In This Update

Disclaimer: People are like snowflakes: no two are alike. What works for one person doesn't necessarily have to work for another and can, at times, do damage. This information is presented to you as information only and is not designed for self-assessment or self-treatment. Never go it alone. Find a professional to help you on your way to perfect health.

Water Facts

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In 1990 the EPA placed hot showers
on their list of cancer sources.
Not only do the carcinogens in your
water supply get into your skin during
a hot shower, you breath in the carcinogenic steam.
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The Real Thing

Here is another piece that has been circulating the web (which I've checked out and removed some of the fallacies), though at the end I've added a little known fact about the Coke family.

To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for sumptuous brown gravy.

To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a tooth in about 4 days.

When I was a youngster, being the son of a locally famous physician, all of us kids were sent to a very exclusive and expensive summer camp. The Coca-Cola Family sent their kids there too. The Coke kids were not allowed to drink Coca-Cola. They could drink 7UP or Tom Moore Beverages. I learned that since it had first been invented by Ol' Mr Pemberton, that no one in the family has ever been allowed to drink it.

The Dangers of Soda Pop

From the Associated Press (Feb 6, 2001) we get:

WASHINGTON - To cut down on the soda, snacks and sweets children are eating, the government wants to require that all food sold in schools meets nutrition standards. That could mean an end to soda machines in the hall and candy and cookie sales to buy band uniforms.

The junk food that kids consume at school is contributing to obesity and other health problems, the Agriculture Department said in a report requested by Congress.

Please note that in Florida, Jeb Bush, the governor, is trying to re-open the schools to soda pop vending machines that the state legislature already threw out a few years back. Why? It might be the campaign contributions from Coke. I'm sure it's not for the health of the student body.

On June 14th of last year, we learned:

CHICAGO - A study says teenage girls who drink soda are far more likely to break a bone. The study was based on questionnaires filled out by 460 ninth- and tenth-grade girls in a Boston-area high school.

The risk of broken bones was three times greater for girls who drank carbonated beverages in general. These beverages included non-cola drinks like ginger ale. The risk was five times greater for active girls who drank colas.

The study, conducted at Harvard School of Public Health, did not point to any ingredient or constituent responsible for this bone loss, but instead fell back on the standard claim that kids aren't getting enough calcium-rich milk. (In our next newsletter we'll blow up the myth that milk is the perfect food.)

In spite of the industry spokespersons claiming that "there is no evidence that anything in colas causes fractures," colas do cause bone loss and I shall explain to you how this occurs.

One of the "medicines of the future" is Orthomolecular Medicine. The term was coined by the two time Nobel Prize winning scientist, Linus Pauling. Orthomolecular Medicine is closely related to Nutritional Medicine. We are what we eat. This is fact, pure and simple. Orthomolecular medicine traces the nutrition we take in and the toxins we excrete at the molecular level to develop a complete understanding of the effect of proper nutrition on the wellness of the entire human organism.

So much for definitions. Now, let's take a look at what happens to our bodies when we fill them up with soda pop.

First off, you already know that we're dehydrating our bodies if we consume soda pop without taking in enough water to counter the effects of the caffeine. But secondly, and most importantly, look at the pH above of Coca-Cola. It is decidedly acidic. Now, doctors recommend what for heartburn? Something your body needs anyway? Tums? What is in Tums? Calcium?

Calcium buffers acidity. Many people with heartburn find relief by taking only calcium tablets.

When the body becomes acidic, it goes to the Calcium Stores and borrows a little to return the body back to normal. Homeostasis, the bodies ability/tendency to maintain equilibrium, is maintained by buffering the acid with calcium, and the left over calcium is sent to the kidneys to be washed away.

Two Questions: Where are the calcium stores in the body? And how can the body wash away the calcium sent to the kidneys if it is dehydrated?

