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Food and Phytonutrients, the key to surviving Cancer

People in the past have always eaten mostly raw, natural and organic food which is an entirely different dietary concept than we have today.  Most of the food we buy these days has been processed and in the course of processing many of the nutrients that keep us healthy, have been lost due to processing.

One such nutrient is the phytonutrients, also called phytochemicals only recently discovered in the early 90s and found to be beneficial in keeping us both cancer free and even reversing cancer.

Once we thought that vitamins and minerals were all the nutrients necessary to keep us healthy but we now know there are other nutrients, essential for optimal health and they are phytonutrients. It is these powerful nutrients that give fruit and vegetables their many colors and also provide us with Mother Nature’s medicine.

These chemical compounds occur naturally in plants, their role is to protect them from diseases, injury and damage from insects. They form part of the plants immune system. It’s these same phytonutrients that have been found to have cancer fighting properties which help us not only to stay cancer free but to help us overcome cancer as well.

The different color phytonutrients are;

• Red;   tomatoes, red grapes, red onions, red apples, beetroot.
• Yellow – Orange;    apricots, peaches, sweet potatoes, melons, carrots, pumpkins citrus fruits.
• Green;    cruciferous vegetables which are broccoli, spinach, cabbage.
• White;    garlic, onions, leeks, potatoes.
• Blue – Purple;    blueberries, aubergines, boysenberries,

As you can see these phytonutrients are concentrations manly on the skin of fruit and vegetables and are responsible for the color, hue, scent and flavors. While there are many phytonutrients that have been identified, there are probably thousands more that remain to be discovered.

Clinical trials are now revealing that phytonutrients can enhance and strengthen the immune system and play an important role in keeping us cancer free. It has also revealed that phytonutrients can even slow the aging process, prevent and reverse conditions such as heart disease. Using food, especially vegetables to treat serious health challenges like cancer are a far smarter choice than using drugs.

Unfortunately we spend billions of dollars in treating cancer today yet we spend little promoting the consumption of apples, oranges, cruciferous vegetables and other healthy food that medicine well knows are helpful in preventing and overcoming diseases such as cancer. Thanks to our mainstream medicine today the public has remained virtually illiterate on nutrition for several decades.

The most powerful weapon when fighting cancer is the food you choose to eat everyday.

Alan Wighton is an experienced natural therapist specializing in nutrition. He has research all aspects of cancer and how the food we eat is related to the disease. For further information on more effective ways to overcome cancer using the powerful natural healing ability of the human body; please visit Cancer Facts & Information http://www.cancerhealed.com

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Symptoms Of Brain Cancer In Adults

Manufactures are selling us a bill of goods or, to be more accurate, a bill of bads. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides have been linked to contamination of drinking water and to serious health risks to children, adults and animals.

It is a myth that chemicals are necessary to grow beautiful gardens. There were beautiful gardens long before chemical fertilizers and pesticides came into wide use after World War II. Especially hard hitting is the myth they are needed for lawns and roses. Our gardens have been free of chemicals and pesticides for 20 years and it grows lushly and naturally from a few inches of compost spread on the gardens yearly.

Nitrogen from chemical fertilizes leaches into our aquifer and runs into the bay. As a result, algae grows out of control, eventually stripping oxygen from the water which fish and other aquatic life need. Dead zones have already begun to appear, notably in the Gulf of Mexico, which is fed by nitrogen-rich water from the Mississippi river.

Canada banned the “cosmetic” use of pesticides in 96 municipalities, including Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. The Connecticut state legislature recently passed a bill that bans the use of pesticides on the grounds of primary schools. Connecticut is working to extend it further. It is a difficult fight against the big money of the chemical companies.

Modeled on a tactic of the tobacco companies, chemical companies have pushed through laws in 40 states specifying that no township or municipality can enact pesticide regulations stricter than those of the state as a whole. We cannot ban chemicals and pesticides from use on Long Island where I live. It would take a statewide law. We can only urge residents not to use chemicals and pesticides.

Pesticide Facts from Environment and Human Health, Inc.(EHHI):

*Increased odds of childhood leukemia, brain cancer and soft tissue sarcoma have been associated with children living in households where pesticides are used.

