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Exercise could be considered to be one of the best alternative medicines known to man, something that can be self-inflicted upon the body by its owner as and when desired.

However, this being said and done, many of us do not realize the full potential that just a 30 minute daily workout (something which does not have to be done all at the same time) may actually bring to the body.

Not only does exercise give us a great looking body, but it also has other hidden benefits too. There are many theories as to these hidden benefits which are said to help prevent and conquer many diseases that are designed to damage and destroy the structure of the body's organs.

These theories include:

1. The immune system is strengthened with the use of exercise, which in turn may actually stop many forms of cancer in its tracks. It is considered that a strong immune system can fight off disease in general.

2. The excretory system, and intestine actions are greatly increased by exercise, resulting in harmful substances that enter the body being excreted faster, thus not giving sufficient time for cancer cells to develop and take a hold on the body.

3. Usually people who exercise tend to be more conscious about their life-style habits. These may include, maintaining a well balanced and healthy diet which in turn greatly cuts down the risk of over consumption that in many cases can cause obesity, and other health related problems. Obesity is a known contributor to the development of cancer.

4. Exercise also increases the blood flow to the heart, at the same time strengthening the heart's contractions so as it is able to pump blood around the body easier. This can be a major factor in combating heart related diseases.

Regular Exercise:

If one does not have time to go to the gym, then many exercises can actually be preformed while at work, on the way to work, or on the way back home, and may not actually need to infringe on one's daily life-style. For example:

1. Walking or cycling to and from work are great cardiovascular exercises that tend to keep down the obesity factor.

2. Taking the stairs instead of the lift to the second or third floor is another great exercise. If work is done on the top floor, then the lift can be taken part of the way until such times when the stairs can be taken all the way.

3. Shopping locally, as a walk to the shops together with carrying the groceries back home are also great exercises that will go towards the 30 minute daily routine.

So Yes! Exercise does actually help prevent many forms of cancer from developing.

Although there is no single herb that can cure cancer, there are various effective ones that are considered to help rid the body of certain types, including the detoxification of the body, and the ability to destroy cancer cells.

However, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) of the U.S.A. states that only "drugs" can cure a disease. Although this belief may be based solely on the fact that their curing powers "do not agree with modern-day scientific understanding."

The following herbs are considered to help either cure, or prevent cancer from developing -

1. Turmeric - is a brightly colored yellow spice derived from the Curcuma longa plant (a close family member to the ginger family), and a herb that has shown an excellent ability to retard breast cancer cells by helping to suppress the production of proteins that are needed for the uncontrolled growth of cancer.

Because of its active ingredient curcumin, that contains powerful anti-cancer and anti-oxidant properties, it has the ability to fight various aggressive forms of breast cancer by targeting the stem cells.

Powered turmeric is often administered in doses of less than 3.6g per day, heated in milk, and with a pinch of black pepper. While purified curcumin is often taken in doses of 1,200 to 1,800 mg per day.

2. Garlic - is known to inhibit the formation of carcinogen (any substance that is directly involved in causing cancer) within the body. Carcinogen is commonly found in pollution that is encountered in many cities, processed foods, char-broiled meats, and household cleaners, etc.

Studies on both animals and cell cultures (a complex process where cells are grown under controlled conditions) have shown that garlic helps reduce the growth rates of cancerous tumors, together with helping kill off cancer cells.

Rich in sulfur, garlic helps to detoxify the body, and has been used successfully to treat stomach, bladder, prostate and colon cancer. Although there is still no exact information on the amount of garlic required in each case.

3. European Mistletoe - being the only type of mistletoe that is safe to be consumed by humans (American mistletoe is highly poisonous) and that is widely used throughout Europe to treat cancer. It has active properties such as, lectins (carbohydrate-binding proteins) which have the ability to poison cancer cells and stimulate the immune system.

In previous studies, mistletoe extracts administered to animals showed they were able to prevent melanoma cancer from spreading to lung tissue by some 80%, and increase the immune system's killer cells by between 5-10%.

