Life sure does get busy, doesn't it? Whether it's work, play, family life or college life, whatever it is that is keeping our days busy seems to make us age so quickly. We look up and years have gone by. We need to stop, be still, close our eyes and just reflect. As the great Ferris Beuller once said, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." Boy, was he right.
For a lover of music like me, certain songs help me to slow my pace. I think most of us have that one song that turns us to putty and just totally mellows us out no matter how crazy the day has been. I just wanted to share mine. I hope it causes the same amount of peace and reflection in others that it has in me.
Sometimes you have to make your own road to get where you want to go.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
21 Day Candida Cleanse
I decided to post this upon request of a few of my readers.
Herbs to take are as follows: Olive Leaf, Acidophilus, Caprylic Acid
When it comes to herbs, you usually get what you pay for, so try not to go the cheapo route. You want the most potent olive leaf you can get, the sustained release caprylic acid, and the enteric coated acidophilus. If you go to GNC or another vitamin/supplement shop, there should be a vitamin/herb professional who will be able to help you find these things and can tell you which brands are going to give you the best bang for your buck. I might add that you will probably not be able to find caprylic acid on a shelf. You can order it online however. Check out the Vitamins and Supplements link under My Fave Links in the left hand column of my blog.
- Nothing but water to drink for the full 21 days, and drink LOTS of it.
- No sugar if possible. If you must sweeten something, use either raw honey or raw unrefined sugar and use it sparingly. Sugar is what feeds the candida.
- No white bread at all. Only whole wheat bread, but try to avoid yeast foods if possible.
- Eat as many raw fruits and veggies as possible during the cleanse, but don’t overdue it on the fruits. It’s best to balance your fruits and veggie intake.
- Only lean meats that are grilled or baked. No fried foods.
- Take herbs with food and a large glass of water.
- Get at least 20 minutes of direct sun per day without sunblock, and exercise to move the lymphatic system.
Day 1-5 Morning- 1 olive leaf, 1 caprylic acid, 1 acidophilus
Noon- ditto
Night- ditto
Day 6-10 Morning- 2 olive leaf, 2 caprylic acid, 1 acidophilus
Noon- ditto
Night- 2 olive leaf, 1 caprylic acid, 2 acidophilus
Day 11-16 Morning- 3 olive leaf, 2 caprylic acid, 2 acidophilus
Noon- ditto
Night- 2 olive leaf, 2 caprylic acid, 2 acidophilus
Day 17-21 Morning- 3 olive leaf, 3 caprylic acid, 3 acidophilus
Noon- ditto
Night- 3 olive leaf, 3 caprylic acid, 4 acidophilus
After the cleanse, keep taking 1 olive leaf and 1 acidophilus a day as maintenance, throwing in an occasional caprylic acid to keep the candida from overgrowing again.Typically by the end of the cleanse, people crave a lot of water all the time. Don’t hesitate to feed your craving. Drink up! Water is good for you!
Cheers to your health!
Errors
I just discovered that several of the links in my posts are not working. I'm not sure why that is, but I will try to get to the bottom of it. In the meantime, you may have to do your own search on the topics or names that are highlighted as links if you want to further read about them. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Big Pharma: A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing
As a follow up to my post The Con-Artist Named Cancer Treatment, I wanted to offer some more information, some of which I feel I really should have included in that post.
There is so much evidence out there that clearly shows a conflict of interest between the American Cancer Society, the FDA, Big Pharma and Big Food, and I could show it all to you right here, but the truth is, I'd rather ignite a fire in you for truth enough that you start digging for it yourself.
When we have been shown our ignorance, and doubt is sparked in us for the establishments we have long trusted, it pisses us off, but most of all, it scares the hell out of us. The thought of the people in control of our country lying to us freaks us out because then we are left feeling helpless... at first, and only at first because you eventually recognize that "we the people" are really the ones in control.
Like they say... you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Big business can tell you how to eat, how to live, or how to think. They can tempt you with appetizing pictures on their food packaging, and they can feed you lies about health, but they cannot make you do anything. That is YOUR choice and your choice alone. And it takes a lot of will power and commitment, but who said life was easy, right?
Big business is in the market to make it SEEM like they make your life easier. They portray their products as being convenient and making life "better." They know that the masses are weak minded sheeple who just follow the crowd and do what the media and pop culture tells them to do. That is why the advertising industry is booming... because it actually works.
Watch the clip below from an infomercial that I recently saw for a new weight loss solution.
Notice that they make a point of saying that you don't have to change anything about your diet. It caters to a large percentage of Americans who are obese and unhealthy that do not want to deny themselves the foods that got them there in the first place. The weight loss "solution" offers them an opportunity to shed pounds while still being able to consume whatever they want. Boy, that sounds awesome doesn't it?
Except there's one massive problem here. This infomercial tries to convince you that skinny people are healthy people and the AMOUNT that a person eats is what is unhealthy, not WHAT you eat. This is just plain false though.
While portion control is important and can help you lose weight, WHAT you are consuming is the main factor in your overall health. But this infomercial promises that you don't have to change one thing about your diet because it actually tricks the brain chemicals (just what we need, another brain altering substance) into thinking you have eaten more than you have. It assures you that you don't have to be a responsible adult and have any will power, which Americans just love, ya know. This is a prime example of how Big Pharma caters to the greed, laziness and lack of self control of consumers. They understand that most people want something for nothing, and they figure, hey, if you're not willing to control your own mind, we don't have one problem controlling it for you.
So let's say it works (I'm sure it does)... you look good now, but your body is still toxic and your chances for getting cancer haven't dropped. And on top of that, you have given more control of yourself to the pharmaceutical companies. They got you right where they want you. In my opinion, this is not a good solution at all.
There is something else I would like to point out about Sensa... they recommend you sprinkle it on everything, even fruits and raw veggies. WHY? Why would you need to sprinkle something that tricks the brain into portion control onto foods that don't make you gain weight? That's right, raw fruits and veggies do NOT contribute to significant weight gain. If you have ever done the Weight Watchers diet and counted calories, you know that raw veggies do not equal any points at all, and only 1 point per cup of fruit. So literally, you can stuff yourself full by eating a whole massive bag of baby carrots and celery and not consume one calorie. You can eat a combination of 12 apples, bananas and oranges throughout the day (that's a lot of food!) and only accumulate 12 points, which is only half of the allowed points for a whole day on the typical Weight Watchers plan.
If you stick to eating whole unprocessed foods, you can literally eat all day long and not gain weight as long as you're being physical in some way (walking, bending over, etc). In contrast to the diet you're allowed to maintain with taking Sensa, it is is actually beneficial to your overall health and reduces your risk for cancer and other diseases significantly. But as I said, the whole point of marketing is to convince the consumer that they shouldn't have to sacrifice or make hard choices because their product makes it easier to have a better life. It eliminates having to make tough decisions while still allowing the consumer to consume all the same junk they always have. After all, the same companies and associations who funded Dr. Alan Hirsch's (http://smellandtaste.org/?action=about#popup3) research doesn't want you to put them out of business.
According to studies in 2008 (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008), $57.5 billion was the total amount spent on pharmaceutical promotion in 2004, the latest year in which information was available. 2004 studies show that the U.S. pharmaceutical industry spent 24.4% of their sales on advertising and promotion, versus only 13.4% for research and development. That ought to tell us something. We have all seen the legal commercials. How many FDA approved drug recalls due to cause of extreme side effects and deaths have we seen? Several. Obviously, they were in more of a hurry to make sure people were buying them than they were to make sure it was actually safe to take.
The United States is the largest market for pharmaceuticals in the world, representing approximately 43% of global sales and global promotion expenditures. If we exclude direct-to-consumer marketing, of the $57.5 billion spent on pharmaceutical promotion in 2004, it's estimated that a whopping 80% of that is spent on physicians. That means, that with approximately 700,000 practicing physicians in the U.S. as of 2008 (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008), Big Pharma spent nearly $61,000 per physician for marketing and promotion. As a side note, I would like to add that according to the 2003 U.S. census, the real median household income was $43,318.
How does the pharmaceutical industry depend on physicians for marketing and promotion, you ask? That's a great question. It's a question I have been contemplating myself. Supposedly physicians do not get kickbacks for prescribing drugs. I'm not saying I don't believe that, but if that is true, then what is $61,000 being spent on exactly? Posters placed in clinics? Drug samples? Some of that money goes toward that for sure, but not $61,000 worth.
While it is illegal for a pharmaceutical company to give a direct payment to a doctor for prescribing a particular medication, there are ways around those laws, and some pharmaceutical companies and physicians have found the loopholes.
One of the most popular is to hold "information seminars" regarding a particular drug. These medical seminars are invariably held in vacation and touristy locations such as Las Vegas, the Bahamas, New York etc (http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story). Basically, the doctor receives an all expense paid trip to a nice destination and is required to attend a 3 to 6 hour seminar or class. The rest of the week is free golf, mixers, and relaxation. Often times even spouses and senior nurses are invited. The doctors invited are typically the ones who have been the most successful in pushing the pharmaceutical company's drugs. To make it worse, these companies use the "educational business trip" as a tax deduction. So really, we end up with licensed "pushers" sending their dealers on vacation and we tax payers pay for it – all with the sanctioning of the government. The government a-okaying this is the only difference between these Big Pharma CEO's and the dealer on the corner. How's that for the war on drugs?
