🔥 “Fan the Flames” of Inflammation 🔥

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Ken
I REMEMBER SOON AFTER LOSING MY FATHER BACK ON APRIL 3RD 2006.
https://www.holistichealthshow.com/tag/ken-goubeaux/

FINDING DR RICHARD BECKER. Listening – watching – wondering why he was prescribing almost all the same supplements to all his call in guest then thinking maybe his aim was correcting gut flora. Alpha Lipoic Acid, Cordycep Mushrooms, Curcumin, Grapeseed Extract, Olive Leaf extract and a healthy dose of antioxidant spices and omega 3s in your diet. Along with knowing the importance of forgiveness and stress reduction in your lifestyle because your body can’t heal properly when chronic inflammation.
Warriors know it a Heartless World: you have to persist for yourself because
NOBODY ELSE WILL FOR YOU!!!
Between 2007 and 2020, the number of deaths is expected to go up 15.2% in men and 8.1% in women, although the rate of cancer deaths per 100,000 people in the United States is expected to keep going down. We expect cancer death rates to drop most for—
Prostate cancer (26.4%).
Colorectal cancer (23.4%).
Lung cancer (21.3%).
Female breast cancer (19.6%).
Cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx (16.0%).
Cervical cancer (12.5%).
Melanoma (7.4%).
Between 1975 and 2009, the number of cancer deaths went up in both white and black Americans, mostly because of an aging white population and a growing black population. The cancer death rate began to drop in the early 1990s, mostly because of a decline in deaths from lung and prostate cancer in men, breast cancer in women, and colorectal cancer in both sexes.
According to estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC),
in 2020 there were 17.0 million new cancer cases and 9.5 million cancer deaths worldwide. By 2040, the global burden is expected to grow to 27.5 million new cancer cases and 16.3 million cancer deaths simply due to the growth and aging of the population. The future burden will probably be even larger due to increasing prevalence of factors that increase risk, such as smoking, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and fewer childbirths, in economically transitioning countries.
Between 2010 and 2020, the United States Population went from 308,745,538 to the current population of 329,064,917. In 2010, there was an estimated 1,529,560 new cancer cases diagnosed and 569,490 cancer deaths in the U.S. or 1,500 people a day. With the number increasing up about 24% in men to more than 1 million cases per year, and by about 21% in women to more than 900,000 cases and. 609,640 people dying  which is equivalent to 1700 deaths each day.
 
 With a one year jump from 2019’s 1,762,450 new cancer cases diagnosed and 606,880 cancer deaths in the United States.) 
Current cancer incidence and mortality are occurring at an alarming rate through early detection and treatment.
 Although with a contradiction with Government  statistic with mortality rates.
   https://ourworldindata.org/
how-many-people-in-the-world-die-from-cancer
   http://pressroom.cancer.org/Statistics2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJp4IfboItw&feature=youtu.be
What will an oncologist do if he himself gets a tumor? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.  Answer by David Chan, MD from UCLA, Stanford Oncology Fellowship, on Quora:
https://www.quora.com/What-will-an-oncologist-do-if-he-himself-gets-a-tumour
Oncologists get cancer and die of cancer at the same rates as the general population.
There are a number of very famous academic oncologist who have died from cancer, ironically in some cases from the cancer for which they were considered world experts.
I’ve treated or participated in the treatment of oncologists with cancer.
They take the same treatment as everyone else, including surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy and all the various kinds of radiation. What I’ve never witnessed or heard about, is an oncologist with cancer who decided to not take appropriate treatment but instead attempt any of the homeopathic or alternative “treatments” in vogue for that year. I have had oncologists decline treatment when it’s appropriate to not treat.  I recently had the misfortune of treating a very well known experienced oncologist and personal friend who’d I had treated for a couple of decades through three different kinds of cancer.
 On the fourth cancer, he’d had a widespread cancer found late and of a type poorly treated by anything. After all the testing, I met with him and his family and went through the options. At the end of a very extensive discussion of the situation and options available for treatment, several of his children urged him to take chemotherapy which I had explained that in his situation would not be curative and of minimal effectiveness. My oncologist friend made up his mind by saying that he greatly appreciated my thoughts on his situation. He very kindly and with a small smile complemented me on a discussion well done. He then turned to his family and told them why he wasn’t going to take treatment. He’d been through a lot with his previous cancers which had successfully treated. He didn’t want to do much more this time around.
He decided on hospice and I agreed.
New research suggests that CANCER KILLING compounds are abundant in the Mediterranean diet that takes away cancer cells’ “superpower” to escape death.  By altering a very specific step in gene regulation, this compound essentially re-educates cancer cells into normal cells that die as scheduled. One way that cancer cells thrive is by inhibiting a process that would cause them to die on a regular cycle that is subject to strict programming. This study in cells, led by
Ohio State University researchers, found that a compound in certain plant-based foods,
called apigenin, could stop breast cancer cells from inhibiting their own death.  READ MORE
https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_industryhealthiermedica164.htm
  
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A review of the evidence and a guide to adherence.
By Michelle Qaqundah, ND, FABNO
https://ndnr.com/oncology/dec-09-viral-associated-cancers/
Michelle Qaqundah, ND, FABNO, is a naturopathic oncology specialist and Italian-trained chef, currently practicing in Lucca, Italy. She is the founder of Mediterranean Life Wellness Retreats, which offer participants the opportunity to learn how to cook the Mediterranean diet with her while enjoying Tuscan excursions. Dr. Qaqundah is the past Director of Naturopathic Medicine at Cancer Treatment Centers of America and the past president of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Read More:
Learn from Dr. Qaqundah, naturopathic oncology specialist, about the Mediterranean Diet for prevention of cancer and cancer recurrence and hear about the Mediterranean Diet for Cancer and Prevention™ Retreats in the beautiful hills of Tuscany. 
Please go to www.mediterraneandietforcancer.com for more information regarding our retreats.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zf-OTYcF3Q
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrition

Source: https://www.
naturalmedicinejournal.com/
journal/2017-05/mediterranean-diet-cancer-prevention
In this video: Kristen Trukova, MS, RD, LDN  and Clinical Oncology DietitianDebrah Harding (ND, FABNO) Naturopathic Oncology Provider at Cancer Treatment Centers of America speak about nutrition and diet.
Gut health is a foundational key for optimal health and wellbeing.
https://fitness.mercola.com/
sites/fitness/archive/2014/07/04/exercise-gut-bacteria.aspx

Inflammation Can Strike Anyone Anywhere And In Any Part Of The Body!  https://www.bing.com/search?q=anywhere&FORM=HDRSC1

When it strikes your gut, it can be very problematic.
How does it get started?  Usually by the foods you eat.
Yet, if you still suffer from heart disease or any number of serious health threats—or worry about an impending diagnosis—consider this your fair warning. It’s possible…. Chronic Inflammation Could Be Sending You To An Early Grave!  All told, chronic inflammation is responsible for seven out of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States  And hundreds of studies and scientific reviews now prove it. However, the health dangers of inflammation doesn’t stop there.  The evidence suggests chronic inflammation may trigger or worsen autoimmune diseases,  autism,  neuropathy, celiac disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, food allergies, and more!
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cisPN5hXzvs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4IW6dXEmfc

5 Ways to Reduce Inflammation & Heal Your Gut.
Chronic inflammation is a major source of pain, suffering and disease.
There are 5 factors that cause inflammation. 
Many are in our control and capacity to change and limit:
1. Diet
2. Environmental
3. Allergies & Chronic Infections
4. Exercise
5. Stress

Of the 5, stress is the most caustic to the system.  Chronic stress causes chronic cortisol which in a chronic state slows down the lymphatic system and causes swelling and inflammation around joins, organs and glands.  Dr. Melissa Gallagher, is a Naturopath with over 12 years of clinical expertise. A few of my specialties are working with individuals dealing with chronic illnesses, lymphatic disorders, hormone and gut imbalances and anyone sick and tired
of being sick and tired. https://naturalhealthresources.com/  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQkOm6wm2-E
When does stress make you stronger and more resilient,
and when does it start to break you down? 
How do you know when the stress you’re experiencing is helpful to your growth?
Stress is often called the disease of the modern world – and no wonder,
when so many of us live completely out of sync with the natural rhythms of our bodies and nature.
In the second half of my series on stress, I help you discern between the experience of stress at your growth edge, and types of stress that invite you to reset your habits and bring your life back into alignment.
I also explore the remedies for stress – addressing the disease pattern at the levels of body, mind, and spirit with practices you can integrate both on and off the mat.
How can you move beyond the stress pattern?
How can you truly be free?
Tune into the podcast and learn more…
Cate Stillman
Founder, Yogahealer
Author of Body Thrive, and soon to be released Master of You
P.S. I invite you to take the Ayurveda Habits Challenge – all it takes is one simple habit shift to get better sleep, wake up refreshed, and feel more energy and resilience throughout
your day. https://yogahealer.com/
podcasts/?utm_source=IFS&utm_medium=email
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How to Prevent, Control, Reduce, & Eliminate Inflammation from bodily pollutants. Especially in different parts of the United States where pollutants are higher than other parts of the U.S.   https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-life-expectancy-map

https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cancer-clusters-in-america

https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/usa/cancer
How many times have you set out to start a new business, lose weight, exercise more, etc. but over time that fierce drive and fire start to fizzle. Stop calling yourself a failure or believing you don’t have what it takes to be successful. This is the time to reflect on your why. The definition of an epidemic, as used by those who study the phenomenon, is more cases of an illness than one would normally expect to see, based on previous experience. In many cases the word epidemic describes a disease that creates a threat to the general public and that kills many people. So according to the first definition, two cases  …
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I know a farmer that thought he needed a hip replacement and started to pound vitamin D
and within two months his pain went away. 

