therapies and at the same time is making a fortune managing all of these diseases that are easily preventable and curable if people will just turn to therapies like raw or slightly cooked foods and eliminate all animal products and processed foods from their diets. Diet, exercise, reducing exposure to environmental risks and not smoking will greatly improve your over all health. Eating foods of different colors will have a tremendous effect in preventing and curing cancer. Curing cancer is very easy when you make fundamental changes to your diet and lifestyle. The fiber content of our diets began going down as we began eating more and more refined foods. A high fiber diet moves through the intestines faster and easier and produces a soft stool that is easy to discharge. A low fiber diet, on the other hand, will produce adverse effects. A high fat diet may play a part in the development of particular cancers. An alkaline diet is composed of very little meat and sugar and lots of fruits and vegetables. A healthy diet is fat and sodium restricted and high in vitamins, minerals and nutrients. A diet lacking in basic nutrients can weaken the immune function and raise the risk of several types of cancer. Natural cancer cures are being squashed because drug companies do not welcome competition. If you are going to be healthy, you must acknowledge your human nature as well as how you interact with the natural world around you. A variety of alternative treatments exist, although you are unlikely to hear much about it from your doctor. Many of the treatments consist of every day foods. Many cancer cures are accredited to going on a total fruit and vegetable juice diet. Every one should know that most cancer research is mostly a fraud and that large cancer research organizations are dedicated in their duties to the people who support them. After all, natural cancer cures are a curse to Big Medicine, Big Pharmacies and the governments who are heavily under their influence. This is why so many cancer cures are being ignored by the medical profession. Clara Nolt is a successful Internet marketer located in Indiana, USA, and has recently launched a new book. Clara is also a successful Internet Marketer & mentor, helping others to succeed online. http://www.CancerCure-Book.com http://www.NoltsAffiliateMarketing.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Clara_Nolt
Cancer Cure, Prevention, Treatments and Diet(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
I was mortified as a father described the horrifying details of his daughters cancer. He stopped by my upholstery shop after a 14 hour work day to purchase a piece of foam. Out of his mouth he spoke of the cancer that consumed his twelve year old daughter. During the fight for her life she lost her left eye, her left breast, both ovaries and her uterus. He explained that he worked all of the time in order to pay for the chemotherapy. His wife stopped working so she could stay by their child"s side refusing to leave their house for fear of what would happen to their daughter next. The man that stood before me looked exhausted, and almost defeated. The description of his daughter sent chills through my body as I realized just how horrible a disease cancer can become. A quickening in my heart opened my mind to the revelation that he was describing the slow, painful, death of his beloved child. Without hesitation and a renewed sense of determination he stated, "I believe in God!" The statistics of this ferrous cancerous disease is mind bobbling. A million and a half people every year come down with cancer. Thirty percent diagnosed are people who choose to smoke. Currently there are tens of millions of people suffering and even more millions of people dealing with the pain of watching a family member slowly die an agonizing death from this horrible disease. Cancer does not discriminate, it attacks everyone from new born babies to elderly adults. The chances are, if you are over seventy years of age, you will eventually die from some form of cancer. This is the reality of this disease. It is a truth that makes all people question "Why Would a Loving God Allow Christians to Suffer With Cancer"? Doctors, parents and society will do anything to fight against cancer through research, cancer awareness programs, and through regular checkups to catch the disease before it can spread. From new medications to operations that remove the disease have been improved, but still the disease is ranked as one of the number one killers of people. Why has cancer gripped so tightly to the human race? If doctors and medicine can"t protect us from the disease, then what can? When the epidemic of cancer is so wide spread, who will be next? If God loves people then why would he allow Cancer? All of these questions can only be answered when we look at the purpose of our world. Why are we here in the first place? If all we are here for is to suffer and endure pain then I want out of this world, now! Many Christians, all over the world, look full into the face of the devil cancer and feel helpless and scared. They are filled with fear and dread as they wonder how they will overcome such a terrible disease. It is very important as we face hard tests in life that we understand why we must stand our ground and fight! Jesus came to save people by teaching them lessons on spiritual warfare. When you are a Christian you are different from those who don"t have Jesus in their lives. Jesus opens our eyes and gives us