The following information is based on our opinion and the opinions of others.  Any of this information may or may not apply to you or anyone else and hopefully you can find a health care facility that can correctly treat you.  Please be alerted to the fact that information changes on a regular basis in medical technology.  What applies in our information could be stale and in some cases inaccurate.  Check with your current medical provider for the latest in treatment information.             

                      Yes,  You can beat the    Bad News                 

           A             D             O             E

           Alkalinity              Vitamin D              Omega 3's               Exercise

  Plus the 40-30-30 Glucagon Fat and Waste Burning Diet

The following is a summary of the above items that we believe  can prevent Cancer from happening and/or recurring.  They may work by supporting the natural defenses (The immune system) that we are blessed with, as long as we don't abuse them by not observing what has been proven to be the proper lifestyle. 

Before we get into the details we will summarize each one of the above and you can decide whether you want to plunge into a rather extensive feature on how to save your life if you get the BAD NEWS.

 A  Alkalinity

If you understand the principles of a stable alkalinity you will be more motivated in following the principles as they are so important.   I have dealt with 2 particular pH/Alkaline issues in my life.  First in agriculture as a farmer for 40 years,  a critical factor in the health of plants.  Second as small an issue as it is swimming pool chemistry and residues that form on the surface of a  pool, very similar to residues that form in critical areas of your body, that cause cardiovascular problems, cancer and much more.   Keep in mind the water that you drink, the state of it, the chemistry etc. plays a critical role in your total alkalinity and pH balance.

D   Vitamin D

A researcher at the University of California/San Diego stated "No other method to prevent cancer has been identified that has the powerful impact of Vitamin D3".  "Hey that is saying a lot."  There have been features from Readers Digest and host of other credible medical sources that support this theory.

My wife after a recent breast issue pumped her Vitamin D number up into the optimum  70 mg/ml range monitoring it with regular 25 hydroxy  tests.  She does rely on supplemental D,  currently 5000 units a day.    In addition to the supplements she sits in the sun every morning (most every morning) in the privacy of our back yard in just her panties for 20 minutes again in the morning the coolest less intensive time of the day as we respect the suns ability to cause skin cancer.  

My personal opinion is to rely on supplements alone to boost Vitamin D and neglect modest regular sun exposure with as little clothes on as possible could be a serious mistake, as even though supplements could pump up the numbers,  the quality of the Vitamin D process that incidentally starts with Cholesterol from the liver and to the  cells of the skin may be the optimum way to go.  Doing both D supplements and exposure to the sun would be covering all the bases.

Few foods naturally contain vitamin D. Sardines which have an abundance of important nutrients, including potassium, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B-12, iron and calcium in the tiny sardine bones, are a good source of vitamin D.  I personally eat 3 to 4 full cans of Sardines a week,  about 4.25 ounces at a sitting and in fact for 1 lunch a week I take a full can,  chop up the sardines and combine them with a can of Progresso soup either the Manhattan or New England clam chowder.  It is a delicious treat with all the nutritional trimmings.

Vitamin D is best produced by the Sun and the best choice over supplements. Vitamin D has so many benefit we can't even begin to enumerate them, from bone loss to your immune system and in particular your lymphatic system. The sun is an Alzheimer's crusher.

The fact is that Vitamin D dictates not only the absorbability of calcium in the intestines, it controls all the calcium in the bodies functions including the brain. This was our personal practice and learning 101 in our agricultural career. Calcium content in the soil was the microprocessor for all the minerals in the soil and their individual electrolyte functions as well as hormone production.

It has been recently revealed that it is calcium deposits in the brain that could be the responsible villain in Alzheimer's disease. They know it is deposits and calcium is notorious for unwanted deposits. We all obtain calcium in various ways. Some calcium especially where there is an abundance of Vitamin D3 intake and magnesium will be properly absorbed and properly metabolized. This is why I subscribe to Sardine intake with its total compliments. Tuna is a good source of vitamin D and calcium if they do not remove the bones. Most Tuna retains the pin bones (More below)

This process can be easily compared to a combustion engine. Some engines are fine tuned and burn the majority of the fuel it uses. Some engines are out of whack and wastes are produced and accumulated in the engine parts. The body mechanism is not any different. I might say that the type of fuel used in an engine is similar to the fuel we ingest for our engine.

There are situations in bone loss cases where the body is not obtaining enough calcium and actually cannibalizes the bone matrix of the patient. This generates a very significant source of calcium and the nature of this product is devastating to the body and a perfect storm for unwanted calcium accumulations. I happen to believe this is a arthritis thread.

Few foods naturally contain vitamin D. Sardines which have an abundance of important nutrients, including potassium, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B-12, iron and calcium in the tiny sardine bones, are a good source of vitamin D. I personally eat 3 to 4 full cans of Sardines a week, about 4.25 ounces at a sitting and in fact for 1 lunch a week I take a full can, chop up the sardines and combine them with a can of Progresso soup either the Manhattan or New England clam chowder. It is a delicious treat with all the nutritional trimmings.
 

O  Omega 3 fatty acids

Omega 3 fatty acid foods have Vitamin D and more especially calcium.  Calcium content in the soil we were told was the most important component of the soil as it was the ultimate regulator.  The proper amount of calcium made all the difference in the quality of the crop, and most importantly the plants ability to fend off disease and we believe the same principles apply to human health.  You can take calcium supplements but just as Vitamin D supplements the benefits are dubious.  Calcium on board fatty fish, dark green vegetables, cottage cheese and a few other foods produces a remarkable synergy that you cannot derive out of a mine.  The difference lies in the best calcium bearing foods being live,  versus the inert aspects of minerals out of a mine or for that matter fruits and vegetables that are pulverized, dried and dead.

Keep in mind the sun alone is not enough,  it must be combined with calcium laden foods with Omega 3 fatty acids etc.  The combination of the 3 is awesome.  

The surprising benefits of calcium: 

You know you need it for strong bones, but calcium protects your health in other important ways, too.  Here is what this amazing mineral can do for you.

The reason has to do with your body's response to a calcium deficit.

When you're low, your body thinks you're starving and enters emergency

mode.

For our full feature on calcium http://www.blueeyedcurse.com/Calcium.htm

E  Exercise 

We do not get into the cardiovascular benefits of exercise as it is such a huge topic.  You will find our feature on exercise keys in on the movement of lymphatic fluids, that plays such a critical role in preventing cancer.  Heart disease and exercise is a subject all by itself and we do not attempt to cover this in our feature below.  You will find the material on lymphatic flow very interesting.  Of course a healthy cardiovascular system will certainly be a benefit in preventing all diseases.  In fact our last summary covers a diet that  may not only cleans the arteries and lymphatic vessels so that it gives you  all the tools you need to support your immune system and beat the BAD  NEWS, it includes a weight loss program that works.

40-30-30 

We have written another feature http://www.blueeyedcurse.com/wish.htm that relates to an experience we had with the  Zone type/40-30-30 diet that worked exceptionally well in a weight loss effort and inadvertently led to a theory regarding the benefits of this program regarding the arterial and lymph network.  It certainly can be attached to cancer and the prevention of it.

Essentially the diet (eating a balance of carbs, protein and the right fats at every meal and snack) if adhered to will stimulate the hormone glucagon that is known as the fat burning hormone.  The diet burned 30 plus pounds off of my hide in a year.  Other balances especially the diets that are high in carbs, especially the sweets, stimulate the hormone insulin and insulin is what is referred to as the fat storing hormone.  We believe that the same fat that plaques us with obesity, is the same fat that plugs up our system and is the preclude to problems,  cancer being one of them and recurrence can happen to those who go back to their errant ways of sugar.  They say cancer thrives on sugar in some way and we believe this to be so. 

If you want to prevent cancer and/or recurrence or  God forbid you have received the BAD NEWS, cut out refined sugars and whatever sugar you take in let it be the natural sugars as in fruit and even with that you have to get advice on moderate intake. 

So with the summary out of the way, you may want to continue with the details in this feature.                                      

You have a health problem, you get a barrage of medical tests taken.  The Doctor calls you in to the office and gives you the Bad News and it could be as bad as 3 months, 6 months to a year to live.  Now even if you are lucky and there isn't a death sentence, as in a tumor that should be removed or at least biopsied,  relying entirely on modern medicine, chemotherapy etc. could be the biggest mistake of not your life, but your death.  Many cancer victims are put into remission with Standard Care, only to have it return.  In fact there is evidence that cancer "cured" with Chemo and Radiation in many cases comes back with a vengeance.  How would you feel if you received standard of care, found out that what you were dealt did not work as in Farah Faucet's case, but also find out that the roadside bombs they gave you may have stimulated cancer cells, because your immune system was compromised by the treatments?  Trying to prove this in a court of law is impossible and Oncologists know it.   If they prescribe Standard of Care they know they are covered regardless of what happens to you. 

We have a theory regarding attacking cancer with a natural approach versus "Standard Care" that usually means chemo and radiation.  Taking the risk of not doing standard of care is not for anyone feint at heart, especially when most if not all Oncologists try to jam it down your throat in the process of covering their butts regarding liability.  On the other hand the Oncologists I believe have no choice on a general basis because they don't believe the majority of cancer patients will  be diligent with a natural approach.  A natural approach as described in this feature focusing on the big 4 as in the heading of this feature,  A D O E,  Plus the 40-30-30 diet will require a dedication and regimen that most will not follow.  We call it the "Junk Yard Dog Approach" 

In addition the medical oncology profession has a current dilemma.  Most if not all know there are different approaches to treating cancer, one of the reasons we bring out recent surveys that stated  the majority of oncologists would not initially do Chemo and or Radiation, especially if surgery removes a cancerous area leaving clear margins supported by pathology, Ultrasound and MRI imaging and there is no lymph node cancer detected upon dissection of key nodes.  Node involvement can indicate whether or not cancer has traveled to other parts of the body with the potential of attaching themselves to organs etc.  So what would they do?  Read on.... much on this factor below in this feature.  

I think the most horrible consequences of doing "standard of care" treatment is where the patient becomes complacent even if they enjoy a temporary reduction  in circulating tumor cells and other blood test markers prove negative.  Past lifestyle practices that brought the problem on to begin with can be the cause of  recurrence. 

You will read that my wife chose not to do "standard of care" cancer treatment.   Would she sit out in the sun for 20 minutes every day if she thought she was receiving the magic bullets that don't work a good percentage of the time?  I know she wouldn't and she wouldn't be doing every thing she is doing, supplements, the right foods, exercise etc. etc.  Quite honestly and bluntly she is doing what she is doing  because she has the fear of Christ in her and everyone of us would too.

So it is a simple choice in many cases depending again on the circumstances, it is either therapy or doing the junk yard dog approach.  Now if you do the standard of care therapy, do the junkyard approach too.

