Wednesday, October 26, 2011
9th Peer Review
Protandim~ The 9th peer reviewed study on the effects of Protandim has hit www.pubmed.gov The study is titled “Oxidative Stress in health and disease: The therapeutic potential of Nrf2 activation” and can be found by searching on Protandim.
Oxidative stress in health and disease: The therapeutic potential of Nrf2 activation. The Abstract:
For the past 40years or so, oxidative stress has been increasingly recognized as a contributing factor in aging and in various forms of pathophysiology generally associated with aging. Our view of oxidative stress has been largely "superoxide-centric&qu ot;, as we focused on the pathological sources of this oxygen-derived free radical and the types of molecular havoc it can wreak, as well as on the protection provided by the antioxidant enzymes, especially the superoxide dismutases, catalases, and glutathione peroxidases.
In the last decade our view of oxidative stress has broadened considerably, and it is now often seen as an imbalance that has its origins in our genes, and the ways in which gene expression is regulated. At the center of this new focus is the transcription factor called nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2, or Nrf2. Nrf2 is referred to as the "master regulator" of the antioxidant response, modulating the expression of hundreds of genes, including not only the familiar antioxidant enzymes, but large numbers of genes that control seemingly disparate processes such as immune and inflammatory responses, tissue remodeling and fibrosis, carcinogenesis and metastasis, and even cognitive dysfunction and addictive behavior. Thus, the dysregulation of Nrf2-regulated genes provides a logical explanation for the connections, both direct and indirect, between observable oxidative stress and perhaps 200 human diseases involving these various physiological processes, each reflecting a network involving many gene products. The evolutionary self-association of these many genes under the common control of Nrf2 suggests that the immune and inflammatory systems may present the largest demand for increased antioxidant protection, apart from constitutive oxidative stress resulting from mitochondrial oxygen consumption for metabolic purposes. Gene expression microarray data on human primary vascular endothelial cells and on the SK-N-MC human neuroblastoma-derived cell line have been obtained in response to the dietary supplement Protandim, a potent composition of highly synergistic phytochemical Nrf2 activators. Pathway analysis of results shows significant modulation by Protandim of pathways involving not only antioxidant enzymes, but of those related to colon cancer, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer disease.
Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Reduce Stress to enhance Your Digestion and Metabolism
Reduce Stress to Enhance Your Digestion and Metabolism
You’ve probably heard the old saying “You are what you eat” at least a thousand times. Every morsel is broken done into it’s smallest parts and becomes part of you. When you think of food in very simple terms like this — that it literally turns into you — then food takes on a whole new meaning doesn’t it? Do you want to turn into a bowl of white pasta and cream sauce or a bowl of vibrantly coloured vegetables with avocado and seeds? Hopefully the latter. Real food is so incredibly beautiful and fresh!
But let’s take it one step further….
You are also what you assimilate or absorb. No matter how nourishing your diet is, if your digestion is not on track then it’s possible that all your best intentions will not be reflected in your skin, energy levels, mental health and so on. Some of the main reasons that you may have digestion problems include (but are certainly not limited to):
- Stress – physical, emotional, mental
- Lack of good bacteria in the gut
- Improper food combining
- Years of an unhealthy lifestyle: alcohol, smoking, drugs, exposure to environment toxins
- Drinking too many caffeinated beverages
- Yo-yo dieting, abusing laxatives (herbal teas or over-the-counter meds)
- Lack of exercise
- Eating foods you are allergic/sensitive too, regardless if they are healthy for someone else
The list goes on and on of plausible reasons for not feeling like your gut is on track and therefore, not properly absorbing the molecules that are going to become you – vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids etc. This lack of proper absorption is going to impact how you feel every day.
Add insult to injury, if you are not excreting your wastes in a timely fashion, then you can easily feel sluggish, bloated and re-absorption of toxins can occur setting off your body’s alarm system and setting the stage for ill health.
Let’s tackle one of these reasons that your gut is not on track: STRESS.
