Alternative Healing for Cancer? Or Surgery, Radiation and Chemotherapy?

So, you have been to the doctor and got the dreaded diagnosis - the Big C! The world as you know it just ended and a new chapter has started, but how do you deal with it?

At the doctors office we are only given three choices, surgery, radiation and chemotherapy (chemo). What if that does not suit and you feel deep down that it is not the way for you to go. Some feel comfortable going along with these conventional methods and some need to find something else. All of us are different and what suits one does not necessarily suit another. Most doctors know nothing about natural healing for cancer and have little patience for people who want to do it that way, so basically we are on our own and have to educate ourselves by researching the options available to us. We need to feel comfortable so that we can choose our preferred treatment without threats or criticism.

We'll look at conventional medical treatments first.

The first rule of orthodox medicine is to surgically remove the parts of the body with the most cancer. They do this even if the cancer has spread further and is beyond their ability to remove it all. The body's immune system then goes to work to repair the damage done by the surgery leaving the remaining cancer cells under less attack and free to keep dividing and proliferating.

Radiation therapy is the use of high energy, penetrating radiation, and the purpose of this treatment is to eliminate or shrink localized cancers. This treatment comes with significant side effects, which, depending on the location of the cancer can be diarrhea, incontinence, bone, skin and tissue damage, loss of taste, memory loss, nausea, sleep disruption and visual changes to name a few. Long term side effects include the recurrence of cancer 10-20 years later.

Chemotherapy is an intravenously administered poison that kills all rapidly dividing cells whether they are healthy or cancerous. Worst hit by the chemo is your precious immune system. Either you, or someone you know (or knew), has experienced the side effects of chemotherapy - nausea, vomiting, mouth sores, weakness, fatigue, dizzy spells, loss of appetite, loss of hair and oftentimes a sense of deep depression. In many cases the body cannot recuperate quickly enough to adequately protect from common illnesses. Statistics show that up to 67% of people who die during cancer treatment do so because of infections arising as a direct result of reduction of white blood cells, an integral part of the immune system. The immune system failed because of, and as a result of the aggressive and toxic nature of the drugs. Furthermore, chemotherapy is so toxic that if a person used enough chemotherapy to kill all of their cancer cells, the patient would die long before all of their cancer cells died.

A healthy body will always work to heal itself. It is intricately designed to heal itself and when we co-operate with that healing capacity, we will be amazed at what can happen. This is why alternative therapies work so well as all these therapies provide the body with the ingredients it needs to overcome all disease including stage 1V cancer, by strengthening the immune system.

Alternative healing treatments always involve a 'cancer diet'. This includes all cancer fighting foods and no foods which have no cancer fighting properties. Depending on the cancer protocol chosen by the patient or the patient's therapist each cancer diet can be quite different. What I mean is, that while certain foods can be eaten with a certain protocol, those same foods may be prohibited if eaten with a different protocol. It is imperative that once a certain alternative protocol is chosen that it is strictly adhered to.

There are many, many natural alternative healing treatment protocols available to us. They are gentle, non toxic and without damaging or long term side effects. A fact is that if a natural healing treatment restores the balance if the body, the cancer will be gone and the body is left equipped to fight any disease on its own successfully.

Sure it takes a lot of discipline and effort to embark on an alternative healing protocol but whatever it takes, it seems to me, that no price is too high to pay for health and wellness.

Often we think we do not have a choice in our own treatment. We do! We just need to realise this, then to educate ourselves in order to make the right choices.

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Garden Asparagus - The Healing Qualities Of The Plant Revealed (Part 1)

Asparagus has been used in food and for medical purposes throughout history. The diuretic quality of the herb was used in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and other civilizations to deal with renal diseases, icterus, diseases of urinary bladder and sciaic neuritis.

A decoction made of asparagus root is used in traditional Chinese medicine as diuretic and tonic remedy to improve digestion, reduce temperature, improve blood structure, and treat gout, rheumatism, diabetes, pulmonary diseases, whooping cough and impotence.

