Friday, June 27, 2008

Milk and breast cancer

Why women in China do not get breast cancer...because they do> not take dairy> products...read on..> > By Prof. Jane Plant, PhD, CBE ¡­ " Why I believe that giving> upmilk is the> key to beating breast cancer..."> > Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane> Plant.> > I had no alternative but to die or to try to find a cure for> myself. I am a> scientist - surely there was a rational explanation for this> cruel illness> that affects one in 12 women in the UK >

> I had suffered the loss of one breast, and undergone> radiotherapy. I was now> receiving painful chemotherapy, and had been seen by some of> the country's> most eminent specialists. But, deep down, I felt certain I was> facing death.> I had a loving husband, a beautiful home and two young> children to care for.> I desperately wanted to live.>

> Fortunately, this desire drove me to unearth the facts, some> of which were> known only to a handful of scientists at the time.> > Anyone who has come into contact with breast cancer will know> that certain> risk factors - such as increasing age, early onset of> womanhood, late onset> of menopause and a family history of breast cancer - are> completely out of> our control. But there are many risk factors, which we can> control easily.>

> These "controllable" risk factors readily translate into> simple changes that> we can all make in our day-to-day lives to help prevent or> treat breast> cancer. My message is that even advanced breast cancer can be> overcome> because I have done it.>

> The first clue to understanding what was promoting my breast> cancer came> when my husband Peter, who was also a scientist, arrived back> from working> in China while I was being plugged in for a chemotherapy> session.>

> He had brought with him cards and letters, as well as some> amazing herbal> suppositories, sent by my friends and science colleagues in> China.>

> The suppositories were sent to me as a cure for breast cancer.> Despite the> awfulness of the situation, we both had a good belly laugh,> and I remember> saying that this was the treatment for breast cancer in China> , then it was> little wonder that Chinese women avoided getting the disease.> > Those words echoed in my mind. Why didn't Chinese women in> China get breast> cancer? I had collaborated once with Chinese colleagues on a> study of links> between soil chemistry and disease, and I remembered some of> the statistics.>

> The disease was virtually non-existent throughout the whole> country. Only> one in 10,000 women in China will die from it, compared to> that terrible> figure of one in 12 in Britain and the even grimmer average of> one in 10> across most Western countries. It is not just a matter of> China being a more> rural country, with less urban pollution. In highly urbanized> Hong Kong, the> rate rises to 34 women in every 10,000 but still puts the West> to shame.>

> The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have similar> rates. And> remember, both cities were attacked with nuclear weapons, so> in addition to> the usual pollution-related cancers, one would also expect to> find some> radiation-related cases, too.>

> The conclusion we can draw from these statistics strikes you> with some> force. If a Western woman were to move to industrialized,> irradiated> Hiroshima, she would slash her risk of contracting breast> cancer by half.>

> Obviously, this is absurd. It seemed obvious to me that some> lifestyle> factor not related to pollution, urbanization or the> environment is> seriously increasing the Western woman's chance of contracting> breast> cancer.>

> I then discovered that whatever causes the huge differences in> breast cancer> rates between oriental and Western countries, it isn't> genetic.> > Scientific research showed that when Chinese or Japanese> people move to the> West, within one or two generations their rates of breast> cancer approach> those of their host community.>

> The same thing happens when oriental people adopt a completely> Western> lifestyle in Hong Kong . In fact, the slang name for breast> cancer in China> translates as 'Rich Woman's Disease'. This is because, in> China, only the> better off can afford to eat what is termed ' Hong Kong food'.>

> The Chinese describe all Western food, including everything> from ice cream> and chocolate bars to spaghetti and feta cheese, as "Hong Kong> food",> because of its availability in the former British colony and> its scarcity,> in the past, in mainland China.>

> So it made perfect sense to me that whatever was causing my> breast cancer> and the shockingly high incidence in this country generally,> it was almost> certainly something to do with our better-off, middle-class,> Western> lifestyle.>

> There is an important point for men here, too. I have observed> in my> research that much of the data about prostate cancer leads to> similar> conclusions.>

> According to figures from the World Health Organization, the> number of men> contracting prostate cancer in rural China is negligible, only> 0.5 men in> every 100,000. In England, Scotland and Wales, however, this> figure is 70> times higher. Like breast cancer, it is a middle-class disease> that> primarily attacks the wealthier and higher socio-economic> groups ¨C those> that can afford to eat rich foods.>