Ugh, stress rears it’s ugly head when you least want it to doesn’t it? Your stomach is literally your second brain. Yes! Your stomach is very intimately connected to your brain and your emotional state. What you manifest in your head, will immediately impact your gut health. When you are stressed and your body is in sympathetic nervous system mode the last thing your body is going to do is allow energy to be used for your digestive processes.
Instead, your body will be focused on making you alert, increasing your heart rate and blood pressure and shuttling glucose to the blood stream to be used as energy, aka the stress response. Digestion takes a backseat, stomach acid and digestive secretions are halted and your gut is at a standstill until the stress is gone.
These are some ways to make sure your stress levels are low when it comes to food, to help improve your digestion.
1. Eat mindfully: Turn of the TV, radio, computer and sit down to relax while you eat. Make your food look beautiful, engage in meaningful conversation with your friends or family and appreciate what your food is doing for you AND how it taste, not just the latter
2. Do not, I repeat, do not, eat at your desk. Leave, even for 20 minutes to a quiet and calm area where you can eat in peace.
3. Prepare your meals with love and good intention. Meaning, don’t cook while angry and DO send loving positive energy into your food. Cook with music on, make it fun! Try out a new recipe, cook with a friend and put effort into your meal.
4. Never rush your meals. Chew every morsel until almost liquid. Many people struggle with this. Even I catch myself chewing too quickly sometimes. Think of it this way — chew your food until it no longer resembles the shape or texture it went into your mouth. For example, if you eat an apple, then you shouldn’t be able to feel the difference between the peel and flesh when you swallow.
5. Take 10 deep belly breaths at three distinct times throughout the day. This literally calms your central nervous system.
6. Do YOGA! Yoga has changed my life personally. I used to be one of those people who would say “There’s no way I would do yoga over going for a run or an intense workout at the gym”. Now, I enjoy every moment of calm and peace that yoga brings to my heart and soul. I am so thankful for yoga in my life. It has reduced stress, anxiety, helped me to have more nourishing relationships with others and helped me release toxic emotions that were stressing my body.
Eat up and a great day!
Jenn has been intrigued, inspired & drawn to the studies of health and wellness for as long as she can remember. Her passion and interest led her towards studies in human anatomy, physiology, psychology, various modalities of exercise and fitness, nutrition, yoga and pilates. She holds a diploma in Exercise & Health Sciences, is a Medical Rehab Specialist, Master Personal Trainer, Stott trained Pilates Instructor, Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Instructor and Registered Holistic Nutritionist.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Protandim
Another supportive tool worth sharing in my passion to educate others on disease prevention and improving our health! The following provides us with valuable information on the magnitude of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and how PROTANDIM can help! This 4 minute clip aired on The Today Show, October 17th, 2011. One of many credible reports that inflammation is the link to disease - and we know that Protandim is likely the answer to breaking that link! Chronic Inflammation - the silent killer.
- Now Doctors order a C-Reactive Protein test to check for level of inflammation in blood stream!
- Protandim reduces C-Reactive Protein (CRP) by 20% 2009 - Patent #7,579,026
- Protandim- 1 pill/once a day reduces oxidative stress (which leads to inflammation and cellular damage) by 40-70% as shown through Peer Reviewed Science 2005 - Oxidative Stress Study.
- Protandim is effective at reducing Oxidative Stress by 40-70% in all who take it!
There is no denying that Oxidative stress is a direct link to inflammation and hundreds of diseases! Visit www.pubmed.gov and enter oxidative stress. There are now over 92,000 peer reviewed studies on oxidative stress and that number grows every day!
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attached is a document/diagram that shows the link of oxidative stress to disease!
attached is a document/diagram that shows the link of oxidative stress to disease!
READ more on Protandim below
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Strengthen Your Immune System & Prevent Disease and Illness
1. Scientifically Proven Unlike most competing products, Protandim has been the focus of several clinical trials and proven to be a super-powerful free-radical fighter. These trials, as well as studies that support its individual ingredients, demonstrate that Protandim is capable of minimizing oxidative stress in the body.