Now perhaps you may be connecting why Oncologists who by the way have the latest imaging and testing equipment most likely gratis at their disposal for periodic testing to know if they are at risk and a hell of lot less riskier than what some of these therapies can do to you especially if they are not tested for chemosensitivity.

Chemosensitivity  methods currently done in respected labs around the world and hopefully soon to be done in America where they can test blood to determine whether certain therapies will work and what will not and which ones have the potential to kill you.  You can better believe that oncologists will make these services available to themselves and their loved ones, but just can't open up this new can of worms to the millions of patients going through their doors at this time.  Costs being one of the can of worms.  More on this below...These new tests are not covered by insurance and you could spend in the neighborhood of  $ 3000 to just find out what therapy has a chance in working.  Now finding a cooperative medical facility to administer therapy that is recommended by these labs is another challenge.

Due Diligence

You may recall a bond trader by the name of Michael Milken a few years back that was thrown in the slammer for years because of some shady dealings.   He got the Bad News , (Not from the bond trading)  It was prostate cancer.  The Bad News was the death sentence in months.

He took the bull by the horns and went into a very aggressive program of blending and juicing fruits and vegetables and an array of different recipes. We just do high speed blending and don't even own a juicer.

I believe at this time Mr. Milken's cancer is in remission and he is busy with his business and actively involved in solving the prostate cancer problem.  He does expect his cancer to return, as it did metastasize outside the gland.   My guess is he is doing a good job of not allowing any loose cancer cells from doing him in.  

Blending produces a superior Alkaline, buffering (stabilizing) reaction in the body if the components are primarily GREEN although some fruits are included to make the drink a little more palatable.   One fruit we always include is the powerful Pomegranate (In season).  We buy them fresh, as there is a short season and  cut them up in pieces on a tray.  Put them into the freezer, then bag them up  and take a chunk out at a time and throw them into the blender with the other stuff.  We feel that doing it this way preserves the product better than leaving a piece of fruit in the refrigerator for days on end.   The blender we use has no problem handling the frozen product as in the ice cubes we use.  

A package of Stevia in a blend really helps in the taste department as well.  A Green  smoothie, 1- 8 ounce to 12 ounce glass a day (start with 8 ounces) to adjust as a blended product takes some adjustment in your digestive track, especially if you are generous with the cruciferous veggies.   Incidentally we use a blend of Broccoli and Cauliflower flowerets frozen (Just a few pieces) as leaving "Fresh" vegetables in the fridge for days on end does not make sense to us.  You can easily take out of the bag what you need and the blender does a great job.  

A dramatic alkaline buffering effect from this blending will have a direct positive effect on the quality of the pH in both your blood and lymphatic fluids.  Keep in mind that a high speed blender such as the Vitamix 3 Horse reveals most of the nutrition and alkalinity that is sealed in the product and that if eaten normally (half chewing it) produces a minimum amount of goodness.

If anyone has been involved with breast cancer it doesn't take long for the lymph nodes to enter the picture as they are critical in filtering out cancer cells with their army of residing white blood cells.  

Which comes first the chicken or the egg when it comes to the condition of the lymph system including the nodes.  It would be logical to expect that the origin of lets say a breast lesion, DCIS etc. could be the primary and original start of a problem and compounded when the lymphatic system breaks down and can become malignant itself as in lymphoma or for that matter malignancy in the nodes themselves.  I have always had a theory that the lymphatic system could be the origin of a problem such as a plumbing back up that creates a problem in the breast for example.  In any event it certainly pays to support your lymphatic system and immune system with it.

If the quality of the lymph fluid is not up to par, and alkalinity/acid plays a huge role in this,  and again you have clogging and the possibility of the lymph nodes themselves becoming malignant.  Once this happens there is a good chance that excessive cancer cells can not be neutralized as fast and efficient as intended and the proverbial horse gets out of the barn and cancer cells will escape into the blood stream. 

We have written another feature http://www.blueeyedcurse.com/wish.htm that relates to an experience we had with a Zone/40-30-30 diet that worked exceptionally well in a weight loss effort and inadvertently led to a theory regarding the benefits of this program regarding the arterial and lymph network.  It certainly can be attached to cancer and the prevention of it.

A fruit oriented smoothie is very beneficial as well, but with fruit you have the excess sugar concern.  Whether you have a threat of recurrence or not, you had better keep your blood glucose levels well under the 100 mark.  A moderate mix of fruits and vegetables could produce good results and you can easily check your urine and saliva pH to see if your pH is stable, especially on the first morning draw (Saliva and Urine after the kidneys have done their work as you slept.) 

Information below in this feature on this.  It is not everything you have to do, but it goes a long way and you will read below in this feature how to get started with blending.    

They have an array of different tests that indicates NIC. (No incidence of cancer)   (More on testing below)  They don't want to say cancer free as there is no such thing as cancer free.  Everyone has cancer cells roaming their body.  Most  bodies deal with them and get rid of them, some bodies don't and loose tumor cells impinge on the vital organs and that is the end of the story.  We believe that in most if not all, you can deal cancer cells a death blow using your own bodies defenses, rather than them doing it to you. 

What would you do?

We start this segment out with a short piece of information on fiber, insoluble and soluble and how it relates to the food components in the main feature below.  There are a great deal of misconceptions regarding fiber in the diet and supplements and a study in it self.  Most foods have a combination of soluble and insoluble properties and one example is flax seed that has about half and half and this depends on how it is managed. 

When you eat flax seeds without running them through a high speed blender or a coffee grinder the amount of soluble properties go down the drain, no pun intended.  In fact eating flax seed without any processing certainly lends it to close to a 100% insoluble food that has some benefits but not gaining the benefits of releasing the on board properties within the seed capsule. 

Fruits and vegetables depending on the variety have both properties and especially the soluble properties that are converted to a gel that traverses through the intestines,  sponging excess cholesterol and a host of other wonders to the body.  We believe that the quality of the gel is determined by what you eat and how it is prepared, therefore what you eat and how it is managed will determine the efficiency factor of the fiber foods that pass through your digestive track.

The smoothie is a tool that releases encapsulated nutrients in all foods and yet retaining the insoluble properties and benefits.  The fact that a high speed blender reduces the size of the insoluble properties is not a negative and in fact can be beneficial in the journey process through the digestive track.

We have listed in this feature specific measures that we would take and again none of them we believe would interfere with most chemo therapy or for that matter any treatments by conventional medical procedures, if these methods are the patients choice.   There is one conflict regarding Chemo treatments and anti-oxidants that can neutralize the free radicals Chemo therapy creates.  There are two sides of this issue and it is complicated.  If you do standard care you will have to rely on your oncologist to guide you.

Our problem is the "one size fits all" approach when if it is proven/desired by the patient that a treatment plan should be invoked that is customized for the individual patient.  This is not easy to do.  In order to obtain this customized approach you have to have cooperation in the States and it may be necessary to send blood to a foreign lab as they seem to be ahead of us in this technology at this time.  It is also expensive.  Most oncologists are aware of this testing, but do not recommend it because it opens up a can of worms.

Note:

Recently there have been promotions on the media, I believe the renowned Duke University has stated that they have new formats in place that can customize individual treatments for the patients problem versus the "one size fits all approach"  I would certainly search for medical facilities in your area that have these new protocols in place and if they don't I would suggest searching until you find one.

Too often, the primary solid tumor is removed, and oncologist suggests the patient undergo grueling rounds of toxic chemotherapy in case there are residual tumor cells remaining.  By having one’s blood tested for the presence of circulating tumor cells (CTC),  and other tumor marker tests a more informed decision can be made about what therapies are most suitable.  CTC cell testing can be obtained in the States.  Foreign labs do CTC tests as well, but there is a charge and a search condition for Biofocus labs in Recklinghausen Germany will have this information for you

Natural Killer cell tests, testing the level of your immunity system can be obtained in the States.   Chemo sensitivity testing for the right  drug regimen (If necessary) and rule out not only the ones that won't work, but the ones that can kill,  can only be accomplished again in a few foreign laboratories.  This may be hard to understand, but keep in mind the United States lags  woefully behind in Internet technology and we invented it.

In fact it has been  proven if  credible chemo sensitivity tests are  taken, the dosage and consequential impact can be reduced considerably.  This has been proven to impact the patient a lot less than the full doses in the "one size fit all"  although we were told by one oncologist that after treatments were started and the patient may react adversely, they would adjust the dosage.  If you have ever had a horse get out of a barn like I have this adjustment after the fact does not give me a great deal of comfort.  I would rather know what treatments and dosages would work rather then wait until the horse is out of the barn and I am running up a 4 lane highway in the middle of the night trying to coral it.  (This is a fact by the way)

In addition,  the ability to test periodically with blood, can tell how well the treatment approach is working, rather than to wait until questionable imaging procedures show anything that could be months in the making. 

The most important part of the treatment decision process is where are you are at in regard to the problem.  There are advanced stages that would prompt a patient to do the conventional approach.  There are conditions as in lumpectomies where clear margins are gained around the area, with no lymph node involvement  where a patient could consider a natural approach without treatments and periodic testing. 

There are patients that take a natural approach when things are dire.  We are not going to touch this in this feature.  This is a personal decision but it should be based on understanding and not necessarily what a medical professional tells you,  as it appears the  medical profession has their own axe to grind and from our experience suggesting to an  Oncologist that they should look at things differently is not an easy chore.   They have their license and financial security to protect and quite frankly I don't blame them for the position they take at this time.  I think they could be more inquisitive as to whether a patient has the finances and will consider the more extensive testing that is available.  Again I am not sure if this protects the Doctor versus the standard of care approach.

We had a surgeon that knew from her experience that if she cut out a sizable area and produced clear margins the odds were in the patients favor.  The surgeon we might add still subscribed to immediate chemo and radiation and although we really were satisfied with the surgery and clear margins we parted company on the treatments for now after that.  Again this was and is our decision.

The only thing that we will suggest  here regarding advanced stages of cancer IV and up is we still would take the initial testing approach, different cancer profiles etc. now available.  We then would  go into our "Junk Yard Dog" natural approach (covered below) and in a very short time a month or two take another series of tests, preferably at the same reputable lab for correlated comparisons with the same equipment and gauge for movement.  If the cancer markers go down,  we would consider continuing with the "Junk Yard Approach" and wait it out for another test period before we decide to jump into the standard of care fry pan. 

There are various labs throughout the country that have refined tests for predicting cancer that we hope to  have confidence in and we will be covering them in this feature.  In most cases these labs do not bill Medicare.  Their fees will be out of your pocket.  You may get some oncologists to write a script for individual cancer marker tests, but you will find it hard to find a Doctor that will write a script for a full cancer profile.  I believe that they feel threatened by it.  Lets face it, if a laboratory  can  tell you whether or not  you are threatened by impending cancer you could easily be tempted to delay chemotherapy. 