> I remember saying to my husband, "Come on Peter, you have just> come back> from China . What is it about the Chinese way of life that is> so different?"> > Why don't they get breast cancer?'> > We decided to utilize our joint scientific backgrounds and> approach it> logically.> > We examined scientific data that pointed us in the general> direction of fats> in diets. Researchers had discovered in the 1980s that only> l4% of calories> in the average Chinese diet were from fat, compared to almost> 36% in the> West.>

> But the diet I had been living on for years before I> contracted breast> cancer was very low in fat and high in fibre. Besides, I knew> as a scientist> that fat intake in adults has not been shown to increase risk> for breast> cancer in most investigations that have followed large groups> of women for> up to a dozen years.> > Then one day something rather special happened. Peter and I> have worked> together so closely over the years that I am not sure which> one of us first> said: "The Chinese don't eat dairy produce!">

> It is hard to explain to a non-scientist the sudden mental and> emotional> 'buzz' you get when you know you have had an important> insight. It's as if> you have had a lot of pieces of a jigsaw in your mind, and> suddenly, in a> few seconds, they all fall into place and the whole picture is> clear.> > Suddenly I recalled how many Chinese people were physically> unable to> tolerate milk, how the Chinese people I had worked with had> always said that> milk was only for babies, and how one of my close friends, who> is of Chinese> origin, always politely turned down the cheese course at> dinner parties.>

> I knew of no Chinese people who lived a traditional Chinese> life who ever> used cow or other dairy food to feed their babies. The> tradition was to use> a wet nurse but never, ever, dairy products.> > Culturally, the Chinese find our Western preoccupation with> milk and milk> products very strange. I remember entertaining a large> delegation of Chinese> scientists shortly after the ending of the Cultural Revolution> in the 1980s.>

> On advice from the Foreign Office, we had asked the caterer to> provide a> pudding that contained a lot of ice cream. After inquiring> what the pudding> consisted of, all of the Chinese, including their interpreter,> politely but> firmly refused to eat it, and they could not be persuaded to> change their> minds.> > At the time we were all delighted and ate extra portions!> > Milk, I discovered, is one of the most common causes of food> allergies. Over> 70% of the world's population are unable to digest the milk> sugar, lactose,> which has led nutritionists to believe that this is the normal> condition for> adults, not some sort of deficiency.> > Perhaps nature is trying to tell us that we are eating the> wrong food.>

> Before I had breast cancer for the first time, I had eaten a> lot of dairy> produce, such as skimmed milk, low-fat cheese and yoghurt. I> had used it as> my main source of protein. I also ate cheap but lean minced> beef, which I> now realized was probably often ground-up dairy cow.> > In order to cope with the chemotherapy I received for my fifth> case of> cancer, I had been eating organic yoghurts as a way of helping> my digestive> tract to recover and repopulate my gut with 'good' bacteria.>

> Recently, I discovered that way back in 1989 yoghurt had been> implicated in> ovarian cancer. Dr Daniel Cramer of Harvard University studied> hundreds of> women with ovarian cancer, and had them record in detail what> they normally> ate. Wish I'd been made aware of his findings when he had> first discovered> them.>

> Following Peter's and my insight into the Chinese diet, I> decided to give up> not just yoghurt but all dairy produce immediately. Cheese,> butter, milk and> yoghurt and anything else that contained dairy produce - it> went down the> sink or in the rubbish.>

> It is surprising how many products, including commercial> soups, biscuits and> cakes, contain some form of dairy produce. Even many> proprietary brands of> margarine marketed as soya, sunflower or olive oil spreads can> contain dairy> produce.>

> I therefore became an avid reader of the small print on food> labels.> > Up to this point, I had been steadfastly measuring the> progress of my fifth> cancerous lump with callipers and plotting the results.> Despite all the> encouraging comments and positive feedback from my doctors and> nurses, my> own precise observations told me the bitter truth.>

> My first chemotherapy sessions had produced no effect - the> lump was still> the same size.> > Then I eliminated dairy products. Within days, the lump> started to shrink.> > About two weeks after my second chemotherapy session and one> week after> giving up dairy produce, the lump in my neck started to itch.> Then it began> to soften and to reduce in size. The line on the graph, which> had shown no> change, was now pointing downwards as the tumour got smaller> and smaller.>

