If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, and would like to look at natural options instead of, or along with, conventional ones, I would suggest reading the book: Healing Cancer from Inside Out, by Mike Anderson. In his book and film of the same name, Mike gives a summary and his interpretation of what he has discovered over the years about healing cancer with diet. It is based on scientific and practitioner knowledge. It is his hope that this book will enable those with cancer (and in my own opinion, just about any other "dis-ease"), to make their own treatment decisions based on all the facts. To give you an idea, I have included a few excerps from his book here: pg 57 -According to Mike, with respect to cancer, there are four laws that are irrefutable,
pg 60 -We currently have an epidemic of immune system impairment, which accounts for many of the diseases we are suffering from, especially cancers. In fact, we've become so used to a suppressed immune system we mow think that getting colds, flues and cancers on a regular basis is normal. pg 56 -Rebuilding the Immune System The most important thing most people have to realize is not that we "get" cancer - because we get cancer every single day of our adult lives - but whether we "keep" and "grow" cancer due to: 1) a weakened immune system and 2) a body that allows cancer cells to thrive. It's been estimated that at least 20 percent of Americans are clinically malnourished, with 70 percent being sub-clinically malnourished. What this means is that the vast majority of Americans are eating too much bad food and not enough good food. We're overfed, yet undernourished. Insofar as cancer is concerned, poor nutrition will impair your immune system. How can you tell if your immune system is impaired? A sure indication is if you catch colds, flues or other similar ailments. If your immune system is functioning properly, you should never, or very rarely, catch these illnesses. If, because of poor eating habits, you contract a cold and eventually die of pneumonia, your diagnosis will be pneumonia, not malnutrition. And, chances are, your doctor will have treated you only for pneumonia, not malnutrition. In other words, malnutrition is very common, yet hardly ever recognized as the reason behind an illness. The Western diet, which is so rich and seemingly varied, is in fact severely dificient in the foods that can prevent and reverse cancer. Malnourishment in Western countries is the result, primarily, of not getting enough micronutrients in the diet: the vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants that are so abundant in plant foods. Each and every immune cell in your body is made from the food you eat and your army of immune cells will grow and become strong only if it has a good supply of micronutrients; and, conversely, it will weaken with a bad supply. For years Japan had the highest per capita consumption of cigarettes, yet the lowest rate of lung cancer in the world, because Japanese smokers had strong immune systems due to their low-fat, plant-based diet. Of course, now that the Japanese diet is becoming westernized, they are compromising their immune systems with a lousy diet and lung cancer is on the rise. To order this book from Amazon, go to the Recommended Reading and Links tab on the left of this page. 1 Comment Did you know that...?
Maintain your health with Kangen Water®. Learn how to return your water to to its origin with Kangen Water® Enagic machines produce 5 water typesWater that have many health benefits. What is Kangen Water®? Kangen Water® is the delicious, healthy water created from Enagic's innovative water technology. Not only do these amazing devices filter harmful chemicals out of tap water, but they also produce Kangen and acidic waters through the process of ionization. These water types can be used for various purposes, including drinking, cooking, beauty, and cleaning. "Kangen" means "return to origin" in Japanese. Problems with commonly used waters. Tap water is better than buying soft drinks, but according to recent investigations, tap water in 42 states has been found contaminated with more than 140 unregulated chemicals that lack safety standards! At the current levels of contamination, the public doesn't always trust tap water and believes that water from the tap isn't safe enough to drink. Based on these facts, it's no wonder that the demand for Kangen Water® is constantly increasing. It's healthier, it's cheaper and it tastes better. Bottled water is not necessarily healthier than tap water and yet it costs much more! Although associated with healthy water, bottled water is not guaranteed to be any healthier than tap water. The only difference is the added minerals that have no proven health benefits. Studies show that 1/3 of bottled water contains levels of contamination which exceed allowable limits. Add to that the fact that bottled water is usually acidic and has no antioxidant impact and you can draw your own conclusions very easily. And, we didn't even mention the environmental disaster caused by the production and disposal of plastic bottles. Reverse osmosis water. This is a filtering process which may be