Traditional And Natural Cancer Treatment Options, Part 2

by Gabriel Adams

Alternative Cancer Treatment Options

Traditional cancer treatment options form only art of the story. An increasing number of health professionals are now exploring alternative cancer treatment options that encompass the whole individual.

Nutrition Therapy

Maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet that includes foods rich in antioxidants and beta-carotene, is the best way to provide your body with the nourishment it needs to fight cancer. Proper nutrition helps minimize nausea and fatigue that are the main side-effects of traditional cancer treatments and are a critical component of the healing process.

Buah Merah or Red fruit, found primarily in the Indonesian island of Papua, has very high levels of anti-oxidants, beta-carotene and tocopherol and offers hope to all cancer patients. Beta-carotene and tocopherol have strong anti-carcinogenic properties and help by boosting the immune system and retarding the growth of cancer-causing cells. Buah Merah also contains Omega 3 and Omega 9 as well as linolenat, oleat, dekanoat and linoleat acids; all of which act as active medicinal compounds and also help in the prevention of diabetes mellitus, heart diseases, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, hepatitis and HIV/AIDS.

Naturopathy

Naturopathy is a system of treatment that focuses exclusively on using the healing powers of nature such as sunlight, water and air. It is supplemented with therapies such as massage as well as a wholesome diet. Naturopathy is by and large a holistic kind of treatment and includes homoeopathy, ayurveda, therapeutic nutrition, hydrotherapy or botanical medicine. It is based on the belief that the body is self-healing and will recover and repair by itself spontaneously if it is given a healthy, conducive environment.

Pain Control

Though, to a certain extent medication can be used to manage pain, Acupuncture is gaining popularity as a means to control the pain experienced by cancer sufferers. The pain could be brought on by the cancer itself or as a side-effect to the cancer treatment. Prevalence and severity of pain depend on the extent, location and type of cancer as well as pain threshold of the person afflicted by cancer.

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Traditional And Natural Cancer Treatment Options, Part 1

by Gabriel Adams

While there's a whole gamut of cancer treatment options available; which is the best one to use depends upon the type of cancer as well the stage that the cancer has reached. Though the prevailing trend is to resort to more traditional cancer treatment options, cancer patients are not restricted to them. There are a variety of alternative and natural options (some new, some old) for treating cancer.

Traditional Cancer Treatment Options

Traditional cancer treatment options are often referred to as cut, poison and burn (surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation).

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy, which involves the use of chemical agents or drugs to destroy cancerous cells, forms the core treatment of malignancies. These drugs work by targeting fast-growing cells and the type and combination of drugs depends upon the type of cancer. Though chemotherapy has been proven to be effective, it can give rise to a host of side-effects including hair loss, fatigue, diarrhea, loss of appetite, anemia or low red blood cell count, neutropenia or low white blood cell count, mouth sores and shortness of breath.

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy involves the use of high-energy ionizing radiation from varied sources including x-rays, gamma rays, protons and neutrons to shrink tumors and kill cancerous cells. It is used almost half of all cancer patients; either by itself or in combination with other cancer treatments. External-beam radiation therapy, which involves using radiation that is emitted from a machine outside the body is more common than internal radiation therapy, in which a radioactive material is implanted in the body near the tumor or cancer cells.

Surgery

Surgery often entails a biopsy, which is done for diagnostic purposes. Surgery that is done to remove the cancerous tissues is often followed by chemotherapy or radiotherapy, which reduces the risk of the cancer recurring and also to destroy any cancer cells that may be left behind in the affected part of the body.

The kind of surgery depends on which part of the body has been affected by cancer as well as the extent of the cancer. In breast cancer patients the options could include lumpectomy, in which only the lump is removed; segmentectomy, in which part of the breast is removed or mastectomy, in which the entire breast is removed.