Garden asparagus is a perennial with a strong and juicy rootstock. The plant has a branched stem that grows to a height of 2 meters. The tiny blossoms can be seen from May to July. The perianth is whitish or green-yellow. Fruits are red berries with black seeds.

Asparagus is grown as vegetable and ornamental. However, the plant grows wild in some places. You can find it in flood-meadow, sands, sea-coast, riverside and brushwood. You should collect sprouts 10-15 centimeters long and tops during the florescence of the herb. You can simply cut the upper part of the stem with branches. Rootstock and root should be collected at the end of vegetation. Remove the tops and wash them under running water. Afterwards, air-dry the herbs. New sprouts are used to get the juice or in food.

Asparagus root and rootstock contain various glycosides, asparagoside, asparagine, carotene, essential oil, coumarin and other biologically active substances. The tops, in their turn, are proven to contain asparagine, glycosides, carbohydrates, flavonoids and other biologically active substances. New sprouts are rich in asparagine, ascorbic acid and carotene. Ripe fruits contain sugars, oil and other biologically active substances.
The herb possesses diuretic and anti-rheumatism properties. It is proven to reduce edema.
Asparagine and asparagus extract are proven to reduce blood pressure, intensify myocardial systolic function, slow down heart rate, expand peripheral blood vessels, increase diuresis and improve the functions of liver. In addition, the plant can be used as a light emollient.
Several nations use asparagus remedies to deal with various difficulties with urination, palpitation of the heart, epilepsy and rheumatism.
Fresh juice mixed with water (proportion 1:1) and the infusion made of new sprouts are intended for external use, as well. You can use these remedies for compress to treat eczema and skin inflammation.
The decoction made of berries and is used to treat impotence. In addition, you can use the new sprouts of the herb to deal with the disease.

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Healing With a Cleansing Diet

Gentle Cleansing Diet

Just about everyone can benefit from a cleansing diet on occasion. We eat on the run, consume fast foods, and are exposed to chemicals in our air and water. These stresses add up to create toxins in the body.

A gentle detox is helpful to clean our organs and restore energy. So what's on the menu?

Choose plenty of vegetables, greens, some fruits, sprouts, and whole grains like quinoa, rice and millet, and some warming soups.

It's best to avoid meats, eggs, dairy, and sugar, pastries, breads and processed foods. If you usually enjoy coffee, try switching to green tea.

You may wish to try a green drink from a health food grocery, such as barley greens, alfalfa, or wheat grass. Or you may like the whole foods supplements chlorella or spirulina. Look for drinks and supplements without added sugar or fructose.

If you have a juicer, you may like to make your own veggie drinks. Carrots are sweet and a good base for a veggie drink. Then add in spinach, celery, ginger, and other greens or fruits. Your drink can be yummy.

As you eat lighter, your body starts releasing toxins and you may feel badly for a day or up to a week. Drinking pure water with a touch of apple cider vinegar or lemon may help you feel better. The lemon or vinegar helps the liver gently release stagnation.

If raw foods leave you feeling cold and weak, try some soup. Ayurvedic healing and Chinese medicine both recommend a soupy grain, called kichari or congee, for cleansing and balancing.

To make congee, cook ½ cup of whole grain like rice or millet, in 3 to 4 cups of water. Add in a few veggies and perhaps a small amount of beans. Mung beans and aduki beans are the easiest beans to digest. Add in ginger and cinnamon to help digestion. Cook for 4-6 hours over low heat. A crock pot works well for this. This soup is simple to digest and warming.

How long should you cleanse? Listen to your body. You may choose to eat lightly for one day a week as part of your regular routine, or you may choose to continue for one or two weeks, or longer.

When you are ready to eat the "regular" foods again, try to eat simply. Eat lots of produce, a few whole grains, and choose pure meats, fish, eggs and dairy if you need them. Choose whole foods of the best quality. This diet may bring you new insights and body awareness. You may have a transformation in your health.