effective in areas that do not receive municipally treated water. The problem with this process is that dangerous chemicals like pesticides, herbicides, and chlorine are molecularly smaller than water and can pass freely through its filter. Another problem is that reverse osmosis removes healthy, naturally occurring water minerals. These minerals not only provide the good taste, they also serve a vital function in the body's system. When stripped of these minerals, water can be unhealthy. Add to that the fact that 2-3 gallons of water is wasted for every gallon of purified water that is produced and you can see why it can't be a serious alternative to Kangen Water®. Do yourself a favor, and do the research. You owe it to yourself to live a long, and healthy life!! The Miraculous Properties of Ionized Water 01/12/2010
I have found so many excellent books on why ionized water is so great for your health. I have listed some of these in the Recommended reading and links page. One of the books I just started to read is called The Miraculous Properties of Ionized Water, The definitive guide to the World's Healthiest Substance by Bob McCauley. ( to purchase a copy of this book from Amazon, go to the Recommended Reading and Links Page) Bob is not a Medical doctor. In fact, at the beginning of his book, he states that he knows almost nothing about medicine, and has no formal training in the health field. He has learned what he knows about health by reading, researching and talking to others about health. More than anything, he states, it takes understanding through experience. Like Bob says "What does it take to understand how to Achieve Great Health, a doctorate or a few letters behind your name?" These are his observations about why he believes Ionized water is so healthy. Excerp From: The Miraculous Properties of Ionized Water- by Bob McCauley "If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the world I would not give! I would give my soul for that! ~Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray Ionized Water-The water that becomes everything In order to be healthy we need only do three things: Alkalize, Hydrate and Detoxify the body. If we can accomplish this, we can prevent and even cure the body of any disease. All we need to know is how to achieve this. Ionized water accomplishes all these things and much more. It alkalizes, hydrates and detoxifies the body much more effectively than any other substance. No other water can accomplish this. Running normal tap water through an ionizer creates a miracle that can help put your body into a position of health you never imagined you could achieve. Living Water Ionized water is not only the best water we can drink, it is the best substance we can put in our body. Consumption of ionized water is critical if we wish to bring the body into balance, a state known as Homeostasis. Fresh and strong is the best way to drink ionized water. Ionized water is negatively charged and alive with electrons, which our bodies are starved for. Along with it's alkalizing and hydrating properties, ionized water is a liquid antioxidant, which is why it can be considered the best substance we can put in our body. "In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it." Lao~Tzu Here is more information about another great book called Creating a Miracle With Hexagonal Water by Dr. Howard Peiper (to order a copy of this book from Amazon, go to the Recommended Reading and Links page) We are programmed to get old and look old, but it doesn't have to be that way. Age and longevity are relative. Some people at age sixty-five look forty-five others at sixty-five look eighty-five. Nobody denies genes. Our parents have an awful lot to do with our physical and mental makeup. But we can do a great deal to improve our looks and our quality of life. Aging may be reversed by changing our diet, provided we begin before we are 90 percent dead. Aging is a disease of diet, and more specifically aging is a disease of progressive acid saturation. Because we are programmed to grow old and die does not mean that it is natural. Alkalized water can help stop this deterioration! This book takes us through the body processes and shows us where we create disease that leads to premature aging and death. It informs us as to the degree of control the acid/alkaline balance has in our body but unlike other books, author, Dr. Peiper gives us details on why this breakdown in our body s regulatory system can set the stage for diseases such as cancer and arthritis, not to mention the wrinkling skin that seems to affect everyone beyond the age of 50. Hexagonal water is created through a process that not only alkalizes the water but changes its structure to increase bicarbonates in the blood which neutralize the acids. It contains an abundance of hydroxyl ions that effectively neutralize free-radicals in the body reducing the potential for disease. This book revolutionizes our thinking on aging, disease and death. It is one to become a mainstay on everyone's bookshelf. About the Author Dr. Howard Peiper nominated for a Pulitzer Prize has written/co-authored many books on nutrition and natural health including the best-seller, The