2. Superior Antioxidant Power Because it stimulates the production of antioxidant enzymes, Protandim delivers exponentially more antioxidant activity than conventional antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin C, E, and betacarotene (a form of Vitamin A). While antioxidant molecules from supplements, foods, and juices can only defeat free radicals on a one-to-one basis (one antioxidant molecule can neutralize only one free-radical molecule) the antioxidant enzymes which Protandim helps your own body produce are catalytic and are NOT used up when they neutralize free radicals. Therefore, these antioxidants can defeat free radicals many times over. One antioxidant molecule produced by Protandim can defeat one million free radicals per second 24/7. No other antioxidant supplement can match Protandim's antioxidant power!
3. Reduced Oxidative Stress Protandim is the ONLY supplement clinically proven to completely eliminate the age-dependent increase in oxidative stress by reducing oxidative stress levels to those of a 20-year-old in just 30 days.
4. Enhanced Overall Health Low oxidative stress levels are associated with a healthy cardiovascular system, a healthy brain, proper immune function, and improved overall wellness.
5. Healthy Immune Support Due to its tremendous production of antioxidant enzymes, Protandim promotes a healthy immune system.
6. Anti-Aging Ability Protandim is the only supplement in the world clinically proven to reduce cellular aging by an average of 40%.
7. Increased Glutathione A recent clinical study demonstrated that Protandim produces a 300% increase in glutathione, a key antioxidant and anti-aging compound.
8. Reduces Inflammation Protandim greatly reduces inflammation, associated with less pain in the body.
9. One-of-a-Kind
Protandim, a fundamentally new antioxidant approach in chemoprevention using mouse two-stage skin carcinogenesis as a model.
The Science: AuthorsAbstract
Oxidative stress is an important contributor to cancer development. Consistent with that, antioxidant enzymes have been demonstrated to suppress tumorigenesis when being elevated both in vitro and in vivo, making induction of these enzymes a more potent approach for cancer prevention. Protandim, a well-defined combination of widely studied medicinal plants, has been shown to induce superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activities and reduce superoxide generation and lipid peroxidation in healthy human subjects. To investigate whether Protandim can suppress tumor formation by a dietary approach, a two-stage mouse skin carcinogenesis study was performed. At the end of the study, the mice on a Protandim-containing basal diet had similar body weight compared with those on the basal diet, which indicated no overt toxicity by Protandim. After three weeks on the diets, there was a significant increase in the expression levels of SOD and catalase, in addition to the increases in SOD activities. Importantly, at the end of the carcinogenesis study, both skin tumor incidence and multiplicity were reduced in the mice on the Protandim diet by 33% and 57% respectively, compared with those on basal diet. Biochemical and histological studies revealed that the Protandim diet suppressed tumor promoter-induced oxidative stress (evidenced by reduction of protein carbonyl levels), cell proliferation (evidenced by reduction of skin hyperplasia and suppression of PKC/JNK/Jun pathway), and inflammation (evidenced by reduction of ICAM-1/VCAM-1 expression, NF-kappaB binding activity, and nuclear p65/p50 levels). Overall, induction of antioxidant enzymes by Protandim may serve as a practical and potent approach for cancer prevention.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Protandim ~ Approach for Cancer Prevention
Protandim Studies
Oxidative stress is an important contributor to cancer development. Consistent with that, antioxidant enzymes have been demonstrated to suppress tumorigenesis when being elevated both in vitro and in vivo, making induction of these enzymes a more potent approach for cancer prevention. Protandim, a well-defined combination of widely studied medicinal plants, has been shown to induce superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activities and reduce superoxide generation and lipid peroxidation in healthy human subjects. To investigate whether Protandim can suppress tumor formation by a dietary approach, a two-stage mouse skin carcinogenesis study was performed. At the end of the study, the mice on a Protandim-containing basal diet had similar body weight compared with those on the basal diet, which indicated no overt toxicity by Protandim. After three weeks on the diets, there was a significant increase in the expression levels of SOD and catalase, in addition to the increases in SOD activities. 1Importantly, at the end of the carcinogenesis study, both skin tumor incidence and multiplicity were reduced in the mice on the Protandim diet by 33% and 57% respectively, compared with those on basal diet. Biochemical and histological studies revealed that the Protandim diet suppressed tumor promoter-induced oxidative stress (evidenced by reduction of protein carbonyl levels), cell proliferation (evidenced by reduction of skin hyperplasia and suppression of PKC/JNK/Jun pathway), and inflammation (evidenced by reduction of ICAM-1/VCAM-1 expression, NF-κB binding activity, and nuclear p65/p50 levels). Overall, induction of antioxidant enzymes by Protandim may serve as a practical and potent approach for cancer prevention.
