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Alternative Methods of Healing - All Natural Remedies

CANCER/TUMOR SUPPORT

(PRINT THIS OUT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE)

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What follows is based on years of obtained knowledge and personal experiences in the use of the Lemon Juice Detox, Essiac Tea, Browning’s Blended Spirits Blood Tonic, CellFood, Zeolite,

Fulvic Acid, Medicinal Mushroom, and Diet/Nutrition …

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This is just one of the more comprehensive articles you will read, about (“Alternative Methods of Healing”) cancer support or cancer prevention. This approach is not about parts and pieces of the cancer puzzle, since cancer is viewed as a Multi-System Disease.

This article is not about making a profit off the pain and suffering of others, giving false hopes, or telling you that cancer can be cured. We will go as far as to say “WITH A GOOD COMPREHENSIVE PROTOCOL CANCER CAN BE DEFEATED MOST OF THE TIME”.

The Body Is A Very Complex Organism

And Easily Maintained If One Has the Knowledge

After reading this article take some time and consider its benefits. Then decide whether its what you want or need. Just remember that whatever approach you choose you must see it through.

With the information provided below you will be able to create your own comprehensive protocol that will suit a specific need. I use most everything mentioned in different combinations on a daily and/or semi-weekly basis except for TOPIC #17. I absolutely refuse to allow the medical profession to put a foreign substance in my body that may result in my death. Remember we all have options and no other person can be held responsible for the decisions we make.

For Successful Healing, Cancer Must Be Treated as a Multi-System Disease

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The Physiology of Cancer Cells

I am not going into serious detail about cancer cell physiology, but I am going to cover some considerations you should know.

White blood cells (leukocytes) attack and destroy "foreign" cells like cancer. Cancer cells are coated with a protein lining that prevents white blood cells from destroying them. An enzyme is a catalyst, a chemical that allows "food" to be broken down into constituent nutrients. There are many kinds of enzymes that participate in hundreds of chemical processes in the body. The two enzymes most responsible for breaking down animal proteins are trypsin and chymotrypsin. They are not needed to break down vegetable proteins. The body produces these and many other enzymes for such work in the pancreas. Take special note in the following: All people have cancer cells in their bodies. These cells are normally killed off because trypsin breaks down the protein sheath protecting the cell, and then white blood cells attack the remaining cancer cell and destroy it. Thus, enzymes like trypsin are the body's first line of defense against cancer.

Enzymes are absolutely critical to the digestive and nutritional processes in the body. The source of enzymes is FRESH unprocessed food. Examples are fresh vegetables, nuts, berries, grain, fruit, and meat. As long as these foods are fresh, the enzymes in them help us to digest them and convert them into fuel for the body. If the food sits too long in the open air, the enzymes start breaking them down before they enter our body. Enzymes (and bacteria) thus cause the "rot" process characteristic of spoiled food. Without enzymes, the process is slowed down or eliminated altogether.

Enzymes can be destroyed by heat. If you elevate the temperature of any food above 137 degrees Farenheit (Note: prepared restaurant meals must be served at 180 degrees or higher, this destroys most if not all the enzymes in the food), you will destroy the enzymes in it. This will make the food much harder for your body to digest. That is one reason you should take digestive enzyme supplements if you eat a lot of (or mostly) cooked food.

A major problem with cooked meat is that it’s high in protein content and zero in enzyme content (unless it is rear). It is also highly acidic. This massive amount of animal protein requires the enzyme trypsin to digest. The body can only produce so much trypsin. If all the trypsin is being used to digest animal protein, then little or none is left to break down the protein lining on cancer cells, and the cells start to flourish and multiply because leukocytes cannot kill them. We have destroyed the natural enzymes in the meat by cooking it, and we deprive the body of its precious trypsin supply by ingesting the meat. Now you can see why a diet high in cooked animal protein is carcinogenic.

And note this: trypsin and chymotrypsin are defensive enzymes, not digestive enzymes. They are being conscr*ipted into servitude in the process of digesting animal proteins when they should be left to their defensive work of killing cancer cells.

Other kinds of foods contain chemicals that can also help destroy cancer cells. This second line of defense against cancer is made up of these compounds called nitrilosides. For example, amygdalin is a nitriloside contained in apricot kernels (refer to Topic #13), apple seeds, grape seeds, grasses (Wheatgrass (REFER TO Topic #23)), and other foods. Nitrilosides work like this:

Cancer cells contain an enzyme called beta-glucosidase that converts nitrilosides into two molecules of glucose, one molecule of benzaldehyde (extremely toxic to the cancer cell), and one molecule of hydrogen cyanide (somewhat toxic to the cancer cell). Normal body cells contain the enzyme rhodanese that converts nitrilosides into food. Only cancer cells contain beta-glucosidase. Thus only cancer cells can convert nitrilosides into benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide, and the process kills the cancer cells while it only nourishes normal cells! This is a target-specific reaction. It does not adversely affect normal cells.

Over the past few hundred years, man has turned heavily from grains like millet that are high in nitrilosides to processed food that are low in nitrilosides like white flower used to make bread, cakes, donuts that most Americans eat several times a day. Furthermore, livestock used to graze heavily on grasses high in nitrilosides, but now are kept in feedlots where they are fed harvested grains laced with growth hormones and virtually devoid of nitrilosides. Our diets are higher in animal protein (from feed lot beef, pork, and chicken) than at any time in the history of the world, and lower in nitriloside-bearing foods than ever before. Now you can see why cancer is on the increase and why it is so rampant, 1 out of EVERY 2 males and 1 out of EVERY 3 females IN THE U.S. will experience some form of cancer IN THEIR LIFE if the necessary changes are not made in their daily diet and nutrition programs.

What our medical researchers are doing is somewhat backwards and wrong. They should be convincing us to go back to the kinds of food that inhibit cancer rather than finding more drugs that treat cancer. Now you can see why most of their work is in vain, like trying to use a Band-Aid to patch a hole in the dyke!

Perhaps the only real cure (and the easiest cure) for cancer is to prevent it with a diet containing vegetable (but no animal) protein, and plenty of fresh uncooked food high in nitrilosides and enzymes.

It is important to know that nitrilosides must be transported to cells, and facilitated in their work of destroying cancer. Zinc is necessary for nitriloside metabolism in killing cancer cells. Nothing heals cancer in the body in the absence of Manganese, selenium, magnesium, calcium, zinc (THESE ARE KNOWN AS THE FIVE (5) ELMENTS OF LIFE - WITHOUT THEM LIFE CAN NOT EXIST) and other minerals, enzymes, and vitamins C, A, E, and B (including B17 or laetrile) . They are essential to healing and good health. You cannot be deficient in any of these important nutrients and maintain good health or DEFEAT cancer. And, the best way to get them is in FRESH UNCOOKED FOOD. If you have cancer, you ought to make sure you eat these foods every day, preferably by juicing them, and get plenty of enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and nitrilosides.

Acid & Alkaline Cell Physiology

This is a must reading for cancer patients on the importance of eating a balanced acid and alkaline diet. Herman Aihara is a Japanese scientist, and he is one of the founders of macrobiotics. Here is a short section from his book:

"According to modern physiology, this is true for all humans, as I mentioned previously. Our body cells are surrounded by fluids which should be slightly alkaline in order to sustain life. If you go jogging or do heavy exercise, you experience shortness of breath, tiredness, and muscle stiffness. This is the result of the production and accumulation of lactic acid, which is in turn the result of the incomplete combustion of glucose.

In other words, under conditions of heavy exercise the body is not getting enough oxygen to metabolize glucose. At such times, the pH of the blood will be around 7.26 - 7.27 instead of the normal 7.3 to 7.4. This is an acidic condition of the blood. This kind of acidity is corrected by the body's buffering system, which changes strong acids to weak acids and eliminates them as carbon dioxide (CO2), which we exhale as part of our breath.

If the condition of our extracellular fluids, especially the blood, becomes acidic, our physical conditions will first manifest tiredness, proneness to catching colds, etc. When these fluids become more acidic, our condition then manifests pain and suffering such as a headache, chest pain, stomachache, etc. If the blood develops a more acidic condition, then our body inevitably deposits these excess acidic substances in some area of the body such so that the blood will be able to maintain an alkaline condition. As this tendency continues, such areas increase in acidity and some cells die; then these dead cells themselves turn into acids. However, some other cells may adapt in that environment. In other words, instead of dying - as normal cells do in an acid environment- some cells survive by becoming abnormal cells. These abnormal cells are called malignant cells. Malignant cells do not correspond with brain function nor with our own DNA memory code. Therefore, malignant cells grow indefinitely and without order. This is cancer.”

11 Strategies to focus on when fighting cancer...

Strategy #1

Kill Cancer Cells...
Without Harming Your Body

Strategy #2

Low Levels Of Cellular Oxygen Breed Cancer...
Increasing Oxygen Levels Kills Cancerous Cells

Strategy #3

Acidic pH Levels Lead To Cancer...
Normalizing pH Levels Can Stop Cancer In Its Tracks

Strategy #4

Lack Of Methylglyoxal Causes Cancer...
Getting Methylglyoxal Into Cells Puts The Brakes On Cancer

Strategy #5

A Weakened Immune System Leads To Cancer...
A Strong Immune System Seeks Out And Destroys Cancer Cells

Strategy #6

Candida And Fungal Infections May Cause Cancer...
Eliminating These Fungal Infections Is Vital For Getting Rid Of Cancer

Strategy #7

Toxins (Genetically Modified Foods & Chlorine) Cause Cancer...

Reducing Toxic Overload Vital For Eliminating Cancer

Strategy #8

Free Radicals Promote Cancer By Damaging DNA...
Free Radical Scavengers Protect Cells From Damage

Strategy #9

Low Levels Of Enzymes Always Found In Cancer...
Use The Right Enzymes To Kill Cancer Cells

Strategy #10

Cancer Cells Have Low Subtle Energy Vibrations...
Raising The Vibratory Level In The Body Disrupts Cancer Growth

Strategy #11

Psychological Stress Leads To Cancer...
Resolving Stressful Issues Vital For Success Against Cancer

Topic #1

7 STAGES OF ANY DISEASE

How the body reactions to any disease

Topic #2

WITH CANCER THERE ARE 3 BASIC GOALS

Pervasive techniques that many holistic doctors

and homeopaths lean towards

Topic #3

DETOX - DETOX - DETOX

The foundation on which the healing process is built

Colon Hydrotherapy

The best way of cleaning a colon

Madal Bal Natural Tree and Palm Syrup Lemon Juice Detox

A do-it-yourself general detox program

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Coffee Enemas

How to protect the Liver, Kidneys and

Gallbladder during chemotherapy

Topic #4

Colonoscopy

Colon Cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer.

Therefore, screening for colon polyps and removing them before

they become cancerous should markedly reduce the

incidence of colon cancer

Topic #5

ESSIAC TEA THERAPY AND ITS ADVANCED VERSION

An herbal recipe discovered more than seventy years ago with amazing

health benefits and has the ability to nourish healthy cells

Topic #6

Browning's Blended Spirits Blood Tonic

Developed by Leslee Dru Browning a 6^th generation

Medical Herbalist & Nutritionist

Topic #7

Fulvic a Humic ACID

Enhances Cell Division, Elongation and Permeability of

Cell Membranes Stimulates and balances cells, Creating

optimum growth and replication conditions

Topic #8

CELLFOOD

Oxygenates and feeds the cells - cleaning and

'tuning up' the body's systems at the cell level

Topic #9

pH & CANCER

Why oxidizing cells are so important in the fight against fighting cancer

Topic #10

ZEOLITE

A natural and safe mineral, high in Clinoptilolite, the active

Ingredient in the removal of heavy metals and

toxins from the body

Topic #11

THE BUDWIG DIET

Since the 1950's Dr. Budwig treated over 1000 cancer patients many of them

labeled 'terminal' by orthodox medicine with a 90% success rate

with her Flaxseed Oil and Cottage Cheese

Topic #12

Hydrogen peroxide

(WARNING - APPROACH SUBJECT MATTER WITH CAUTION)

Is only one of the many components that helps regulate the

amount of oxygen getting to the cells

Topic #13

The answer to cancer has been known!
The FDA banned vitamin B-17 years ago.

Find out WHY

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Topic #14

Diet & Nutritional Support

Keeping health at its optimum level by eating properly

Dr. George Malkmus's Hallelujah Acres Diet

This diet is vegetarian and is saving many people's lives

A Diet Plan Using Laetrile by Dr. Philip E. Binzel Jr., MD

He maintained that you seldom really get rid of cancer, but you

can still live a long and relatively healthy life after you get

it if you treat it properly

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Topic #15

Glyoxal & Methylglyoxal

The “GOLDEN KEY” that unlocks the mystery to defeating cancer

Putting the brakes on cancer cell reproduction

Topic #16

Natural Killer (NK) Cells

The first line of defense against metastatic spread of tumors

Topic #17

IPT

Insulin Potentiation Therapy and Chemotherapy

(AN IMPORTANT F.Y.I. FOR THOSE CHOOSING CONVENTIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY)

Topic #18

medicinal effects of mushrooms

Host Defense Potentiators (HDP)

Through a host-mediated (T cell) immune mechanism, they help the body

regulate the development of lymphoid stem cells and

other important defense responses.

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Topic #19

THE WHO’S WHO IN CANCER ALTERNATIVEs

The forerunners in cancer alternatives and their contributions

to cancer support and prevention

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Topic #20

HERB AND Plant Histology - ALERT

GETTING TO KNOW THE HERB OR PLANT BEFORE

IT’S USED COULD SAVE A LIFE

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Topic #21

The Health Benefits of Water Fasting

Why fasting is so important to the body

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Topic #22

Iodine and vitiamin D-3 Deficiencies

linked to breast cancer

Vitamin D-3 may help curb breast cancer

Study finds breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D-3

were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread

than patients getting enough of the nutrient …

Consequences of Iodine Deficiency

93% of American women have fibrocystic breast disease and the longer this

disease exists, the higher the potential risk for development of breast cancer

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Topic #23

Wheatgrass Treatment for Cancer

One gift of nature - chlorophyll - more closely approximates

a miracle food than any other you’ll encounter

7 STAGES OF ANY DISEASE

How the body reactions to a disease

What takes place in chronological order

1. ENERVATION - is a state in which the body is either not generating sufficient nerve energy for the tasks it has to perform, or the tasks may be greater than the normal nerve energy supply can cope with. The body thus becomes impaired and generates less nerve energy. All the body's functions become impaired and this includes the processes of elimination of both endogenous metabolic wastes and the exogenous poisons introduced into the body (such as in our chemicalized foods). This impairment results in further diminishing the body's ability to restore depletion of nerve energy. This situation results in a condition called toxemia or toxicosis.

2. TOXICOSIS - occurs when we overload the body with toxic materials from the outside, or we fail to observe our capacities and overwork, get insufficient sleep, or are subjected to great stress, or when any number of other factors deplete the body of nerve energy or prevent its sufficient regeneration. For instance, stresses, emotional shocks, or traumatic experiences can drain our bodies of nerve energy very quickly.

3. IRRITATION - the body unloads its toxicity at various points in the body. Irritation takes the form of itchiness, edginess, uncomfortable feelings, etc. Any toxic material, be it salt, caffeine, or condiments will irritate or stimulate. This is a condition wherein the body sets in force its defensive mechanisms and accelerates its internal activities. A burst of activity will result in an effort to rid the body of these unwanted irritants.

4. INFLAMMATION - the toxicants have usually been concentrated in an organ or area for a massive expulsive effort. It is an evidence or symptom of increased and intense body activity directed at cleansing and repair. It is a healing activity. If drugs suppress this eliminative effort, the toxicity increases until other organs become saturated - not only with this toxicity but with the drugs administered as well. This fourth stage of disease is the body's most intense effort to cleanse and restore itself. The following degenerative stages of disease will result if the causes of general body intoxication are continued.

Note: These are the first of four (4) noticeable indicators that signify that something is wrong internally with our body, if its not caused by an injury. The other three (3) are mentioned next. With each comes a higher level of concern.

5. ULCERATION - the poisonous matters have begun destroying cells and cellular organizations (tissues). This condition is often very painful as there are exposed nerves. The body may use an ulcer as an outlet for extraordinary toxic buildup thereby relieving itself. It will heal the ulcer if causes are discontinued, or if the toxicity level is lowered significantly.

6. INDURATION - is a hardening where the body creates tumorous tissue (a kind of scar tissue) to bridge the lost tissue and to encapsulate the poisonous materials that are destroying it. The hardening of the tissue around them scales off the ulcer and the toxic materials. This is the way of quarantining the toxic materials, often called tumor formation. It is this condition that is often falsely diagnosed as cancer. If the steps mentioned below are followed at this point, the condition can largely be repaired or reversed. Should the pathogenic practices, which brought matters to this stage are allowed to continue then the next step is sure to occur.

If we are at stage #7 it’s because we have failed to recognize any of the other six (6) stages in the progression of a disease

7. CANCER - the final stage of disease. Body vitality is at a very low ebb; cells are no longer under the control of the body's master control system, the brain. They multiply wildly in an unorganized manner without purpose. They may be giants or dwarfs and they draw their needs from the bloodstream without contributing to body functions. Cancer cells are parasitic cells.

The sooner we are able to recognize that something is wrong. The longer we have to rectify the problem by the uses of Alternative Methods of Healing before modern medicine intervenes.

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WITH CANCER THERE ARE 3 BASIC GOALS

Pervasive techniques that many holistic doctors and homeopaths lean towards

The battle with cancer is truly fought at the cellular level. It's a very common belief in the alternative treatment community that a person can cleanse their body of both toxins and microscopic invaders, radically changing their body's internal environment back to a healthy one in a relatively short bit of time. I have done it twice now in my life.

Goal #1: Stop the Cancer: It's believed by many homeopaths, that stopping the cancer virus from multiplying and spreading further, takes only days or weeks. Pervasive techniques that many holistic doctors and homeopaths lean toward are:

Although success rates with rife technology (energy), ozone (oxygen), and herbal body cleansing are nothing short of ironclad proof for defeating cancer, the FDA, AMA, and the special interests do NOT recognize these protocols.

Goal #2: Rebuilding the Immune System and Damaged Tissue: If the body has cancer, then its low on oxygen, its pH balance is very acidic and it has a lot of cell damage. So a person needs to rebuild the immune system by oxygenating the cells; balancing the pH; providing the nutrition the body needs to optimize cell function, balance hormones, and dramatically stimulate healthy cellular replication. It is believed that anyone can transform damaged cells back to healthy cells in a short amount of time. This can be accomplished by:

Goal #3: Eliminate Toxins From the Body and Diet: The theory is very simple - remove the poisons that created the problem in the first place, and the body can begin the healing and rebuilding process. The issue here is simply how dedicated will a person become, because this can mean a complete lifestyle change for many.

If a person can achieve a fairly poison-free body, they just may be astonished at the improvement in their overall physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. To do this, the following simple tips are sure ways to make big changes.

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DETOX - DETOX - DETOX

The foundation on which the healing process is built

Colon Hydrotherapy - highly recommended especially for those fifty (50) or older

Many people want to understand these 3 forms of hydrotherapy: colon hydrotherapy, colemas and enemas. “Hydro-” means water and all three are a form of water therapy. Each introduces water into the colon or large intestine and allows water and waste to exit. In each therapy, water has the potential to reach the cecum or beginning of the ascending colon.

The ascending colon is the beginning of the large intestine and is located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The ileo-cecal valve connects the cecum, or lower portion of the ascending colon, to the ileum of the small intestine. The appendix is in the lowest portion of the cecum below the ileo-cecal valve.

Colon size is approximately 1 gallon in volume. This varies depending on the size and condition of the individual colon. The amount of water needed to cleanse the colon may be equal to but is most often less than the amount of water the colon holds. Water and massage stimulate the muscle response called peristalsis before the entire tract is filled. Sometimes elimination happens by the stimulation not just by water volume. The key is to get the muscles working.

The water pressure with each type of intestinal hydrotherapy is less than one to two pounds per square inch (psi). Most often, it is less than one-pound psi. The water moves in and around the contents of the colon and helps soften, loosen, rinse and hydrate them. The muscles respond to the water and to abdominal massage if it is used. Peristalsis, or the involuntary expansion and contraction of the intestinal muscles, can be strengthened each time the muscles respond.

The large and small intestines of many people are impacted, dehydrated, in spasm and gaseous. The large and small intestines may have extra length, coiling or redundancy, adhesions and locked or lethargic muscles. Hence, the water does not go the entire length of the colon immediately or easily. With whatever system is used, people work on getting the contents out little by little. The hydrotherapies fill the large intestines and in most cases are prevented from entering the small intestines by the ileocecal valve, the one-way gate between the large and small intestines.

Colonics, colonic irrigation, colon therapy, high colonic and entero-lavage are synonyms for colon hydrotherapy and occasionally the terms are used interchangeably. Colon Hydrotherapy uses equipment to introduce water into the large intestines or colon and release waste and water.

Two kinds of equipment exist. One is the “closed-tube” system. The other is the “open-basin” system. I will refer to them as the Closed and Open systems. The water source for both the closed-tube and open-basin may be either water pressure or gravity depending on the manufacturer and company. Water filters are used with both types of equipment. Equipment can have from two to six filters. Two to four filters are installed for the hot and cold water lines. UV light and activated carbon/charcoal filters are also used additionally with some equipment.

Water temperature is controlled with the temperature gauge. The water is generally kept close to body temperature. Water can be used at warmer and cooler temperatures for additional therapeutic effects. Water pressure is controlled on the “pressure” systems and is monitored with a pressure gauge.

The cost for a session ranges between $35-75.

Closed-tube Pressure Colon Hydrotherapy System

With the closed-tube pressure system, the water pressure can be adjusted for each inflow. This means water enters the colon very slowly or potentially less than 1/2 psi (pound per square inch).

• The time of one session ranges from 20-60 minutes.
• The speculum is the instrument that is inserted into the anus that allows the water to flow in and out. The speculum for the pressure machine is 3/4" in diameter and 6” long. The speculum is inserted 2-3 inches into the colon. Smaller speculums exist for children and smaller anuses. One larger speculum exists and is slightly larger than the standard.
• The water line attaches to a T joint on the top of the speculum. The waste line is joined at the end of the speculum. The water and waste line are separate and approximately 3 feet in length. The other ends of the water and waste line are attached to the equipment. The water line connects to the incoming water line on the equipment and the waste line attaches to an illuminated glass viewing tube.
• The waste goes out the speculum into the disposable waste line to the illuminated glass viewing tube that allows observation of what is eliminated. The equipment empties into the sewer system after it passes through the viewing tube.
• The water flows in only. When the client has a feeling of fullness in the abdomen or when the therapist judges it appropriate, water and waste material are allowed to exit.
• The recipient remains on the treatment table throughout the process. The sessions consist of a series of inflows and outflows that are accompanied by abdominal massage.

Volume of Water:

Studies show the range of water to be from two to six liters or quarts that are introduced into the colon during a colon hydrotherapy session. Some individuals take up to 40 ounces on one inflow. The majority of people do not exceed 70 ounces on one inflow. The upper range on one inflow can be 110 ounces. This is usually reached after several treatments and only then by 20% of the people.

Position of Recipient:

The standard position for colon hydrotherapy sessions is resting on the back with knees bent and feet on the table. Alternate positions include lying on the right and/or left side or rotating through all 3 positions.

Note: a licensed professional must perform this procedure. There should be one in your area.

Madal Bal Natural Tree and Palm Syrup

Lemon Juice Detox

(Note: Skip this if chemo/radiation therapy has started. It can be incorporated back in about a month after therapy has concluded.)

The great thing about the Lemon Juice Detox Program is that there are several different versions that people can perform. Different versions are used to suit different lifestyles and needs.

The Standard Version (This is the most common approach used.

This is the classic version that has been used by thousands of people throughout the world. The most common and effective versions of the Lemon Detox program are the standard and optimum versions. These versions substitute all solid foods with the Lemon Detox drink. This is the quickest and most effective way to cleanse and rid the body of toxins as you are focusing your inner body’s energy to cleanse and eliminate toxins from your system. Eating solid foods on the program will impede in the overall cleansing process and this why other versions will take you much longer to yield results. Some people, when thinking about detoxing for the first time imagine that they won’t be able to make it through seven days but what most people find is that after the second day it just gets easier and easier. This version is also convenient because a one 1-litre can of the Madal Bal Syrup lasts most people 7 days.

The Optimum Version (For those more experienced in detoxing)

Doing the diet for 10 days will ensure the body is well cleansed. By the time you get to the 7th day you’ll most likely feel so good that going a few extra days will be easy. Going 10-14 days will give you the maximum result by keeping your body in a fasting mode for the fullest length of time but should only be done so with the consent of a healthcare professional.

The Relaxed Version

The relaxed version allows the body to purify itself at a slower rate, while still taking in some solid food. Try substituting either breakfast or dinner (or even better, both) with 2-3 glasses of the Lemon Detox drink.

Have a healthy meal at lunchtime but abstain from eating sweets, processed foods, red meat, fried foods, white bread, refined flour, dairy products, coffee and alcohol. These are all food products that tax our natural digestive/ cleansing system and inhibit the body's ability to deal with previously stored toxins and wastes.

The relaxed program works by lengthening the time each night that the body can cleanse. This offers the body more time to rejuvenate. The relaxed version is for those whose lifestyles cannot incorporate a full detox program, for those who wish to try the Lemon Detox Diet but are unsure if they have the capacity to last 7-10 days without solid food, or those who would like to do a relaxed version in order to prepare themselves and introduce the standard or optimum version.

But this version should be done over an extended period, at least a month, and it should be understood that while the effects of the relaxed version are not as dramatic as the standard or optimum versions, performing the relaxed version for an extended period of time will yield great results

RELAXED VERSION SAMPLE MENU

Foods you should avoid
Salt
Red meat
Fried Foods
White bread, refined flour and sugar
Lactic products, such as milk, cheeses and yogurts
Coffee, alcohol and carbonated drinks
Sweets
Processed foods

Foods you can eat
Try to buy organic food. Non- organic is laden with pesticides, the following fruit and vegetables, raw, cooked (slightly) or made into a smoothie.

Fruit: apricots, all berries, kiwi, papaya, peaches, mango, grapes, melon apples, pears, bananas etc…

Vegetables: artichokes, beets, all leafy green vegetables, carrots, cucumber, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, spinach, green and broad bean, peas, bean sprouts, cabbage, kale etc.

Organic brown rice
Wholemeal bread
Pulses
Steamed fish both white and oily
Chicken without the skins
Nuts and seeds (unsalted)

Teas: Any tea without caffeine, such as peppermints, camomile, dandelion or green tea.

Menu Ideas

Breakfast: (Daily)
Herbal tea (Essiac)

From breakfast until lunch: two and three glasses of the Lemon Detox drink.
Late evening: laxative drink or tea (Essiac).

Lunch: (See Below )

Afternoon Tea / Dinner: ( Daily )
From Lunch till evening: two to three glasses of the Lemon Detox drink.
Late evening: laxative drink or tea (Essiac).

Monday Lunch
Avocado and lettuce salad with a dressing of lemon juice and herbs
Grilled chicken without the skin
Slice of wholemeal bead with olive oil and garlic (optional)
Fresh fruit

Tuesday lunch
Light tomato soup
Baked trout with boiled potatoes and green beans
Fresh fruits and a handful of nuts

Wednesday Lunch
Baked potato with tuna
Mixed salad
Fruit

Thursday lunch
Pasta with tomato sauce and herbs
Mixed salad
Fresh fruit

Friday Lunch
Vegetable Soup
2 Slices of brown bread with olive oil and garlic
3 Fresh fruit

Saturday Lunch
Brown pitta bread with ratatouille
Fresh fruits
Handful of nuts

Sunday Lunch
Chickpeas with spinach and pine nuts
2 slices of brown bread with olive oil and garlic
Fruit salad

The 50:50 Version

This consists of:

1. Three days on the Relaxed Version, followed by

2. Three days of the Standard/Optimum detox program, followed by

3. Three days of the Relaxed Version.

This is the easier way to initiate yourself into the detox if you have never done it before. It also suits some people’s social commitments rather better.

The "Once a Week" Version

Most of us never give our digestive and eliminative organs a break. Day in and day out we place a continuous load on our system. Taking a break "Once a Week" gives our system a chance to rest and cleanse for a day. Going without solid food for a day isn't too difficult and people who have practiced this program have had good long-term weight-normalization results.

To do this version pick one day out of the week and drink only the Lemon Detox drink throughout the day. Do this for six weeks or more.

The Master Plan

Many people who have tried the Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup have liked the results so much that they wish to make cleansing and the Lemon Detox Diet a regular part of their lives. The total detox incorporates the benefits of cleansing “Once a Week” plus a half-yearly multi-day cleanse. Performing a half-yearly multi-day cleanse gives the body a chance to detox and heal itself from the stresses put upon it. You gain the maximum results of the lemon detox, cleansing your body of accumulated wastes and toxins and losing excess weight. Performing the “Once a Week” version of the lemon detox after a multi-day version helps the body to maintain its toxic free condition and is a great on-going cleansing routine.

A person who fast regularly and practice longer fasts a couple of times a year have reported miraculous results in physical, mental and spiritual health.

Here is what is needed:

The Lemon Detox Diet is a drink consisting of the following:

1. Madal Bal Natural Tree and Palm Syrup

2. Fresh squeezed lemons

3. Cayenne pepper

4. Purified water.

Note: All of these ingredients are necessary in completing a successful program.

• Madal Bal Natural Tree and Palm Syrup - The most important ingredient, A combination of the purest South East Asian palm syrups and Canadian grade C maple syrup. The natural tree syrup gives us energy during the cleanse in the form of an easily digestible carbohydrate and the palm syrup adds a rich mineral content.

Note: DO NOT USE STORE BOUGHT MAPLE SYRUP

Caution: Consideration must be given to those who are diabetic. I’m a diabetic and don’t use the syrup.

• Lemon Juice - Lemons have been used for thousands of years for their medicinal value. The acidity of the lemon juice has an alkalizing effect on the body helping it to break down fats and mucus. Lemon juice also adds a tremendous amount of antioxidants and vitamin C.

• Cayenne Pepper - Cayenne pepper is great metabolizer assisting with the cleansing effects of the lemon juice. Cayenne pepper adds a nice zing to the drink, but more importantly it also helps dissolve built up mucus. It adds heat to the system and thus stimulates circulation, helping the blood reach remote areas of the body, so important for effective cleansing and elimination. It is also a good source of Vitamin A and C.

• Purified or distilled water - The use of clean, pure water carries all of the ingredients through the body, giving the body an internal bath and carries away all of the released wastes and toxins. It also keeps the body hydrated during the detox.

How to make one glass of the Lemon Juice Detox Drink

• Two small tablespoons (or 20 ml) of Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup.

• Two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice (about half a lemon). Use fresh lemons, not lemon drink or concentrate.

• Half a pinch of cayenne pepper (adjust to taste).

Mix the ingredients and dilute with at least 250ml of purified water.

** If you prefer you can prepare one batch of Madal Bal Natural Tree and Palm Syrup and Lemon Drink to last for the whole day.

How to make a week supply of the Lemon Juice Detox Drink (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

• 140ml of Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup

• 3 ½ freshly squeezed lemons (I juice 4-whole lemons)

• 3 pinches of Cayenne pepper.(Adjust to taste).

Mix the ingredients and dilute with 2 liters of purified water

The amount of lemon juice should be approximately the same amount as the Natural Tree Syrup in the mix.

You may drink the Lemon Detox drink cold, room temperature or warm.

How much should I drink?

During the standard detox, drink as much as you like. Ideally 6 to 9 glasses a day or whenever you feel hungry. People who are very physically active whilst on the program may increase their daily intake or add more syrup to the mix.

Remember that the Lemon Detox Drink is liquid food, both nourishing and energizing. It provides the body with the required minerals and nutrients whilst on the program

Fluid intake is the key to the program. The detox drink will satisfy your hunger and give you energy.

LAXATIVE TEAS AND SALT WATER

After the first day or two on an all-liquid diet like the The Lemon detox diet, the body most likely will not produce a bowel movement.

However, while cleansing, it is important to try to have at least a couple of bowel movements a day. To assist with this, a mild laxative herbal tea is recommended.

Drink one cup of tea in the evening before bed and the sea salt water in the morning.

The laxative tea will help break up solid intestinal wastes, and the salt water will flush them out of the system. Some people find that certain laxative teas induce cramps, so be sure to start with a mild brew when trying it for the first time.

Regarding the sea salt-water drink…

As it is necessary to bathe the outside of our bodies, so it is with the inside.

The sea salt-water drink will produce a bowel movement because its salinity level is similar to the salinity of our body and therefore cannot be absorbed inside our digestive track.

The salt and water will not separate but will stay intact and quickly and thoroughly wash the entire tract in about one hour. Several eliminations will likely occur. The salt water has the same specific gravity as the blood, hence the kidneys cannot pick up the water and the blood cannot pick up the salt.

That is why the sea salt-water drink is such a great laxative. When mixing the sea salt-water drink (two teaspoons dissolved in one litre of warm water), make sure to use uniodized sea salt and not table salt! You should try and drink as much of the 1 litre drink as possible. Finally make sure you stay near a restroom for the next hour.

If the taste of the salt water is uncomfortable for you, you can substitute it for another cup of the herbal laxative tea instead.

Drink the sea salt water first thing in the morning.

ELIMINATION

(The Key To Success)

Eliminating the toxins in your body is the key to a successful diet.

Elimination is the extraction of wastes from the cells, and the transportation of this waste out of the body. The better the elimination, the better the results.

Waste in your body that is not continuously removed will be reabsorbed through your system and continue the cycle of auto intoxification..

