Flu Time Coming

Choose your partners, one and all,
Aspirin, Advil, or Tylenol!

Now fling those covers with all you’ve got,
One minute cold, the next minute hot,

Circle right to the side of the bed,
Grab the tissues and Sudafed.

Back to the middle and don’t goof off;
Hold your stomach and cough, cough, cough.

Forget about slippers, dash down the hall,
Toss your cookies in the shower stall.

Remember others on the brink;
Wash your hands; wash the sink.

Wipe the doorknob, light switch too,
By George, you’ve got it, you’re doing the Flu!

Some like it cold, some like it hot;
If you like neither, get the shot.

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Some people will sue over anything I guess.
Weight-loss instructor drops suit against Coca-Cola

ST. LOUIS A St. Louis weight-loss instructor has dropped a lawsuit alleging The Coca-Cola Company was encouraging kids to drink lethal quantities of soft drinks.
Julia Havey wasn’t seeking money but wanted Coca-Cola to change its program.

Havey’s suit focused on Coca-Cola’s product loyalty campaign, which awards customers points for buying the company’s drinks. She had claimed a customer would have to drink 151 soft drinks a day to rack up enough points.

A Coca-Cola spokesman later explained customers could share drinks and did not have to consume everything they bought.

Havey says that statement was a big reason she dropped her lawsuit. She says she’s satisfied with Coke’s response.

http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5227120&nav=1kgl

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Cancer Prevention

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person’s lifetime.

3. When the person’s immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolong use of chemotherapy and radiation does not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being starved. Milo, Ovaltine, Horlicks are made with milk and best avoided.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork.
Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones, parasites, etc which are all harmful to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels
within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells.

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires many digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and
lead to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body’s killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc) to enable the bodys’ own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements (Maitake e.g.) are known to cause cancer cells apoptosis, that is, induce cancer cells to commit.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax, enjoy and trust God for healing.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

17. Cancer can be reversed with nutrition, supplements and clinically proven complementary and alternative therapies.

18. Cancer can be healed by divine intervention of God the Healer…..

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT INFO:

1. Sugar is a cancer feeder. Avoid sugar. Sugar substitutes like Equal, Spoonful, NutraSweet are made with Aspartame, a chemical that is harmful to the body. A better natural alternative is Manuka honey in small amounts.

2. Milk causes the body to produce mucus. Cancer thrives on mucus. A better calcium alternative is unsweetened soy milk.

3. Green tea has anti-cancer properties. It is a better substitute for coffee and tea, which have caffeine, bad for people with cancer.

4. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg’s amino or sea salt.

5. Meat like pork, beef, chicken, contain livestock antibiotics, growth hormones, parasites, etc which are all harmful for people with cancer. It is better to eat fish, or eat a little free-range chicken. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires many digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic build up.

6. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body’s killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

7. Water – best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

8. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try to drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

cancer prevention

So I was looking for home remedies for zits. And I came across a community of people who are into zit popping. On that board I found this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-R2MGgOVb4

I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants.

Anyway, the particular home remedy I’m looking for is apparently too old to be carried in a modern drugstore. Looks like I’ll have to visit the local horse and tack shop to get it….

Radiation Therapy

Can the tumor still grow? With therapy? Without?

Will it shrink the tumor? Make it go away completely?

What exactly will the radiation do?

What can radiation cause? IE: Pagets disease:
Paget’s disease is also a non cancerous disease of the bone resulting in bone degeneration or the formation of bone spurs. The bones affected can become large and misshapen. It may also occur in bones that have been exposed to radiation therapy.

How can it (if it does) affect someone my moms age, with Osteoporosis, and who is taking Forteo for now? Any other medicine affected? Are the eyes affected?

How can it affect someone who has had skin cancer?

How about arthritis?

What to do before radiation treatment? Is eating/coffee allowed?

What are the benefits and risks of having radiation therapy?

How successful is this treatment when it is given for the type of cancer I have?

Are there other treatments for this type of cancer?

When will my radiation therapy begin?

How long will my radiation therapy last?

How will radiation therapy be given to me?

How often will I receive treatments and how long will each treatment session be?

Will I feel anything during treatment?

When will I be able to go home after the procedure?

Do I need any special care when I get home?

What tests will I have to see if treatment is working?

Will I need other treatment along with radiation therapy?

Is there anything I should do before treatment starts, such as visiting my dentist to have my teeth cleaned and cavities repaired?

I take another medicine for other health reasons. Will I be able to keep taking it during radiation therapy?

Can I take over the counter medicine during radiation therapy?

I’m taking vitamin/mineral and herbal supplements. Will I be able to take these during radiation therapy?

Should I eat before or after treatment?

Are there any special foods I should or shouldn’t eat?

Are there any activities I should avoid after radiation therapy?

How do I contact my radiation therapy and healthcare team after-hours?

What are the possible side effects from the radiation I will be receiving?

Are any of these side effects likely to be long-term or permanent?

How do I deal with these side effects?

Are there any side effects that I should see my healthcare team about or report right away?

Will the radiation therapy cause any blood-related effects (for example, bruising, anemia or infection)?

Can I have vaccinations (for example, a flu shot)?

Will having radiation therapy affect my feelings or emotions?

Should I avoid other people and pets during radiation therapy?

Which doctor will be responsible for my follow-up care?

How often do I have to see the doctor once radiation therapy is over?

Will I need to have tests after my treatment is over?

What kind of tests will I need and how often?

What should I watch for and report to my doctor?

How is my family doctor involved?

Is there anything we should watch for or be concerned about?

What stage of cancer?