battle plans so we will face all obstacles with faith. Matthew 10: 34, "Do you think that I came to bring peace to the world. No, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." We as Christians must be prepared to fight for our lives. We must hold onto the principles of God and understand that our biggest enemy is Satan. Satan is the god of this world and his goal is to destroy the lives of good people. When we are aware of whom we are fighting then we must get our shields of faith up and fight! We live in a world where we must learn the difference between right and wrong. In order to understand right from wrong we must be presented with opposites: good health and disease, war and peace, love and hate, and clearly the difference between God and Satan. Most people, when they are in the throws of facing a deadly disease, blame God and hate Him for allowing them to get this disease. They don"t take responsibility for smoking cigarettes that gave them lung cancer. They don"t think about how they don"t read their Bibles, go to church, or pray. All they can think about is finding someone greater than themselves to blame. God did not create cancer! God is love! He loves people and wants the best for their lives. Unfortunately, when you turn away from God you take away your ability to fight. 2 Kings 17: 25-28, "When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord, and so he sent lions, which killed some of them. The emperor of Assyria was told that the people he settled in the cities of Samaria did not know the law of the god of that land, and so the god had sent lions, which were killing them. So the emperor commanded: "Send back one of the priests we brought as prisoners; have him go back and live there, in order to teach the people the law of the god of that land." So an Israelite priest who had been deported from Samaria went and lived in Bethel, where he taught the people how to worship the Lord." When you don"t understand why you need God, then you lose your fight against anything that wants to destroy your life. Satan is the god of this world and when we do nothing to prevent him from hurting us then evil reigns supreme. This simple illustration of how lions were killing people shows how our lives can be filled with chaos if we don"t have God on our side. Jesus came to teach people how to fight. We must activate our faith in God by prayer and Bible study. Pray the Lord"s Prayer. Pray for protection from Satan. Pray for strength during your fight and ask for the Lord"s will to be done. When you know what you are suppose to do in order to fight against the evil that wants to destroy your life, then you have a battle plan. Romans 12: 12, "Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times." God loves you. Fear is Satan coming in to corrupt your thinking and to separate you from activating the power of God. God conquers all evil. Believe in Miracles. Believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior and you will be saved. Believe in the saving power of grace and how God forgives you the wrongs of your past. Our world is filled with traps and temptations that lead us astray from God. But with Christ you can do anything. You can endure cancer with victory when you place your faith in Jesus. God loves people and He is right by your side during every procedure you endure when you are fighting for your life against cancer. When you are in the throws of cancer, He will give you joy. Joy that he allowed you worthy to suffer for His sake. Joy that assures you that you are His witness to doctors, nurses, friends, and all people who come into contact with you that Satan may be able to kill your body, but he can"t destroy your faith in God. Everything we endure in this world is meant to teach us the difference between good and bad. When we have this knowledge then we know with certainty how to fight against Satan. Pray for protection from Satan. Be positive while giving encouragement to those who are suffering with cancer. You are a light to the world. A light that can only shine when you are going through the fire of testing. Tests reveal what a person is like in their heart! Tests when they are over will give you the power to witness to others of what you can overcome when you have Jesus in your life. Tests show us that we are more powerful than the god of this world. The statistics are staggering of how many people are suffering from cancer in our world today. But with God"s help you can overcome the world. With Jesus on your side you can walk down whatever path you must travel with confidence that you can do it! God loves people and He will never let you down. Trust in God and you will win your game of life. Linda C Dipman author of THE GAME OF LIFE IT"S ALMOST OVER http://outskirtspress.com/gameoflife presents AND HIS LOVE SHONE DOWN my true life story! It describes all the persecutions I endured. It will put you on the edge of your seat as you read each vivid detail. You will feel terror and experience love like nothing you have ever read before. http://lovinghandsministry.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Linda_Dipman
Why Would A Loving God Allow Christians to Suffer With Cancer?(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