Citation: Liu J, Gu X, Robbins D, Li G, Shi R, et al. (2009) Protandim, a Fundamentally New Antioxidant Approach in Chemoprevention Using Mouse Two-Stage Skin Carcinogenesis as a Model. PLoS ONE 4(4): e5284. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005284
Editor: Joseph Alan Bauer, Cleveland Clinic, United States of America
Received: February 11, 2009; Accepted: March 20, 2009; Published: April 22, 2009
Copyright: © 2009 Liu et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: The Skin Cancer Foundation. http://www.skincancer.org/ The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
* E-mail: yzhao1@lsuhsc.edu
Editor: Joseph Alan Bauer, Cleveland Clinic, United States of America
Received: February 11, 2009; Accepted: March 20, 2009; Published: April 22, 2009
Copyright: © 2009 Liu et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: The Skin Cancer Foundation. http://www.skincancer.org/ The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
* E-mail: yzhao1@lsuhsc.edu
Introduction Top
Cancer is affected by alterations in multiple physiological events including apoptosis, inflammation, differentiation, and angiogenesis. Oxidative stress, resulting from the imbalance between antioxidants and prooxidants, has been recognized to play an important role in cancer development. Consistent with that, antioxidant enzymes, especially superoxide dismutase (SOD), have been demonstrated to reduce tumorigenesis both in vitro and in vivo [1]–[2].
SOD not only suppresses cell proliferation, but also affects inflammation. The association between chronic inflammation and cancer is now well established [3]–[7]. One important mechanism of inflammation-induced cancer is due to oxidative stress [8]–[11], which results from the release of free radicals from activated immune cells and cytokines.
A new approach to antioxidant therapy via the induction of antioxidant enzymes (including SOD and catalase) has been developed [12]. The dietary supplement, Protandim, is a combination of five phytochemicals from medicinal plants long recorded in traditional Indian and Chinese medicine. One capsule of Protandim (675 mg) consists of the following: B. monnieri (45% bacosides), 150 mg; S. marianum (70–80% silymarin), 225mg; W. somnifera (1.5% withanolides), 150 mg; C. sinensis (98% polyphenols and 45% (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate), 75 mg; and C. longa (95% curcumin), 75 mg [12]. Protandim has been tested in healthy human subjects, producing increased SOD and catalase activities and decreased lipid oxidation levels in the blood samples without causing overt toxicity [12]. Being a critical step, studies have been performed to optimize the dosing of Protandim. At the current dose, none of the five ingredients alone significantly induces antioxidant enzymes; however, subtraction of any ingredient significantly reduces the induction. In summary, the bioactivities of each ingredient form a synergistic effect when combined [13].
In this study, the cancer preventative activity of Protandim is tested using a well-established two-stage skin carcinogenesis mouse model. The mouse skin carcinogenesis is a well-developed model to screen anti-cancer reagents. In this model, a tumor initiator (e.g., dimethylbenz[a]anthracene [DMBA]) is first treated to cause mutations of the oncogene Ras. A tumor promoter (e.g., 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate [TPA]) is then applied to selectively promote the growth of Ras-mutated skin epidermal cells. As a phorbor ester, TPA can directly activate protein kinase C [14]. However, low concentrations of TPA can also exert inhibitory effect on cell proliferation either alone or in combination with anti-cancer drugs in human pancreas cancer cells [15], and human prostate cancer cells [16], [17]. A phase I dose escalation trial of TPA has been performed in patients with relapsed or refractory malignancies and the tolerated dose has been established [18].
INFLAMATION
Use the links below to browse our complete library of articles on inflammation.
Inflammation — the key to chronic disease? by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Is chronic inflammation really the cause of heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and autoimmune diseases from rheumatoid arthritis to psoriasis? Here you’ll find links to the many and varied aspects of inflammation — and how to lower the flames in your body naturally.