We went to 3 very fine medical institutions for the problem we had and there was not a mention of the approach we have suggested above.  Why?  Because it is laden with liability, that is why.   If a Doctor has on the record that they advised you to do Standard of Care their rump is covered.   I think that this stinks to high heaven.

So again you have to decide whether you want to come up with the cash for the testing.  You could spend time from pillar to post trying to find a way for Uncle Sugar and insurance to cover these tests and costs.  This could prove to be a fatal mistake.

This brings up a major concern of mine, standard of care versus natural.  If one has hovering over their head the nightmare of recurrence of cancer in my opinion two things can happen.  ( This was touched on before in this feature but worth expanding on)  In the case of the natural approach the patient if you want to consider them a patient and  concerned with recurrence, they will dedicate the rest of their lives in eliminating cancer from returning simply based on fear.  The biggest bonus of the natural approach  will be the benefits of what this regimen will do in their general health for the rest of their lives. 

This regimen could include elimination of subsequent cancer threats that had no relationship to the current cancer you are dealing  with.  To repeat the right natural approach could take care of the problems you have now and anything that crops up in the future and this does not only include cancer threats.   An anti-cancer program will have positive effects on all the potential health problems we face.

Now the other side of the coin will be the standard of care, and what I call  the magic bullet seeker.  My guess is that the majority of this group who in most cases have led a not so perfect lifestyle.   I am talking sweets, booze, bad fats and stress etc. will go right back to their errant ways after they have been "cured" with the magic bullet.  You see this scenario every day where folks are given these magic treatments and they go about their merry way.  How many folks do standard of care and my God in a short time recurrence appears.  So then the question is, did it recur because it just had to happen or did the victim just neglect what they should have done with a Junk Yard Dog natural approach?

TESTING

They have an array of different tests that indicates NIC. (No incidence of cancer at the time)  

CA-27-29,  (15-3)

CEA

A CEA test may be ordered when your symptoms suggest the possibility of cancer. In patients who have been diagnosed with certain types of cancer, a CEA level is also measured before and after therapy, to evaluate the success of treatment.

CTC's (Circulating Tumor Cell Count)  

You will read about a Cancer Tumor Cell Test that we had taken,  prescribed by a reluctant Oncologist.  Some Oncologists resist testing as it puts them in a precarious situation.  If the testing comes back that shows the patient does not have any ominous signs of cancer, the patient is inclined to not do standard of care, hence liability shows its ugly head.

This test speaks for itself.  They have a breaking point of 5.  Over is a concern, under as in a 2 reading is considered in a normal range.  Again the amount of cancer/tumor cells in the blood will determine how easy of a time the immune system will have in destroying them.  If the body is  overwhelmed  with cancer/tumor cells, the immune system just can't do the job. 

You will read and there is credibility in the fact that tissue pathology is still the gold standard of detecting cancer, although the Doctor doing our recent blood tests feels that his profile can predict the future in 90% or more of all cases.

We have mentioned above two particular breast cancer markers the CEA and the 27-29 (15-3) that we had done after lumpectomy fall of 09.  There were 8 different tests taken recently at  this local lab 2-10 and 2 of them were the same tests we had in Albany approximately 4 months prior.  The two tests in Albany came back normal and fortunately the two same tests recently taken were normal as well.  This history that we have developed is important because now we have something to compare with and the fact there was no movement in the upside was a positive.

The other tests in the cancer profile were normal  as well with a couple of them in the gray zone.  We were told with 6 of the 8 being normal it reduced the concern of the 2 being in the gray area.  Having again a history of these two gray areas will be important for us to see if there is any movement up or down in subsequent testing that we will have in about 4 months.

Ironically in the full testing regimen it was discovered that we have a protein concern that has to be addressed and a hormone issue that we will cover below,  as gain these other areas are very important in this ongoing concern of recurrence or for that matter new developments of cancer,  as there is still the question of  recurrence versus new areas cropping up.  In both cases we believe that they can be addressed with our junk yard dog approach.

You have the MRI scans, Pets can and Thermo grams as well as Ultra Sound. Keep in mind that these imaging tests can prompt unnecessary invasive "We got to get that out" procedures.  It is written in the medical circles that advanced blood testing could trump imaging testing in many cases.  We haven't investigated to any degree the imaging procedures, but we will in this feature in time.

NKC ACTIVITY TEST

The below material I scalped word for word out of an article on NKC (Natural killer cell)  activity and the fascinating ability for the body to zap out cancer cells.  Incredibly you will read that there are thousands of cancer cells being zapped out every day in healthy individuals.  An individual who is being subjected to the threat of cancer from recent tests, lumpectomies etc.   could show an increase in the amount of cancer cells and tumor cells circulating in the body.  This increase determines the current status of the threat and  some if not most in the Oncology profession are reluctant to use these tests to determine chemotherapy and radiation treatments.  With their license and assets on the line in a way we can't blame them, leaving the patient to determine their own threat versus the actual threat that the treatments themselves present.

Ironically you will read that chemotherapy and radiation "temporarily" compromises the immune system for an undefined period of time.  Again I ask anyone that if a patient does not have any incidence of cancer showing with tests detailed above, clear margins after a lumpectomy, in good health and a positive attitude before, during and after surgery,  why in Gods name would they subject themselves to treatments that have been proven to compromise ones immune system that would in most cases take care of the problem?  Of course it is important that a patient supports their immune system and this feature will detail what you can do to do it.  If you are not willing to take measures to boost your immune system by a change in lifestyle, then perhaps the patient should choose the "magic bullet, hit and miss, one size fits all" standard of care treatments.

We are told that in different cancer profile testing methods that NKC activity is measured in different means and again we will be reporting on this periodically as the information is not only generated, but when we have enough confidence to recommend a lab/labs that we feel are competent and on the level.  This is complicated stuff so bear with us on this.  If you don't think that your body has the ability to take care of cancer cells, please study the material below.....Again we are talking about a body that is operating at peak efficiency and that means not gorging yourself with sweets, refined grains, booze and especially too dam much fatty meat cooked at high temps.  Even an occasional glass of wine can tilt a meal toward acidity.  We personally have abandoned our 1 glass of wine before dinner, sacrificing the benefits in wine. 

Wine and all alcohol is acid big time and the last thing you need to indulge in when you are threatened with cancer.  We believe an unstable  condition that alcohol in any amount will create could have a direct effect on how well your NKC Cells are functioning.  Now if you believe that,  zero in on the information below and if you wind up with your mouth open as I did, don't be surprised.  I personally believe that if a human body is given a chance it can survive just about any health threat with the exception of a on coming freight train.

Fighting Cancer With NK Cells

NEK cells kill cancer
The 'T' cells are produced by the thymus gland. They become mirror images of invading organisms and become antibodies. A small population of these cells are already conformed to kill cancer cells. They are called NKC (Natural Killer cells). They examine other cells for the presence of certain molecules that identify the cell as a tumor cell or a cell that is infected with a virus. If such a cell is found, the NK cell deploys a tentacle with venom sacks and attaches to the suspect cell. It then reaches out with another tentacle to search for an 'off switch', a flag that tells the NK cell to back off and not kill the cell. If such a flag is not found, the NK cell blasts the target cell with particles, penetrating its outer shell and injects venom into the target cell. The venom pulsates in and out of the cell until it disintegrates in to small pieces.

This drama is reenacted 10,000 times every day as cancer cells are formed and destroyed in a healthy person's body. If this activity stops, the cancer cells are free to grow and become a clinical case of cancer. The residue resulting from the destruction of cancer cells is measurable in the blood serum and is a valuable indicator of anti-cancer action in the body. You might correctly assume that the greater the amount of this activity, the more cancer is present in the body. The level of this activity may be measured by the AMASS test. You may call 1-800-9CATEST to get a free test kit containing some special glass ware, information, instructions, and a prescription form which must be authorized by a physician or other person who is authorized to prescribe blood work.

It is not likely that your family doctor has ever heard of it, although it was approved by the FDA in 1977 and is included in allowable services under Medicare. My oncologist refused to authorize this test, so I found another physician who would. My results have been consistently 'normal' as of this writing in 2005, 9 years.

The following theme is repeated throughout this website; Cooking foods destroys enzymes which overloads the pancreas and disables the action of NEK cells. Raw foods heal the pancreas and restore the NK cell action.

Question??? Is this the most incredible medical information you have ever read in your life, it was for me and I have had my head buried in medical research for over 10 years now.

Chemo sensitivity Testing

There are new tests to determine how well chemotherapy will work if at all. Before I would consider Chemotherapy treatment I first would ascertain whether I had enough cancer cells to test.  I certainly would have the CA 27-29 and CEA cancer cell test taken and by all means have the NKC Activity (Natural Killer Cell) test taken as detailed above.  

We personally communicated with the head director of a Laboratory in Germany, a renowned institution when we were initially concerned with the potential impact my wife would be subjected to if we agreed to immediate standard of care treatment.  We learned during the process that both the head director of MD Anderson in Texas as well as the Cleveland Clinic applauded this  European work in the  testing area, before consenting to "the one size fits all".   One size fits all can include Adriamycin a notorious chemo that can cause serious cardiovascular problems. 

The first two contacts we made to close friends with family members with cancer,  relayed the problems their loved ones had with this particular Chemo and they believed contributed to their demise.  I asked one of the family members how he believed it was a contributor.  He said  "Because the Doctors told him it could be, before they started treatment".

We had a meeting with a Doctor today at his metabolic lab that does extensive cancer profiles that said the majority of problems in cancer is cardiovascular, not the cancer itself.  His theories were to seriously treat the cardiovascular state of the patient being treated for cancer. 

So in regard to pre-testing to find drugs that would work the Cleveland Clinic said in a recent article that the progress made in this area was the major break through in cancer treatments for 2009.  Dr Nemeroff at the Life Extensions organization has the reference if you question this.

When we inquired to Germany regarding the testing the director said they could only test if there were enough cells, but he did not elaborate.  We responded back and asked if there were not enough cells what should we do?  He said and I quote verbatim "In my personal opinion I would NOT do Chemotherapy".  I assume that he would suggest periodic testing to see if the cell count accelerated.  Then if this is the case there could be enough cells to ascertain proper treatment.  Again, if ain't broke don't fix it, but don't let your guard down.

Unfortunately at this time these blood tests for chemosensitivity and resistance to certain drug therapies are only done in Europe and are not covered by insurance.  They are very expensive.

The standard mammograms are still effective in picking up calcification that is conducive to breast cancer, but does not pick up all problems.  My wife has had 25 years of mammograms.  In the two DCIS incidents she had the Mammogram did not pick up the problems, ultra sound did.  Now can anyone tell me there is a justification for my wife to continue mammograms and subject herself to dangerous cumulative radiation? 