It has been effectively used to treat bladder, genital, and digestive tract cancer, and is usually administered through injection; however, mistletoe can also be taken orally, in powder form, or in a tincture (an alcohol-based derivative product of fresh herb) form.

Note: Doses are given only as examples previously used in cancer cases, and are not recommended to be taken as such without prior medical advise being given first.

Other herbs such as: Cat's Claw, Black Cohosh and Green Tea are discussed in "Avoiding Drugs - Curing Cancer With Herbs - Part 2" of this 3-part series.

What is cancer actually?

It is something that is affecting millions of people in the world today. Caused due to abnormality in cells, it can be life threatening, if not treated properly. It is one of the most feared diseases and doctors are doing everything in their reach to help prevent and treat it completely.

What causes it?

As mentioned above, when the cells in the body do not function properly, they give rise to a tissue or mass of extra cells called tumors. If the tumor is malignant, you have reason to worry. These malignant tumors start destroying the organs in the body, and if not treated early can even result in death. If the tumor is not malignant, it may just be a benign tumor that is not life threatening. These can usually form in any part of the body.

What are the types?

Cancer can form in the bones, lungs, breast, pancreas, ovaries, and blood cells or even in the lymphatic system and are named accordingly.

What causes it?

It can be caused due to a variety of reasons. Some have a family history of it, while some develop it due to sunlight, radiation, smoking, bad lifestyle, viruses, ageing or simply some hormonal problems. Whatever the causes, it affects both men and women. It is not contagious and most of the time it is difficult to detect. Excessive intake of alcohol may also be an important cause.

What are the primary symptoms?

One of the most noticeable symptoms is rapid weight loss. Others include a lump in any part of the body, excessive bleeding, lethargy, difficulty in swallowing or a new mole in the body. Abnormality in bowel movements can also happen to some people, while some people have a mole that refuses to heal. If you have more than one of these symptoms, it is better to get it checked immediately as it can spread rapidly.

How can it be treated?

If it is detected in the early stages, it can be operated on and removed from the body. But there are always chances of it forming again. If it is detected in the later stages, radiation and chemotherapy are the recommended treatments. Other therapies include biological therapies and hormonal therapies. While some depend on allopathic treatments, some prefer the natural way. Meditation, natural herbs, homeopathic medicines and massages are preferred by some people. Cancer is not incurable, and new treatments are being discovered every day. Eating healthy and maintaining a good lifestyle can go a long way in preventing it totally.

First of all, it may be prudent to explain exactly what Teflon is. Teflon, is the registered trademark of a synthetic chemical known as polytetrafluorothylene (PTFE), and has been in commercial use since the 1940s.

As far as synthetic chemicals go, Teflon is an extremely resilient, almost frictionless, non-stick surface that is not only used within the cook-wear industry, but the fabric protector industry too. It is also a chemical that does not react to other chemicals which may come into contact with it.

Perfluorooctanoic acid ([PFOA] also known as C8), is another synthetic chemical that is used in the manufacturing process of Teflon. And although during the manufacturing process much of this chemical is actually burned off, still an insignificant (?) amount is actually left within the final product.

The problem is, this small insignificant amount of PFOA that does not get burned away in the manufacturing process, may actually still hold some type of health risk to its user, as PFOA does have the potential to be of a health concern.

Over the years, certain myths have been put in place actually touting Teflon as being a major health hazard, something that may actually cause cancer and other health related problems.

Studies show that PFOA can stay not just in the environment for long periods of time, but also in the human body, and although it is actually quite commonly found in the blood of most Americans albeit in low-levels, these levels do tend to increase significantly where drinking water has been contaminated by it.

So what does this actually all mean?

Well, when for example a Teflon coated pan is heated to 500 degrees of more, the small amount of PFOA that is still in the surface coating gets released into the air via smoke and gasses, and then inhaled. Although, to reach a degree of 500 or more would usually mean the pan got forgotten, and left on the hot plate to overheat.