Every two minutes a woman died because of cervical cancer. In some countries cervical cancer is the number one cancer occurred to woman. Poor knowledge of women to this cancer is the main trigger of rapid incidence of the disease. Every woman - without reference to age and background- can be incured by cervical cancer, the cancer that caused by infection of human papilloma virus (HPV). In Pacific Asia about 266.000 cases of cervical cancer can be found every year, 143.000 of them passed away in productive age. In developing countries only 41% of patients of cervical cancer will get the treatment which they require to get healing. Combination of early detection through screening and vaccination can depress the number of occurence of cervical cancer to woman. Cervical cancer really influences the quality of a woman life and her closest environment: her family. In consequence, each woman has to alert to cervical cancer by knowing the disease, its detection and prevention accurately. Early Detection There is no symptom of cervical cancer in early stage. But it can be detected, that is by conducting Pap Smears. The advantage of Pap Smears is to find the cancer earlier so the management will much easier and the woman has a better quality of life.A woman should do Pap Smears one year after she is sexually active, and repeats it regularly every year. There are 100 types of HPV identified and most of them are not harmful and also do not show the symptom. Fourty types of HPV may be contagious through sexual intercourse; they are classified into two groups: HPV causing cancer and low risk HPV. Every woman is having the risk of being infected by cervical cancer during their life without reference to age and life style. HPV easily infected through skin contact and sexual intercourse. Condom use cannot lessen the risk of spreading HPV. About 50-80% women are infected by HPV through sexual contact. About 50% of the infection is potencial to grow to be cancer. The risk is started from the very first sexual contact. Not likely other viruses, if a woman is infected by HPV, it does not mean that she will have immunity to the virus. The woman remains to have risks to get the repeated infection from same or different types of HPV. Vaccination Other prevention is conducting HPV vaccination. In this time there is available vaccine of type 16 HPV and type 18 HPV. These types are responsible to 70% cases of cervical cancer in Asia. Vaccine will improve the ability of immune system to recognize and to kill the virus when it enters the body before the occurance of infection. Vaccination combined with screening can lessen the risk of cervical cancer better than only screening. Any Safarodiyah is a medical doctor. She developed http://www.waytobehealth.com to help others learn to do the best for their health. To receive tons of info, tips, about our health for free visit and http://www.waytobehealthy.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Any_Safarodiyah
Stay Alert to Cervical Cancer(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
In this excerpt, Brenda Cobb shares on her amazing healing from breast and cervical cancer. Raw Food Summit Excerpt with Brenda Cobb, the founder of The Living Foods Institute. Kevin: Today I have an incredible guest on the line. She is an author and founder of the Living Foods Institute. She also has had an incredible healing journey from breast and cervical cancer, which we"re going to talk about today. So, Brenda Cobb, I want to welcome you to the Raw Summit. Brenda:: Thank you so much, Kevin, I"m real excited to be here. Kevin: Brenda, you have an incredible story, and I want to get into it, and I want to kind of give a landscape of where you were before you were diagnosed, and then move into what you did. Brenda:: Well, where I was, was in a very high stress job, I owned my own business, I was in film in television, I had a recording studio, and a production company. And, I was very busy in helping people in promoting their careers, and in producing shows for big events, and that was very stressful. During that time, yeah, I didn"t really eat well, and I ate all kinds of various types of foods that weren"t really great for me. And, if I had a headache, I took a Tylenol. And, if my stomach was upset, I took some kind of another type of a pill. And, then in1999, I was diagnosed with both cervical and breast cancer. And so, that woke me up big time. The doctor told me that I needed to have surgery, chemo, and radiation. I knew that I did not want to. I really felt that I needed to look for a natural way to heal myself. And so, I got on the Organic Raw and Living Foods Lifestyle, and it changed my life. I"ve started using wheat grass juice, and energy soup, and other really healing foods, and the cancer went away, but other problems I had had, arthritis, acid reflux, indigestion, heartburn. I had taken Pepcid AC, Tums, Rolaids, all of those types of products to try to help myself, and that didn"t really work, it just made me worse, not really better. But, you know what? When I got on this program to heal cancer, all those other symptoms went away. So, I never had any more migraine headaches. Arthritis went away, I lost weight, my energy increased, my skin improved, I felt better, I wasn"t as depressed, I felt happier, and everything really changed dramatically. That"s when I realized that my mission in life was going to be to help other people, and teach it, and tell other people about it because I felt like if it helped me, it could help other people. And, it"s still thrilling. I mean today to just watch how much health can be improved on this program. And, I don"t care how sick people are Kevin. I have gotten people in my center that everyone else has given