I recommend you drink at least 1-2 litres of water in addition to the rejuvenation drink, to effectively flush the system. The more fluid in your system the less concentrated the dissolved toxins will be on your eliminative organs.

Any problems, which occur during the Lemon Detox Diet, are usually the resulSt of inefficient elimination.

Brushing your skin and light exercise are also a great complement to the diet. It helps the elimination process by increasing blood flow and perspiration of toxins through the skin.

Skin brushing

Skin cleansing and detox are essential for eliminating pesticides and other drugs and environmental chemicals. Approximately 10% of body elimination occurs through the skin, working in conjunction with other organs of elimination such as the colon, kidneys, and lungs. If one of these organs is stressed and not eliminating waste products efficiently, a greater burden may be placed on the remaining organs. This is why people with chronic constipation often have skin conditions such as acne.

Skin cleansing and detox are also an integral part of the treatment of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), pesticide and chemical exposure, and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). As a preventative measure, it is used by healthy couples who wish to decrease their stored toxins prior to conception.

Skin brushing facilitates skin cleansing by stimulating the lymphatic system to eliminate toxins through the skin. It also improves blood circulation throughout the body and removes dead skin cells and debris that clog pores.

Many toxic substances are eliminated through the skin. Lightly brushing the skin with a dry brush stimulates blood and lymphatic circulation and removes dead cells to promote elimination. Use a soft bristle brush. Start brushing at your feet and brush towards the heart, since it is important to follow the flow of lymphatic fluid.

Instructions

1. Use a long handled natural bristle brush. You can find one at the health food store. If you are unable to find one, use a loofah sponge.

2. Start at the soles of your feet. Using light pressure, brush in small circles from the legs towards the chest, palms of the hands towards the chest, and then the back towards the abdomen. Finish with the scalp.

3. Avoid the face, breasts, and other sensitive areas. Skin brushing can be done in the morning or evening by itself or before a contrast shower.

THE CHALLENGE

The main challenge of the Lemon Detox Diet is mental. With any type of diet we need to be mentally prepared to change our eating habit even for only a short period of time. Because we are so adapted to eating whenever and whatever we like, the discipline of going on a liquid diet without solids can seem a bit overwhelming.

Some people, when thinking about detoxing for the first time imagine that they won’t be able to make it through seven days but what most people find is that after the second day it just gets easier and easier.

A true fast is a complete restraint from food of any kind, yet the Lemon Detox is liquid food - nourishing and energizing. It is important not to burden the body with solid food during the detox. Digesting solid food consumes much of the body's energy and reduces the effectiveness of many of its other tasks. In the short absence of solid food the body can focus its energy on cleansing.

When you experience hunger simply treat yourself to another Lemon Detox drink. This will satisfy your hunger. Keep thinking of all the benefits you will have achieved once you have finished The Lemon Detox Diet.

Having a friend or partner with you on the diet will help you motivate in reaching your personal goals.

Another advantage of being on the diet is that you will have a lot of extra time on your hands. If we calculate how many hours of each day we spend buying and preparing food, as well as eating and cleaning up afterwards, it is amazing how much time we devote to food consumption. You will also notice that you will be saving hundreds of dollars on food and alcohol by the end of the week and in the long term you could be saving thousands of dollars on food and drinking as most people will kick their bad habits and introduce a more healthier diet and eating patterns.

The Lemon Detox Diet will give you more time to do the things you enjoy. Go out and enjoy the positive effects of the diet.

Seven maxims of rejuvenation:

1. Be inspired. Remind yourself of all the positive reasons why you have chosen to embark in this program. Make a list. Remember it is your choice, and you will reap the benefits.

2. Be sensible. Follow closely the directions in this document.

3. Be strong. Abstain from eating or drinking anything other than the Lemon Detox drink, occasional selected herb teas and citrus juices, laxative tea and pure water.

4. Be practical. Proper daily elimination is essential: consume the required amounts of the Lemon Detox drink and water and use the laxative tea, salt water and skin brushing as additional aides.

5. Be wise. Remain active, physically and mentally. Exercise regularly but gently, pursue your favorite hobbies, explore new horizons, stay entertained.

6. Be careful. Ensure a soft landing in the transition back to regular eating by carefully following the directions when completing the program

7. Be happy. Remain cheerful throughout. You have to keep yourself company, so be fun to be with. Your happiness alone will brighten the world.

CONCLUDING THE PROGRAM

Since the digestive system has been resting for five to ten days, treat it carefully and considerately at the conclusion of the program. The transition from The Lemon Detox drink to regular food has to be undergone steadily.

The most common mistake is to eat too much too soon.

Gradually return to healthy eating over two or three days.

Day 1 Stick with fresh squeezed fruit juices.

Day 2 Start the morning with juice and then try some pureed vegetable soup for lunch.

Day 3 Steamed or raw vegetables. Do not eat any meat, fish, eggs, bread and sweets and do not drink soft drinks during the first three days.

Day 4 Start eating "normally" again.

If you are coming off a shorter version of the diet you should be able to do so in one day but listen to your body. You will know if you are coming off too fast. Take your time. You will probably notice that your taste buds are much more alive after cleansing and you will really enjoy the taste and energy of juices, soups, and then vegetables.

It is up to you if you would like to continue to drink the Lemon Juice Detox drink while returning to “normal” eating.

Below is an example of a gradual return to normal eating after concluding the Lemon Detox Diet program. Keep in mind, although that you have completed your desired detox program there may still will be toxins circulating in your system and the elimination process is still in process. The white coating on your tongue may still be visible at the conclusion of your program.

As you return to “normal” eating over the next few days you still will be detoxing at a slower rate. Many people take advantage at this time and choose to introduce a “relaxed version” or a “once a week” version coming off the “standard” or “optimum version” of the program.

During the first three days, do not eat any meat, fish, eggs, bread and sweets.
do not drink soft drinks, caffeinated tea or coffee.

Day one

Start the day with a glass of the Lemon Detox drink and one orange.
Mid morning: Fresh orange juice.
Lunch: Fruit or vegetable juice.
Tea: Fruit juice or a glass of the Lemon Detox drink.
Supper: Fresh pureed vegetable soup

Day two

Start the day with a glass of the Lemon Detox drink and one orange.
Mid morning: Fresh orange juice
Lunch: Vegetable soup and fresh fruit
Tea: Fruit juice or a glass of the Lemon Detox drink.
Supper: Steamed vegetables, brown rice and salad.
You may also have any herbal teas without caffeine during the day.

Day three

Any breakfast cereal (porridge with Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup is delicious) with one spoon of Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup, and one orange.
Mid morning: Fresh orange juice.
Lunch: Roasted vegetables and fresh fruit
Tea: Fruit juice
Supper: Vegetable soup, brown rice and fruit salad.
You may also have herbal tea without caffeine during the day.

Day four

From the fourth day you’ll be ready to eat “normally” again.

One of the delightful side effects of The Lemon Detox Diet is a heightened awareness of the sensations of taste and smell. By the time you’re ready to eat solid food again, your intensified appreciation of the subtleties of taste, texture and fragrance will make this simple experience so much more delectable. Savour the moment.

WEIGHT LOSS

Usually the first sign that a person will see and feel as a result of a toxic condition in the body is weight gain.

Excess weight loss is the most common side effect of the detox program. Many people lose excess weight without any secondary negative effects. This is because the body is receiving all the essential dietary elements and does not suffer from any real deficiencies. The principle effect is the detoxification of the organs of the body, and at the same time, the body rids itself of superfluous fat deposits.

In past tests, 77% of those who followed the diet lost 4-10 kilograms in 10 days, while most of the remaining 23% percent lost between 2-4 kilograms. During the cleansing stages of the detox program, the body finds its natural balance, shedding excess weight without harming healthy cells. Most of the weight loss comes from the dissolving of fat cells, where most of the body's toxins are stored.

The Diet is not recommended for sufferers of anorexia. Should you be slightly underweight, however, do not be fearful of losing a little more. The only materials the body can lose during this program are mucus, excess fat, and waste. Healthy tissue will not be affected. If you are slightly underweight, you may notice that you will lose a little more, but once you come off the diet your weight will quickly rise to normal. The weight that is lost during the Lemon Detox Diet is mostly from fat or damaged diseased cells. This is real weight that is lost. And will this weight that is lost stay off….

After detoxing the body regains its natural balance of elements and is better able to maintain its optimum weight. The fact that ones weight after the diet is maintained proves that most of the weight loss is due to a release of toxins which were stored in our fatty cells. It is normal to put on between half a kilogram to a kilogram after the program as the body regains its natural balance, but most of the weight lost will usually stay off.

Those who have performed the detox have experienced it for themselves and described the phenomenon as if ‘the fat dissolves almost literally’.

One of the true great benefits of the Lemon Detox Diet is that people will kick their bad eating habits and addictions. By the end of the program, most people will feel so good, healthy, vibrant, and amazed because their body has cleansed itself of all this built up “junk” in their system. As most bad eating habits are purely addiction, whilst on the cleanse your body has time to break these addictions and people will not want to go back to their old eating habits as they will realize what a difference this program has made and many people will begin to crave healthy foods.

The vast success of this program in over 40 major countries around the world and its 30-year strong presence along with the thousands of testimonials from around the world proves its status as one of the finest and best recognized cleansing and weight management programs in the world. And up until today, medical authorities say they have yet to see any evidence of harm from the Lemon Detox Diet.

"Although there can be considerable weight loss on the Lemon Detox Diet, please be advised that this is not a weight loss diet. If you have concerns about excessive weight loss please see a practitioner”

COFFEE ENEMAS

Liver, Kidney and Gallbladder Detox and Stimulation

"In as much as detoxification of the body is of the greatest importance, especially in the beginning, it is absolutely necessary to administer frequent enemas, day and night (on the average, we give coffee enemas every four hours, day and night, and even more frequently against severe pain, nausea, general nervous tension and depression)...Some patients take enemas every two hours, or even more frequently, during the first days of the treatment. More advanced cases are severely intoxicated and the absorption of the tumor masses, glands, etc., intoxicates them even more. Many years ago I lost several patients by coma hepaticum, since I did not know, and therefore neglected, the vital importance of frequent and regularly continued elimination of poisonous substances, with the help of juices, enemas, etc."
----Dr Max Gerson, M.D.

"Some metabolic therapists insist on daily enemas, including coffee enemas (excellent detoxifiers of the liver) in order to cleanse the system.."
-----Dr Harold W Harper, MD

Coffee contains substances called chloretics, which increase toxin excretion via the bile. The coffee enema is probably the only pharmaceutically active chloretic compound that may be safely administered several times a day without toxic effects. Severe coffee allergics may be unable to benefit from this. It was recognized by Dr Max Gerson (founder of the Gerson Institute) that coffee enemas are effective in stimulating the liver enzymes called the glutathione-S-transferase system, which is vital for detoxification. Increased activity of these enzymes confers powerful antioxidant properties, good for breaking down carcinogenic substances. The chloretics open the bile ducts (like opening the drains) and then the glutathione-S-transferase system throws out all the unwanted junk and poisons.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD ONE TAKE COFFEE ENEMAS?

For people with cancer, the Gerson protocol involves daily coffee enemas, one every three to four hours.

As part of a detox program that does not include combating cancer, one should consider taking roughly one to two coffee enemas per week.

For both cancer patients and those free of the disease, Gerson's suggestion of taking more than one coffee enema on the same day is wise to follow, because the first enema series only pulls toxins from the colon and not from the small intestines. Remember, the therapeutic action of the coffee enema is on the gallbladder and liver. The ensuing increase of bile which is dumped into the small intestines needs time to pass into the colon, where it then needs to be eliminated. Taking a second enema series four to six hours after the first can be crucial to pulling from your body what was dumped into your small intestines previously that day.

When the coffee enema is needed, there is a very clear experience of improved wellbeing after taking it. Once the body is well detoxified, once the bulk of the healing, regenerating, rebuilding, and weight loss is accomplished, once the efficiency of the organs of detoxification is restored, then the need for the coffee enema disappears. At that point, the coffee enema can still be used from time to time if a specific need arises. For instance, the coffee enema could prove useful when one eats unhealthy food, does a spring cleanse, is experiencing high stress, or is quitting smoking.

To monitor the removal of toxins within your body, use a hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA).

Special note: Because the coffee enema stimulates a dumping of bile into the small intestines for excretion, it is recommended to use a binding agent, such as China Chlorella, to assist the body with complete removal of toxins, twenty minutes before the coffee enema is taken.

Possible Side Effects

People with certain conditions, such as diverticular disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, severe hemorrhoids, blood vessel disease, congestive heart failure, heart disease, severe anemia, abdominal hernia, gastrointestinal cancer, recent colon surgery, and intestinal tumors should avoid coffee enemas.

Pregnant or nursing women and children should not have coffee enemas

Coffee Enema Procedure

Essential Ingredients Needed

• 1 quart+ Purified water (not tap water)
• 2-3 rounded tbsp Organic Whole Coffee Beans (ground finely each time)
• Enema bag
• Lubricant (for insertion of tube into rectum): a few drops of Organic Olive Oil or Sesame Oil (Avoid petroleum jellies such as KY or Vaseline)
• Old towels (to use when kneeling/laying on the floor); do not use good towels (since any coffee drops will permanently stain the towels)

Instructions

1. Grind 2-3 tbsp Wilsons Therapeutic Coffee Beans to a fine powder. (Do not do this ahead of time so you will get the freshest, most active phytonutrients from the coffee). Pre-ground coffee beans are partially oxidized & should not be used.

2. Bring just over 1 quart of clean water to a boil. Add the ground organic coffee. Let it continue to boil for five minutes, then turn the stove off, leaving the pan on the hot burner for 10-20 minutes. Allow it to cool down to a very comfortable, tepid temperature. Test with your finger. It should be the same temperature as a baby's bottle. It's safer to have it too cold than too warm; never use it hot or steaming; body temperature is good.

3. Strain with a fine metal strainer to remove any large particles that could clog the enema tube.

4. Take Enema. Take an enema as follows. Try to take about half of the liquid (about 1/2 quart) into the bowels; then hold for 10 minutes before expelling. Then take in the second 1/2 quart and hold for another 10 minutes. Then expel.

Often, if some fecal matter is lower in the rectal tract, you may want to take in about 1/8 or 1/4 of the liquid - just enough to expel the fecal matter in the lower tract (in this case, it is not necessary to hold the liquid for any period of time). Then divide the remaining liquid approximately in half (mentally) -- and hold each portion for 10 minutes --to allow adequate soaking time to cleanse hardened fecal material, infectious organisms, other toxins, etc. in the lower rectal tract. After taking in the liquid and nature calls (i.e. you feel a strong urge to expel the liquid) - even after a minute or two, do not resist -- go ahead and expel it. At first, it may be hard to hold the liquid for the full 10 minutes. Later, after several enemas (and thus a certain amount of toxic elimination), it will be much easier for the bowels to hold the liquid for the full 10 minutes.

Best enema time: during the day before 6 pm. Give yourself some time to rest after the enema (20 to 30 minutes) - without walking or exercising. This helps ensure that you are at home (near a toilet) if another small amount of enema liquid needs to come out that was not expelled earlier.

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Colonoscopy

Colon Cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer. Therefore, screening for colon polyps and removing them before they become cancerous should markedly reduce the incidence of colon cancer

Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables an examiner (usually a gastroenterologist) to evaluate the appearance of the inside of the colon (large bowel). This is accomplished by inserting a flexible tube that is about the thickness of a finger into the anus, and then advancing it slowly, under visual control, into the rectum and through the colon. It is performed with the visual control of either looking through the instrument or with viewing a TV monitor.

This test may be done for a variety of reasons. Most often it is done to investigate the finding of blood in the stool, abdominal pain, diarrhea, a change in the bowel habits, or an abnormality found on colon x- ray. Certain individuals with previous history of polyps or colon cancer and certain individuals with family history of particular malignancies or colon problems may be advised to have periodic colonoscopies because they are at a greater risk of polyps or colon cancer.

If the procedure is to be complete and accurate, the colon must be completely clean. Patients are given detailed instructions about the cleansing of the colon procedure. In general this consists of a large volume of a special cleansing solution or several days of a clear liquid diet and laxatives or enemas prior to the examination. These instructions should be followed to the letter or the procedure may be unsatisfactory and have to be repeated later or a less accurate alternative chosen in its place.

Prior to the procedure an IV is started and the patient is given a monitor for continuous monitoring of the heart, blood pressure, and oxygenation of the blood. Medication is often given through the vein to make the patient sleepy and relaxed. If needed, the patient may receive additional doses during the procedure. Colonoscopy often gives a feeling of pressure, cramping, and bloating, however, with the aid of the medication it is generally well tolerated and rarely causes any significant pain.\

Colonoscopy Diagram

Patients will be lying on their left side or back as the instrument is slowly advanced. Once the tip of the colon, or the last portion of the small bowel, is reached the colonoscope is slowly withdrawn and the lining is again carefully examined. The procedure usually takes 15 to 60 minutes. If the entire colon, for some reason, cannot be visualized, the physician may decide to try it at a later date with a better bowel preparation or may decide to order an x-ray of the colon.

If an area needs to be better evaluated a forceps is passed through the instrument and a biopsy (a sample of the tissue) is obtained and is submitted to pathology for a microscopic exam. If infection is suspected a specimen may be obtained for culturing of any possible bacteria or viruses. If the exam is performed because of bleeding, the site can be identified, sample of tissue obtained (if indicated), and the bleeding controlled by several means. Should there be polyps (benign growths that can lead to cancer) they, almost always, can be removed through the colonoscope. Removal of these polyps is an important method of preventing colorectal cancer. None of these additional procedures typically produce pain. Biopsies are taken for many reasons and do not necessarily mean that cancer is suspected and the great majority of polyps are benign.

Patients will be kept in an observation area for an hour or two, until any medication given adequately wears off. If they have been given sedation before or during the procedure, someone must take them home, even if they feel alert. The patient's reflexes and judgment may be impaired for the rest of the day, making it unsafe to drive or operate any machinery. Should patients have some cramping or bloating this should be relieved quickly with the passage of gas and they should be able to eat upon the returning home. After the removal of polyps or certain manipulations, the diet or activities of patients may be restricted for a brief period of time. Prior to the patient's departure, any findings can be explained. However, at times, a definitive diagnosis might have to wait for a microscopic analysis, which usually takes only a few days.

Colonoscopy complications are rare and usually minor when performed by physicians who have been specially trained and are experienced in these endoscopic procedures.

Bleeding may occur at the site of biopsy or polypectomy, is usually minor and self-limited, or can be controlled through the colonoscope. It is quite unusual to require transfusions or surgery. An even less common complication is a perforation or a tear through the bowel wall that could require surgery. Other potential complications are reaction to the sedatives used, localized irritation to the vein where medications were injected (leaving a tender lump lasting a number of days but going away eventually), or complications from heart or lung disease. Hot towels or moist packs often help relieve the discomfort of an irritated vein. The incidence of all of these, together, is less than one percent.

Note: my wife had her first colonoscopy three years ago at the age of 56. At which time three polyps were removed. They were benign. She recently had her 3-year follow-up colonoscopy and she was polyp free. I just had my first colonoscopy at 58. One polyp was found and removed. It also was benign. Iwe are both scheduled for a follow up colonoscopy in 10 years. Yet I will not wait that long before having another one, it will more than likely be done 5-years from now. We both now have a piece of mind knowing that colon cancer will not be an issue later on in life.

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Essiac Tea Therapy

An herbal recipe discovered more than seventy years ago with amazing health benefits and has the ability to nourish healthy cells

Essiac (es-ee-ak) is a herbal recipe discovered more than seventy years ago with amazing health benefits. Essiac is Caisse backwards - it was named from the surname of the Canadian nurse who devoted her life to testing the formula and bringing it to the attention of patients and their doctors.

Ms. Rene Caisse received it from a middle-aged female patient who had obtained it from an Ojibwa Indian Medicine Man – a tribe from Ontario. The Medicine Man offered his help to the patient because he knew the woman was suffering from breast cancer. The patient regained her health, recovered from her cancer and it did not reoccur over the next thirty years.

Ms Caisse used the same recipe on her aunt, who was terminally ill with stomach and liver cancer. Her aunt lived another 21 years, eventually dying of old age. Impressed by these successes, Ms. Caisse began to offer the formula to anyone who contacted her.

Eventually word of her treatment convinced Dr. Charles Brusch (formerly the physician to the late John F. Kennedy) of the enormous health benefits of Essiac and the two eventually became research partners. Over the years, many other people with various kinds of illnesses and ailments have told others about the remarkable benefits from the Essiac recipe.

Essiac has the ability to stimulate, fortify and intensify the body's natural immune system. This enables it to eradicate disease, including cancer cells and cancerous tissue; without harming, damaging or destroying healthy cells and tissue. It also has the ability to nourish healthy cells.

Taken in the prescribed quantities it is non-toxic, harmless and completely drug-free; it acts as a tonic and has a very beneficial and healthy effect on the body.

WHO SHOULD NOT TAKE THE ESSIAC TEA:

If you are pregnant, nursing or trying to conceive. This tea contains constituents (chemicals), which may increase blood flow to the pelvic region and stimulate menses. Safeties of the herbs have not been determined for small children. Properties of this tea may pass through the mother's milk to the infant.

If you have kidney disease, are prone to kidney stones, or kidney infections. The varying amounts of oxalic acids in this tea are irritating to the kidneys, but drinking copious amounts of water (unless contraindicated by your doctor or condition) may help to reduce the effects of this.

If you have a bowel obstruction or diarrhea. Properties in this tea - specifically in the Turkey Rhubarb - promote peristalsis (the action by which the bowel moves it's contents through). In the case of bowel obstruction, last time I checked this was considered a medical emergency. The last thing you would want to do is to rely on tea to help it. The first thing you should do is see your doctor immediately. In the case of diarrhea, valuable fluids and electrolytes are lost through the rapid emptying of the intestines. Prolonged diarrhea can result in dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.

If you have ulcers or colitis. The Turkey Rhubarb has an action of being a laxative or cathartic (depending on how much you take). Some properties in this root can be highly irritating to ulcers and colitis, exacerbating (or worsening) these conditions.

If you have a history of increased levels of iron in your blood. This is usually related to the way your digestive tract absorbs nutrients. (It's a fairly complicated little arrangement.) The tea contains varying amounts of iron. If you have been advised not to take in foods/herbs that contain substantial amounts of iron, this tea should not be taken.

Children under the age of 12 should not take this tea. No studies have been done to determine the safety of the herbs in the young.

If you have tumors that are encroaching on a major blood supply or an area of an organ that expansion of the tumor could have dire consequences. Consult with your doctor to find out if this applies to you. In the beginning phase of a person taking this tea, the tumor could appear to enlarge before it begins to break down. If you notice any sudden pain or untoward symptoms after beginning this tea, stop taking it, and immediately consult with your physician.

If you have a brain tumor. In the beginning phase of a person taking this tea, tumors could appear to enlarge before it begins to break down. This can be extremely detrimental in the brain tissue. Rapid or excess growth can put pressure on areas of the brain that affect body/mental function. If the tumor would break down, it can release pieces of the malignant tissue, which could cause a stroke. Circulation in the brain is unlike the rest of the body.

WHEN TO USE CAUTION IN TAKING ESSIAC:

Those who are taking anticoagulant therapy/drugs. This tea contains constituents, which may affect blood clotting. Advise your physician that you are taking this tea. If he/she detects any changes in your laboratory values, discontinue the tea immediately.

Diabetics who are insulin dependant may need to adjust their dosage - also those on anti-diabetes medications. All diabetics should monitor their blood sugar closely while on this tea. Some of the constituents in this tea can affect the way glucose and insulin are taken up in the cells and utilized. Many people find they need less medication while taking this tea. This is not always the case, but is worthy of mention.

Consult with your physician if you have had a cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder). As this tea stimulates many of the digestive organs and processes, your doctor may deem it inadvisable for you to take this tea.

Persons with osteoporosis should consult with their physician. Reports show that oxalic acid (present in the tea) can interfere with calcium metabolism.

If you are taking cardiac glycosides (such as Digoxin), ask your physician to monitor you closely for possible toxicity of the drug. Some constituents in this tea may assist the body to utilize the drug(s) more efficiently.

The original formula contains just four herbs

1. Burdock Root: is used traditionally to help reduce mucus, maintain a healthy gastrointestinal tract, stimulate a healthy immune response, for weak digestion, as a diuretic for waster retention and to sweat out toxins through the skin. It has vitamin A and selenium to help reducer free radicals and its chromium content helps maintain normal blood sugar levels.

2. Sheep Sorrel: is used in traditional folk herbalism to cool the body, create sweating and detoxification through the skin: as a diuretic useful in maintaining a healthy kidney and urinary functions. It is rich in vitamins and trace minerals (ascorbic acid, mineral oxides, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, silicon and rutin. It is thought to nourish the glandular system

3. Turkey Rhubarb: is used traditionally in small amounts, this herb acts as a gently laxative and helps purge the liver of toxic buildup and waste. It helps neutralize acids due to occasional indigestion. Its malic acid also carries oxygen to all parts of the body, maintaining and promoting a positive and balancing effect upon the whole digestive system

4. Slippery Elm: Contains large amounts of tannins and mucilages which are believed to help dissolve mucus deposits in tissue, glands and nerve channels. The inner bark, rich in calcium, magnesium and vitamins (A, B, C, K), helps to nourish and soothe organs, tissues and mucus membranes and is helpful to the lungs. It also helps neutralize acids from occasional indigestion.

For more advanced stages of cancer I recommend the 8-ingredient herbal chemotherapy formula that incorporates the following with the original formula:

5. Blessed Thistle, aids digestion therefore helps various digestive problems including constipation, gas and upset stomach. It is also widely used to treat liver and gallbladder diseases.

6. Kelp, is a sea vegetable that is a concentrated source of minerals, including: iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and iron. Kelp is a source of iodine that is crucial in the production of thyroid hormones. These hormones maintain proper metabolism in the cells. This increases energy levels and helps make it easier to maintain a healthy body weight. Kelp is the densest of all the Essiac Tea ingredients.

7. Red Clover, is a source of many crucial nutrients, including: calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, thiamine, and vitamin C. Red clover is also one of the richest sources of isoflavones (water-soluble chemicals that act like estrogens and are found in many plants). The isoflavones found in red clover have been studied for their effectiveness in treating some forms of cancer. It is thought that the isoflavones prevent the proliferation of cancer cells and that they may even destroy cancer cells. This herb is important in the relation between Essiac and cancer.

8. Watercress is high in Vitamin C, watercress is used as a general tonic, and its bitter taste is thought to regulate the appetite and improve digestion. It can be used to alleviate nervous conditions, constipation, and liver disorders. Watercress is a popular cough and bronchitis remedy. It contains a remarkable substance called rhein, which appears to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the intestines. It is believed that rhein is also effective against Candida albicans (yeast infection), fever and inflammation, and pain. This is the culprit which gives the tea its slightly bitter taste, but the benefits are worth it

Altogether these herbs create a Synergy - that is, they work far better together health-wise than each one taken on its own. Patients undergoing orthodox cancer therapies can take it, but it appears to be more successful and effective when taken without these therapies being administered.

Although there is no clinical evidence to support the effectiveness of Essiac on cancer and other diseases, there are a lot of case histories in the public domain that support it. Rene Caisse herself claimed an 80% success rate with her patients. It is also believed to be beneficial to those suffering from other diseases and ailments such as:

AIDS, Allergies, Arthritis, Alzheimer's, Asthma, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Circulatory problems, Diabetes, Fibroids, Hemorrhoids, Hypoglycemia, Impotence, Malignancies, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Prostate and urinary problems, Psoriasis, Sleeping Disorders, Thyroid Problems, Ulcers, Warts, and more.

Dosage Recommendations

Note #1: The dosages that we're suggesting are measured in ounces of brewed tea.

Note #2: All doses should be taken on an empty stomach. Avoid eating for 2 hours before and 1 hour after taking Essiac for best results.

Essiac Tea dosage is primarily dependent upon how serious your health condition is. There are Five (5) to choose from and are as follows:

1. Aggressive Dose is recommended if you wish to improve your health: Typical recommended amount is 9 oz. per day, taken in three separate 3 oz. doses. 6-12 oz. may be used based on bodyweight, taken in three separate doses of 2-4 oz. each.

Essiac Tea aggressive dose is the recommended Essiac Tea regimen if you have (or suspect that you have) cancer or another health problem.

You should remain on the aggressive dosage program for a minimum of five months, or until your test results return to normal. If your test results have returned too normal.

i. You may reduce your Essiac Tea to the maintenance dosage of 3 oz. just once per day. If at any point your symptoms return, I recommend that you return to the aggressive dosage of three 3 oz. doses per day.

If the original condition persists even while you take Essiac Tea, continue on the aggressive treatment dosage until your condition improves and you're satisfied with the results.

Keep in mind that many people keep getting worse and worse if they are not taking Essiac, so sometimes just holding steady with your health (not slipping) is a victory.

2. Aggressive Plus Dose is recommended for individuals who are currently receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation, or who have been given a terminal diagnosis.

Essiac can be taken during traditional cancer treatments without interfering with that treatment. If you are currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation, be aware that chemo and radiation can destroy some of the active properties of the Essiac Tea. In other words, chemo and radiation can prevent Essiac Tea from doing its job somewhat.

Taking "extra" tea to compensate for this acts as insurance that the Essiac you're taking will be able to do its work in your body. If you plan to continue your chemo and/or radiation, you might consider taking up to 18 oz. of tea per day, or three 6-oz. doses. Many people on chemo and/or radiation have tried the 18 oz. per day with good results.

However, some decide to stay with just 9 oz. per day, and many of those people have also had good results. You'll have to decide (along with the help of your practitioner) if you'd like to experiment with taking the Essiac Tea Aggressive Dose PLUS, which is 18 oz. per day. This is what I suggest for those who are currently receiving chemo and/or radiation, or who have been given a terminal diagnosis.

3. Maintenance Dose is 3-4 oz. of tea per day, and can be taken all at once or in two separate dosess.2-6 oz. may be used*. The lower end of this range may be appropriate for supplementary use or for lighter people, while the higher of this range may be more appropriate for those suffering from a mild medical condition, or for heavier people.

Administer the maintenance dose for at least 6 months after your test results have returned to normal. Many people choose to continue the maintenance dose indefinitely to maintain their good health. Some also take a maintenance dose of Essiac Tea as a daily preventive supplement, even though they have no health problems. Essiac Tea is abundant in many minerals and is a healthy part of the daily diet.

The length of time you should remain on a maintenance dose of Essiac will ultimately be your decision. Those that choose to stay on Essiac at all times choose too to maintain good health. We encourage our friends and family to do the same. Essiac can be taken indefinitely, so it's up to you to decide whether to continue on the maintenance dose or to stop using Essiac you've achieved good health.

4. Preventive Dose is 3 oz. of tea per day, and can be taken all at once. 2-6 oz. may be used*. The lower end of this range may be appropriate for supplementary use or for lighter people, while the higher of this range may be more appropriate for those suffering from a mild medical condition, or for heavier people.

Administer the preventive dose for at least 6 months after your test results have returned to normal, or at least six months if your test results have been normal all along. Many people choose to continue the preventive dose indefinitely to maintain their good health. Essiac Tea is abundant in many minerals and is a healthy part of the daily diet.

The length of time you should remain on a preventive dose of Essiac will ultimately be your decision. Those that choose to stay on Essiac at all times choose too to maintain good health. We encourage our friends and family to do the same. Essiac can be taken indefinitely, so it's up to you to decide whether to continue on the maintenance dose or to stop using Essiac you've achieved good health.

5. Detoxification Dose is the same as the Preventive Dose

Some questions answered regarding Essiac

1. How long does it take to become effective?

This will depend a great deal on how advanced the cancer is and whether or not it has spread (metastasized) to other areas of the body away from the main site. How long it takes may also be affected by any adverse effects from orthodox therapy.

However, improvements are frequently detected with the majority of patients after Essiac has been taken for a week or two. Patients have been known to regain their appetites, sleep better, regain lost weight and generally feel better in themselves.

Even in advanced terminal cases Essiac appears to have the effect of alleviating pain.

2. Why isn't Essiac available under the N.H.S or privately, as an orthodox remedy?

As Essiac is made from herbs, it cannot be patented and marketed profitably, as other expensive and potentially harmful cancer drugs are. Therefore, it has never attracted the attention or interest of the pharmaceutical industry, and has been ignored by orthodox medical science.

Most medical practitioners are unaware of it, and most, if asked about it, will tend to dismiss it disparagingly as being no more than a "quack" remedy. It is a pity that they do not find out and learn more about this before dismissing Essiac out of hand, but there it is.

3. When can Essiac Tea Therapy safely be stopped?

When medical tests like blood tests have indicated that all traces of cancer have been eradicated. It is then safe for the

1. Full therapeutic daily quantity of 3 tablespoons (45ml) twice a day to be discontinued.

2. However it is a wise precaution for the preventative daily quantity of 2 dessertspoons (20ml) to be taken once a day thereafter for at least 6 months.

4. What are the advantages of Essiac over current treatment options for cancer?

Orthodox therapies are indiscriminate, invasive and destructive. These treatments consist of surgery, Radiotherapy and chemotherapy, none of which are able to discriminate between cancer cells and cancerous tissue on the one hand and healthy cells and tissue on the other.

Essiac Tea Therapy, however, does discriminate by helping the body's own immune system to attack and destroy only cancer cells and cancerous tissue, and to leave healthy cells and tissue unaffected.

