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HEALING CANCER NATURALLY

Depending on exactly what your feelings are, you might use statements like:

• Even though I'm terrified about this cancer...
• Even though I don't know what decision to make....
• Even though I can’t see my way forward....
• Even though I don't know why this happened to me...
• Even though I have this pain... (or whatever your physical symptoms might be)

1. Worst – Chemo and radiation therapies, as they damage your immune system, making it much more difficult to heal naturally. Chemo is ineffective for most forms of cancer. [Though there are exceptions: Acute Iymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and nonseminomatous testicular cancer. Also, a few very rare forms of cancer, including choriocarcinoma, Wilm's tumor, and retinoblastoma. But all of these account for only 2% to 4% of all cancers occurring in the United States.]
   
2. 2nd worst – Surgery. Many believe that once a cancer is cut, it stops being self-contained and metastasizes (spreads). Note that this will also apply to a biopsy, so if possible avoid having a biopsy till you’ve decided how you want to proceed.
   
3. Neutral – Do nothing. Statistically, long term survival is actually better if you do nothing than if you follow the options offered by allopathic medicine.
   
4. Best – Appropriate lifestyle changes and natural therapies, chosen to support your body’s own healing mechanisms, such as (expanded below):

• Diet
• Supplements
• Lifestyle changes
• Pulsed Electro Magnetic Field Therapy
• Energy work
• Relaxation, meditation and the mental/emotional component

Death by Doctoring: http://home.arcor.de/mweisser/deathbydoctoring.htm

The War in Medicine:

• right click here to download a pdf file (250kb)
• right click here to download a zipped pdf file (186kb)

• http://www.cancerdecisions.com/ - De Ralph Moss's site. He has spent more than 30 years researching cancer treatments. As well as general cancer info, this site has available in depth reports on different treatments for specific types of cancer. The reports are expensive at $US297, but testimonials suggest that they are worth it. I haven't seen one myself though, so can't vouch for that.
• http://www.fightingcancer.com/welcome.htm
• http://www.excel.net/%7Ejaguar/whattodo.html
• http://www.road-to-health.com/news/36/whati.htm
• http://www.bloodrootproducts.com/cancer.htm
• http://www.healthrecipes.com/alternative_cancer_treatments.htm
• http://www.drday.com

• Eating real food
• Eating the right proportions for your particular needs (your metabolic type)
• Eliminating any food allergies/intolerances. An elimination diet to determine individual food intolerances is often necessary, as these can be quite unusual and almost impossible to predict.

• Sugars – including sucrose, glucose, fructose, dextrose, golden syrup, corn syrup, concentrated fruit juice. Very limited intake of fruits, and no tropical or dried fruits (to reduce fructose, as all forms of sugar are associated with tumour growth). Whole food sweeteners such as raw honey, pure maple syrup, molasses may be added back in small amounts later, but should be avoided until you are well
• Refined carbohydrates – such as white flour, white bread, pasta, white rice, grains that have been puffed or flaked
• There are some indications that eating gluten grains can lead to lymphoma, and especially to esophageal cancer. This is not because gluten grains are carcinogenic, but because they inhibit the action of natural killer cells that help prevent cancer. This applies not only to people with celiac disease but to at least some parts of the population that don't. If you have cancer or any kind of chronic disease, it would be worth eliminating gluten grains from your diet, especially if you have cancer anywhere in the digestive tract. These two articles by Ron Hoggan give more details: The Cancer Connection and Gluten is a Dubious Luxury of Non-Celiacs. Also check out Trace Your Genes to Health, by Australian M.D. Chris Reading for more information on genetics and chronic disease.
• Soy products such as soy milk, yoghurt or cheese; tofu; vegetable protein; soy flour & protein powders. (Normal processing doesn’t neutralise their anti-nutrients, so only eat fermented products such as tempeh, miso & tamari)
• Pasteurised and homogenised milk (though butter and whole milk fermented foods such as yoghurt or kefir are fine)
• Dangerous fats – such as margarines and commercial, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
• Caffeine (eg. tea, coffee, sodas and chocolate) & alcohol
• Artificial sweeteners – eg. aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal), sucralose (Splenda), saccharin, cyclamate, acesulfame-K
• Additives – such as artificial flavourings or colourings, MSG (often called “natural flavour”) and limit preservatives as much as possible
• Pesticides or GE foods

• Fresh proteins – Meats, organ meats, seafood, eggs, whole unpasteurised or cultured milk products. For cancer, I would only eat raw protein, at least at first, such as raw dairy products, raw egg yolks, raw liver and marinated fish (see note on special cancer diets below). Include bone broths.
• Unrefined carbohydrates – Lots of vegetables, and small amounts only of fruits, legumes, whole grains or flours (preferably gluten free)
• Stable fats & oils – Butter, coconut products, nuts, seeds, extra virgin olive oil, animal fats
• Natural flavourings - Sea salt, herbs & spices, stevia
• Supplements of essential fats, such as cod liver oil, flax oil, ground flax seed, and ground sunflower seed.
• Foods that are high in laetrile, such as apricot kernels, almonds, and apple pips may be helpful. This is mainly to prevent the development of any malignant cells, but they also provide many good nutrients.
• Fresh water. Water quality is important. If you’re on a town supply, your water will probably have chemicals added to it. You’ll need a filter such as a reverse osmosis one, to get rid of them. The average person needs around 2 litres a day, but needs vary. I’m told that hospitals in Singapore & China are having good results with cancer patients consuming large quantities of alkaline, ionised water.