up on completely, and they"ve told them that they have a terminal, hopeless situation, and yet when these people are willing to change what they"re doing and their mental thinking, and some of their lifestyle habits, we see that the body is miraculous, and it can bounce back from most anything. Kevin: How did you get turned on after you got out of the doctor"s office, how did you get turned onto the natural way of helping yourself? Brenda:: Well, I went to the health food store as soon as I left the doctor and I asked them if they knew of any books I could read, or anyone who had ever healed in a natural way. And, they pointed me to a little book that a woman had written that said How I Conquered Cancer Naturally, and her name was Eydie Mae . And I bought the only copy of that book that they had on the shelf. And, it was all about how she had used Dr. Ann Wigmore"s method for raw and living foods with wheat grass, and energy soup, and Rejuvelac, and veggie crowding, and colon cleansing. And, how she had a very serious challenge with cancer and that, she didn"t think that there was any other place for her to turn. It kept getting worse and worse, and coming back after treatment. And, when she heard about this program and got on it - it healed her. When I read that book I had cold chills all over my body. I thought you know something, if it can work for her, it can work for me. Why not? What do I have to lose? At least I need to try this. So, I really had faith and belief in it. You know how it is sometimes that you read something or you hear something and immediately it resonates with you. It"s like you already know this at some level. It"s in there and it was just kind of waiting to be remembered and that"s how I felt about it. I started reading enough, Wow,this just makes sense if I clean my body out, if I start giving it optimum nutrition, if I don"t cook my food, because of course I never knew that when you cook you killed it. I learned that by cooking it I was killing the enzymes and compromising the vitamins and the minerals. And, that if I would start putting in really good organic nutrition that my body would do what it was created to do. It would heal itself. So, I use Eydie Mae"s example, and then I started reading other books that Ann Wigmore had written. And, I started reading testimonies from people who had done her program before and everybody seems so positive. And, there were so many stories that really seem miraculous. I mean of people recovering from all kinds of diseases that I became more and more encouraged. And then the more I did it, the more I was able to see for myself that it really did work. Kevin: And so you believe after you read that book. You believed right away? Brenda:: I did. I"ve really had total faith and belief. In fact, it was a good thing because well- meaning friends and family who loved me a lot really thought I was crazy, and they felt that I should what the doctor said. And that I should do the surgery and the chemo, and the radiation. Of course, I asked some of those well-meaning people, "Well, why would I?" Because, it didn"t work for, one of my aunts or maybe one of your sisters. You know, because of my aunts would be talking to me about it or other loved ones. I say, "You know it didn"t work for them. I don"t see why it should work for me. I"m going to try something different." Now, those same people who then thought I was crazy, they think I"m a genius now. I did it, you know when they thought I"d lost my mind but now they have seen that it really does work. And, I"m glad I had that total faith and belief because it"s tough when a lot of people around you are thinking you"re ought to do one thing and you"re knowing that you should be doing something else. You have to a hell lot of courage, you know to do that. And, I just kept saying, "You know I know God is leading me in this way and I"m going to do what I know I need do and I"m not going to worry about what other people think because it"s my life and I"m going to be responsible, and be self sufficient." And, you know what if it doesn"t work I take full responsibility but what is it does? And, I believe it will, and I believed to this day that mental attitude and, faith and belief in a program - what ever that program maybe. I think that"s 99% of it. Kevin: Um hum. Brenda:: If you do something and you don"t believe it"s going to work - if already you"re sabotaging yourself I"m saying, "I don"t why I"m doing this. I"m sure it"s not going to help me." Then the truth is it"s not going to help you. I believe that you do get what you expect, and what you really visualize, and feel and think it"s going to happen for you. I think that you get more of those positive results and thinking that way. Kevin: When did you know that this was working? Brenda:: Immediately really although my first my first few days on it, I tell you I was really detoxing pretty strong. Kevin: Sure. Brenda:: And, because I have been a coffee drinker. So, I had a lot of caffeine and that started coming out and I had a headache that I thought every time my heart beat, I thought my head was going to burst wide open. And, that lasted for about a 24 hours but it gradually begin to get better, and after a couple of days I would just have a little intermediate headache here and there. And, by about the third or fourth day I never had a headache again, and then I was nauseated because again toxins were coming out, and I thought that probably was the worst and maybe the