> And, very significantly, I noted that instead of declining> exponentially (a> graceful curve) as cancer is meant to do, the tumour's> decrease in size was> plotted on a straight line heading off the bottom of the> graph, indicating a> cure, not suppression (or remission) of the tumour.> > One Saturday afternoon after about six weeks of excluding all> dairy produce> from my diet, I practised an hour of meditation then felt for> what was left> of the lump. I couldn't find it. Yet I was very experienced at> detecting> cancerous lumps - I had discovered all five cancers on my own.> I went> downstairs and asked my husband to feel my neck. He could not> find any trace> of the lump either.> > On the following Thursday I was due to be seen by my cancer> specialist at> Charing Cross Hospital in London. He examined me thoroughly,> especially my> neck where the tumour had been. He was initially bemused and> then delighted> as he said, "I cannot find it.">

> None of my doctors, it appeared, had expected someone with my> type and stage> of cancer (which had clearly spread to the lymph system) to> survive, let> alone be so hale and hearty.> > My specialist was as overjoyed as I was. When I first> discussed my ideas> with him he was understandably skeptical. But I understand> that he now uses> maps showing cancer portality in China in his lectures, and> recommends a> non-dairy diet to his cancer patients.>

> I now believe that the link between dairy produce and breast> cancer is> similar to the link between smoking and lung cancer. I believe> that> identifying the link between breast cancer and dairy produce,> and then> developing a diet specifically targeted at maintaining the> health of my> breast and hormone system, cured me.>

> It was difficult for me, as it may be for you, to accept that> a substance as> 'natural' as milk might have such ominous health implications.> But I am a> living proof that it works and, starting from tomorrow, I> shall reveal the> secrets of my revolutionary action plan.>

Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane> Plant

Friday, June 20, 2008

Eggs and you

I was on a weekend trip with some friends recently and one of my friends was cooking breakfast for the whole group. I went over to see what he was cooking and saw he was getting ready to make a big batch of eggs.
> Well, to my shock and horror, I noticed that he was cracking the eggs open and screening the egg whites into a bowl and throwing out the egg yolks. I asked him why the heck he was throwing out the egg yolks, and he replied...> 'because I thought the egg yolks were terrible for you...that's where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is'.
> And I replied, 'you mean that's where all the nutrition is!'>

> This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition. In a world full of misinformation, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!>
> By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you're essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients... it's not even worth trying to list them all. >

> In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolk. >
> Even the protein in egg whites isn't as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids.>

> Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain all of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as all of the essential fatty acids.>
> And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg...>

> 'But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof'> > No, this is FALSE! >
> First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it's internal production of cholesterol to balance things out. > > On the other hand, if you don't eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has tons of important functions in the body.>
> And here's where it gets even more interesting...> There are indications that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood chemistry.>

> And 3rd... high cholesterol is NOT a disease! Heart disease is a disease...but high cholesterol is NOT. You can read the following article about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are...> > http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cholesterol-myths.html>
> So I hope we've established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body... instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites. >

> Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don't compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet.>
> I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy.>

> Most people don't realize that there's a major difference because they've never bought real eggs from healthy chickens... The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs had deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids. >
> So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior, you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.>

> One more thing about eggs...>
> I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel based breakfasts. The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight. > > It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Cancer

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumours.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply. WHAT CANCER CELLS FEED ON: a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt. b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells are being starved. c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer. d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw v egetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). e. Avoid coffee, tea,ea and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life. 16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

