Springfield Marathon 2013

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

16 Things You Should Know About Cancer


In 2004 I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. (the Lance Armstrong one) I was lucky and it was treated early enough that it didn't spread. After a surgery and some radiation treatments I was cleared.  Knowing what I know now, I am sure that the whole thing could have been avoided. I was reckless as a younger man. I drank heavily, smoked cigarettes and my nutrition was abominable. I lived a high stress life with no rest. When I say stress I mean stress in the way that I never stopped. It was one big party...and then it wasn't. 

Too many people in my family have had cancer. One is too many as far as I'm concerned. At the moment my brother is recovering from his 2nd surgery in 6 months to remove cancerous tumors from his body. I won't go into detail about it because it isn't the time or the place here.  I mention it because I have high hopes for my brother's recovery. He is plant focused now and will be putting the right things in his body from here on out to make sure that cancerous growth doesn't have an environment where it can manifest itself any longer. I love my brother...well...like a brother. I'm happy he is getting better today.

The internet is FULL of information and misinformation. The 16 things I list here are from my own reading. I fully concur with each and every last one. It's nothing new...Eat plants, drink water, exercise, love yourself and let go of negative stress in your life.  And if you haven't yet... Read "The China Study" (link HERE)

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

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

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

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

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, a plant based diet will strengthen the immune system.

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

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

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

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

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

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to STARVE the cancer cells by not feeding it with foods it needs to multiply such as animal proteins and acidic foods.

What cancer cells feed on:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Note:Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Raw organic  honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt is chemically treated to make  it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg’s aminos (link HERE) or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By eliminating dairy and substituting with unsweetened plant based milk, cancer cells will be starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat a whole food plant based diet.  Meat also contains antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made of fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells.
To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water–best to drink purified water.  Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines will become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

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

14. Vitamin supplements are not a panacea for good health. Whole plant foods always provide optimum bio-availability meaning the body will use them more readily and efficiently.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A positive spirit will help those affected be a survivor. Anger, unforgiving and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Strive to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising just 30 minutes daily and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. 

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