*Some inert ingredients are suspected carcinogens; others have been linked to central nervous system disorders, liver and kidney damage, birth defects, and some short-term health effects.-Attorney General’s Office of New York

* The use of household pesticides has been associated with a variety of childhood cancers. Switching to 7th Generation dish washing and laundry soaps and cleaning supplies will prevent more chemicals from draining into our water supplies.

* The use of pesticides often harms wildlife and their habitats. Both dogs and cats are known to eat grass. There have been many cases of pets’ deaths from lawn treatments. Commonly used lawn-care chemicals can persist in soil, the air we breathe and water for weeks, which can lead to the contamination of aquatic resources and local wildlife.

*In addition to contaminating surface water, pesticides can contaminate ground water, potentially causing health problems for people drinking it.

Suzy Bales has turned her lifelong passion for gardening into a career. She had a weekly gardening column in Newsday before joining Family Circle as their contributing garden editor. She wrote for the New York Times before joining Better Homes & Garden as a Senior Editor in 2004. She is the author of 14 books including, Garden Bouquets and Beyond, The Garden in Winter and Suzy Bales Down-to-Earth Gardening. lung cancer treatment breakthroughs Click here

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Scientists Employ Mango, Mushroom to Beat Cancer

CAN meals rich in mangoes and edible mushroom help to prevent or/and stop the spread of cancers? Mangoes and mushrooms have been discovered to contain ingredients that could be used for the production of new drugs for the treatment of cancers.

Scientists have discovered how a promising cancer drug, first discovered in a wild mushroom, works. The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, team believe their work could help make the drug more effective, and useful for treating a wider range of cancers.

Cordycepin, commonly used in Chinese medicine, was originally extracted from a rare kind of parasitic mushroom that grows on caterpillars. The study appeared in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Also, mango has been found to prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer cells in the laboratory. A new study by Texas AgriLife Research food scientists, United States, who examined the five varieties most common in the U.S.- Kent, Francine, Ataulfo, Tommy/Atkins and Haden- found some impact on lung, leukemia and prostate cancers but was most effective on the most common breast and colon cancers.

Mango is botanically called Mangifera indica and belongs to the plant family Anacardiaceae. Mango is mangoro (the fruit), mangorohi (the tree) in Fula-Fulfulde; umangohi in Idoma; mangolo in Igala; mangulo in Igbo; and mangoro or oro oyinbo in Yoruba.

Nigerian researchers have also determined the protein content of three wild mushroom species growing in Owo Local Government areas of Ondo State: Termitomyces robustus (known as Ewe in Yoruba), Lentinus squarrosulus Mont (known as Tifa in Yoruba) and Lentimula edodes (known as Sheshe-Ope in Yoruba).

According to the result of the study published in Ethnobotanical Leaflets and Plant Foods for Human Nutrition (formerly Qualitas Plantarum), the highest amount of protein was found in Lentinus squarrosulus Mont (37.80mg/ml), followed by Termitomyces robustus (33.00mg/ml) and least found in Lentimula edodes (17.00mg/ml).

The researchers include: R. A. Jose of the Department of Science Technology, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State; and J. Kayode of the Department of Plant Science, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

Over the last decade, mushrooms have been studied as a novel functional food in Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan. Mushrooms, which have been used as food from time immemorial for their taste and flavour, have in recent times been found to be highly nutritious and medicinal. They are rich in high quality protein, minerals and vitamins such as folic acid but low in fat content.

In Nigeria, wild edible mushrooms are one of the important minor forest products, which are locally traded in local market of the country. Due to their high content of protein, vitamins and minerals, mushrooms are considered as “poor man’s protein”.

Previous studies had asserted that the maximum protein content and the best amino acid balance are found in mushrooms just before the caps expand. It has also been established that the major food value of mushroom lies in their protein components.

The results of the Ondo State study revealed that these mushrooms are nutritiously good for consumption. In fact, previous studies had revealed that edible mushrooms contained all the essential amino acids as well as most commonly occurring non-essential amino acids and amides.