Blocked Arteries

AN ARTICLE APPEARED IN ONE OF INDIA'S NEWS PAPER,

THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS TOLD THAT HIS 3 ARTERIES WERE BLOCKED BUT AFTER THEANGIO-GRAM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT 2 ARTERIES HAD OPENED AND THE DOCTOR WAS ASTONISHED.HE ASKED THE PERSON HOW THAT HAPPENED. A THE MAN REPLIED,THAT HE WENT TO HOMEOPATH FOR HERBAL MEDICINE AND THAT WAS THE RESULT.THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO CARRY ON WITH INDIAN MEDICINES.THE SAME ARTICLE WAS FOUND BY MURTAZA BANDALI WHO HAS A BOOK-SHOP IN WATFORD, LONDON.IT HAS HELPED MANY OF OUR BROTHERS AS A MAGIC AND SHOWS THE RESULT IN FEW DAYS TIME.1 CUP GARLIC (GRIND)1 CUP GINGER, GRIND.1 CUP LIME JUICE, (NOT LEMON) , ''LIMBOO or limau nipis ''1 CUP 'APPLE 'CIDER VINEGARMIX IT AND BOIL AT LOW HEAT, UNTIL 3 CUPS ARE LEFT.THEN TAKE IT OUT FROM THE HEAT AND WAIT UNTIL IT GETS COLD.WHEN IT IS COLD, ADD 3 CUPS OF HONEY,MIX IT THOROUGHLY, AND HAVE ONE TABLE SPOONFUL, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING BEFORE BREAKFAST.AFTER FEW MINUTES, ENJOY YOUR BREAKFAST.IT REALLY WORKS WONDER!!!KEEP THE BOTTLE IN THE FRIDGE FOR NEXT DAY'S USE

Doomsayer...............we will see if there is any truth

Mr. Juseleeno, born in 1960(reportedly still alive in 2008), is a Brazilian who has made many predictions, and MOST have come to pass, including Princess Diana’s death by car accident (which is instigated by someone near her and will probably unfortunately be written off as a car accident), 911 and the 2004 Indonesian tsunami. He sees the future in his dreams, and has an average of 3 to 9 such predictions per day. When he wakes up, he will write them down, and send warnings to those concerned. If it concerns only a normal individual, he will write a letter to warn him/her. If it is a famous person(celebrity, politician etc.), or matters concerning the public, he will not only send it to the individual himself/herself, but also related agencies, government, and media. He urged the media to publicise these predictions, but the reply always went along the lines of rejection for fear of arousing public panic.

Future predictions:

2008, July: There will be an earthquake in Japan, which will cause a tsunami of 30 plus metres high to occur as well.
2008, 18th September: An earthquake with magnitude of approximately 9.1 will rock China , simultaneously causing a tsunami of more than 30 metres to occur, resulting in the deaths of more than 1 million people. Although this huge earthquake will happen after the Olympics have ended, there will be a series of relatively smaller earthquakes occurring in China before the huge earthquake. The China government, which is more concerned with the success of the Olympics, will most likely neglect to employ appropriate cautionary measures, thus the high casualty rate. If the China government does not publicise the occurrence of these minor earthquakes and evacuate people, the number of deaths will be as predicted.
2008, 17th December: terrorist attack in America
2010: The temperatures in some countries of Africa could be as high as 58 degrees Celsius, and there will be a serious shortage of water.
2010, 15th June: The New York Stock Exchange market will fail, causing an international financial crisis.
2011: The research on the treatment of some cancers will be completed, but a new life-threatening virus will appear. People who are infected will die after only approx. 4 hours of coming into contact with the virus.
2013, 1st – 25th November: Research on treatment of cancers, except for brain tumors, will be completed. An earthquake, caused by volcanic eruptions, will happen on Bahama Island of the Canary Islands. A gigantic tsunami of roughly 150 metres will result. America mainlands, Brazil etc. will be affected, with the tsunami pushing into the land as far as 15 to 20 kilometres. Before the occurrence of this gigantic tsunami, the sea/ocean water levels will sink by about 6 metres, and large flocks of birds will start to migrate.
2014: A small planet that has been gradually closing in on Earth might eventually collide with Earth, and this collision, if come to pass, will affect the survival of humans as a whole.
2015: By the mid of November, the average temperature of Earth could be as high as 59 degrees Celsius. Many people will die from the overheat, and international confusion and terror ensues.
2016, April: A huge typhoon will invade China, causing massive damage. The 43rd USA president, George Walker Bush, will enter the hospital, and faces a life or death situation.
2026, July: A super earthquake will occur in Sans Francisco, and it will be named “The Big One”. Huge damage to surrounding areas. Many volcanoes will re-activate, and the height of resulting tsunami will be more than 150 metres.

Mr. Juseleeno made known his predictions in hopes that people will take heed of his warnings, so that these disasters may be avoided. He hopes there will be a major change in the thinking of people’s mindsets in the time period 2007 – 2008. One factor will be the environmental issue of global warming, which is more serious than what some meteorologists assume.