I, in no way, am saying that there aren't well intentioned doctors out there that truly care about the health of their patients. My own OBGYN is a perfect example of a doctor that truly cares for her patients. She has always told me the pros and cons of all my options and been honest about certain "solutions." She has never ever treated me like a patient, but got to know me personally and talks to me as a friend would. I know without a doubt that she is truly looking out for my overall health and well being. But she is the ONLY doctor I have ever experienced that from. As I said, I'm sure many of them start out meaning well, but trust me, when it comes right down to it, the majority of them care more about their career and monetary success than they do about your health. The American Medical Association has most physicians on a short leash, and if they do discover alternatives, it is frowned upon for them to offer these alternatives to their patients because the FDA has not approved of them. In fact, it is actually ILLEGAL in most states for a doctor to treat cancer patients with anything other than chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Here is an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal in 1997 about fighting the FDA over personal choice of cancer treatment: http://forhealthfreedom.org/Publications/Monopoly/wsj-970602.html
This is absolute proof that the FDA is not in the business of looking out for the best interest of the people. Even after evidence that these cancer treatment alternatives had worked better and safer that chemotherapy and radiation, they still fought tooth and nail to incriminate this brilliant doctor for merely trying to save people's lives.
Like most regulatory agencies, the Food and Drug Administration operates with fees collected from the very companies it is mandated to scrutinize. In 1992, Congress passed the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, which exchanged industry fees paid with each new drug application for a promise that reviews would speed through the agency.
There's more. In it's request to Congress last year, the Obama administration sought after even more user fees (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents), 1 for generic drug applicants and 3 for food processors. User fees will surpass $600 million a year in agency funding if the administration has it's way. Let's be honest, being financially dependent on the firms that the FDA is supposed to oversee, can indeed cloud the judgement of the council members testing and approving of those firms' products.
To fund the grueling tasks of the FDA, Congress appropriates a total of $2.5 billion, which comes out to about $8 per person, per year. You're likely to spend more on a club sandwich than the FDA is issued by Congress in your name to make sure the lettuce on your sandwich doesn't have e coli. That is why legislators from both political parties turned to user fees to fund the FDA, which comes with strings attached of course. If I'm the only one that thinks this whole system is messed up, I will eat my shoe.
Addressing the issue of conflict of interest with the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry, PBS's FRONTLINE published interviews of Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, Steven Galson, acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Raymond Woosley, vice president of the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center, and John Kelly, spokesman for PhRMA, the industry's lobbying organization. These interviews are eye opening.
According to a survey by the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General, about two-thirds of Food & Drug Administration scientists are NOT fully confident in the agency's monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now being sold. That is coming from the FDA drug scientists themselves! ...Doesn't that just make you feel all warm and cozy?
Based on the 2003 medical report Death By Medicine, by Dr. Gary Null, Dr. Carolyn Dean, Dr. Martin Feldman, Dr. Debora Rasio and Dr. Dorothy Smith, 783,936 people in America die every year from conventional medical mistakes. Of those deaths, about 106.000 are from prescription drugs alone! These are medical "mistakes?" Ok, that's like our banks wrongly making 20,000 withdrawals from bank accounts every day, every year. It would be an outrage and the people would not stand for it! So why are we tolerating this kind of behavior from our health care system?
So here's the problem in a nut shell... prescription drugs do not cure disease, they only keep symptoms in check. American physicians are trained to provide allopathic health care only. That is, they care for DISEASE, not health. So the prescribing of drugs is designed to care for disease rather than prevent it. Prevention is YOUR job. And because there is such a huge array of drugs available to treat literally anything and everything (the AMA comes up with new "illnesses" every year), adverse drug reactions and side effects are all too common. Note that these figures were before the infamous Vioxx scandal. Cox-2 inhibitor drugs could very well result in thousands of more deaths.
That doesn't mean that prescription antibiotics don't cure infections. They absolutely do, but they also eliminate the good bacteria that your system needs to be healthy, thus, causing multiple other health problems and weakening your immune system, causing you to be more susceptible to future infections. Antibiotics, in my opinion, are in a totally different category than all the other disease and disorder treating drugs. There is a huge difference between an infection and an illness. And there are indeed some prescription drugs that have for sure seemed to cure one thing, only to cause problems in another area of the body.
Dr. Gary Null's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Null) report points out the 5 most important aspects of health that conventional modern medicine overlooks: Stress, lack of exercise, high calorie intake, over-processed foods, and environmental toxins. All of these factors are putting people in such terrible health that they run to their doctor for answers, and rather than treating the CAUSES of their deteriorating health, such as putting them on a diet and exercises regimen or suggesting detoxing cleanses, they just load them up on prescription drugs to tone down their symptoms. Consequently, they are not really getting better because as long as they want their symptoms to stay away they must continue to take the medicine.
It is no wonder so many Americans die from prescription drugs. And that's not even the biggest killer! Believe it or not, the Center for Disease Control has heart disease, which is always a result of clogged arteries (because of WHAT people eat), at the top of the list as the #1 cause of death in the U.S., followed by cancer at a close 2nd, then stroke. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats
Currently the CDC stats show that 1 of 2 men and 1 of 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime. That doesn't look good, but you're future isn't decided. Your choices will determine your outcome. If you want to be genuinely healthy, use the health care system and pharmaceuticals as an absolute last resort. I guarantee you will find that if you try every other natural option (healthy diet being the first), you will rarely, if ever, have to resort to modern medical methods. Physical accidents and emergencies are, of course, the exception.
And by no means am I telling you that if you are currently on prescription drugs, to quit taking them cold turkey. I am no doctor, so your best bet would be to find a holistic physician that can accurately diagnose your problems and help you wean yourself off your medications in a safe way.
Society needs to get back to the basics. Our bodies are meant to consume certain things and be self sustainable in our health. You get a cut, your body is meant to heal it back together. You get a bug your body is meant to go through a natural progression and then dump it. You get an infection, there are things in nature to help your body fight it off naturally. Iodine, which derives from kelp, and Oleuropein, which derives from the olive leaf are just a couple of perfect examples of this.
Do yourself a favor, and treat your body right. It will thank you and not fail you. And remember, the holistic approach works best with the right foundation. Nutrition is solid ground.
There is so much evidence out there that clearly shows a conflict of interest between the American Cancer Society, the FDA, Big Pharma and Big Food, and I could show it all to you right here, but the truth is, I'd rather ignite a fire in you for truth enough that you start digging for it yourself.
When we have been shown our ignorance, and doubt is sparked in us for the establishments we have long trusted, it pisses us off, but most of all, it scares the hell out of us. The thought of the people in control of our country lying to us freaks us out because then we are left feeling helpless... at first, and only at first because you eventually recognize that "we the people" are really the ones in control.
Like they say... you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Big business can tell you how to eat, how to live, or how to think. They can tempt you with appetizing pictures on their food packaging, and they can feed you lies about health, but they cannot make you do anything. That is YOUR choice and your choice alone. And it takes a lot of will power and commitment, but who said life was easy, right?
Big business is in the market to make it SEEM like they make your life easier. They portray their products as being convenient and making life "better." They know that the masses are weak minded sheeple who just follow the crowd and do what the media and pop culture tells them to do. That is why the advertising industry is booming... because it actually works.
Watch the clip below from an infomercial that I recently saw for a new weight loss solution.
Notice that they make a point of saying that you don't have to change anything about your diet. It caters to a large percentage of Americans who are obese and unhealthy that do not want to deny themselves the foods that got them there in the first place. The weight loss "solution" offers them an opportunity to shed pounds while still being able to consume whatever they want. Boy, that sounds awesome doesn't it?
Except there's one massive problem here. This infomercial tries to convince you that skinny people are healthy people and the AMOUNT that a person eats is what is unhealthy, not WHAT you eat. This is just plain false though.
While portion control is important and can help you lose weight, WHAT you are consuming is the main factor in your overall health. But this infomercial promises that you don't have to change one thing about your diet because it actually tricks the brain chemicals (just what we need, another brain altering substance) into thinking you have eaten more than you have. It assures you that you don't have to be a responsible adult and have any will power, which Americans just love, ya know. This is a prime example of how Big Pharma caters to the greed, laziness and lack of self control of consumers. They understand that most people want something for nothing, and they figure, hey, if you're not willing to control your own mind, we don't have one problem controlling it for you.
So let's say it works (I'm sure it does)... you look good now, but your body is still toxic and your chances for getting cancer haven't dropped. And on top of that, you have given more control of yourself to the pharmaceutical companies. They got you right where they want you. In my opinion, this is not a good solution at all.