The study found that mushrooms are low in calories, have no cholesterol and are virtually free of fat and sodium. Mushrooms also contain other essential minerals like selenium, which works with vitamin E to produce antioxidants that neutralise “free radicals” which can cause cell damage.

Studies have suggested that selenium may reduce the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, it may slow the progress of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease and may aid in symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, pancreatitis and asthma. Studies show men who eat selenium rich foods may lower their risk of prostate cancer.

Potassium, which is widely reputed for being good for the heart, is also found in mushrooms. It has been suggested that a diet with potassium may help to reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke.

Copper is another essential mineral found in mushrooms. Copper aids iron, which is also known for making red blood cells and delivers oxygen to the body.

Mushrooms also contain three B-Complex vitamins: riboflavin for healthy skin and vision, niacin that aids the digestive and nervous systems, and pantothetic acid which helps the nervous system and hormone productions.

Previous studies have suggested that mangoes have anti-inflammatory, analgesic and hypoglycemic (lowers blood sugar) effects in man and mammalian experimental animals.

Researchers had confirmed the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-diabetic properties of the stem-bark aqueous extract of mango in rats and mice.

An aqueous decoction of mango stem bark (MSB) has been developed in Cuba on an industrial scale to be used as a nutritional supplement, cosmetic, and phytomedicine, with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and immunomodulatory properties.

In another study, flavonoids from mango effectively reduce lipid levels in serum and tissues of rats induced hyperlipidemia (high blood lipids/fats).

Researchers have also shown the protective effect of mango polyphenols on human T lymphocytes (white blood cells) against activation-induced cell death. The aqueous stem bark extract of mango (Vimang) has been reported to have antioxidant properties and prevents cell death in HIV/AIDS.

Researchers suggest that the different chemical constituents of the plant, especially the polyphenolics, flavonoids, triterpenoids, mangiferin, and other chemical compounds present in the plant may be involved in the observed anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and hypoglycemic effects of the plant’s extract.

Also known as “Chinese caterpillar mushroom”, “Semitake” and “JinShuBao”, the cordyceps mushroom (usually the cordyceps sinensis variety) has been used in Chinese medicine for many centuries to make lung and kidney tonics.

The cordyceps mushroom gained fame when Chinese Olympic athletes in 1992 credited their successes to taking the mushroom as a supplement.

However, although the mushroom-based drug showed great promise, it was quickly degraded in the body. It can be given with another drug to combat this – but the second drug can produce side effects that limit its potential use.

As a result, researchers turned their interest to other potential candidate drugs, and exactly how cordycepin worked on the body’s cells remained unclear.

Researcher Dr Cornelia de Moor said: “Our discovery will open up the possibility of investigating the range of different cancers that could be treated with cordycepin. It will be possible to predict what types of cancers might be sensitive and what other cancer drugs it may effectively combine with. It could also lay the groundwork for the design of new cancer drugs that work on the same principle.”

The researchers have also developed a method to test how effective the drug is in new preparations, and combinations with other drugs, which might solve the problem of degradation more satisfactorily.

De Moor said: “This is a great advantage as it will allow us to rule out any non-runners before anyone considers testing them in animals.”

The Nottingham team observed two effects on the cells – at a low dose cordycepin inhibits the uncontrolled growth and division of the cells, and at high doses it stops cells from sticking together, which also inhibits growth.

Both of these effects probably have the same underlying mechanism – that cordycepin interferes with how cells make proteins.

At low doses cordycepin interferes with the production of mRNA, the molecule that gives instructions on how to assemble a protein. And at higher doses it has a direct impact on the making of proteins.

In Chinese medicine, cordyceps has been used primarily to treat lung problems, specifically given when patients cough up blood or show other signs of lung inflammation.

A study by Taiwanese researchers showed cordyceps could be used to reduce lung inflammation in mice with symptoms of asthma. While cordyceps did not prove as effective as two other agents (including prednisolone, which is the active ingredient in several anti-asthma medications but whose side-effects can be as serious as inducing diabetes), the scientists did show cordyceps could indeed be used for lung problems.