Speaking OF WHICH In the agriculture business:
Farmers have to do what they have to do to feed their family and turn a profit. Even if that means giving hogs, chickens or cows. Medicine or growth hormones to prevent a virus, disease or improve their value at market. I myself prefer to eats a 90/10 ( plant based/ meat ) diet that prevents my gut flora from becoming off balance and create inflammation in my body.
I feel when gut flora is unbalanced:  it can cause chronic inflammation which can offset your immune system.
Which can cause the tissues in our body to break down faster and is considered to be the root cause of many diseases, including cancer. Watch nutrition expert Shawn Talbott, PhD, explain why it’s so important to get inflammation under control. Inflammation is our bodies’ natural response to injury or illness, helping us to survive. It’s what helps kill an invading bacteria or virus, for instance. In today’s world, we are at the mercy of too much inflammation all around. An overreactive inflammatory response is what triggers allergies and some autoimmune diseases, like arthritis. The response can be misdirected, causing more skin damage and pain instead of less. To make matters worse, the presence of excessive free radicals, AGEs, and cortisol combined is like coarse salt in the wounds, leading to so-called hyperinflammation.
 https://www.sharecare.com/
health/inflammation/what-are-negative-effects-inflammation

Seven Foods That Promote Inflammation:
Inflammation can strike anyone and in any part of the body. When it strikes your gut, it can be very problematic. How does it get started? Usually by the foods you eat. It is very important to pay attention to what you’re putting into your body. These are just a few of the foods that cause damage and inflammation.

1. Processed foods with trans fats
Many processed foods, especially sugary treats like muffins and cakes, contain trans fats which are very damaging to the body. You need to check the ingredients labels to see if it lists hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.
These trans fats have been proven to promote inflammation because they damage the cells that form the lining in your blood vessels. There are far more nutritionally wholesome foods to be found in another aisle of the store.
A healthy alternative: Avoid processed foods altogether. You can find great information on whole foods and also gluten-free baking recipes at The Alternative Daily.

2. Refined sugars
This cannot be emphasized enough: Sugar is deadly! Processed sugars and starches that are high on the glycemic index promote inflammation throughout the body. They can also cause swelling, redness, and pain. As explained by CNN, “High amounts of sugar in the diet increase advanced glycation end-products, or AGEs, a protein bound to a glucose molecule, resulting in damaged, cross-linked proteins.
As the body tries to break these AGEs apart, immune cells secrete inflammatory messengers called cytokines. Depending on where the AGEs occur and your genetic predisposition, they could eventually result in arthritis, cataracts, heart disease, poor memory, or wrinkled skin.” A healthy alternative: Instead of choosing foods with refined sugars, use honey or coconut crystals in healthy recipes of your own.

3. Refined grains
Grains that have been processed generally have a higher glycemic index than whole grains, and this leads to inflammation, as we discussed above. However, pesticides are also a concern. Pesticides are heavily sprayed on whole wheat, both when the crop is growing and during the refinement process to produce flour for breads and baked goods. Lastly, the gluten in and of itself is a real hazard for inflammation in the gut.
Even for people that do not have celiac disease, a gluten intolerance can cause all kinds of painful inflammation symptoms and can lead to illness. A healthy alternative: If you must have grains, then always choose gluten-free options and preferably organic if they are available.
A great option is making your own food items with quinoa,
which is gluten-free and full of protein.
It can be used in cooking and baking recipes.

4. Animal fats
You may feel the desire for an occasional cheeseburger, but be aware it will come back to haunt you. A 2006 Australian study found that the flora or gut bacteria of participants actually changed after they had consumed saturated animal fats. Research published in Scientific American explained, “As the balance of species shift, it can trigger an immune response that results in inflammation and tissue damage.”  Also of note is the method of cooking.
By grilling your meats over high heat, you can bring about the creation of inflammatory carcinogens in the food. A healthy alternative: If you are a die-hard meat lover, be sure to look for grass-fed beef. And don’t forget about the healthy omega-3s from dishes prepared with wild-caught fish like salmon.

5. Dairy products
More than half of the global population is unable to digest milk. The allergens in milk can cause a number of uncomfortable inflammatory symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation, hives, and skin rashes. Dairy products are not always as obvious as cheese and milk. There can also be dairy content in cookies, cream sauces, breads, and crackers. A healthy alternative: Kefir is a fermented food that contains a multitude of beneficial flora for your gut. Other dairy alternatives that you might want to try are almond milk and coconut milk. To protect your health, prevent disease, and feel your best, it is important to watch your diet and eat wholesome, nutritious food. Avoid anything pre-packaged, as well as any foods with added sugars, preservatives, or food coloring.
Dairy should be one of the foods to eliminate from your diet if you suffer from
hemorrhoids and rheumatoid arthritis. Perhaps it does seem like a rather unlikely culprit.
But the truth is that dairy products represent not only a potential allergy-forming ingredient, but also can be particularly harmful to the intestines, due to its’ acid-forming capabilities. Arguably the worst offender among the variety of dairy products is that of ice cream, in-part due to the milk element, but also because of the amount of additives that are very frequently used in its’ make-up. carrageenan is capable of causing inflammation. This is the bad news.  We know that chronic inflammation is a root cause of many serious diseases including heart disease, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and cancer.

6. Cooking Oils
Canola oil can be heated to a variety of temperatures, and it has a neutral taste. This makes it a favorite cooking oil for many. Canola oil is widely considered to be a healthy oil as it’s low in saturated fat and high in monounsaturated fat. With a smoke point between 212 F and 300 F, olive oil is best used for sautéing over medium heat or baking. On the other hand, canola oil has a relatively high smoke point of more than 375 F.
Because of this, it wins the canola oil vs. olive oil battle when it comes to grilling, frying or other high-heat cooking. Corn, cottonseed, and soybean oil are three other popular cooking oils. However, all three are grown from GMO plants in the U.S. (25) While these oils have a high smoke point, they are also very high in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. Some people will tell you Coconut Oil or Avocado oil are the best two cooking oils.

7. Ex-ci’-to-tox-in
A substance added to foods and beverages that literally stimulates neurons to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. Can be found in such ingredients as monosodium glutamate
, aspartame (NutraSweet ®), cysteine, hydrolyzed protein, and aspartic acid. Citing over five hundred scientific studies.  Excitotoxins explores the dangers of aspartame, MSG, and other substances added to our food. This is an electrifying and important book that should be available to every American consumer. This video was a lecture given about: The hidden dangers of excitotoxins hidden in your food by neurosurgeon, Dr. Russell Blaylock as given at Modern Manna’s Health and Healing Crusade.

Research also shows that inflammation plays a role in obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.  Signs of chronic or acute inflammation have been demonstrated in most cardiovascular diseases of multifactorial pathogenesis, including atherosclerosis and chronic heart failure, according to studies. Chronic inflammation may be a causative factor in a variety of cancers. Inflammation, which is often described as redness, swelling, warmth, and pain in certain parts of the body, is a natural process through which body heals after an injury. It’s how the immune system protects you from viruses and bacteria. 
The problem is when the immune system is overactive, swelling gets out of control and it leads to pain, tiredness and damaged blood vessels. Public health concerns such as arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), to name a few, all have inflammation in common. It triggers symptoms for other diseases as well. Some foods such as processed meat and refined grains are known to be pro-inflammatory.  This is Exactly What Happens to Your Body When You Eat a Ton of Sugar

Click here to see the 20 best foods that reduce inflammation

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By Susan Patterson The Alternative Daily
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thealternativedaily.com/tag/processed-foods/

When inflammation strikes your gut, it can be very problematic. How does it get started?
Usually by the foods you eat. It is very important to pay attention to what you’re putting into your body. Processed food and refined sugars are far and away the two worst contributors of chronic inflammation. Many processed foods, especially sugary treats like muffins and cakes, contain trans fats which are very damaging to the body. This cannot be emphasized enough: Sugar is deadly!
Processed sugars and starches that are high on the glycemic index promote inflammation throughout the body.
However, these are just two of the many foods that cause damage and inflammation.
They can also cause swelling, redness, and pain.

Time Magazine Declared Inflammation
To Be “The Secret Killer.”