Mammograms are being frowned on by many circles.  There are reports that  severe pressing on the breast can actually rupture areas and release cells that would not be released such as the Insitu's where tumors are encapsulated.  Unfortunately the Cyberknife technology as reported below is not cleared for breasts yet, but my guess is in a short time where a very small lesion is found less than 1 cm, Cyberknife could do the trick and every breast surgeon and Oncologist would be crying bloody murder. 

At the very end of this feature is a rather large segment regarding Chemosensitivity testing  that includes the Farah Faucett issue. 

Urine and Saliva testing

To left is the new pH ion urine and saliva test strips that we use on a regular basis. 

Telephone # to order strips 888-744-8589

90 for about 13 bucks with shipping.

We also recommend the nitrazine paper roll obtained at the pharmacy.  If they don't have them in stock tell them to order it for you.  Most pharmacies will, CVS does.

The roll may be the easiest way to get started.

If you understand the principles you will be more motivated in following the principles as they are so important.   Let me detail this issue for you.  I have dealt with 3 particular pH issues in my life.  First in agriculture a critical factor in the health of plants.  Second as small an issue as it is swimming pool chemistry and last is general human health.

First let me describe to you the fact that if chemistry is not stabilized anywhere, you have swings, yo yoing up and down.  When you have swings you have molecules going nuts in your body and in most cases it is driven by free radicals that don't have all their marbles. When they are lacking parts they start grabbing molecules from others.  

When full molecules stay together they interact with other molecules and metabolize them, turn them into energy with little waste by products etc. They use them up, don't allow them to impinge on parts and the linings of your arteries etc. by efficiently removing the wastes through the normal elimination channels.

Now in the first two, agriculture and pools, man has to control the amount of alkalinity that has a direct bearing on stabilizing the pH,  the chemistry and it is delicate.  

We were told by Cornell that our Orchard floors optimally should be in the 6.8 pH range and that is where we kept it and it required lime applications periodically of anywhere from 2 to 7 ton of dolomitic lime to the acre,  that we  got from a Quarry in Lee Mass.  We sent soil samples to Cornell once a year and they sent back the application dosage we needed.  Our orchards stayed at a "Stabled" chemistry for years with out the need for lime after we brought it up.   Most always unattended soil is acid and lacking minerals.  Hence the pH was not stable.

We had never had experience with swimming pools until we came to Florida with our little 7000 gallon puddle and for years we struggled stabilizing our pH and we were putting acid in and all kinds of crap until I read up on pool Chemistry.  It took me 10 years to find out what it should have taken me 5 minutes with my ag background, but I didn't connect the dots.  I used to  read my "Total Alkalinity" count and if it was around  100 ppm,  I just thought is was alright but again I struggled.  I went on the Internet and found information that said if you were having these swings in your pool and encounter some "plaque" on the walls of the pool  (which I did) they suggested upping the total alkalinity to about 120 ppm. 

We did that after 10 years and don't forget a pool that is not stable bounces not only acid it can bounce alkaline.  The optimum pH for a pool is between 7.2 and 7.8.  Incidentally it is not by coincidence that blood and lymph fluids are kept at 7.37 pH and the body will go to all extremes to maintain that pH even if it has to cannibalize your bones to do it.  This is the basic difference between Soils and Pools compared to the human body.  The human body has its bone matrix to harvest.  Of course soil and pools don't get osteoporosis but people do and when you start relying on your bones to supply minerals, you are inviting osteoporosis and everything else.

Since I jacked up my total alkalinity in the pool from 100 ppm to 120 ppm I rarely have to add acid or anything other than about every 2 to 3 months a 2 1/2 lb bag of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)  that has the minerals in it.  We never have any residue on the sides of our pool, clean as a whistle and I hope your arteries will get to that level shortly if you observe and act on the principles we lay out in this feature.

Now as far as the human body.  Yes man has to control it as well,  but if it does not subject itself to constant acid foods attacks etc. and gets a generous amount of alkaline foods from raw vegetables and fruit, fruit that is not high glycemic , the body has an amazing ability to regulate and stabilize itself.  Incidentally veggies like carrots and beets are high glycemic.  Go real easy on those puppies.

Now the "Acid" test is how well your kidneys are functioning and able to handle the acids over night.  If you are doing it right and it doesn't have to be perfect like the pool applications, you should wake up in the morning with a cool 6.4 pH.  If it is less than 6.4 you have to up your alkalinity intake and lower your intake of acid foods, mostly meats and sugar.  Out with the booze.

Note:  If you do a high alkaline smoothie that is primarily vegetables, your urine pH could easily increase to around 7.   This is a little higher than the recommended 6.5  for optimum ionization, but we feel could be outweighed by the huge benefits derived from a high alkaline smoothie.

The drug stores have the rolls.  When you get one you have to take  it apart, take the foil wrap off of the roll and thread it through. All you do is take about and inch and 1/2 and run it through the stream, but don't do it immediately upon the first urination, wait a couple of seconds.  If by chance you have a couple of days of below 6 in the morning you have been very naughty and naughty  is not nice when  it comes to cancer.  6 or under first thing in the morning is asking for the worst. 

Understand that pH can move all over the place. This is so because most individuals "total alkalinity" is not very strong.  So two hours after a meal for instance, you may find the urine going acid as it is a reflection of the meals acid components pushing the pH.   But as "total alkalinity" increases in an individual, this swaying urine pH starts to lock in and with the saliva pH factored in, the average should  settle around the 6.4 level.  This takes time to accomplish.

The reason 6.4 seems to be ideal is for specific ionization principles to be carried out in the body.  Anytime we talk about the human body and biological terrain, we can relate it to stories of farming and soil terrain for there is common ground in both areas. After all, we do come from the dust of the earth and it is the dust of the earth from which we will return (our bodies at least). pH is but one parameter that quantifies the nature of the terrain.

We have charts in this feature below that list acid and alkaline foods. 

Again if you are yo yo ing it usually indicates too much acid.

Allergic Reactions and Acid Wastes/Inflammation

Below is an excerpt from a feature we have just completed on inflammation.  It zeros in on allergic reactions and testing.  The link to the full feature follows the excerpt.

"Allergic reactions are distinctive because of excessive activation of certain white blood cells called mast cells and basophils by a type of antibody called Immunoglobulin E (IgE). This reaction results in an inflammatory response which can range from uncomfortable to dangerous. 

A variety of tests exist to diagnose allergic conditions. These include placing possible allergens on the skin and looking for a reaction such as swelling. Blood tests can also be done to look for an allergen-specific IgE."

http://www.blueeyedcurse.com/inflammation.htm 

What would an Oncologist do?  Costs??

We read in a recent survey taken where they asked a group of Oncologists what they would do if they were given the bad news.  They didn't go into detail as to what stages and grades they had, but an astounding 75% said they would not do Chemo and Radiation at least at the time of the initial discovery.

For a couple of days I was bewildered by this revelation and kept asking my self "What would they do?"  Well the first thing I said was the fact that most patients are restricted to how many tests they can have taken in lets say a year.   So if anyone wanted to take on a real aggressive assault with natural practices, how would they know whether they were making any head way or were they putting themselves at risk?  Again periodic testing could give them some assurance that they were at least maintaining the status quo or for that matter seeing a diminishing of the problem.  I mean who would enter into the ravages of Chemo and Radiation if they had any evidence that what they were doing was not working against the cancer?

So then the question of cost crops up.  I believe that most Doctors have to factor in that patients just cannot afford the extra expensive tests over insurance that could determine the patients path of initial treatment even if it is holistic.

So to end this segment with the cost of testing being a big obstacle lets ask ourselves again "What would an oncologist do, especially if they declined the standard treatments?"  Let me try to  answer this with a question.  "If you were an Oncologist and had all the testing equipment at your disposal and don't make me laugh if you expected them to pay for the use, because I am sure they work with cohorts that on the QT would cooperate.  If you had blood testing at your beckon call, MRI's, Ultra sound etc. etc. why  would you expect them to rush into Chemo and Radiation, if the first and subsequent tests were negative?

Now last would be the Oncologists knowledge of natural methods.  I am talking the full gamut of supplements the Turmeric's (Curcumin), Green Tea Extract, Resveratrol, the new Mushroom extracts and much more along with a hefty Vitamin D level over 50 MG/Ml as well as Omega 3s in Fish, Fish oil, flax seed, olive oil, walnuts etc., high alkaline green smoothies.  We take them all.  You are mistaken if you don't believe every Oncologist alive is not aware of Natural methods to beat cancer.   You will read about our sun in take, trampoline usage for Lymphatic drainage and diet regimen along with  primarily raw greens in addition to the powerhouse smoothies.  

If you don't think that most if not all Oncologists know about the natural approaches when viewing their poor pitiful patients parading through their doors everyday who have undergone chemo and radiation, if you don't think these professionals do not only know but employ natural methods to prevent recurrence of cancer you are smoking rope baby.

Now you have a pretty good idea why 75% of the Oncologists would flat out refuse Chemo and Radiation upon receiving the bad news. 

Mammosite

Mammosite is a new procedure and is a 5 day,  twice a day targeted radiation treatment, where they insert a small bag in the surgically removed area of the cavity of an excised tumor in a lumpectomy process.  If one is concerned about surgical procedures that could release cancer cells into the blood stream, Mammosite could be  considered. 

I personally had a concern about a skin cancer period in my life regarding surgical procedures that could actually promote the release of cancer cells into the blood stream.  I would strongly suggest that all skin cancer removal if at all possible should be done with a scrape and burn procedure where a cauterization is done at the end of the process.  This could give you a better chance of cells not infiltrating your system.  I am sure if you approach a dermatologist with this theory they will scoff at it.  

Some cancer care hospitals say they are well acquainted with the Mammosite process.  Some even say they have "vast" experience in the process, no one will tell you they don't.  I believe that most surgeons feel through their time proven experience that going in and removing the tumor and involved margins is the best approach.  One of the newer processes the Sentinel node biopsy explained in detail  (Link at the bottom of this feature) covers a new method of preserving a good percentage of the underarm nodes, with this procedure if they are not positive, positive being cancerous.  It seems before surgeons were hells bent to remove all nodes under the arm when cancer was found in the breast.  They can do this with a on site pathology during the operation, similar to the MOHS process in skin cancer procedures.  This is where they take samples, send the patient to the sitting room and take them back into the operation room if they did not achieve clear margins.  I have known patients that have had to go back 3 and 4 times until they had clear margins.  This is done to eliminate excessive removal of tissue especially where there is a aesthetic  issue involved.

Now in the case of sentinel node investigation, they excise the sentinel node by finding it with an injected dye process and test it while the patient is knocked out.  If it is clear they assume all the other nodes are clear.  If it is not they take out a group of nodes any where from a couple to a dozen.  The operation is completed and the nodes are taken to a lab (after the operation is completed) for further precise evaluation.  The results will dictate either further surgery and follow up treatment.  If these nodes are involved (cancerous) there is a good chance a number of tumor cells have escaped the umbrella of the nodes and have entered the blood stream.  This is where the patient has to seriously consider chemo and radiation,  but again in my opinion only if they are willing to obtain credible information regarding what treatments will work and what could kill them.