Korean researchers showed that cordyceps is a great help in blocking the expression of rheumatoid arthritis. It potently blocked various chemicals that trigger rheumatoid arthritis.

More promising than its use in fighting inflammatory problems is its potential as a cancer-fighting agent. Like other medicinal mushrooms, the cordyceps mushroom contains a high concentration of polysaccharides.

Polysaccharides are molecules that have cancer-fighting properties; numerous studies have shown that polysaccharide-rich compounds inhibit the growth of cancerous tumours in lab animals.

Certain types of cordyceps have polysaccharides containing selenium, a chemical element that is toxic in large amounts, but trace amounts of selenium are necessary for cellular health. Selenium also forms the active centers of certain enzymes which act as anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants prevent cell damage caused by unstable molecules, or “free radicals”, and cells damaged by free radicals are one of the causes of cancer.

Chinese researchers exploring the selenium-rich polysaccharides from certain types of cordyceps in tumor-bearing lab mice found that cordyceps showed “significant anti-tumor action with the inhibitory rate of 46.92 per cent.

Meanwhile, Korean researchers discovered that an aqueous extract of the same species of cordyceps (cordyceps militaris) could also be used to kill human breast cancer cells. The cordyceps mushroom has been studied by medical researchers for some time – the first scientific publication on cordycepin was in 1950.

Cordyceps is not as well researched as Reishi but Cancer Research United Kingdom suggests that, ‘Cordyceps may be useful for cancer patients due to its enhancement of cell-mediated immunity, oxygen free radical scavenging and support for cellular bioenergy systems’.

Medicinal mushrooms have latent cancer preventative properties. Studies in Japan and Brazil strongly suggest that regular consumption over prolonged periods significantly reduce the levels of cancer incidence.

Cancer Research UK also found increasing experimental evidence that medicinal mushrooms can have a cancer preventative effect, demonstrating both high anti-tumor activity and restriction of tumor metastasis. A 14-year survey in Japan revealed cancer rates of workers at medicinal mushroom farms were one in 1000 compared to one in 600 for the general population.

Professor Janet Allen is director of research at the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, which funded the mango study.

She said: “This project shows that we can always return to asking questions about the fundamental biology of something in order to refine the solution or resolve unanswered questions. The knowledge generated by this research demonstrates the mechanisms of drug action and could have an impact on one of the most important challenges to health.”

Though the mango is an ancient fruit heavily consumed in many parts of the world, little has been known about its health aspects. The National Mango Board commissioned a variety of studies with several U.S. researchers to help determine its nutritional value.

Dr. Susanne Talcott, who with her husband, Dr. Steve Talcott, conducted the study on cancer cells said: “If you look at what people currently perceive as a superfood, people think of high antioxidant capacity, and mango is not quite there. In comparison with antioxidants in blueberry, acai and pomegranate, it’s not even close.”

Talcott noted: “But the team checked mango against cancer cells anyway, and found it prevented or stopped cancer growth in certain breast and colon cell lines.

“It has about four to five times less antioxidant capacity than an average wine grape, and it still holds up fairly well in anticancer activity. If you look at it from the physiological and nutritional standpoint, taking everything together, it would be a high-ranking super food. It would be good to include mangoes as part of the regular diet.”

The Talcotts tested mango polyphenol extracts in vitro on colon, breast, lung, leukemia and prostate cancers. Polyphenols are natural substances in plants and are associated with a variety of compounds known to promote good health.

Talcotts said: “Mango showed some impact on lung, leukemia and prostate cancers but was most effective on the most common breast and colon cancers. What we found is that not all cell lines are sensitive to the same extent to an anticancer agent.

“But the breast and colon cancer lines underwent apotosis, or programmed cell death. Additionally, we found that when we tested normal colon cells side by side with the colon cancer cells, that the mango polyphenolics did not harm the normal cells.”

The duo did further tests on the colon cancer lines because a mango contains both small molecules that are readily absorbed and larger molecules that would not be absorbed and thus remain present in a colon.