Ann Slezewick is a healing chef. She believes in creating vibrant health with fresh, organic foods, and supporting sustainable farming and gardening for the health of our beautiful planet. Visit her website for tips and recipes at http://healthy-foods-lifestyle.com/

Make This Energy Packed, Healing Fruit Smoothie Your Everyday Morning Drink

Slows down aging process while helping you fight disease and lose weight

When I had cancer I made a very carefully thought out decision to put a strong effort into using natural healing before I turned myself over to modern medicine. I put in a great deal of time studying Chinese, Ayurvedic, European Herbal medicine, herbal healing and many other styles of natural healing. I finally decided to follow the advice of a Thompsonian Naturopathic Doctor. His was the first advice that made it real clear, how I got sick and how I would get well. The very first thing he told me was "make a fruit smoothie every morning for breakfast for the rest of your life." That was twenty years ago and I have not varied from that advice and it has turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made. You might be asking yourself, like I did, "why do I need to make a fruit smoothie for breakfast, what good will that do me?" Here is why. In America, the average person eats a diet composed of mostly acid foods (meat, dairy, grains, legumes, etc.). Eating a diet composed mostly of these types of foods encourages an acid environment to exist in your body.

The majority of American's ph runs at about 5.5, which is far too acidic. A healthy human body has a ph of between 6.5 to 7.5 ph. Allowing this acidic environment to exist in your body is one of the greatest threats known to the health of human beings. An acidic environment leads to heart disease, cancer, disease from viruses and germs, arthritis, allergies, metabolism problems, weight gains, psychological problems, hormone imbalances, etc. The fruit smoothie he suggested I use to help me fight the cancer is made up entirely of fruit and a few natural healing herbs which are alkaline (vegetables are also alkaline). This smoothie helped me to neutralize the acid environment in my body. When I started making this drink I had been sick for some time. My energy was low; I had gained a lot of weight, I had digestion problems, acid reflux, felt bloated, a lot of gas, spastic bowel, blood in stool and no appetite. I also had low back pain, knee and ankle problems and stiffness all over. To sum it up I was a physical wreck, which was very depressing because I had a second degree black belt in Kempo Karate and only a few years before I was in peak physical condition. So, I started making and drinking, The Morning Drink every morning. Right away I liked it because I could put in my favorite seasonal fruit and so the taste was great. It was not long before I noticed that my energy was coming back. Then my stomach problems started to go away and it was not long before my appetite came back and my weight went down. The weight change was dramatic. In about three months I was down to what my weight was when I earned my Black Belt, one hundred and seventy pounds. I was overjoyed about that and it has stayed the same ever since. But, just to let you know; I did a lot more than just The Morning Drink to beat the cancer I had.

Benefits of the Morning Drink What did the morning drink bring to my body that encouraged a natural herbal healing effect? As we discussed at the beginning of this article The Morning Drink brings alkaline into the body to neutralize the ph and bring balance to the body's environment. This alone increases oxygen, cleanses tissues and heals inflammation. It also helps to destroy cancer cells because cancer dies in an environment where there is oxygen. This new environment also encourages a stronger immune system. This drink has a cleansing and detoxing effect, removing toxins that can distract the immune system from its primary work, defending the body. Lastly The Morning Drink brings in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and protein in a very easily digestible food form. Next, because the drink is fresh and raw it brings with it lots of enzymes. Enzymes are the great mystery of nutrition. Without them we are dead, there is no digestion and absorption, no cleaning, no movement, no thoughts, no energy. This drink brings an abundance of enzymes with it to start your day. Enzymes are the ultimate anti-inflammatory, easing the inflammation and repairing the injury. You can take the best, most expensive multivitamin in the world and you will not get a thing from it without enzymes. They are the great catalyst for the body. Like spark plugs for your car, without them there is no energy, nothing.