So now lets look at the Mammosite.  Here you have an opportunity to insert at the time of the lumpectomy an ability to almost immediately address some loose renegade cancer cells sitting there waiting for their marching orders.   We are told that if the sentinel node is involved, they can't do Mammosite.  I was not given a reasonable response to why not?  Something to do with radiation in two areas needed, the nodule surgically removed area and the sentinel node area that is a distance apart.   You could run into a reluctance from a surgeon that has had a good track record of removing enough and obtaining slam dunk clear margins and quite honestly I have to lean in this direction versus Mammosite.

Junk Yard Dog      

 Lets get started....but if you are not going to deal with this like a junk yard dog, my advice is to  call the Oncologist and arrange for your Standard of Care Treatments because as in my wife's case, I do not want to take responsibility for a break down,  a recurrence because you or any patient does not want to handle our natural approach like the Bow Wow above.  

I am talking the biggest part of your day whether you like it or not should be dedicated to getting you on track to a complete recovery without the fear of recurrence, that is the bottom line.  Now how many testing periods you have to go through before you can relax a bit remains to be seen.  Just keep in mind a Junk Yard dog never sleeps, 24, 7.  You hop a fence in the middle of the night and there is a junk yard dog inside that fence he is going to have your ass in his jaws before you get on your feet.        

I am going to lead off the recommendations to boost your natural immune system with the most powerful measure you can take...You want those NK killer cell tentacles working at peak efficiency so please reread the excerpt again out of the NK segment above in this feature............ 

They are called NK (Natural Killer cells). They examine other cells for the presence of certain molecules that identify the cell as a tumor cell or a cell that is infected with a virus. If such a cell is found, the NK cell deploys a tentacle with venom sacks and attaches to the suspect cell. It then reaches out with another tentacle to search for an 'off switch', a flag that tells the NK cell to back off and not kill the cell. If such a flag is not found, the NK cell blasts the target cell with particles, penetrating its outer shell and injects venom into the target cell. The venom pulsates in and out of the cell until it disintegrates in to small pieces.  

Of all the research I have done in the past 10 years on health I believe this passage is by far the most incredible piece of information that we have uncovered and keep in mind this can only be achieved with a generous amount of alkalizing live foods handled and prepared properly.

                                 Blending.

Three Horsepower and 3+HP Blenders (The Vitamix brand are the gold standard in blenders) are the best for extracting  all the Phytonutrients and Antioxidants out of fruits, vegetables  and in seeds.  We recently purchased the Vitaprep.  It is expensive, but breaching the cell walls of food as well as penetrating the innards of seed requires a beast of a machine and the Vitaprep is a beast.

There is a concentration in seeds that are not easy to extract.  In fact you will read that in every seed there is the "soft kernel" in the very inside.  This is where the "magic resides" as in most cases these wonders of life are reserved for the natural process of seeds.  The natural process is  a seed being prepared to geminate and in some cases it is accomplished when birds  deposit them via their elimination process.  It is a  proven theory that without birds doing this the world would suffer huge erosion  soil damage. 

Now you have many sources  of benefits in a seed.  Even the outside hard core is certainly a source of fiber.  In addition there a magical chemistry in the outside surface of the seed that keeps it from deterioration.   We have written in our other features and it is worth repeating here that we have uncovered in our fields seed that were brought up with real deep plowing that could very well have been in the ground for 50 to 75 years but did not degrade, but yet would germinate with the exposure of warmth, oxygen and moisture.   Yet we know if a piece of steel was put along side of it that the steel would turn into dust through oxidation in no time, no time could be a few years not 50 or 75 years.  This validates the magical protection that the cover of the seed provides and incidentally what it provides when someone ingests its properties.  They call it fiber, I call it magic.

So the question is what keeps that seed from oxidizing?  My guess is it is a  powerful anti-oxidant and enzyme based component that does the job.  We know that in order to sprout a seed or lets say a bean, it has to be exposed to water and sun etc.  When you soak a bean for sprouting purposes, it only takes in some case 24 hours before a particular inhibitor enzyme is essentially destroyed so the innard part of the seed will come to life and germinate.

Now in this very healthy environment for seed germination, the "soft kernel" within every seed is exposed.  Now unfortunately this soft kernel can be  lost in the human digestion process unless it can be crushed completely where all of the anti-oxidants are exposed and if immediately ingested will do the trick in the body gaining most if not all of the benefits.

Berry seeds for instance are so small it would be impossible to rupture most of them and obtain the miracles of life that they contain.  Chewing your food well covered below will be better than nothing, but don't try to crush a berry seed completely with your teeth unless you want to spend half the day doing it.  A high speed blender does it and this also applies to the cells of fruits and vegetables.

So what happens to seed if the goodness is not exposed? They go back to the earth via the septic tank or destroyed forever at the waste sewage plant.   A high speed blender can accomplish this rupturing  and put these miracles to work for you.

Fruits and vegetables and seeds in their raw form  scavenge free radicals, cancers etc. like nothing else,  simply based on their natural sophisticated chemistries especially if you team it with an efficient Lymphatic system to be discussed below.   Deadly diseases are complicated and they need complicated solutions from nature.  It's like fighting fire with fire.

One apple has about 385 different phytonutrients, but you only utilize them entirely when they are broken out of the cell walls, via a high speed blender that doesn't heat up and degrade the product.  (You add ice to the blend to insure a safe product temp as well)   Sure when chomping on an apple you may be getting a portion of its goodness and you could live to 100 in doing so.  On the other hand if you are under attack as in cancer, you may need to call out the reserves or the full compliment, lets call it a concentrated surge. 

Your body cannot digest all the phytonutrients if they are still locked inside the cell and seed structure of your food.  Juicing does not unlock all of the phytonutrients found in the fiber.  Chewing does not either.  Now if you are working with a young body that can be subjected to most any onslaught, the young body will obtain enough to sustain it.  When you age and are under siege look out because things do not work as well.    I might add here and it is covered below in our "Alkalize or Die" portion  that even if you ingest these super foods it does not mean they will be  available if your chemistry is out of whack.  The nature of your pH chemistry will determine how efficient your digestion and delivery system is.

My wife and I try to  maintain a 6.5 urine ph and somewhat higher on Saliva.  The optimum diet that is providing all the alkalinity it needs without cannibalizing your body and adipose areas,  desperately searching for the minerals the body requires easily  maintains the 7.37 pH in both your blood and lymph fluids.  Unfortunately accessing stored alkalinity as in the bones and adipose areas have a nasty toxicity that goes along with it.  So when you do cannibalize these areas you not only extract the minerals,  but you have take the crap with it and that is the epitome of "Toxic acid waste" and this is covered below.

Again there is nothing more powerful than the extracted nutrients and anti-oxidants from blending.  The more you can harvest out of your food the more success you will have in beating the Bad News.

Incidentally in our daily smoothie routine we make sure that we observe the 40-30-30 principles by incorporating  a balance of carbs, protein and fat in the mix and this is rather easy to do.  I think the worst thing anyone can do is load a smoothie up with carbs from fruit only and disregard adding protein and fats.   You concentrate the sugars of fruit only you are going to skyrocket the fat storage hormone insulin and as we know this is not smart. 

We have a theory mentioned in our other features that state a balance of carbs, protein and fat at every meal and snack will have a profound ability to not only burn fat off of the adipose areas, but the same fat on your hide is the same fat that resembles and accumulates in your arteries, lymphatic network etc.  We believe the balance will eat away these accumulations.  We believe that this process will enhance your immune system and immediately start to turn your Bad News around in the right direction.

Below is a link to information and vendors on high powered blenders.

Click here for....    3 Hp blenderinfo.txt

Food mills grinders

What is milling?

The device to the left is the Proctor Sylex coffee bean grinder.  It works well for coffee beans of course, but we use it for flax and sesame seeds that we grind every morning for our breakfast cereal.

The lignin's in flax and sesame seeds are one of the most profound cancer fighters.  We buy 1 lb each of brown flax seed, golden flax seed and sesame seeds.  We throw them in a big paper bag, mix them thoroughly with our  hands and dispense them back into smaller bags that feed an every day plastic container.  This is the mix two table spoons a day that go on our breakfast cereal with fruit, nuts, and a half a banana.  (Half a banana because of the sugar)

Milling  is  also  referred  to  as  “grinding”  and  is  the  technique  used to break a dry raw ingredient down into smaller parts, ranging from chips

to a fine powder. 

Why mill?

You can mill many dry raw ingredients such as nuts, seeds, grains, dehydrated foods and 
cacao  beans.  In  doing  so  you create  smaller  particles  that  are  either easier  to  use  within recipes  or  which  can  be  used  as  sprinkles  for  adding  into  or  onto  other  dishes,  such  as soups, salads or desserts. 

What do I need to mill? 

You will need a nut mill (also known as a coffee mill or grinder) or a blender with a ‘dry jug’ such as the Vita­Mix Super TNC.   The Proctor Sylex works great for me. 

Best ways to get milling
 
Try  taking  a  tablespoon  each  of  sunflower  seeds  (hulled),  sesame  seeds  and  pumpkin seeds  and  milling  together  to  form  a  tasty  seed  sprinkle.  This mixture is packed with nutrition and can be used to mix into recipes or to sprinkle into soups or salads. Try varying the  mixture  by  adding  or  removing  ingredients.  Some  good  ones  to  add  might  be  hemp seeds  (hulled  or  unhulled)  and/or  flax  seeds  (linseed). 

Keep any milled nuts or seeds in an airtight container in the 
fridge to avoid them from going rancid and use ideally within 5­7 days.   I don't subscribe to this recommendation above.  I grind on the spot and consume the product immediately. 

                      Let me Chew you out

In the process of starting this feature it dawned on me how important it is for those like me that have "eaten all of our lives on the run".  If you want to get little from your food nutritionally,  by all means shovel it down like a dog.  My Maltese will take a whole chunk of meat and swallow it without chewing.  Dogs do have a different digestive system than humans.  There is nothing I can do for her, but I sure can change my foolish and dangerous habits with eating.  I  had a Father and a close Uncle as well as other family members succumb to Esophageal cancer and I really suspect it can be traced to our inherent aggressive "time is wasting" personalities and the lack of adequate mastication.  My wife tells me everything should be chewed 30 to 40 times and if you have been given the Bad News and you want to obtain all of the nutrition you possibly can get from your food along with blending,  chew your dam food, I am going to.  (She counted my breakfast session today with the grains and fruits  and said I was in the 20's.  Hey that's progress for me.  You don't change 70 years of bad habits over night.)   I seen my Father waste away to skin and bones and suffer, did he suffer.  I wish that I knew then what I know now,  so I could have helped him. 