There is something else I would like to point out about Sensa... they recommend you sprinkle it on everything, even fruits and raw veggies. WHY? Why would you need to sprinkle something that tricks the brain into portion control onto foods that don't make you gain weight? That's right, raw fruits and veggies do NOT contribute to significant weight gain. If you have ever done the Weight Watchers diet and counted calories, you know that raw veggies do not equal any points at all, and only 1 point per cup of fruit. So literally, you can stuff yourself full by eating a whole massive bag of baby carrots and celery and not consume one calorie. You can eat a combination of 12 apples, bananas and oranges throughout the day (that's a lot of food!) and only accumulate 12 points, which is only half of the allowed points for a whole day on the typical Weight Watchers plan.
If you stick to eating whole unprocessed foods, you can literally eat all day long and not gain weight as long as you're being physical in some way (walking, bending over, etc). In contrast to the diet you're allowed to maintain with taking Sensa, it is is actually beneficial to your overall health and reduces your risk for cancer and other diseases significantly. But as I said, the whole point of marketing is to convince the consumer that they shouldn't have to sacrifice or make hard choices because their product makes it easier to have a better life. It eliminates having to make tough decisions while still allowing the consumer to consume all the same junk they always have. After all, the same companies and associations who funded Dr. Alan Hirsch's (http://smellandtaste.org/?action=about#popup3) research doesn't want you to put them out of business.
According to studies in 2008 (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008), $57.5 billion was the total amount spent on pharmaceutical promotion in 2004, the latest year in which information was available. 2004 studies show that the U.S. pharmaceutical industry spent 24.4% of their sales on advertising and promotion, versus only 13.4% for research and development. That ought to tell us something. We have all seen the legal commercials. How many FDA approved drug recalls due to cause of extreme side effects and deaths have we seen? Several. Obviously, they were in more of a hurry to make sure people were buying them than they were to make sure it was actually safe to take.
The United States is the largest market for pharmaceuticals in the world, representing approximately 43% of global sales and global promotion expenditures. If we exclude direct-to-consumer marketing, of the $57.5 billion spent on pharmaceutical promotion in 2004, it's estimated that a whopping 80% of that is spent on physicians. That means, that with approximately 700,000 practicing physicians in the U.S. as of 2008 (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008), Big Pharma spent nearly $61,000 per physician for marketing and promotion. As a side note, I would like to add that according to the 2003 U.S. census, the real median household income was $43,318.
How does the pharmaceutical industry depend on physicians for marketing and promotion, you ask? That's a great question. It's a question I have been contemplating myself. Supposedly physicians do not get kickbacks for prescribing drugs. I'm not saying I don't believe that, but if that is true, then what is $61,000 being spent on exactly? Posters placed in clinics? Drug samples? Some of that money goes toward that for sure, but not $61,000 worth.
While it is illegal for a pharmaceutical company to give a direct payment to a doctor for prescribing a particular medication, there are ways around those laws, and some pharmaceutical companies and physicians have found the loopholes.
One of the most popular is to hold "information seminars" regarding a particular drug. These medical seminars are invariably held in vacation and touristy locations such as Las Vegas, the Bahamas, New York etc (http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story). Basically, the doctor receives an all expense paid trip to a nice destination and is required to attend a 3 to 6 hour seminar or class. The rest of the week is free golf, mixers, and relaxation. Often times even spouses and senior nurses are invited. The doctors invited are typically the ones who have been the most successful in pushing the pharmaceutical company's drugs. To make it worse, these companies use the "educational business trip" as a tax deduction. So really, we end up with licensed "pushers" sending their dealers on vacation and we tax payers pay for it – all with the sanctioning of the government. The government a-okaying this is the only difference between these Big Pharma CEO's and the dealer on the corner. How's that for the war on drugs?
I, in no way, am saying that there aren't well intentioned doctors out there that truly care about the health of their patients. My own OBGYN is a perfect example of a doctor that truly cares for her patients. She has always told me the pros and cons of all my options and been honest about certain "solutions." She has never ever treated me like a patient, but got to know me personally and talks to me as a friend would. I know without a doubt that she is truly looking out for my overall health and well being. But she is the ONLY doctor I have ever experienced that from. As I said, I'm sure many of them start out meaning well, but trust me, when it comes right down to it, the majority of them care more about their career and monetary success than they do about your health. The American Medical Association has most physicians on a short leash, and if they do discover alternatives, it is frowned upon for them to offer these alternatives to their patients because the FDA has not approved of them. In fact, it is actually ILLEGAL in most states for a doctor to treat cancer patients with anything other than chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Here is an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal in 1997 about fighting the FDA over personal choice of cancer treatment: http://forhealthfreedom.org/Publications/Monopoly/wsj-970602.html
This is absolute proof that the FDA is not in the business of looking out for the best interest of the people. Even after evidence that these cancer treatment alternatives had worked better and safer that chemotherapy and radiation, they still fought tooth and nail to incriminate this brilliant doctor for merely trying to save people's lives.
Like most regulatory agencies, the Food and Drug Administration operates with fees collected from the very companies it is mandated to scrutinize. In 1992, Congress passed the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, which exchanged industry fees paid with each new drug application for a promise that reviews would speed through the agency.
There's more. In it's request to Congress last year, the Obama administration sought after even more user fees (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents), 1 for generic drug applicants and 3 for food processors. User fees will surpass $600 million a year in agency funding if the administration has it's way. Let's be honest, being financially dependent on the firms that the FDA is supposed to oversee, can indeed cloud the judgement of the council members testing and approving of those firms' products.
To fund the grueling tasks of the FDA, Congress appropriates a total of $2.5 billion, which comes out to about $8 per person, per year. You're likely to spend more on a club sandwich than the FDA is issued by Congress in your name to make sure the lettuce on your sandwich doesn't have e coli. That is why legislators from both political parties turned to user fees to fund the FDA, which comes with strings attached of course. If I'm the only one that thinks this whole system is messed up, I will eat my shoe.
Addressing the issue of conflict of interest with the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry, PBS's FRONTLINE published interviews of Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, Steven Galson, acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Raymond Woosley, vice president of the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center, and John Kelly, spokesman for PhRMA, the industry's lobbying organization. These interviews are eye opening.
According to a survey by the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General, about two-thirds of Food & Drug Administration scientists are NOT fully confident in the agency's monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now being sold. That is coming from the FDA drug scientists themselves! ...Doesn't that just make you feel all warm and cozy?
Based on the 2003 medical report Death By Medicine, by Dr. Gary Null, Dr. Carolyn Dean, Dr. Martin Feldman, Dr. Debora Rasio and Dr. Dorothy Smith, 783,936 people in America die every year from conventional medical mistakes. Of those deaths, about 106.000 are from prescription drugs alone! These are medical "mistakes?" Ok, that's like our banks wrongly making 20,000 withdrawals from bank accounts every day, every year. It would be an outrage and the people would not stand for it! So why are we tolerating this kind of behavior from our health care system?
So here's the problem in a nut shell... prescription drugs do not cure disease, they only keep symptoms in check. American physicians are trained to provide allopathic health care only. That is, they care for DISEASE, not health. So the prescribing of drugs is designed to care for disease rather than prevent it. Prevention is YOUR job. And because there is such a huge array of drugs available to treat literally anything and everything (the AMA comes up with new "illnesses" every year), adverse drug reactions and side effects are all too common. Note that these figures were before the infamous Vioxx scandal. Cox-2 inhibitor drugs could very well result in thousands of more deaths.
That doesn't mean that prescription antibiotics don't cure infections. They absolutely do, but they also eliminate the good bacteria that your system needs to be healthy, thus, causing multiple other health problems and weakening your immune system, causing you to be more susceptible to future infections. Antibiotics, in my opinion, are in a totally different category than all the other disease and disorder treating drugs. There is a huge difference between an infection and an illness. And there are indeed some prescription drugs that have for sure seemed to cure one thing, only to cause problems in another area of the body.
Dr. Gary Null's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Null) report points out the 5 most important aspects of health that conventional modern medicine overlooks: Stress, lack of exercise, high calorie intake, over-processed foods, and environmental toxins. All of these factors are putting people in such terrible health that they run to their doctor for answers, and rather than treating the CAUSES of their deteriorating health, such as putting them on a diet and exercises regimen or suggesting detoxing cleanses, they just load them up on prescription drugs to tone down their symptoms. Consequently, they are not really getting better because as long as they want their symptoms to stay away they must continue to take the medicine.
It is no wonder so many Americans die from prescription drugs. And that's not even the biggest killer! Believe it or not, the Center for Disease Control has heart disease, which is always a result of clogged arteries (because of WHAT people eat), at the top of the list as the #1 cause of death in the U.S., followed by cancer at a close 2nd, then stroke. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats
Currently the CDC stats show that 1 of 2 men and 1 of 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime. That doesn't look good, but you're future isn't decided. Your choices will determine your outcome. If you want to be genuinely healthy, use the health care system and pharmaceuticals as an absolute last resort. I guarantee you will find that if you try every other natural option (healthy diet being the first), you will rarely, if ever, have to resort to modern medical methods. Physical accidents and emergencies are, of course, the exception.