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Inflammation can damage the thyroid gland and, as a result, cause it to become underactive (hypothyroidism) or overactive (hyperthyroidism).
With chronic inflammation being at the root of so many diseases, it’s no wonder a large number of modern treatments center around suppressing the inflammatory process. https://www.bing.com/videos/
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Inflammatory Effects in Your Body with so many safe and effective natural remedies and health recommendations like: 12 specific “superfoods” 
to add to your daily diet. These are all easy to find at your local grocery store, economical, and in small amounts, can help you prevent or manage type 2 diabetes. You’ve probably heard of superfoods that work to promote good health, but you may not be aware of what they are. There are numerous everyday food items that offer great health benefits that are affordable and you can easily incorporate them into your daily diet. Read More

If you want to start nourishing your body and improving your health, you’ll want to include the following superfoods into your everyday diet.
If you’re already eating these superfoods on the regular, then great—you’re well on your way to good health. If you aren’t, then at least you’re aware of which foods can work to improve your health.   https://www.belmarrahealth.
com/16-superfoods-healthy-heart/
One “sneaky” but toxic ingredient added to every day foods. Manufacturers refer to it by fifty-six different names, and even add it to products they label as “healthy.” Check out our long list of “watch-out” foods.   https://www.thecandidadiet.
com/56-names-sugar-eating-realize/

Six  “healthy” foods that actually trigger inflammation.
When combined with stress, they can cause certain digestive disorders. But no need to stop consuming them. We’ll show you a dietary “trick” that makes them 100% healthy!

Six tried-and-true anti-inflammatory herbs and spices to fight fibromyalgia… a disease with strong ties to inflammation. We’ll show you how easy it is to add these foods to any meal and help you stop fibromyalgia at its source. How to reduce exposure to dozens of inflammation-causing toxins in and around your home. We’ll tell you where to look for them and what you must do to stop them from growing deadly tumors inside your body.

A simple technique to reduce stress and lower blood pressure.
It takes only seconds each day, and you can even add it to any of your favorite daily exercise routines to boost your body’s ability to fight inflammation. Now, you can access and use every one of these proven and totally safe solutions—and many, many more—to start getting healthier, even as you age. But it’s not all bad news. Because I want to assure you, other research shows it’s possible to…

Prevent—Even Reverse—Most Major Diseases by “Turning Off” Inflammation!  
That’s why it’s more important than ever to know whether you’ve got chronic inflammation raging inside your body. So you can find ways to fight it before  destroys your health. 
In fact, if you’re at all concerned you may be at risk for developing any number of serious health conditions — or even if you have already received a confirmed diagnosis from your doctor — you can reduce your risk or rid yourself of disease completely by taking some simple steps to control the damaging effects of chronic inflammation.

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The links below demonstrate how diet affects Autism (especially in children.) 

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Stem Cell Breakthrough

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Ken
Should Trump release this stem cell breakthrough that Big Pharma wants covered up?

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them,  disagree with them,  glorify or vilify them,  but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. One person can make a difference, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” 
~ Steve Jobs ~     
SUNRISE ( CBSMiami )  The clinic, U.S. Stem Cell, has also faced scrutiny after several patients say they were blinded or suffered significant vision loss following treatments at the facility.Jeannine Mallard is one of those patients. She recently spoke to CBS4 News and said she flew from her home in France to South Florida in 2015 to get treatments for macular degeneration. Clinical trials can be inherently risky. “I could not wait doing nothing and
I expected this to improve,” she said.   
Mallard says she came to the Hollywood Eye Institute clinic in Cooper City to be treated by Kristin Comella and Dr. Shareen Greenbaum. Mallard paid several thousand dollars to participate in a clinical trial run by a company called Bioheart, the precursor to US Stem Cell. “They said it was sure,” Mallard said. “They said the worst that could happen is there would be no effect so I could not imagine what would happen next.”
What happened next, according to Mallard and her attorney Andrew Yaffa, is a cautionary tale. Immediately after the procedure Mallard began to experience inflammation and pain. According to the Mallard and Yaffa, the procedure involved taking Mallard’s stem cells from her fat tissue, treating the stem cells and injecting them directly into her right eyeball and behind her left eyeball. Mallard said Greenbaum reassured her about the pain she was having. “She said it’s just inflammation, to not last,” Mallard said. “It’s normal.”
It wasn’t normal. Mallard is now blind in her right eye and she suffered significant vision loss in her left eye. Her right eye is noticeably shrinking. “It’s becoming smaller,” Mallard said. “So small it’s dead right now.” CBS 4 News tried to reach Dr. Greenbaum through calls to her office, emails and a visit to her office. She did not respond to our requests. And Mallard is not alone. Attorney Yaffa sued on behalf of two other women who underwent similar procedures
at US Stem Cell.
Court records and a report in the New England Journal of Medicine show that those other patients and a fourth woman experienced similar significant vision problems. Court documents show that in those cases the parties settled the claims. Yaffa alleges in his lawsuit and in an interview with CBS4 News that US Stem Cell preyed on Mallard who feared losing her vision to macular degeneration. “This is human experimentation and they are exploiting patients that are so desperate and vulnerable that they are looking for any hope at all,” Yaffa said.
The Food and Drug Administration is taking action. Last month, the FDA filed a lawsuit to have US Stem Cell stop marketing stem cell therapies that do not have FDA approval. The lawsuit says, “An injunction is necessary to prevent Defendants from experimenting on patients with adulterated and misbranded drugs.” The agency sent Kristin Comella at US Stem Cell a warning letter last year, saying the procedures the clinic is doing need to be regulated
by the FDA like a drug.  
The FDA says in this warning that unproven stem cell therapies need to be regulated because if cells are manipulated by a significant amount after their removed, there is a risk of contamination of the cells. But in a series of online videos and speeches, Kristin Comella,
the Chief Science Officer at U.S. Stem Cell, makes it clear she disagrees with the FDA. “We have helped thousands of patients harness their own healing potential and it would be a mistake to limit these therapies for patients who desperately need them,” Comella said.
 Comella, who is not licensed medical professional according to the state of Florida and whose background, according to her online biography is in chemical engineering and regenerative medicine with advanced degrees in chemical engineering and stem cell biology, pitched stem cell therapies as a wonder cure, treating everything from serious brain and spinal cord injuries to hair loss. She touts numerous success stories.
“We’ve had patients who were wheelchair bound come out of their chairs,” she said in an online video. “We’ve had patients who were unable to speak able now speaking full sentences telling us about the day they were injured.” But in her speeches there was little discussion of patients like Jeannine Mallard who suffered serious eye damage. We requested an on camera interview with Comella through her public relations firm but we were denied. So, we tracked Comella down in Weston to ask her about the allegations. She said she believes the government should not interfere in a patient’s right to utilize their stem cells.  

{ My Cells My Choice }
“It is our goal to protect the rights of patients to use their own stem cells that exist inside their body to promote healing,” Comella said. We asked her specifically about Jeannine Mallard, and others, who suffered vision loss through macular degeneration. “These poor women cannot see,” a reporter said. “They have significant vision loss and they trusted the clinic to do the work for them. Nothing to say to that?”
Comella did not respond and did not want to comment on the Mallard case, citing an ongoing lawsuit filed by Mallard’s attorney. In fact, Comella didn’t want to talk about much — including the FDA lawsuit and the work at U.S. Stem Cell. “So,  you don’t want to answer these questions about the clinic and the work that’s being done there and whether it’s safe?” a reporter asked. Comella responded, “I’m gonna ask you to meet with our PR people and continue to reach out to them for additional comments. I’m gonna ask you to turn the cameras off.”
In a statement sent to CBS4 News from the PR company, Comella said, “My entire career has been dedicated to studying and developing treatments utilizing the body’s own natural ability to heal, and I am devoted to helping others achieve optimal health through therapeutic procedures. It is my life’s work to pioneer regenerative medicine and educate the public about its healing potential. I remain steadfast that no government agency should deprive individuals of their right to harness the cells that exist in their body.” The company also sent us a link to a page on the U.S. Stem Cell website directly responding to the FDA lawsuit.
You can find that by clicking here.
Dr. Thomas Albini, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, treated Mallard and co-authored the New England Journal of Medicine paper on three other patients from US Stem Cell that sustained permanent eye damage from the stem cell procedure. He believes much more study needs to be done before performing
these treatments on people.
“I think it’s really wrong to offer these types of therapies to people when they’re very dangerous and people aren’t aware of the risks involved,” Albini said. “It’s not that there’s something wrong with stem cells or stem cells and eye disease. Stem cells may very well wind up being the cure for a lot of eye diseases. It was the way in which it was studied and the amount of clinical study that went into doing it before it was offered to patients.”
Albini also offered several important pieces of advice for people who might be looking at
stem cell therapies for treatment. 
One, if you enroll in a clinical trial you almost never have to pay for it. Patient funded research is seen as a conflict of interest in the medical field, and two, you should ask if the doctor treating you and recommending stem cell therapy has the appropriate medical background to treat the disease or condition you have. “I think its paramount to require clinicians who are going to be doing these types of therapies to have conducted research ahead of time,”
Albini said.
According to the FDA, they have the authority to regulate stem cell products in the U.S. and in most cases, the agency works to “determine the safety and effectiveness of products in well-controlled human studies.” Currently, the FDA says that the only stem cell products that they’ve approved for use in the U.S. are derived from cord blood. The FDA suggests you ask your health care provider if the FDA has approved the stem cell treatment they are recommending for you before agreeing to it.
Jeannine Mallard says she learned of the US Stem Cell clinic through a clinical trial posted on the National Institutes of Health website. Mallard believed that gave the trial legitimacy. There is a disclaimer on the site that the trials listed have not been vetted by the government but Mallard still believes it’s wrong for it to be posted on a government website.
“What makes me really angry is to find this on the National Institutes of Health,” she said. “How can this be listed on such official site, website? I still don’t understand that.” Mallard says her life is vastly different now. She can’t read and relies on friends and family for nearly everything. She recalls often the past two years of doctors in France trying to repair her eye and being unable to. “They did their best but now they could not save it,” she said.