One more thing is the condition of your teeth.  There is no question if the condition of your teeth are poor the discomfort of it will limit your mastication. Chewing everything you eat real good will release the benefits, that you need to beat the Bad News.   Good feature on the teeth and gums below.....   Click here.....http://www.blueeyedcurse.com/Pero/pero_page.htm

Alkalize or Die

This section is pH related with some added information to the pH information above in the feature.

It is written that there is no such thing as a natural death.  All deaths from so called natural causes are merely the endpoint of progressive tissue acid saturation.  We believe if we could sum up the serious nature of tissue acid waste (The Culprit) we would quote a passage from an Internet article by a Dr. Baroody.  He also has written an excellent book on the subject to the right.   “The countless names of illnesses do not really matter.  What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause…Too much tissue acid waste in the body”  One of the biggest wastes is caused by damaged cholesterol,  not clean cholesterol.  More on this below........

Acid conditions rob the body of oxygenation while Alkaline forming foods restore it.  Infections thrive in an acid condition and in fact it is well known that cancer thrives as well in an acid environment.  If you have cancer or want to prevent it study our alkalinity features and top it off with our lymphatic principles of bathing your body.  A quality lymph fluid that is constructed by you with an alkaline diet (not acid) keeping by your acid food down to a minimum.  You do need acid foods though as in Omega 3 fatty acids, fatty fish a great example is just what the doctor ordered.

Below is an extensive feature on our website on Alkalinity and pH.  If you can discipline yourself to take in a diet that is 75% alkaline and 25% acid, you will go a long way in beating the Bad News.  We have written that the Hunza tribe in the Himalayas drink water coming down from their mountain sides that is the color of milk it is so alkaline.  These dudes live into their hundreds, most of them.

The majority of acid conditions are caused by what we call the "jelly donut syndrome"  and cooked fatty meats.

The problem with refined sugar is when it is combined with other deadly ingredients.  First off the bat is soft drinks with the sulfur in them,   DEEEAAADLY.  Booze that is a byproduct of refined grain and sugar is another.   If you have ever looked into a still with refined grain and sugar cooking,  it is the last thing that you want to put in your stomach, but an occasional glass of wine or a brew never hurt anyone.  It is the excess of any of them that is the problem.  Let's not forget the jelly donut.  If anyone wanted to design the ultimate terrorist attack to your being,  along with the acid wastes that go along with it,  baked goods including breads would be the perfect storm.  My baked goods and refined grains consist of a chocolate chip cookie each day at lunch just for nostalgia and I pray that chocolate is as good for me as they say it is.

I think that one of the cruelest jokes is some of these health breads that are basically put together with refined grains, (which do you little good)  colored brown (to make them look healthy)  and where they sprinkle about 5 plus different seeds in and on them, that proceed through your system with the seeds winding up in the septic tank.  Why in the septic tank, because you didn't take a half an hour to chew the seed to mash them and they go through you like a bullet and don't do you any good at all.

Check out our extensive feature on alkalinity.  Alkalinity plays an enormous role in how the fluids in your body, venous and lymph are effectively doing their job.  Once you have the quality of fluids up to snuff, then you have to concentrate on moving the fluid through the venous and lymphatic vessels and nodes at an optimum velocity. 

Just a note here.  We had a granddaughter who acquired a lump on her rump consequences of a horseback injury.  She went to a lymphatic drainage specialist. In the process of the delicate treatments she was advised to pick up on her liquid intake.  She not only did not abide by the therapists recommendation she didn't abide by my recommendation alkaline addition to the liquids using distilled water as the base.  She did neither and wound up with a kidney infection, by overwhelming the system with the waste load of the therapy.  You will read about our liquid recommendations below in this feature.

Click here.....alkalize.htm

Dark Chocolate  

I had an Aunt that lived to 96 that lived on dark chocolate.  Dark chocolate has varying degrees of purity relating to its cacao phenol contents.  Hershey has a dark chocolate that is 65% pure.  I would say that would be the minimum.  There is chocolate that has higher amounts and many with artificial ingredients that have less.  You can well afford to buy the best  as the benefits in dark chocolate are huge.  My wife and I eat one of the Ghirardelli 86% Midnight Revere squares a day.  We also take a supplement from the Life Extension company in Ft. Lauderdale that has Pomegranate and CocaGold derived from the cacao bean.  Again the polyphenols have been found to be especially beneficial to the cardiovascular system and endothelial function.  We are talking about the walls of your arteries and flow.  No question the healthier your cardiovascular system is the better chance of beating the bad news whatever your problem is cancer included.

We have a feature "The 10 ways to good health" that applies to folks that want to stay healthy.  The same 10 ways apply to some one who has been given the Bad News,  only by 1000 times the factor.

Click here.....10 ways to good health.htm

In the 10 ways feature it is mentioned that  there are links to 2 particular features on the Sun and the Lymphatic system.  You should find these articles compiled from information by specialists in their respective fields fascinating and they are all related to Bad News.

The Sun

A brief excerpt  from our Sun and you feature...

As you know the sun manufactures Vitamin D3 that in turn works with Calcium that is the key mineral in the body.  In agriculture the pH of our soil and its calcium and magnesium etc. content were critical and we stayed right on top of it.  Vitamin D3 is critical to the immune system and if you have received the Bad News you need your immune system working at peak efficiency.

A researcher at the University of California/San Diego stated "No other method to prevent cancer has been identified that has the powerful impact of Vitamin D3".  "Hey that is saying a lot." 

Regarding the Vitamin D3/Suns role a few study findings show that:

27,500 American women die prematurely every year from breast cancer caused by vitamin D deficiency, and according to Dr. Holick’s calculations (Michael Holick, M.D., PhD, is  one of the world's foremost authorities on vitamin D and a full Professor of medicine, dermatology, biophysics and physiology at the Boston University School of Medicine)  55 American women die prematurely every year from breast cancer caused by underexposure to sunlight for every one woman who dies prematurely from overexposure to sunlight (non-melanoma skin cancer).

37,000 men die prematurely each year from prostate cancer, and this means that 55 to 60 men may die prematurely from underexposure to sunlight for every one that dies prematurely due to overexposure. You are three times less likely to die of colon cancer if you have healthy levels of vitamin D (20 ng/ml or more).  Excellent article on the Sun below.

There was an astonishing article in the recent Reader Digest on the critical aspects of Vitamin D3 and if you can't rely on the Readers Digest you can't rely on anyone.  In fact the article is referred to as "The Miracle Vitamin" and the sub heading  is "New evidence shows that getting enough D may  be the most important thing that you can do for your health"  If you are given the Bad News get in the sun, early morning, late afternoon and as much exposure as the law allows.  Birthday suit is the best exposure.

PLEASE NOTE: By the action of UV light in sunlight on cholesterol molecules that have “risen” to near the surface of the skin vitamin D is formed. Therefore, it is suggested that people should not shower immediately after being in the sun, but wait at least ½ hour for the new vitamin D to be absorbed deeper into the skin.

Click here..   http://www.blueeyedcurse.com/sun_and_you.htm

Vitamin D Supplements

Dr. Mercola has a great article 10-10-09 on Vitamin D supplements.  If you are in a dismal area without sun for prolonged periods you really need to think supplements and at least 4 to 5,000 IU's a day, with periodic blood runs.  All the right information you need is with a BING or Google Search.  Plug in Dr. Mercola's Vitamin D.  While you are at it subscribe to his newsletter it is the best on the internet.  Some nice Videos too of the Good Doctor on numerous subjects.

There are people taking 400 IU's a day of the right kind of Vitamin D3 (Cholecaliferol) which is really nothing let along taking D without Cholecaliferol.  My wife  has been taking first 2000 IU's a day went to 4000 IU's a day for a couple of weeks before testing and it still came in with a very low 33 ng/ml.  (Although there are Doctors that say 33 ng/ml is just fine.  They are wrong, dead wrong.)

We are increasing her to 6000 IU's and once in Florida when the sun will come into play. They say you can easily obtain 20,000 IU's from the sun and the body has a protective mechanism that will not allow over dose. At a certain level it just stops cold.

Now on the other hand supplements can conceivably cause an unwanted over dose and in fact there are those that can actually exceed a 100 ng/ml and that can be toxic.

In fact Dr. Mercola suggested for anyone in the 20 to 25 ng/ml tested range to actually take in 50,000 IU's for 2 weeks and get tested and adjust it with your Doctor thereafter.

Every day supplements?

Incidentally we do not do supplements every day.  We believe in sabbaticals, hence we do not do supplements on Wednesday and Sunday.   There are many that believe in a "drying out" period as too much of a good thing may not be good.  We believe the body will actually respond positively to a break and actually it has been written that too many supplements if taken every day could work in reverse.

Laboratory and animal research have shown that antioxidants help prevent the free radical damage that is associated with cancer.  However, results from recent studies in people are not consistent.

We believe that an array of known powerful anti-oxidants taken in moderation could have the ability to search out some of the more impenetrable  sophisticated combinations of free radicals that are associated with Cancer and other ills caused by free radicals.  Below is a list of the more sophisticated supplements we are using during our bout with my wife's breast concerns and I indulge in most of them myself as we have continued to benefit from the Junk Yard Dog approach we have felt chosen to do. 

Now whether anyone or combination of these powerhouses will search and find the villains only God will know.  Keep in mind that these regimens support the immune system along with the NKC (Killer cells) so anti-oxidants make a 2 way assault on the bad guys.

Again  in moderation...  Fish Oil Omega 3 fatty acids.   We believe we use the best available from Life Extensions as well as their Co-Q10.  Resveratrol, Pomegranate extract  (We buy the fresh Pomegranates in season and incorporate them  in our smoothie each day)  Garlic extract, but also fresh Garlic in many of our meals especially with Tomato sauce.  (Bioastin  Astaxanthin)  This a out of Hawaii and is created from Algae.  It is known as one of natures most powerful antioxidants.  In fact it is billed as Natures strongest antioxidants but we are not going to take it that far.  (Turmeric Curcumin)  Lots written on this one.  Coriolus Mushroom.  As in the others this is believed to be a tumor fighter and a powerful anti-oxidant.  Tagamet.  A great deal written on over the counter Tagamets ability to prevent tumors from attaching to organs.   We do take the other supplements, Selenium, Bromeline etc. with their full spectrum of unique properties, but in most cases less than the RDA recommendations. 

We believe that it only takes a minute amount of any of these supplements to search and destroy the molecular structure of free radicals and especially as it applies to cancer if it is inclined to do the job.  If it is not inclined because of inadequate properties this is on par with standard of care chemotherapy that is impotent.  The difference between the natural approach of supplements and chemotherapy is that chemotherapy has been found to be damaging at times, although the jury is still out regarding its effectiveness. Chemotherapy in the US for the most part is not supported with Chemo resistant testing as being done in Europe.