The Morning Drink Rules OK let's get started! It is easy to make and you will love this natural healing remedy. There are some rules listed below but they are easy to follow.Rule one: I am going to tell you just exactly what I was told. You have this drink every morning for breakfast for the rest of your life! The morning drink will help to quickly bring balance to your body's ph (the acid alkaline balance); fruits and vegetables are alkaline everything else is acid. Balancing your body's ph is one of the top keys to health and healing.Rule two: This is an alkali drink do not add any acid ingredients to it. I do not see much protein in there; could I add some protein powder? DO NOT add protein powders or protein containing foods like eggs, dairy, yogurt or tofu to this drink! Some of them are good for you but they are acidic for one thing. For another it is a problem for your liver and gall bladder to process fruit that digests in one hour with protein that digests in two to three hours. But guess what; this drink with its mix of fruit contains all the basic building blocks of protein called amino acids. So your body can create protein from this drink if it needs to. One more time, fruit is a food that does not mix with any other foods.But what about my regular breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast and coffee? If you have a life threatening disease see my article "I am Sick, Where Do I Start". If you do not have a life threatening disease, have your regular breakfast one hour or more, later. But speaking from experience, I would drop that stuff and use the drink as your breakfast or have a modified high alkaline breakfast with a lot of vegetables an hour later. Whatever you eat later will be easier to digest because this drink is loaded with digestive enzymes.The Morning Drink Recipe Fifteen minutes before you make this drink, have at least 12 to 16 ounces of water (distilled is best) to start the cleansing process of this drink. Ingredients: (make fresh every day and vary the amounts to suit your taste and appetite)

-8 ounces (plus or minus) of pure water (distilled is best) and 8 ounces of organic juice (apple, grape, etc.) -1 banana. -Pinch of cayenne pepper more or less to taste (a natural healing herb). -A chunk of ginger; thumb size (a natural healing herb). -Fresh seasonal fruit; pear, grapes, peach, (organic if you can get it). -A quarter to a half a lemon, include a small amount of peel if you like, very good for both the liver and gallbladder. -Add a tablespoon of coconut, olive or peanut oil (cold pressed) for your skin and joints. -A scoop of super green foods (blast every cell in your body with nutrient-rich organic vitamins and minerals to give you more energy than ever before). -Put the above in a blender, liquefy and drink. *Adjust the above to suit your taste and the amount you make.

Questions You May Have About the DrinkWhat about the sugar content of this Drink? These are whole fruits that your digestive system and pancreas must process just like any other food. This is not like eating refined sugar or the refined fruit juices from the grocery store. If you are a diabetic, take a small amount, monitor your blood sugar and use accordingly. By all means check with your physician. I had my blood sugar checked recently and the Doctor remarked that he was surprised at how balanced my blood sugar was considering my age which is sixty four. As I said before, I have been drinking this drink every morning for the last twenty years. What about this drink feeding my Candida and making it worse? This drink will help heal your gastrointestinal track. Candida is a sign of a leaky gut. Take some intestinal flora via a probiotic supplement; this will bring you a lot of relief while your gastrointestinal tract heals. Take the probiotics on an empty stomach, when you eat, before you go to bed and every time you think of it until you feel the problem is solved. To learn about intestinal flora read my article on Acidophilus.My bowels are loose sometimes; won't this drink make that worse? Loose bowels are a sign of a lack of balance in the intestinal flora in your gut. Take some of this flora via a probiotic supplement; this will bring you a lot of relief while your gastrointestinal tract heals. Take the probiotics on an empty stomach, when you eat, before you go to bed and every time you think of it until you feel the problem is solved.

Can I make this drink in large amounts in advance and save in the refrigerator? It should be made fresh each day because to save it for the next day will lose you a lot of nutrition. You can do what I did to have more of the same batch of drink later in the day. When you make the breakfast drink make extra for the afternoon. To save that amount for the afternoon put a freshly cleaned wet glass or jar in the freezer so it is frosted. Pour the afternoon amount in that glass or jar and save in the refrigerator. What about making ice cream out of the drink? Yes you can; during the summer I make plenty of ice cream using the Morning Drink. Add more bananas to change the texture. Another idea is to add mango as it will also change the texture. But do not expect it to be just like ice cream it will be more like an Italian Ice, which I love.