Since the late 1990s, adult stem cells used therapeutically
were not under the control of the FDA and the adult stem cell movement took off. There were complaints from some MDs that the adult stem cell practice should be regulated by the FDA.
The Panama College of Cell Science responded to those outcries with this statement:
The motive in opposing adult stem cell therapy is money. The big institutions want to keep federal funding of embryonic stem cell research at a high level with the promise that cures are “just around the corner” despite the fact that embryonic stem cells will never be useful in any way for patient treatment because they immediately cause tumors when transplanted. (Source)

Dr. Kristin Comella: Stem Cells — An Idea Whose Time has Come!  
Adult stem cell therapy is an autologous treatment method. The stem cells are not lab-created. They are only isolated and purified after extracting them from the patient being treated. Injecting them back into that patient powers up the body’s own healing mechanism to overcome chronic ailments. The FDA didn’t and shouldn’t have anything to do with regulating stem cells from one’s own body. That situation has recently been arbitrarily and
suddenly changed.    
Around 2014, the FDA started tweaking their guidance rules for stem cell therapy with the purpose of getting new rules made into laws through Congress that could be interpreted according to FDA whims and enforced arbitrarily. Their agenda is to consider adult stem cells as FDA-regulated drugs. During our phone conversation, Dr. Comella explained how the FDA ignored testimonies from adult stem cell practitioners during their 2015 public hearings regarding new guideline proposals. 
Then they arranged to create new rules behind closed door meetings that included pharmaceutical industry allies and insiders. The result was that by 2017, the FDA’s hands-off policy with adult stem cell therapy came to a sudden halt after years of highly successful stem cell practice. By 2018, the FDA got nastier with the “the most influential clinician on the subject of adult stem cell therapy” as its target. The FDA started doing inspections of Dr. Comella’s South Florida clinic that are designed for labs that manufacture drugs. 
The standards for hospitals and clinics are not as strict as drug manufacturers. Those inspections were inappropriate for a clinic. But those inspections made it easier to create damaging reports. When the inspectors came by, they demanded to go into rooms while treatments were taking place with semi-nude or nude patients, which Dr. Comella prohibited. The inspectors also demanded to view patient medical records. She allowed that after redacting their names on the copies she gave them. 
For her actions to protect patients’ privacy, inspectors allegedly cited Dr. Comella for resisting and obstructing FDA inspections. Soon after the inspections, the FDA served Dr. Comella with a lawsuit for practicing medicine with unapproved drugs. The “drugs” were only those stem cell solutions drawn from patients to be used on them. The FDA has allegedly offered to drop the lawsuit if Dr. Comella signed an agreement to stop doing adult stem cell therapy and
no longer promote it.
She refused. She said she has witnessed people leave their wheelchairs for good from this therapy. If Dr. Comella loses this court case, adult stem cell therapy in the USA may be forced out of the country and only be available to those who can afford medical tourism.
In This short 3-minute video was produced interviewing Dr. Comella and some of her patients.

Examining and Comparing the Different Types of Stem Cell Therapy.
Human embryonic stem cell (hESC) therapy has received most of the media’s attention and government support. But it is the most controversial because it involves extracting tissues from terminated human embryos, aka aborted fetuses. In addition to moral and ethical issues, human embryonic stem cell (hESC) solutions create cells so rapidly where they’re injected they lead to cancerous tumors. To avoid that, researchers have to use immuno-suppressant drugs to curb the embryonic stem cells’ tendency toward cancer.

Using pharmaceutical drugs to curb hESC cancer side effect issues leads to other unexplored and unexpected side effects from those patented stem cell solutions. But the profit motive for embryonic stem cell therapies was strong and a lot of government funds had been put into its research. Pharmaceutical companies were motivated because they could patent stem cells created from embryonic tissues.

Bone marrow stem cell therapy was among the first to depart from flawed hESC (human embryonic stem cell) therapies developed over the past two decades. Bone marrow stem cell therapy was the segue into the adult stem cell therapy movement. Bone marrow extractions
are painful, requiring general anesthesia. It’s relatively difficult and expensive compared to adipose (fat) tissue stem cell harvesting. Bone marrow’s high white blood cell count also encourages inflammation, making it counter-productive for patients already suffering from chronic inflammation or autoimmune disorders.

Most importantly, adipose (fat) tissue yields up to 500 times more mesenchymal stem cells than bone marrow sources, according to Dr. Comella. These are potent stem cells that can differentiate into a wide variety of other cell types. Furthermore, the adipose white blood cell count is lower than bone marrow matter. Overactive, confused immune responses attack organs continually and create chronic inflammation and autoimmune diseases. The lower white blood cell count automatically lowers the risk of further inflammation among patients already suffering from chronic inflammation and autoimmune diseases. 

The outpatient treatment involves creating a very small and shallow incision that won’t require stitches on an area of skin covering adipose tissue (fat). From there, liposuction can withdraw a portion of the fat. This part of the procedure requires only a local anesthetic. Then what is extracted is spun at high speed in a special centrifuge to isolate the stem cells which are then purified for IV drip delivery or injection into the same patient from whom it was extracted. Total costs range from five to ten thousand dollars or more in some cases.

Dr. Comella and her colleagues’ mission is to get adult stem cell therapy available for everyone. Private and government health insurance providers cover medical treatments that are much more expensive. Why not cover one that would save money with its lower expense and fewer side effects?

Over the years, there have been nearly 12,000 adult stem cell therapies performed in the United States with an over 90 percent success healing rate for mostly joint and spinal conditions as well as heart and lung issues. But the three known adverse side effect cases continually get all the media attention. The Panama College of Cell Science, which helped launch Kristin Comella’s research and development, had this to say about her:

Perhaps the most influential clinician on the subject of adult stem cell therapy, Dr. Comella has been able to quietly develop patient treatment protocols and treat patients via collaborating physicians and health care providers using legal patient-specific FDA guidelines, including studies permitted by Institutional Review Boards, patient-specific stem cell clinical trials, and direct treatments using the patients own stem cells that are harvested and re-injected for therapeutic purposes.
Through Dr. Comella’s leadership, she and her team have trained and certified more than 700 physicians worldwide in adult stem cell therapy.  Lori Gregory and Dr. Kristin Comella, world-renowned expert on regenerative medicine using a patient’s own stem cells join to talk about the federal government’s unprecedented attempt to regulate our bodies. This new treatment holds amazing potential, which is why government & industry want to control your body, your healthcare, your informed choice and your liberty.
  
The interviews below allows the energetic Dr. Kristin Comella to give a thorough and upbeat description of adult stem cell therapy.  https://stemcells.nih.gov/info/Regenerative_Medicine.htm
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America in an Orwellian State of Mind

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Ken
Historians define the Founding Fathers of USA in many ways.

Some say that the men who attended the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress were all Founding Fathers. This is believed by most people. Some historians limit the Founding Fathers to 55 people who participated in the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Others further limit them to the 39 people who signed the famous embossed copy of the U.S. Constitution.
So there is no clear 100%definition of the Founding Fathers.

Role of Founding Fathers During the American Revolution
During the American Revolution which began in 1765, Founding Fathers led the Thirteen Colonies. After Britain imposed a lot of taxes and angered the colonies, they decided to unite together and launched protests against the taxes.
In 1774, the Founding Fathers who represented the Thirteen Colonies came together at the First Continental Congress. Famous figures at this Congress included George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry.
The Congress decided to appeal to the British crown to repeal the taxes and give colonies their rights. The Founding Fathers at this congress also decided that they would boycott Britain if their demands were not met.
By 1775, Britain had refused to heed to their demands and imposed further taxes. This led to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War the same year. The Founding Fathers once again met in 1775 at the Second Continental Congress. This is where they took important steps towards American Independence.

Founding Fathers and American Independence
At the Second Continental Congress in 1775, the Founding Fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence. This declaration stated that the Thirteen Colonies were now free from British rule and considered themselves as independent. The declaration also said that all men are created equal and must have access to the rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The Founding Fathers became the national government of the united Thirteen Colonies. At the time, the Revolutionary War was still going on. The Founding Fathers made important decisions such as developing a war strategy, appointing generals, raising armies and establishing ties with other nations such as France. Famous new figures at this Congress included Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson and John Witherspoon. All of them were later regarded as among the Founding Fathers.

Role of Founding Fathers After the American Revolution
By 1783, the American armies under the supreme command of George Washington had defeated Britain. The Revolutionary War culminated in the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783. The treaty was negotiated by three notable Founding Fathers including Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams. Britain accepted American independence in this treaty. Once the Thirteen Colonies were free from British rule, the Founding Fathers played a very important role in creating the constitution and determining the political direction of the country.