5. How do you use Essiac?

You can brew these herbs into a tea to take twice - three times a day, on an empty stomach by purchasing tea bags, which take the hassle out of brewing your own remedy. It is simple to make - just pour boiling water over, leave for 20 minutes to steep, then keep in the fridge and use in 45ml doses throughout the day.

It has a pleasant earthy taste and only small amounts need to be taken at a time (3 tablespoons or 45ml) as it is very concentrated and of a very high quality.

The evidence from people in modern times who have been helped by this formula is overwhelming and the subject of many books and case histories as to its effectiveness.

Known Facts About Essiac Tea Therapy

1. Rene Caisse herself claimed an 80% success rate with her patients

2. Has the ability to stimulate, fortify and intensify the body's natural immune system

3. Eradicate disease, including cancer cells and cancerous tissue; without harming, damaging or destroying healthy cells and tissue

4. Taken in the prescribed quantities it is non-toxic, harmless and completely drug-free

5. Acts as a tonic and has a very beneficial and healthy effect on the body

6. Improvements are frequently detected with the majority of patients after Essiac has been taken for a week or two

7. Patients have been known to regain their appetites, sleep better, regain lost weight and generally feel better in themselves

8. Even in advanced terminal cases Essiac appears to have the effect of alleviating pain.

9. Essiac Tea Therapy, does discriminate by helping the body's own immune system to attack and destroy only cancer cells and cancerous tissue, and to leave healthy cells and tissue unaffected.

10. Only small amounts need to be taken at a time (3 tablespoons or 45ml) as it is very concentrated and of a very high quality.

Here is an excerpt from an interview with Dr. Brusch on Ted Kennedy’s son who was cured of sarcoma in his left leg using Essiac Tea:

”Brusch's Essiac patients included Ted Kennedy's son who had a sarcoma in his leg, and who had his leg amputated. The Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, was treating him at the time. Dr. Farber didn't know how to save him, because no one had ever lived with this type of sarcoma. So what he did was go to Dr. Brusch and say, how are we going to save Ted Kennedy's son? And Dr. Brusch made the suggestion to put him on Essiac, and after they did, he didn't have a cancer cell in his body. But all this information has been hidden from the public.”

This is my testimonial to the Essiac Tea Therapy

In the middle 1980’s my wife was diagnosed has having uterine fibroids (tumors). The doctors we approached all recommended a partial hysterectomy (the removal of the uterus), which was the common procedure at the time. I wasn’t too eager to make a decision since her fibroids were non-cancerous. On the way home I could tell my wife was worried and confused about what to do. I reassured her that we could handle the problem and not to worry. She was unaware that I already knew about the Essiac Tea Therapy. This was my opportunity to prove or disprove all that I had read and researched about on the Essiac Tea Therapy.

Within a matter of days I had the original four ingredients, all organic herbal tea that Ms. Caisse used to help so many with. I began treating my wife immediately. To start I gave her a shot glass (2 oz) three times a day (morning, lunch and dinner – total daily dosage 6 fluid ounces) for the first week. Within a matter of days her pain had subsided to the point were she no longer needed to take tylenol for pain. Yet she still felt a slight discomfort. By the end of the first week we noticed a significantly decease in her bleeding and all her discomforts were alleviated. This lead me to believe that something good was taking place.

In week two her dosage of Essiac Tea was increased to 4 oz three time a day (12 fluid ounces). By the end of week two her bleeding had subsided to spotting. This was an indication that the fibroids were shrinking, We were unsure to the extent of shrinkage but it had to be taking place.

In week three her dosage of Essiac Tea was increased to 6 oz three time a day (18 fluid ounces). She remained at this dosage level through out the duration of the treatment, which in her case lasted eight (8) months. By the end of week three all bleeding had stopped. Life was back to normal, as she knew it. Yet, the real test was yet to come.

We scheduled a follow up appointment with the doctor a month after she started the Essiac Tea Therapy. She was told that her fibroids had shrunk by approximately 25% from when they were first viewed a month earlier I cannot describe how happy she was. For me I knew that I was on to something that only few knew about.

To make a long story short, at month four we were at approximately 40% shrinkage, month six approximately 65% shrinkage and by month eight we had eradicated the fibroids altogether.

My story is much different than my wife’s. In 1995 I was diagnosed with SCLC (small cell lung cancer) LS (limited stage) due to years of abusive smoking. I used the more advanced form of the Essiac Tea Therapy, which included 4 additional chemotherapy herbs (Blessed Thistle, Kelp, Red Clover, and Watercress). I followed the same dosage plan I used for my wife. The end results were the same except it took 20 months to fully eradicate the cancer and tumors. Thanks to the Essiac Tea Therapy both my wife and I will remain:

CANCER FREE 4 LIFE

END OF TOPIC #5

Browning's Blended Spirits Blood Tonic

A Recipe developed by Leslee Dru Browning a 6th generation Medical Herbalist & Nutritionist

You have just been diagnosed with cancer. Your oncologist is pushing you to begin chemotherapy immediately. You know that chemotherapy will make you sick, your hair fall out and leave you completely debilitated and dependent on someone to care for you. You will suffer severe side effects that may leave your nervous system damaged, weaken your bones or damage your heart. You also realize that chances are your cancer will return after months of grueling treatments. You think maybe you would like to try alternative medicine but your oncologist is against it and you know of others who tried that route and died. What you may not know is this: Cancer can be healed naturally, and is done so every day, but it takes more than a multivitamin, a few supplements and a daily bowl of blueberries to accomplish complete healing.

I have come to the conclusion that cancer is a result of what is call ‘poor blood’ – by poor I mean the blood is not in optimal condition. Since the blood circulates through every organ in the body and through every cell, it only makes sense that toxins in the blood contaminate the entire body. Blood becomes less than optimal when it is not nourished properly. Without proper nourishment to the blood the body will not survive. It may survive for a while, even years, but ultimately, the body will suffer from starvation to organs, which ultimately causes illness with cancer often resulting as the eventual killer. Therefore, the fundamental goal in curing cancer is not only to restore the blood but to also treat the lymph glands, kidneys, liver, bowel, and bones by nourishment found in herbs. Herbs are effective in healing the body because they are modulators and understand the intricacy of the body’s innate healing capabilities. Their role is to enhance and direct the body’s various systems to function optimally thereby restoring health without doing harm.

Begin with an herbal blood/lymph tonic that includes herbs to build the blood, cleanse the blood, inhibit bacteria, and boost the white blood cells, the red blood cells, and the immune system. An example of a combination of herbs for a tonic that would fit the above criteria is:

• anise seed (anti-spasmodic, anti-microbial and appetite stimulant),
• astragalus (helps trigger immune cells),
• blue violet/sweet violets (has a good reputation for it’s anti-cancer properties through its blood purifying ability),
• burdock (has been shown to have anti-cancer properties; removes uric acid from body)
• chaparral (anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-tumor),
• fennel (excellent for digestion; supports spleen and gallbladder)
• dandelion root (a rich source of vitamins and minerals),
• licorice root (shows a broad range of anticancer activity in vitro; antibody production is enhanced; inhibits growth of several DNA and RNA viruses),
• oregon grape (stimulates white blood cells known as macrophages; excellent for the blood),
• red clover (clinical evidence has shown there is basis for its long-standing reputation as an anti-cancer herb though purifying the blood),
• yellow dock (excellent for purifying blood supplied to the glands; improves function of the intestines, kidneys, liver and lymph glands; eliminates pollutants including lead and arsenic).

Here is the well known Browning's Blended Spirits Blood Tonic Recipe developed by Leslee Dru Browning a 6th generation Medical Herbalist & Nutritionist who formulated it years ago for an 80 year old man who had been diagnosed with Invasive Bladder Cancer that had spread to his lymph. He refused chemotherapy and radiation treatments and was given only 3-6 months to live. His family called Leslee to see if she would help him. After hearing his case she couldn’t recommend herbal capsules because he had difficulty swallowing so she made him this blood tonic. Also included in his treatment was a Bladder and Kidney tonic along with diet changes.

His cancer was eliminated in 6 months and was verified by a cat scan his doctor did in the hospital. The doctors were mystified when they could not find any cancer in his body, yet they never asked what he did to eliminate his cancer. That alone suggested that his doctors not only didn’t care how he healed himself; but that his doctors weren’t the least bit curious about alternative medicine and how they might learn from his recovery. The gentleman is no longer living, but he did not die of cancer. He died of old age from natural causes

About the Ingredients:

Browning’s Blended Spirits Blood Tonic contains a comprehensive blend of all-natural ingredients of herbs that are effective for blood purification and detoxification. The ingredients in this blend provide nutritive support to the body and are historically proven to provide both cleansing action and detoxification of the cells throughout the body including the lymph, lungs, liver, heart, colon and bloodstream. Many of the ingredients like burdock root, chaparral, poke root, red clover and yellow dock have been used for years to treat cancer.

What ingredients you will need make the tonic:

3oz each of the following dried herbs:

1. Anise seed (pimpinella anisum)

2. Blue violet (viola odorata)

3. Burdock root (arctium lappa)

4. Chaparral (larrea tridentate)

5. Dandelion root (taraxacum officinale)

6. Fennel (foeniculum vulgare)

7. Licorice root (glycyrrhiza glabra)

8. Oregon grape (mahonia aquifolium)

9. Poke root (phytolacca Americana)

10. Red clover (trifolium pretense)

11. Yellow dock root (rumex crispus)

40 oz of Honey or Black Strap Molasses, your choice.

16 oz of Vegetable glycerin.

4 Tablespoons of Citric acid which can be found in health food stores or from herb companies on-line.

5 gallons of distilled water

Purchase the whole herb (cut root and cut leaf) instead of the powdered herb if you can. The reason for this is two-fold. First, the powder absorbs more water leaving you with less liquid; second, the powder takes longer and is harder to strain. I purchase most of my dried herbs from Mountain Rose Herbs. Their herbs are processed and handled according to strict organic standards and they will sell individual herbs in a 4oz quantity so you will not have to purchase a full pound. I am sure there are many other herb companies and health food stores that carry the herbs you will need. Just make sure they are organic.

What cooking tools you will need:

You will also need two stainless steel or glass 20-quart pots with lids.

A large strainer.

A candy or water thermometer.

Cheesecloth.

For bottling you can use regular canning jars. If using pint jars you will need about 24 – 28 jars. If using quart jars you will need about 14 jars. This is a large recipe that will provide one year worth of tonics for the cancer patient, or, if using for a preventative go together with friends or family and share it.

Note: Use Kerr quart canning jars with plastic lids to prevent rust.

How to make the tonic:

Making this tonic is like canning fruit from your garden. If you can cook you can make it. It takes a few days but is well worth it. You will not find this tonic on the market because it is time intense. The cost would be prohibitive to manufacture it, yet you can make it in your home for around $3.00 a pint. This tonic stores for up to a year if placed in a dark cool closet. They key to keeping tonics fresh is to prevent them from exposure to extreme temperature fluctuations. Don’t let them freeze and don’t let them sit in temperatures above 75⁰.

In one pot add:

Anise seed, burdock root, chaparral, dandelion root, fennel, licorice root, oregon grape root, poke root, yellow dock root and add 3 gallons of distilled water.

Cover with lid and set on stove on warm heat overnight so that the roots can be softened for extraction.

In the morning turn up the heat and bring the water to a low simmer for about 4 hours then bring to a boil for 15-30 minutes. After boiling turn off heat and strain the liquid into a clean container by laying a layer of cheesecloth over your strainer.

In another pot add:

Blue violet, red clover and add 1.5 gallons of distilled water. Set on counter and let soak in water over night.

In the morning place the pot on the stove on warm/medium heat to steep (not boil) the herbs like you would a cup of tea. Let them steep for at least 4 hours then strain the liquid by laying a layer of cheesecloth over your strainer.

Compost the strained herbs in your garden.

Mixing the pots:

Once the liquid is strained from both pots mix it together in one of the 20-quart pots and let it simmer for about 30 minutes.

Then add

16 oz of vegetable glycerin,

40 oz of honey (or black strap molasses for those allergic to honey)

4 heaping tablespoons of citric acid

Stir and let the mixture mingle for 15 minutes or so. When ready to bottle use a candy thermometer to check the temperature of the liquid. You want the temperature between 185* - 190* to prevent any bacteria to grow in the tonics. Maintain this heat temperature throughout bottling.

While waiting for your liquid to reach the accurate bottling temperature prepare your canning jars. Sterilize jars and lids.

Once your bottles are sterilized and your herbal liquid is at the right temperature add the tonic liquid to the hot jars. Fill to ½” from top of jar and cap. Let cool overnight. Check to make sure all the jars are sealed properly then store them.

Once you open a jar of tonic for use you must Refrigerate it. The tonic will last for a month in the refrigerator once it has been opened. Sediment in the bottom of the jars is normal. Give the jar a little shake or stir to mix the sediment before taking.

How much to take:

Adult Dosage: 2 Tablespoon 2 times a day for cancer, tumors, liver, viral and bacterial infections. In my practice I recommended that cancer patients take this tonic for at least a year and then drop to a maintenance dose of taking it once a day for another year. Some of my cancer patients continue to take it on and off throughout their life to keep their blood and lymph clear of toxins.

For cancer prevention use a bottle of this tonic every 3 months taking 1 Tablespoon 2 times a day.

Do not use if you are pregnant. Do not use if you are taking blood-thinning agents like Warfarin (also known under the brand names of Coumadin, Jantoven, Marevan, and Waran).

The KIDNEY needs to be supported because they are the organs that filter the blood. They are responsible for separating urea, mineral salts, toxins and other waste products from the blood to be discarded in the urine while it sends clean blood back into the body. They also conserve water, salts, and electrolytes. Prescr*iption medicine is the biggest cause of kidney toxicity with heavy metals from pollution a close second. When the kidneys are weak due to congestion they are unable to completely filter waste products from the blood, which is why an herbal kidney formula needs to be incorporated in all cancer treatments. A good kidney formula might contain

1. cilantro (removes heavy metals),
2. cleavers (clears obstructions, reduces swelling, and is also excellent for the lymphatic system making it a wise choice for any kidney tonic when the body has cancer; it will keep the lymph clear),
3. horsetail (clears uric acid),
4. hydrangea root (reduces backache due to kidney pain and dissolves obstructions)
5. gravel root (dissolves kidney stones)
6. uva ursi (antibiotic properties),
7. sandalwood (antiseptic),
8. marshmallow root (high Vitamin A content; it is also good to clear mucus buildup in the kidneys and anywhere else in the body),
9. sarsaparilla (blood purifier; kidney circulation),
10. saw palmetto (urinary & prostate support).

The LIVER is part of the digestive system. It stores carbohydrates, fats, and proteins until it can break them down. The main purpose of the liver is to clean out fluids and to clear toxins from the blood. The liver is a highly vascular tissue so it is important that the body’s circulation is in good condition otherwise the liver may become congested. If the body is sick with cancer the liver needs help. It needs to be cleansed while at the same time built up. Some of the herbs you might choose for a liver tonic to both cleanse and heal the liver are:

1. agrimony (not only helps the liver but also supports the intestines)
2. barberry (aids in the secretion of bile and helps regulate digestive problems),
3. bupleurum (liver specific but it also works for inflammation and pain),
4. dandelion (helps bile duct inflammation and gives gastric balance while supporting the gall bladder and pancreas)
5. horehound (for chronic liver illness),
6. parsley (supports blood vessels and capillaries),
7. pau d’ arco (clears out liver poisons and fungus),
8. licorice (provides energy and works to heal hepatitis and liver lesions),
9. milk thistle (liver diseases and gallbladder support),
10. oregon grape (a hepatic which means it is specific for treating the liver while at the same time a powerful blood cleanser),
11. wild yam (for bilious colic, indigestion and spasms).

Now we look to the COLON. The purpose of the colon as an eliminative organ is to remove waste material by mass muscular contraction called peristalsis. In my experience I have found that nearly 75% of cancer patients have suffered from some form of chronic constipation during their lives. I consider constipation when the bowels do not move at least once a day. When the bowels do not move daily poisons can accumulate in the colon. Depending on where the poison accumulates in the colon will depend on where cancer develops for there is a point on the colon for every organ and system in the body. Any of these points, if clogged, toxic, or full of old fecal matter, will eventually bring illness to that part of the body the colon signifies. The bowel must be swept clean of all debris. Some people will need a gentle nudge while others require a greater nudge. Herbs that can be used in combination for healing the colon are:

1. aloe vera (has anti-cancer properties; has a long reputation for bowel health; rich in over 200 nutrients),
2. barberry (for bacteria, not only in the bowel, but anywhere in the body),
3. black walnut hull (for parasites),
4. cascara sagrada (anti-biotic effects on harmful bacteria in the colon; restores nerve tone to the colon; cleanses the intestines, builds the bowel, treats a sluggish gallbladder, kills intestinal parasites),
5. cinnamon (kills parasite eggs),
6. cramp bark (eases cramping),
7. fenugreek seed (clears out hardened mucus),
8. gentian (for digestive function)

END OF TOPIC #6

Fulvic a Humic ACID

Enhances Cell Division, Elongation and Permeability of Cell Membranes Stimulates and balances cells, creating optimum growth and replication conditions

We as humans are programmed to ageing and death. The ageing and death program is hidden in a mitochondrion (plural mitochondria), a small organelle, variants of which are found in most cells of the human body. Mitochondria are microscopic creatures that work hard round the clock. Mitochondria are often described as 'cellular power plants' because they daily convert 400 liters of oxygen into energy via the process of oxidative phosphorylation. Not unlike any other production facility, mitochondria also produce some waste materials in the process. About half a liter of superoxide radicals, an extremely toxic substance, is generated as a by-product of oxidative phosphorylation.

The toxic superoxide radicals can irrevocably damage mitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial membranes. The presence of antioxidants (chemicals that prevent the oxidization of other chemicals) in the system can help reduce the damage done by free radicals to body's own cells. However, many antioxidants including vitamin C and vitamin E cannot accomplish their mission because they get damaged themselves while protecting molecules against the impact of free radicals. Besides, antioxidants cannot get into mitochondria for a number of reasons. On the other hand low molecular weight humic substances called fulvic acids work on the level of the cell Nucleus specifically by protecting the mitochondria and increasing cellular metabolism and cell division.

Studies show that humic, and especially fulvic acids do occur naturally in the human diet. Waters from streams and rivers running through forested land contain dissolved humic and fulvic acids. Humic and fulvic acids occur in living plants grown in organic humus containing soils, and humic and fulvic acids have been isolated from live plants. Humic and fulvic acids have been found in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and are absorbed. They circulate with the blood and are metabolized in the liver.

With respect to internal use, humic and fulvic acids have been shown to be particularly useful in the prophylaxis (prevention), therapy and metaphylaxis (after-care) of a variety of stomach and intestinal troubles such as, hyper-acidity, diarrhea, gastric ulcers, dysentery, gastroenteritis and colitis. They can also act as a detoxifying agent, and have been used against bacterial and viral infections. They have been found to be useful in the treatment of anemia (deficiency of red blood cells, hemoglobin or total blood volume) and as a stimulator of the body’s immune system and of detoxifying liver functions. By counteracting certain kinds of cancerous growth, humic acids may also have a potential as an anti-carcinogen.

Many of these effects can be attributed to the activity of humic and fulvic acids by themselves, and are the result of their surface activity, chelating properties, power of absorption, their polyacidic nature, their polyphenolic structure, their interaction with other organic molecules including polysaccharides, proteins, enzymes and lipids, as well as of their redox properties and fee radical content. No unfavorable side effects have so far been noticed with the administration of humic or fulvic acids.

Mitochondria the powerhouse of the cell

Who and What Are We?

Biologically as humans we consist of varying amounts of the following major and minor elements:

• Calcium
• Iodine
• Potassium
• Iron
• Phosphorous
• Hydrogen
• Oxygen
• Chlorine
• Sulfur
• Carbon
• Magnesium

Plus traces of aluminum, bromine, cobalt, copper, fluorine, manganese, nickel, silicon, sodium, zinc, and all the additionl (as yet) undiscovered trace element needs being added to the list as our knowledge increase.

The Body Cellular

The elements we are composed of (plus or minus a few billion) are components of approximately 60 trillion cells. An average cell contains about 1 quadrillion molecules, which is about 10,000 times as many molecules as the milky way has stars. Individual cells when properly nourished, are capable of producing many of their own amino acids, enzymes, and other factors necessary for all metabolic processes. Each cell, in addition to other processes, burns its own energy, maintains itself, manufactures its own enzymes, creates its own proteins, and duplicates itself. It is essential to understand that the total metabolism of the body is the sum of the metabolic operations carried on in each individual cell.

It has been found that fulvic acid is a powerful, natural electrolyte that can act as an acceptor or as a donor in the creation of electrochemical balance. If it encounters free radicals with unpaired positive electrons it supplies an equal and opposite negative charge to neutralize the bad effects of the free radicals. Likewise, if the free radicals carry a negative charge, the fulvic acid molecule can supply positive unpaired electrons to nullify that charge.

Reported claims of benefits are little short of astonishing. For internal use they are:

• Increased energy
• Alleviates anemia
• Chelates body toxins
• Reduces high blood pressure
• Potentizes vitamin & mineral supplements
• Magnifies the effect of herbal teas and tinctures
• Chelates all monovalent and divalent metals
• Is a powerful natural electrolyte
• Restores electrochemical balance
• Stimulates body enzyme systems
• Helps rebuild the immune system

Fulvic acid enhances the availability of nutrients and makes them more readily absorbable. It also allows minerals to regenerate and prolongs the residence time of essential nutrients. It prepares nutrients to react with cells. It allows nutrients to inter-react with one another, breaking them down into the simplest ionic forms chelated by the fulvic acid electrolyte.

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CELLFOOD

Oxygenates and feeds the cells - cleaning and 'tuning up' our body's systems

CELLFOOD is a proprietary ionic formula containing dissolved oxygen, electrolytes, 78 ionic minerals, 34 enzymes and 17 amino acids - which provides an unsurpassed oxygenating source, and nutritional delivery system, to every cell of the body.

CELLFOOD's unique structure oxygenates and feeds the cells— cleaning and 'tuning up' our body's systems all day long.

Why is this so important?

Oxygen aids the functioning of every body system. That's why aerobic exercise is so important to our good health. Yet even when we exercise regularly (and most Americans do not), we are not getting optimum levels of oxygen into our bodies. Why? Because ours is an increasingly oxygen-deficient environment - filled with chemicals, exhaust fumes, industrial emissions, and burned fossil fuels. It's estimated that the earth's atmosphere used to contain 38-50% oxygen; that it is now down to about 20%; and that in some urban environments, it's as low as 10%! CELLFOOD is capable of holding its components in a full aqueous solution and delivering them to every single cell. Its unique time-release delivery system ensures that nascent oxygen is created when CELLFOOD is mixed with water or juice, and that the vital nutrients are rapidly absorbed by the body at the cellular level. And CELLFOOD contains only the finest all-natural plant substances.

What functions does CELLFOOD support?

CELLFOOD oxygenates the body's cells

1. Enhances energy
2. Boosts the immune system
3. Detoxifies the body
4. Increases cellular respiration
5. Balances the body metabolism
6. Delivers nutrients in a vital ionic form
7. Increases the bioavailability of other nutrients

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How Cellfood Works

Cellfood is a proprietary super-energized complex concentrate of 78 trace minerals, 34 enzymes, 17 amino acids, electrolytes and dissolved oxygen held in a negatively charged suspension utilizing deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen. Its inventor, the legendary Everett Storey, called Cellfood an electromagnetic equation. Since the blood and lymph fluid are colloidal and negatively charged, the synchronicity between Cellfood and these vital fluids assures the bioavailability of Cellfood's nutrients to every cell in the body.

Cellfood is unique in its ability to create nascent (meaning newly-born) oxygen. In biochemical terms 'nascent' oxygen refers to the newly born singlet oxygen (O-) that has not yet entered the biochemical reaction. Free radicals (which many biochemists believe are a primary cause of aging and degenerative disease) are positively charged ions of oxygen (O+). Since nascent oxygen molecules are negatively charged, they actually seek out and attract these dangerous free radicals, combining with them to form simple pure stabilized oxygen (O2). Cellfood creates this life-giving nascent oxygen and bodybuilding nascent hydrogen by dissociating - or splitting - the water molecule by weakening the bonding electrons.

Cellfood is developed from a solution, which has the ability to release the oxygen and hydrogen simultaneously in a chain reaction that involves only one five-hundred-thousandth of the body's available moisture at any time - and since our bodies are over two-thirds water, the oxygen and hydrogen source is virtually unlimited. This cascading time release of oxygen and hydrogen typically peaks within 8- 12 hours, and can continue for up to 3 days. The body's natural intelligence releases the oxygen and hydrogen whenever and wherever they are needed - and if no longer needed, no more is released. The essential minerals, enzymes, amino acids and electrolytes are delivered simultaneously throughout the body on the deepest cellular level.

Cellfood was developed as a di-pole, di-base delivery system - to deliver nutrients to cells and tissues under any conditions. Di-pole means Cellfood is effective in any polarity range of the body. Di-base means Cellfood is effective in any pH range within the body and will tend to normalize the body's acid-base balance by delivering its 78 essential minerals as enzymatic cofactors - assisting critical enzymatic reactions to proceed optimally. And though it is very powerful, there is no known toxicity associated with Cellfood.

Scientists Simeonton, Likhovsky and Bovis estimated that the average human body radiates a life force frequency of 6,500 angstroms - with cancer patients radiating at 1,875 angstroms (the same measurement as for refined white bread). Just one drop of Cellfood's powerful 'electromagnetic equation' in 6-8 ounces of water emanates 77,000 units of radiant life energy - bringing a dramatic increase in life force to every cell of the body.

It takes 6 months to create each batch of Cellfood, in a process similar to aging fine wine. Sourced from all-natural and pure plant sources, it is unique among dietary supplements.

Ingredients

Enhanced Oxygen

Oxygen is vital to the healthy functioning of our body— it fuels all of its systems, fires its chemical reactions, and eliminates wastes and toxins. Cellfood enhances the critical bioavailability of oxygen to the body through its unique ability to 'dissociate' water molecules within the body— resulting in the release of abundant nascent oxygen, and hydrogen, directly to the cells.

Trace Minerals:

Actinium • Antimony • Argon • Astatine • Barium • Berylium • Bismuth • Boron • Bromine • Calcium • *Carbon • Cerium • Cesium • Chromium • Cobalt • Copper • Dysprosium • Erbium • Europium • Fluorine • Gadolinium • Gallium • Germanium • Gold • Hafnium • Helium • Holmium • *Hydrogen • Indium • Iodine • Iridium • Iron • Krypton • Lanthanum • Lithium • Lutetium • Magnesium • Manganese • Molybdenum • Neodymium • Neon • Nickel • Niobium • *Nitrogen • Osmium • *Oxygen • Palladium • Phosphorous • Platinum • Polonium • Potassium • Praseodymium • Promethium • Rhenium • Rhodium • Rubidium • Ruthenium • Samarium • Selenium • Silica • Silicon • Silver • Sodium • *Sulfur • Tantalum • Technetium • Tellurium • Terbium • Thallium • Thorium • Tin • Titanium • Tungsten • Vanadium • Xenon • Ytterbium • Zinc • Zirconium

* - The five basic elements of all life

(Note the absence of aluminum, cadmium, chlorine, lead, mercury, and radium)

Metabolic and Digestive Enzymes:

1. Hydrolases, Carbohydrases: Maltase, Sucrase, Emulsin.

2. Nucleases: Polynucleotidase, Nucleotidase.

3. Hydrases: Fumarase, Enolase.

4. Peptidases: Aminopolypeptidase, Dipeptidase, Prolinase.

5. Esterases: Lipase, Phosphotase, Sulfatase.

6. Copper Enzymes: Tyrosinase, Ascorbic Acid, Oxidase

7. Iron Enzymes: Catalase, Cytochrome oxidase, Peroxidase

8. Enzymes containing coenzymes 1 and/or 2: Lactic Dehydrogenase, Robison Ester

9. Dehydrogenase

10. Enzymes which reduce cytochrome: Succinic Dehydrogenase

11. Yellow Enzymes: Warburg's Old Yellow Enzymes, Diaphorase, Haas Enzyme,

12. Cytochrome C reductase

13. midase: Urease

14. Mutases: Aldehyde Mutase, Glyoxalase

15. Desmolases: Zymohexase, Carboxylase

16. Other Enzymes: Phosphorylase, Phosphohexisomerase, Hexokinase, Phosphoglumutase

Amino Acids: Alanine • Arginine • Aspartic Acid • Cystine • Glutamic Acid • Glycine • Histidine • Isoleucine • Lysine • Methionine • Phenylalanine • Proline • Serine • Threonine • Tryptophan • Tyrosine • Valine

Electrolytes

Electrolytes support the healthy electrical integrity of the body's natural colloidal systems, including the blood itself. They impart a negative charge to the red blood cells, separating them to restore their maximum functioning.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cellfood a medicine? No, Cellfood is not a medicine. Cellfood is currently classified as a nutritional supplement.

What is the shelf life of Cellfood? The shelf life is indefinite. Recent testing of 25 year old samples have demonstrated an improvement in potency.

How does the body absorb Cellfood? The nutrients in Cellfood are in colloidal form. Colloidal particles are minute (4-7 nanometers in diameter), and because of the Brownian Movement Phenomenon, they take on a negative charge and remain suspended in liquid. Because most bodily fluids are are colloidal and negatively charged, the body perceives Cellfood as normal healthy body fluid and allows the nutrients to pass immediately through the sensitive membranes of the mouth, throat, and esophagus, directly into the blood stream.

How does it work? Cellfood enables nascent oxygen to be generated by the splitting of water molecules in the body into atoms of nascent oxygen and hydrogen. In biochemical terms, a newly born singlet atom of oxygen is negatively charged (O-). Free radicals (which many biochemists believe are the primary cause of the aging process and degenerative disease) are positively charged singlet atoms of oxygen (O+). The nascent oxygen atom (O-) is attracted to the (O+) forming a molecule of pure oxygen (O2) at the cellular level where it is needed.

How is Cellfood different from other so-called oxygen products? Many other so-called oxygen products tend to flood the body with oxygen, often creating dangerous oxygen free radicals. "The release of these reactive oxygen species results in oxidative injury to biologic systems such as lipids found in cell membranes, and proteins found in blood vessels and myocardial tissues." (Professors Ashim Ghatak and Mahesh Chandra: Complementary Medicine, page 13, volume 4, number 1, 1998) Cellfood actually bonds with dangerous oxygen free radicals supplying the body with usable pure oxygen, in a time-release manner, directly to the cells.

How do I take Cellfood? Cellfood is a liquid concentrate, taken orally by mixing a number of drops (see individual label for instructions) in water. If you use ordinary tap water, Cellfood begins purifying the water and the benefit you receive from Cellfood is reduced. Cellfood has a slightly sour lemon taste and should you find this unpleasant, you can use more water or mix Cellfood with a fruit juice.

Can I overdose on Cellfood? No, Cellfood is a nutritional supplement made from natural substances. The body only uses what it needs, and eliminates the rest through the normal channels of elimination.

What happens if I get no results? Sometimes a person is unaware of the "work" that Cellfood is facilitating at deep cellular levels. People who first reported "no results" from taking Cellfood later reported, after physical examinations, that their cholesterol and blood pressure levels had dropped significantly. These are similar accounts regarding the normalization of uric acid and blood sugar levels. Additionally, Cellfood is designed to raise the frequencies of all organs, making them more resistant to the lower frequencies of viruses, bacteria, and parasites. This fortilization of the immune system helps the body become more capable of combating micro-organisms that could be detrimental to your general health.

Am I "cheating" if I use Cellfood during sports competitions? No, Cellfood is made from the finest natural ingredients, none of which are on the "banned list of substances" issued and governed by international, professional, and amateur athletic associations.

What if I am already taking medicine? Cellfood can be used in conjunction with other nutritional supplements or medicines because it increases the bioavailability of these other substances enabling the body to more effectively use them. Many Cellfood users have reported within a few weeks or months of continual use, a gradual decrease in need for medication. If you are pregnant of under medical care, please consult your medical practitioner before using.

END OF TOPIC #8

pH & Cancer

Why oxidizing cells are so important in the fight against fighting cancer

"If the condition of our extra cellular fluids, especially the blood, becomes acidic, our physical condition will first manifest tiredness, proneness to catching colds, etc. When these fluids become more acidic, our condition then manifests pains and suffering such

as headaches, chest pains, stomach aches, etc. If the Blood develops a more acidic condition, then our body inevitably deposits these excess acidic substances in some area of the body such so that the blood will not be able to maintain an alkaline condition which causes these areas such as the cells to become acidic and lowers in oxygen.

As this tendency continues, such areas increase in acidity and some cells die; then these dead cells themselves turn into acids. However, some other cells may adapt in that environment. In other words, instead of dying - as normal cells do in an acid environment - some cells survive by becoming abnormal cells. These abnormal cells are called malignant cells. Malignant cells do not correspond with brain function nor with our own DNA memory code. Therefore, malignant cells grow indefinitely and without order. This is cancer."

One of the least understood concepts of nutrition is understanding what acid and alkaline balance is.

The cells of the human body depend on a balanced acid-alkaline pH. If any body fluids are abnormal, digestive enzymes are rendered inactive, food does not digest properly, and allergic reactions can result. Food-bound microorganisms such as yeast, bacteria, parasites, molds, viruses, etc. are liberated in the body, which puts stress on the immune system.

The body is largely made up of water, a medium which is biologically useful in allowing nutrients, oxygen and bio-chemicals to be transported from place to place. This water-based medium can have either acid or alkaline properties that are measured by a graduated scale called pH (for potential hydrogen), wherein 1.0 to 6.9 is considered acidic, 7.0 is neutral and 7.1 to 14.0 is alkaline. The lower the pH number, the greater the acidity, and the higher the pH number, the greater the alkalinity.