And by no means am I telling you that if you are currently on prescription drugs, to quit taking them cold turkey. I am no doctor, so your best bet would be to find a holistic physician that can accurately diagnose your problems and help you wean yourself off your medications in a safe way.
Society needs to get back to the basics. Our bodies are meant to consume certain things and be self sustainable in our health. You get a cut, your body is meant to heal it back together. You get a bug your body is meant to go through a natural progression and then dump it. You get an infection, there are things in nature to help your body fight it off naturally. Iodine, which derives from kelp, and Oleuropein, which derives from the olive leaf are just a couple of perfect examples of this.
Do yourself a favor, and treat your body right. It will thank you and not fail you. And remember, the holistic approach works best with the right foundation. Nutrition is solid ground.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The Con-Artist named Cancer Treatment
I have been asked several times in the past to contribute my art and craft skills to Relay for Life, and I always declined. Not because I’m too busy (although I am a busy mom), or feel I deserve to get paid, or don’t feel compassion for those people suffering with cancer, but because I don’t believe in raising money to find a cure. Now that may sound harsh at first, and many of you might be pissed off right now, but most of you would be more likely to join me than judge me if you knew there was ALREADY a cure for cancer.
Before I go into what this cure is, let me lay a foundation of facts and statistics for you. Geez, where do I begin? Let me just rattle some off here…
Had enough? Is your stomach in knots yet? Still trust the foundations and industries that supposedly look out for us? Don't think there is any conflict of interest? Think again.There are many more astonishing statistic and facts about big pharma, big food and the FDA, but I could be here for literally days. It only takes a few pieces of convincing evidence to shatter your faith in the system as we know it.
Now for the good news; the cure for cancer. Yes, there are actually all natural cures for cancer that have been proven time and time again to work, and no, you will not find hardly any traditional doctors who know this or will admit this. Holistic treatments and preventative medicines do not benefit them in their career, and therefore are not taught as a part of their education.
First you must understand that the human body is a whole organism. Yes, we have different parts and organs, but if the body as a whole is not healthy, then individual parts start to deteriorate. This should be common sense, and yet our health care system treats us just the opposite.
You also need to know the primary source for vitamin and mineral absorption is in the intestinal tract and colon, so if this one place is not in proper health, it will negatively affect your whole body and can cause several different health issues simply because you aren't getting adequate nutrition, even if you begin eating right.
Your intestines and colon NEED good bacteria. The tiny living organisms, also known as flora, help to break down plant starches and other foods that the human body may have difficulty digesting. This allows the body to convert more food into energy. Good bacteria also help the body to turn extra calories into fat. The human body does not make vitamin K by itself. Bacteria create this, and other essential vitamins, as by-products of the food and other digestive materials they ingest. They also help our bodies to break down drugs and carcinogens, which can cause cancer. This is not the only way that bacteria help to prevent cancer, however. They also help the walls of the digestive tract to renew themselves. This regular renewal gets rid of damaged cells that could lead to cancer.
But here is the problem that so many people face... they have little to no good bacteria in their digestive tract. The cause of this? ANTIBIOTICS. How many children start out their lives with their parents continually listening to their doctor and putting them on antibiotics? Most. Babies and children are very susceptible to ear and respiratory infections. By the time the average child reaches 5 years old, they have been on antibiotics 12 times.
According to several studies on the topic, around the year 2000, Pediatricians prescribed over $500 million worth of antibiotics annually just for one condition, ear infections. When children are continually on antibiotics, they are gradually killing off the flora that their little system needs to maintain a strong immune system. So literally every time a child is administered antibiotics, they are weakening their immune system. Weakened immune system means they are susceptible to all kinds of illnesses, diseases and disorders. Big Pharma likes to get 'em early so they will have a customer for life.
The MAIN factor in a child's health (or any person for that matter) is DIET. When kids are coming down with viruses and ear infections every time you turn around, you think you have no choice but to put them on harmful antibiotics because without them the infection would get much worse and could cause death... so we are TOLD. The truth is, the body can and WILL heal itself if it has proper vitamins, minerals and nutrition. Every time your body overcomes an infection on it's own, your immune system becomes stronger and more immune to getting ill.
But in a society that caters to convenience, the average American child consumes more fast food than they do home cooked meals, and when they are eating at home, it is usually highly processed foods that are loaded with preservatives, synthetic hormones, genetically modified ingredients, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, hydrogenated oils and other harmful biproducts and fillers. Very few children are eating whole foods anymore and that is why America is the fattest nation. Childhood obesity and diabetes is on the rise. Here's some statistics and an article to further read about it (http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/data.html).
Lets look at just the side affects of monosodium glutamate (MSG) which is found in lots of different processed foods. Glutamic acid is a neurotransmitter that excites our neurons. This electrical charging of neurons is what makes foods with added free glutamic acid taste so good. Unfortunately, the free glutamic acid can cause problems in many people. Actually, our brains have many receptors for glutamic acid and some areas, such as the hypothalamus do not have an impermeable blood-brain barrier, so free glutamic acid from food sources can get into the brain, injuring and sometimes killing neurons. At least 25% of the U.S. population react to free glutamic acid from food sources. Those reactions range from mild and transitory to debilitating and life threatening.
According to Dr. Jack Samuels, president of the Truth in Labeling Campaign, the evidence of toxicity is overwhelming. Exposed laboratory animals suffer brain lesions and neuroendocrine disorders. Scientists studying retinal degeneration in mice treated with free glutamic acid have noted that these mice also became extremely obese following administration of free glutamic acid. The vulnerable hypothalamus in our brains regulates weight control, as well as other endocrine functions, so when the brain is deluged with more free glutamic acid than it can handle, scientists know that problems and diseases can develop. A diverse number of disease conditions such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive degeneration of neurons and motor cells of the brain), Alzheimer’s disease, seizures, and stroke are associated with the glutamate cascade.
Learn to read the labels on the food you are buying if you buy shelf life foods. Just because it doesn't read MSG doesn't mean it isn't there. Companies have gotten smart about their labeling so as to disguise those ingredients that are harmful to your health. These ingredients ALWAYS contain MSG:
There are many other toxic ingredients in processed foods (ALL allowed by, none other than, the FDA). I urge you to do your own research on the affects of aspartame, hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils, soy and soy proteins, high fructose corn syrup, GMO's, and synthetic growth hormones.
Another HUGE cause of health deterioration that can lead to cancer is candida overgrowth. When you have plenty of good bacteria in your digestive tracts and are eating plenty of fruits and veggies that give you vitamins and minerals, candida is kept in check. But when your system is lacking good bacteria, and you are constantly eating unhealthy foods and drinks, candida can grow out of control. And do you know what feeds candida? SUGAR. Do you know what candida craves? SUGAR. So if you have a serious sweets addiction, I'm willing to bet money you have a candida overgrowth.
Symptoms of Candida overgrowth:
The most common are:
So, you can see that although none of these are really life threatening, they are symptoms that if you have one or more of them, can cause much grief.
I know personally what its like to deal with a candida overgrowth. At the beginning of high school I developed a mild to moderate case of psoriasis that affected me the most during the winter time when my skin would get very dry. My skin itched a lot and hurt where my joints were. It was not unusual for me to make a fist, bend my arm, or squat down and crack my skin. It would begin bleeding and hurting even more. I tried the best "dry sensitive skin" lotions and medicated creams and everything seemed to sooth it initially, but ended up irritating my skin even more in the end. It wasn't until I did a 21 day Candida Cleanse, which consists of little to no sugars, lots of raw veggies, minimally processed foods, ONLY WATER to drink, and a 3 herb combination (Acidophilus, Olive Leaf, Caprylic Acid) that my psoriasis not only got better, but completely went away and never returned. On top of that, my insomnia stopped, I was able to focus in school way better (which is awesome for someone who was diagnosed with ADHD) and my memory had improved. Overall, I just felt better and my mood was better.
But most people don't know these all natural remedies. Children who spend their whole adolescent lives poisoning their bodies end up becoming sluggish, medication dependent adults who continue to abuse their bodies. Eventually other factors play a role. The pollutants in the air, first or second hand cigarette smoke, exposure to radiation, lack of sunlight, and psychology of a person can and will negatively affect people even more and in different ways.
Then one day, they feel a lump, or experience some unfamiliar pain. They go to the doctor and sure enough... cancer. The doctors say, "We don't know what causes cancer," but yes they do. It's no secret that we are destroying our bodies with everything we eat or put on. Not to mention the way we think. Believe it or not, happier people live longer.
So truly, the key is prevention. The way you live and eat and what you continually rub into your skin is without a doubt going to determine whether you get cancer or not, or if you are pregnant or will become pregnant, whether your child will one day get cancer. The choices we make now determines a lot for our futures and future generations. So if you are a parent, stop being lazy. Stop doing what is quickest and most convenient. Stop buying into what every doctor tells you. Stop letting your toddler decide what they eat. Start being the responsible parent. Start researching for yourself. Start taking care of your child's health. If you won't do it, who will? Certainly not your child if they have been taught and shown by you as an example that consuming garbage is the way to eat. They look to you. They depend on you, and many of you are failing them. You are setting them up for a lifetime of misery, or at least discomfort and frustration. Don't you love your child enough to want them to be the best they can possibly be in all ways? Then do something NOW while the damage control isn't so difficult.