Super Green Foods for Energy, Fighting Cancer and Dieting: If you want to add more nutrition to this drink to help you increase energy, slow aging process, lose weight or fight cancer I suggest super green foods. Super green foods are a combination of foods like wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa, spinach, spirulina blue green algae, chlorella, kelp, etc. These super green foods boost the nutritional content and alkalinity of this drink, as it will any food you add them to. You will notice, as I did a very subtle strong energy as you add this super green combination to your diet. When I had cancer I was advised to consume as much as I could each day. The Doctor said "Super green foods are like a high-octane fuel" that they would instantly bring nutrient-rich, organic, whole food vitamins and minerals to every cell in my body. The doctor also told me that they would protect and defend all my body's cells from free radical damage while I fought the cancer. Even now I still take 2 or more scoops depending on how I feel that day. I have been drinking this Morning Drink for twenty years now; just recently I took a test called "Real Age" online. I suggest you try taking this test yourself. Based on questions about your health assembled by medical doctors such as diet, exercise, blood pressure and etc. you are assigned an age. I am sixty four years old my score based on the answers I gave said "I was forty seven years old". They suggested that I would have been given a score 2 years younger if I would take an over the counter medication every day (I wrote back and told them to keep their 2 years and their medication and I will keep my health). See the Nutrition section of my web site to learn how to change your nutritional life style.

Caution: Consult with your physician when starting any nutrition program, especially if you are on medications. Note: Remember when it comes to your health, you are the boss, all final decisions are yours.

Paul Blake is a doctor of herbal medicine and a master herbalist. He used naturopathic medicine to treat his own case of cancer eighteen years ago. Visit Paul's website on Herbal Remedies, Natural Healing Herbs for more interesting information on improving your health.

An introduction to healing and herbal medicinal herbs

The art of using herbs or herbal medicine to treat diseases called healing herbs or Botany. Healing herbs aims to avoid all outside cure diseases, but acts as a complementary therapy to help and encourage the body to heal itself through homeostasis.
Homeostasis is defined as when the Agency enters into a State where toxins are eliminated and organs and body systems are calmed or stimulate course of self correction system.
Healing herbs is brought in every corner of the world and records only the use of herbal medicine dates back thousands and thousands of years. Many of these records come from outside of China, Egypt and Greece, the cradle of Hippocrates himself, known as the "father of medicine" and the man listed as stated "Let food be your medicine!"
Herbal medicine and remedies have fought hard against the coming generations a genuine, recognized and appreciated contribution to cure diseases, illnesses and diseases in traditional Western medicine enemies.
The early "botanists" was just as the natives had an excellent understanding of the effects of certain parts of plants and herbs in common diseases. This knowledge was demonstrated through the generations from mouth to mouth and came from a world that has not been excluded from entries active ingredients, chemical enhancers and convoluted wording and patents.
Further, at a time in our history worlds, and also an era of mistrust and misinformation, coupled with a healthy fear of the unknown, plant medicine copped a massive beating and its use was associated with Black Magic, witchcraft and the occult. Tragically, innocent people, who were hunting and to write the stake as Witches as a result of these bad feelings.
In more recent times however, it seems that our generation is crying for a return to more natural, holistic, non-invasive and alternative therapies. Hence the use of medicinal herbs and herbal therapies exploded with confidence, unprecedented for many years. Looking for more natural and less clinical methods and herbal therapies return!
Some of the main advantages to using medicinal herbs and herbal adjustment is very low-cost production and use, the fact that it is naturally grown and made, as well as the fact that these remedies are derived from the world of plants, side effects are minimal due to the fact that the House is about to face. When medicine herbs is exercised by a reputable physician or practitioner is an extremely low amount of risk.
The use of healing herbs are not all beer and skittles, however there are some areas to be careful when you decide to participate in these alternative treatments.
Yes, herbs are natural but does not mean I will not do any damage. I always asks the advice of a doctor qualified and reputable phytotherapy especially when treatment of serious or chronic health conditions. The key here is dose!
Though friends, family or work colleagues can mean well, they do not take as Gospel any measure your home or handy hint. It is not necessarily a piano teacher asked about recommendations for the most recent 1000 megahertz range of LCD TVs. This applies to herbal medicine! Watch out for certain chemical and kiosks in markets, and may have a tendency to push products with some amazing claims yet unproven! It is also a good idea to know how the Herb that you choose to use really works to soothe your situation.
If you grow your own herbs and medicinal plants, research, and know everything you know about including botanical name, any risks are known and exactly how look like and how they are deployed. If your journey is new and is not a Herb 100% familiar with your Herb plants, so that when you purchase seedlings that are labeled correctly, and you really know what you purchased.
For best results when you use herbal medicine, try and incorporate many different types of herbs that have similar properties, instead of putting all your eggs in one basket with only a single Herb.
Common sense says that we always, always, always, immediately cease using any herbal medicine or herbal remedies appear to exacerbate or worsen the situation, attempting to be addressed.
In concluding this introduction basic healing herbs and the use of medicinal herbs, feel confident with the knowledge that herbal medicine is completely safe and an excellent supplementary technical and practical when used correctly.
As said by Paracelsus way back in the 16th century, is the dose that decide whether a substance is a poison or medicine. "
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Alternative medicine and natural healing