• Dr William Kelley – He suggests metabolic typing to determine individual food requirements, and recommends only raw animal protein, such as raw eggs and liver. His entire book can be found online at http://www.whale.to/a/kelley.html
• Joanna Budwig – Her famous flaxseed oil, cottage cheese and sunlight protocol can be found at this site: http://www.healingcancernaturally.com/budwig_protocol.html
• Dr Gerson - http://www.gerson.org/ - largely fruit and vegetables, plus raw liver

• Vitamin C, in gradually increasing amounts. If you can get access to intravenous Vit V injections, there is evidence that this is very helpful. See http://www.rense.com/general67/intra.htm for more info.
• Vitamin D - get your levels checked and supplement if necessary.
• Laetrile (in the form of apricot kernels). No, they are not poisonous, and won’t harm you if you take the correct dose. 1 kernel for each 10lbs body weight is the maximum recommended daily dose, spread throughout the day. For more details, including suppliers, see: http://www.frot.co.nz/wheels/apricots.htm
• Transfer Factor or Transfer Factor Plus, to boost the immune system. See http://www.4life.com/
• Pancreatin or proteolytic enzymes. See Dr Kelley’s website above.

• CoEnzyme Q10
• Antioxidants such as Vitamin A, E and selenium
• Pau d’arco
• Garlic
• Shark cartilage
• Olive leaf extract
• Essaic tea
• Curcumin

• Avoidance of stressors (such as: overwork, worry, toxins, excessive exercise, lack of rest). This is very important, as healing cannot occur fully when the body is still over-stressed. Choice of entertainment is important here too, as reading or watching the news, and many movies and books are stressful and negative.
• Plenty of sleep.
• Moderate Sunbathing - to increase Melatonin production. Short amounts every day are helpful even if it’s cloudy, but it’s important to avoid getting burnt.
• Moderate Exercise only – pre-anaerobic, and avoiding lactic acid build up. Although moderate exercise is generally beneficial for health, too much can lead to overstressing of the immune system.
• Avoiding toxins such as smoking and exposure to chemicals or heavy metals.
• Reducing computer use to reduce exposure to EMFs. Changing to an LCD monitor can also be helpful, as they emit less radiation.
• Deep breathing, and special breathing techniques - to assist oxygenation
• Laughing and having more fun. Laughter is a wonderfully healing thing. Famously, Norman Cousins used laughter as one of his tools in recovering from ankylosing spondylitis. You can even do a laughing meditation – build up to 10 minutes twice a day. Some links on how to do one: http://www.oshoworld.com/onlinemag/nov_issue/htm/doityourself.asp and http://www.oshoturk.com/osho-life/06-17-laughing.htm
• Consider what other lifestyle or physical factors may be interfering with healing. Are parasites, candida or mercury poisoning a contributing factor?

• Reiki - a “hands on” system of using directed healing energy. This is particularly helpful for relaxation and pain reduction. You can see a Reiki practitioner, or be trained to use it yourself. Highly recommended that at least one person in each household be “attuned” to the Reiki energies.
• Acupuncture – It balances up the body and increases healing energy flows. Traditional Chinese techniques are recommended. Some practitioners use electrical stimulation of the acupuncture needles, which is NOT recommended.
• Cranio-sacral therapy and cranial osteopathy can improve energy flows by working on constrictions in the body’s fascia.
• EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), as mentioned above – our bodies are electrical systems as well as being biochemical and mechanical. All negative emotions, and many related illnesses, are caused by disruptions to the electrical patterns. Restoring the balance by tapping on specific meridians neutralises negative emotions. This is especially helpful with a stressful disease like cancer, to ease internal stress.
• Touch for Health, and Reactive Muscle Balancing or Kinesiology are two other energy techniques which involve testing for muscles that are electrically “switched off” (even though they may be strong), and switching them back on again. This allows energy to flow more freely through the body.
• A recommended book is Energy Medicine, by Donna Eden. This covers a number of energy techniques that you can learn and use yourself.
• A helpful website for learning other energy techniques is www.tapintoheaven.com. This includes coverage of EFT and some of Donna Eden’s techniques. The owner of the site, Gwenn Bonnell, is an energy practitioner and also runs a Yahoo discussion board for EFT and other energy techniques, which is wonderfully informative and supportive.

• Sound and light machine sessions. See http://www.photosonix.com/ or http://www.altered-states.co.nz/
• Reiki, as mentioned above
• Creative visualisation and guided visualization. A good book is You The Healer, by Jose Silva.
• If you are very physically tense, massage and treatments such as Rolfing, can help you to physically relax. This then makes it easier to get into a relaxed mind state.

• EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a good way of changing any self-sabotaging beliefs. As your illness and/or recovery progress, it is very likely that many emotional issues, self-defeating habits or unsupportive beliefs will arise. Rather than ignore them (as our busy lives usually give us an excuse to do), look at them, accept that they are affecting your life, then use EFT to neutralize their power over you.
• Avatar is an experiential program that can make profound changes in the way you see yourself, by helping you unearth those self-limiting beliefs, and erasing them in a gentle, fun way. Learn more at http://www.avatarepc.com/
• Another excellent resource is The Journey, by Brandon Bays. This is her story of how she eliminated a basketball-sized tumour in 6 weeks. It includes a protocol for working through the issues. Her processes can be used for many physical and emotional issues. Also see her website at http://www.thejourney.com/ for practitioners or workshops in your area.

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