She said: “We found the normal cells weren’t killed, so mango is not expected to be damaging in the body. That is a general observation for any natural agent, that they target cancer cells and leave the healthy cells alone, in reasonable concentrations at least.”

The Talcotts evaluated polyphenolics, and more specifically gallotannins as being the class of bioactive compounds (responsible for preventing or stopping cancer cells). Tannins are polyphenols that are often bitter or drying and found in such common foods as grape seed, wine and tea.

The study found that the cell cycle, which is the division cells go through, was interrupted. This is crucial information, Suzanne Talcott said, because it indicates a possible mechanism for how the cancer cells are prevented or stopped.

Talcotts said: “For cells that may be on the verge of mutating or being damaged, mango polyphenolics prevent this kind of damage. From there, if there is any proven efficacy, then we would do a larger trial to see if there is any clinical relevance.”

The Talcotts hope to do a small clinical trial with individuals who have increased inflammation in their intestines with a higher risk for cancer.

According to The Useful Plants of Tropical West Africa by H. M. Burkill, the bark has astringent properties. A macerate is widely taken for diarrhoea and dysentery in Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Congo. In Ivory Coast, a decoction is used as a wash for the head in migraine, and is widely used as a mouth-wash for the relief of toothache, sore gums, sore-throat, etc. in Nigeria, and in Congo. This is taken in Ivory Coast as a diuretic against urethra discharge.

A.S. Daba and O.U. Ezeronye of the Division of Medical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory Cape Town, South Africa, have evaluated the anti-tumor activity of mushroom fruit bodies and mycelial extracts using different cancer cell lines.

The study is titled: “Anti-cancer effect of polysaccharides isolated from higher basidiomycetes mushrooms.”

According to the study published in Minireview, these polysaccharide extracts showed potent antitumor activity against sarcoma 180, mammary adenocarcinoma 755, leukemia L-1210 and a host of other tumors. The antitumor activity was mainly due to indirect host mediated immunotherapeutic effect. These studies are still in progress in many laboratories and the role of the polysaccharides as immunopotentiators is especially under intense debate.

Indeed, recent investigations has been channeled on the development of immunotherapy to target and remove cancer cells as well as on substances such as immunopotentiators, immunoinitiators and biological response modulators (BRM) that act to prevent carcinogenesis and induce carcinostasis. Mushrooms belong to this group of immunoceuticals by their mode of action.

The researchers wrote: “Mushroom polysaccharides offer a lot of hope for cancer patients and sufferers of many devastating diseases. A fundamental principle in oriental medicine is to regulate homeostasis of the whole body and to bring the disease person to his or her normal state.

“A variety of polysaccharides from a number of mushroom varieties have been demonstrated to enhance the immune system. All of these have shown significant antitumour activity as a result of their ability to activate the host immune system rather than direct cytotoxicity. The mushroom polysaccharides appear to be well tolerated and compatible with chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

“However, studies that identifies the molecular mechanisms that occur in specific immune modulation by mushroom polysaccharides such as receptors and what downstream events are triggered by the binding of these polymers to their target cells are urgently needed.”

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Signs Of Kidney Cancer – How You Can Tell

Kidney cancer occurs in approximately thirty one thousand Americans per year and most patients diagnosed are between the ages of fifty and seventy. It affects men about twice as often as women. At present, the causes of kidney cancer are not well understood and can seldom be explained why one person gets the disease and another doesn’t.

Many factors are linked with the increased probability of kidney cancer; one major risk factor is cigarette smoking. Smokers are twice likely to get the disease more than non-smokers.

Renal cell carcinoma, also known as gurnistical tumor, is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule, and the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. The most common warning sign or symptom of this disease is blood in the urine. In some cases, the person can actually see the blood.

It may be there one day and not the next. A urine test done as a part of regular checkup called urinalysis may also find traces of blood in the urine. Another symptom is lump or mass that can be felt in the kidney area. The tumor may cause a dull ache or pain in the back side. Symptoms may develop abruptly.

However, as with other cancer types, kidney cancer can cause a general feeling of poor health. Weight loss, fever, feeling very tired, and loss of appetite can be some more symptoms felt by someone with the disease. Though most often, these symptoms do not mean cancer. Other conditions may be causing the symptom that is why consulting a doctor is best advised when one experiences any of these problems.