Optimally, we want the fluids in our bodies to have a neutral or 7.0-7.2 pH level. Under 5.3 the body cannot assimilate vitamins or minerals, it must be above 6.4 for maximum utilization and weight loss. Urine or saliva pH levels should be tested in A.M. prior to eating, drinking, or exercising.

Why should we be concerned about pH levels?

Since most of the body is water-based (50-60%), the pH level has profound effects on all body chemistry, health and disease. All regulatory mechanisms (including breathing, circulation, digestion, hormonal production) serve the purpose of balancing pH, by removing caustic metabolized acid residues from body tissues without damaging living cells.

If the pH deviates too far to the acid side or too far to the alkaline side, cells become poisoned by their own toxic waste and die. Just as acid rain can destroy a forest and alkaline wastes can pollute a lake, an imbalanced pH corrodes body tissue, slowly eating into the 60,000 miles of veins and arteries like corrosives eating into marble. If left unchecked, an imbalanced pH will interrupt cellular activities and functions, from the beating of your heart to the neural firing of your brain.

Our bodies contain many toxins, chemicals, parasites, fungus, bacteria and yeast that, if not cleansed from our system, tend to develop into major illnesses. Most people use soaps that contain animal-fat that may cause the pores of the skin to clog, thereby trapping chemicals and toxins in the body.

Understanding pH Level and Why Many People Develope Cancer and

Other Diseases

According to research, total healing of chronic illness ONLY takes place when and if the blood is restored to a normal, slightly alkaline pH.

pH: what does it mean?

pH is the abbreviation for Potential Hydrogen or the measurement of hydrogen-ion concentration of any solution. The higher the pH reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. The lower the reading, the more acidic and oxygen deprived the fluid is.

The pH scale is from 0 to 14 with 7.0 being neutral. Anything above 7.0 is alkaline; anything below 7.0 is acid. To be considered healthy, human blood must maintain a narrow pH range of 7.365. Any slight variation means symptoms and disease. If blood pH drops below 6.8 or increases above 7.8, cells stop functioning and the patient dies. Blood pH is difficult to test, however, home test kits are available to test urine and saliva pH. Optimum urine and saliva pH is 7.0 to 7.4. Test your pH each morning before food, drink or exercise. If you have health problems, this is a sign that you are acidic.

When the body goes into extreme acidosis, the kidneys start producing ammonia, which may cause the pH to test too alkaline (low pH). This condition is frequently found in elderly people and is the cause of the unpleasant odor in senior citizen homes. Treating for acidosis will help the kidneys to stop producing ammonia.

In 1964, only 1 person in 214 contracted Cancer. Today it is 1 in 3 females and 1 in 2 males. The determining factor between health and disease is pH. It is not uncommon for the average American to test between 4-pH and 5-pH.

• Oxygen levels in the body are directly related to pH
• Increasing pH from 4 pH to 5 pH increases oxygen to the cells by ten fold.
• Increasing pH from 4 to 6 increases oxygen by 100 times and raising pH from 4 pH to 7 pH increases oxygen levels by 1,000 times.
• CANCER CELLS HAVE AN EXTREME ACID pH AND ARE OXYGEN DEPLETED while HEALTHY CELLS HAVE A SLIGHTLY ALKALINE pH WITH A HIGH OXYGEN CONTENT

Research shows that unless the body's pH level is slightly alkaline, the body cannot heal itself

So, no matter what type of modality you use to improve your health problem, the modality won't be effective until the pH level comes up.

Drugs, medications and toxic chemicals have the effect of lowering the pH of the body, that is the reason why there are side effects to drugs and none of them affect a cure.

When body pH drops below 6.4, enzymes are deactivated, digestion does not work properly; vitamins, minerals and food supplements cannot effectively assimilate. Acid decreases energy production in the cells, the ability to repair damaged cells, the ability to detoxify heavy metals and makes the body more susceptible to fatigue and illness.

Your body pH affects everything. Research has proven that disease cannot survive in an alkaline state, and that, viruses, bacteria, yeast, mold, fungus, Candida and Cancer cells thrive in an acidic, low oxygen / low pH environment.

An acid pH can result from an acid forming diet, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients.

The body will try to compensate for acid by using alkaline minerals, like sodium from the stomach and calcium from the bones. This is the cause of Osteoporosis and a number of other diseases. If there are not enough minerals in the diet to compensate, a build up of acids in the cells will occur, resulting in symptoms like pain, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, MS, Lupus, etc.

There are two factors that are ALWAYS present with Cancer no matter what else may be present.

Those two factors are:

1. Acidic pH, and

2. Lack of Oxygen

Can we manipulate those two factors that always have to be present for Cancer to develop?

If we can, will we be able to reverse the Cancer? If so, we need to learn how to manipulate pH and Oxygen.

Remember, the pH number is an exponent number of 10; therefore, a small difference in pH translates to a BIG difference in the number of oxygen or OH-ions. In other words, blood with a pH value of 7.45 contains 64.9% more oxygen than blood with a pH value of 7.3.

Cancer needs an acid/low oxygen environment to survive and flourish. The bodies of terminal cancer patients are approximately 1000 times more acidic than they should be. This equates to dangerously low amounts of oxygen at the cellular level.

Cancer is not compatible in a healthy pH environment full of oxygen. For example, CANCER OF THE HEART DOESN'T EXIST; this is because blood flowing from the lungs into the heart at the highest pH and oxygen levels within the entire body. As the blood travels threw the lungs, acidic toxins are thrown out of the system leaving it rich with oxygen and a high blood pH. In the absence of oxygen, glucose undergoes fermentation to lactic acid. This causes the pH of the cell to drop even lower. Urine and saliva pH of terminal cancer patients almost always runs between 4.0 and 5.5. When the cancer goes into metastases the pH drops even lower.

Our bodies simply cannot effectively fight disease if our body pH is not properly balanced. In other words, it’s either alkalized or dies. It's that important!

END OF TOPIC #9

ZEOLITE

A natural and safe mineral, high in Clinoptilolite, the active ingredient in the removal of heavy metals and toxins from the body

Note: This is used only as a 30-45 day Heavy Metal and Toxin Removal Protocol and is not recommended as a regular daily supplement. THIS IS A STAND ALONE PROTOCOL

Toxins poison our air, our water, our food, and our bodies. According to the EPA, 70,000 chemicals are used commercially in the U.S., 65,000 of which are potentially hazardous to our health. The Environmental Defense Council reports that more than four billion pounds of toxic chemicals are released into the environment each year, including 72 million pounds of known carcinogens.

Cancer fatalities account for approximately 12 percent of all deaths worldwide each year. Across the globe, 10.9 million people are diagnosed with cancer annually and 6.7 million die because of it. According to the World Health Organization, global cancer rates could increase by 50 percent in the next 15 years. The U.S. ranks in the top three countries with the highest cancer rate in both men and women.

The toxic onslaught doesn’t stop with carcinogens. A joint study by Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Commonweal, and the Environmental Working Group in 2003 identified a total of 167 hazardous compounds in the blood and urine of American adults (with an average of 91 per person tested), including 76 known to cause cancer, 94 that are toxic to the nervous system, 82 that damage the lungs, 86 that affect hormone function, and 79 that cause birth defects. A study by the Environmental Working Group in 2004 found a total of 287 industrial chemicals in babies’ umbilical-cord blood, including 180 known to cause cancer, 217 that are toxic to the brain and nervous system.

As many as 25 percent of Americans are estimated to suffer from some degree of heavy metal poisoning, particularly from mercury, lead, cadmium, and arsenic. We are also exposed to a significant amount of radiation and increasing viral attacks. Our immune systems are further compromised by poor nutrition and unhealthy lifestyles, and most of us suffer from an excessively acidic pH level, which creates an internal environment in which cancer – as well as viral, bacterial, and fungal infections – can thrive.

What it Is

Recently, I learned about zeolite, a naturally occurring negatively charged mineral, with a unique crystalline structure. Zeolite is formed from the fusion of volcanic lava and ocean water, and combines the four elements – air, earth, water, and fire.

It has been used for 800 years throughout Asia as a traditional remedy to promote overall health and well being. It has also undergone 13 years of pharmaceutical research in the U.S. with humans. Zeolite is included on the Food and Drug Administration’s GRAS list (generally recognized as safe) and thus is considered to be “completely safe.”

Zeolite may well be one of the most potent natural preventatives and treatments for cancer ever discovered. Life Link Pharmaceuticals recently completed a preliminary, 14-month, open-label study of 65 level-four, terminal-stage cancer patients. These people had various types of cancer, and all of them had been sent home to die. After taking zeolite, 51 of them (78 percent) experienced complete remission, which means that their cancer disappeared. This preliminary research suggests that zeolite may be effective in treating all forms of cancer, leukemia, and lymphoma.

How it Works

Zeolite’s mechanism of action against cancer cells is unique and unlike that of any other substance I have studied. Theoretically, it has the rare ability to take in a tremendous amount of positively charged toxins, indirectly neutralizing their effect in causing cancer. In the process, the zeolite develops a slight positive charge. It is then attracted to and pulled right into the negatively charged membrane of the cancer cell. When the zeolite moves inside the cancer cell, the cell’s P21 gene is activated. This gene acts as a tumor suppressor through its ability to control cell-cycle progression. The activation of P21 appears to halt the growth of tumors by directly suppressing growth signals.

During in-vitro studies using zeolite, all cancer cells tested were destroyed within 72 hours . This is a claim that cannot be made about any other substance. However, because it is still in the preliminary research phase, it is too soon to declare that zeolite is a cure for cancer.

What I can say is that zeolite has a chelation-like effect in removing heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, and other positively charged toxins from the system. Zeolite’s negatively charged crystalline structure is what makes this possible. Its crystals act as “cages,” inside of which are positive ions. These positive ions switch places with positively charged toxins in the body, tightly bind them, and excrete them completely.

One of the benefits of binding toxins in this manner is that they are 100 percent excreted. Heavy metals, pesticides, and herbicides all leave the system; they do not get deposited elsewhere in the body. Forty percent of zeolite binds heavy metals in the gastrointestinal tract, and 60 percent binds toxins in the bloodstream and at the cellular level. Zeolite’s binding power was proven during the Chernobyl disaster, when tons of it was used to remove radioactive cesium and strontium-90 before they contaminated local water systems. Acting primarily as a chelator, zeolite trapped these radioactive minerals within its crystalline cage structure.

Zeolite appears to remove toxins from the body in a hierarchical order. It first acts strongly to remove lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. This first phase may take one to four weeks or longer. Zeolite then removes second-priority toxins, including pesticides, herbicides, and plastics. Zeolite appears to increase the rate of glucuronization in the liver, activating phase II of the glucuronidase function. This in turn removes pesticides, herbicides, and xeno-estrogens from the body, releasing them through the urine. Interestingly, it also appears to neutralize the aflatoxin poison.

(Note: THIS IS HUGE!! I have been looking for something that does this for years! I still have yet to see the actual studies...)

A third function of zeolite is to trap pre-virus components, preventing the replication of viruses and their ability to make us sick. In this way, zeolite may play an important role as a broad-spectrum anti-viral. Viruses are produced in parts as on a production line, at the end of which the virus is fully constructed. Zeolite absorbs viral parts into the pores of the mirconized zeolite aggregates (not into the chelating-like cages described above).

This explains why zeolite seems to block the development of many viral infections, including herpes virus 1, coxsachie virus B-5, ecco-virus 7, and adeno virus 5.

Forty anecdotal cases of herpes zoster have reportedly been cured, with sufferers becoming pain-free in one to three days after beginning to take zeolite. Anecdotal testimony also reports that it is effective in alleviating or curing the flu, colds, hepatitis C, viral or heavy metal induced multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Zeolite’s effect as an anti-viral appears to be a preventative function that builds up over time, beginning after approximately four to six weeks of use, when heavy metals, pesticides, and herbicides have been mostly eliminated. There is anecdotal evidence, however, that in some cases its anti-viral effect seems to be immediate.

Zeolite also is a unique antioxidant. A traditional antioxidant works by absorbing excess free radicals into its system because it has an unpaired electron. In contrast, zeolite traps free radicals in its complex structure, inactivating and eliminating them. In this way, it acts as a complement to traditional antioxidants.

In addition, zeolite buffers the system towards slight alkalinity by establishing pH levels of 7.35 to 7.45, which is the optimum pH for the human body. The body’s pH level influences both immunity and brain function. An acid blood pH (7.34 or lower) creates a precondition for cancer. In an acid environment, brain cell function can also be impaired, causing depression, anxiety, stupor, paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, or even psychosis.

Zeolite also appears to balance the immune system , either up- or down-regulating it as needed. Although the precise mechanism for this is not entirely understood, this function is clearly very important in a world in which most people’s immune systems are seriously compromised.

Zeolite and Depression

Because zeolite so powerfully removes various types of toxins from the body, it naturally increases energy and well-being. Users report improvements in mental clarity and a sense of peace, wellness, and happiness. These are what we term positive secondary effects. For example, clearing out heavy metals allows the body’s magnesium stores to work efficiently with adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the biological source of energy in the body. When this interaction is occurring optimally, people have more energy and experience greater well-being. One study has demonstrated that zeolite also appears to increase serotonin level, which is known to help alleviate some forms of depression.

Before Pregnancy

Zeolite shows promise as an effective detoxifier for women who plan to become pregnant. Recently, at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, it was added to the protocol for the 10-day detoxification program for prospective mothers. In two women who just completed the program, toxins in their breast tissue dropped significantly – from 12 in one and 13 in the other to only two – in seven days. Toxins in their liver and brain tissue also dropped to an average of only two.

Based on centuries of use in Asia and anecdotal accounts of its use by pregnant women, zeolite appears to be safe even for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. However, its safe use in pregnancy has not been tested in double-blind studies, and no claims for safe use in pregnancy can be made.

Zeolite is commercially available. There are no reports of side effects, except one: because of its natural action to absorb water, zeolite can cause dehydration. It is therefore important to drink sufficient water (approximately eight glasses a day) both before and while taking zeolite to ensure adequate hydration.

There is only one contraindication: Zeolite is contraindicated for anyone taking a medication containing heavy metals, such as lithium, or containing platinum, which is found in some cancer medications. Before taking Zeolite, check with your doctor to determine if your medication contains heavy metals or platinum.

END OF TOPIC #10

The Budwig Diet

Cold Pressed Flaxseed Oil & Cottage Cheese

In my research, Dr Johanna Budwig’s name has been referred to on numerous occasions. The articles mentioned that Dr Budwig was using Organic Flaxseed Oil combined with Organic Low Fat Cottage Cheese in preventing and curing Cancer and Chronic Diseases. I would just shake my head in disbelief and, without giving it a second thought, move onto other research. I was not willing to take the time to investigate this protocol. It did not make any sense to me how this could possibly work. That was a big mistake.

The Budwig Protocol

Only use Flax Oil from the refrigerated section of your health food store. Never use capsules, flakes or flax oil from the shelves. It must be refrigerated and check the expiration date to make sure it has not expired. I would not use High Lignum Flax Oil because the taste is not clean and you cannot tell if it is rancid. They have left the husk from the processing of the seeds in the bottom of the bottle, leaving less product. You want good clean tasting oil and no flavoring added as some oils are doing.

The mixing ratio is two tablespoons of cottage cheese to one tablespoon of oil. Mix only the amount you are consuming at one time so it is mixed fresh each and every time. One example would be to mix (4) tablespoons of cottage cheese to (2) tablespoons of flax oil, consumed twice daily or more depending on the severity of the health condition, one is attempting to address. One should probably start slowly with the oil, maybe just once a day and work their way up letting the body adjust to the protocol. The oil and the cottage cheese must be thoroughly mixed at a low speed, using an Immersion Blender, blending until a creamy texture with no standing oil is achieved. The mixture should then be immediately consumed.

I have always recommended using the immersion [stick or wand like] mixer for the Flax Seed Oil and Cottage Cheese

One may want to consider sprinkling a tablespoon or two of freshly ground Golden Flaxseed over top of the freshly mixed flax oil and cottage cheese mixture. Mix this in by hand. This super charges the protocol. Do not buy pre-ground flax seed as the flax seed goes rancid 15 minutes after grinding. Golden whole flaxseed is available at the health food stores and either will work. You may grind up the fresh flax seed with a small coffee grinder. Store the seeds in the refrigerator and grind fresh each time.

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You may also stir in with a spoon 2-3 tablespoons of organic lowfat milk for a creamer mixture. This can be mixed in by hand after the initial blending. The mixture can be flavored differently every day by adding nuts, preferably organic such as pecans, almonds or walnuts (not peanuts), banana, organic cocoa, organic shredded coconut, pineapple (fresh), blueberries, raspberries, cinnamon, or (freshly) squeezed fruit juice. It’s usually best to place the fresh fruit on top of the completed mixture and enjoy as its own meal. Try your best to obtain organic fruit when possible. Many times this can be found frozen when not in season.

Dr Budwig pointed out that people who are suffering from Chronic or Terminal disease should work themselves up to consuming 4 - 8 Tbs of the oil daily. Usually the higher limits 6 - 8 Tbs were for people with cancer. She stated, people with Liver or Pancreatic Cancer etc, may have to work up very slowly with the oil and possibly only start with 1 teaspoon at a time giving their body time to adjust.

Dr Budwig pointed out that cancer patients once starting the protocol and getting it under control must continue with a maintenance dose to prevent reoccurrence. A maintenance dose is considered (1) Tbs of the oil per one hundred pounds of body weight. The Budwig Diet takes time to work and in the event of cancer, tumors, etc may take 3-6 months to see results. Many other health issues may respond much faster.

How to prepare the Budwig Flaxseed Oil & Cottage Cheese Recipe (FOCC)

The following items listed below should be avoided on this diet.

The reason one needs to exclude these items from his / her diet is that they interfere with the diet by lowering the voltage field in the cells.

• Sugar
• All animal fats
• All meats
• Margarine
• Butter
• Salad dressing oils- exception extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar or lemon
• Foods high in Preservatives

Also here is a very good YouTube Video, which actually shows how to make the Flax Oil and Cottage Cheese mixture correctly. When starting the protocol you would not want to make such a large amount at first, as shown in the video.

If you are Lactose Intolerant you may want to try the following. Since commercial milk is pasteurized, beneficial bacteria and enzymes in the milk and dairy products are destroyed. This has led to a number of people having difficulty in tolerating quark or cottage cheese.

Dairy is an important component in Dr. Budwig's Oil-Protein Diet. Because good substitutes are hard to find, it is worthwhile for those who are lactose intolerant to try different ways of tolerating dairy.

Some possibilities (in no particular order):

• Use raw milk and raw milk products if you can get them.

• Use goat's milk instead of cow's milk products.

• Take the enzyme Lactase with quark or cottage cheese.

• Make kefir quark (straining kefir to get a cream cheese consistency)

• Get kefir grains, make kefir, remove grains, and strain through fine muslin cloth.

FSO2 member Cheryl du Toit says this about kefir in message #29710:

"Kefir cottage cheese (or quark) is most certainly our solution for lactose

intolerant people. It works like a charm."

If one does not wish to make kefir, it can be purchased from the health food store in the refrigerated section. Organic Kefir comes in a liquid and the oil may be stirred into the kefir and consumed. It tastes very good. Make sure the oil is totally dissolved into the kefir before consuming. You may want to check with the health food store and see if they have a kefir cheese similar to cottage cheese, which should work, as long as the flax oil blends in and does not float back to the top.

In the case of a person with a feeding tube one could mix flax oil into the organic kefir by hand as mentioned above. Then pour into the feeding tube. Again, this can be done using ¼ cup kefir to 1 tablespoon of the flax oil and given through out the day at different times. You may be able to use even a little more oil with the ¼ cup kefir. One may have to play with the mixture to get the desired results. Make sure there is no oil floating on top of the kefir before pouring into the feeding tube.

END OF TOPIC #11

Hydrogen Peroxide - Curse or Cure?

WARNING: H2O2 IS NOT recommend internally for general health care, but just for cancers and other life-threatening health problems, for the following reasons: *** For those who want to increase or maintain optimum oxygen levels on a daily click here

1. It kills your friendly flora, and can cause intestinal problems. (Despite Lactobacillus bacteria producing their own H2O2 in minute amounts, as the article mentions, the large amounts of H2O2 ingested with various protocol WILL kill these bacteria).

2. It is a potent free radical, and can do cellular damage, especially if used long-term.

When it comes to hydrogen peroxide therapy there seems to be only two points of view.

1. Supporters consider it one of the greatest healing miracles of all time.

2. Those opposed feel its ingestion is exceptionally dangerous, and only the foolhardy could think of engaging in such behavior.

Before either condemning or endorsing hydrogen peroxide, let's take a real close look at what we're dealing with.

If any substance is interesting, it's hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide should really be called hydrogen dioxide. Its chemical formula is H2O2. It contains one more atom of oxygen than does water (H20)

By now everyone's aware of the ozone layer that surrounds the earth. Ozone consists of three atoms of oxygen (03). This protective layer of ozone is created when ultraviolet light from the sun splits an atmospheric oxygen molecule (02) into two single, unstable oxygen atoms.

These single molecules combine with others to form ozone (03). Ozone isn't very stable. In fact, it will quickly give up that extra atom of oxygen to falling rainwater to form hydrogen peroxide (FG-H2O2). (Bare with me: all this chemistry mumbo jumbo I'm going through actually will help you understand the importance of hydrogen peroxide.)

Hydrogen peroxide is odorless and colorless, but not tasteless. When stored under the proper conditions, it is a very stable compound. When kept in the absence of light and contaminants, it dismutates (breaks down) very slowly at the rate of about 10% a year.

(This can be slowed even further by storing the liquid in the freezer.) It boils at 152 degrees C and freezes at minus 2 degrees C. When exposed to other compounds hydrogen peroxide dismutates readily. The extra oxygen atom is released leaving H20 (water). In nature oxygen (02) consists of two atoms--a very stable combination.

A single atom of oxygen, however, is very reactive and is referred to as a free radical. Over the past several years, I’ve continually read that these free radicals are responsible for all types of ailments and even premature aging. What many writers seem to forget, however, is that our bodies create and use free radicals to destroy harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi. In fact, the cells responsible for fighting infection and foreign invaders in the body (your white blood cells) make hydrogen peroxide and use it to oxidize any offending culprits.

The intense bubbling you see when hydrogen peroxide comes in contact with a bacteria-laden cut or wound is the oxygen being released and bacteria being destroyed. The ability of our cells to produce hydrogen peroxide is essential for life. FG-H2O2 is not some undesirable by-product or toxin, but instead a basic requirement for good health. Newer research indicates we need hydrogen peroxide for a multitude of other chemical reactions that take place throughout the body.

For example, we now know that vitamin C helps fight infections by producing hydrogen peroxide, which in turn stimulates the production of prostaglandins. Also lactobacillus found in the colon and vagina produce hydrogen peroxide. This destroys harmful bacteria and viruses, preventing colon disease, vaginitis, bladder infections and a host of other common ailments. (Infect Dis News Aug.8,91:5).

When lactobacillus in the colon or vaginal tract have been overrun with harmful viruses, yeast, or bacteria, an effective douche or enema solution can be made using 3 tablespoons of 3% FG-H2O2 in 1 quart of distilled water. Keep in mind, however, that a good bacterial flora must always be re-established in theses areas to achieve lasting results.

While we are discussing enemas and douches, there is another misconception about FG-H2O2 I need to address. The friendly bacteria in the colon and vagina are aerobic. In other words, they flourish in high oxygen environments and thrive in the presence of oxygen rich FG-H2O2.

On the other hand, most strains of harmful bacteria (and cancer cells) are anaerobic and cannot survive in the presence of oxygen or FG-H2O2.

Can we agree that hydrogen peroxide produced within individual body cells is essential for life? And no one doubts its effectiveness when it comes to treating infections topically. The controversy deals with ingesting the substance orally or introducing it into the body intravenously. The dispute has been going on for decades, and considering the attitude of our medical community, it will continue for many more decades to come.

I'll admit I was skeptical when I first learned about using FG-H2O2 orally or intravenously. This healthy dose of skepticism, however, leads to a great deal of investigation, clinical work and experimentation. And while I realize a large majority of readers will probably never be convinced that FG-H2O2 is a safe and effective compound, I am. Hydrogen peroxide is safe, readily available and dirt-cheap. And best of all, it works!

No one yet fully understands the complete workings of hydrogen peroxide. We do know that it is loaded with oxygen. (A pint of the food-grade 35% solution contains the equivalent of 130 pints of oxygen. A pint of 3% hydrogen peroxide found at the local drugstore contains 10 pints of oxygen. And a pint of the 6% solution used to bleach hair contains 20 pints of oxygen.) We also know that when FG-H2O2 is taken into the body (orally or intravenously) the oxygen content of the blood and body tissues increases dramatically. Early researchers felt these increases were simply due to the extra oxygen molecule being released, this doesn't however, appear to be the case.

Only very diluted amounts of FG-H2O2 are ever introduced into the body. The small amount of oxygen present couldn't be solely responsible for the dramatic changes that take place. Dr. Charles Farr, a strong proponent of intravenous use, has discovered another possible answer. Dr. Farr has shown that hydrogen peroxide stimulates enzyme systems throughout the body. This triggers an increase in the metabolic rate, causes small arteries to dilate and increase blood flow, enhances the body's distribution and consumption of oxygen and raises body temperature (Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-Oxidative Medicine 1989, 1990, 1991).

We are just beginning to learn exactly how FG-H2O2 works. It was reported to work as far back as 1920. The English medical journal, Lancet, then reported that intravenous infusion was used successfully to treat pneumonia in the epidemic following World War I. In the 1940's Father Richard Willhelm, the pioneer in promoting peroxide use, reported on the compound being used extensively to treat everything from bacterial-related mental illness to skin disease and polio.

Father Willhelm is the founder of "Educational Concern for Hydrogen Peroxide" (ECHO, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public on the safe use and therapeutic benefits of hydrogen peroxide.) Much of the interest in hydrogen peroxide waned in the 1940's when prescr*iption medications came on the scene. Since that time there has been little economic interest in funding peroxide research. After all, it is dirt cheap and non-patentable.

Even still, in the last 25 years, over 7,700 articles relating to hydrogen peroxide have been written in the standard medical journals. Thousands more, involving its therapeutic use, have appeared in alternative health publications. The number of conditions helped by hydrogen peroxide is astounding. The reported dangers and side effects are few and often conflicting.

Let's look at several conditions that seem to respond especially well to FG-H2O2 therapy. First, keep in mind that there are two methods of administering the peroxide-orally and intravenously. While most conditions respond remarkably to oral ingestion, emphysema is one condition in which intravenous infusion can be a godsend.

Emphysema involves destruction of the alveoli (the small air sacs in the lungs). Although chemical fumes and other irritants can cause the destruction, it is most often the result of smoking. As the disease progresses, the patient finds it more and more difficult to breathe.

A wheel chair and supplemental oxygen become necessary as the disease progresses. Lack of adequate oxygen reaching the tissues forces the heart to pump more forcefully. This leads to high blood pressure, enlargement of the heart itself and eventually heart failure.

Conventional medicine offers little help for emphysema. There is no cure. The best that can be hoped for is symptomatic relief and the prevention of any serious complications that might result in death. FG-H2O2 therapy can offer more.

Using 1 ounce of 35% peroxide per 1 gallon of non-chlorinated water in a vaporizer improves nighttime breathing tremendously. But intravenous infusion holds the real key to relief. It has the ability to cleanse the inner lining of the lungs and restore the ability to breathe.

We continue to hear the same story from Dr. Farr and others who use intravenous infusion for emphysema and congestive lung problems. Within minutes oxygen from hydrogen peroxide begins to bubble up between the membrane lining the lungs sacs and the accumulated mucus. (Dr. Farr refers to this as the "Alka-Seltzer effect.")

The patient begins to cough and expel the material that has accumulated in the lungs. Simply turning the FG-H2O2 on and off can regulate the amount of bubbling, coughing, and cleansing. As the peroxide clears the lung surface and destroys the bacterial infections, the patient regains the ability to breath more normally. We continue to receive reports from patients for whom the technique has improved breathing so much that a wheelchair and supplemental oxygen are no longer needed.

If emphysema were the only ailment successfully treated with FG-H2O2 therapy, it would still rank as one of the top health discoveries of all time. Fortunately, FG-H2O2 works wonders on a multitude of health problems. It does so by increasing tissue oxygen levels. A closer look at how we have decreased the availability of external and internal oxygen will show you just how important this can be.

You might remember from elementary science courses that our atmosphere contains about 20% oxygen. That is under ideal circumstances.

It has recently been reported that in many of our more polluted cities, there levels have dropped to around 10%! (I have already mentioned how less hydrogen peroxide-containing rain is reaching the earth's surface.

With increased pollution it is reacting with airborne toxins before it even reaches the ground.) And everyone, by now, knows the oxygen-generating rain forests are being destroyed worldwide, which further reduces available oxygen. Internal oxygen availability is also under attack.

Chlorination of drinking water removes oxygen. Cooking and over-processing of our foods lowers their oxygen content. Unrestrained antibiotic use destroys beneficial oxygen-creating bacteria in the intestinal tract.

Dr. Johanna Budwig of Germany has shown that for proper cellular utilization of oxygen to take place, our diets must contain adequate amounts of unsaturated fatty acids. Unfortunately, the oils rich in these fatty acids have become less and less popular with the food industry. Their very nature makes them more biologically active, which requires more careful processing and gives them a shorter shelf-life. Rather than deal with these challenges, the food industry has turned to the use of synthetic fats and dangerous processes like hydrogenation.

It's obvious that our oxygen needs are not being met. Several of the most common ailments now affecting our population are directly related to oxygen starvation. Asthma, emphysema, and lung disease are on the rise, especially in the polluted metropolitan areas.

Cases of constipation, diarrhea, intestinal parasites and bowel cancer are all on the upswing. Periodontal disease is endemic in the adult population of this country. Cancer of all forms continues to increase. Immune system disorders are sweeping the globe. Chronic fatigue, "Yuppie Flu" and hundreds of other strange viral diseases have begun to surface.

Ironically, many of the new "miracle" drugs and nutritional supplements used to treat these conditions work by increasing cellular oxygen (oftentimes through FG-H2O2 formation). For example, the miracle nutrient, Coenzyme Q10, helps regulate intercellular oxidation.

Organic germanium, which received considerable publicity not too long ago, also increases oxygen levels at the cellular level. And even substances like niacin and vitamin E promote tissue oxidation through their dilation of blood vessels.

Hydrogen peroxide is only one of the many components that help regulate the amount of oxygen getting to your cells. Its presence is vital for many other functions as well.

It is required for the production of thyroid hormone and sexual hormones. It stimulates the production of interferon (J Immunol 85;134(4):24492455). It dilates blood vessels in the heart and brain (Am J Physiol 86;250 (5 pt 2): H815-821 and (2 pt 2):H157-162). It improves glucose utilization in diabetics (Proceedings of the IBOM Conference 1989, 1990, 1991).

GRADES OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

Hydrogen peroxide is available in various strengths and grades.

1. 3% Pharmaceutical Grade: This is the grade sold at your local drugstore or supermarket. This product is not recommended for internal use. It contains an assortment of stabilizers which shouldn't be ingested. Various stabilizers include: acetanilide, phenol, sodium stanate and tertrasodium phosphate.

2. 6% Beautician Grade: This is used in beauty shops to color hair and is not recommended for internal use.

3. 30% Reagent Grade: This is used for various scientific experimentation and also contains stabilizers. It is also not for internal use.

4. 30% to 32% Electronic Grade: This is used to clean electronic parts and not for internal use.

5. 35% Technical Grade: This is a more concentrated product than the Reagent Grade and differs slightly in that phosphorus is added to help neutralize any chlorine from the water used to dilute it.

6. 35% Food Grade: This is used in the production of foods like cheese, eggs, and whey-containing products. It is also sprayed on the foil lining of aseptic packages containing fruit juices and milk products. THIS IS THE ONLY GRADE RECOMMENDED FOR INTERNAL USE...

7. 90%: This is used as an oxygen source for rocket fuel.

Only 35% Food Grade hydrogen peroxide is recommended for internal use. At this concentration, however, hydrogen peroxide is a very strong oxidizer and if not diluted, it can be extremely dangerous or even fatal. Any concentrations over 10% can cause neurological reactions and damage to the upper gastrointestinal tract. There have been two known fatalities in children who ingested 27% and 40% concentrations of FG-H2O2.

35% Food Grade FG-H2O2 must be

1) Handled carefully (direct contact will burn the skin--immediate flushing with water is recommended).

2) Diluted properly before use.

3) Stored safely and properly (after making a dilution the remainder should be stored tightly sealed in the freezer).

One of the most convenient methods of dispensing 35% FG-H2O2 is from a small glass eye dropper bottle. These can be purchased at your local drugstore. Fill this with the 35% FG-H2O2 and store the larger container in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator until more is needed. Store the eyedropper bottle in the refrigerator.

The generally recommended dosage is outlined in the chart below. The drops are mixed with either 6 to 8 ounces of distilled water, juice, milk or even Aloe Vera juice or gel. (Don't use chlorinated tap water to dilute the peroxide!)

The program outlined is only a suggestion, but it is based on years of experience, and reports from thousands of users. Those who choose to go at a slower pace can expect to progress more slowly, but that certainly is an option. The program is not carved in stone and keep in mind that it can be adapted to fit individual needs.

Individuals who have had transplants should not undertake an FG-H2O2 program. FG-H2O2 stimulates the immune system and could possibly cause a rejection of the organ.