What is chronic inflammation? by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. A primer on the concept of chronic inflammation and its roots in an imbalanced immune system. When we understand the differences between normal acute inflammation and unhealthy chronic inflammation, we can appreciate the power of making better choices.
Reducing inflammation — the natural approach, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Reducing inflammation is a powerful way to improve your health and well-being. And it’s simpler than you might think. Here’s our guide to reducing inflammation the natural way, including tips for an anti-inflammatory diet, natural anti-inflammatory supplements, and how to evoke your body’s own natural anti-inflammatories.
Joint pain or arthritis — quieting the inflammatory noise, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Many of us experience joint pain and arthritis symptoms with greater frequency and intensity as we grow older, but ignore the messages our bodies are sending us. We may think our aches and pains are just the “normal process of aging.” But no matter what’s causing your joint pain, you can benefit from this safe, simple, and natural approach to joint pain relief.
Natural flu prevention, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Vaccines aren’t the only step you can take when it comes to flu prevention. Learn about natural ways to prevent influenza infection from WomentoWomen.com
Lessons from lupus — what an inflammatory disease can teach us about menopause (and vice versa!), by Dixie Mills, MD, FACS. Women with the inflammatory disease lupus have symptoms similar to perimenopause. Learn how quieting inflammation can support women’s health in both!
What is lupus?, by Dixie Mills, MD, FACS. The autoimmune disease called lupus is very common in women. Find out more about lupus symptoms and how lupus is diagnosed.
Should a woman with lupus take birth control pills or HRT?, by Dixie Mills, MD, FACS. Flares in women with lupus can be related to hormonal imbalance, but should women with lupus take hormones? Women to Women talks about the safety of birth control and HRT in women with lupus.
Allergies and sensitivities — causes and solutions, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Allergies and sensitivities are on the rise — so much so that by some estimates over 60 million Americans now suffer from allergies, and millions more from sensitivities. Conventional medicine doesn’t try to identify the causes, frequently ignoring anything but an acute allergic response. But we’ve seen dramatic improvements in our patients’symptoms with our natural holistic approach.
Causes of inflammation, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. We are all exposed to some degree of inflammation, and in fact, it’s necessary to keeps us alive and well. But here’s a look at some of most common causes of the chronic inflammation that steals back our health and longevity — many of which are well within our control.
Foods and herbs for boosting immunity and respiratory health, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Reduce the duration and severity of flu and cold symptoms naturally with herbs and foods that support immune and respiratory health.
Vitamin D and flu prevention, by Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD. Seasonal and pandemic flu viruses may be worrisome, but keeping your vitamin D levels optimal can help your immune system health.http://www.womentowomen.com/healthtopics_inflammation.aspx
Inflammation — the key to chronic disease? by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Is chronic inflammation really the cause of heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and autoimmune diseases from rheumatoid arthritis to psoriasis? Here you’ll find links to the many and varied aspects of inflammation — and how to lower the flames in your body naturally.
What is chronic inflammation? by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. A primer on the concept of chronic inflammation and its roots in an imbalanced immune system. When we understand the differences between normal acute inflammation and unhealthy chronic inflammation, we can appreciate the power of making better choices.
Reducing inflammation — the natural approach, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Reducing inflammation is a powerful way to improve your health and well-being. And it’s simpler than you might think. Here’s our guide to reducing inflammation the natural way, including tips for an anti-inflammatory diet, natural anti-inflammatory supplements, and how to evoke your body’s own natural anti-inflammatories.
Joint pain or arthritis — quieting the inflammatory noise, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Many of us experience joint pain and arthritis symptoms with greater frequency and intensity as we grow older, but ignore the messages our bodies are sending us. We may think our aches and pains are just the “normal process of aging.” But no matter what’s causing your joint pain, you can benefit from this safe, simple, and natural approach to joint pain relief.