And if you are an adult who has a disease or finds yourself with cancer, there IS a solution. There IS a way to be healthy again without poisoning yourself with chemo and radiation. It will take a lot of will power because you will literally have to change the way you habitually live, but is your life worth it? Is your health worth it?
First, you must cut out as many chemicals from your daily routine as possible. It will probably not be possible to cut out all chemicals in today's society, but you can cut out most. Start with your personal care products that you use daily. Change your toothpaste, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, deodorants and make-up (if you wear it) to organic.
It may be difficult to find a fully organic toothpaste, but you should at least make sure it has no laurel or laureth sulfates, no fluoride, and no artificial colors or flavors. Or you can substitute toothpaste altogether for baking soda and peppermint oil. Nothing cleanses and deodorizes better than baking soda, and a couple drops of natural peppermint oil in a small glass of water will create a fresh breath mouthwash. As long as you aren't consuming more than a small amount of sugars and brushing at least twice a day, this will keep your teeth in good shape.
Refer to my post from August titled Then I Guess I'm a Quack to see a list of chemicals to look for and avoid in your personal care products. Even if "Organic" is labeled on the front, read the ingredient label anyway. If it is not Certified Organic with the little emblem, then it likely isn't fully organic and you should check what is in it. Just because you can't find a product offered organic, doesn't mean you can't still get a good natural product. As I said, just watch your labels.
Your best bet is to scratch lotions and creams completely. There are organic ones out there, but the least amount of ingredients the better, so the best skin moisturizer I have found is organic extra virgin UNrefined coconut oil. Of all the natural oils, it absorbs into your skin the best and has the best healing benefits (http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/). My take is if you wouldn't eat it, then it shouldn't go on your skin.
Next, you need to detox, and depending on how unhealthy you are or what your illness is, these detoxes can vary. No matter what your symptoms or illnesses are, everyone can benefit from a candida yeast cleanse, but not all candida cleanses out there are affective, and some can even make you worse. This is something you want to research and read the stats on. The cleanse I did in high school and did again just a few months ago as a ten year follow up is one that lots of people I know have done and has worked great when completed as directed. If you are interested and want the schedule and specifics about the herbs, leave me a comment on this post and I will send it to you.
You will need to spend plenty of time in direct sunlight. This doesn't require you to stay out long enough to burn; 20 minutes per day is fine as long as it is DIRECT sun. DO NOT use sunblock of any kind.
Most importantly, change your diet.
Lastly, you need to feel good emotionally. This may seem meaningless, but studies show that repetition of positive emotions actually help the body to become alkaline and boost your immune system. Sad and depressed mind = sick body.
Andrew Steptoe, the British Heart Foundation Professor of Psychology at University College London, has found that happier people also have greater protection against things like heart disease and stroke. "We know that stress which has bad effects on biology, leads to those bad changes as far as health is concerned," said Mr. Steptoe.
A study of nuns in Milwaukee examined the diaries of the sisters of Notre Dame when they joined back in the 1930s and counted the number of times they used positive and negative words.
Some were full of joyful and positive thoughts. Others were Debbie Downers; enough for modern-day researchers to divide the intake into "happy nuns" and "not so happy nuns." After joining the order their lives were almost exactly the same - same food, same work, same routine... but not the same life expectancy! Among the less positive nuns, two thirds died before their 85th birthday. Among the happy nuns, 90% were still alive. On average the happiest nuns lived about nine years longer than the least happy nuns. Interesting observation, don't you think?
In the UK, there is a highly acclaimed long-term study into the links between your status at work and how healthy you are. Professor Sir Michael Marmot and colleagues at University College London have been studying thousands of civil servants for an ongoing research project since the 1960's called The Whitehall Study. They found that if you have a low status job with little control over what you do, you have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. So stress really does take a toll on you.
Do what makes you feel good and brings you joy. Don't watch movies or shows that cause emotions of sadness, fear or panic. Don't listen to music that you know makes you feel melancholy, stressed or tense. Avoid people and situations that make you feel negative emotions. And in the meantime, try to think of yourself as if the cancer or illness isn't there. View yourself as having already been healed and feel gratitude for it. Your body's health really will conform to your thoughts.
A holistic therapy that is known for much success at treating cancer and other diseases is the Gersun Therapy at the Gersun Institute. Dr. Max Gersun developed this safe, no side effect disease therapy in the 1920s (yes, a cure has been around that long!) by triggering the body's natural ability to heal itself through an organic vegetarian diet, raw juices, coffee enemas and natural supplements. Do your own research to find the testimonials and cancer reversal stories. The proof is out there. I also encourage you to watch the documentary Food Inc. It offers a substantial amount of evidence that the big corporations are not looking out for our best interests. Also watch the documentary Food Matters to learn more about the alternative Gersun cancer treatment. Both documentaries can be found on Netflix.
Clearly we are being fed lie after lie by the Big Pharma for one purpose and one purpose only... MONEY. They do not profit off of health, and they do not profit off of dead people. They want us all right in the middle.
The American Cancer Society does not spend a dime on cancer prevention and diet because they do not want people to change their ways. In my opinion, they WANT you sick.
Big Food needs you to not be motivated to be healthy because people who want to be well, don't buy and consume their garbage.
These big industries and administrations are clearly connected. Who determines what goes into food, personal care products and medicine? The FDA. Who is the backbone of all regulating? The FDA. Who has the FDA by the balls? You guessed it... the big corporations. The massive money makers are who decides what goes on our shelves. It's the new golden rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.
And we as the consumers are keeping them filthy rich. It's a cycle. Consumers eat the highly processed foods, slather the chemical filled products on our skin and ingest things that were never intended for food... as a result, people are obese, unhealthy and feel awful... they want a quick easy fix for their symptoms so they go to the doctor... those doctors prescribe as many medications as they can get away with to treat the symptoms... consumers develop long term dependency on medications and side affects all the while still consuming chemicals and health deteriorating foods... the doctor prescribes new meds for the previous meds side affects... consumers bodies become extremely toxic... consumers end up with diseases and cancer.... doctors prescribe chemo and radiation.... majority die, but those that survive are affected to the point of still needing medication for the rest of their lives. Bingo! The perfect consumer!
Now lets just look at this. Follow the paper trail. Whether its the food companies, personal care companies or pharmaceutical companies, the bulk of the money is going to the same place. And we the people are rotting away for it. But WE have the CHOICE. WE have the power. Without ignorant consumers buying their crap, they will not prosper. It is time for change. That time in now. And if you still can't believe that our governement would lie about something so important...well, as P.T. Barnum famously said, there's a sucker born every minute.
Before I go into what this cure is, let me lay a foundation of facts and statistics for you. Geez, where do I begin? Let me just rattle some off here…
- According to the World Health Organization, 7.1 million people die of cancer each year. That works out to 591,666 deaths each month or 19,722 deaths a day due to cancer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization
- The American Cancer Society (ACS) is the world’s wealthiest “non-profit” organization. According to James Bennett, professor of economics at George Mason University and recognized authority on charitable organizations, in 1988 the ACS held a fund balance of over $400 million with about $69 million of holdings in land, buildings, and equipment. Of that money, the ACS spent only $90 million— 26% of its budget (big shocker there) — on medical research and programs. The rest covered "operating expenses," including about 60% for generous salaries, pensions, executive benefits, and overhead.
- In 1992, the American Cancer Society’s Board of Trustees included corporate executives from the pharmaceutical, investment, banking, and media industries. Among them was David R. Bethune, president of Lederle Laboratories, a multinational pharmaceutical company and a division of American Cyanamid Company. Bethune is also vice president of American Cyanamid, which makes chemical fertilizers and herbicides while transforming itself into a full-fledged pharmaceutical company. In 1988, American Cyanamid introduced Novatrone, an anti-cancer drug. And in 1992, it announced that it would buy a majority of shares of Immunex, a cancer drug maker. Also on the Board of Trustees was Gordon Binder, CEO of Amgen, the world's foremost biotechnology company, with over $1 billion in product sales in 1992. Amgen's success rests almost exclusively on one product, Neupogen, which is administered to chemotherapy patients to stimulate their production of white blood cells. As the cancer epidemic grew, sales for Neupogen continued to skyrocket.
- In 1977 and 1978, the American Cancer Society OPPOSED regulations proposed for hair coloring products that contained dyes and chemicals known to cause breast and liver cancer in rodents. (If you think corruption in the ACS has ceased since then, you are ignorant.)
- In September 1996, the American Cancer Society, together with a diverse group of patient and physician organizations filed a "citizen's petition" to pressure the FDA to ease restrictions on access to silicone gel breast implants. What the ACS did not disclose was that the gel in these implants had clearly been shown to induce cancer in several industry rodent studies, and that these implants were also contaminated with other potent carcinogens such as ethylene oxide and crystalline silica.