Founding Fathers and American Constitution
In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved Articles of Confederation. This was the first constitution of the American colonies, drafted by the Founding Fathers. All the 13 states ratified the articles by 1781 and it became the constitution of the union of the 13 independent states. Later when the Revolutionary War was over, the Founding Fathers realized that a new and more detailed constitution was needed. So the Constitutional Convention took place in 1787. At this Convention, the Founding Fathers discussed important matters such as the status of slavery in the newly born USA, the representation of the states at the Congress, and the extent to which the federal government should have power over the states. They debated and discussed these issues. Once agreements were reached, they were made a part of the constitution. This came to define the nature and structure of the USA government.
Famous Founding Fathers
A large number of Founding Fathers were members of the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress. Of these, some of the most famous were George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,  Alexander Hamilton and Roger Sherman.
Here are brief biographies of each.
George Washington fought for the British, serving as a commander in the French and Indian War. A prosperous Virginia farmer who owned hundreds of slaves, he came to resent the various taxes and restrictions being imposed on the colonies by the British crown. Once the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, he was placed in charge of the Continental Army and quickly suffered a near-disastrous defeat at the Battle of Brooklyn. More defeats followed—all in all, Washington lost more battles than he won. Nonetheless, he kept his ragtag troops together even through a freezing winter at Valley Forge and, with the help of his French allies, was able to expel the British by 1783.
Benjamin Franklin was a skilled author, printer, scientist, inventor and diplomat despite a formal education that ended at age 10. When not designing bifocals, harnessing electricity, playing music or publishing Poor Richard’s Almanack, he worked constantly on civic projects to improve his adopted city of Philadelphia. In the beginning stages of the American Revolution, Franklin was appointed to the five-member committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. He then traveled to France, where he secured French assistance for the war effort and helped negotiate the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the official end to the conflict.
Thomas Jefferson was a Virginia lawyer and politician who came to believe the British Parliament held no authority over the 13 colonies. In 1776, he was given the immense task of writing the Declaration of Independence, in which he famously declared that “all men are created equal” and “that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights,” such as “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” (A lifelong slaveholder, he did not extend these concepts to African-Americans.) As secretary of state under Washington, Jefferson clashed constantly with Hamilton over foreign policy and the role of government. He later served as vice president to John Adams prior to becoming president, himself, in 1801.
Alexander Hamilton emigrated as a teenager from the British West Indies to New York. Rising to prominence as an aide-de-camp to Washington during the Revolutionary War, he became an impassioned supporter of a strong central government. After attending the Constitutional Convention in 1787, he wrote the majority of the highly persuasive Federalist Papers, which argued for the Constitution’s ratification. Washington then tapped him to serve as the first U.S. treasury secretary, a position he used to push for the creation of a national bank. Later immortalized on the $10 bill, Hamilton was killed in an 1804 duel with his bitter rival
Aaron Burr, the sitting vice president.
John Adams became a relatively early proponent of the revolutionary cause. Just like Franklin, he served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence, journeyed overseas to secure French military aid and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris. He chaired other key committees as well and even found time to draft the Massachusetts Constitution (which is still in use). After about 10 years of diplomatic service abroad, Adams returned home in 1788 and subsequently became vice president under Washington. Following Washington’s two terms, he was then elected president, serving from 1797 to 1801. In a striking coincidence, Adams and his friend-turned-rival-turned-
friend Thomas Jefferson both died on the same day, July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary
of the Declaration of Independence.
Samuel Adams was a political firebrand who drummed up immense opposition to British policies in Boston, a hotbed of the resistance. Believing that the colonists were subject to “taxation without representation,” he joined the Sons of Liberty, an underground dissident group that at times resorted to tarring and feathering British loyalists.  Adams likely planned the 1773 Boston Tea Party, and in 1775 his attempted arrest helped spark the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first skirmish of the Revolutionary War. Unlike many of the Founders, Adams was staunchly anti-slavery. He signed the Declaration of Independence and went on to serve as governor of Massachusetts.
John Jay nonetheless played a pivotal role in the creation of the United States. A lawyer, he originally preferred reconciling with Britain rather than fighting for independence. Once war broke out, however, he wholeheartedly joined the side of the colonists, serving, among other roles, as a diplomat to Spain and linking up with Franklin and Adams to negotiate
the Treaty of Paris. 
James Madison likewise grew up on a Virginia plantation and served in the state legislature. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, he proved to be perhaps the most influential delegate, developing a plan to divide the federal government into three branches—legislative, executive and judicial—each with checks on its power. This plan, which was largely adopted, earned him the moniker “Father of the Constitution.”

Thomas Paine
was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and Famous writer
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Robert R. Livingston ‘Chancellor of New York’ was a member of the ‘The Committee of Five’ who wrote the famous Declaration of Independence in 1776… 
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Roger Sherman was one of the ‘Famous Five’ Founding Fathers of America, Roger Sherman helped finalize the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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Additional Founders
Many other figures have also been cited as Founding Fathers (or Mothers). These include John Hancock, best known for his flashy signature on the Declaration of Independence; Gouverneur Morris, who wrote much of the Constitution; Thomas Paine, the British-born author of Common Sense; Paul Revere, a Boston silversmith whose “midnight ride” warned of approaching redcoats; George Mason, who helped craft the Constitution but ultimately refused to sign it; Charles Carroll, the lone Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence; Patrick Henry, who famously declared “Give me liberty, or give me death!”; John Marshall, a Revolutionary War veteran and longtime chief justice of the Supreme Court; and Abigail Adams, who implored her husband, John, to “remember the ladies” while shaping the new country.
https://american-history.net/founding-fathers/

An Orwellian society, as describe by George Orwell, is the destruction of the welfare of a free society. In which there is an invasion of privacy by constantly monitoring its citizens. Moreover, it is the encouragement of “doublespeak” which refers to misleading the masses to accept inconsistent policies. A great example of this is seen when the American people gave up their civil liberties and freedom in the name of national security. On December 31, 2011, while many Americans celebrated bringing in the New Year, President Obama was busy signing into law the $662 billion funded National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which focuses on the defense of the United States and its overseas interests. 

Although the NDAA addresses US national security programs and the Department of Defense health care costs, it becomes controversial when addressing counter-terrorism. Title X, Subtitle D, Section 1021 of the NDAA, which is labeled counter-terrorism, authorizes the military to detain US citizens indefinitely without trial if the government suspects their involvement with terrorism or connection to a terrorist organization. To date, there has been no law in the legislative history of the United States other than the Patriot Act which has given the President such unlimited power.

As a result of this provision the act has been seen as both a violation of international law and the laws of war. In defense of the Act, the President has assured that his Administration will not engage in any sort of unjust citizen detention. At the signing of NDAA the President stated,
“I want to clarify that my Administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens.” He further went on to state, “My Administration will interpret section 1021 in a manner that ensures that any detention it authorizes complies with the Constitution, the laws of war, and all other applicable law.” However, such statements do not prevent future Heads of State from acting in a different manner, and may result in America in fact being one step closer to becoming an Orwellian society, whereby a totalitarian government will dominate and oppress our civil liberties by fighting an endless war on terror.

The NDAA also gives the military the power to exercise firm and repressive control over the population, which in turn gives the military the power to operate outside the boundaries of our Constitution by constantly monitoring citizens’ activities to seek out persons of suspicion. Similarly, during the Bush Administration’s war on terror, the issue of detaining suspected terrorist for an indefinite period of time was brought before the US Supreme Court.  The Court held that no government has the power or the legal premise to hold a person for an indefinite period of time. It becomes apparent that the signing of the NDAA goes against the very philosophy of our Founding Fathers who purposely created a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one governmental branch supersedes the other.

With the NDAA authorizing the President and military to exercise an unprecedented amount of power unopposed, that system is rendered ineffective.  Realizing that such legislation is unjust, the Virginia Senate has taken the opportunity to stand up against the unreasonable application of government authority by passing a bill that prevents state agency from participating or assisting in the detention of US citizens.

Ultimately, although the NDAA was designed with national security in mind, it may be a grave mistake to allow the executive branch of the government to have such an unprecedented amount of power and authority. If such legislation remains, one can only imagine the abuse of power of future leaders who would allow America to closely mimic countries that use policies and mass surveillance to control their citizens. Thus, if this Act is left unchallenged we can only expect the slow destruction of our welfare, and the systematic eradication of our
basic freedom and civil liberties, inevitably.
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Rediscover Health and Happiness

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Ken
How Can You Be Yourself,  If You Don’t Know Yourself.  🙂

I took a 9 month sabbatical. Here’s how I did it — and 4 reasons –
I recommend it to everyone. Sarah Blinco is a communications and digital media consultant specializing in travel, wellbeing, and healthcare content for SMBs and start-ups. She publishes a popular lifestyle blog, travellivelearn.com; you can find her on Instagram and Twitter. 
Sarah and her husband Cooper decided they wanted to rediscover their own health and happiness – now, six months into her nine month sabbatical from work, they’ve never been happier. To make it work, they saved up about £5,000 each, freelance while traveling, and house-sit around the world. My partner Cooper and I are Aussie expats living in England.
Our time in London has been amazing. But big city opportunities come with big pressures.
I don’t remember jumping on the hamster wheel, but sure knew when we were caught on it! We’d lost sight of our goals, and the situation was taking a toll on our wellbeing.
Mental health is something we’re talking more about these days, and for good reason. According to the World Health Organization, depression and anxiety alone cost the global economy $1 trillion in lost productivity every year. With one in four in the U.K. experiencing
a mental illness in any one year, it’s getting tougher for employers to retain talent, and is obviously a struggle for us as a workforce.
We wanted to rediscover our own health and happiness, and decided on a change.
My employer offers (unpaid) sabbatical leave for anyone with who’s been there three years.
I applied, citing the desire to travel and developing my personal and professional skillset
as key reasons for the time off. We put a realistic time frame on the plan, which gave us nine months to tie-up commitments and save money (about £5,000 each) we set off in August 2019.
Research published by Lonely Planet found that 92% of us see travel as an opportunity to make a positive change. We agree that it’s possible. After six months on the road, here are four great reasons that might inspire you to pursue a similar path.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9_p-evpiGc

