Subject: cancer updates from johns hopkins
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do notshow up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a fewbillion.When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancercells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests areunableto detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectablesize.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person'slifetime.
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will bedestroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumours.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiplenutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental,food and lifestyle factors.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet andincluding supplements will strengthen the immune system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells andalso 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 damageshealthy cells, tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reducetumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do notresult in more tumor destruction.
9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy andradiationthe immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the personcansuccumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate andbecomeresistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cellstospread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells bynotfeeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off oneimportantfood supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet,Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A betternatural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in verysmallamounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour.Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in thegastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk andsubstituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet isacidicand it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef orpork.Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites,which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains,seeds,nutsand a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment.About20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juicesprovidelive enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levelswithin 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. Toobtainlive enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetablejuice(most vegetables including bean sprouts)and eat some raw vegetables 2 or3times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine.Green teaisa better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best todrink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavymetalsin tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestiveenzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrifiedandleads to more toxic buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining fromoreating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls ofcancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancercells.
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6,Flor-ssence,Essiac,anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's ownkiller cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin Eareknown to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normalmethod of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger,unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidicenvironment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relaxand enjoy life.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercisingdaily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellularlevel. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.
CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL , U S - PLEASE READ
1. No plastic containers in micro.2. No water bottles in freezer.3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in itsnewsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed ArmyMedical Center as well.Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them asthis releases dioxins from the plastic.Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Managerat Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.He said that we should not be heating our food in themicrowave using plastic containers.
This especially applies to foods that contain fat.He said that the combination of fat, high heat, andplastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware,Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get thes ame results, only without the dioxin. So such things asTV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should beremoved from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast foodrestaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, isjust as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked inthe microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causespoisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrapand drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead .
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Friday, April 06, 2007
Lost fats
TIP OF THE WEEK: Hints and tips on how to lose fat
Always make carbohydrate intake a priorityIn the early stages of physical adaptation the body will have to, `learn' how to utilise fat as a priority fuel source. This takes some weeks to achieve with regular practice (gym sessions) on cardiovascular exercise. In the meantime, I advise that from day one you have sufficient carbohydrate in your diet each day to facilitate energy for doing that initial 20-minute session. This raises another crucial point. If there is not enough carbohydrate available each day then you will have to utilise some of your already small amount of lean tissue protein and convert it to simple sugar (glucose) through the glucose-alanine chain in the liver. Sacrificing lean tissue protein stores to enable fat to be burned in the mitochondria in the presence of carbohydrate and oxygen means that you are actually losing lean tissue and gaining a proportionate percentage of fat tissue. This is a scary fact which slows down any measurable difference in your lean/fat percentage ratio.
Always remember that fat loss is all about long-term goals
Burning fat takes time, but the more you do it the easier it becomes and the greater the amount of fat burned will be. When performing fat-burning exercise it takes about 20 minutes for an unconditioned person to actually start burning fat. An average conditioned person will take about 10 minutes, whereas an elite Tour de France athlete takes only about five minutes. This is an important fact as it shows that, for an unconditioned person, 20 minutes of fat-burning exercise is not enough. The aim, therefore, is to progressively and safely reach 45 minutes. It takes a fit person about 11 sessions of a 45-minute fat-burning exercise period to burn 1lb of fat, which is 3,500kcal. People new to exercise will always take longer.
Never alternate between cardiovascular equipment when performing fat-burning cardiovascular workIt is generally accepted that when you come off one piece of cardiovascular equipment and go onto another it is going to take 8-10 minutes before you reach full fat-burning potential again on the subsequent piece of cardiovascular equipment. However, this will depend on your level of fitness and your percentage of red slow-twitch and intermediate-twitch muscle fibres. The fitter you are and the more aerobic and intermediate muscle fibres you have, the quicker you will reach the fat burning zone again. In addition to this, during any fatburning mesocycle of 4-6 or 8-12 weeks you must always use exactly the same exercises during the entire mesocycle so that you ensure maximum muscle fibre recruitment and that the body can learn the most effective way in which to perform this exercise, the most efficient way of processing nutrients and removing waste products, and also the best way of recovering from the demands imposed. The stationary exercise bike without moving handles is the best piece of equipment for performing your fat burning cardiovascular work on, as it keeps the heart rate at a much more stable level. This means that you can get the maximum amount of fat burning possible out of each session by keeping your heart rate in the correct zone throughout the entire session.
Never say, `I cannot eat after 6pm'As the day progresses, the metabolic rate falls.
So in the late evening and early hours of the morning, your body is at its most inefficient for processing large quantities of fuel in one go. However, this does not mean that you cannot eat after 6pm, of course you can. In fact, it is essential that you do eat again to make sure that your metabolic rate is kept as high as possible. The only thing that you have to bear in mind is that you must keep this food intake to a snack, whilst making sure that it is of good nutritional value. If you eat nothing from the early evening onwards, your body is essentially in starvation mode until you wake and eat breakfast the next morning. This has two very important implications. The first is that your body thinks that starvation is really a possibility, as it has no way of knowing that you are trying to lose body fat. As a result the body dramatically lowers the metabolic rate in order to counter the possibility of starvation and thus conserve as much energy as possible. Secondly, a significant amount of carbohydrate depletion occurs while you sleep. By not eating anything at all from the early evening onwards you will also have completely decimated your carbohydrate stores by the time that you wake again, which will ultimately have a negative impact upon your long-term training goals.