- A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has revealed that the popular cancer drug Avastin raises patients' risk of death by up to 350% (OMG!) when combined with chemotherapy. Designed to stop the production of new blood vessels in the body, and thus the spread of cancer cells, Avastin is also responsible for causing blood clots in legs and lungs when used as directed.
- Conflict of Interest? The American Cancer Society receives large financial donations from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, who also manages 11 cancer centers in U.S. hospitals, owning 50% of each.
- Here is the grant list at the Komen for the Cure organization: http://www.komenphoenix.org/site/c.nsKZ… When you read the list, note that there is not a single grant provided for nutritional education to teach women how to prevent breast cancer with vitamin D, cruciferous vegetables, anti-cancer herbs, supplements or to avoid dangerous cancer-causing food ingredients like sodium nitrite, MSG and chemical sweeteners. Instead, the majority of the funds are spent on recruiting breast cancer patients with mammograms.
- In the 1970’s mammographic technology delivered 5 to 10 rads (radiation-absorbed doses) screening, as compared to 1 rad in current screening methods. In women between the ages of 35 and 50, each rad of exposure increased the risk of breast cancer by 1% a year, according to Dr. Frank Rauscher, Jr., then-director of the National Cancer Institute. According to Russell L. Blaylock, MD, one estimate is that annual radiological breast exams increase the risk of breast cancer by 2% a year. So over 10 years the risk will have increased 20%. In the 1960s and 70s, women, even those who received 10 screenings a year, were never told the risk they faced from exposure. Today, regular mammograms are still widely suggested by doctors for breast cancer detection and prevention. (Oh the irony!)
- Various studies have found that chemotherapy destroys brain tissue and cognitive function, as well as the entirety of a person's immune system. Here are a few stories about this evidence: http://www.naturalnews.com/024475.html , http://www.naturalnews.com/021200.html , http://www.naturalnews.com/020665.html
- The cancer that chemo supposedly eliminated in “cured” patients typically returned within a few years and became even more deadly. Artificially reducing the size of a tumor does nothing to reverse the physiology of cancer in a patient's body. It doesn't initiate the healing that needs to take place to reverse cancer and stay cancer free.
- Chemotherapy chemicals are derived from the chemical weapons of World War 1 (Mustard Gas in particular). What was once used on the battlefield to murder soldiers is now dripped into the veins of cancer victims and called "medicine."
- Common side effects of chemotherapy: Extreme muscle loss, vomiting, hair falling out, a loss of brain function, sexual function and healthy sleep. (These are not signs of people healing, but rather people who are being poisoned. This should be obvious to any intelligent person.)
- According to the FDA, the AMA or any state health licensing board, anyone claiming to have a cancer "cure" is immediately considered a quack. Over the last several decades, countless doctors researching genuine cancer cures have been arrested, imprisoned or run out of the country. Please read this personal story about how the FDA shut Dr.Stanislaw Burzynski, M.D. down: http://www.ouralexander.org/war1.htm. You can also read the "official" story about Burzynski here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislaw_Burzynski. Here is also another look at what happens to doctors who venture away from what they have been trained to do:
- Sunlight is proven to generate Vitamin D in your skin. Vitamin D is proven to prevent 78% of ALL cancers. (http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/cancer/?gclid=CLKgqpLzsKsCFZBb7AodCm04iA)(http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/study-vitamin-d-kills-cancer-cells/story?id=9904415) However, we are told by doctors, pharmaceutical companies and sun block manufacturers (which often times is a pharmaceutical company in disguise) that applying sunblock and spf products such as makeup and face creams is essential to preventing skin cancer.
- 100% of the research performed by Monsanto, the company who makes aspartame confirmed aspartame's safety, whereas 92% of the independently funded research found PROBLEMS with consuming aspartame. The FDA, however, approved of its use.
- Kenneth C. Frazier, CEO of Merck & Co. Inc. (one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world) is also Independent Director of ExxonMobile Corp. and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His total compensation for 2010: $9,439,632.00
- Ian C. Read, CEO of Pfizer Inc. (second largest pharmaceutical company in the world) is also Independent Director of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation (manufacturer of consumer goods and personal care products) and serves on the Boards of U.S. Council for International Business and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations. His total compensation for 2010: $3,872,276.00
- William C. Weldon, CEO of Johnson and Johnson (THE largest pharmaceutical company in the world) is also Independent director of JP Morgan Chase Co. and serves as Chairman of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer. His total compensations for 2010: $28,720,491.00
- The following is a list of the twelve largest pharmaceutical companies ranked by revenue as of July 2009[update] in the Fortune Global 500.
| Rank | Company | Country | Total Revenues (USD millions) | Net income/ (loss) (USD millions) | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | 63,747.0 | 12,949.0 | 118,700 |
| 2 | Pfizer | United States | 48,296.0 | 8,104.0 | 81,800 |
| 3 | GlaxoSmithKline | United Kingdom | 44,654.0 | 8,438.6 | 99,003 |
| 4 | Roche | Switzerland | 44,267.5 | 8,288.1 | 80,080 |
| 5 | Sanofi-Aventis | France | 42,179.0 | 5,636.7 | 98,213 |
| 6 | Novartis | Switzerland | 41,459.0 | 8,195.0 | 96,717 |
| 7 | AstraZeneca | United Kingdom | 31,601.0 | 6,101.0 | 65,000 |
| 8 | Abbott Laboratories | United States | 29,527.6 | 4,880.7 | 68,838 |
| 9 | Merck | United States | 23,850.3 | 7,808.4 | 55,200 |
| 10 | Wyeth | United States | 22,833.9 | 4,417.8 | 47,426 |
| 11 | Bristol-Myers Squibb | United States | 21,366.0 | 5,247.0 | 35,000 |
| 12 | Eli Lilly | United States | 20,378.0 | (2,071.9) | 40,500 |
Had enough? Is your stomach in knots yet? Still trust the foundations and industries that supposedly look out for us? Don't think there is any conflict of interest? Think again.There are many more astonishing statistic and facts about big pharma, big food and the FDA, but I could be here for literally days. It only takes a few pieces of convincing evidence to shatter your faith in the system as we know it.
Now for the good news; the cure for cancer. Yes, there are actually all natural cures for cancer that have been proven time and time again to work, and no, you will not find hardly any traditional doctors who know this or will admit this. Holistic treatments and preventative medicines do not benefit them in their career, and therefore are not taught as a part of their education.
First you must understand that the human body is a whole organism. Yes, we have different parts and organs, but if the body as a whole is not healthy, then individual parts start to deteriorate. This should be common sense, and yet our health care system treats us just the opposite.
You also need to know the primary source for vitamin and mineral absorption is in the intestinal tract and colon, so if this one place is not in proper health, it will negatively affect your whole body and can cause several different health issues simply because you aren't getting adequate nutrition, even if you begin eating right.
Your intestines and colon NEED good bacteria. The tiny living organisms, also known as flora, help to break down plant starches and other foods that the human body may have difficulty digesting. This allows the body to convert more food into energy. Good bacteria also help the body to turn extra calories into fat. The human body does not make vitamin K by itself. Bacteria create this, and other essential vitamins, as by-products of the food and other digestive materials they ingest. They also help our bodies to break down drugs and carcinogens, which can cause cancer. This is not the only way that bacteria help to prevent cancer, however. They also help the walls of the digestive tract to renew themselves. This regular renewal gets rid of damaged cells that could lead to cancer.
But here is the problem that so many people face... they have little to no good bacteria in their digestive tract. The cause of this? ANTIBIOTICS. How many children start out their lives with their parents continually listening to their doctor and putting them on antibiotics? Most. Babies and children are very susceptible to ear and respiratory infections. By the time the average child reaches 5 years old, they have been on antibiotics 12 times.
According to several studies on the topic, around the year 2000, Pediatricians prescribed over $500 million worth of antibiotics annually just for one condition, ear infections. When children are continually on antibiotics, they are gradually killing off the flora that their little system needs to maintain a strong immune system. So literally every time a child is administered antibiotics, they are weakening their immune system. Weakened immune system means they are susceptible to all kinds of illnesses, diseases and disorders. Big Pharma likes to get 'em early so they will have a customer for life.
The MAIN factor in a child's health (or any person for that matter) is DIET. When kids are coming down with viruses and ear infections every time you turn around, you think you have no choice but to put them on harmful antibiotics because without them the infection would get much worse and could cause death... so we are TOLD. The truth is, the body can and WILL heal itself if it has proper vitamins, minerals and nutrition. Every time your body overcomes an infection on it's own, your immune system becomes stronger and more immune to getting ill.
But in a society that caters to convenience, the average American child consumes more fast food than they do home cooked meals, and when they are eating at home, it is usually highly processed foods that are loaded with preservatives, synthetic hormones, genetically modified ingredients, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, hydrogenated oils and other harmful biproducts and fillers. Very few children are eating whole foods anymore and that is why America is the fattest nation. Childhood obesity and diabetes is on the rise. Here's some statistics and an article to further read about it (http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/data.html).