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flIa2MsxzHA

Travel changes your perspective!!!
The first months of our time away included visits to Ireland, Spain, Malta, and France. As time passed, we shook off negative feelings from the past year and focused on the “now.” We ended up on all sorts of foreign adventures: a clifftop paella cooking class in Spain, sunrise yoga on a secret beach in Ibiza, and lining up with locals to collect freshly baked bread each morning
in a tiny French village. (Where My Ancestry Originated 4 Generations Ago.) Note: kg-me 😉
These happenings are blessings, daily reminders that there is life outside of what we’re told we “should” be doing. Through the experience of language, culture, and a shaken-up routine, what was previously stressful had simply become stuff that happened.
All part of “life’s rich tapestry,” as my father would say.

Fascinating new friends will inspire you
Our dream was to travel more and slower. Saving money alone wouldn’t cover us,
which is when we turned to house-sitting. 
To succeed on a competitive house-sitting site, you need experience and reviews (it works like Airbnb). I developed a strategy and an effective application process, and successfully filled our blocks of travel time. We’ve subsequently been asked by colleagues and friends for advice on how to make this lifestyle a reality and have created guides to help others .

So far, we’ve cared for over 20 dogs, two horses, and a cat a dream for animal lovers. Benefits we had not anticipated included discovering places we would never have otherwise known about (like beautiful Balbriggan by the sea an hour outside of Dublin, or small villages like Duras in France), and meeting an array of people who have renewed our faith in humanity.
We’ve received so much kindness and hospitality. Then, there’s the stories: Fellow travelers who share relics, memories, and lessons on whiskey! Our English and Canadian expat friends, who pass on their passion for what it means to “be French.” In Malta we stayed with an ex-British Airways flight captain and his wife, an international squash champion, plus their nine dogs! This pair have created a Facebook community, “Adopt a Sicilian Stray,” through which they’ve re-homed hundreds of rescue dogs from terrible circumstances.

To walk in local shoes on their home turf is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,
and one that has inspired us to look at our lives differently.

You are forced to adopt and adapt to new routines
At first, we attempted to fill our digital nomad calendars (we’re freelancing as multimedia content producers while we travel) in the same way as a “normal” 9-5 workday. 
However, between pet care requirements and short winter days with fewer hours of light, this didn’t work. We’ve learned to schedule tasks or deadlines around travel between house sits, and realized that we can design our day according to our needs.

To me, this is an important lesson. Cond Nast Traveller reported in 2019 that, by 2020,
roughly 50% of the UK and USA’s workforce would be freelance. It’s a staggering figure, but it represents larger societal changes that are prompting more people to adopt
a fresh approach to life and work.

Your values become clear, and so does your path If you’re unhappy with your situation, stepping away can be the best way to clear your head and gain perspective. And it is possible to achieve. Over the past six months we’ve enjoyed the freedom to exist in new places, get curious and motivated, and clear out brain clutter. It’s not come without challenges though we’re still asking, “What’s next?”

Pre-sabbatical, that question was tainted with anxiety and fear.
This year, it’s full of opportunity. We’ll make our decisions based on what we value, and now we can see those things more clearly.

In any case, the benefits of pausing to take a travel sabbatical completely outweigh the risks
we all worry about.  Cooper and I always wanted to travel beyond a week here or there, but were stopped by the usual fears. What if the work world changed while we’re gone, or we ran out of money? But now we’re making it happen and we’ve never been happier.
Even though the trend of solo travelling is becoming more popular, it is agreeable that venturing alone without a companion is daunting. Luckily, there are clever tricks anyone yearning to be a lone traveller can make use of to feel more comfortable along the way. I believe everyone can benefit from trying on the ‘lone traveller’ hat at some point in life.

Many swear that travelling solo can be likened to experiencing religious enlightenment!
 Not only are you able to fully rely on your own judgements and ideas, but as a lone traveler, you can do whatever you please all throughout your journey. A pretty liberating thought! Of course, with all the freedoms of being a lone traveler, come the drawbacks. Some of these, concern safety and overall wellbeing.
 To make things easier, following are my practical tips which will empower you to book your solo trip. You might also enjoy our feature in Get it Magazine on how to choose your own solo adventure, including interviews with two of our fave bloggers. Read it here

Plan Ahead!!!
The very first tip after you have decided to venture out solo, is to remember to take some time and extra effort to plan the whole trip as thoroughly as possible.
Spontaneous travel is great, but when a co-pilot is not there to help you out, you will want to have a plan to fall back on.

Make a list of all the must-have items you cannot travel without. But remember, you’ll need to pack light. Heavy bags and luggage will slow you down, and it may be uncomfortable to carry extra through a crowded airport or bus station.

Next, double check the bookings, such as the taxi, the means of transportation and accommodation.

Something I was taught is to try and memorise maps as accurately as possible. It’s helpful so you don’t have to be reading a map in public (potentially looking lost), or if Google Maps fails, as sometimes it does.

Plan, book, and get ready for the time of your life. You inevitably make friends, whether you’re heading off on long term travel, a wellbeing retreat or city tours.
Do not be afraid of solo dining

Many people are anxious to dine alone. It’s common to feel like sitting solo in a restaurant makes you seem desperate or ‘sad’. But, it’s not uncommon to witness people sitting by themselves, enjoying a coffee or a meal and reading a book.

So, let go of the irrational fear and embrace solo dining! If it is too uncomfortable to go to a fancy dinner, consider a smaller coffee place or coworking cafe and opt for a counter seat or a seat at the bar.

To keep yourself occupied, take some reading materials with you or maybe a laptop to do some research about the local must-see things.
You might also enjoy…

All in all, travelling alone can be a truly empowering and a unique experience.
At the end of your trip, you will certainly feel like a changed person full of new experiences and interesting stories.  https://histopten.blogspot.
com/2013/03/my-top-ten-paradise-songs.html   

^ Courtesy of Sarah Blinco. ^ 

There is always two sides to every story.

Insights for this week…  We can either focus on what is working for us or what is not. 
Perhaps we could beat ourselves up for ‘breaking the rules’ and not getting it 100% perfect every day or move forward knowing that right now I’m doing more than I did last month to be healthy, I’m drinking more water, I’m eating more protein and veggies,  I have reduced my crazy snacking at night by 90%,  gaining more energy getting more done in a day, both in business and in your personal life. If your old ‘normal’ is now considered ‘going off track’ then it means you have already transitioned into healthier habits. Take a Load Off of your mind and acknowledge how far you have come!

I believe a strong foundation made through faith gives us all the strength to with stand any storm… When you make your mind up it’s amazing how everything fits into place.
The universal rule confirmed again s/he who has certainty wins over uncertainty in all areas of life. With all the self help guru’s out there and the positive vibes “do find what you love and love what you do and you will never work a day in your life”,… Self-doubt can weigh you down.
As I’m chipping away at my WHY’s I noticed that ‘self-doubt’ was a trigger. Self-doubt is a form of internal conflict where we have internal conflict as discovered in a previous post we tend to look for comfort and if eating is a form of comfort. Then we default straight to what works for us no questions asked no stop before you act it’s the automatic default.
Recognizing what was happening gave me the ability to consciously make a choice on how to balance this out. Deciding to work through it and getting to the root cause what was causing you to feel “self-doubt” and resolve THAT permanently. WILL help implement a new strategy for handling self-doubt while moving forward. #Insight It’s OK to have a bad day because they help you appreciate the good days and provide you the contrast to fine tune how you currently do things supporting longevity through balance.

Burnout can contribute to fatigue and over eating!!!
Burnout is feedback of unfair exchange in one or more areas of life. (Mental, Spiritual, Vocational, Financial, Familial, Physical, Social). We all experience burnout in some form or another with varying degrees. Some people experience burnout in Business and it impacts their health and well being. I ate junk food, wanted more savory and sweet foods, slept less and couldn’t concentrate. I even questioned if I was cut out to be in the business. As I am into helping others transform their lives. What I learnt over the years of transitioning my life is we must balance ourselves in order to serve others is we must first take care of ourselves.
You can stay stuck with excuses or impulses or you can move forward by looking for answers, the choice is yours

Principle: Fear is taught and can be neutralized, Fear can stunt your growth or drive your results. there is no such thing as a fear of the unknown because there must be content in the past to generate a fear of an imagined result in the future. When we are looking at emotions that weigh us down such as guilt and shame from unbalanced perceptions in the past, our mind can exaggerate the “problem” or magnify the self-resentment, shame or guilt we stack upon ourselves. When this happens our subconscious works against our conscious mind.
Getting to the root cause of what you fear may happen if you lose weight is one of the underlying key factors to moving forward. Guilt and Shame can weigh you down. Often we can weigh ourselves down with guilt and shame and not even realize we are doing it.