Never eat too little
It is generally accepted that 1 or 2 pounds is the very maximum amount of fat that you can lose in a week without sacrificing intra-cellular water and lean muscle tissue. In order to achieve this, the maximum amount of calories you can cut from your diet is 1/7. This limited reduction will also ensure that you lose body fat without slowing down your metabolic rate. Never choose low in fat, always choose low in caloriesLow in fat does not equate to low in calories. A lot of these products are filled with sugar in order to make them taste better. Always check the calorie content to make sure that you are in fact buying something that is low in calories. Never exist on pre-prepared convenience foods, buy fresh produce(organic if possible) and make it yourself. You are going to have to face the fact that if you want to lose body fat then you are going to have to put in a little effort. Convenience foods are high in chemicals, salt and a host of other harmful substances. In addition, the majority of convenience foods offer little nutritional value. Everyone will use these from time to time, but the more you can do without the better it will be.
Always make carbohydrate intake a priorityIn the early stages of physical adaptation the body will have to, `learn' how to utilise fat as a priority fuel source. This takes some weeks to achieve with regular practice (gym sessions) on cardiovascular exercise. In the meantime, I advise that from day one you have sufficient carbohydrate in your diet each day to facilitate energy for doing that initial 20-minute session. This raises another crucial point. If there is not enough carbohydrate available each day then you will have to utilise some of your already small amount of lean tissue protein and convert it to simple sugar (glucose) through the glucose-alanine chain in the liver. Sacrificing lean tissue protein stores to enable fat to be burned in the mitochondria in the presence of carbohydrate and oxygen means that you are actually losing lean tissue and gaining a proportionate percentage of fat tissue. This is a scary fact which slows down any measurable difference in your lean/fat percentage ratio.
Always remember that fat loss is all about long-term goals
Burning fat takes time, but the more you do it the easier it becomes and the greater the amount of fat burned will be. When performing fat-burning exercise it takes about 20 minutes for an unconditioned person to actually start burning fat. An average conditioned person will take about 10 minutes, whereas an elite Tour de France athlete takes only about five minutes. This is an important fact as it shows that, for an unconditioned person, 20 minutes of fat-burning exercise is not enough. The aim, therefore, is to progressively and safely reach 45 minutes. It takes a fit person about 11 sessions of a 45-minute fat-burning exercise period to burn 1lb of fat, which is 3,500kcal. People new to exercise will always take longer.
Never alternate between cardiovascular equipment when performing fat-burning cardiovascular workIt is generally accepted that when you come off one piece of cardiovascular equipment and go onto another it is going to take 8-10 minutes before you reach full fat-burning potential again on the subsequent piece of cardiovascular equipment. However, this will depend on your level of fitness and your percentage of red slow-twitch and intermediate-twitch muscle fibres. The fitter you are and the more aerobic and intermediate muscle fibres you have, the quicker you will reach the fat burning zone again. In addition to this, during any fatburning mesocycle of 4-6 or 8-12 weeks you must always use exactly the same exercises during the entire mesocycle so that you ensure maximum muscle fibre recruitment and that the body can learn the most effective way in which to perform this exercise, the most efficient way of processing nutrients and removing waste products, and also the best way of recovering from the demands imposed. The stationary exercise bike without moving handles is the best piece of equipment for performing your fat burning cardiovascular work on, as it keeps the heart rate at a much more stable level. This means that you can get the maximum amount of fat burning possible out of each session by keeping your heart rate in the correct zone throughout the entire session.
Never say, `I cannot eat after 6pm'As the day progresses, the metabolic rate falls.
So in the late evening and early hours of the morning, your body is at its most inefficient for processing large quantities of fuel in one go. However, this does not mean that you cannot eat after 6pm, of course you can. In fact, it is essential that you do eat again to make sure that your metabolic rate is kept as high as possible. The only thing that you have to bear in mind is that you must keep this food intake to a snack, whilst making sure that it is of good nutritional value. If you eat nothing from the early evening onwards, your body is essentially in starvation mode until you wake and eat breakfast the next morning. This has two very important implications. The first is that your body thinks that starvation is really a possibility, as it has no way of knowing that you are trying to lose body fat. As a result the body dramatically lowers the metabolic rate in order to counter the possibility of starvation and thus conserve as much energy as possible. Secondly, a significant amount of carbohydrate depletion occurs while you sleep. By not eating anything at all from the early evening onwards you will also have completely decimated your carbohydrate stores by the time that you wake again, which will ultimately have a negative impact upon your long-term training goals.
Never eat too little
It is generally accepted that 1 or 2 pounds is the very maximum amount of fat that you can lose in a week without sacrificing intra-cellular water and lean muscle tissue. In order to achieve this, the maximum amount of calories you can cut from your diet is 1/7. This limited reduction will also ensure that you lose body fat without slowing down your metabolic rate. Never choose low in fat, always choose low in caloriesLow in fat does not equate to low in calories. A lot of these products are filled with sugar in order to make them taste better. Always check the calorie content to make sure that you are in fact buying something that is low in calories. Never exist on pre-prepared convenience foods, buy fresh produce(organic if possible) and make it yourself. You are going to have to face the fact that if you want to lose body fat then you are going to have to put in a little effort. Convenience foods are high in chemicals, salt and a host of other harmful substances. In addition, the majority of convenience foods offer little nutritional value. Everyone will use these from time to time, but the more you can do without the better it will be.
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