To diagnose a kidney cancer, the patient’s personal and family medical history is taken and a thorough physical examination is conducted. The doctor usually orders blood and urine tests and may do one or more of these exams:

IVP (Intravenous Pyelogram) is a test that lets the doctor see the kidneys, ureters, and bladder on x-rays. The x-rays are taken after an injection of dye that shows up on the x-ray film.

CT or CAT Scan is another x-ray procedure that gives detailed pictures of cross-sections of the body. The pictures are created by a computer.

Ultrasound is a test that sends high-frequency sound waves, which cannot be heard by humans, into the kidney. The pattern of echoes produced by these waves creates a picture called a sonogram. Healthy tissues, cysts, and tumors produce different echoes.

Arteriogram is a series of x-rays of blood vessels. Dye is injected into a large blood vessel through a narrow tube called a catheter. X-rays show the dye as it moves through the network of smaller blood vessels around and in the kidney.

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) uses a very strong magnet linked to a computer to create pictures of cross-sections of the kidney.
Nephrotomogram is a series of x-rays of cross-sections of the kidney. The x-rays are taken from several angles before and after injection of a dye that outlines the kidney.

When a person is diagnosed with kidney cancer, it is important to know the extent, or stage of the disease because it can spread to the bones, lungs, liver, and brain. Staging procedures may include special x-rays and tests to check these organs.

If the disease is only in the kidneys, which is about forty percent of cases, it can be cured roughly ninety percent of the time with surgery. But if it has spread outside of the kidneys, often into the lymph nodes or the main vein of the kidney, then it must be treated with chemotherapy and other treatments.

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Natural Foods That Help To Resist and Fight Cancer

Some of the most important changes you might make when diagnosed with cancer involve the food that you eat. There is a saying that many will recognize: “You are what you eat” .

Although there are many causes of cancer, major contributing factors involve the foods that you consume each day. A lot of research has been carried out concerning the health implications of various foods and in recent years there have been discoveries that many of our natural foods – fruit and vegetables – contain beneficial compounds.

These are collectively called phytochemicals and commonly offer some protection to the plant against disease and predators. It seems from research that they also contain cancer-fighting qualities.

Following is a list of some of these phytochemicals and examples of the foods which contain them:

Lycopene: found in tomatoes, It reduces the risk of both prostate and breast cancer.

Sulforaphane: are in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables believed to aid in the preventing some types of cancer.

Flavonoids: found in red onion and tomatoes, red cabbage, beetroot, which inhibits cancer.

Glucosinolates: found in  tomatoes, red capsicum ,carrots and dark green vegetables, These found to prevent cancer of the intestines.

Carotenoids: found in tomatoes, red capsicum, carrots and dark green vegetables; stimulates the immune system.

Sulphides: found in garlic, onions, chives as well as spring onions; they have anti cancer protection.

These phytochemicals are commonly  found in  plant food that is freshly grown but may removed or destroyed by modern processing.

As well, other foods have been found to be helpful in resisting cancer and these include:

Green tea: has a significant anti cancer effect.

Laetrile: also called vitamin B17 and is found in the following; millet, buckwheat, macadamia nuts, mung beans, butter beans, and the seeds of the common fruit, which is pip and stone fruit.

Red grapes: which contain resveratrol, also found in red wine.

Turmeric: a member of the ginger family. Its active ingredients are curcumin and possesses numerous anti cancer properties. This is the yellow in curry powder.

Garlic: contains allium and several studies has shown it to be an anti cancer agent.

Ginger: has an anti cancer effect on the human body as it blocks the tendency of some carcinogens to cause mutations in the DNA.

Readers will notice that the everyday diet of the average person has moved away from a diet which is high in foods such as those listed above and contains far more processed and other convenience foods, which have surrendered the cancer-fighting properties which are desired.

The food you eat is a powerful weapon in resisting the charge of aggressive cancer. A diet which lacks the nutrients required that assist the body to optimize its defenses is simply inadequate, leaving the body less able to cope and far more vulnerable.