MAINTENANCE DOSAGE

In most situations after the above 21 day program, the amount of FG-H2O2 can be tapered off gradually as follows: 25 drops once every other day for 1 week 25 drops once every third day for 2 weeks 25 drops once every fourth day for 3 weeks

This can then be reduced to between 5 and 15 drops per week based on how one feels.

Those with more serious problems will often benefit from staying on 25 drops three times a day for one to three weeks, then tapering down to 25 drops two times daily until the problem is resolved (possibly as long as six months).

Those with chronic systemic Candidiasis may need to start with 1 drop three times a day, then 2 drops three times a day before starting the above schedule.

It is important that FG-H2O2 be taken on an empty stomach. This is best accomplished by taking it either one-hour before meals or three hours after meals. If there is food in the stomach, the reaction of FG-H2O2 on any bacteria present may cause excess foaming, indigestion, and possibly even vomiting.

Chewing one of the sugar-free cinnamon gums can lessen the bleach-like after-taste of FG-H2O2.

Some individuals taking FG-H2O2 immediately before bedtime have a difficult time getting to sleep. This is probably due to a sense of alertness triggered by an increase of oxygen at the cellular level.

The oral dosage schedule is basically the same for all conditions. There are several points to keep in mind, however.

1. Some individuals may experience upset stomach. If this occurs it is recommended that one not stop the program, but rather remain at the current dosage level or reduce it to the previous level until the problem stops. (Some patients have been able to solve the nausea problem by taking three or four lecithin capsules at the same time they take the FG-H2O2.)

2. During the program it's not uncommon to experience what is known as a healing crisis. As dead bacteria and toxins are released from your body it may temporarily exceed your capacity to eliminate them quickly enough.

3. In some individuals this overload may cause fatigue, diarrhea, headaches, skin eruptions, cold or flu-like symptoms, and/or nausea. One should not discontinue using the peroxide to stop this cleansing. By continuing the program, toxins will clear the body sooner and this healing crisis will pass rather quickly.

Note: It is important to add essential nutrients to any FG-H2O2 program to enhance healing and promote immune system function.

END OF TOPIC #12

The answer to cancer has been known!
The FDA banned vitamin B-17 years ago

I’m talking about something that was banned by the FDA years ago. Vitamin B-17, also know as laetrile and amydalin that is found in most fruit seeds...Namely apricot seeds. The apricot seed was claimed as the cure for all cancers over 30 years ago. It was even more strongly claimed that when one eats about 3-7 apricot seeds per day they can never develop cancer, just as one can never get scurvy if they have an orange every day, or pellagra if they have some B vitamin food here and there. Of course when a person's body is completely eaten up by cancer, the apricot seed and it's extract (laetrile and vitamin b17) would only prolong their life many times longer than chemotherapy and might not completely save them.

The pharmaceuticals pushed the FDA into making it illegal to sell apricot seeds or vitamin B17. Even to this day, you can't get "raw" apricot seeds in your health food store, only the dried ones, which have all the important enzymes, killed off. The information that you're about to read will guide you in how you can nearly guarantee a cancer free life. Most of the people that already have cancer clusters in their body, who eat the apricot seeds and/or take the vitamin b17 show near to complete tumor regression, although cancer patients that get rid of their cancer also have the problem of the organ damage that the cancer has caused. This is another issue where other herbs and remedies are necessary for proper organ regeneration. This info is not just for preventing cancer, it is for those that have cancer now and are on chemo at this moment, as well as for those that haven't started any conventional methods and have cancer.

Vitamin B-17 is found in all fruit seeds. Its components make it vital for our survival without cancer. Seeds are for everyone to eat. Don't wait and see if you develop cancer to start eating the seeds.

Vitamin B17 was the subject of great controversy 18 or so years ago when some of the world's top scientists claimed that when consumed, the components of the seed make it 100% impossible to develop cancer and will kill existing cancer in most cases. The pharmaceutical companies pounced on this claim immediately and demanded that FDA studies be conducted.

Pharmaceutical companies conduct studies on patented chemicals they invent so that at the end of their study, if the drug gets approved, they have sole rights on its sale. (They make back tons more than the mere 200 million that they invested) They never do studies on foods that can't be patented and that can be sold by any supermarket. The book 'World Without Cancer' covers a lot of information on studies that were covered up and great scientist who where arrested when they began telling others about the truth of vitamin B17. Highly annotated for the serious student who wants to research the information for himself. Contains studies on Amygdalin (vitamin B17, laetrile) that were conducted at the famous cancer institute, Sloan Kettering and covered up.

Vitamin B17 is found in all fruit seeds such as the apple, peach, cherry, orange, nectarine and apricot. It is found in some beans and many grasses such as wheat grass. The hard wooden pit in the middle of the apricot or peach for example, is not supposed to be thrown away. In fact, the wooden shell is actually a strong armor protecting one of the most important foods known to man, the seed. It is one of the main courses of food in cultures such as the Navajo Indians, the Hunzakuts the Abkhazians and many more. Cultures such as these have never had a reported case of cancer!

(TODAY there are doctors and scientists from the U.S. living within these tribes studying these phenomena) We don't need to make the seed a main course in our diets, but we do need the equivalent of about seven apricots seeds per day. This will nearly guarantee a cancer free life.

Other foods that contain vitamin B-17 are: bitter almonds, millet, lima beans and more. (The bitter almond tree has been banned from the U.S. years ago.) Apricot seeds have the highest content of B-17 on earth. They are chewable and bitter and a necessity in our diet. Although apricot seeds are bitter, they must be integrated into our diets. They may be added to food or chopped up and swallowed with a teaspoon of honey. As a preventative, Dr. Krebs asserts that 7 to 10 apricot seeds per day will make it impossible to develop cancer in one's lifetime. One or two of the B-17 tablets (100 mg) is an acceptable supplemental dosage per day.

Stores do not sell apricot seeds because of the raids the FDA made on those stores with vitamin B17 and the apricot seeds years ago. If you have cancer, you must eat the apricot seeds along with some type of digestive/pancreatic enzyme.

Even if you are taking the injectable form, you must eat some seeds every day, as little as it may be. If you are taking chemotherapy, it is all the more imperative that you take the B17/enzymes/agents alongside. In nearly all cases the tumors shrink.

Now one is faced with the confusion of staying on the chemotherapy or stopping the chemo, due to the unclearness of what shrunk the cancer. Those that continue on with the chemotherapy have a relatively poor outcome. I understand that once an individual is caught in the vacuum cycle of chemotherapy, radiation and operations, it is very difficult to pull away from this higher authority (principalities, prestigious doctors and hospitals) and say "NO" to more chemotherapy.

Hundreds of people make the wrong decisions because they were expecting their tumor to disappear. (This is one of the things you have to know.) When it shrinks down that's it, start rejoicing and continue on your natural regimen. Do not stop eating the seeds. The tumor doesn't disappear. Most doctors will still see a tumor and continue to give a person chemotherapy (until they're dead) in attempts to make it disappear.

Malignant (cancerous) tumors are only a small percent cancer and when the cancer part starts dying off, the tumor only shrinks down the percent that the tumor was cancerous.

In other words, if a kidney tumor is 10 percent cancerous the tumor will shrink down only 10 percent.

On CAT scans, which one should never get (with 6 CAT scans there is over 60% more of a chance of one developing Leukemia; MRI's are much safer as they use magnetic imaging and not radiation) 10 percent shrinkage can be concluded as "NO CHANGE".

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Certain doctors and scientists are 100% sure that cancer is a

direct result of a deficiency in B-17

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Remember how scurvy, rickets, pellagra and Beri Beri were results of deficiencies in vitamins B & C. It took decades and killed millions before the kings and medical industry of the time accepted the simple vitamin solutions. Today, we are in a nearly identical situation concerning cancer. I strongly suggest that you start prevention now and do not wait for cancer to develop before you take action.

One last thing I would like to add is that there are many things you can do to help the vitamin B-17 to do its work. You must

1. Get off all the sugar and caffeine.

i. Sugar feeds cancer.

ii. Caffeine is very bad for your liver and kidneys.

2. Stay away from the enriched flower and

3. Drink a lot of purified or distilled water.

Keep this one important fact in mind: The FDA will not allow vitamin B-17 and information about vitamin B-17 to be sold together.

Are raw apricot seeds, Laetrile, or B17 illegal to buy in the USA?

No. How could they ever be? There is one apricot seed in each apricot fruit, and you can buy fresh apricots in almost any supermarket in any neighborhood in the world. If the apricot seed were illegal, the fresh fruit would be taken off the market completely (Update: I cannot remember the last time I saw apricots in the store. When was the last time you saw one?)

What it means is: If any hospital uses laetrile, the law says that they jeopardize any grants from the government as well as any money from Medicaid and other hospital insurance originating from the government. Since nearly all of hospital revenues come from patient insurance, not one hospital in the U.S. will take the chance and use any banned substance including, Amygdalin (also called vitamin B17, Laetrile, or apricot seeds.)

Any Doctor that wants to use the substance from apricot seeds must have his/her patient fill out a form and then the doctor must submit the form to the FDA. Again, doctors don't want to get involved in this and would rather keep their names off of the FDA watch lists. Additionally, the doctor's malpractice insurance will not be valid if they prescribe laetrile (B17, amygdalin, or apricot seeds) to a patient. The American Medical Association (AMA) treats any doctor that prescribes laetrile as a renegade (traitorous) and as though he has violated the AMA's membership policies and will be subject to membership termination. Therefore any doctor that prescribes laetrile may destroy his career as a doctor. They're NOT going to do that for ANY patient EVER!

Any individual that sells laetrile must not claim that it does anything in his place of business. Many health food stores in the past were raided and had to give up their supplies of B17 because the B17 was near books that claimed that the B17 was the answer to cancer. In other words, the books were near the B17 in the stores and were therefore considered "labeling" which is a term used by the FDA. Labeling, according to the FDA, is against the law and you can be prosecuted for it. However on the Internet, it is different.

Internet law is tricky and not the same as U.S. commercial law. In one case, Ken Kholas took the FDA to court and won his B17 back. That court case proved it wasn't wrong for him to have or to sell it. Bottom line TO YOU is that you can purchase, use, and have B17 or Apricot Seeds.

MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE APRICOT SEED OR VITIAMIN B17 IN YOUR DAILY DIET FOR ADDED PROTECTION AGAINST CANCER

END OF TOPIC #13

Diet & Nutrition Support

Keeping your health at its optimum level by eating properly

Dr. George Malkmus's Hallelujah Acres Diet

This diet is vegetarian and is saving many people's lives. It consists of zero animal protein, some amount (about 35%) of cooked foods (mostly vegetable protein), and the rest uncooked, with a huge percentage being fresh juice from raw vegetables, and some from raw fruit. If you have read about the physiology of cancer cells above, then you know the reasons why this vegetarian diet works.

The Vegetarian Healing Diet

This diet will show how American's are eating an inverted diet of 80% acidic foods and 20% alkaline foods. This heavy acid diet is not only destroying the minerals of the body, it is also altering our bodies at a cellular level. Too much acid in our cells can cause them to mutate along with altering our DNA. Some of these mutations are malignant; another word for these malignant mutations is Cancer. When we reverse our poor diets to an 80% alkaline and 20% acid diet we can change our entire state of health. A properly alkalized body at a cellular level can turn the body into its own doctor and its own hospital.

Six weeks of a rigid diet showed dramatic cell changes in blood samples. There is so much guessing out there, but for the first time there is a diet that has been showed to work under the microscope.

This diet in the beginning may not be enough to get people quickly on the right track. Some people might need to detox due to heavy animal protein consumption over time. They also might have to detox from sugar and heavy antibiotic use over time. I would suggest that some people investigate natural approaches to cleanse their liver, kidneys and colon along with the use of this diet. I would also suggest that you do not put any pill in your body unless it is muscle tested against your body by an advanced kinesiologist.

Anyway, good luck and here is the diet. Please get approval from your doctor before going on any diet program.

"Our body cells cannot adequately function if the pH range (which measures acidity and alkalinity) is not in a narrow range. Studies of pH balance have shown that when pH is more acidic we are more susceptible to diseases. Allergists find that most people with severe allergies have acidic systems. Most processed foods are acidic, and when we consume too many of them the acid/alkaline balance is upset. To obtain a balanced pH would require a diet of 70-80 percent raw fruits and vegetables." From Barley Green Research

Dietary changes have shown to be helpful for the following problems and diseases: Cancer, Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Hypertension, Anemia, PMS, Chronic Fatigue, Digestive Disorders and Aids.

The Rules of the Diet

Drink eight glasses of pure spring water out of a clear plastic or glass container only. Mountain Valley or Fountainhead water have been tested with having good mineral content. Most spring waters are filtered tap water. Drink at least half your body weight in ounces each day or you will form what is called a toxic pool in your body.

Do not interrupt your digestion process by drinking water with your meals.

1. Take 2 tablespoons of flax seed oil each day.

2. Take 2 tablespoons of Braggs amino acids each day.

3. Consult your doctor before you start any diet.

4. Be careful about eating too much raw vegetables to avoid upper GI problems.

5. Lightly steam vegetables; too much heat depletes minerals.

6. You might be allergic to some vegetables or items above. A good kinesiologist can muscle test these items against your body and tell you if they make you strong or weak. You should have all supplements and medicines that you take tested as well. If you are toxic then it is a given that you will have food allergies to even simple vegetables like celery.

7. Make sure that you replace the amino acids, etc. that you lose if you avoid animal protein. Items 2 and 3 above are good along with eating beans and almonds, etc.

8. Try to mix your foods and avoid eating the same food for three days. Be careful of taking the same anything for extended periods of time.

9. If you are susceptible to kidney stones, then note that foods high in oxalic acid are said to be the major components of kidney stones. Be careful of eating too much Spinach, beets, cucumbers, green peppers, etc.

10. If you bloat up or feel joint pain 10 to 20 minutes after eating a certain food then eliminate it (especially for arthritic people).

11. If your body is not used to eating raw vegetables, then gradually go from steamed to raw vegetables.

12. Warning, be careful about eating enough protein. Also, vegetarians are notorious for lacking B-12. Vegetarian diets can be dangerous if you do not watch these two things!

High alkaline foods (should be 80% of your diet)

The following is a list of foods you can eat freely up to 80%. (60% should be raw, 20% should be lightly steamed) Do not use a microwave oven for cooking.

Vegetables including

· Asparagus

· Beets

· Broccoli

· Sprouts (high in parasites) (should be soaked over night)

· Cabbage

· Carrots

· Cauliflower

· Celery

· Cucumbers

· Green & yellow squash

· Eggplant (rumored to be a carcinogen?)

· Green beans

· Lima beans

· Green peppers

· Spinach

· Mustard

· Collards

· Kale

· Lettuce (avoid iceberg which is high in parasites)

· Okra

· Onions

· Garlic

· Parsley

· Radishes

· Turnips

* Be careful of certain vegetables if you are having thyroid problems. Broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and cabbage might depress the thyroid. Your thyroid will tell you of sensitivities by cold hands and feet or a sore throat and anxiousness.

** Too much raw vegetable can cause upper GI or colon
problems. Lightly steam vegetables for best results. Be
careful of raw celery and carrots if you have bowel movement
problems.

Fruits including:

• Tomatoes
• Avocados
• Lemon
• Lime

*Avoid fruits that yield sugar, which are fuel for yeast.

Acid foods should be 20% of your diet

The following is a list of foods you can eat freely up to 20%.

· Soybeans (tofu)

· Millet

· Buckwheat (and all sprouted grains or beans)

· Eat lots of garlic and onions

· Seeds (sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, flax)

· Nuts (almonds & hazel nuts, must be soaked for 12 hours or sprouted. This will allow them to be digested without using additional digestive enzymes).

Fatty acids are also very important to include in the diet such as cold pressed borage, sunflower, hemp and flaxseed oil. You can also use amino acids or celtic sea salt and herbs for seasoning.

Essential dressing

· 50% flax or hemp oil (spray oil on salads)

· 50% Braggs amino acids
*(Try to eat two tablespoons per day of oil & amino acids)

· Liquid lecithin to emulsify (optional)

· Parsley flakes for seasoning

· Sesame & seaweed seasoning

• Important - if you are going to take animal protein out of your diet then you must replace these lost 17 amino acids with at least two tablespoons per day of the Braggs Amino Acids and at least two tablespoons per day of flax oil. Also, you should make sure to eat protein the way vegetarians normally do with beans, etc.

Other daily suggestions

Drink 16 ounces of a green drink each day to alkalize the body. Green drinks make a great breakfast. Please note that barley allergies are common. If your green drink includes barley then discontinue it if you have problems.

Great tasting green drink: cucumbers, celery, parsley and spinach.

Drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of pure water each day. A more accurate suggestion is to drink .6 ounces of water for every pound of weight. The best water is distilled water that has been charged. You can buy drops at your local health food store, which will negatively charge the water. Distilled water is the closest to what is already in your body and it will act like a magnet to toxins.

My favorite water is Mountain Valley Spring water out of Hot Springs Arkansas. The water tested 180.00 parts/Million mg/liter in alkalinity (CaCO3) this water has a wonderful sweet taste. Please note that most spring waters are simply filtered tap water. Mountain Valley has been around since 1871.

I use the following waters to maintain my pH levels. These can usually be found in most health marketplaces such as Henrys and Trader Joe’s. They are:

1. ESSENTIA - can increase pH level to 9.5. I use this when my pH has dropped dramatically and I need to boost it up quickly. Once I’ve re-established my pH level above 7.5 then I use one of the following two waters to maintain it

2. ICELANDIC GLACIAL - maintains a 7.75 pH

3. FIJI - maintains a 7.5 pH

Note: If you pick up a bottle of water in the store and the pH level is not stated on the label DO NOT buy or use it (ex: a new water came out recently called SmartWater The water tested at a pH level of 6.0. This is every acidic and extremely harmful to the body. It seems as if more effort was put into the product name than in the water.)

I have a strong emphasis on water because our bodies are approximately 75% water. Without the correct water intake we can form what is called a toxic pool in the body.

*Avoid all carbonated drinks from your diet. These are known to cause a B-vitamin deficiency, which will yield fibromyalgia type symptoms. Avoid all phosphate preservatives and nitrates.

Final Summary (foods to eliminate)

· MUSHROOMS (except shitake, maitake, reishi, agaricus blazei murril)

· STARCHES

· ANIMAL PROTEIN

· FRUIT

· SUGARS

· CORN

· PEANUTS

· DAIRY

· BREWERS YEAST

*NO GRAINS FOR EIGHT WEEKS!
** Animal protein, dairy and bleached flour are the cause of most bowel problems.

Final Summary (foods we should be eating)

· LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES

· ROOT VEGETABLES

· BEANS (TOFU)

· SEEDS

· NUTS (HAZEL AND ALMONDS)

· AVOCADO

· LEMONS

· LIMES

· GRAPEFRUITS

· GOOD FATS

· JUICING

This has all been scientifically documented in the International Food Microbial 20-211-226, 1993

FOODS YOU SHOULD NEVER EAT

Most of us know that food itself cannot be considered poisonous. Very few of us know that pleomorphic bacteria, yeast, and fungus and their toxins, which are characteristically present in stored and fermented food, are using our food chain as a Trojan Horse.

The following list of foods are high in pleomorphic bacteria, yeast, fungus and mold and produce mycotoxins that have been documented to cause specific diseases and very specifica organ lesions in both animals and in humans and should never be ingested.

1. Pig meat including sausage, bacon, salami, and ham are fully fungal colonized and contain the fungi Aspergillus ochraceus which produces the mycotoxin Ochratoxin A, associated with many different documented cancers.

2. Tobacco contains yeasts aand sugars which ferment the tobacco into the form which reaches the human blood and tissues causing disbiosis of the blood and tissues leading to every degenerative disease known including cancer, diabetes, arthritis, etc.

3. Mushrooms are not a vegetable but rather the fruiting body of a fungus whose major form of existence, the root-like mycelium, is hidden in the soil. This fruiting body is but the means to disperse the seed-like spores of the fungus throughout the blood and tissues. For example edible mushrooms induce bladder cancer. However, some mushrooms contain a large amount of beta glucan, a polysaccharide carbohydrate that builds the ability of macrophages in the blood to destroy cancer cells. Examples are Agaricus blazei murril, maitake, shitake, and reishi. These are powerful anti-tumor mushrooms.

4. Corn and all associated products over 25 different strains of fungus...all disease causing several cancer causing.

5. Peanuts & Cashews contain over 27 different strains of fungus...(high levels of cancer causing fungus) Note Jimmy Carter family with high incidence of cancer.

6. Barley contains the fungi Aspergillus ochraceus which produces the mycotoxin Ochratoxin A associated with many different documented cancers.

7. Animal meat and poultry including beef, lamb, chicken, and turkey contain the fungi Aspergillus ochraceus which produces the mycotoxin Ochratoxin A associated with many different documented cancers.

8. Alcohol including wine and especially beer contain the fungus Aspergillus ochraceus which produces the mycotoxin Ochratoxin A.

9. Dairy products including milk, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice-cream, butter, etc. are fully colonized with fungi and contain the fungus Aspergillus ochraceus which produces the mycotoxin Ochratoxin A. These foods are also high in sugar which promotes the production of pleomorphic bacteria, yeast, and fungus.

10. Eggs are fully colonized with fungus and contaminated with mycotoxins.

11. STORED GRAINS AND CEREALS ARE FULLY COLONIZED WITH FUNGUS AND CONTAMINATED WITH MYCOTOXINS.

12. Stored potatoes are fully colonized with fungus and contaiminated with mycotoxins.

13. Sugar including honey maple syrup, corn syrup, sucrose, rice syrup, barley malt etc. promote the growth of pleomorphic bacteris, yeast, fungus, and mold and suppress the immune system response up to five hours

14. Vinegar or apple cider vinegar acidifies the blood and tissues, which promotes the production of bacteria, yeast, fungus, and mold.

15. Yeast in any form including Brewers Yeast.

16. Caffeine in any form acidifies the blood and tissues which promotes the production of pleomorphic baceast, fungus and mold

17. High fructose fruits acidify the blood and tissues and feed the production of pleomorphic bacteria, yeast, fungus, and mold. For example, APPLE JUICE IS CONTAMINATE WITH THE CARCINOGENIC MYCOTOXIN PATULIN WHICH IS DERIVED FROM THE FUNGUS AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH STOMACH CANCER.

18. Dried fish contains the Aspergillus fungus and the extracts from the dried fish contains large amounts of aflatoxin.

19. Devitalized salt changes the negative charge on the blood cells causing them to stack or combine into symplasts which can lead to oxygen deprivation, congestion, poor circulation, stroke, and/or heart attack.

20. Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils like margarine, shortenings and vegetable oils are altered fat substances which are known to be detrimental to health because they interfere with normal biochemical processes. These oils have been shown to increase cholesterol, decrease beneficial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) interfere with our liver's detoxification system, and interfere with essential fatty acid function.

Carcinogens in Natural Foods

Some natural foods can contain cancer-causing or cancer-related chemicals (carcinogens). Consider the following:

1. Natural Foods May Contain Carcinogens:
Cycad---»»Cycasin
Mushrooms---»»Hydrazine
Ferns---»»Hydrazine
Betal Nut---»»Hydrocarbons

2. Food contaminants:
Aflatoxin B1---»»Peanuts
Nitrosamines---»»Beer, Wine, Pickled Vegetables

3. Food Processing:
Barbecued Meat---»»Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
Heat Processing of Protein-Rich Foods---»»Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines 2-amine-3-methylimidazo [4,5-f] quinoline (IQ)

4. Dietary Fat:
Saturated Fatty Acids
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Corn oil, Safflower oil---»»n-6
Menhaden oil---»»n-3

5. Natural Foods May Contain: Anticarcinogens---»»Vitamins, Antioxidants mushrooms---»»beta glucan

A Diet Plan Using Laetrile by Dr. Philip E. Binzel Jr., MD

Dr. Binzel was an early small-town doctor who treated hundreds of patients who had cancer. He maintained that you seldom really get rid of cancer, but you can still live a long and relatively healthy life after you get it if you treat it properly. His focus was nutrition and laetrile. Here is a summary of his vitamin/enzyme, nitriloside, diet plan (consult a doctor before starting on this or any other program - your needs may be extraordinary):

1. Vitamins and Enzymes - taken with or just after meals, not on an empty stomach

· Multiple vitamins - 1 twice a day

· Vitamin C - 1 Gram twice a day

· Vitamin E - 400 units twice a day

· Megazyme Forte (trypsin, Chymotrypsin, bromalin, zinc) - 2 three times a day

· Pangamic acid (vitamin B15)- 1 three times a day

· Pro-A-Mulsion (25,000 I.U. Vitamin A per drop) - 5 drops a day

2. Nitrilosides - Amygdalin (Laetrile, or Vitamin B17)

Start this part of the program only after being on the vitamins and enzymes for ten days to two weeks. If you start too soon, the laetrile will not do any good because the body needs plenty of vitamin C to heal and Zinc to carry the laetrile to the cells.

· Increase the dosage of C - start taking more C by adding 1 gram a day till you are taking 6 grams a day. Start doing this at the same time you start taking the laetrile.

· Tablets - Take two 500-mg tablets orally on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (on the days when you are not taking the vials intravenously). Take the tablets at bedtime with plenty of water but no juices on an empty stomach. Juices and food contain enzymes that weaken the effects of the laetrile, but this does not happen on an empty stomach.

· Take 3-gram vials intravenously using a 2-minute IV push per vial every other day (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), three days a week for three weeks. Do NOT take the vitamin A on these days. It may interfere with your body's ability to metabolize the laetrile. Do not take laetrile tablets on the days you are taking the intravenous laetrile. It is a waste of tablets to do this.

Here are the intravenous doses:

· First dose - 1 vial (10cc, or 3 grams)

· Second dose - 2 vials

· Third dose - 2 vials

· Fourth through ninth doses - 3 vials

· After the first three weeks, take one vial a week for 3 months. If after reducing to once a week the patient feels a big difference, go back to one vial two or three times a week for three weeks, and then reduce the rate to one vial a week.

Get your doctor to monitor the level of thiocynate so that your laetrile tablets regulate it to between 1.2 and 2.5 mg/DL. Increase or decrease the number of tablets you take so as to maintain this level. Remember that there are over a thousand sources of nitrilosides, including the kernels or seeds of apricots, peaches, cherries, grapes, apples, macadamia nuts, and also bean and broccoli sprouts, berries (blue, straw, black), lima beans, and so on. Laetrile as described above is much more effective.

3. Diet - if it moves, don't eat it - NO animal sources of food

The first point to note is that animal protein depletes the body of trypsin and chymotrypsin enzymes which are needed to strip the protein liner from cancer cells so white blood cells can kill them. In other words, animal protein can cause cancer, so stop eating it. The supplements you are taking in step one above replace some of the most important enzymes for killing cancer cells, and you undo their benefits to the extent you consume animal products. Furthermore, cooked food contains no enzymes, but raw uncooked food contains enzymes and these are needed for your body to become healthy. Also, processed food or spoiled food is forbidden because they contain actual chemical preservatives, metals, funguses, parasites, and poisons that can make you sick. So,

· Remove all meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, cottage cheese, and milk from your diet.

· Remove all refined sugar, white flour, sacchyrides, and artificial sweetners from your diet. If you want sweetners, use raw uncooked honey or molasses, or even fruit. Stay strictly away from foods with preservatives.

· Do not cook your food or elevate it to a temperature above 130 degrees unless it is used as a source of protein.

· Do not eat frozen, pasteurized, blanched, boiled, microwaved, baked, braized, broiled or processed foods that have enzymes destroyed. Frozen is okay if you do not blanch or cook them first.

· Eat lots of fresh foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts (not peanuts), berries, whole grains other than wheat, whole uncooked seeds, flax seeds and fresh flax oil, leaf vegetables like spinach and collards. If at all possible, JUICE them and drink them. Try to eat all the fresh foods available in a season within a two-week period. This gives you variety and the full nutritional advantage possible. Do not avoid broccoli, spinach, turnips, potatoes, greenbeans, beets, garlic, horseradish, ginger, cayenne peppers, onions, cauliflower, cabbage, and corn.

· Eat lots of salads. If you make salad dressing, use pure vegetable oil like virgin olive oil (uncooked) and sea salt, no eggs, and no refined sugar, and a variety of herbs and spices. Get as much variety as you can in the salads to keep them interesting.

· It is okay to eat salt, but make it sea salt to get the mineral value.

· Vegetable protein is very important, and it does not require trypsin or chymotrypsin for digestion. Do NOT eat animal protein. Foods taken for protein may be cooked because cooking does not harm them, and an egg or a little milk used in baking is okay, too, as is a little skim milk for cereal. However, it is better to eat them raw or juiced. Good sources are whole grains (like millet, brown rice, buckwheat, oats, barley, wild rice), seeds (flax, sunflower, pumpkin, grape, apple, etc), corn (for mush, grits, cornbread, boiled corn), a small amount of butter (but NEVER margarine or hardened vegetable oil), nuts (but never roasted peanuts which produce a detrimental acid), dried fruits (like dates, raisins, figs), and beans of all kinds (lentils, split-pea, kidney, navy, black, etc).

· You do not have to cook dried foods to soften them. You can soften seeds, beans, grains, and other dried foods by allowing them to soak in cool water without cooking them for up to 36 hours, but you should be careful not to let them spoil. Also, you can process seeds by grinding them in a seed or coffee mill, but be careful NOT to allow them to overheat (above 130 degrees F). If you grind them, you can use them as cereal or spoon them into a blender with juice to make a thick, hearty, high-protein drink.

· Beverages - no milk other than for cereal or cooking, no caffeine-based drinks like coffee, cola, or over-steeped tea. Herb teas are okay. Drink at least 2 quarts of pure water every day (ideally from a purifier like a reverse-osmosis filter). Fruit and vegetable juices are very important, but only fresh that you make yourself with a juicer, and not store-bought. Remember that water keeps you from getting dehydrated, and it helps to flush the bowels, kidneys, lungs, and skin.

· Percentages - Eat a variety of fruits, but restrict citrus to less than 10% of the diet (oranges, grapefruit, tomatoes). Strive for a dietary mix of 60% vegetables and 40% fruit. Do not allow the combination of animal meat, dairy, and cooked food to exceed 10% of your diet over any two-week period of time.

END OF TOPIC #14

Glyoxal & Methylglyoxal

Putting the brakes on cancer cell reproduction

Here is the “GOLDEN KEY” that unlocks the mystery to defeating cancer. Can we agree that if cancer cell reproduction can be slowed to a point where dieing cancer cells becomes greater than new cancer cells that cancer can be defeated.

Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi was the Nobel Laureate in Medicine in 1937 for the isolation and discovery of Vitamin C. Known as the "Father of Nutritional Science", he also discovered iso-flavones and vitamin P. In his last 40 years, he researched the regulatory processes of cell growth, and thereby the regulation of cancer itself.

He made a rather amazing breakthrough about cancer. In 1963 the prestigious magazine "Science" published a remarkable article about his research. In it Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi identified two substances, one called Retine, which inhibited cancer growth, and the other called Promine, which promoted cell growth and made cancerous cells grow faster.

He explained that these were very small molecules that were highly potent in controlling cell division. Other researchers obtained similar results.

There were no harmful or toxic side effects.

In another "Science" article in 1967 he announced that his laboratory had isolated and manufactured Retine, which retards cell growth, in the form of a Carbonyl compound called Methylglyoxal.

In an interview in Prevention magazine in 1972 conducted by Jane Kinderlehrer, he explained that he and "Dr. Egyud have found that retine (methylglyoxal) stops the growth of cancer cells without poisoning other cells. When retine is present in sufficient concentration, no cell division can occur while vital cellular processes go on unhindered."

The article goes on, "And what is a good bit of luck, and not my cleverness, the white-haired scientist pointed out, "is that if a cancer cell cannot grow, it dies by itself.' According to the researchers, retine is normally produced by the body and, when it is, it prevents the growth of existing cancer cells. But the body can lose its ability to produce this substance...

"Putting the retine back in the body, just as we put insulin back into a diabetic's body, can stop the growth of cancer... The scientists at Woods Hole found that cancer cells are much more sensitive to retine than normal ones, and so cancer cells may be inhibited specifically."

To sum it up, the Carbonyl group - Glyoxal & Methylglyoxal, are retine. They arrest cell division and make cells return to a resting state. If Carbonyl is missing, uncontrolled proliferation goes on, and cells grow wildly and uncontrollably which leads to cancer. Glyoxal & Methylglyoxal are a non-toxic substance that is supposed to be in your cells. Putting them back in your cells has significant anti-cancer activity.

Another well-known Nobel Prize winner of that period, Dr. William Koch, worked on this same issue with a different approach. Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi acknowledged his work saying, "A decade ago, a very intuitive researcher, Dr. William F. Koch, came to the same conclusion about the possible importance of Carbonyls in regulation of cell division and carcinostasis."

Developed by Dr. William F. Koch, the TMT homeopathic remedies have for over 60 years been used time and again to conquer cancer and other major illnesses. Composed of homeopathic sized methylglyoxal quinone molecules, one of their main functions is their ability to repair damaged respiratory enzymes in cells. This is fundamental to the development of cancer.

As you will read more about later on, another main cancer fighting function they perform is to get methylglyoxal back into cells, thus helping to turn off the uncontrolled replication that characterizes cancer cells. They also work to effectively neutralize free radicals in a different way than typical antioxidant supplements do.

It was Dr. Koch's opinion that his homeopathic quinone based remedy tapped into healing at the level of DNA in all the cells of the body. Primarily by triggering a cell's oxidative mechanisms to regenerate the impaired aerobic oxygen respiration that causes the cell to go cancerous. Restoring a cell's ability to use oxygen to produce energy is fundamental to Otto Warburg's theory on how to stop cancer. And it works...