Natural flu prevention, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Vaccines aren’t the only step you can take when it comes to flu prevention. Learn about natural ways to prevent influenza infection from WomentoWomen.com
Lessons from lupus — what an inflammatory disease can teach us about menopause (and vice versa!), by Dixie Mills, MD, FACS. Women with the inflammatory disease lupus have symptoms similar to perimenopause. Learn how quieting inflammation can support women’s health in both!
What is lupus?, by Dixie Mills, MD, FACS. The autoimmune disease called lupus is very common in women. Find out more about lupus symptoms and how lupus is diagnosed.
Should a woman with lupus take birth control pills or HRT?, by Dixie Mills, MD, FACS. Flares in women with lupus can be related to hormonal imbalance, but should women with lupus take hormones? Women to Women talks about the safety of birth control and HRT in women with lupus.
Allergies and sensitivities — causes and solutions, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Allergies and sensitivities are on the rise — so much so that by some estimates over 60 million Americans now suffer from allergies, and millions more from sensitivities. Conventional medicine doesn’t try to identify the causes, frequently ignoring anything but an acute allergic response. But we’ve seen dramatic improvements in our patients’symptoms with our natural holistic approach.
Causes of inflammation, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. We are all exposed to some degree of inflammation, and in fact, it’s necessary to keeps us alive and well. But here’s a look at some of most common causes of the chronic inflammation that steals back our health and longevity — many of which are well within our control.
Foods and herbs for boosting immunity and respiratory health, by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP. Reduce the duration and severity of flu and cold symptoms naturally with herbs and foods that support immune and respiratory health.
Vitamin D and flu prevention, by Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD. Seasonal and pandemic flu viruses may be worrisome, but keeping your vitamin D levels optimal can help your immune system health.http://www.womentowomen.com/healthtopics_inflammation.aspx
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Underlying Causes of Cancer
Please continue beyond this post to read about Detoxing ~ "the Healing Crisis", and about the product called Protandim. ~ also please see links on right learn more about Protandim and "Thieves Oil"
Cancerous cells are always being created in the body. It's an ongoing process that has gone on for eons. Consequently, there are parts of your immune system designed to seek out and destroy cancer cells.
Cancer has been around as long as mankind, but only in the second half of the 20th century did the number of cancer cases explode. Contributing to this explosion are the excessive amounts of toxins and pollutants we are exposed to, high stress lifestyles that zap the immune system, poor quality junk food that's full of pesticides, irradiated and now genetically modified, pathogens, electromagnetic stress, lights, and just about everything that wasn't here 200 years ago.
All these weaken the immune system, and alter the internal environment in the body to an environment that promotes the growth of cancer.
Cancer is not a mysterious disease that suddenly attacks you out of the blue, something that you can't do anything about. It has definite causes that you can correct if your body has enough time, and if you take action to change the internal environment to one that creates health, not cancer, while at the same time attacking cancerous cells and tumors by exploiting their weaknesses.
Cancer tumors begin when more cancerous cells are being created than an overworked, depleted immune system can destroy.
Constant exposure to tens of thousands of manmade chemicals from birth onward, chlorinated and fluoridated water, electromagnetic radiation, pesticides and other toxins, leads to the creation of too many free radicals and excessive numbers of cancerous cells.
Alone this would be enough to raise cancer levels, but combined with an immune system weakened by a diet of refined and over processed food, mineral depleted soils, and too much exposure to artificial light at night, the immune system at some point no longer is able to keep cancer in check, and it starts to grow in your body.
What The Medical Industry Won't Tell You
DID YOU KNOW? Research shows that the immune system needs 9 1/2 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely -- the authors of the book Lights Out explain. When was the last time you had this much sleep?
Because of this stress and the overload of toxins, you end up with a malfunctioning immune system, and a body that is not capable of destroying the excessive numbers of cancerous cells that develop. Some, sooner or later, survive and multiply. And then you have cancer. Of course, our diets loaded with sugar and refined carbohydrates don't help. Refined carbohydrates digest so fast they act like sugar, and cancer cells love sugar. They have about 15 times more receptor cells for capturing sugar than healthy cells.
Overcoming cancer is a process of reversing the conditions that allowed the cancer to develop, and going after and killing cancerous cells.