I might add that in all cases we combine the use of the supplements listed above with raw fruits and vegetables as they have a built in protection in them to insure that if there is any excesses even while taken in moderation, the buffering ability will step in and protect you. 

Vitamin D 3 from foods

Below you will read about the most powerful health food known to man.  If you are under the threat of cancer by way of the Bad News, there is nothing more beneficial than Fatty fish in particular from Sardines, Salmon and Tuna and preferably in extra virgin olive oil although they don't do olive oil with Salmon, but that does not stop you from adding your own.  In fact we pour off the oils that come in the cans of fish and apply our own quality extra virgin cold pressed olive oil on to our salad.

Note:  There are a few foods with Vitamin D other than these additives that I don't trust.  One favorite is sardines out of the pristine waters off of Portugal.  I buy the exquisite Angelo Pagoli brand.  Go into the Internet and put in Taylors market,  Angelo Pagoli.  Make sure you get it in Extra virgin olive oil as the 2 combined are powerful.   My personal favorite sardines are the Portuguese Sardines (Bela-Olhão Ask for Bluegalleon.  They come in olive oil, lemon or tomato base.  I prefer the olive oil but the tomato is not bad.  As far as price, believe it or not I can do better at Whole Foods if they have them.  Buy at least a dozen cans and ask for a "10% case price discount"  The store I go to brings the price down to around $2.50 per can and of course no shipping  picking them up yourself.  Pagoli's have a $2.69 special going on 6/22/12 but you will have to pay shipping.

Sardines are a deep water fish that do not feed on other fish, therefore Mercury is not a problem.  

Tuna is also a great source of Vitamin D3.   Keep in mind that all tuna is not equal.  We have written that we have found some brands of tuna to have a paltry amount of omega 3 fatty acids.  A great source of tuna with a high amount of Omega 3s is the Pappa George brand caught in the icy waters of the North west.   It is handled very well, lightly cold smoked to virtually eliminate any chance of problems that some smoking processes do.

Again ask for the tuna with olive oil.   It will be the best Tuna you have ever eaten, trust me.   206-255-4203.  Ask for Molly.  They have a high omega 3 salmon canned product that is lightly smoked and it is delicious,  but is pricey compared to the standard products in the supermarket.  It is well worth the difference as it is wild and not subjected to the contamination that farm salmon has. 

In our Sun and You feature that zeros in on the importance of fatty fish in relationship to Vitamin D3  the sun can play a huge role in this process if available.   Fatty fish have their own compliments of Vitamin D3, but we believe that adding the Sun to the process enhances the optimization. 

This  super concoction  of ultraviolet rays of the sun, key foods, good liquids etc. through the Lymphatic network and nodes,  then on to the liver for processing and whatever and then to the kidneys where a super duper  hormone is born 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.  (Incidentally Cholesterol is the precursor to vitamin D3).  It is the main raw product needed for this process back at the liver.   It then is returned back to the body via the Lymphatic and immune system.  What a journey?  I don't believe there is actually a starting point for this process, I have referred to this as an ongoing revolving door, a continuous circulation that does as good a job as it can and this depends on how good a job you do in providing the best ingredients.  It is like making a cake, you can make a cake out of most anything, the question is "How good will it be"

If I was given the Bad News I would  increase my weekly intake of fatty fish and the other Vitamin D3 foods listed in our Sun and you feature, but a short list would be Sardines, Salmon, Tuna, Cottage cheese, Spinach, Walnuts, Flax seed freshly ground and Plain Yogurt.   I would consider consuming a half a can of fatty fish a day  on a  good size salad with  lots of raw spinach as spinach has a nice compliment of Vitamin D and one of the highest anti-oxidant foods known to man.  Throw a few Walnuts on top of the salad with a little extra virgin Olive oil.  Now you are talking Vitamin D3 Dejour.

You are in one of those cafeteria line ups the best thing you can do is load up your plate with spinach and some raw broccoli floweret's too.  You can alternate Sardines one day Salmon the next and do a Tuna for the last day in the cycle.  Again if I was under an imminent threat of cancer, I would do a half a can of each 6 days a week.  If there was no imminent threat I would do 3 days a week with a 1/2 a can on a big old leafy green salad.    Plop about 4 nice dabs of  cottage cheese on that salad as cottage cheese is a super Vitamin D3 food.  (If you do go out to a cafeteria, put a few walnuts in your pocket and when no one is looking toss them on to your salad.) 

Incidentally that dish on the upper left is my lunch most days prepared for by  the love of my life.  Besides the 4 dabs of cottage cheese there is about 4 ounces of sardines, Tuna or salmon,  black beans, a dab of sauerkraut (Probiotics),  different types of nuts and over a bed of dark green raw  veggies.  It isn't shown here but this is finished with a plate of watermelon (Lycopene) and a cup of plain yogurt (more natural calcium) with cut up fruit and berries.  Oops almost forgot the chocolate chip cookie not just for the phenols in them but because I love em.

There is on record many Centenarians that claim their longevity can be attributed to their sardine intake and I believe it.  Protein, Fiber, Omega 3 fatty acids, Minerals and Vitamin D de jour.  

Vitamin D Foods

The following  foods have a generous amount of Natural Vitamin D  2's in vegetables and 3's in fish, cheeses, yogurts,  fish oils.   Our research shows the 3's to be the most important,  but I wouldn't rule out the 2's entirely.  Again a diversity of Vitamin D sources may be very valuable.  You have to lean heavier on the omega 3's.

Plain yogurt, 2%,                               Rhubarb,
Nonfat dry milk                                  Collard/mustard greens,
Skim milk                                           Kale
Buttermilk                                          White beans
Mozzarella cheese, part-skim              Beet greens,
Ricotta cheese, part-skim                   Broccoli,
Cottage cheese, 2%,                          Okra,
Pudding (with skim milk)                  Rutabagas
Parmesan cheese                                Green beans
Lima beans Cabbage,                        Clams                         
Orange, 1 medium                             Sardines
Waffle/pancake                                  Oysters
Tofu                                                   Salmon
English muffin                                   Shrimp
Soybeans,                                           Haddock
Corn muffin                                                                                             

Pita bread                                                  
Fortified whole wheat cereal                               
Corn tortilla                                                          
Whole wheat dinner roll                                    
Brown rice

Now I am not done with this "fishy" Vitamin D3 pitch because there is more.  Keep in mind that Omega 3 fatty fish have multiple benefits.  It is not a hidden secret that the cardiovascular benefits are huge.  Second as in the Readers Digest feature there is nothing more powerful in fighting and/or preventing cancer than Vitamin D3 and the Omega 3 fat is one of the keys to it as fat is the messenger, I call it the UPS vehicle.  Hippocrates called lymph fluid white blood and I believe the white in lymph fluid is the fat. 

The fat as in omega 3 fatty acids is good fat, as you don't want too much bad fat as in animal and trans-fats doing the deliveries of nutrition to your cells and taking away the wastes,  because as we know that is exactly what the lymph fluids do.  Bad fats doing the delivery also leaves wastes behind in the arteries and everywhere else.  Good fats do not.  Omega 3 fats are good fats.

There is another little hidden secret regarding fish and that is the minute pin bones in the flesh that is loaded with Calcium and not just calcium as in a mine, but the real McCoy.  Calcium in agriculture was critical in establishing the pH balance as we refer to in this feature.  In fact the Indians used to place the bones of fish around every kernel of corn during planting time.  Probably still do.  I don't think you will see the bones of fish in a Chinese trash can as well.

 Now you team up fish with its good heart healthy fat, with its calcium on board in the pin bones that you can hardly see,  that will be available to the body as many calcium's are not available, you have the ultimate in cancer fighting as well as cardiovascular benefits, along with bone health and you can't ask for anything better than that.

Nuts to You

Nuts and seed are loaded with minerals and in particular calcium and magnesium. Walnuts and Flax seed are particularly high in Vitamin D3 along with  calcium in a natural form as nuts and seed are a perfect partner for the Vitamin D3 process.  Vitamin D as we know in conjunction with calcium makes the calcium  more available to the bone matrix and although this may seem to be a departure from the heading of this feature, calcium is not only involved in bone health it is involved with every balance in the body and agriculture as well.  You get your body in balance you will beat the Bad News.

I strongly advise anyone  to include nuts and seed in their diet and check out our feature on Nuts to you.  You will be extremely interested in how we handle our nuts and seeds in most every meal,  but in moderation as they are calorie loaded.

http://blueeyedcurse.com/nuts%20to%20you.htm

Fish Oil  Oh boy does this bring back memories for me when my Mother God Bless her used to shovel a big tablespoon of cod liver oil down my gullet every day.  She used to grab me by the neck and say "open up".  I can taste it now 74 years later, not that it is still  repeating on me.

Fish oil has so many beneficial properties heart, cancer etc.  via the superstar Vitamin D3 and of course receiving it in the natural form via the fish itself is the optimum,  although the concentration in a good Super Omega 3 EPA/DHA oil supplement must be considered.  My wife and I each take in two capsule from  2000 mgs of a wild fish oil concentrate every day.   We favor Life Extensions product with Sesame lignin's and Olive fruit extract as poorly manufactured oil can go south and we trust Life Extensions to provide us with the best.   If you are on anti-coagulants or fiber supplements you should consult your Doctor before using them.

TEA

Tea is a super anti-oxidant food and one that should be used in a diet regimen aimed at cancer in any shape or form.

Below is information from the Salada Tea company.

White tea (regular) has 195 milligrams of antioxidants per bag/cup.

Regular green tea has 144 milligrams.

White decaf has 126 milligrams.  Therefore, you would get more antioxidant value from the white decaf than the green decaf of 78 milligrams.

If you don't want to be drinking a lot of Tea which is a diuretic but want the benefits of Salada's regular or decaf we suggest going with their white tea.

There is quite a bit written on caffeine and cancer, so doing the decaf in any thing you choose would most likely be the safe approach.   

The Lymphatic System

Lymph nodes are the filters along the lymphatic system in key areas where physical activity takes place (back of the knee to name one) as lymphatic fluid does not enjoy the luxury of a pumping heart.  Most do not know that there is more than twice as much Lymphatic fluid in the body than blood and is the main transporter of nutrients and wastes to and from the cells of the body.  The lymph nodes filter out and trap bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, and other unwanted substances, and to make sure they are safely eliminated from the body.  The healthier the body, the healthier and potent your lymph fluids and system will be.  The healthier your lymph fluids and system the better your immune system will function and the more potent your natural killer cells will do the job it was intended to do.  Keep in mind your immune system if it is working at peak efficiency we believe beats the pants off of any chemo therapy regimen.  You could get an argument from most oncologists on this, but as we have related most oncologist do not believe that their patients are going to do what they need to do naturally, so hence the line of least resistance.