Lets look at just the side affects of monosodium glutamate (MSG) which is found in lots of different processed foods. Glutamic acid is a neurotransmitter that excites our neurons. This electrical charging of neurons is what makes foods with added free glutamic acid taste so good. Unfortunately, the free glutamic acid can cause problems in many people. Actually, our brains have many receptors for glutamic acid and some areas, such as the hypothalamus do not have an impermeable blood-brain barrier, so free glutamic acid from food sources can get into the brain, injuring and sometimes killing neurons. At least 25% of the U.S. population react to free glutamic acid from food sources. Those reactions range from mild and transitory to debilitating and life threatening.
According to Dr. Jack Samuels, president of the Truth in Labeling Campaign, the evidence of toxicity is overwhelming. Exposed laboratory animals suffer brain lesions and neuroendocrine disorders. Scientists studying retinal degeneration in mice treated with free glutamic acid have noted that these mice also became extremely obese following administration of free glutamic acid. The vulnerable hypothalamus in our brains regulates weight control, as well as other endocrine functions, so when the brain is deluged with more free glutamic acid than it can handle, scientists know that problems and diseases can develop. A diverse number of disease conditions such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive degeneration of neurons and motor cells of the brain), Alzheimer’s disease, seizures, and stroke are associated with the glutamate cascade.
Learn to read the labels on the food you are buying if you buy shelf life foods. Just because it doesn't read MSG doesn't mean it isn't there. Companies have gotten smart about their labeling so as to disguise those ingredients that are harmful to your health. These ingredients ALWAYS contain MSG:
- Glutamate
- Monosodium glutamate
- Monopotassium glutamate
- Yeast extract
- Hydrolyzed protein (ANY protein that is hydrolyzed)
- Glutamic acid
- Calcium caseinate
- Yeast food
- Hydrolyzed corn gluten
- Gelatin
- Textured protein
- Yeast nutrient
- Autolyzed yeast
- Natrium glutamate
There are many other toxic ingredients in processed foods (ALL allowed by, none other than, the FDA). I urge you to do your own research on the affects of aspartame, hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils, soy and soy proteins, high fructose corn syrup, GMO's, and synthetic growth hormones.
Another HUGE cause of health deterioration that can lead to cancer is candida overgrowth. When you have plenty of good bacteria in your digestive tracts and are eating plenty of fruits and veggies that give you vitamins and minerals, candida is kept in check. But when your system is lacking good bacteria, and you are constantly eating unhealthy foods and drinks, candida can grow out of control. And do you know what feeds candida? SUGAR. Do you know what candida craves? SUGAR. So if you have a serious sweets addiction, I'm willing to bet money you have a candida overgrowth.
Symptoms of Candida overgrowth:
The most common are:
- an incapacitating fatigue
- problems with concentration and short-term memory
- flu-like symptoms such as pain in the joints and muscle
- extreme tightness in the shoulders and neck
- hyper-acidity/acid reflux
- brown colored mucus in the back of the throat
- blisters in the mouth/tongue/throat
- either white or "blood blisters"
- un-refreshing sleep
- sore throat
- white coated tongue
- dark circles under the eyes
- an aversion to being touched or jumping
- "crawling" skin
- chronic sinus problems and headaches including migraines
- chronic dental problems
- depression
- irritability
- anxiety
- panic attacks
- recurring obsessive thoughts
- personality changes and mood swings (irrational rage or crying for no reason - fear of talking to people, any kind of confrontation, isolation)
- paranoia
- chills and night sweats
- shortness of breath
- dizziness and balance problems
- sensitivity to heat and/or cold
- alcohol intolerance
- gluten and/or casein intolerance
- irregular heartbeat
- irritable bowel
- constipation and/or diarrhea
- painful gas and abdominal bloating
- low-grade fever or low body temperature
- numbness, tingling and/or burning sensations in the face or extremities
- dryness of the mouth and eyes
- difficulty swallowing
- projectile vomiting
- menstrual problems including PMS and endometriosis
- recurrent yeast infections
- recurrent ear infections
- rashes and dry, flaking skin
- eczema
- dermatitis
- acne
- skin discoloration and/or blotchiness
- dandruff
- jock and rectal itching
- chronic athlete's foot
- chronic toenail and fingernail fungus
- ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- allergies and sensitivities to noise/sound, foods, odors, chemicals
- anemia
- weight changes without changes in diet
- light-headedness
- feeling in a fog
- fainting
- muscle twitching and muscle weakness
- restless leg syndrome
- low sex drive and/or numbness in the genital area
So, you can see that although none of these are really life threatening, they are symptoms that if you have one or more of them, can cause much grief.
I know personally what its like to deal with a candida overgrowth. At the beginning of high school I developed a mild to moderate case of psoriasis that affected me the most during the winter time when my skin would get very dry. My skin itched a lot and hurt where my joints were. It was not unusual for me to make a fist, bend my arm, or squat down and crack my skin. It would begin bleeding and hurting even more. I tried the best "dry sensitive skin" lotions and medicated creams and everything seemed to sooth it initially, but ended up irritating my skin even more in the end. It wasn't until I did a 21 day Candida Cleanse, which consists of little to no sugars, lots of raw veggies, minimally processed foods, ONLY WATER to drink, and a 3 herb combination (Acidophilus, Olive Leaf, Caprylic Acid) that my psoriasis not only got better, but completely went away and never returned. On top of that, my insomnia stopped, I was able to focus in school way better (which is awesome for someone who was diagnosed with ADHD) and my memory had improved. Overall, I just felt better and my mood was better.
But most people don't know these all natural remedies. Children who spend their whole adolescent lives poisoning their bodies end up becoming sluggish, medication dependent adults who continue to abuse their bodies. Eventually other factors play a role. The pollutants in the air, first or second hand cigarette smoke, exposure to radiation, lack of sunlight, and psychology of a person can and will negatively affect people even more and in different ways.
Then one day, they feel a lump, or experience some unfamiliar pain. They go to the doctor and sure enough... cancer. The doctors say, "We don't know what causes cancer," but yes they do. It's no secret that we are destroying our bodies with everything we eat or put on. Not to mention the way we think. Believe it or not, happier people live longer.
So truly, the key is prevention. The way you live and eat and what you continually rub into your skin is without a doubt going to determine whether you get cancer or not, or if you are pregnant or will become pregnant, whether your child will one day get cancer. The choices we make now determines a lot for our futures and future generations. So if you are a parent, stop being lazy. Stop doing what is quickest and most convenient. Stop buying into what every doctor tells you. Stop letting your toddler decide what they eat. Start being the responsible parent. Start researching for yourself. Start taking care of your child's health. If you won't do it, who will? Certainly not your child if they have been taught and shown by you as an example that consuming garbage is the way to eat. They look to you. They depend on you, and many of you are failing them. You are setting them up for a lifetime of misery, or at least discomfort and frustration. Don't you love your child enough to want them to be the best they can possibly be in all ways? Then do something NOW while the damage control isn't so difficult.
And if you are an adult who has a disease or finds yourself with cancer, there IS a solution. There IS a way to be healthy again without poisoning yourself with chemo and radiation. It will take a lot of will power because you will literally have to change the way you habitually live, but is your life worth it? Is your health worth it?
First, you must cut out as many chemicals from your daily routine as possible. It will probably not be possible to cut out all chemicals in today's society, but you can cut out most. Start with your personal care products that you use daily. Change your toothpaste, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, deodorants and make-up (if you wear it) to organic.
It may be difficult to find a fully organic toothpaste, but you should at least make sure it has no laurel or laureth sulfates, no fluoride, and no artificial colors or flavors. Or you can substitute toothpaste altogether for baking soda and peppermint oil. Nothing cleanses and deodorizes better than baking soda, and a couple drops of natural peppermint oil in a small glass of water will create a fresh breath mouthwash. As long as you aren't consuming more than a small amount of sugars and brushing at least twice a day, this will keep your teeth in good shape.
Refer to my post from August titled Then I Guess I'm a Quack to see a list of chemicals to look for and avoid in your personal care products. Even if "Organic" is labeled on the front, read the ingredient label anyway. If it is not Certified Organic with the little emblem, then it likely isn't fully organic and you should check what is in it. Just because you can't find a product offered organic, doesn't mean you can't still get a good natural product. As I said, just watch your labels.
Your best bet is to scratch lotions and creams completely. There are organic ones out there, but the least amount of ingredients the better, so the best skin moisturizer I have found is organic extra virgin UNrefined coconut oil. Of all the natural oils, it absorbs into your skin the best and has the best healing benefits (http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/). My take is if you wouldn't eat it, then it shouldn't go on your skin.
Next, you need to detox, and depending on how unhealthy you are or what your illness is, these detoxes can vary. No matter what your symptoms or illnesses are, everyone can benefit from a candida yeast cleanse, but not all candida cleanses out there are affective, and some can even make you worse. This is something you want to research and read the stats on. The cleanse I did in high school and did again just a few months ago as a ten year follow up is one that lots of people I know have done and has worked great when completed as directed. If you are interested and want the schedule and specifics about the herbs, leave me a comment on this post and I will send it to you.