The exact causes don't have to be known, though certainly the more varied the approaches taken to correct those conditions, the more likely you are going to hit on what works best in a particular case. What you need to do is to strongly and dramatically interrupt and reverse the cancer-causing conditions in your body so that it becomes healthier, and stops breeding cancer.
The more cancer there is, the more serious the condition, meaning much more has to be done -- fast. It may be too late, or it may not. No one knows where that cutoff point is as some people given only a few days to live have pulled through and conquered cancer when they applied these strategies.
What The Medical Industry Won't Tell You
About Treating Cancer
There was a woman whose daughter was in the advanced stages of brain cancer. She asked her oncologist if it was ok to give her daughter a superfood called blue green algae. Her doctor told her that it was no problem, that in fact a number of his patients had used that supplement with success in fighting cancer. Naturally she wondered why he didn't tell her about this product a year before when they came to him.
Unfortunately, he couldn't tell her about this or any "natural or alternative health therapies" and stay employed. Insurance regulations would preclude such suggestions. And he could get into administrative trouble by recommending natural, non-drug treatments for cancer. ://www.cancerfightingstrategies.com/causes.html
Monday, October 3, 2011
DETOXING ~ HEALING from the inside out
Detoxing ~ The "Healing Crisis"
During the healing process, you may experience some discomfort and you may feel like you are catching something. In extreme cases of toxicity, you may actually feel quite ill. However, rest assured that it is your body’s way of cleansing – getting rid of these toxins once and for all. During your cleansing, if you feel sick, chances are it is from toxins, bacteria and viruses that are being released into your body from your fatty deposits.
The best way to get rid of these symptoms is to drink plenty of water <http://www.the-natural-path.com/benefit-of-drinking-water.html> and continue with the detoxification process.
http://www.the-natural-path.com/healing-crisis.html
Contrary to the often-lengthy periods of ill health on the downhill road, the dips on the uphill road are usually short and sharp. They are called 'healing crisis' although I prefer the less dramatic name 'healing reaction', also 'cleansing reaction' or simply 'reaction'. After each reaction we advance to a higher level of health than before the reaction.A healing crisis will occur only when an individual is ready both physiologically and psychologically.
http://www.health-science-spirit.com/healingcrisis.html
Symptoms of the healing crisis may at first be identical to the disease it is meant to heal. But there is an important difference: elimination. A cleansing, purifying process is underway and stored wastes are in a free-flowing state.
Physical reactions of the healing crisis could include skin eruptions, nausea, headache, sleepiness, unusual fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, head or chest cold, ear infections, boils, or any other way the body uses to loosen and eliminate toxins. An initial healing crisis usually lasts around three days but if the energy of the patient is low, it may last a week or more.
Your body needs juices, and especially water to help carry off the toxins. This is a time for rest.http://www.upwardquest.com/healing-crisis.htmlWhat you have to remember is that all these signs and symptoms of healing crisis is good news! It occurs when the vital forces within the body builds up enough strength to handle the healing process.Remember that our body has a natural mechanism to continuously want to heal itself. Sometimes the environment is so clogged up that it hinders the body from doing so.
One of the major blockage is the toxin build up in our body.
Hence, our body’s ability to naturally heal depends on the ability to create this healing environment therefore, eliminating toxin build up at the cellular level. A gush of these toxins being dumped into our blood stream all at once is the primary cause of the crisis.
As a result, the severity of the symptoms would depend on the amount of this toxins gushing into the bloodstream. More toxins accumulated, results in more release, resulting in more crisis.
The symptoms can be sudden and severe, testing your faith in the process of healing.
When you are experiencing Herxheimer’s reaction, the most important thing you want to avoid is taking medications! It will immediately halt and suppress the healing process.http://www.enaturalhealthcures.com/healing-crisis.html
During the healing process, you may experience some discomfort and you may feel like you are catching something. In extreme cases of toxicity, you may actually feel quite ill. However, rest assured that it is your body’s way of cleansing – getting rid of these toxins once and for all. During your cleansing, if you feel sick, chances are it is from toxins, bacteria and viruses that are being released into your body from your fatty deposits.