Koch's book, The Survival Factor, has a series of photos of an infant with inoperable liver cancer who had a protrusion of the abdomen which got less and less until she is shown as a healthy young girl. And many other users have experienced similar results.

They formulations trigger a chain reaction in every cell on a molecular level, and tap into the body's infinite capacity to reverse any disease. Dr. Koch called his primary remedy the Synthetic Survival Reagent. And used it successfully for treating cancers, allergies, polio and infectious diseases. He postulated that it worked against pathogens because the increased oxidation initiated by it would kill the disease causing pathogens in the cells.

They also help to deal with the damaging effects of free radicals throughout the body. In a sense, causing a chain reaction at the DNA level among all existing free radicals to nullify them so that they cannot cause disease. When you take them along with other free radical scavengers, the damaging effects from the vast amounts of free radicals we are exposed to in this polluted world can be greatly negated. It can bring about dramatic changes in the cells because it normalizes DNA function with the removal of free radicals, and subsequently effects how cells replicate.

In addition, it is theorized to be able to interfere with the DNA of pathogenic microorganisms and cancer cells to shut down their replication and thus cause them to die. An MD who worked with Koch's formulations said that he found it to be about 80% effective against cancer.

As a historical note, in Germany they have been used to treat many different diseases. German authorities on these remedies say that they treat: Cancer, HIV, chronic infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, can be a replacement for vaccinations of diseases such as chicken pox and measles, and basically treat any and all disease. (Heart disease is intimately connected to free radical damage and bacterial infections.) Because the TMT molecules are extremely small, it has no problem working on diseases of the brain.

Methylglyoxal, if you remember, literally tells cancer cells to stop their abnormally high replication rate. Cancer cells are revved up way past the red line, so to speak, when it comes to cell replication, and replicate many times faster than normal cells.

Methylglyoxal is missing from those cells. TMT uses a very slight amount of methylglyoxal that starts a self-replicating process causing the cell to repair itself as Methylglyoxal is introduced to the cell, and passes on to restore the Methylglyoxal in another cell. Causing a cascade of cellular repair and a stopping of uncontrolled replication. As Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi discovered, when cancer cells can't replicate in an uncontrolled fashion, they die. And of course, at the same time as these remedies turn off the replication of cancer cells, they initiate the repair of respiratory enzymes from cell to cell.

TMT is Dr. Koch's full range of five different homeopathic formulations of glyoxal and methylglyoxal that work together to stimulate your body to create more methylglyoxal in the cells. They have been used for 50 years in Germany and have proven again and again to be quite powerful in their cancer fighting effects.

It is suggested that you go on a vegan - no animal products diet (for at least a week) when using TMT.

Looking at Koch's remedy from Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi's understanding of the role of Methylglyoxal in stopping cancer, it seems most likely that SSR Super Quinone or the Koch TMT is stimulating the body's ability to produce Methylglyoxal in cells. Thus stopping cells from turning cancerous, and stopping the replication of cancerous cells so that they die.

Methylglyoxal is missing in cancer cells. TMT use a homeopathic amount of methylglyoxal to start a self-replicating process causing cells to produce Methylglyoxal.

The more potent methylglyoxal product, and actually one of the top cancer fighting products is MG Concentrate. It has been stabilized and vitamin C has been added to it. It was originally conceived and developed by the Nobel Prize winning Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi back in the Sixties.

Dr. Koch and Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi took different approaches to supplying methylglyoxal to the body. Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi developed a way to take quantities of methylglyoxal just like you would take a vitamin. It worked. It was observed to inhibit mitochondrial respiration and energy production of malignant tissues and cells, but had no effect on normal, nonmalignant tissues and cells.

These studies proved it is a potent anticancer agent that acts against cancerous cells, but not normal cells. And that it works best when augmented with vitamin C. In the late 90s, a group of doctors at the University College of Science in India tested a less potent version on a group of mostly stage 4 very advanced cancer patients. Of the 19 patients who completed the 25 week study, (5 patients moved away), 11 were in excellent health, 5 were stable and continuing with the Methylglyoxal, and only 3 had died.

Remarkable results when dealing with advanced cancers. In fact, in the abstract of this study, the doctors state: "The results strongly suggest that this formulation is by far more superior than other present forms of treatment against cancer." The study has continued on throughout the years with equally successful results.

This new and improved, stabilized MG Concentrate may be over twice as potent as the methylglyoxal formulation used in this study. It is so powerful it has become on of the top 5 recommended products for fighting cancer.

Use 4 servings a day of 7.5 ml or one and a half teaspoons of methylglyoxal diluted in water followed each time by a mixture of B vitamins.

This is one product virtually everyone fighting cancer should be using. It is relatively unknown, but is one of the few natural supplements that has extensive use in clinical research proving that it works exceedingly well.

UPDATE: THERE IS A SPECIAL HONEY THAT COMES FROM NEW ZEALAND THAT CONTAINS Methylglyoxal IT’S CALLED Manuka Honey

Dr. Peter Molan of The University of Waikato discovered the reliable anti-bacterial properties found in Manuka Honey. This honey is produced from the Manuka tree which is only found in very few places, but is indigenous to New Zealand and is well-known for its medicinal properties. Active Manuka Honey is guaranteed to have special anti-bacterial qualities and has been certified as such by independent laboratories.

What makes Manuka Honey different than other types of honey?
While honey, in general, contains hydrogen peroxide which is known to have anti-septic and anti-bacterial properties, certain types of honey can not reliably be used for health purposes because the anti-septic and anti-bacterial properties can be and are often destroyed by light and heat.

Manuka Honey growing in pristine remote areas of New Zealand produces a strongly flavoured honey, rich in texture and very palatable.

Methylglyoxal is responsible for manuka honey’s unique health-giving properties.

Methylglyoxal is a very special antibacterial property produced naturally by the nectar of some Manuka fkowers. All Manuka Honey has been tested and certified by independent laboratories.

Methylglyoxal levels range from 100 to 700 mg/kg. For example, honey labelled 100 contains at least 100 mg/kg of dietary Methylglyoxal.

The Manuka bush is covered in white flowers for four weeks of every year. During mid-summer, the slopes of mountains and valleys covered in Manuka bush look like it is a snowfield. During these four weeks bees are extremely busy gathering the honey from the Manuka flower.

Manuka honey ranges from 100 to over 800mg/kg. Manuka Honey over 400mg/kg has the strength to reliably kill a very large number of harmful bacteria.

Indian cancer researchers have found methylglyoxal in large doses has the potential to act specifically against malignant cells in the body and has a significant curative effect on a wide range of cancers.

THIS DISCOVERY SHOWS MANUKA HONEY IS A SUPERIOR FOOD AND ELEVATES IT INTO THE CATEGORY OF MEDICAL FOODS

END OF TOPIC #15

Natural Killer (NK) Cells

The first line of defense against metastatic spread of tumors

Cancer rates in the U.S. are officially “off the charts.” A century ago the disease occurred in 1-in-100 people. Today, half of all adults will get some form of cancer in their lifetime.

Why the alarming increase? It’s being caused of a steady and widespread breakdown of the immune system among our population. Cancer cells, you see, are naturally present in everyone’s bloodstream, but are kept in check by a special immune cell called NK (short for “natural killer”). When NK activity weakens—either from old age, poor nutrition, or stress—cancer cells are free to multiply and become tumors. That’s what’s happening throughout our country today.

Once a person is diagnosed with cancer, the only treatments permitted in this country are chemotherapy and radiation. Both have horrendous side effects, such as hair loss and vomiting. Both poison the immune system and destroy NK cells, thus increasing the chances of relapse. And both have poor long-term survival rates.

Natural cancer treatment involves stimulating the immune system so tumors are gobbled up by a feeding frenzy of NK cells.

Other countries are doing a better job in the battle against cancer; it will take many years, if not decades, for the U.S. to accept the idea that the immune system is the key to beating cancer and other diseases. Sadly, that will be too late for most of us who are now over 50—or younger people with a family history of diseases.

Stimulating NK cell activity quickly, literally causing them to destroy cancer cells in hours

The parents of our immune system are referred to as stem cells. These are the cells upon which the immune system depends to both reproduce itself and give rise to the many specialized lineage's that spring from it; the B cells. Macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, helper T cells. Etc.

The cells of the immune system are not isolated in a single body space or arranged in the form of a single organ. Instead, the majority of them exist as potentially mobile entities unattached to other cells. This characteristic is crucial to their function. Every minute of everyday, war is waged within our body. The combatants are too small to see. Some, like the infamous HIV virus, are so small that 230 million would fit on the period at the end of this sentence. Yet, they employ tactics that can vanquish the much larger cells upon which our immune system is based. Usually, we never even notice the battles within us.

We have evolved legions of defenders, specialized cells that silently destroy the unseen enemy. Sometimes these warriors mistake harmless invaders such as pollen for deadly foes and trigger an allergic response. Occasionally some of our own cells begin the mutinous uncontrolled proliferation characteristic of cancer and manage to evade the surveillance of our body's defensives, millions of attempts are repelled. We sleep securely at night trusting the invisible vigilantes of our immune system.

The science and practice of immunology traces back to 1721 to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. She introduced England to a Turkish process of inoculation with unmodified smallpox virus in an attempt to stem the ravages of the normal course of the disease. Her techniques were quite crude and as many as her patients died as survived, but those that survived were immune to the disease forever.

Our immune system is not controlled by any central organ such as the relationship to our brain to our nervous system. Rather it has developed and functions as a kind of biological democracy where the individual members achieve their ends through an information network of biochemical substances called cytokins.

Many different variables in our environment and lifestyle can affect the efficiency of its function. Our immune system accounts for approximately 1% of our bodies 100 trillion cells. These defender cells originally arise in our bone marrow and mature in other parts of our body, the thymus, spleen and lymph glands. The different lineage’s, which develop, all share one common objective; to identify and destroy all substances, living, inert, that are recognized as foreign to our body. This includes cancer cells that challenge our immune system everyday for each and every one of us.

NK Cells:

NK cells were discovered in the 1970's and constitute up to 15% of the total lymphocyte population in normal healthy subjects. They are capable of killing a broad range of tumor and virus infected cells. Depressed NK cell activity and depressed NK cell populations are associated with the development and rapid progression of cancer, hepatitis, AIDS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, various immunodeficiency syndromes and certain autoimmune diseases.

NK cells have important biological functions. Recently it was realized that the NK cell participates either directly or indirectly in multiple networks relating to development, regulation and communication within the immune system. The NK cell can be viewed as a remarkably efficient effector cell that is not only equipped for killing virally infected tumor cells, but is also capable of rapid responsiveness to exogenous or endogenous signals by production of a variety of cytokines and other factors involved in interactions between immune and no immune cells. The biological role of NK cells is not restricted to immune surveillance against infectious agents or tumor metastases. Rather, it is a much more broadly based involvement in a variety of essential biological processes ranging from reproduction to coping with daily stress

Natural killer (NK) cells are a subset of peripheral blood mononuclear cells with the distinct morphological features of large granular lymphocytes. They are distinguishable from T or B lymphocytes by their surface phenotype, cytokine profile and the ability to mediate spontaneous cytotoxicity, without prior sensitisation, against a broad range of targets. NK cells mainly circulate in the blood, where they account for 5 to 15% of circular lymphocytes. They can also be found under physiological conditions in several nonlymphoid tissues, e.g. lung or intestinal mucosa. In some organs, e.g. the liver, NK cells represent up to 45% of tissue- infiltrating lymphocytes.

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NK cells now appear to present the first line of defense against metastatic spread of tumors. In numerous studies, low NK cell populations were correlated with greater and more rapid spread of tumors with shorter host longevity and with greater morbidity. NK cell activity and NK cell count are NOT the same. NK cells may be present in sufficient numbers, but unless they are activated they are ineffective in doing their job. Decreased NK cell activity is linked to the development and progression of many diseases.

The Immune Response:

There are Four critical phases to the immunological response and lifestyle issues and some dietary supplements can influence them.

1. During phase one, the offending invader is identified and recognized as being foreign to our body and then quickly consumed by hungry roving macrophages as little PAC men that are found in all of the tissues in our body and circulating round in our blood stream looking for their next free lunch. They seize upon this foreign agent, engulf it, eat it and release a series of cytokines that then trigger the second phase of the immunological reaction.

2. In phase two, these biochemical substances then activate the helper T cells that have the job of coordinating the counterattack on a body-wide scale. Most interactions of the cell mediated immunological (CMI) response take place through the activity of the T-cell lymphocytes. They are a very special type of white blood cell that receives "training" mostly in the thymus, a small gray organ cloaked in mystery that sits behind the breastbone and above the heart. (The T in t-cell stands for thymus derived.) This unimpressive little gland swells in size from birth to puberty and then begins to shrink. As the clones of T-cells mature in the thymus they learn to recognize specific targets (antigens) for example of a virus or bacterium.

The thymus pumps out T-cells by the tens of millions every day. Even though only a few of them may recognize any one antigen, the collective scouting force is vast enough to identify almost all of the nearly infinite variety of antigens that mother nature can produce.

As previously mentioned, to start this powerful CMI response the T-4 (helper) cells receive a signal (lymphokine) from little Pac-man like cells called macrophages that eat everything that they consider to be foreign to our system. The T-4 cells can also be directly stimulated to take action by interacting with the antigens. These helper cells are unarmed but once stimulated they send urgent biochemical signals (lymphokines) to a special squadron of T-cells called the NK (natural killer cells).

The T cells then begin to multiply and release other cytokines that further stimulate more T cells, B-cells and natural killer cells. As the number of B cells increase, the helper T cells signal them to begin producing antibodies, thus, bringing us to the third stage of the immunological response.

3. In the third stage, the antibodies are circulating around in our blood stream and are attaching to the foreign virus or bacteria causing them to be more quickly engulfed by macrophages or killed by natural killer cells. Like all T-cells, NK cells are trained to recognize one specific enemy, such as a virually infected cell or a cancer cell. When called to action by the T-4 cells the sleeping squadron replicates into an army with a single-minded task. The NK cells are lethal. When they attach to a target cell, a biochemical cascade is triggered that punctures the cell membrane, thus killing the hapless bacterium, virally infected cell or cancer cell. They are a critical line of defence and often our only line of defense in cases of HIV, EBV or CMV infection.

4. The fourth stage of the immunological response begins when the circulating antibodies no longer have a target and the suppresser T cells call a truce to the immunological reaction bringing about a new balance, or homeostasis, in our system. Special cells of the immune system remember what had transpired so that if again attacked by the same organism our body could respond much faster. These cells also release special little molecules called transfer factor to help keep the pump primed, so to speak.

Thus what may have been a 10 day bout from our first exposure to that particular virus, in future may be a cold that lasts no more than 24-72 hours.

Unfortunately, all does not always go well, chronic stress, nutritional deficiencies, exposure to toxins and vaccines can all suppress our NK cells leaving us more vulnerable to infection or cancer.

The average NK cell activity in a healthy population is 150-225. The average US population NK cell activity is 20 - 50. Exposure to toxins, heavy metals, petrochemicals, radiation and stress all contribute to lowering of NK cell activity. Strange viruses and bacteria are also running rampant through our populations.

Treatment of chronic diseases with Bovine (ox, cow, buffalo) Colostrom (first milk, “immune milk”) has proven that NK cell activity is increased and diseases can be put into remission. Along with a fresh, raw natural diet and other natural therapies Bovine colostrom cannot be overdosed, but is excreted in the urine.

With all the viruses coming down the pike; prevention for ourselves by increasing the activation of our NK cells is the key to a healthy immune system.

Scientific studies have proven that low NK cell activity is present in all illness. NK cell function appears to be a biological marker for disease and is important indicator for declining or improving health.

END OF TOPIC #16

IPT

Insulin Potentiation Therapy and Chemotherapy

Have you been diagnosed with Cancer? There may be a more desirable way to treat your cancer than with conventional chemotherapy. When a person is diagnosed with cancer, many oncologists advise chemotherapy to kill the cancer cells. There’s one problem; a series of chemotherapy treatments will also destroy the good cells, damaging the body’s very important immune system, at the same time wreaking havoc on your body, causing hair loss, vomiting, fever, chills, shivers, and a complete assault on your blood components. Various types of blood transfusions are frequently required as a result of the devastations caused by traditional chemotherapy.

With recent advances in our understanding of the inner workings of cancer cells, it is now possible to avoid the dose-related side effects of chemotherapy, while at the same time increasing the effectiveness and specificity of these agents in killing cancer cells. The key to this is an innovative strategy for drug delivery called Insulin Potentiation Therapy (IPT).

IPT treatment (low dose chemotherapy) is a conventional cancer treatment with a modification that solves the above problems and provides a kinder and gentler way to treat your cancer with less negative impact than traditional chemotherapy. IPT treatment for cancer can be seen simply as chemotherapy, but a more refined style of chemotherapy.

What is Insulin Potentiation Therapy (IPT)? Insulin Potentiation Therapy is a protocol for administering traditional chemotherapeutic drugs using Insulin to transport the chemotherapeutic drugs across the cell membrane into the cancer cells. A much lower dose of the highly toxic drugs is required, because IPT treatment targets only the cancer cells, sparing the good cells. The cancer cells get the chemotherapeutic drugs, not the normal cells. Therefore, the patient does not suffer the severe side effects so common with conventional chemotherapy – no hair loss, vomiting, or fevers. The quality of life remains high during treatment.

What cancers respond to IPT? IPT treatment has been reported to work well for many different types of cancers. There are also reports of IPT bringing responses and remissions to patients with some very difficult cancers, even cancers in late stages. Of course, each patient is evaluated anew, depending upon the type of cancer, the virulence of the individual cancer cells, and the stage of development of the cancer when the patient first comes for treatment.

Why is IPT needed? Over time, regular chemotherapy dosages may so compromise the patient's blood counts, immune system, and organ function as to preclude further treatment or even cause organ damage resulting in the patient's death. IPT eliminates the "lesser of two evils" decision all cancer patients face when diagnosed. Patients fare well as they experience a gentle and effective answer to cancer.

Is IPT just as effective as the chemotherapy my oncologist would prescribe? It does appear that the percentages for remission and survival are at least as good as with conventional chemotherapy, and probably much better. IPT has been used successfully in foreign countries for over 70 years. It has only recently been used in the USA, and there are many happy patients who now support this modified form of chemotherapy. They do say that IPT is not only more effective than conventional chemotherapy, but also that it is certainly more comfortable than the suffering they experienced with regular chemotherapy.

What are the dangers of regular/conventional chemotherapy? Cancer cells are voracious in fighting for the life-sustaining glucose found in the blood stream. With 16 times the number of insulin and insulin-like receptors of a healthy cell, cancer cells steal any and all essential nutrients from the blood stream before the good cells can get any. This is why, in advanced stages of cancer, the tumor continues to grow while the patient becomes emaciated and simply wastes away. Added to this, because of the cancer cell’s amazing internal protection against toxins, standard administered chemotherapy must be in large enough quantities to force its penetration into the cancer cells. This results in the indiscriminate penetration and killing of healthy cells as well, frequently leaving the patient with fever, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and a substantially diminished quality of life.

CHEMO OVERDOSE ABOUT TO HAPPEN

THIS CAN AND DOES HAPPEN - AT TIMES – IF IT DOES THE PATIENT WILL NEVER KNOW

Are there any side effects of IPT treatment? Almost none. There is certainly no hair loss, no going home to shiver in bed for a day or two, and no severe vomiting. There is occasional constipation, which is easily controlled by simple medications. Some nausea is occasionally encountered for a few hours after the first couple of treatments, but this is also easily managed.

What are the benefits of IPT?

• IPT can be very tough against tumors while being very gentle for the patient, who continues to live a normal, vital lifestyle while being treated. Treatments require only approximately 1 ¼ hours, so many patients are able to continue to work at their customary vocations while undergoing these weekly treatments.

• If there is a chemotherapy drug that works against a particular type of tumor, it is likely to work better if potentiated with insulin.

• Gentle treatment sometimes precludes the need for surgery or radiation. But when surgery or radiation is required, IPT can be administered simultaneously, unlike conventional chemotherapy.

• Treatments costs are significantly less than standard chemotherapy, and most insurance carriers do pay a significant portion of the fees.

• As compared to conventional chemotherapy, there are no severe and debilitating side effects. The patient can easily continue with normal daily activities, enjoying a high quality of life while avoiding severe vomiting, hair loss, or fevers.

Are there any dangers in IPT treatment? Unlike with conventional chemotherapy, there have been no reported deaths as a result of IPT. In brief, there is no danger. The worst side effect encountered is easily managed constipation. Unlike conventional chemotherapy, anemia and decreased platelet counts are unusual and usually not so severe as to require transfusions.

What should I expect when being treated? We usually advise that 18-22 treatments are required to achieve remission. However, we have observed complete remissions after only six treatments, and occasionally more than 22 treatments are required. It all depends on the type of cancer cell and how far it has advanced in the patient’s body.

IPT is administered in the same manner as traditional chemotherapy—the patient rests in a recliner while the chemotherapeutic agent is received through an IV. The procedure takes about 1 1/4 hours. The number and frequency of treatments vary with each patient.

Insullin Potentiation Therapy: A More In Depth Look Chemotherapy drugs are powerful cell-killing agents. In current medical practice, getting these drugs into the inside of cells where they do their work requires that they be administered in doses high enough to force them across the membranes of cancer cells.

A major drawback to this dosing strategy is a serious dose-related side effect profile frequently seen with anticancer drugs. This happens because chemotherapy agents do not discriminate between cancer cells and other normal cells in the patient's body. They kill both kinds of cells, therefore there are side effects.

With recent advances in our understanding of the inner workings of cancer cells, it is now possible to avoid the dose-related side effects of chemotherapy, while at the same time increasing the effectiveness and specificity of these agents in killing cancer cells. The key to this is an innovative strategy for drug delivery called Insulin Potentiation Therapy (IPT).

Readers will recognize insulin as being the hormone used to treat diabetes. Secreted by the pancreas in healthy people, insulin is a powerful hormone with many actions in the human body, a principal one being to manage the delivery of glucose across cell membranes into cells. Insulin communicates its messages to cells by joining up with specific insulin receptors scattered on the outer surface of the cell membranes. Every cell in the human body has some of these receptors, with there being from one hundred to one hundred thousand of them per cell.

One might well ask, "What does any of this have to do with cancer cells?" It is a well-known scientific fact that cancer cells have a voracious appetite for glucose. Glucose is their unique source of energy, and because of the relatively inefficient way cancer cells burn this fuel, they use up a great deal of it. This is one reason why cancer patients lose so much weight. Because cancer cells require so much glucose, they virtually steal it away from the body's normal cells, thus starving them.

The interesting connection between cancer cells and insulin is that recent findings published in the scientific medical literature report that cancer cells actually manufacture and secrete their own insulin. That cancer cells should be able to do this makes good sense, knowing of their requirements for large amounts of glucose to fuel their processes of uncontrolled growth. Related to this insulin secretion, and central to the operation of Insulin Potentiation Therapy, is the even more interesting fact that cancer cells have ten times more insulin receptors per cell than any of the normal cells in the body. This fact creates a valuable opportunity for the chemotherapy of cancer because it significantly differentiates normal cells from the cancerous ones.

Having ten times more insulin receptors than normal cells means that the effect of administered insulin will be ten times greater on cancer cells than on normal cells. With this difference, combined with actions of insulin in Insulin Potentiation Therapy, we are able to deliver an effective dose intensity of chemotherapy drugs to the inside of cancer cells - selectively, with a sparing of normal tissues - and this can be accomplished using greatly reduced doses of the drugs, effectively eliminating all their dose-related side effects.

There is a kind of poetic justice in this wonderful coincidence of cancer cell biology. The mechanisms that cancer cells use to kill people are the same ones manipulated in IPT to selectively potentiate chemotherapy effects in them, and to more safely and effectively kill the cancer cells. A published article about cancer cells in tissue culture reported that the addition of insulin to the culture medium enhanced the cell-killing effect of methotrexate - a commonly used chemotherapy drug - by a factor of up to ten thousand. This striking result was attributed to two effects on the cancer cells.

One was an effect of insulin to increase the trans-membrane transport of the methotrexate into the cell. The other was what the authors called "metabolic modification by insulin" within the cancer cells. There is yet another wonderful and powerful coincidence of cancer cell biology involved in this factor of "metabolic modification" - one that fits right in with the workings of Insulin Potentiation Therapy.

Just as cancer cells have their own independent secretion of insulin for unlimited access to the fuel they require, they also have their own independent secretion of something called insulin-like growth-factor to provide them with an unlimited stimulus for growth. Cancer cells also have ten times more of the receptors for insulin-like growth-factor on their cell membranes - just as for the insulin receptors.

The metabolic modification by insulin mentioned above results from the fact that not only can it join up with its own specific receptors on cell membranes, but insulin is also able to join up with the receptors for insulin-like growth-factor, and to communicate messages about growth to these cells. While it may seem highly undesirable for a cancer therapy to actually promote cancer cell growth, this is in fact a valuable effect of insulin here.

Chemotherapy side-effects result from actions on the cells of patient's hair follicles, their bone marrow, and the cells lining the stomach and intestines. This is what causes the hair loss, low blood cell counts, and the nausea and vomiting. What these different cell types all have in common - along with cancer cells - is that they are all rapidly dividing cells.

Chemotherapy drugs like to attack rapidly dividing cells, indiscriminately. In a tumor, not all the cancer cells are in this rapidly dividing stage all at once. They take turns. When insulin joined up with the excess of insulin-like growth-factor receptors on those cancer cells in the tissue culture, it stimulated growth in many of the cells that were not in this growth phase. This "metabolic modification by insulin" rendered more of these cells susceptible to chemotherapy attack, contributing to their increased death rate as observed in the experiment.

In Insulin Potentiation Therapy, insulin administration does cause the blood glucose to go down. This is called hypoglycemia. This hypoglycemia is an anticipated side-effect of the insulin, one rapidly and effectively controllable with intravenous glucose infusions at an appropriate time, according to the IPT protocol. The principal role insulin plays in IPT is that of a biologic response modifier. It modifies the biologic response of cancer cells in such a way that lowered doses of anticancer drugs, administered in conjunction with insulin, will kill the cancer cells more effectively. Insulin modifies the cell membrane allowing more anticancer drugs into the cell. It also modifies the growth characteristics in tumors making more of the cancer cells vulnerable to anticancer drug effects.

Due to the great excess of insulin-sensitive receptors on cancer cell membranes, we are now able to create a clear differentiation between cancer and normal cells using insulin.

Because of this important element of differentiation, along with the biologic response modification insulin produces, conventional chemotherapy drugs get targeted more specifically and more effectively inside the cancer cells only, and this can occur with the use of greatly reduced doses of these cell-killing drugs. Cancer cells die, tumors shrink, and no side-effects are caused in any other tissues. Insulin Potentiation Therapy appears to be a wonderful new way of treating cancer using nothing other than conventional chemotherapy drugs.

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END OF TOPIC #17

medicinal effects of mushrooms

Host Defense Potentiators (HDP)

Mushrooms are valuable health food - low in calories, high in vegetable proteins, chitin, iron, zinc, fiber, essential amino acids, vitamins & minerals. Mushrooms also have a long history of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Their legendary effects on promoting good health and vitality and increasing your body's adaptive abilities have been supported by recent studies. These studies suggest that Mushrooms are probiotic - they help our body strengthen itself and fight off illness by maintaining physiological homeostasis - restoring our bodies balance and natural resistance to disease. The compounds they contain have been classified as Host Defense Potentiators (HDP), which can have immune system enhancement properties. That is one of the reasons they are currently used as adjuncts to cancer treatments in Japan and China. "In Japan, Russia, China, and the U.S.A. several different polysaccharide anti tumor agents have been developed from the fruiting body, mycelia, and culture medium of various medicinal mushrooms (Lentinus edodes, Ganoderma lucidum, Schizophyllum commune, Trametes versicolor, Inonotus obliquus, and Flammulina velutipes). Both cellular components and secondary metabolites of a large number of mushrooms have been shown to effect the immune system of the host and therefore could be used to treat a variety of disease states."

Many scientific studies performed in universities and medical facilities have produced volumes of studies on the medicinal effects of mushrooms on many different ailments affecting humans. For example:

1. Reishi has been called an “immune potentiator” and can increase the production of Interleukin-1 & 2. It has been reported that Reishi extracts “exerted an inhibition effect on tumor growth”. Recent studies have also indicated that Reishi can have a number of other effects: Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Antiviral through inducing interferon production, Lowers blood pressure, Cardiotonic action through lowering serum cholesterol, Expectorant & Antitussive, Liver (Hepatitis)-protecting and detoxifying, Protection against ionizing radiation, Antibacterial, and Anti-HIV activity. Reishi contains calcium, iron and phosphorus as well as vitamins C, D, and B - including pantothenic acid, which is essential to nerve function and the adrenal glands.

2. An extract (Lentinan) from Shiitake (for centuries called "Elixir of Life" ) has been licensed as a anti-cancer drug by the Japanese FDA. Lentinan has shown some effect on bowel cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, ovarian cancer and lung cancer. Lentinan stimulates the production of T lymphocytes and natural killer cells and can potentiate the effect of AZT in the anti-viral treatment of A.I.D.S. Shiitake is rich in several anti-oxidants (Selenium, Uric acid & Vitamin A, E, & C) as well as Vitamin D. Shiitake mushrooms may also lower blood pressure in those with hypertension, lower serum cholesterol levels, increase libido, stimulate the production of Interferon which has anti-viral effects, and has proven effective against Hepatitis in some cases.

3. The right species of Cordyceps can be a powerful stimulant for macrophage activity, strengthening your immune system’s ability to fight against bacterial and viral infection. Human clinical studies indicate that Cordyceps can be effective for treatment of high cholesterol, poor libido/impotence, arrhythmia, lung cancer, and chronic kidney failure. It is also reported that Cordyceps causes smooth muscle relaxation. This can make it especially helpful for treating chronic coughs, asthma, and other bronchial conditions.

4. Recent human clinical studies have indicated that Tremella fuciformis (Bai Mu Erh) stimulates the immune system. Other recent studies have indicated that Tremella fuciformis demonstrates anti-tumor activity, lowers LDL cholesterol, protects the liver and is anti-inflammatory and may slow the aging process.

5. Grifola frondosa (Maitake) has also been shown to stimulate the immune system and to be effective against some tumors.

Many of the compounds found in Shiitake, Reishi, Cordyceps, and some other mushrooms are classified as Host Defense Potentiators (HDP). These compounds include: hemicellulose (AHCC), polysaccharides, polysaccharide -peptides, nucleosides, triterpeniods, complex starches, and other metabolites. It is believed that combinations of these products target the human immune system as well as aid in neuron transmission, metabolism, hormonal balance and the transport of nutrients and oxygen. Through a host-mediated (T cell) immune mechanism, they help the body regulate the development of lymphoid stem cells and other important defense responses.

It is important to maintain both good health and body balance. Each time we get sick, a potential vulnerable spot may open in our body's defenses. Over time cell mediated immunity may become inadequate or malfunction. This could allow multiple genetic mutations in the same location (malignant transformations) to reach cell proportions resulting in abnormal or malignant growth. The process is generally quite slow and takes many years and may take many bouts of illness to manifest itself. The objective should to maintain a well-regulated body. If we can keep our immune system functioning efficiently, minimize the frequency and severity of all illnesses, and recover quickly, we are more likely to enjoy a healthy quality of life.

Most studies on the health benefits of mushrooms for humans have focused on immune enhancement properties. Complex sugars and their derivatives are able to stimulate a higher level of cytokine production in humans. Cytokines are proteins produced by the immune system to facilitate communication between cells. Complex cellular processes such as proliferation and differentiation are regulated in part by extra cellular signaling molecules: for example, polypeptide growth factors, cytokines, and peptide hormones. Many exert their mitogenic effects by binding to specific cell surface receptor protein tyrosine kinases. This interaction triggers numerous biochemical responses, including changes in phospholipid metabolism, the activation of a protein phosphorylation cascade, and the enhanced expression of specific immediate-early, delayed-early, or late response genes. Some common cytokines include interleukins, interferon, natural killer cells (NK cells) activating factors and tumor necrosis factors.

Vitamin and mineral supplements should be taken on a regular basis to be most effective. A balanced diet, sufficient rest, a positive outlook, and regular consumption of nutrient supplements including mushroom products can increase the odds of obtaining and maintaining good health. Many times we get sick because of deficiencies or imbalances in our systems that allow pathogens to attack our bodies. Today, we live in artificial environments where air is filtered and food is processed. We frequently administer antibiotics and a variety of interventions to cure our ailments or mask their symptoms. Our immune systems are no longer being challenged as often as they would be in a more natural environment. A major function of our immune system works like a computer data file. Pathogens invading our systems are being monitored constantly. Information on new pathogens and other molecules is stored in our immune data base. When hostile pathogens attack our bodies, our immune systems are more capable of mounting fast immune responses if we have a substantive data base of foreign substances. However, with a meager data base in an under developed immune system, we are incapable of dealing with many pathogens. A slow immune response will not be able to cope with an onslaught of pathogens.

Mushrooms can provide a regular benign challenge to the immune system by presenting many different molecules to the data base in a non-hostile manner. It has been remarked that with mushrooms supplements we have a “24-hour Nautilus for our immune system".

END OF TOPIC #18

THE WHO’S WHO IN CANCER ALTERNATIVES

The forerunners in cancer alternatives and their contributions

to cancer support and prevention

An amazing multitude of different cancer cures have been described in books and articles. Former cancer victims have written about their recovery, which often involved nothing more than living peacefully on an organic raw-food diet. Others attribute their cure to immune-enhancing factors, alternative technology or meditation and guided imagery, sometimes to specific remedies, but commonly in various combinations of any of these methods. There are so many combinations and variations; the list seems to be endless.