I would strongly advise a patient to take advantage of the services of a Lymphatic drainage professional.   They are trained professionals and will not only treat you, but also guide you in performing your own in home therapy.  This is a very delicate issue, don't take matters into your own hands.

When you receive therapy from a professional you will see how complicated this process is as lymph fluid flows in specific directions.

Node dissection

When the surgeon came down from the operating room after my wife's recent breast procedure and told me that she took 12 nodes from my wife's underarm and neck my heart dropped down to my toes.  I said what the hell did she do that for?  It turned out the 12 nodes were clean,  cancer free.  There are certainly cases where groups of nodes must be removed as counts vary.  Before you have any surgeon remove lymph nodes ask for the options and this can be planned before the operation.  There are surgeons that take less nodes than others, as it was only a few years ago the standard practice was  to strip all the nodes from under the arm of the problem side if there was a malignancy, even an Insitu if there was a suspicion that there was a breach out of the milk duct.  In our case we believe that a suspicious area that justified the lymph node removal was very likely fools gold and we have the MRI before the procedure to back us up, never the less the nodes came out. In fact we will be reviewing an ultra sound shortly that did not identify anything more than a 5 mm Insitu, yet it triggered off an  aggressive approach to treatments that we have declined to do at this time.

I personally have a special exercise I do.  I call it my "Beat the hell out of the Devil Alzheimer's disease exercise."  You will read below there are other concerns that are served as well.   Keep in mind there is an ungodly amount of blood and lymph fluids flowing in and out of  your upper extremities and if you believe this old fruit peddler, you will do these 5 exercises every day and really get that fluid moving and putting the devil out of business.  You don't have to go nuts,  a couple  of each is fine and you don't want to be aggressive.  Just light facial movements, but bring the facial movements to the maximum stretch as the  above illustration.  I like to do a combination of exercises when I do the AEIOU's.  On every letter I bring my shoulders back as far as they go, and breath in as deep as I can and hold it for a second or two.  Completely exhaust all the air out of your lungs before you go to the next letter.  A couple of cycles a day should keep the devil away if you are behaving in everything else.  Keep in mind that deep breathing moves lymph fluid in one of the most critical areas of the body the chest and when teamed with the facial movements you will immediately feel the dynamics from your head down to your nodes including the critical clavicle nodes to the massive amount of nodes in your stomach area.

In the case of breast concerns I don't think that you could effect a more valuable exercise to move lymph fluids in and out of this vital area that is loaded with lymph vessels and nodes.

In fact for you gals that have had any lymph node involvement and in particular dissection of nodes for testing, one of the main nodes they key in for testing is in the clavicle area near the neck.  Now if you follow the 5 exercises of the fellow above who resembles Brad Pitt,  a very very old Brad Pitt, when you do these exercises gently now with intermittent deep breathing you will immediately detect the reflection and  exertion on the clavicle area and there is no question in the process moving lymph fluids in and out of the area and resident nodes.  Remember the nodes are the key to filtering cancer cells and disposing of them without allowing them to migrate and raise havoc.

Now for gals that have/had a cancer node issue this procedure should only be done at the direction of your lymphatic specialist.   Inquire about the exercises we recommend above, get their input.  Moving lymph fluid is a  delicate process and I am not a specialist by a long shot.

Taking a vibrator and lightly vibrate areas on a regular basis.  The stomach area, the groin, the legs, and  chest all have large concentrations of lymph nodes.  Gently massage these areas and always stroke toward the heart.  GENTLY.  If you have ever watched a lymphatic specialist massage someone's lymph vessels and nodes you would see how delicate a process it is.

For woman who have had auxiliary dissection of Lymph nodes, there are exercises that are given to patients after surgery.  These should be done very carefully so that you do not rupture the surgical area.  Don't run out and play 3 aggressive sets of league tennis because your stupid husband encouraged you like I did.  If you are a tennis player or any sport that uses the arm side that was involved with the surgical procedure you must be very very careful when starting to play again.  My wife was coming along very nicely after lumpectomy and partial node removal.   She got on the court after a lesson a few days before,  followed by an aggressive 3 set league match and we believe tore up an area so to speak in the surgical area.  I take most of the responsibility for encouraging her to go at it and this has to go down as the dumbest thing I have ever done in my life.   My advice is when you feel that you are entirely healed find a wall somewhere and go out and hit some balls very lightly against the wall.  Start with a few minutes.  Wait a day or so and do another session.  Observe if there is any soreness and in particular any swelling.  Spend a couple of weeks conditioning that arm before you venture into competitive play.  Touch base with the tennis  coach and ask him to design a new means of using your hitting arm if that was the arm involved with your surgery.  There are means to protect the arm, the extensor muscles and these all lead up to the sensitive area where surgery of the breast and nodes took place.  Keeping your elbow in toward your body as close as you can, and hitting the ball is the best approach versus stretching your arm out.  The more you stretch your arm the more vulnerable you will be for injury.

The lymph system does not have the luxury of a pumping heart.  Lymph fluids that scavenge cancer cells and other wastes in conjunction with the nodes, (the garbage cans) have to be moved "mechanically".  This is why they were placed under the arms, by the architect that  envisioned the subject running and moving their arms hunting for food and not sitting on their asses watching soap operas.   In another words keep the traffic moving between these two areas, because the breasts you save could be your own and possibly your life as well.  Don't over do it though.  Twice as much is not better.  Nodes are sensitive as well as the tributaries of the lymph system.  Just a little goes a long way.

To repeat if you watch a lymphatic drainage professional delicately massaging an area, you will easily come to the conclusion that this is a very serious issue and one of the reasons I have capitalized it.                                     

Click here.....http://www.blueeyedcurse.com/Lymphnew.htm

                              Alzheimer's   is real Bad News   

"An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

When you have someone approach you that you have known for over 50 years and they say "Who are you?"  "Where am I?", you know that you are dealing with the devil himself. 

Unfortunately even with the newest drugs for Alzheimer's disease a diagnosis of even onset  Alzheimer's is certainly  Bad News.  It most likely will be a longer period than other diseases,  but never the less Alzheimer's and the devil have one thing and one thing only to do to you and this is to shut you down.  The final stages of Alzheimer's does just that.  Keep in mind that death is 100% acid and acid wastes in the brain are no question the cause.  Can you do anything about it , trust me you can?  Vitamin D 3 and that magic hormone that is produced in the process I believe will eliminate your entrance into the darkness of Alzheimer's disease.

Excellent feature on Alzheimer's and what you can do to beat it below..

http://www.blueeyedcurse.com/alzheimers.htm

We had an occasion where my wife's thyroid levels had plummeted as expected after a procedure to disengage her gland that had become unmanageable with medication.   During this period and a blood test it was noted that her cholesterol levels had risen substantially.  The Doctor acknowledged it, but did not go into detail.

We researched it and found that it is normal for an individual with low Thyroid levels to produce extra Cholesterol as it steps up and compensates in some way. 

I believe that it isn't just  the Cholesterol itself that steps up,  but the hormone that is produced using cholesterol as the precursor to the Vitamin D3 process and  we have referred to this in our feature along with  the quote from Readers Digest.....

"The Miracle Vitamin" (Vitamin D3) and the sub heading  is "New evidence shows that getting enough D may  be the most important thing that you can do for your health"

So lets try to  connect some dots here.   Here your body detects a shortfall analogous to the body cannibalizing your bone mass because of the lack of essential minerals to try to maintain a healthy blood pH.  In fact mineralization of your bone mass and Vitamin D3/hormones also has a direct correlation.  In the case of the Thyroid one of the most important glands in your body again is supported by cholesterol that we know is the foundation of the Vitamin D3 process.

For anyone that has a thyroid concern is there any question that your Vitamin D3 process should not be front and center 24/7?

The Cholesterol connection

We have discussed the Cholesterol connection and its revolving door in many of our features along with dietary implications.  As we know the sun and Vitamin D3 plays a huge role in human health.  We know that good clean Cholesterol uses Vitamin D3 in the process back at the liver although there is evidence that cholesterol boogies to just about every nook and cranny of your body including your skin.   It would seem logical if Cholesterol is an intricate part of the Vitamin D 3 process it would be delivered to your skin and it is.   

The body can get by with other sources of Vitamin D3 like out of a bottle, but nothing compares to the optimization of the process that the sun provides.  It is not how much Cholesterol that your body is manufacturing or taking in that the Doctors are obsessed with lowering, it is the quality of the Cholesterol.  Doctor are taking the line of least resistance.  We had a Doctor tell us yesterday  "Just about every Doctor in this hospital takes Lipitor or another type of statin".   The medical establishment bases their Cholesterol lowering advocacy on the fact that their patients gorge themselves with damaged Cholesterol and guess what,  they are right.  Most people eat too much cooked food and not enough raw.  COOKING FATTY FOODS ESPECIALLY AT HIGH HEATS WILL KILL YOU

The question is how should elevated Cholesterol be treated lets say 200 or more in one that keeps their damaged cholesterol at a bare minimum?  Is it possible that this could be a serious mistake if it is lowered?  I think so!  I don't care if every Doctor in the world is on a statin, but this fruit peddler is going to keep his weight down, maintain a good blood pressure with the right diet and do everything I advocate in my features especially keeping my cholesterol as clean as possible.  If my 220 clean cholesterol versus someone that has their damaged cholesterol artificially lowered is going to bury me than so be it. 

When I personally had my Doctor express his concern for my "Elevated" Cholesterol I asked him what was his concern.  He said "heart disease"  I asked him what tests could I take to see if I had evidence of heart disease?.  He said for starters a carotid test, the main arteries going into your brain and a stress test.  I said "Lets do them"  I did and the attending Doctor said I had the cardiovascular system of a kid.  Needless to say my GP has said nothing about my "Elevated" Cholesterol since.  Again testing as in our cancer profile testing comes into the picture.  Assuming you have cancer or heart disease without confirming it with proven test methods seems to me to be idiotic, unless you just want to go along with the typical and shameful line of least resistance approach that most of our medical establishment takes.

Due to the influence of heat, cholesterol in food is oxidized. Already at 100°C, cholesterol oxidizes 'spontaneously'. (19) Through oxidation, the cholesterol molecules gain or lose atoms, originating new cholesterol-like molecules.

Due to the influence of heat, approximately 30% of cholesterol oxidizes into oxy-cholesterols. About 6% of oxy-cholesterol is absorbed into the body. (20) ABSORBED INTO THE BODY

10 to 20% of the brain is composed of cholesterol. Thanks in part to cholesterol in animal food, humans are as intelligent as they are. Essential substances like the sex hormones and vitamin D are also constructed of cholesterol. Therefore it is absolutely not true that a low cholesterol level is healthier.