In contrast, a diet containing a high proportion of the natural foods referred to above boosts your body’s chances of survival. The list provided here is a useful guide and a health professional will also be able to provide more detail of those foods which best suit your requirements.

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Vegetarianism and Cancer: The Evidence

Vegetarianism has the reputation of being a healthy diet because it is low in fat and high in vegetable products and fiber. An increasing number of scientific studies are showing that a vegetarian diet can help to prevent cancer and can assist the body to recover from cancer when combined with chemo-therapy or radiation therapy.

A vegetarian diet is not an alternative to conventional forms of treatment. It would be unwise to reject medical treatments that have been shown to work. Only the irresponsible would recommend a cancer patient to reject conventional medical treatment.

What a vegetarian diet can do for a patient who is undergoing cancer treatment is to help their body cope with the side effects. A diet high in natural fruit and vegetable juices will provide the body with important nutrients that help the natural healing process.

Patients who adopt a vegetarian diet often report an improvement in their general outlook and their attitude to the disease. In part this may be because they are eating a nutrient rich diet.

But the psychological effect of switching to a vegetarian diet can be as important as the nutritional value. Cancer patients suffer from a feeling of loss of control because their whole life becomes dominated by a complex regime of treatment that is in the hands of specialists. When they change to a vegetarian diet they regain their sense of control over their own lives.

The effect of psychology on disease should never be underestimated. It is well documented in the medical literature as the placebo effect. Feeling better should not be dismissed in cancer treatment. Vegetarianism will not harm and it may do some good.

But it is in cancer prevention that the benefits of vegetarianism are most thoroughly documented. A diet which contains many soya based products has been shown to be associated with a low risk of cancer. Breast cancer in particular is very rare among women who eat a soy based diet. Vegetarianism is the soy based diet par excellence.

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Smoking and Cessation Tools

Addiction to smoking is definitely a bane to humanity. Anyone who ever tried to quit the habit of smoking cigarettes is likely to have found it a difficult task to accomplish. To make smoking cessation an easier process, you need to have the necessary support of others and a smoking cessation aid that suits you.

First of all, decide to quit; you should yearn for it with all your heart. For one to truly kick the habit of smoking, one must make up one’s mind and be convinced that it is time to stop.

Seek help and get expert advice of qualified doctors. Your doctor could help you in motivating you. You may also speak to your pharmacist as he is likely to have loads of pamphlets detailing stop smoking medication and tips. They may also advice you well on a variety of stop smoking programs, self-help guides or books, and sometimes telephone hot lines.

You can sit with them and find out which stop smoking aids or tools would be the most effective for you. Try getting advice and tips from ex-smokers also and find out what really worked for them.

You may try out nicotine gums or nicotine patches as a way to ending this habit. When you feel like you have a craving for a cigarette, chew the nicotine gum. Since this gum contains nicotine in very small doses, by chewing it, you will gradually get your system familiarized to going on without nicotine.

This will ease your withdrawal syndromes and will decrease your tendency to smoke. When you wear a nicotine patch, it passes on nicotine into your system. As time pass by, your body will slowly start adjusting to a lifestyle with the least dependency on nicotine.

In the first few weeks, highly concentrated patches can be used. Then, gradually reduce the dosage in the following days. Nicotine gums and nicotine patches are smoking cessation aids meant to be used for a period of three months, at the very least.

Another type of medical treatment comes in the form of nicotine replacement therapy. For adopting this method, check with your doctor first, and see if nicotine replacement therapy has to be included in your cessation program.

Prescription pills form another type of tool that helps in smoking cessation programs. The popular smoking cessation pills do not contain nicotine and are found to have been helping smokers quit the habit more easily. Compared to nicotine replacement therapies, prescription pills do not inject more nicotine into the body system.

While using nicotine patches and gums, one must completely stop smoking so that the body does not have too much nicotine content. But with prescription pills, one can go about smoking at the initial stages of taking the medication. But once you set a D-date, you should stop it and continue with the pills. Herbal solutions are also available for the needy

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