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Cancer: Prevention is the cure (part 1)

by: S.A Ramratan1q

Many people have heard the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. When it comes to cancer, this couldn’t be truer. To date several billion dollars, over 30 years have been spent on finding that elusive cure for cancer. What about cancer prevention? It is estimated that a woeful fraction of that amount of money has been spent on cancer prevention. The statistics from the Nutrition Journal state that cancer can be prevented in 30-40 percent of known cases through lifestyle factors, such as diet, exercise and maintaining a healthy body weight. The 30-40 percent stated as preventable by the Nutrition Journal, many in fact, be a conservative estimate, as suggested by many wellness practitioners. Cancer costs the US 107 billion annually. Finding a cure is costing us a great deal, but lack of prevention is costing us more.

A review, based on 238 studies published in the Nutrition Journal conducted by Michael Donaldson for the Hallelujah Acres Foundation, has outlined an anti-cancer diet, which includes what to eat, and what to avoid, in order to prevent cancer.

The outline of the recommended diet is as follows:

• adequate, but not excessive calories,
• 10 or more servings of vegetables a day, including cruciferous and allium vegetables; vegetable juice could meet part of this goal,
• 4 or more servings of fruits a day,
• high in fiber,
• no refined sugar,
• no refined flour,
• low in total fat, but containing necessary essential fatty acids,
• no red meat,
• a balanced ratio of omega 3 and omega 6 fats and would include DHA,
• flax seed as a source of phytoestrogens,
• supplemented with ~200 μg/day selenium,
• supplemented with 1,000 μg/day methylcobalamin (B-12),
• very rich in folic acid (from dark green vegetables),
• adequate sunshine to get vitamin D, or use 1,000 IU/day supplement,
• very rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals from fruits and vegetables, including α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, vitamin C (from foods), vitamin E (from foods),
• very rich in chlorophyll,
• supplemented with beneficial probiotics,
• supplemented with oral enzymes

When you start to change your diet to a diet that is full of anti-cancer foods, you may wonder why there is so much junk out there, and, why is it so much cheaper to buy a package of chips vice a bag of organic apples.

The best thing you can do for you body right now to prevent cancer, is to start eating this recommended anti-cancer diet. Many of these recommendations will not be big news to those that take serious responsibility for their health.

In the next anti-cancer article, I will go over why cancer-causing foods are so cheap and available.

Read the study for yourself: http://www.nutritionj.com/content/3/1/19

About the author
Sarah is a Chemical and Materials Engineer by education. Through years of focused self-study, she has come to see the benefit of whole food nutrition and allowing the body to heal itself. Undergoing Field Center Facilitator Training, Sarah is passionate about being helpful to others, in any venue, in their quest for a better life. http://simplebeautyphotography.blogspot.com

Confusing PE with ED?

by James Kirby

The issue of premature ejaculation (PE) is one which is often confused with erectile dysfunction (ED). These are two separate issues in Men's Health. Erectile Dysfunction is defined as the inability to achieve or sustain an erection for satisfactory sexual activity. ED can be a total inability to achieve erection, an inconsistent ability to do so, or a tendency to sustain only brief erections. The cause of ED basically comes down to blood flow into the penis. This blood flow can be restricted by physical causes such as diabetes or by psychological causes such as stress or anxiety.

Premature Ejaculation is not a blood flow issue but rather an issue with ejaculatory control. There is a lack of a universally agreed definition of what exactly premature ejaculation is, a factor which has hampered its treatment. Definitions of premature ejaculation have ranged from "coming within six thrusts" to "coming within two minutes" and even "coming before your partner". A simpler definition is that if you come before you want to and you feel you're not able to control it, then you're suffering from premature ejaculation. Most men will come sooner than they'd like on some occasions, particularly if under stress or in situations of very high excitement. However, if you are unable to control when you come more than 50 per cent of the time, then it becomes a problem.

PE can be caused by medical and medicational problems but generally it is down to a man not knowing when the signals come through that he's going to climax. The standard sexual therapy technique for curing premature ejaculation is called sensate focus or 'the stop start technique', where you are training him first by helping himself, then by introducing a partner, to recognise those signals and to be relaxed enough to notice them. It involves the practice of stimulating yourself to the point just before ejaculation, then stop and start again when the sensations have subsided. It's a straightforward not all that long procedure but it has to be introduced and monitored by a therapist.