A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet! Today, I heard about the death of a woman I knew most of my life. She was in her 61st year. Mother, Wife, Grandmother, Friend. Cancer. Two days ago, a man my husband played baseball with died. He was in his 49th year. He left behind a wife and two young children. Cancer. The other day, another good friend of mine was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Almost every single day, there's another sad story. Someone I know or a friend or relative of someone I know dies, or is diagnosed with some sort of disease. Cancer, Diabetes, MS, Fibromyalgia... Do we want to just wait around, keep living our lives the way we have, and just hope and pray that we never get the bad news? Do you know that right now, the chances of being diagnosed with some form of cancer in your lifetime, is 1 in 2 for men, and 1 in 3 for women? In fact 2 out of 3 people will die of Cancer or Heart Disease. Does that not scare the *%#* out of you? Do you not think that maybe we should take control of our health now, and take the steps to Prevention? No matter how old you are, or what state of health you are in, NOW is the time! Every year in America, 2.6 TRILLION DOLLARS is spent on health care. Can you fathom this? Now think about this. Out of this 2.6 TRILLION DOLLARS, a whopping 90% is spent on SICK CARE. Yes, 90% is spent after people are already sick. I don't know what you think, but this sounds a little backwards to me! What about PREVENTION? What about educating people on the causes of diseases, and what we can do NOW to PREVENT them. My mission is to educate myself so that I can live a long and healthy life. I became a grandmother in 2009 to two beautiful babies, and I want to be around to see them grow up to become parents, and even grandparents someday! And I want to be able to enjoy it. Is that too much to ask? Definitely not. Have you been to a nursing home lately? The elderly are either lying in bed being fed, washed and changed or they are being wheeled around because they can't get around themselves. They are building more and more nursing homes for us 'babyboomers' because most people cannot take care of themselves as they age. Is this what you want your future to be like? Think about it! I have not been to a doctor in approximately 13 years, (my son is 13), and we do not even have aspirin or advil in our house. I turned 50 in December, 2009, and I feel as good now as I did when I was 30. Maybe even better! I built this website to try to share as much information as I can to anyone who wants to help themselves, as my husband John and I have done for ourselves and our family. As I continue my research, I will keep adding the information. Please feel free to add comments or suggestions if you would like any specific information. When it comes to health, I have a thirst for knowledge, and love to educate myself and others. Please read on for more information about Kangen Water and Ganoderma Lucidum, The Miraculous King of Herbs! With Love, Noella Reishi --a profound immune potentiator. 11/16/2009
I found another amazing article on the benefits of Reishi. There is some very good info here. Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) is the most revered herbal substance in Asia, ranking as the elite substance for the attainment of radiant health, longevity and spiritual attainment. It ranks in Asia with Ginseng, Deer Antler, Rhodiola, and Cordyceps as a pre-eminent tool in the attainment of radiant health. It has maintained that position for at least 3000 years, and its reputation and value are only increasing. Numerous legends provide a rich and extensive record of Reishi in Asian society. Reishi has traditionally been used as an anti-aging herb, and has been used for many diseases and disorders as well. It has long been a favorite tonic food supplement by the Chinese Royal family and virtually any one who could obtain it. Reishi was particularly revered by the followers of the Taoist tradition as the "Elixir of Immortality." Taoists have continuously claimed that Reishi promotes calmness, centeredness, balance, inner awareness and inner strength. They have used it to improve meditative practices and to protect the body, mind and spirit so that the adept could attain both a long and healthy life and “spiritual immortality” (enlightenment). Due to its rarity in the past, the common people could rarely obtain a Reishi mushroom, and it was popularly revered as a greater treasure than any jewel. Traditionally, Reishi is said to be a nourishing tonic, tonic to the three treasures (Jing, Qi and Shen). It is considered to be capable of building body resistance, and to be powerfully detoxifying to the cells and tissues of the body. Reishi is slightly sedative on an immediate basis but builds energy over time. Reishi is universally believed is Asia to prolong life and enhance intelligence and wisdom. Since Reishi has been known to have many functions, it has been the subject of a great deal of research in recent years. It is absolutely safe, being non-toxic. Reishi is a profound immune potentiator. It has been found to significantly improve the functioning of the immune