first and the second day. And by the third day I began to feel like I was coming a little bit back to life. By about the fifth or the sixth day, I was really beginning to get encouraged because I was feeling better. Weight was beginning to melt tough because I weighed almost 200 pounds when I was diagnosed. Kevin: Wow. Brenda:: And so the weight was melting away and then I began having more clarity. I was having a lot of heavy bleeding from the cervical tumors and that began to subside and actually in 30 days of being on the program that completely stopped. Kevin: Wow. Brenda:: So that was an immediate, I"m like "Wow!" something is working. Kevin: 30 Days? Brenda:: Yes, in 30 days. Now in my… as far as my breast tumor I could feel it going down and decreasing. After my first 30 days it felt like to me just from touching that it was about half the size. And of course I continue to decrease until it got to the point within about the third or fourth month I was not able to detect it there at all. You know, it was in about seven or eight days I never had acid reflux or heart burn or indigestion again. And now that actually was more empowering to me than in anything else because I had it so bad that I could not lie down flat to sleep. I had to prop up with pillows and that was miserable. I mean, I never slept well at night because I had that burning sensation. When that went away I felt like, "Wow!" this health program was worth it If nothing else got better because that one thing gave me better quality of life. The more that I ate this good nutritious food and the less junk I ate, you know I stopped eating meat and dairy and sugar and all that stuff. That impacted my sleep and just my well being so I felt better and had more energy and when you have more energy everything is better. Kevin Gianni is an internationally known health advocate, author, and film consultant. He has helped thousands and thousands of people in over 21 countries though online health teleseminars on living and raw food and abundance, optimum health and longevity. He is also the creator and co-author of "The Busy Person"s Fitness Solution" Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kevin_Gianni
Founder of Living Foods Institute Shares Her Healing from Cancer(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
In the last ten years, many of my friends and family have been diagnosed with cancer. Some of my friends and family recovered gracefully and some did not recover, but fought tooth and nail to survive this horrifying disease. I ask you why is cancer on a rise? Why are many people developing cancer? I knew one girl who was only sixteen when she past away from cancer. She always said, "All I want is to be able to celebrate my 16th birthday with a sleep over and my closest friend. She got her wish, but three days she past away. Why am I telling you this because I want you to understand that it does not matter what age; you can develop cancer at any age. Now, the big question, "Why?" I will tell you. The air inside your home is an extension of your lungs. You eat approximately two to three pounds of food per day, drink about three pounds of liquid, and breathe 15 pounds of air. You can live 40 days without food, three days without water, but only three minutes without air. Whatever you eat passes through your digestive system enabling your body to separate nutrients and waste material. Your lungs are not capable of doing this type of function. They have no such defensive system. What you breathe goes directly into the bloodstream. It is carried by the use of the blood to every cell in the body. Research from organizations have stated that the poor air quality in our homes is so serious, that this maybe one of the reasons for the rise of cancer in our society. Our indoor air quality is the most significant environmental issue, which we have to face now and into the next decade. Research has stated that the worst air pollution is inside our homes. A five-year study, done by the EPA, showed that many homes had chemical levels that were 70 times higher than that of the air outside. In fact, they reported that cleaning and personal care products, commonly found in every home are three times more likely to cause cancer than air-born pollutants. It is estimated that 1,500 hazardous substances find their way into a typical North American home. Top environmental organizations have stated that their studies concluded that an estimation of 6,000 cancer deaths is caused every year by indoor air pollutants. A scientific study was also done that revealed that because of homemakers has a 55% higher risk of cancer than men and women working outside the home. The tragedy is that children are the most susceptible to this toxic environment. Children"s respiratory rates are three times higher than adults are; therefore, they inhale and absorb three times the amount of toxic cleaning supplies. Maybe this is why asthma in children is on a rise also in many countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States. Our home, which ought to be a haven of safety for our children, has become a dangerous environment. Since 1960, there has been an 80% increase in respiratory problems amongst children. For many of these children, inhalers have become an enduring part of their lives. A temporary protection against foreseeable tragedy! We go to the store to purchase cleaning supplies with the notion that their safe and their going to kill the germs in our home and make our home sparkle. When we go to the store to get our cleaning supplies we buy our laundry detergent, shampoos, and dish soap, believing them to be safe; not realizing that we are bring toxic poisons into our homes that could be deadly in the long-run. Formaldehyde is in almost everything you use in your home, from toothpaste to laundry soap. It is used as a preservative. Nine billion pounds are produced every year. Medical organizations recently told the pubic media that there is such a high degree of formaldehyde in our bodies that, when we die, we no longer decay. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health warned the public that formaldehyde should be handled with caution. It is suspected of causing many different medical issues such as: birth defects genetic damage headaches joint pain chest pains depression ear infections chronic fatigue dizziness loss of sleep Here are some examples of cleaners commonly found in homes. 1. DISHWASHING DETERGENT Dishwashing detergents have caused more household poisonings than any other cleaning product in the home. Nearly all dishwashing detergents contain naphtha, a fuel used in camping stoves. Naphtha is a central nervous system depressant. Other high-tech cleaning agents included are diethanolsamine, which is a liver poison, and chlorophenylphenol, which is a toxic metabolic stimulant. Chlorine is a poison present in nearly all dishwashing detergents. When washing your dishes, these chemicals are being released into your breathing space. 2. AIR FRESHENERS Did you know that air fresheners can damage nerves or they can coat your mucus membranes with an oily film, hindering your natural ability to smell. The fresh air in a can may be able to fool humans but you will notice your pets wisely running for cover. 3. TUB AND TILE CLEANERS On the back of Tile Power, there is a warning, Use in well-ventilated areas. When have you been in a well-ventilated bathroom? This product is not recommended for people with heart conditions or chronic respiratory problems. They go on to warn, avoid prolonged inhalation of fumes. Yet, on the front of the container, in bold attractive lettering, it proclaims, NEW FRESH SCENT. While enjoying the new fresh scent, you are being killed by the sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide. Tile cleaners commonly contain ammonia and ethanol. Many people have complained of dizziness and nausea in using these powerful chemically spiked cleaners. 4. LAUNDRY SOAP what is on your clothes going into your skin. It has a know fact. Skin is a semi permeable membrane and is the largest organ of the body. Nicotine patches reveal how absorbent our skin is. If it is on your skin, it is in your bloodstream. Phosphorus, ammonia, napthaleaene and phenol, which are deadly poisons, are found in most laundry soaps. Some companies have proclaimed their products environmentally safe because they use enzymes. Enzymes have been considered a miracle-cleaning agent. They direct the natural, cleaning ability of water to protein. This enables water to suspend dirt with great effectiveness. Yet enzymes are unable to detect a dirt protein from the protein in your skin and mucus membranes. Serious inflammation can result from breathing enzyme particles into the nasal passages and lungs. Clothes washed in enzymes can cause inflamed spots or rashes on the skin. 5. FABRIC SOFTENERS Fabric softeners use an oily residue to cut down on static cling. Because it is not washed or rinsed from the clothes, a high concentration of toxins remains next to your skin and is being continuously absorbed into the bloodstream. Ammonia propellants and powerfully, strong synthetic fragrances can cause irritation, stuffy noses and watery eyes. 6. OVEN CLEANERS I cannot tell you how many times I had to leave the house after using an oven cleaner because I started choking and coughing like crazy. Head in oven, holding our breath, squinting because of the fumes, we spray a toxic film where we cook supper. Holding our breath is no solution since the toxic vapors will linger in the house for over three months. Bet you did not know they stood in your homes for that long. Imagine what is going into our food when we cook. Until recently, there has been little choice in improving the air quality of the home. There are now natural cleaning products that produce safe, environmentally friendly cleaning products. This is why global warming has become such a major issue. We are destroying the planet and we are killing ourselves. Change is good. It is time to change our cleaning products. It is time to use natural cleaning products. Stacey Chillemi was the managing editor for the magazine UZURI. She is the author of The Complete Herbal Guide; A Natural Approach to Healing the Body;Epilepsy You"re Not Alone; Eternal Love: Romantic Poetry Straight from the Heart;My Mommy Has Epilepsy (Children"s Book);My Daddy Has Epilepsy (Children"s Book);Keep the Faith: To Live and Be Heard from the Heavens Above (poetry book);Live, Learn, and Be Happy with Epilepsy; Epilepsy and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Should Know;Faith, Courage, Wisdom, Strength and Hope;How to Be Wealthy Selling Informational Products on the Internet;How to Become Wealthy in Real Estate; How to Become Wealthy Selling Ebooks;Life"s Missing Instruction Manual: Beyond Words;STACEY CHILLEMI STORIES AND POETRY HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN:Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul;Chicken Soup for the Shoppers Soul;Whispers of Inspiration; and spoke in front of Congress in Washington for employment discrimination for people with epilepsy. She"s done hundreds of interviews and her work is known worldwide. 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Why Are So Many People Being Diagnosed With Cancer? Is It The Cleaning Products?(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