While there's a lot of research going on in this area and there are new treatments in development, at present there are no licensed medications for the treatment of premature ejaculation within Europe. Health Care providers sometimes make use of what might be considered an unwanted side effect of antidepressant medication which can delay organism and ejaculation on an unlicensed basis and also sometimes topical anaesthetics are used as well to help reduce penile sensitivity.

Another alternative may be Erectile Dysfunction treatments such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. These treatments may not treat PE per se, but the extra time that they allow is useful as a psychological tool.

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5 Tips To Choose Low Cholesterol Foods

by Femina
High cholesterol is a health concern for many people. While heredity does play a role in high cholesterol numbers, diet and exercise can greatly help in reducing those numbers. Ready to change your diet? Here are some tips on how to choose low cholesterol foods:

Shop the outer perimeter of the grocery store.
The outer walls of the grocery store are usually the place to find the healthiest foods. First stop: the produce aisle, where you can load up on naturally cholesterol-free fruits and vegetables. Don’t just pick out the same old items like bananas and tomatoes - opt for a variety of produce selections like blueberries, raspberries, mango, zucchini, red and green peppers, kiwi and avocados. Avocados in particular are known for containing the healthy fats which can help to raise your HDL (your “good” cholesterol). Load up on garlic - another cholesterol-lowering miracle food. Walk around to the meat department and choose the leanest cuts of meat and poultry. Choose skinless chicken and pick up lots of heart healthy fish like salmon and mackerel. Make your way to the dairy aisle where you should walk right past the full fat dairy products and select low fat and fat free dairy products and milk. Craving eggs? Switch from regular eggs to cholesterol-free Egg Beaters brand. Soy milk is another low cholesterol dairy option - Silk and 8th Continent brands are two good choices. Keep in mind that the high fat, processed foods can usually be found in the middle aisles of the grocery store. Stay away from any snack item that comes in a box or a bag — most of these items contain high cholesterol and trans fats.

Read food labels.
If you don’t usually take the time to read food labels, start doing it now. Food labels must now list the amount of cholesterol per serving. Obviously your best choice is to choose items that have zero cholesterol. And while you’re checking the cholesterol count of your favorite foods, read the ingredients that are listed on the product label as well. Any food that contains hydrogenated oils or partially hydrogenated oils is bad news.

Remember-not all margarines are created equal.
Some of the new margarine products on the market are actually proven to help lower cholesterol. Skip the stick butter and margarines — these are the worst kind for your heart. Instead opt for a tub spread that contains plant sterols, like Benecol or Take Control. Yes, these products are more expensive than the generic store brands, but they do help to lower cholesterol when eaten as part of a low fat diet. Or, if you’d rather skip the margarine altogether, try dipping your bread in just a little bit of heart-healthy olive oil.

A few more low-cholesterol options.
You don’t have to say goodbye to your morning bowl of breakfast cereal — just say goodbye to those brands that are loaded with sugar and chemicals. Switch to cholesterol-lowering oatmeal instead. Looking for a snack? Forget the potato chips and switch to healthy nuts, like walnuts or almonds. Just eat a few though!

Change your ways.
Gone are the days that you can eat an entire bag of potato chips or a pint of chocolate chip ice cream without feeling guilty. High cholesterol is serious business and should be treated as such. Change your eating habits now so that you can enjoy good health for many years to come.

Bone Tests Cost-Effective for Elderly Men

Bone-density tests for osteoporosis are routine for older women, but a new study finds they might be cost-effective for certain groups of men over 65, too.

One of the first quality assessments of the screenings' costs and benefits for males finds that all men over 80 could benefit from a test, as well as men aged 65 or older who've already suffered a bone fracture.

"The amount of money that you have to spend, compared to the quality of life that you save, is a reasonably good deal for society for these subsets of men," said lead researcher Dr. John Schousboe, of Park Nicollet Health Services in Minneapolis.

His team published its findings in the Aug. 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.