You will need to spend plenty of time in direct sunlight. This doesn't require you to stay out long enough to burn; 20 minutes per day is fine as long as it is DIRECT sun. DO NOT use sunblock of any kind.
Most importantly, change your diet.
- Little to no dairy products, absolutely no animal milk. Can substitute with almond milk, comes in regular, vanilla, and chocolate and has 50% more calcium than regular milk. If cancer is present, NO dairy whatsoever.
- Cut back meat intake to 5% or less, NO pork, NO beef, only organic lean chicken and natural raised or wild caught fish. If cancer is present, NO meat whatsoever.
- LOTS of raw fruits and veggies, predominately veggies, as much organic as you can get at your supermarket. If cancer is present, organic ONLY.
- A moderate amount of whole grains and fiber with absolutely no soy, high fructose corn syrup, or partially hydrogenated oils. If cancer is present, only a small amount of whole grains and fiber, organic ONLY.
Lastly, you need to feel good emotionally. This may seem meaningless, but studies show that repetition of positive emotions actually help the body to become alkaline and boost your immune system. Sad and depressed mind = sick body.
Andrew Steptoe, the British Heart Foundation Professor of Psychology at University College London, has found that happier people also have greater protection against things like heart disease and stroke. "We know that stress which has bad effects on biology, leads to those bad changes as far as health is concerned," said Mr. Steptoe.
A study of nuns in Milwaukee examined the diaries of the sisters of Notre Dame when they joined back in the 1930s and counted the number of times they used positive and negative words.
Some were full of joyful and positive thoughts. Others were Debbie Downers; enough for modern-day researchers to divide the intake into "happy nuns" and "not so happy nuns." After joining the order their lives were almost exactly the same - same food, same work, same routine... but not the same life expectancy! Among the less positive nuns, two thirds died before their 85th birthday. Among the happy nuns, 90% were still alive. On average the happiest nuns lived about nine years longer than the least happy nuns. Interesting observation, don't you think?
In the UK, there is a highly acclaimed long-term study into the links between your status at work and how healthy you are. Professor Sir Michael Marmot and colleagues at University College London have been studying thousands of civil servants for an ongoing research project since the 1960's called The Whitehall Study. They found that if you have a low status job with little control over what you do, you have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. So stress really does take a toll on you.
Do what makes you feel good and brings you joy. Don't watch movies or shows that cause emotions of sadness, fear or panic. Don't listen to music that you know makes you feel melancholy, stressed or tense. Avoid people and situations that make you feel negative emotions. And in the meantime, try to think of yourself as if the cancer or illness isn't there. View yourself as having already been healed and feel gratitude for it. Your body's health really will conform to your thoughts.
A holistic therapy that is known for much success at treating cancer and other diseases is the Gersun Therapy at the Gersun Institute. Dr. Max Gersun developed this safe, no side effect disease therapy in the 1920s (yes, a cure has been around that long!) by triggering the body's natural ability to heal itself through an organic vegetarian diet, raw juices, coffee enemas and natural supplements. Do your own research to find the testimonials and cancer reversal stories. The proof is out there. I also encourage you to watch the documentary Food Inc. It offers a substantial amount of evidence that the big corporations are not looking out for our best interests. Also watch the documentary Food Matters to learn more about the alternative Gersun cancer treatment. Both documentaries can be found on Netflix.
Clearly we are being fed lie after lie by the Big Pharma for one purpose and one purpose only... MONEY. They do not profit off of health, and they do not profit off of dead people. They want us all right in the middle.
The American Cancer Society does not spend a dime on cancer prevention and diet because they do not want people to change their ways. In my opinion, they WANT you sick.
Big Food needs you to not be motivated to be healthy because people who want to be well, don't buy and consume their garbage.
These big industries and administrations are clearly connected. Who determines what goes into food, personal care products and medicine? The FDA. Who is the backbone of all regulating? The FDA. Who has the FDA by the balls? You guessed it... the big corporations. The massive money makers are who decides what goes on our shelves. It's the new golden rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.
And we as the consumers are keeping them filthy rich. It's a cycle. Consumers eat the highly processed foods, slather the chemical filled products on our skin and ingest things that were never intended for food... as a result, people are obese, unhealthy and feel awful... they want a quick easy fix for their symptoms so they go to the doctor... those doctors prescribe as many medications as they can get away with to treat the symptoms... consumers develop long term dependency on medications and side affects all the while still consuming chemicals and health deteriorating foods... the doctor prescribes new meds for the previous meds side affects... consumers bodies become extremely toxic... consumers end up with diseases and cancer.... doctors prescribe chemo and radiation.... majority die, but those that survive are affected to the point of still needing medication for the rest of their lives. Bingo! The perfect consumer!
Now lets just look at this. Follow the paper trail. Whether its the food companies, personal care companies or pharmaceutical companies, the bulk of the money is going to the same place. And we the people are rotting away for it. But WE have the CHOICE. WE have the power. Without ignorant consumers buying their crap, they will not prosper. It is time for change. That time in now. And if you still can't believe that our governement would lie about something so important...well, as P.T. Barnum famously said, there's a sucker born every minute.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Mysterious Universe
I have spent a lot of time learning about quantum mechanics. It has helped me answer some questions I had about the way life works. It has also helped me understand myself better as well. It is indeed a weird concept to wrap your mind around, and there are still a lot of unanswered "why" questions out there, but if you can grasp it, it will help you to make more sense of our mysterious Universe. If you don't know anything about quantum physics or have never even heard of it, and you're someone who wants to expand your mind, I urge you to watch the following videos. They are each 9 to 10 minutes long, so make sure you can dedicate enough uninterrupted time before you begin watching.
If these videos were too complicated for you to understand, try Quantum Physics for Dummies. It will be in Layman's terms and will cut out the complicated mathematics of quantum mechanics.
To study the world on a quantum level is so intriguing to me. It is so mysterious and mind boggling that it seems like magic, and who isn't fascinated by magic?
This is where the law of attraction, which I believe exists, stems from. The Law of Attraction states that like attracts like... that whatever you think about, speak about and feel about, you BRING ABOUT.
Now it may seem impossible that mere thought can create reality, BUT look at it this way... if you recognize that our physical surroundings are not actually concrete because they are made up of atoms, which are made up of subatomic particles that pop in and out of existence, and those particles behave differently when being observed, then the most you could say about a seemingly concrete object sitting in front of you is that you only perceive it to be concrete. Until we focus a thought on subatomic particles, they act as waves of infinite possibilities, but when being observed, they collapse on only ONE possibility (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEzRdZGYNvA), thus creating our "reality." All matter is made up of atoms and subatomic particles and our perception of matter is dependent on what vibration the atoms are functioning at ( example: a chair vibrates at a different frequency than your human body, a glass of water and a flame). Now, we already know that our thoughts emit brain waves which are frequencies. We cannot see the thoughts exiting our heads, but we CAN measure brain waves electrically and see how they differ in frequency when thinking about different things. When these waves of energy are emitted and go out into space, they bump up against other subatomic particles and affect other matter. So is it that difficult then to accept that our thoughts can affect matter that is outside of us? I personally don't believe it is that much of a stretch.
It isn't this idea that you can think of a stack of money or the type of person you want to marry and "poof" there it/they will be. I imagine if we had no perception of time, it might work like that, but we have been conditioned and programmed to believe in time and accept it with the idea that the past is what has already happened and we cannot go back and the future is up there and we don't yet know what it holds. We are conditioned to believe that what we do in (what we call) the "present" cannot affect either the past or the future, so when we focus our thoughts on something, more times than not, there is the belief that we must wait on it, and so there is usually a delay.
With what we have been taught to believe about our world, generally the way we will manifest something in our life is going to be through other people and situations. And just because you think about something, doesn't mean it will show up for you personally unless you put yourself in the right place to receive it and take the right actions to accept it.
This is what I believe. Not because someone I trust told me it is true. Not because I was desperate for something to believe in, but because I put my faith in the concept and saw it pan out in my personal life. I tried it out, and it WORKED. Not one time; not a few times; but EVERY TIME. So I continue to use quantum physics in the law of attraction in my life. When I desire something, I focus all my mind's energy on it, and I always get it. That doesn't mean I sit on my duff and wait for it to fall into my lap either. When we truly want something badly, aren't we willing to work our butt's off to get it? Even if you don't have to work to get something, you should always be willing, and that I am. Usually I don't have to work so hard because I have a tremendous amount of faith that what I desire already belongs to me, and so many times it shows up in my life almost miraculously with very little effort at all.
I don't believe my life has a destiny, purpose or calling that I have to figure out. I believe my purpose and destiny is what I say it is. I have an image of the life I desire playing out in my mind every single day. I see myself in that life already and so I have an attitude of deep gratitute. I claim what I want as mine and focus all my emotion and energy on it, and every day something new falls into perfect place or another door opens to walk through putting me closer and closer to what I have visualized for myself. It is quite remarkable.
I hope these videos and explanation helped give you more faith that you can have the exact life you want and deserve. Now, channel your thoughts and be INTENTIONAL.
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