More and more people than ever are increasingly interested in natural medicine and a more natural alternative to drugs and surgery for certain health conditions. Already huge market is expanding steadily with everything from essential oil therapy for food supplements.

So, why so many people opt for alternative medicine, as is widely known? Or, to be more direct, what is the definition of alternative medicine? Basically, alternative medicine is known simply as healing practice that does not match the defined methods or conventional or allopathic medicine or Western medicine as it is known.

Everything from "old people's treatment" to "Native Americans" to remedy and homeopathy, Chinese herbs, Bach flower remedies, Acupunture and chiropractic to cite some falls within the category of "alternative medicine."

However, this is the meaning of alternative medicine? The fact is that, in fact, for a large part of the story, what is known today as an alternative medicine was simply known as just medicine. Since many of the "home medical remedies" or old home remedies fashion came the basis for many of today's modern pharmaceutical products. The earliest synthetic drugs were often based on known medicinal properties of common desired, flowers and herbs.

There are many different types of alternative medicine available today and there is a growing interest in everything from a homeopathic treatment for arthritis in finding specific complementary alternative medicine in a particular area. People want to know things like what is the best detoxification program and things like what are the best nutrients for treating and preventing certain conditions.

So many people are increasingly interested in how holistic therapeutic projects as an alternative to prescribed drugs, many of which address symptoms rather than tackling the root causes of the disease. Even prescription medication designed to eliminate the cause of the pain they have serious side effects that sometimes outweigh the benefits.

A simple example of alternative medicine in the area of coronary heart disease is the use of garlic in the diet as a supplement. There are several clinical studies can be found that show that triglycerides, lower garlic inhibit thrombocytes aggregation, lower blood pressure and more.

Honey was used as a treatment for wounds and fresh un-pasteurized honey has wonderful healing qualities include antibacterial properties.

Thus, where it became the alternative medicine start? Many of the practices that are widely known today have their roots in ancient cultures from various parts of the world. Some of the oldest healing practices originate from Chinese medicine and Chinese herbs and correction is over 5000 years. Ayurvedic medicine from the East also has a history dating back to around 6000 years ago. Hippocrates (c. 460-377 BC), ancient Greek physician often referred to as the father of medicine, herbal medicine and practiced was known for saying "let your medicine be your food and food to medicine."

Article by Adam Brenner
http://www.natures-Medicine-chest.com

Adam Brenner is a native New Jersey and writes about some issues and has a particular interest in natural healing arts and wellness. He is also a musician and composer and had an article published in the magazine of the issues about saxophonist Joe Henderson.

Blog about natural healing and alternative medicine is http://www. Nature-Medicine-Chest.com