If most Americans have a low-level of PFOA in their blood, is it harmful?

This depends, as lab studies on animals have found that exposure to PFOA does actually increase the risk of tumors of the liver, mammary glands, pancreas, and testicles. Although, there is still no certainty as to how PFOA actually causes these tumors, and if it would actually react in the same way in the human body.

However, studies that have taken place on humans only show that where over exposure to the chemical (usually with workers who are in daily contact with the chemical and where levels can be found to be as high as several thousand times more than normal) has occurred, a higher risk of bladder, kidney, and testicular cancer has been found.

So where does this leave the average household user of Teflon?

It would probably be wise to say, that in normal use, Teflon is quite safe to use, and the risks of developing cancer through its use would be quite remote. However, this being said and done, careless use of the product would almost certainly raise a degree of concern as to the possibility of this remoteness becoming a certain danger.

As with most products, when used with a certain degree of diligence, and in accordance with the manufactures recommendations, they are usually quite safe to use.

When a cell phone is used, it emits a radio-frequency energy in the form of a non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation which can be absorbed into the human tissues of the person that is using it. Although, the amount of this energy greatly depends on the technology of the phone that is being used at the time, the amount of use, the distance between the phone's antenna and it's user, and how far away the nearest phone tower is situated.

Radio-frequency energy (electromagnetic radiation) can be placed into two categories: ionizing (x-rays, radon, and cosmic rays), and non-ionizing (radio-frequency and power-frequency) where the exposure to ionizing radiation has been known to increase the risk of developing cancer.

Although studies have been made, the problem is that technology is constantly advancing, which makes not only researching the industry difficult, but almost impossible to gain conclusive results when studies are taken. Because of this, no consistent link has yet been made between cell phone use and cancer, such as: those associated with the brain, surrounding nerves, and nearby head and neck tissues.

However, one study did reveal that when a cell phone was used for 50 minutes or more, the brain tissues on the side of the head that the phone was used, metabolized more glucose than on the other-side. Although, these results are still in a preliminary stage, and are considered inconclusive as to what this metabolism actually means, or as to what effect it might have on a user.

For the development of cancer to occur, it is generally accepted that some kind of damage to the DNA structure must be caused first; however, there is no actual conclusive information resulting that non-ionizing (radio-frequency) energy is actually harmful to human beings. Known case studies tend to imply that non-ionizing energy has yet to cause the development of cancer in animals.

Other findings include:

1. Case-control studies where cell phone use was compared between two groups of patients with certain types of cancers and those without, and cohort studies where over a long period of time comparisons were made between the use of cell phones with cancer patients and the non-use resulted inconclusive.

2. A study conducted by a consortium of researchers from 13 different countries (considered to be the largest of its kind into the connection of cell phone use and cancer development) also yielded inconclusive results; however, it was noted that non-users of cell phones probable had a reduced risk of developing brain cancer.

3. A study in Denmark also yielded inconclusive results after more than 350,000 cell phone users were cross-examined from the Danish Cancer Registry for a brain cancer connection.

4. A study in the United Kingdom concluded that although the use of cell phones increased between the period of 1998 to 2008, no actual increase of brain related cancer or such were reported.

5. Various U.S. case-control studies including military studies taken on Navy technicians who were exposed to contact with radio-frequencies for long periods of time, also yielded inconclusive results.

Conclusion:

Reasons behind these constant inconclusive results, may include: the rapid advancement of technology, the change in which the technology is used, inaccurate information being applied to studies, inaccurate reporting, morbidity/mortality among study participants, and of course, detrimental findings connected to the cell phone industry simply not being released, or covered-up.

Therefore, there remains the possibility that a connection between cell phone use and cancer could be expected to be revealed within the coming years.

Cancer is a very common disease nowadays. The causes of cancer could be food, beverage, environment, inheritance and others. It is indeed a threat to human health and life. To avoid contracting cancer, one must live a healthy life. One must pay special care and attention to his lifestyle and food.