To bring some order to this confusing diversity, I would like to form a few broad categories in which the main treatment is based either on nutrition, specific remedies, and technology or mind improvement.

NUTRITION CURES

One of the simplest methods was used by the Danish doctor Kristine Nolfi. She cured her own cancer with a hundred percent organic and vegetarian raw-food diet, and then continued to cure cancer patients in the same way on her health farm. She lost her medical license for using 'dangerous' and unapproved methods but her fame nevertheless spread throughout Scandinavia. In New Zealand Dr Eva Hill did much the same thing to cure her own cancer, and to help many of her patients.

Ann Wigmore pioneered and promoted wheat-grass juice after curing her own cancer with it, in combination with an organic vegetarian diet. Together with Victoras Kulvinskas she formed the Hippocrates Health Institute in Boston, and branches and health farms using wheat-grass juice quickly sprang up in many countries. It is more effective if a non-centrifugal juicer is used for making juices, or possibly just a mincer with the juice pressed by hand.

In South Africa, Johanna Brand, a naturopath, invented the now famous grape cure by curing herself of stomach cancer in the 1920's. For six weeks she ate nothing but grapes, black varieties are the best. Thousands of former cancer victims have testified as to the effectiveness of her method. Because it is now so difficult to obtain unsprayed grapes, commercially sprayed grapes have sometimes been used after thorough washing in warm soapy water and careful rinsing

The Breuss-Cure, which originated in Germany, also lasts for 6 weeks; a maximum of 500 ml of freshly pressed vegetable juices are used, mainly beetroot with some carrot, celery and radish. In addition herbal teas and onion broth are recommended. It too, is claimed to have cured thousands.

Hans Nieper, a respected German cancer therapist (recently deceased), used in addition to a good diet a wide range of supplements to inhibit tumor growth, activate the immune system, degrade the tumor with large-scale enzyme supplementation, and strengthen the liver and general metabolism. Nieper claimed a 50% survival rate of ‘terminal’ patients. If patients survive for 18 months on this program, their statistical life expectancy becomes about normal, unlike with chemotherapy where life expectancy continues to drop after 18 months.

Another German cancer therapist, Dr J Kuhl, used a diet high in lactic acid fermented foods with good results. Lactic acid produced by a tumor rotates light to the left and enhances tumor growth. Lactic acid produced by lactic acid bacteria, on the other hand, rotates light to the right and inhibits tumor growth.

Dr Johanna Budwig, also in Germany, found high-quality linseed/flax oil combined with ‘quark’ and a mainly vegetarian raw-food diet most effective. Quark is the German word for cottage cheese, but made from lactic acid fermented raw skim milk as used by Budwig. This provides not only the beneficial fermentation products, but also a high amount of sulfur-amino acids. These are mainly cysteine and methionine, which together with the polyunsaturated fatty acids in linseed/flax oil can quickly restore the oxidative energy production in and around tumors, and cause them to regress.

The Bristol Cancer Help Centre in England, formerly under the direction of Dr Alec Forbes, offers a wide-ranging holistic program similar to the Mexican clinics. This includes a vegetarian diet of largely raw foods, supplemented by specific vitamins, minerals, enzymes, ginseng and liver herbs, in addition to colonic cleansing, visualization, biofeedback, relaxation, meditation and spiritual healing.

Dr Maud Fere, in New Zealand, claimed success with a much more limited program that had helped her to cure her own bowel cancer. She advocated a good vegetarian diet, but her main emphasis, similar to Max Gerson's, was that there must be no salt in it. She also found it beneficial to use diluted hydrochloric acid, diluted phosphoric acid, ammonium chloride, and tincture of iodine.

Earlier Are Waerland became famous for a successful diet that consisted of sour milk and similar products, whole grains raw or only partly cooked, as well as fruits and vegetables. There are still many active Waerland groups in Germany and Scandinavia. Bircher-Benner advocated a similar lacto-vegetarian raw-food diet. He invented the by now famous but greatly deteriorated muesli. The macrobiotic diet based on cooked brown rice and only a minimum of raw food is very different from all the other anti-cancer diets. It has a mild cleansing action and some cancer victims claim to have been cured with a strict macrobiotic diet.

From 1951 Dr A. Ferenczi in Hungary used large amounts of beetroot successfully for tumor regression, up to 1 kg daily have been used. The active ingredient is the purple coloring containing anthocyanin. It is now also available as a freeze-dried powder.

The Gerson Therapy

Best known is probably the Gerson therapy. Born in Germany, Dr Max Gerson immigrated to the US in 1938. His diet consists mainly of fresh, preferably organic, fruit and vegetables. He stressed a high potassium content that is more in the skins or outer part of root vegetables than in the centers. Sodium, on the other hand, was to be severely restricted - the diet was completely without added salt, but with added potassium salts instead.

In addition, Gerson prescribed hydrochloric acid with pepsin, pancreatin, and high doses of Lugol's solution for iodine together with freeze-dried thyroid, niacin, Royal Jelly and injections of vitamin B12 with crude liver. In addition, raw liver juice was used for its high content of enzymes. Later, with increasing chemicalization of agriculture, the liver juice was omitted while linseed/flax oil was belatedly added to the list of supplements.

Liver detoxification with frequent coffee enemas was another cornerstone of the Gerson Therapy; otherwise patients with advanced cancer might die despite disappearing tumors. Gerson treated hundreds of so-called terminal cases of which about 50 % recovered.

Dr Issels used the Gerson therapy successfully in Germany. In addition, he realized the harmful influence of dead or infected teeth and mercury amalgam fillings on the outcome of cancer therapy. Therefore, his patients had to have all unhealthy teeth removed at the beginning of the treatment.

The Kelly approach

Dr W. D. Kelly, an American dentist, was given only one month to live with multiple tumors of the liver, pancreas and other organs. He cured himself with a vegetarian raw-food diet with the addition of various supplements, but especially with high doses of pancreatin. Pancreas enzymes are very effective in destroying tumors and sometimes even too effective. Kelly, like Gerson and other holistic cancer therapists, saw the greatest danger in a too rapid destruction of the tumor that can kill the patient with poisons generated by the disintegrating tumor proteins. He recommended daily Epsom salts purges during the critical period and, if required, also coffee enemas.

After helping thousands of patients by supplying individualized information to the patient's doctor, he believes that cancer can usually be cured if there is at least one month, but preferably three months, of life expectancy when starting the program.

As a simple, but somewhat expensive self-test for the early detection of cancer before tumors can be found clinically, he recommends taking six to eight pancreatin tablets after each meal for four weeks. If you feel worse after these four weeks with nausea, headaches or fatigue, there is likely to be a cancerous condition. If you feel better instead, brighter and with more energy, the condition is pre-cancerous. If there is no difference there is probably no early cancer, but there may already be a clinically detectable malignant tumor present.

Kelley has an extensive documentation with 10,000 medically verified diagnoses. In one study all his cases of pancreas cancer were investigated. With conventional treatment there were virtually no survivors after 5 years. He had 22 cases on record. Of these, 10 never started the treatment and survived for 67 days. 7 followed it partially and survived an average of 233 days, while the 5 who followed the Kelley treatment completely all recovered completely.

Aajonus Vonderplanitz, in California, claims great success in overcoming advanced cancer with a raw-food diet that includes raw (organic) meat, see his book We Want to Live (1997).

REMEDIES & HERBS

I recently read that about ten thousand Americans a day cross the border into Mexico for medical treatment. Many of these have US health insurance that is not valid in Mexico. For some the attraction may be cheaper treatment, and for others a more humane face of medicine, but the most important draw card would be the fact that all holistic cancer clinics have effectively been eliminated in the US, and are now just south of the border down Mexico way. While these clinics also give dietary advice, they rely mainly on specific remedies, such as laetrile, ozone therapy, herbs and specific immune enhancing measures, but also visualization and meditation.

Many thousands of former cancer victims have attested to the beneficial effects of laetrile in the treatment of their disease. While not a cure in itself, laetrile has been found in clinical trials to reduce or eliminate cancer-related pain, improve the appetite with weight gain in underweight patients, eliminate the typical nauseating cancer odor in terminal wards and induce a sense of well-being and hope. In animal experiments also tumor inhibition was evident. Initially, laetrile commonly is injected, several grams daily, while oral doses of similar amounts may continue for a year or more. Animal experiments showed similar benefits to those from laetrile even when just bitter almonds or apricot kernels were eaten. These are also commonly used in countries where the availability of laetrile is restricted or where its use is illegal.

Garlic is frequently used as a supporting remedy in the treatment of cancer. It has proven anti-cancer properties. Not only does it protect against the formation of tumors, including metastases, it also inhibits the growth of established tumors. In addition, it strengthens the immune system and improves the detoxifying ability of the liver.

Two other remedies used widely in the Mexican and other cancer clinics are Vitamin C, and hydrazine sulfate. Linus Pauling and Ewan Cameron pioneered Vitamin C treatment for cancer, and found greatly increased survival times for terminal cancer patients with 10 g of Vitamin C daily. Now it is sometimes used in even larger amounts, just below the threshold where it causes diarrhea, initially it may also be infused intravenously.

Hydrazine sulfate was discovered by Dr Joseph Gold for use in cancer treatment. It blocks a liver enzyme which converts the lactic acid produced by a tumor back into glucose, a reaction which takes much more energy from the patient than it generates. It was mainly used with ‘terminal’: patients who reported improved appetite, normalized weight, increased strength and less pain. However, presently it is increasingly used in earlier stages and more and more patients claim that their tumors have disappeared.

Another group of remedies is specifically designed to stimulate the immune system. In the 1950s Krebiozen made headlines in the US, promoted by a respected scientist, Dr Andrew Ivy. Five hundred doctors used it, and 20,000 testimonials of cancer victims stood behind Dr Ivy and his co-workers at their trial. They were acquitted, but the AMA succeeded in blacklisting Krebiozen.

Dr B Coley was an early US cancer pioneer who used a special vaccine to induce fever and inflammation in cancer patients. Out of 500 cases half remained free of malignancy during follow-up for 5-54 years.

Virginia Livingston-Wheeler, an US microbiologist, combined a vegetarian diet with a vaccine prepared from the patient's own body fluids. Most widely used, however, especially in Germany, are vaccines related to the tubercle bacillus that were developed by Prof Enderlein.

In addition to the successful homeopathic cancer treatment by the US doctor E G Jones before homeopathy was outlawed, Dr W F Koch also gained the support of thousands of patients with his homeopathic oxidation catalyst. Mistletoe, too, is often given in homeopathic form.

Dr William Lane in the US noticed that sharks do not develop cancer. This prompted him to experiment with good results with shark cartilage that is now commercially available. Liquid bovine cartilage appears now to be preferable to shark cartilage. Also shark oil is useful.

Gaston Naessens in Canada was successful curing cancer by injecting a modified camphor compound into lymph nodes to strengthen the immune system. He claims a long-term remission rate of 75%. His remedy, called 714-X, is now available from Canada and New Zealand.

Dr Seeger, the German cancer researcher, found Zell Oxygen most helpful to ‘normalize’ cancer cells by restarting their oxidative energy production. Zell Oxygen is a culture of special young yeast cells very high in oxygenating enzymes. It works best combined with Royal Jelly. Wobe-mugos is imported from Germany and contains proteolytic enzymes from hydrolyzed beef pancreas, thymus and other glands. It is claimed to be very beneficial in so-called terminal conditions.

Herbal Remedies

Essiac (Ojibway Indian Tea) is another famous cancer herb mixture developed about 1922 by the Canadian nurse Rene Caisse. In 1937 the Royal Cancer Commission found that Essiac was effective against cancer and in 1938 Essiac came within three votes of being legalized as a remedy for terminal cancer. After this, Rene received special permission to treat terminal cancer patients but was not allowed to take money for it. At the time of her death in 1978 the Canadian Ministry of Health & Welfare destroyed her huge collection of documents and patient files on the effectiveness of Essiac.

The four ingredients are rhubarb root, burdock root and slippery elm as blood purifiers and the tops of young sheep's sorrel (Rumen acetosella) to destroy cancer cells. The use of Essiac is gradually spreading to other countries but there is also a warning that some distributors have substituted yellow dock or curly dock for the essential sheep's sorrel.

A tea made from leaves and stems or twigs of papaw is another traditional cancer remedy. It was revealed to Stan Sheldon on the Queensland Gold Coast in 1962, who cured his rapidly spreading tumors in both lungs within two months. This remedy is now widely used throughout Queensland. According to an article in New Scientist, a chemical has been discovered in one kind of papaw, which is one billion times more effective against cancer cells than presently used anti-cancer drugs. An Aboriginal cancer remedy is the maroon bush, while the use of mistletoe preparations is based on ancient European folklore and recommendations by Rudolf Steiner.

Jethro Kloss was a well-known early American herbalist of the ‘old school’. For cancer treatment he used mainly red clover blossoms, violet leaves and flowers, the roots of burdock and yellow dock, golden seal, echinacea, aloes, agrimony, dandelion root, supposedly with good success.

Even more famous and most widely used in many countries, is the Hoxsey herb mixture. It originated about 1925 in the US with thousands of patients attesting to its usefulness in overcoming their cancer. The internal remedy consists of amarga, berberis root, buckthorn bark, burdock, licorice, pokeroot, prickly ash, red clover, stillingia root and potassium iodide. There were also three external remedies to be painted on any visible tumors to make them dry up and fall out. Presently mainly Herbveil 8 and KC101 (in NZ) and cansema are being used for melanoma and other skin cancers as well as tumors close to the skin, such as breast tumors.

Jason Winters described his own cure from terminal cancer in his book 'Killing Cancer'. In addition to diet, he used red clover, chaparral, gotu kola, selenium and some not well-defined roots and spices in his herb mixture, which is not available in most countries.

MIND IMPROVEMENT

Wilhelm Reich discovered the harmful effects of repressed sexual feelings in the development of cancer. His methods for freeing up feelings and energy flows have become standard practice in bio-energy therapy and other holistic treatments.

Another ten-year study published in the Lancet, of women with advanced metastatic breast cancer found that just belonging to a support group and meeting once a week, doubled the life span as compared to a control group that had medically been treated in the same way. In addition to some well-known support groups, such as those run by the Bristol clinic in England, or Ian Gawler's support group in Victoria (Australia), there are now small groups, often in connection with meditation groups, in many cities.

Well known for his meditation work with cancer patients was Dr A Meares of Melbourne. In the US the Simontons have pioneered guided imagery in cancer treatment. They showed that survival times with terminal cancers can be doubled in this way. Characteristics in patients, which they found to be associated with above average results are emotional resilience, flexible beliefs, physical activity, strong self-concept and social autonomy. Many cancer patients have been greatly helped and seem to have recovered mainly because they learned to express their feelings and emotions and they moved towards fulfilling their emotional needs.

Of all the published, properly randomized clinical trials, psychotherapy is by far the most effective cancer therapy. Eysenk and Grossarth-Maticek (Behavior Research and Therapy 1991; 29 (1):17-31) found that 13 years after extended individual therapy none of 50 patients in the treated cancer-prone group had died but 32 percent in the control group. With group therapy, after 7 years, there were18 out of 239 cancer death in the treated group, compared to 111 of the 234 in the control group. With terminal cancer patients the increased survival time was 64% and women with metastasized breast cancer lived about twice as long.

The most powerful setback to recovery, on the other hand, is a medical pronouncement that the condition in incurable and terminal, especially if a time limit is mentioned. This then becomes a self-fulfilling hypnotic suggestion; just like "pointing the bone" in other cultures and it is then difficult for a holistic therapist to change this medically implanted death wish into hope and faith that are the keys for recovery.

The most promising therapy appears to be The New Medicine of the much-persecuted German Dr Hamer. He claims a 95% success rate by discovering and eliminating the emotional shock that triggered the development of cancer, commonly one to two years before its diagnosis. My own preference is a combination of Dr Hamer’s approach, with an organic raw-food diet that is suitable for the metabolic type of the patient.

END OF TOPIC #19

Herbs and Plants Histology- ALERT
GETTING TO KNOW THE HERB OR PLANT BEFORE IT”S USED COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE

Oleander Leaf

Other common name(s): oleander, dogbane, laurier rose, rosebay,

Anvirzel^TM, Xenavex^TM, SAOB-0401

Scientific/medical name(s): Nerium oleander, Oleandri polium, Thevetia peruviana

USAGE CATEGORY: EC (EXTREME CAUTION)

RISK FACTOR: EHR (EXTREMELY HIGH RISK)

STATUS: NR (NOT RECOMMENDED)

THIS IS about the safety of others who decide

to use the Oleander plant to make their own Oleander EXTACT AS a Alternative medicine

in a home environment

issues that one must consider when deciding

whether or not to make AND USE the oleander extact at home

PLANTS Profile for Nerium oleander (oleander) | USDA PLANTS

PLANTS Profile for Thevetia peruviana (luckynut) | USDA PLANTS

1. Oleander is a poisonous evergreen shrub identified by its fragrant white, rose, or purple flowers, whorled leaves, and long follicles containing seeds. It grows in mild climates or as an indoor plant. The active ingredients are extracted from the leaves, but all parts of the plant are poisonous.

2. There is no established therapeutic dose of oleander extract. What may be an acceptable dosage for one could be deadly to another

3. Even a small amount of oleander can cause death due to its effects on the heart

4. The oleander plant should not be used except under the careful observation and controlled conditions of a clinical TriaL - (someone’s kitchen stove top can NOT be considered “UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS….”)

5. The oleander leaf is on the list of unapproved herbs. This means that it is not recommended for use because it has not been proven to be safe

6. The plant parts are toxic, whether cooked, raw, made into tea, OR SOUP. Who can say that the oleander preparations (“when prepared and taken according to instructions”) will be exactly the same each and every time? Since the slightest variation could cause serious injury or death.

7. In March 2000, the FDA warned A company that manufactured Anvirzel to immediately stop promoting the product as safe and effective, after it found misleading information on their Web site. The FDA noted that CLAIMS were being made based on very preliminary and inconclusive data. Such claims are not allowed until after a drug is fully tested and shown to be safe and effective. This Texas based company manufactures ANVIRZEL but it is not allowed to market its product in the U.S. It is shipped to other parts of the world where it’s used. One can fly to Honduras, Mexico and purchase a six month supply for around $9,000

8. The FDA has received reports of at least 2 deaths linked to the use of Anvirzel before the filing of the Investigational New Drug application

9. THE International Wellness Directory AND MINNESOTA WELLNESS PUBLICATIONS, INC. MAKE NO GUARANTEES ABOUT THIS FORMULA NOR DO WE RECOMMEND MAKING IT.

10. According to the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System (TESS) in 2002 there were 847 known human poisonings in the United States related to Oleander (Watson 2003). We recogonize the fact that not all 847 cases are related to home therapuic applications, but we can safetly say that with further research we will be able to identify what percent are actually related.

11. Because oleander is similar to the drug digoxin, it may share some of the same interactions, although this has not been thoroughly studied. Digoxin interacts with many drugs, including acarbose, acetazolamide, activated charcoal, amiodarone, atorvastatin, azithromycin, azosemide, bepridil, beta-adrenergic blockers, bumetanide, canrenoate, cascara sagrada, cholestyramine, clarithromycin, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, diltiazem, erythromycin, ethacrynic acid, furosemide, hydroxychloroquine, indomethacin, itraconazole, kaolin, lornoxicam, metoclopramide, mibefradil, nefazodone, nifedipine, nilvadipine, nisoldipine, nitrendipine, paromomycin, penicillamine, piretanide, propafenone, propantheline, quinidine, quinine, spironolactone, succinylcholine, thiazide diuretics, torsemide, valspodar, verapamil, and vincristine.

12. Low potassium levels in the blood may increase the dangerous side effects of oleander. Therefore, oleander should be used cautiously with drugs that may lower potassium levels, such as laxatives or some diuretics (drugs that increase urine flow).

13. Toxic effects of oleander on the heart may be increased if used with calcium supplements

14. Oleander contains cardiac glycoside heart-active substances. Herbs or supplements that may cause increased heart effects/damage if taken with oleander include: adonis, balloon cotton, black hellebore root/melampode, black Indian hemp, bushman's poison, cactus grandifloris, convallaria, eyebright, figwort, foxglove/digitalis, frangipani, hedge mustard, hemp root/Canadian hemp root, king's crown, lily-of-the-valley, motherwort, pheasant's eye plant, plantain leaf, pleurisy root, psyllium husks, redheaded cotton-bush, rhubarb root, rubber vine, sea-mango, senna fruit, squill, strophanthus, uzara, wallflower, wintersweet, and yellow dock root. Notably, bufalin/Chan Suis is a Chinese herbal formula that has been reported as toxic or fatal when taken with cardiac glycosides.

15. Additional side effects of oleander ingestion include irritation and redness of lips, gums, tongue, nausea, vomiting, depression, irritability, fast breathing, sweating, stomach pain, diarrhea, headache, confusion, visual disturbances, and constricted pupils. Abnormal blood tests, including tests of liver and kidney function (potassium, bilirubin, creatinine, and blood urea) have been reported in humans.

IN desperate times

desperate people

will do

DESPERATE THINGS

and not

desparate times call

for desparate measures

WE PUT THE SAFETY OF OTHERS FAR ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE

END OF TOPIC #20

The Health Benefits of Water Fasting

Why fasting is so important to the body

Fasting is an exceptionally ancient, and powerful, approach to healing many common disease conditions. It allows the body to rest, detoxify, and to heal. During fasting the body moves into the same kind of detoxification cycle that it normally enters during sleep. It uses its energy during a fast, not for digesting food, but for cleansing the body of accumulated toxins and healing any parts of it that are ill.

As a fast progresses the body consumes everything that it can that is not essential to bodily functioning. This includes bacteria, viruses, fibroid tumors, waste products in the blood, any build up around the joints, and stored fat. The historical record indicates that human beings are evolutionarily designed to fast. It is an incredibly safe approach to healing and the body knows how to do it very well.

The Physiological Changes of Fasting

Many of the most dramatic changes that occur in the body during fasting take place on the first three days of the fast. These occur as the body switches from one fuel source to another. Normally, the primary form of energy the body uses for energy is glucose, a type of sugar. Most of this is extracted or converted from the food we eat. Throughout the day, the liver stores excess sugar in a special form called glycogen that it can call on as energy levels fall between meals. There is enough of this sugar source for 8-12 hours of energy and usually, it is completely exhausted within the first 24 hours of fasting. (However, once the body shifts over to ketosis or fat as fuel, this new fuel is used to also restore the body's glycogen reserves.)

Once the liver's stores of glycogen are gone, the body begins to shift over to what is called ketosis or ketone production - the use of fatty acids as fuel instead of glucose. This shift generally begins on the second day of fasting and completed by the third. In this interim period there is no glucose available and energy from fat conversion is insufficient but the body still needs fuel. So it accesses glucose from two sources. It first converts glycerol, available in the body's fat stores, to glucose but this is still insufficient. So it makes the rest that it needs from catabolizing, or breaking down, the amino acids in muscle tissue, using them in the liver for gluconeogenesis, or the making of glucose. Between 60 and 84 grams of protein are used on this second day, 2-3 ounces of muscle tissue. By the third day ketone production is sufficient to provide nearly all the energy the body needs and the body's protein begins to be strongly conserved. The body still needs a tiny amount of glucose for some functions, however, so a very small amount of protein, 18-24 grams, is still catabolized to supply it - from 1/2 to 1 ounce of muscle tissue per day. Over a 30 day water fast a person generally loses a maximum of 1-2 pounds of muscle mass. This conservation of the body's protein is an evolutionary development that exists to protect muscle tissue and vital organs from damage during periods of insufficient food availability.

From the third day onward the rate of the breakdown of fatty acids from adipose or fat tissue continues to increase, hitting its peak on the tenth day. This seven day period, after the body has shifted completely over to ketosis, is where the maximum breakdown of fat tissue occurs. As part of protein conservation, the body also begins seeking out all non-body-protein sources of fuel: nonessential cellular masses such as fibroid tumors and degenerative tissues, bacteria, viruses, or any other compounds in the body that can be used for fuel. This is part of the reason that fasting produces the kind of health effects it does. Also, during this period of heightened ketosis the body is in a similar state as the one that occurs during sleep - a rest and detoxification cycle. It begins to focus on the removal of toxins from the body and the healing and regeneration of damaged tissues and organs.

Fasting and Healing

Fasting has been found to help a number of disease conditions, often permanently. There has been a number of intriguing clinical trials and studies treating numerous disease conditions with fasting. Here are some of those findings.

* In one clinical trial of hypertension and fasting, 174 people with hypertension were prefasted for 2-3 days by eating only fruits and vegetables. They then participated in a 10-11 day water only fast, followed by a 6-7 day post fast in which they ate only a low-fat, low- sodium vegan diet. Initial blood pressure in the participants was either in excess of 140 millimeters of mercury (mm HG) systolic or 90 diastolic or both. Ninety percent of the participants achieved blood pressure less than 140/90 by the end of the trial. The higher their initial blood pressure the more their readings dropped. The average drop for all participants was 37/13. Those with stage 3 hypertension (over 180/110) had an average reduction of 60/17. All those taking blood pressure medication prior to fasting were able to discontinue it. Fasting has been shown in a number of trials like this one to be one of the most effective methods for lowering blood pressure and normalizing cardiovascular function. Blood pressure tends to remain low in all those using fasting for cardiovascular disease once fasting is completed.

* Fasting is exceptionally beneficial in chronic cardiovascular disease and congestive heart failure, reducing triglycerides, atheromas, total cholesterol, and increasing HDL levels.

* Fasting has been found effective in the treatment of type II diabetes, often reversing the condition permanently.

* Because of its long-term effects on metabolism, fat stores in the body, leptin, and disease conditions associated with obesity, fasting has been found to be one of the most effective treatments for obesity.

* A number of studies have found that fasting is beneficial in epilepsy, reducing the length, number, and severity of seizures. Fasting is especially effective for helping alleviate or cure childhood epilepsy.

* In a 1988 trial of 88 people with acute pancreatitis, fasting was found better than any other medical intervention. Neither nasogastric suction nor cimetidines were found to produce as beneficial effects as those from fasting. Symptoms were relieved irrespective of the etiology of the disease.

* A number of studies have found that fasting is effective for treating both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Fasting induces significant antiinflammatory actions in the body and researchers found decreased ESR, arthralgia, pain, stiffness, and need for medication.

* Autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rosacea, chronic urticaria, and acute glomerulonephritis have all responded well to fasting.

* Severe toxic contamination has shown to be significantly helped with fasting. Clinical trials have found that people poisoned with PCB experienced "dramatic" relief after 7-10 day fasts.

* Poor immune function improves during fasting. Studies have found that there is increased macrophage activity, increased cell-mediated immunity, decreased complement factors, decreased antigen-antibody complexes, increased immunoglobulin levels, increased neutrophil bactericidal activity, depressed lymphocyte blastogenesis, heightened monocyte killing and bactericidal function, and enhanced natural killer cell activity.

* Other diseases that have responded to fasting are: psychosomatic disease, neurogenic bladder, psoriasis, eczema, thrombophlebitis, varicose ulcers, fibromyalgia, neurocirculatory disease, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, bronchial asthma, lumbago, depression, neurosis, schizophrenia, duodenal ulcers, uterine fibroids, intestinal parasites, gout, allergies, hay fever, hives, multiple sclerosis, and insomnia.

* The historically lengthy claim that fasting increases life span is beginning to garner some support in research literature. Regularly repeated 4-day fasting has been found to increase the life span in normal and immunocompromised mice.

* Although the use of fasting in the treatment of cancer is controversial, there is some emerging data SHOWING that fasting helps prevent cancer. Intermittent fasting (2 days weekly) has shown an inhibitory effect on the development of liver cancer in rats.

People Who Should Not Fast

Although most people can fast, there are a few who, because of special
conditions, should not.

* People who are extremely emaciated or in a state of starvation
* Those who are anorexic or bulemic
* Pregnant, diabetic women
* Nursing mothers
* Those who have severe anemia
* Those with an extreme fear of fasting

* Those with porphyria. Porphyria refers to a genetic metabolic defect that affects the body's ability to manage porphyrins. Porphyrins are a group of compounds that combine with iron to produce blood, are involved in the control of electron transport systems, and, within mitochondria, are intricately involved in the production, accumulation, and utilization of energy. Porphyria can cause malfunctions in the liver, bone marrow, and red blood cells and produces a wide range of symptoms including seizures.

* People with a rare, genetic, fatty acid deficiency, which prevents THE INITIATION OF KETOSIS. This is a deficiency involving the enzyme acetyl-CoA, a mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation enzyme, that is essential to ketosis. Those with this deficiency who do fast can experience severe side effects, including hepatic steatosis, myocardial lipid accumulation, and severe hypoglycemia.

A Note on Pregnancy, Children, and Fasting

Although many fasting texts suggest that pregnant women not fast, those that have been found to suffer side effects were also diabetic. Ketosis during pregnancy can seriously harm the fetus if the mother is diabetic. Fasting during pregnancy if a woman is not pregnant has not been found harmful to either mother or fetus. However, fasts for nondiabetic pregnant women should be no longer than 2-3 weeks duration and be monitored by a health care provider. Children, even infants, can also fast without complications if the fasts are of relatively short duration. For infants 2-3 days, children 1-2 weeks depending on age. These fasts should also be monitored by a health care provider unless of short duration. The need for infants and young children to fast is rare.

Those Who Should Fast Under Health Care Supervision

While most people can fast safely there are some that should do so only under the supervision of a health professional experienced in fasting for healing.

* Those with serious disease conditions
* Pregnant women
* Infants and young children
* Type I diabetics
* Those with insufficient kidney function
* Those who are extremely afraid of fasting yet wish to do so anyway
* People with a high toxic contamination level of DDT. The body in a highly concentrated form in fat tissue stores DDT. Fasting can release huge levels of DDT into the bloodstream as the fat stores are released. This can be quite dangerous.

END OF TOPIC #21

Vitamin D-3 may help curb breast cancer

Study Finds:

Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found -- adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing.

The skin makes vitamin D from ultraviolet light. Too much sunlight can raise the risk of skin cancer, but small amounts -- 15 minutes or so a few times a week without sunscreen -- may be beneficial, many doctors believe.

While the vitamin is found in certain foods and supplements, most don't contain the best form, D-3, and have only a modest effect on blood levels of the nutrient. That's what matters, the Canadian study found.

Only 24 percent of women in the study had sufficient blood levels of D at the time they were first diagnosed with breast cancer. Those who were deficient were nearly twice as likely to have their cancer recur or spread over the next 10 years, and 73 percent more likely to die of the disease.

"These are pretty big differences," said study leader Dr. Pamela Goodwin of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. "It's the first time that vitamin D has been linked to breast cancer progression."

But people shouldn't start downing supplements, she warned. Experts don't agree on how much vitamin D people need or the best way to get it, and too much can be harmful. They also don't know whether getting more vitamin D can help when someone already has cancer.

"We have no idea whether correcting a vitamin D deficiency will in any way alter these outcomes," said Dr. Julie Gralow, a cancer specialist at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The study was released Thursday by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and will be presented at the group's annual meeting later this month.

Lots of earlier research suggests vitamin D may help prevent prostate, breast and especially colon cancer. In lab and animal tests, vitamin D stifles abnormal cell growth, curbs formation of blood vessels that feed tumors and has many other anti-cancer effects.

Other evidence: People who live in northern regions of the world have higher cancer rates than those living closer to the equator, possibly because of less sunshine and vitamin D.

The Canadian researchers wanted to see whether it made a difference in survival. They took blood from 512 women at three University of Toronto hospitals between 1989 and 1995, when the women were first diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.

A decade later, 83 percent of those who had had adequate vitamin D blood levels were alive without extensive spread of their cancer, versus 79 percent of those whose vitamin D levels were insufficient and 69 percent of those who were deficient, as defined by widely used medical standards for measuring intake.

One red flag: The few women with the very highest levels of vitamin D seemed to have worse survival.

Though the study was too small and those results were not conclusive, "there may be an optimal level of vitamin D in women with breast cancer and it may be possible to take too much," Goodwin said.

The federal government says up to:

1. 2,000 international units of vitamin D a day seems OK.

2. Taking 800 units per day will, on average, raise blood levels to the middle of the range that seems best for bone and general health

3. Vitamin D is in salmon and other oily fish, and milk is routinely fortified with it, but dietary sources account for little of the amount of D circulating in the blood

"It's very hard to make a recommendation" because how much difference a supplement makes depends on someone's baseline level, which also can be affected by sunlight, skin type and time of year, she explained.

Doctors do suggest breast cancer patients get their vitamin D levels checked to see whether they are deficient. The simple blood test is available in many hospitals and labs for about $25

Dr. Nancy Davidson, a Johns Hopkins University cancer specialist who is president of the oncology society, said those tests are growing in popularity, even in ordinary medical care.

"Rightly or wrongly, I'm increasingly seeing physicians who are measuring this," she said.

The Canadian study was paid for by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in New York, established by cosmetics magnate Evelyn Lauder.