1. The calcium stores are the bones. Now you know how a heavy diet of soda pops can lead to bone loss and osteoporosis.

2. The body cannot flush the kidneys of the excess calcium, and thus we are left with kidney stones.

Incidentally, any food or dietary imbalance that moves your body's pH toward the acidic side contributes to bone loss and osteoporosis. A diet heavy with meat will cause the body to turn acidic too and heavy meat consumption has been linked to osteoporosis.

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A 65-year-old meat-eating woman
loses twice as much bone as
a 65-year-old vegetarian.
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Now, what about the caffeine your kids are getting? There was a time in America when caffeine was treated as the addictive drug it is and was restricted to kids like cigarettes were restricted. Today our kids are getting just as much if not more caffeine than we adults.

Like the tobacco law suits, the next ones might be against the soda pop industry. On August 14th of last year, the Associated Press reported about a tiny study that concluded that caffeine is added to soda pops to hook consumers. The industry responded with the usual: "Caffeine is added for one reason, flavor!"

Caffeine, by itself, is bitter. I can't wait till the congressional hearings when all the top Soda Pop executives each stands up and claims that caffeine is NOT addictive.

Now, as far as the sugar goes, well, first off I want every one of you to know that white processed sugar is a drug and not a food. The sugar from one can of soda pop will suppress your immune system for up to 6 full hours. Some of you might want to read this article: Cancer Loves Sugar. It's one of the "hidden" articles at our site.

NutriSweet isn't much better. In the next Newsletter/Update we'll discuss the truth about NutriSweet and why it is outlawed in Great Britain.

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In a study of 300 breast cancer patients on anticoagulants, 
one-eighth of them died from breast cancer, 
but not one developed metastases. Anticoagulants stop fibrin from forming. 
Fibrin (a natural substance needed for blood to clot) has a pretty significant 
role in the development of metastases: it coats maverick cells it finds in the 
blood stream, and thus protects them from the immune system, and it gives off 
a signal to start angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels 
(which a metastasis would need in order to root and grow).
Ask your oncologist if he knows of this study!
For more facts on breast cancer, go here: Breast Cancer
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The Green Lipped
Mussel from New Zealand?

While I was studying weird and exotic cancer cures (let's face it, President Nixon sent out a lot of money to kick off his War on Cancer) I found this quite by accident, just as the researchers had discovered it....quite by accident.

It seems that the Green Lipped Mussel of New Zealand contains a unique configuration of Eicosatetraenoic Acids (ETAs) that are related to the omega-3 fatty acids found in flaxseed and fish but which are much more powerful anti-inflammatories than flax oil and fish oils. It is called Lyprinol. How much more powerful?

Dr Michael Whitehouse, PhD of the Department of Medicine at the University of Queensland at Brisbane, Australia is the recognized authority on Lyprinol. His studies tested it against the other anti-inflammatory oils. He determined that the anti-inflammatory properties were 200 times more potent than MaxEPA (another potent anti-inflammatory) and 350 times more powerful than evening primrose oil.

In another study, it was 97% effective on [Gibson RG et.al.Practitioner, #224, pp. 95-60, 1980] reducing swelling and pain associated with all forms of arthritis.

The Dosage: (highly individual, and it is recommended you consult with a health care practitioner) from 2 - 4 capsules a day. Up to 6 capsules for the first two weeks, and can pop open the caps and rub on the infected area. For arthritis (or joint pain caused by lupus), it is best to mix with shark cartilage. Keep in mind the latest studies on heart disease that showed that minor inflammations in the blood were responsible for plaque buildup.

To obtain Lyprinol: (Pharmalink International Limited) 800-981-7157

A special note here on Glucosamine and Chondroitin: both of these substances come from bone and connective tissues in animals. You will often hear me tear apart the practice of removing something and claiming it to be the "active ingredient." We here in America are terribly guilty of Reductionism: the belief that a part is equal to the whole. Ascorbic acid is not Vitamin C (though many sell it that way); Vitamin C is a complex substance consisting of bioflavanoids, copper, calcium, and ascorbic acid. (Hey, it might even contain more!) Because our bones do not consist only of calcium, we cannot build strong bones by simply taking in calcium.