Cancer is now the leading cause of death globally. It is estimated that cancer will kill 84 million people in the next ten years. While the causes of cancer are complex, it is well known that that certain things can lower the risk of getting it. The most important recommendations are to avoid toxins and eat healthy foods. Nature foods has many nutrients that are known to help protect against cancer. Studies have shown that Sterol/Sterolins and Omega 3, 6 and 9 can increase natural killers (NK) cell activity and act as a potent immunomudulator for the treatment and restoration of immune dysfunction. Gamma Oryzanol (Ferulic acid) is know to be anti-mutagenic. Inositol, IP6, Polyphenol, Fiber, Tocotrienols and Antioxidants are all known to be anti-carcinogenic. Polyphenols and Tocotrienols have been shown to inhibit Phase 1 microsomal enzymes, and the lipoprotein fraction of nature foods has been shown to inhibit abnormal cell prolifeation. Numerous epidemilogic studies reported an association between high fiber intake and reduced incidence of colon cancer and breast cancer. A 1992 study by Harvard Medical School found that men who consumed only 12 grams of fiber a day were twice as likely to develop precancerous colon changes as men whose daily fiber intake was about 30 grams. Scientist theorize that insoluble fiber adds bulk to stool, which in turn dilutes carcinogens and speeds their transit through the lower intestines and out of the body. 12 studies found a link between high fiber intake and reduced risk of breast cancer. In the early stages, some breast tumors are stimulated by estrogen circulating in the blood stream. Scientist believe that fiber may hamper the growth of these tumors by binding with estrogen in the intestine, preventing it from being reabsorbed into the bloodstream. IP6 has been shown to exhibit significant anti-cancer activity and to inhibit tumor cell growth in colon, intestinal, and liver cancers. Carotenoids (including the Alpha Carotene, Beta Carotene, Lutein, Lycopene, Zeaxanthin and Precrytoxanthin/Crypthoxanthin found in nature foods) offer powerful protection against many different types of cancer. Lycopene in particular has been associated with lower rates of prostate cancer. Pangamic Acid (B15) has shown to have a unique ability to release a type of cyanide only at cancer sites, thereby destroying cancer cells while at the same time, nourishing non-cancerous tissue. Bardnurz Sham, a young nutritionist who devote his daily activities to food and nutritional science. Doesn"t believe in chemical base source of food which contain preservative, coloring and acid base foods. Write an article to educate people so that they can improve their life by eat well and have a wonderful life. web: http://longerlifespan.blogspot.com/ feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/HealthAndLongevity Herbs And Medicine : *Hebsforlife.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bardnurz_Sham
Reduce Cancer Risk(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)
Longer-Overwhelming scientific evidence suggests that the weak parts in our genetic armor can be compensated for through interventions involving diet, exercise, lifestyle modification, and stress management. Genetics and constitutional factors will make some people more disposed to problems in the cardiovascular system, skin, Cancer or memory. Yet, lifestyle factors can be controlled to varying degrees to compensate for genetic weak links. For example if any of your ancestors have had Diabetes or Breast cancer you need not fear. Research shows that genetics accounts for only a small percentage of physical and mental aging. The maximum contribution comes from our lifestyle, our engagement with life, what we eat, the way we manage stress, our social connections, and sense of personal power. These are definitely not in our genes. Let us not believe in Karma theory anymore and realize that we are the masters of our own fate. Genes do influence health patterns to a considerable when a person is young. After the age of 50, genetic expression, and thus life expectancy, is more influenced by lifestyle, environment, and nutritional factors. When a person is in their seventies and eighties, there is not much genetic influence left. At elderly age lifetime of environmental influences and personal choices have far more influence than genes. We have far more control over the aging process than we previously thought. We know that certain genes are associated with a greater risk for lung cancer. Yet, as smoking rates have fallen, so too has the incidence of this life-shortening disease. Heart disease incidence in the U.S. has dropped by 45% since the 1950s. This wasn"t primarily accomplished through high-tech, but through improved lifestyles, lower smoking rates among men, and improved diets-all factors that modified bio¬chemical processes governed by our genes. http://www.rudramani.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andy_Kahn
Cancer Genetics - Genetic Predisposition To Cancer Can Be Overcome By Lifestyle Changes(via Cancer - Ezine Articles)