"It's a very provocative paper. It's confirmatory of a tremendous amount of evidence that vitamin D is an important component of health," said Dr. Larry Norton, chief of breast cancer programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and a medical adviser to the foundation.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. About 184,450 cases and 40,930 deaths from the disease are expected in the United States this year

Consequences of Iodine Deficiency

93% of American women have fibrocystic breast disease and the longer this disease exists, the higher the potential risk for development of breast cancer

Guy Abraham MD, former professor of obstetrics, gynecology and endocrinology at UCLA School of Medicine, has written a series of papers about iodine that has drastically changed my thinking about its role in health and the prevention and treatment of disease. I had been impressed by Dr. Abraham’s previous work, which showed that vitamin B6 and magnesium could be very helpful to women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and was eager to learn what he had to say about iodine. Through a series of articles termed “The Iodine Project,” Dr. Abraham has proposed that the optimal daily dose of iodine for a person is approximately 12.5 mg, which is 100 times the RDA of 0.125 mg. He believes that the current prevailing medical opinion that more than 2 mg a day of iodine is toxic is wrong. He traces the source of this major blunder to a scientific experiment on rats that was published in 1948 by Drs. Wolff and Chaikoff, which erroneously concluded that iodine inhibits the thyroid gland at doses of about 20 times the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for iodine. This conclusion was later generalized to humans and can be found in medical textbooks, including endocrinology and nutrition textbooks.

The commonly accepted medical opinion is that iodine’s only role in the body is to help make thyroid hormones. Although this is an extremely important function, Abraham demonstrates that the role of iodine in the body goes far beyond its function of making thyroid hormones. Other possible functions include: helping to regulate moods, preventing cancer (especially in breasts, ovaries, uterus, prostate and thyroid gland), preventing and treating fibrocystic breasts in women, helping to regulate blood pressure, helping to regulate blood sugar and prevent and treat diabetes, and helping to prevent abnormal cardiac rhythms. For example, Japanese women, who have one of the lowest breast cancer rates in the world, ingest more than 13 mg of iodine daily from seaweed without suffering any adverse consequences. He further demonstrates that iodine tends to be antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic, and antifungal and that it enhances immune function. Furthermore, he suggests that suboptimal iodine intake may contribute to various thyroid abnormalities commonly seen today, including hypothyroidism (underactive), hyperthyroidism (overactive) and autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid (Hashimoto’s Disease).

Therapeutic Uses of Iodine Prior to World War II and Different Forms of Iodine

Dr. Abraham started this Iodine Project around 1998 when he became aware of the many benefits of treating patients with iodine using doses far beyond the 2 mg a day, which most physicians consider to be potentially toxic. He noted that starting in the 1820s, the French physician Jean Lugol used these higher doses to treat a wide variety of conditions. Dr. Lugol combined elemental iodine (5 %) and potassium iodide (10%) with 85 % water. Since iodine kills infectious agents, Dr. Lugol successfully treated many infectious conditions with this solution, which became known as Lugol’s solution, and which is still available today by prescr*iption. Prior to World War II, many American and European physicians used Lugol’s solution to treat thyroid conditions, using doses higher than 2 mg daily without apparent significant adverse effects.

Dr. Abraham notes that research has shown that the thyroid gland prefers to utilize the iodide form of iodine, while other organs, such as the breast and ovaries, prefer the elemental form of iodine. Both of these forms are present in Lugol’s solution. After World War II, the use of Lugol’s solution came to a grinding halt due to the publication of the Wolff-Chaikoff paper mentioned above and for other reasons discussed in Abraham’s papers. Dr. Abraham then suggests that the disease known as “Iodophobia” developed, which he describes as the irrational fear of prescribing iodine in dosages that had previously been used successfully by physicians for decades. He points out in his preface to Dr. David Brownstein’s book Iodine: Why You Need It; Why You Can’t Live Without It:

“Of all the elements known so far to be essential for human health, iodine is the most misunderstood and the most feared. Yet, iodine is the safest of all the essential trace elements, being the only one that can be administered safely for long periods of time to large numbers of patients in daily amounts as high as 100,000 times the RDA. However, this safety record only applies to inorganic, nonradioactive forms of iodine. Some organic iodine containing drugs are extremely toxic and prescribed by physicians. The severe side effects of these drugs are blamed on inorganic iodine although studies have clearly demonstrated that it is the whole molecule that is toxic, not the iodine released from it.”

Determining if a Person is Iodine Sufficient and Treatment Dosages

In his excellent short book on iodine, Dr. Brownstein summarizes his own clinical experience with hundreds of patients for whom he has prescribed iodine with excellent results and minimal side effects. To determine whether a patient is iodine sufficient, he uses the iodine-loading test described by Dr. Abraham. This was the test that Abraham used to determine if a person had an optimal amount of iodine in his/her body. Other research had shown that iodine is readily absorbed when ingested orally and readily excreted in the urine. The assumption was that if a person ingests a given amount of iodine and is iodine sufficient, most of the iodine should be found in the urine over a 24-hour period. On the other hand, if the person does not have an optimal amount of iodine in his body, when he ingests the iodine, his body will tend to hold onto it and a smaller amount will be found in the urine during the 24-hour collection period.

To do this test, a patient first empties his bladder and then ingests 50 mg of iodine/iodide (to be discussed further below). The patient then collects his urine for the next 24 hours and a sample of it along with a note that includes the total volume collected is sent to an appropriate laboratory. If the person excretes 90% or 45 mg of the iodine, he is considered iodine sufficient. If less is excreted, the patient is not optimally sufficient or is iodine insufficient and a therapeutic dosage of iodine may be administered for a period of time, after which the test is repeated. Dr. Brownstein has found in using this test, that more than 90% of his patients are iodine insufficient. Once a person is iodine sufficient, the maintenance dose for an adult to maintain sufficiency is about 12.5 mg of iodine/iodide daily. The treatment dose when a person is iodine insufficient is generally between 12.5 mg and 50 mg daily. Preliminary research indicates that if a person is iodine insufficient, it takes about 3 months to become iodine sufficient while ingesting a dosage of 50 mg of iodine and a year to become iodine sufficient while ingesting a dosage of 12.5 mg of iodine daily. However, the patient needs to be monitored closely with awareness of possible side effects and detoxification reactions

Another way of testing for iodine sufficiency is by painting an area of skin with tincture of iodine. It should take between 18 to 24 hours or more for the body to absorb the red or orange iodine stain if the person is iodine sufficient. If the iodine patch absorbs more quickly, the likelihood is the person being tested is not iodine sufficient. This method is probably not as accurate or quantitative as the iodine-loading test with the subsequent collection of the 24-hour urine.

The dosage of about 12.5 mg of iodine daily can be obtained with 2 drops of Lugol’s solution or as an identical over-the-counter solution. This same dosage is also available over-the-counter in tablet or capsule. Each capsule or tablet or 2 drops of the Lugol’s solution contains 5 mg of the reduced elemental form of iodINE (preferred by the breast, ovary and prostate) and 7.5 mg in the iodIDE form (preferred by the thyroid gland). Numerous testimonials indicate that many patients improve many symptoms with optimal supplementation of this supplement.

This dose of iodine may have other benefits as well. Dr. Abraham has shown in his work that iodine promotes the excretion of toxic minerals, such as lead, mercury, and cadmium as well as the toxic halogens fluoride and bromide. In the May 2005 edition of Nutrition and Healing, Jonathan V. Wright, MD notes that his laboratory has also shown that iodine helps remove toxic elements, including bromide and fluoride, from the body. With this mobilization of toxic elements, patients may develop temporary side effects, such as fatigue and irritability, which can be reduced by lowering the dosage of iodine and making sure that other aspects of nutrition and nutritional supplementation are in place. A physician knowledgeable about iodine who can order appropriate tests when necessary should monitor this procedure.

Potential Therapeutic Benefits of Iodine in Many Conditions

Iodine’s role in helping to prevent and treat cancer needs much more exploration and research, but there is suggestive evidence that it plays a role in preventing and/or treating cancer (especially involving the thyroid gland, breasts, prostate, ovaries and uterus). Max Gerson MD, whose successful alternative therapy involved using fresh vegetable juices and intensive detoxification, recommended iodine containing Lugol’s solution for all of his cancer patients.

Factors that Aggravate Iodine Insufficiency

Iodine insufficiency problems are aggravated by our use of agents that interfere with the utilization of iodine (sometimes called goitrogens because they may cause an enlargement of the thyroid gland). These include the halogens (class of chemicals to which iodine belongs) fluoride, bromine and bromides, and chlorine. Fluoride, added to 50% of the U.S. water supplies, is also present in most toothpastes, and is used in fluoride dental treatments for children. It is also present in many processed foods and beverages. Fluoride can interfere with iodine utilization Bromine replaced iodine in most baked goods in the 1980’s because of the concern that iodine might be toxic. In fact, it is the bromine that is toxic and which can also interfere with iodine utilization. Bromine is also used to clean hot tubs and is present in many medications. Chlorine, used to treat swimming pools and present in many of the public drinking water supplies, also interferes with iodine levels in the body. Safer water purification systems, like ozone and iodine, itself, exist, but are currently not widely used.

Most people get iodine in their diet from seafood and iodized salt. However, only about 50% of Americans use iodized salt and because of concerns about high blood pressure, many people have reduced their salt intake. One gram of salt contains 77 mcg of iodine. Because of the high chloride content in table salt, some experts’ estimate that only about 10% of the iodine in iodized salt is actually absorbed. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of iodine is 150 mcg (somewhat higher for pregnant women and certain other groups). Though 150 mcg daily may be sufficient to prevent an enlarged thyroid (goiter) and cretinism (severe iodine deficiency in babies leading to mental retardation and impaired development), these values are far short of the optimal values of 12,500 mcg (12.5 mg) recommended by Dr. Abraham. But, even using the lower values, many people still do not get the RDA and tests have shown that the average blood levels of iodine have decreased significantly over the past 30 years, in part no doubt, due to the substitution of bromide for iodide in baked goods in the early 1980’s.

According to the last national nutritional survey (NHANES III 1988-1994), 15% of the U.S. adult female population is iodine deficient, as defined by the World Health Organization: levels of iodine/iodide below 50 mcg/L in collected urine. Therefore, 1 in 7 women in the U.S. are frankly iodine deficient. Keep in mind that these figures are much lower than those found by using the iodine loading test and 24-hour urine collection for iodine discussed above.

All things considered, I think that the therapeutic use of iodine/iodide has the potential of drastically changing how medicine is practiced today.

Procedure for the loading test

Currently, there are four Laboratories performing the iodine/iodide loading test: FFP Laboratories in Flat Rock, NC, Hakala Research in Lake Wood, CO. and Labrix Clinical Services Inc. in Oregon City, OR. All four labs supply their own protocol for details on collection of urine samples, pooling samples for 24 hr. and sending a 2-ounce aliquot to the Laboratory for analysis. We recommend this general outline:

1) Have patient stop ingesting iodine 24 to 48 hours before the test if post- supplementation.
2) Discard first morning void;
3) Take 4 tablets of Iodoral® (in a sealed plastic packet);
4) Start collection of urine, following instructions from the Lab that supplied you with the Kit;
5) The first void on the following morning should be included in the urine collection;
6) If total urine volume is above 3 liters, follow instructions supplied with the Kit.

Boxes of 60 packets containing 4 tablets of Iodoral® are available from Optimox Corporation for use with the loading test kit supplied by FFP Laboratories in Flat Rock, NC, Hakala Reseach and from Labrix Clinical Services for use by physician. The cost of one box of 60 packets is $36.00 and may be ordered by calling our toll free number (800) 223-1601. The same phone number may be used to order bottles of Iodoral ® 12.5 mg tablets in sizes of 90 tablets and 180 tablets. Iodoral IOD-50 (50 mg) in bottles of 30 and 60 tablets are also available for those who need 50 mg elemental iodine to achieve and maintain whole body sufficiency for iodine.

Laboratories Used For Testing

FFP Laboratories
576 Upward Rd. Suite 8
Flat Rock, NC 28731
Toll Free: 877-900-5556
Fax: 828-697-9020
Email: ffp_lab@yahoo.com

HAKALA RESEARCH
885 Parfet Street Unit E
Lake Wood, Co 80215
Phone: 1 (303) 763-6242
Toll Free: 1 (877) 238-1779
Fax: 1 (303) 763-5247
Email: HakalaReserch@aol.com

LABRIX CLINICAL SERVICES INC.
619 Madison Street STE 100
Oregon City, OR. 97045
Phone: 1 (503) 656-9596
Toll Free: 1 (877) 656-9596 Fax: 1 (877) 656-9756
Email: info@labrix.com

END OF TOPIC #22

Wheatgrass Treatment for Cancer

One gift of nature - chlorophyll - more closely approximates a miracle food than any other you’ll encounter

Note: I take 3 shots of wheatgrass a day. This is equivalent to 7.5 pounds of raw vegetables, 52.5 pounds of raw vegetables per week, or 210 pounds of raw vegetables a month. Believe me it’s well worth the cost not to mention the health benefits I receive, as you will soon find out.

How It Works

If we look at oxygen as a bullet to kill cancer cells, then we should look at wheatgrass as a shotgun blast at treating cancer. The number of ways it deals with cancer is incredible. First of all it contains chlorophyll, which has almost the same molecular structure as hemoglobin. Chlorophyll increases hemoglobin production, meaning more oxygen gets to the cancer. Selenium and Laetrile are also in wheatgrass, both are anticancer. Chlorophyll and selenium also help build the immunity system. Furthermore, wheatgrass is one of the most alkaline foods known to mankind. And the list goes on.

Wheatgrass

Contains at least 13 vitamins (several are antioxidants), including B12, many minerals and trace elements, including selenium, and all 20 amino acids. It also contains the hormone abscisic acid (also called: dormin), the antioxidant enzyme SOD (Superoxide Dismutase) and over 30 other enzymes, the antioxidant enzyme cytochrome oxidase, laetrile , and a whole lot of other nutrients.

"superoxide dismutase (SOD) - which converts two superoxide anions into a molecule of hydrogen peroxide and one of oxygen"

In other words, SOD converts one of the most dangerous free radicals: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), into a hydrogen peroxide molecule (which has an extra oxygen molecule to kill cancer cells) and an oxygen molecule.

Now let's talk about cytochrome oxidase.

"In 1938, the great cancer scientist and researcher Paul Gerhardt Seeger, M.D., revealed that the true cause of the cancerous degeneration of a cell results from the destruction of a specific respiratory enzyme, cytochrome oxidase. In other words, cancer in the cell is caused by disturbance of oxygen utilization, or cell respiration."

But it may be that chlorophyll is the best part of wheatgrass.

"In a study reported in the journal Mutation Research comparing the anticancer effect of chlorophyll to beta-carotene, and vitamins A, C and E, chlorophyll was proven to be a more effective antimutagen than any of them."

I suspect the main reason chlorophyll is so good at dealing with cancer is the oxygen availability it provides.

"Both chlorophyll (as in wheatgrass juice) and hemoglobin (red blood cells) are molecularly similar. The only actual difference is that the central element in chlorophyll is magnesium and in hemoglobin it is iron. Chlorophyll has the ability to break down poisonous carbon dioxide and release free oxygen."

One key question about wheatgrass is how long to wait after cutting it before you consume it? Most people, taking their cue from Ann Wigmore, say to take it immediately after cutting and juicing. However, the hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is 40 times more potent 4 hours after cutting the wheatgrass than it is at the time of cutting. So the question boils down to this: How important is ABA to treating cancer compared to the other anticancer substances in wheatgrass?

Before her death, Dr. Virginia Livingston-Wheeler had a clinic that claimed to have found a cure for cancer patients. Her vaccine was based on abscisic acid. This is a quote about her clinic.

"Abscisic acid is a supplement you will not find in a health food store. Based on her research, Dr. Livingston-Wheeler determined that abscisic acid neutralizes the effect of chorionic gonadotropin, the hormone that protects the fetus from being rejected, and she classed it as her prime supplement in treating cancer. Livingston-Wheeler discovered that cancer cells (or the microbes associated with them) produce a substance very similar to chorionic gonadotropin. Abscisic acid is a close relative of Vitamin A. In her book, The Conquest of Cancer; Livingston-Wheeler describes how you can make abscisic acid."

So what do you do, eat it immediately or 4 hours after you cut it? Perhaps both. Perhaps when you cut your wheatgrass and juice it, you drink most of it immediately and some 4 hours later you drink the rest of it.

The reason I get into such a technical issue is because in some cases wheatgrass juice therapy did not work as promised. This may be because the patient drank a lot of tap water with chlorine in it or it may be because abscisic acid is more important than thought or for some other reason. I don't know, but by splitting up the wheatgrass juice into two sessions, you get the best of both worlds.

Note: When I buy my wheatgrass I get two shots that I drink right away. The other shot I let sit for 4-5 hours before taking. By doing so I get the best of both approaches. Now you know why I do 3 shots each time.

"The Wheatgrass Diet [of Ann Wigmore] excludes all meat, dairy products and cooked foods and emphasizes "live foods" such as uncooked sprouts, raw vegetables and fruits, nuts and seeds. The Wheatgrass Diet was developed by Boston resident Ann Wigmore who established the Hippocrates Health Institute which later was renamed the Ann Wigmore Institute (AWI)."

Supercharging This Treatment

Because it is not know why this treatment fails sometimes, it is best to supercharge this treatment plan. Since this plan clearly produces more oxygen for the body, it is clear that it will slow down or stop the spreading of the cancer. Furthermore, wheatgrass supercharges your immunity system (which is perhaps why subsequent treatments seemed to work so well). In any case, it seems most logical to supercharge this plan with a treatment plan that kills the cancer cells. Essiac Tea, Green Tea, the grape cure, etc. all do a good job at that.

Note: I do not know if wheatgrass is alkaline enough to use instead of cesium chloride in an alkalinity diet. However, eating nothing but wheatgrass and drinking nothing but ionized water may get a person to the necessary alkaline level.

Benefits of Wheat Grass

Ann Wigmore wrote in her book The Hippocrates Diet and Health Program that a virtual epidemic of chronic degenerative disease is afflicting our nation: from cancer to heart disease; from arthritis to schizophrenia; from diabetes to the common cold. These diseases and so many more, increasingly subjugate a people attuned more to affording sickness than enjoying the natural state of health, which is our birthright.

Astounding success in the reversal of chronic degenerative diseases has been experienced through the application of a mainly vegetarian diet of living foods consisting of wheatgrass juice, immature greens, sprouts, fruit, vegetables, and sprouted and/or fermented seeds, nuts and grains.

The use of 70% chlorophyll extract of seven-day-old wheatgrass is central to the rejuvenation process and the reversal of disease.

The effects of this wheatgrass juice on the diseased organism are twofold

1. It first, provides an optimal nutritional environment for the healing process

2. Secondly, it catalyses a detoxification process which increases the elimination of accumulated internal waste which causes disease by autointoxication.

Let us examine more closely each of these two processes.

Scientific analysis has demonstrated that grass grown from wheat is a perfectly complete food in itself, capable of sustaining life in a healthy way.

Dr. G.H Earp Thomas, a soil expert at the Bloomfield Laboratories in Massachusetts, isolated over 100 elements, including all the known minerals, from wheatgrass. His calculations indicate that 15lbs of fresh wheatgrass is equivalent in nutritional value to 350lbs of choicest vegetables.

Studies have shown that wheatgrass is an excellent source of vitamins A, B, C, E and K, as well as calcium, chlorine, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulphur, cobalt and zinc. Further, the chemical structure of the chlorophyll molecule in wheatgrass reveals that it is remarkably adapted to utilization of the human blood stream, by virtue of its similarity to the hemin molecule of hemoglobin. (Hemoglobin is one of the major components of our blood).

These two molecules are essentially identical with the exception of the central atom, which is magnesium in the case of chlorophyll and iron in the case of hemin. Thus we can see that within the context of this optimal and easily assimilated and utilize nourishment, the human body has the fundamental components with which to eliminate disease and regenerate itself.

This healing process occurs as the therapeutic chlorophyll in wheat grass juice catalyses the elimination of the stored toxins, which cause disease. These toxins are present in the ailing organism in the form of hardened mucous, crystallized acids, fatty deposits, calcifications and solidified, decaying fecal matter.

As these toxins are eliminated, the body is cleansed and brought back to its natural state of health. Wheat grass juice has a very high enzyme content which helps to dissolve tumors. Imagine the astonished rejoicings of persons labeled terminal who watch visible tumors disintegrate and disappear before their very eyes.

The following data on the nutrients contained by the first joint wheatgrass (7-10" tall) is taken from a report Dr. C.F. Schnabel made to the American Chemical Society. NUTRIENT MILLIGRAMS PER POUND (453.59G)

• Chlorophyll 5,000 mg,
• Choline 4,000 mg,
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 2,000 mg,
• Vitamin A (carotene) 360 mg,
• Vitamin E 120 mg,
• Vitamin F 120 mg,
• Vitamin K 120 mg,
• Niacin (B group vit) 120 mg,
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 24 mg,
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine 12 mg,

Pantothenic acid (B group vit) Vitamin B6 4 mg, It may seem that wheat grass contains relatively small amounts of the B vitamins, but in actuality the amounts compare favorably with latest research on vitamin B needs as compared to C and A. All in all, wheatgrass juice is a potent food/medicine that has many uses.

Dr. Norman Walker, a centenarian health researcher, had been living primarily on fruit and vegetables for over 60 years. He felt his longevity was due in large part of the liquid oxygen, enzymes and chlorophyll contained in fresh juices.

Chlorophyll is the "blood" of the plant. It is the protein in plant life that gives it its distinctive green or purple color. When compared to a molecule of hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier in human blood, chlorophyll is almost identical.

One of chlorophylls more important functions is to oxygenate the blood stream, tests have shown that a high fat, high protein diet will reduce the oxygen supply in our blood. We than develop symptoms of low energy, sluggish digestion, and metabolism.
Unable to digest, assimilate and eliminate thoroughly its old fuel, with a weakened immune system and reduced blood oxygen level, the body becomes ripe for cancer.

In his book, The Cause And Prevention Of Cancer, Dr. Otto Warburg, winner of a Nobel prize for physiology and medicine (1931) concluded that oxygen deprivation was a major cause of cancer and that with a steady blood supply of oxygen to all the cells, cancer could be prevented indefinitely.

But without first eliminating causes of oxygen deprivation (such as smoking, high fat and high protein cooked foods, alcohol, drugs, poor breathing, and sedentary habits) any attempt to oxygenate the blood will fail, so we must put renewed oxygen into the blood stream to effect regeneration.

Breathing exercises, walking and diet are the safest ways to do this.

As for diet, all fresh raw vegetables, fruits, sprouts and greens, especially wheatgrass, have oxygen contained in the liquid.

When we eat, or drink or juice and drink these foods, our blood supply of oxygen increases.

By taking a percentage of green foods and juices every day, especially wheatgrass, you can add vital nutrients such as minerals, enzymes, vitamins, oxygen, and protein to your blood. Wheatgrass is baby wheat; it can be grown at home and is fast becoming a highly effective way of eliminating internal waste from the body. This cleansing allows the proper absorption of nutritious foods.

Pollution and processed and cooked foods have destroyed many of our digestive enzymes, which now can be supplemented by juicing, while at the same time providing concentrated selenium, which helps eliminate toxic heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic.

Most wheat allergies are due to the gluten found in the wheatberry, but wheatgrass is cut before the plant forms a grain (berry) and therefore has no gluten.
It is an excellent addition to the diet of a person with allergies.

Healthier blood can lead only to a healthier, more vital body, better able to with stand stress without injury. It is most important to use a good quality juicer to extract these juices, as the normal high speed centrifugal types destroy much of the goodness in juices.

We recommend Low Speed Juicers (or hand juicers) that turn at the slowest speed to give the maximum of antioxidants.

According to most businesses that sell wheatgrass products, this green liquid extracted from sprouted grain is high in vitamins A, B, C, and E, as well as many amino acids, such as lysine, tryptophane, and phenylalanine. And wheatgrass is 70% chlorophyll (the stuff that makes plants green).

Wheatgrass distributors and health-food advocates claim that it is practically a fountain of youth and has numerous health benefits, such as:

• neutralizing toxins and carcinogens in the body
• improving blood sugar disorders
• helping prevent tooth decay
• increasing hemoglobin production
• keeping hair from graying
• improving digestion
• reducing high blood pressure
• aiding in the prevention and curing of cancer

These sources also propose that one ounce of wheatgrass juice is equivalent in vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to two and a half pounds of green vegetables.

Wheatgrass juice. That little cup of dark green juice pressed from young wheat plants can be found at virtually any heath store and juice bar. In recent years, wheatgrass juice has become one of the more popular diet foods available.

However, many people cringe at the thought of consuming one ounce of this "miracle food" and will instead turn to their coffee and pastries. Whether it’s because of its pungent taste, or its seemingly undesirable color, chances are most of you have never consumed wheatgrass juice. I’m here to tell you that whether you’ve never thought of sampling it, you just flat out refuse to give it a try, wheatgrass juice is extremely beneficial not only as food, but as an overall tonic for various ailments.

Wheatgrass is grown through a process known as sprouting. Sprouts are "complete foods" because they contain all other essential dietary nutrients, along with the enzymes to help assimilate them. They are easily digested and enter the bloodstream quickly. The nutrients in wheatgrass juice are completely assimilated by the human body in 20 minutes. For this reason sprouts are "quick energy" foods. Wheat sprouts contain four times more folic acid, and six times more Vitamin C, than unsprouted wheat or ordinary grass.

Humans can’t eat straight wheatgrass because the strong cellulose makes it too woody and fibrous for the long and complex intestines in humans. Grass eating animals, however, ( cows, horses, goats, etc.) have short intestines.

Wheatgrass juice benefits the blood cells, bones, glands, hair, kidneys, liver, muscles, spleen, teeth, and other body parts. Wheatgrass juice protects the lungs and blood from air and water pollution, cigarette smoke, toxins, and heavy metals.

Wheatgrass juice is a safe, effective, and an extremely potent aid to weight loss. It works by suppressing appetite, and by stimulating metabolism and circulation.

Wheatgrass is an energizer. The vitality obtained from wheatgrass juice is remarkable. Two ounces of fresh juice equals 3 pounds of organic vegetables in vitamins and minerals, or the equivalent of two cups of coffee. You’ll feel refreshed and energized throughout the day.

Wheat grass has only about 10-15 calories per teaspoon. It has no fat or cholesterol. It has nearly a gram of protein per teaspoon, and includes all eight of the essential amino acids, as well as 13 of the remaining 16. The amino acids it doesn’t contain are easily made within the body.

It contains Vitamins A, B1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 12; C, E and K. A teaspoon of wheat grass contains around 15mg of Calcium, 8mcg Iodine, 3.5mcg Selenium, 870mcg Iron, 62mcg Zinc, and many other minerals. There are four other special components of wheat grass, which make it particularly valuable. These - not in any particular order - are:

• Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)

• P4D1

• Muco-polysaccharides

• Chlorophyll.

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE (SOD), (an anti-cancer factor):

There are three enzymes known to have significant anti-oxidant activity. One of these is Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), which is present in wheat grass.

It has been found that cancerous cells have a deficiency or a complete lack of SOD. So, if you supplement your diet with wheat grass you will almost certainly be helping your body to avoid, or deal with, cancerous conditions. Anti-oxidants have the ability to mop up free radicals and so reduce or avoid cell mutation

Free radicals do not stay in existence for long - because they are so active. In other words, they want to combine with something - fast. In fact, unchecked, they can cause havoc - and they produce degenerative changes.

These degenerative changes include:

• Cell mutations - which can lead to cancer, and

• Aging processes - such as the dreaded wrinkles!

And can include illnesses such as:

• Parkinson’s disease.

The more anti-oxidants we have in our system, the faster the free radicals can be safely de-activated. So, anti-oxidants are an ‘anti-aging’ and health-promoting influence. They reduce cell mutations, artery damage, skin wrinkles, and other changes indicative of aging.

P4D1

This is a ‘gluco-protein’ present in wheat grass, which has three main properties:

Firstly, it appears to act in a way similar to anti-oxidants as far as cell mutations are concerned. It stimulates the renewal of RNA and DNA - the creative matter of the body. This means that cell deterioration and mutation will be slowed down or avoided. Therefore, there will probably be benefits from using wheat grass to avoid - or even during - degenerative diseases.

Secondly, it appears to reduce inflammation - some say in a more powerful way than cortisone (and without the side-effects, of course). Some remarkable cures have been observed with wheat grass for people with inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.

A third property of P4D1, is that it is also thought to be able to help the body attack cancer cells, by helping to make the walls of the cancerous cells more open to attack by the body’s white blood cells. This adds to the anti-cancer properties of SOD.

MUCO-POLYSACCHARIDES

These are a combination of complex and simple sugars, which appear to stimulate the body’s repair mechanisms. Enhancing these mechanisms is important; because the body is constantly repairing and replacing damaged cells. If you can do this better, it means you will ‘age’ better. Muco-polysaccharides appear to have a particular affinity to help repair damaged heart and artery tissue.

Spirulina also contains muco-polysaccharides, by the way; it is these, which form the cell walls of spirulina, rather than the much tougher cellulose, which normally forms the cell walls of plants.

CHLOROPHYLL

Chlorophyll is the remarkable substance to which we all owe our lives. This is because chlorophyll has the ability to capture the sun’s energy and lock it into plants in such a way that we can use it to sustain our own lives.

Chemically, chlorophyll is almost identical to hemoglobin - the substance that transports oxygen from the Lungs to the tissues of the body. Out of about 50 atoms in the compound, only two are different. The main difference is that at the center of chlorophyll there is a magnesium ion; whereas hemoglobin has iron in the same place.

The action of chlorophyll is so important, that two Nobel prizes were awarded for research on the compound.

Chlorophyll’s health properties were observed as early as 1950, when Offen Krantz reported the healing of long standing peptic ulcers after the application of chlorophyll.

The benefits of chlorophyll fall into three main categories, purifying, anti-inflammatory, and nourishing.

Purifying: Chlorophyll has an anti-bacterial effect on wounds, and an anti-yeast effect in the digestive tract. It appears to counteract many toxins in the body.

Inflammation: It has the effect of reducing inflammation. Thus it can be used to help counteract the effects of arthritis, stomach ulcers, colitis, sore throats, and other inflammatory conditions.

Nourishing: It builds blood - after all, it is almost identical to hemoglobin; it helps promote intestinal flora, and assists Liver cleansing.

The benefits of wheatgrass juice could possibly be rhetorically summarized by Ben Franklin’s quote of "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". So, as you read this article, optimistically you will start to see that wheatgrass isn’t all bad. The properties of wheatgrass juice, combined with a sensible diet and exercise, can be advantageous in the improvement of your health, along with the prevention of illness.

Wheatgrass is the young wheat plant. It is one of the most widely used supplemental health foods today. It is a concentrated source of vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, and enzymes.

Drinking fresh wheatgrass juice is an exceptional way to increase dark green leafy vegetables in the diet. (At this early stage of the plant's life it is considered a vegetable rather than a grain and is safe for gluten-sensitive individuals.)

Fifteen pounds of wheatgrass is equivalent to 350 pounds of choice vegetables! Juicing unlocks the nutrients in vegetables and fruits, concentrating them and making them more bioavailable to the cells of the body.

A 16 x16 tray of wheatgrass yields about 15 to 22 ounces of juice, depending on its length. Tablets and powder are a good second choice to fresh wheatgrass juice.

Ann Wigmore introduced wheatgrass juice to America more than thirty years ago. In her books, Wigmore says it is an ideal food to nourish the body and rid it of toxins. It is especially important to anyone who suffers from pain or illness.

The high chlorophyll content of wheatgrass acts as a "magnet" in drawing out toxins from the body. Chlorophyll is an internal deodorant, which cleanses tissues and is soothing and healing.

Chlorophyll, the "blood of plants", is very similar to our own blood. Its molecular structure closely resembles hemin, the pigment that combines with protein to form hemoglobin.

Start with just one ounce of wheatgrass juice per day. A therapeutic program may include as much as two or three ounces.

Wheatgrass juice has many other benefits. It can be used externally as:

1. A scalp treatment for lusterless hair;
2. A cleanser and astringent for all types of skin;
3. A treatment for blocked sinuses (place several drops in each
nostril);
4. A stimulant for circulation (add a few ounces to bath water of rub into the skin);
5. A treatment to help heal cuts and bruises faster.

Wheatgrass is widely acknowledged as one of nature’s existing super foods. When grown in organic soil wheatgrass retains 82 out of the 92 minerals that are present in soil and 1oz of wheatgrass juice is said to contain the same amount of nutrients as 2.5 lbs of green vegetables. The following wheatgrass information will inform you of the various reasons why people swear by wheatgrass.

Wheatgrass:

· is grown from the Red Wheatberry, which is a special strain that contains high concentrations of chlorophyll, amino acids, enzymes, minerals and vitamins.

· must be juiced to obtain the maximum nutritional value from it. In its non-juiced form wheatgrass is non-digestible due to the high levels of cellulose and its fibrous nature.

· juice makes all the high levels of nutrients the wheatgrass contains available for digestion.

· can be bought in health food shops or it can be grown at home. Wheatgrass kits are available which enable you to grow your own wheatgrass which can be more economical than buying it from a shop.

· should be cut when it reaches around 7 to 8 inches as this is when it reaches its nutritional peak.

The taste of wheatgrass juice may seem a little strange to some and you may prefer to make juice from a combination of wheatgrass and other fruit / vegetables.

Because of the strong taste and high nutrient content many people start off drinking around an ounce of wheatgrass juice a day (with/without other juices) and then gradually increase the amount to around 4oz of wheatgrass juice a day. One handful of wheatgrass will produce approximately an ounce of juice.

Another great feature of wheatgrass is that it is gluten-free (despite having wheat in its name) and so is suitable for anyone who has a gluten intolerance.

ONCE THE BODY STARTS RECEIVING WHAT IT NEEDS

AND IT RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF BACK TO NORMAL

IT WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE DESIRE

OR NEED FOR ANYTHING ELSE

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