system whether the immune system is deficient or excessive. In this sense, it is an immune "modulator" – that is, it helps to modulate, or regulate, and fine-tune the immune system. Our immune system is a virtually miraculous network of activities designed over millions of years to protect us from viruses, bacteria, parasites, molds, dust, pollen and malignant cells. It is the responsibility of the immune system to detect the intrusion, or invasion, of these entities and to mount a defense in order to eliminate them. A healthy immune system is capable of resisting most such intruders and a very hardy system may be able to resist invasions that many other people's systems cannot. If the immune system is weakened or malfunctioning, the invading microbes can easily establish a foothold in our body and disease sets in. Antibiotics can often be used to stop the invasion at this time, but chronic use of antibiotics further weakens the immune response. Furthermore, antibiotics are useless against viruses, pollens and most parasites. They are certainly useless against malignant (cancerous) cells generated in our own bodies. It is much better to resist the invasion from within with a fully fortified immune system and not become ill in the first place. This is where herbs like Reishi our now attracting the attention of scientists and consumers alike. Many chemical constituents play a role in Reishi’s immune modulating capacity. The polysaccharide components in particular seems to play an important role in attacking cancerous cells, but not healthy ones, while simultaneously strengthening the body's overall immune functions. The polysaccharides appear to help the body attack microbial invaders such as viruses, bacteria and yeast. But Reishi does not just "stimulate" the immune system. It regulates it. And that is what makes Reishi so precious. If the immune system is excessive, as is the case with autoimmune diseases and allergies, Reishi can have significant positive influence. A group of chemicals known as ganoderic acids help fight auto-immune diseases such as allergies. Ganoderic acids inhibit histamine release, improve oxygen utilization and improve liver functions. Ganoderic acids are also potent antioxidant free-radical scavengers. Still another component, Beta-1, 3-glucan, helps regulate and stabilize blood sugar levels. Not only that, but these same components have been shown to have powerful anti-tumor properties. Reishi is widely used in Asia to improve the cardiovascular system. It helps lower HDL (the "bad" cholesterol) and reduce excess fatty acids. It has been found to prevent and treat hardening of the arteries, angina and shortness of breath associated with coronary heart disease. It has also been approved in Japan and China for the treatment of myasthenia gravis, a serious auto-immune disease. Besides that, it is commonly prescribed by MD’s in Japan for chronic bronchitis, memory loss, insomnia, hyperlipidemia and a whole range of degenerative diseases of the elderly, including disorders associated with senility. Reishi is a superb anti-stress herb. Throughout history it has been used to bring balance into the lives of people who needed help in this department, and that means most everyone. Deep in antiquity, it was routinely used by mountain hermits, monks, Taoist adepts and spiritual seekers throughout Asia because it was believed to help calm the mind, ease tension, strengthen the nerves, strengthen memory, sharpen concentration, improve focus, build will power and, as a result, help build wisdom. That is why it was called the "Mushroom of Spiritual Potency" by these seekers. The people of Asia have never lost their faith in Reishi. They believe more than ever in Reishi's power to improve the quality of life by improving the inner life of a human being. All the scientific validation only explains the physical nature of Reishi, but it is the profound ability of Reishi to improve one's life on every plane that makes it so miraculous. Reishi is indeed calming and centering. Everyone who takes Reishi notices the peacefulness that seems to accompany its use. Many people are able to stop using chemical drugs. And Reishi seems to be cumulative, gradually strengthening the nerves and actually changing how we perceive life. Reishi is a substance that builds health on all levels. It is the rarest of jewels in Nature. Life itself is based on the ability to adapt to the stresses, the attacks, the challenges that come our way every day. Reishi seems to provide an incredible resource of the full range of energies we need to meet these challenges. Reishi is indeed "the great protector," protecting us on every level---physically, immunologically, mentally, and spiritually. It helps us adapt to the world and provides additional power for us to achieve a superior level of life. When we are so protected and so provided for, we can achieve things that otherwise would be impossible. That is why Reishi has been called the "herb of good fortune." | ArchivesAugust 2010 CategoriesAll AuthorJohn & Noella are Wellness Promoters interested in helping people get to a state of homeostasis. |
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