Royal jelly in its fresh or lyophilized form is a health supplement. One of the important benefits of it is that it is anti-cancer. It can prevent cancer or prolong the proliferation of cancer cells.

One of the precious ingredients in it is 10-Hydroxy-2-Decenoic Acid (10-HDA). 10-HDA cannot be manufactured artificially. It has profound effect in anti-cancer function. It exerts inhibiting effect, preventing both cell proliferation and migration.

There are many researches that show the evidence of the anti-cancer effect of royal jelly.

In an experiment, Japanese researchers fed it to mice before transplanting different type of cancers into them. It was found that the life of the mice was prolonged by 20%. The tumor cells disintegrated and they were 50% of the size of that in the untreated mice.

It is thus inferred that human sarcoma cells would be destroyed by the compounds in the royal jelly just the same as the sarcoma cells implanted into the mice.

A study was conducted on the Bulgarian beekeepers. It was discovered that the beekeeper population suffered 20% fewer cancer death than the Bulgarian population as a whole. This is attributed to the lifestyle of beekeepers who normally take royal jelly, pollen and honey. Beekeepers are often bitten by the honey bees which leave a substance called venom in their body. Venom is another substance which can prevent cancer.

Breast cancer is a threat to the middle-aged women. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental estrogen that stimulates proliferation of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells. Royal jelly inhibits the growth promoting effect of BPA on MCF-7 cells and thus preventing women from suffering breast cancer (source: Effect of Royal Jelly on Bisphenol A - Induced Proliferation of Human Breast Cancer Cells by Nakaya M, Onda H, Sasaki K, Yukiyoshi A, Tachibana H, Yamada K, Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 Jan 7).

In children with leukemia, it is effective in improving their general condition with increased appetite and weight gain.

The anti-cancer effect of royal jelly is prominent. Japanese people like to take it as a health supplement. As a result, Japan is well known for its people having the longest life span in the world.

When alternative cancer therapies are thought of, it may be a bit of a surprise to think that something as simple a baking powder (bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate) that has hundreds of uses around the home may actually be a worthy contender. So why is it not widely touted as some miracle cure if it CAN actually cure cancer?

First of all, it must be acknowledged that the pharmaceutical industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that not only generates billions of dollars every year for itself, but also for local governments. So if it was common knowledge that something as simple as a $3 baking soda treatment could actually take the place of an industry $350,000 treatment, a devastating effect would be caused on the industry as a whole.

One of the major pioneers behind the alternative cancer cure theory using baking soda, is the Italian Doctor Tullio Simoncini, who believes that many forms of cancer (both local and remote) are of a fungi base, where the only remedy for their cure is therapy using sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). Although, these beliefs cannot be backed up by clinical trials, and relies solely on documented results of previous successes as evidence.

It is claimed that Simoncini has cured literally hundreds of cancer patients, primarily for throat, digestive tract, colon, rectal, intestine, and other cancers using sodium bicarbonate. Where the cancer has been caught early, and with a low incidence of metastasis (spread), 90% of patients have actually made a full recovery.

Because sodium bicarbonate is diffusible and holds no complicated structure, fungi can easily codify this fact, which in turn allows for the bicarbonate to rapidly disintegrate any mass (tumor) due to its ability to have a longer presence in situ, and the inability of the fungi to defend itself.

Strong doses of bicarbonate (500cc at 5% solution [a 20% increase or decrease may be applicable]) are continuously administered over a period of 7 - 8 days with zero tolerance of interruption, as masses of between 2 - 4 centimeters tend to begin to regress from between the third and fourth day, and collapse during the concourse of the fourth and fifth.

Although not all organs within the body can actually be reached by the bicarbonate due to the lack of sufficient dosage reaching its target, most of them can be. It is also worth mentioning that whilst treatment is being given to a particular area of mass within the body, other organs are not damaged in the process (as with traditional medicines) because of the harmless nature of the sodium bicarbonate, and no side-effects are experienced either.