Well, the latest thing we have on the market is this Glucosamine and Chondroitin mixture for connective tissue support (your joints). These two substances are not everything your connective tissues need. Thus, for them to work, they must "borrow" from your body all the other things that make up healthy connective tissue. In the long run, using G&C for a long period of time, you can be doing damage to your body by using up those things that G&C need to work properly. This is why instead of Glucosamine and Chondroitin you will hear me recommend either Shark Cartilage or Calcifood Wafers (made from real bone calcium and cold processed). Because only licensed health practitioners can sell Standard Process Labs' nutritional supplements, you can order Calcifood Wafers from Dr West, MD at 800-231-8063. Standard Process Labs makes the best vitamins and minerals on this planet, bar none. They are expensive, but hey, aren't you worth it? (Oh, and tell him/them that the International Wellness Directory sent you...we don't make anything from their sales, but it's nice to establish a good working relationship with these folks.)

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The average time patients are allowed
to speak before being interrupted
by their doctors is
18 seconds.
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Good Nutrition for Chemotherapy Patients

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Just one in four
medical schools require
course work in nutrition.
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We're in touch with Dr Bihari who is using LDN therapy in his clinic. He tells us that LDN is used with other conventional therapies as well as by itself. However, one of its main uses is in conjunction with Chemotherapy, because, like the protein above and the Mushrooms below, LDN helps to avoid the terrible side effects to chemotherapeutic drugs.

If you have been paying attention, so far we have uncovered four possible cures for Hepatitis C: Anvirzel, Low Dose Naltrexone, MGN-3, and Mushrooms.

Shroooooooms!

Let your food be your medicine.

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Four times as many people die from
nosocomial infections 
(infections contracted as the result of hospitalization)
than die in automobile accidents.
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Online Friends

We welcome Lanae, AJ, Jeff and Jude to our Online Friends pages (page 16).

The page will be full with one more picture. So, keep telling people about the pages. Let's face it, it's easier to send them a link to the page to than to send them your photo. And tell the new faces in the rooms to send their pictures and a little blurb about why they visit the cancer support room.

You people also on this mailing list who do not visit the Cancer Support room or are not on AOL are allowed to send your pix too. The more the merrier!

Misha Update

For those of you who don't know, Misha is my new puppy.

She's 5 and a half weeks old right now. She's learned all her basics: sitting, staying, etc. and she does them from a distance. The most important thing to teach a dog is to lie down even if she's running to you. Think of it....she's running for you, there's a road between you and your dog...can you stop her if there is traffic? So, I teach these basics when they are young.

So, now Misha has learned to crawl across the room, roll over, catch the ball in the air, return the ball, speak on command, and play dead. She also jumps on my back, and once in a while when she's returning the ball, she'll jump on my back and hand it to me over my shoulder. She is very eager to please. So, we have new videos.

You're old links to her site won't work. I've had to move her site to get more space. So, here's the link to her site. Check out Page Two. There are new videos there. And remember: to download the videos, right click on the name, choose Save Target as....and save it. I always save stuff from the web to my Desktop (the Desktop in Windows is the opening screen when you start Windows. There is the Start Menu on the bottom left, a grey bar on the bottom, a tray full of icons on the right of the grey bar, and icons on the monitor....THAT IS THE DESKTOP) and them move them to a place for movies afterwards.

Bus Accident (joke)

It seems there was this bus accident on the way to the hospital's annual picnic and all the nurses and doctors and the HMO director were killed. At the gates of heaven all are greeted with smiles. St Peter smiled down upon all of them: "You've spent your lives in the service of your fellow man. All of you. Just keep on going right on through the Pearly Gates." He stepped over to the HMO director and tapped him on the shoulder. The director turned and asked, "I'm not allowed to enter?" St Peter replied, "Yes, You may enter heaven. But you can stay for only three days and then you can go to hell."


Bless You All,
David