The best way to get rid of these symptoms is to drink plenty of water <http://www.the-natural-path.com/benefit-of-drinking-water.html> and continue with the detoxification process.
http://www.the-natural-path.com/healing-crisis.html
Contrary to the often-lengthy periods of ill health on the downhill road, the dips on the uphill road are usually short and sharp. They are called 'healing crisis' although I prefer the less dramatic name 'healing reaction', also 'cleansing reaction' or simply 'reaction'. After each reaction we advance to a higher level of health than before the reaction.A healing crisis will occur only when an individual is ready both physiologically and psychologically.
http://www.health-science-spirit.com/healingcrisis.html
Symptoms of the healing crisis may at first be identical to the disease it is meant to heal. But there is an important difference: elimination. A cleansing, purifying process is underway and stored wastes are in a free-flowing state.
Physical reactions of the healing crisis could include skin eruptions, nausea, headache, sleepiness, unusual fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, head or chest cold, ear infections, boils, or any other way the body uses to loosen and eliminate toxins. An initial healing crisis usually lasts around three days but if the energy of the patient is low, it may last a week or more.
Your body needs juices, and especially water to help carry off the toxins. This is a time for rest.http://www.upwardquest.com/healing-crisis.htmlWhat you have to remember is that all these signs and symptoms of healing crisis is good news! It occurs when the vital forces within the body builds up enough strength to handle the healing process.Remember that our body has a natural mechanism to continuously want to heal itself. Sometimes the environment is so clogged up that it hinders the body from doing so.
One of the major blockage is the toxin build up in our body.
Hence, our body’s ability to naturally heal depends on the ability to create this healing environment therefore, eliminating toxin build up at the cellular level. A gush of these toxins being dumped into our blood stream all at once is the primary cause of the crisis.
As a result, the severity of the symptoms would depend on the amount of this toxins gushing into the bloodstream. More toxins accumulated, results in more release, resulting in more crisis.
The symptoms can be sudden and severe, testing your faith in the process of healing.
When you are experiencing Herxheimer’s reaction, the most important thing you want to avoid is taking medications! It will immediately halt and suppress the healing process.http://www.enaturalhealthcures.com/healing-crisis.html
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1. Scientifically Proven Unlike most competing products, Protandim has been the focus of several clinical trials and proven to be a super-powerful free-radical fighter. These trials, as well as studies that support its individual ingredients, demonstrate that Protandim is capable of minimizing oxidative stress in the body.
2. Superior Antioxidant PowerBecause it stimulates the production of antioxidant enzymes, Protandim delivers exponentially more antioxidant activity than conventional antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin C, E, and betacarotene (a form of Vitamin A). While antioxidant molecules from supplements, foods, and juices can only defeat free radicals on a one-to-one basis (one antioxidant molecule can neutralize only one free-radical molecule) the antioxidant enzymes which Protandim helps your own body produce are catalytic and are NOT used up when they neutralize free radicals. Therefore, these antioxidants can defeat free radicals many times over. One antioxidant molecule produced by Protandim can defeat one million free radicals per second 24/7. No other antioxidant supplement can match Protandim's antioxidant power!
3. Reduced Oxidative Stress Protandim is the ONLY supplement clinically proven to completely eliminate the age-dependent increase in oxidative stress by reducing oxidative stress levels to those of a 20-year-old in just 30 days.
4. Enhanced Overall Health Low oxidative stress levels are associated with a healthy cardiovascular system, a healthy brain, proper immune function, and improved overall wellness.
5. Healthy Immune Support Due to its tremendous production of antioxidant enzymes, Protandim promotes a healthy immune system.
6. Anti-Aging Ability Protandim is the only supplement in the world clinically proven to reduce cellular aging by an average of 40%.
7. Increased GlutathioneA recent clinical study demonstrated that Protandim produces a 300% increase in glutathione, a key antioxidant and anti-aging compound.
8. Reduces InflammationProtandim greatly reduces inflammation, associated with less pain in the body.
9. One-of-a-KindProtandim is the first Nrf2 activator on the market, meaning that it interacts with the DNA within your cells. Protandim helps your body balance and regulate its 25,000 genes.
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