Examples:
Conscious: When Security and Family are high in your values.
Sub-conscious:  When we stay at home and spend more time with the family we gain weight, and when we gain weight we have a tendency to stay home more because family is important to us, When we feel good about ourselves… we go out way more enjoying ourselves and tend to lose weight instead of staying home!

Conscious: When Career or Education is high in your values.
Sub-conscious: we tend to eat and have unhealthy thoughts. The need to get an assignment done or a deadline met, requires more sugary snacks, coffee, what ever it takes to get it done. You think I want to eat healthy but then I’ll look at eating healthy tomorrow  
 
Conscious: Love and connection is of high in your values !!!
Sub-conscious: When we want to fit in with everyone else we have a tendency to eat and drink what is unhealthy. When Fitting in with everyone else is important to you, we eat what others eat, eat when they eat ~ it’s all about socializing and connecting.
This cause unbalance diets and irregularity!! 

These emotions come from our deep seated ingrained moral compass and often a challenge
to overcome. 80% of our thinking is done at a sub-conscious level and only 20% at a conscious level. Find out where your moral rules originate because this is where the guilt comes from, you believe you have gone against yourself or someone else according to these rules.  First step is finding where your guilt of shame may lay… It could be religion, partners, parents, children, family, friends…
We are all perfectly imperfect and its okay to be perfectly imperfect to have an expectation on self to live a perfect obedient life and NEVER do anything wrong is setting yourself up to fail. 
Fact: Your perceptions are the true causes and your reactions are the true effects of your life, where is the cause of your own effect. Take a load off by balancing your perceptions
(I use the Demartini Method to achieve this). No therapy is complete until cause equals affect.
We Must Live and Learn from Our Experiences!!!
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LESSON ON THE HUMAN SPIRIT

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Ken
Did Irene Ryan really pass away after singing that song about “It’s Time To Start Living?

Since I’m a self-taught blogger though the Will of GOD, I had no proper idea about drawing and things that are involved within it, I even had no idea that there’s something called doodle art, realizing only what a Google Doodle was when someone told me about and its what you see each day when you open your laptop. Then one day I got a message from a Facebook friend telling me “you’re a real doodler. “When I Googled “Doodler”  I quickly realized its exactly what I’m doing and thought maybe that friend was just jealous that they don’t create time for what I do with my blog. However, I wouldn’t consider it a waste of time if your learning about self help and the rewards you gain from that. Some of the knowledge I have gain from my time researching cancer.  Is that many times an untimely death of a close family member, friend 
or sense of lost (over a job and retirement initiated the cancer) will never end.

Unless you change your outlook on the circumstances surrounding you!!!

Back in the late 60’s early 70’s it was so easy to get typed cast for Actors and Actress’ and break the pigeon hole of doing a television series.  It was really sad to see Donna Douglas continued to be “Ellie Mae” even after the series ended. She kept the same Ellie Mae pigtails, hairstyle year after year decade after decade. She never seemed to let go of Ellie Mae. What a shame. She was so gorgeous; It was kind of scary.  it’s too bad the only thing you’re known for is playing a little country bumpkin  who only cared about one thing: critters.
Our Dear Irene Ryan Lived to the age of 70: Oct 17, 1902 – Apr 26, 1973  and did NOT die
during a performance. Nor did she finish her contract. Here’s the true story which I found on Broadwayworld.com, credited to John Rubinstein, who was starring in PIPPIN along with Ben Vereen, Jill Clayburgh, and Irene Ryan: Irene was lonely in New York City.
She missed her life and her friends in Los Angeles where she had lived for many years. 
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In New York City the cold winter nights and the show schedule began to undermined her
spirit somewhat. But, being trouper that she was, she never missed a performance, however,
I started to notice she was beginning to look weak, or listless. I sat and watched her big number on stage every night, and I saw that she began to cut down on her moves, and to generally diminish the amazing energy that she would normally put out every time.
On opening night, she was the show stopper and when she was done performing she would stopped the show cold, and I had to stand there for about eight minutes waiting for the applause to die down before I could go on!
One Saturday matinee, she looked particularly drained, and I got worried that she might be sick. I was having dinner with Fosse at my house between shows; so I went to Ben Vereen and asked him to contact Stuart Ostrow (the producer) and have him come to the evening show, and I would ask Bob to do the same. I told Bob that I thought perhaps Irene needed a vacation, even though contractually she didn’t have one coming for some months; it might do her good to go to California for a while, and then finish up her contract when the weather was warmer. 
Bob said he’d take a look at her in the next day or two. When I returned to the Imperial for the evening show, the call had just come through from Kennedy airport: Irene was on a plane to Los Angeles. She had had her bags packed before the matinee, and right after the show, with the help of Walter Willison, my friend and standby, she had left for the airport right after the afternoon performance. Her standby, Lucie Lancaster, went on that night, and then continued to play the part until Dorothy Stickney took over some weeks later. A question I have is why would they move her from NYC to Santa Monica?

 It seems like her health would deteriorate having to make such a journey in poor health. The only reason I can think for the move is that maybe she wanted to be in familiar surroundings.    A very different recording of Ryan singing…  No Time at All    Irene, upon landing in LA, was taken right to the hospital, diagnosed with malnutrition!! We all called and sent her cards and love and wishes to get better fast, but she basically wasted away over the next few days. I always I thought her behavior was like that of an old cat, who curls up under the bed and goes to sleep and just doesn’t wake up. Irene knew (either consciously or not) that it was her “time”. She stuck with her job as long as she could, and then, without fanfare, went home to die.
Earlier in the year, her friend and fellow Beverly Hillbillies cast member, Nancy Kulp, had tried to persuade her not to go to New York for the musical. She had been diagnosed with a brain tumor some time previously, but reportedly was never made aware of it.

Several days after she fell ill, Irene Ryan died on April 26, 1973.  She was 70. 
Please Note:  Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969) played Kulp’s loyal secretary Janet Trego on the Beverly Hillbillies was probably a close friend to Irene Ryan
and who herself met a tragic “untimely” death at the hands of The Evil Charlie Manson family.
Pallbearers at Ryan’s California funeral included Hillbillies co-stars Buddy Ebsen and
Max Baer, Jr., along with Beverly Hillbillies creator Paul Henning. The funeral was also attended by Donna Douglas, Harriet E. McGibbon, Louie Nye, and others associated with the series. Her body was interred in a mausoleum crypt at the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica, California, beside her sister, Anna Thompson. 
According to this YouTube channel, which purports to show Irene Ryan’s death certificate (albeit bifurcated into two different sections), the place of birth (1st part) is given as “Texas,” sadly if true, the second part, which may not be legit, otherwise why make it two different parts or sections, as a “glioblastoma” (a brain tumor), is given as primary cause of death,
with heart attack second.  It is dated May 1, 1973 (in the bottom of the second section).

Summary: 
Irene Ryan is best remembered for playing the role of ‘Granny’ on the CBS television sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies,” which ran from 1962 until 1971. Her career spanned six decades and was one of the few entertainers who achieved success in
Vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. She was born Jessie Irene Noblett in El Paso, Texas. She began her career at the age of 11 after winning $3 for singing
“Pretty Baby” in an amateur contest
at the Valencia Theater in San Francisco.

When she was 20, she married writer-comedian Tim Ryan and they performed in vaudeville as a double act, known in show business as a “Dumb Dora” routine, billed as “Tim and Irene.” 
They had their own series of short subjects in the 1930s for Educational Pictures, and later worked in feature films for Monogram Pictures. In 1936, substituting for comedian Jack Benny, they starred in “The Jello Summer Show” on NBC radio’s “Red” Network. In 1942 they divorced and she toured with Bob Hope’s United Services Organization troupe during World War II, making regular appearances on his radio show, and also played Edgar Kennedy’s wife
in two of his series of short films in 1943.
In 1946 she married Harold Knox (divorced in 1961) and continued to work in motion pictures of the late 1940s and early 1950s, generally playing fussy or nervous women. In 1944 she appeared in the film “Hot Rhythm,” in which she sang “Happiest Girl in Town.” In 1947 she appeared in the movie “Heading for Heaven.” In January 1955, Ryan made her first television sitcom appearance on an episode of CBS’s “The Danny Thomas Show.” She appeared with actor Walter Brennan in an episode of his ABC television sitcom, “The Real McCoys” and was cast in three episodes as ‘Cynthia Boyle’ of the 1960 to 1961 CBS television sitcom “Bringing Up Buddy.” 
However it was 1962 when Irene was cast in her most famous role, as ‘Daisy “Granny” Bodine’ the matriarch of the Clampett clan, in “The Beverly Hillbillies,” for which she received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1963 and 1964. Her other television credits include “Mr. Ed” (1958) and “Petticoat Junction” (1963). After the cancellation of “The Beverly Hillbillies” she was offered a starring role in a proposed television series in which she would have played a character similar to that of ‘Granny’. While interested, she decided to put the project on hold so that she could fulfill her dream of performing on Broadway. I have a video of a television production of “Pippin” with Martha Raye as Berthe; she’s good (and the song is great) but she’s not Irene Ryan. 
The attached link is the audio, but not the video, of the song. Irene Ryan’s song from Pippen.
 In 1972 she helped create and starred in the role of ‘Berthe’ in the Broadway musical “Pippin,” in which she sang the number “No Time At All”, which mentions, “a man who calls me Granny.” On March 10, 1973, she suffered a supposed stroke during a performance of “Pippin” and returned California on her doctor’s orders and was hospitalized, where it was discovered that she had an inoperable brain tumor. She died the following month in Santa Monica, California at the age of at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California at the age of 70. 
In 1973, prior to her death, she was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for her performance in “Pippin”. In 1972 she started the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship awards scholarships to outstanding actors who participate
in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Walter Willison, John Rubinstein’s understudy for Pippin,
posted the following on YouTube in 2011:

“From her first preview performance in “PIPPIN” at The Kennedy Center to Opening Night on Broadway, which landed her a Motown recording contract the next day [at the time of her passing, under the guidance of producer Bob Crew, she had recorded half the songs for the unreleased album; two tracks, Stephen Schwartz’ “No Time At All” and “Time” by Bob Crew, were released on 45 and became number one singles], to her final matinee six-months later, Irene literally stopped the show eight times a week, receiving the kind of tumultuous,
five minute ovations reserved for only our most beloved stage performers. 
Three days after receiving her Tony Award nomination, though undetected by the audience,
it was announce Irene Ryan suffered  a stroke on stage during her final Saturday matinee performance. That evening she flew to Los Angeles and returned to her home in Santa Monica for one last day before being hospitalized that Monday, and operated on for a brain tumor
a few days later. She watched the 1973 Tony Awards from her hospital bed, and passed away
the following week. on April 26, 1973, just a month after her final Broadway performance.”
The description above is the most plausible one that I have read and ties together the various rumors in a reasonable way. It is consistent with John Rubinstein’s description.
As Mr. Rubinstein wrote, Mr. Willison was the person who apparently helped her get to
the airport and may have helped her pack. Where Irene immediately flew back to Los Angeles that evening, was hospitalized on Monday, and died a few weeks later.
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Positive Affirmations

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Ken
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail – Benjamin Franklin

We all know that once the water has run downstream we can’t get it back.  Likewise when we are unprepared, we have lost the opportunity, squandered the moment. You may be asking yourself what is the point of this story, well I think the point I would like to make is that preparation is an essential, often neglected, part of life.  Practicing the art of preparation allows us to hone four key skills in my opinion.
We know that life is spontaneous and seemingly random at times and there are many things that take us by surprise that we never see coming or that we can’t prepare for.  I am also a firm believer in being flexible and not trying to control everything or being too rigid about things, but on the other hand, when we are well prepared, we can easily jump to Plan B if needed or practice flexibility and adapt when circumstances change. I encourage you to think about these four powerful benefits to being prepared and consider if you can implement them in your life in a consistent and sustainable way.

Being Prepared Enhances Self Discipline
In this sense, I am talking of the discipline of having a routine or habit, not the discipline to control or regulate, although forming a good habit is a form of self-control and regulation.
When we routinely prepare ourselves for the predictable or unexpected events in our lives, we enhance our own self-discipline.  In my opinion, self-discipline is one of the foundations to living a happy life.  The act of becoming prepared means that we discipline ourselves to make the time to prepare.  We get over the feeling of “I don’t feel like doing this now”
we put off procrastination, we dump the excuses and we become mindful
with what we are doing and ourselves.
Being Prepared Enhances Our Strategic Thinking
If you’re like me, as you are preparing for that meeting, vacation, or dinner with a friend you are having an internal dialogue with yourself.  You may be thinking of the meeting agenda, or the presentation you have to give, you may be thinking of what you need to prepare for your vacation all the tasks you need to complete, what to pack in your suitcase, check your travel insurance etc.
The more complex the task, the higher degree of strategic thinking is required.  None of us is born master strategic thinkers; it’s a skill that is born through practice and experience.  Regardless of what you are preparing for, you can hone this skill.  Unbelievably as you look out your window each day before you dress, your brain has already thought a thousand strategic thoughts in preparation for getting you to your destination appropriately clothed, dry, on time and in one piece.  We may not always recognise our thoughts as being strategic but each act of preparation is honing these skills.
Being Prepared Increases Our Flexibility
If you are self-disciplined and open to thinking strategically there is a possibility that your thought processes will expand with fluidity and flexibility.  Not everyone who is self-disciplined and thinks strategically is able to be flexible in his or her behaviour,
but this is a skill that we develop.
So think about it.  You are preparing for a customer presentation, you know what they expect, what you can offer and yet while hoping that it will run smoothly you are aware that problems may arise.  Therefore, part of your preparation will be to look at those potential hiccups and do some scenario planning.  As you work through different scenarios, you will prepare for different outcomes.  This is flexibility and it is the foolhardy who are unprepared for change or unwilling to be flexible.  By preparing to be flexible, we are also building a critical trait to have, namely resilience.
Being Prepared Develops Our Resilience
Resilience is that ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens.  As we develop all our other skills, we often spend little time
developing that of resilience.
Unless you have done the preparation, thought it through, evaluated all the known scenarios you will always be shocked by the unforeseen or by failure.  It is in preparation that we develop our mental resilience and it is through failure that we develop a life of resilience.  We all know that not every plan leads to success and it is through failure that we reach success, but often being unprepared leads to a bitter taste in the mouth.
Having resilience allows us to stand up eight times after we’ve been knocked down seven and to continue on our course, making adjustments and realignments.
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success – Alexander Graham Bell
Take a moment to consider how you go about your daily life.  Are you missing out on some wonderful opportunities because you are not preparing yourself sufficiently?  Do you always repeat the same “mistakes” because you resist preparation?

Anita Moorjani was born to Indian parents!!! 
Hargobind (father) and Neelu (mother) Shamdasani in Singapore. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Sri Lanka, and then at age two, moved to Hong Kong, where she and her older brother Anoop grew up. Moorjani and her brother both studied in British schools. As an ethnic minority in a majority British school, Moorjani says she was often the victim of bullying.[4] Moorjani’s parents are Indian, and because of her diverse cultural background, grew up multilingual, speaking Sindhi, Cantonese, and English simultaneously. 
In February 2002, while living and working in Hong Kong, Moorjani was diagnosed with lymphoma after finding a lump on her neck. Initially, Moorjani rejected conventional medicine. She had watched several people close to her die of cancer, including her brother-in-law and her best friend, despite extensive conventional treatments. Over the months that ensued, Moorjani experimented with various alternative healing practices, but to no avail. She subsequently underwent several conventional cancer treatments. However, by that point, despite these treatments, her doctors informed her and her family that it was “too late” to save her life. The lymphoma had spread throughout her body and had metastasized.[6]
Then on February 2 2006 was dying and Moorjani came out of the coma 30 hours later. During those 30 hours, Moorjani asserts that she experienced many characteristic details of a near death experience. Her account includes an out-of-body experience with observations and awareness of physical surroundings. Moorjani said she had a strong reluctance to return to her suffering and dying physical body, but was encouraged to return by her father and best friend who told her that she needed to return and to “live her life fearlessly.” [7]
Subsequent to coming out of her coma, Moorjani’s tumors shrank by about 70% within four days, and within five weeks, she was cancer-free and released from the hospital, although she had to spend a few months in physiotherapy to regain her strength and the use of all her muscles and limbs.

She submitted the description of her NDE and subsequent healing to the Near Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF) website, a site owned and run by oncologist Jeffrey Long and his wife, Jody Long, a family law attorney.[9]
Her story came to the attention of American self-help author, Wayne Dyer, who contacted his publishers, Hay House, asking them to locate Moorjani and suggest that she write a book, which they would publish.[10]
Dying to be Me was published in March 2012, and hit The New York Times bestsellers list two weeks after its release. Moorjani was then invited to be on Wayne Dyer’s PBS special titled “Wishes Fulfilled”, and since then, has been interviewed on “Fox And Friends,” CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” National Geographic International, Karen Davila’s Headstart on ANC Philippines, among many others. Dying to be Me has subsequently sold over a million copies worldwide, and has been published in more than 40 languages.
On 15 April 2015, Deadline reported that the New York Times best selling book Dying To Be Me has been optioned to producer Ridley Scott‘s company Ridley Scott Films. In January 2016, Moorjani’s case attracted the attention of Dr. Oz, who scrutinized her medical records, and subsequently invited her to be on his show. Skeptics criticize the message that Anita speaks. Vicky Allen, journalist at The Herald Scotland, states “These people are at the centre of a disturbing approach to illness, and cancer in particular, that sees it as a disease to be tackled with the mind and positive thinking. It is a movement which many within the medical establishment believe is dangerous.” Peter Allmark of Sheffield Hallam University, co-author of A Critique Of Positive Thinking In Cancer Care,
denounces the approach as “quackery”.
 
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Anita Moorjani’s amazing near-death experience is described in her book Dying to be Me. 
If you want a preview of what she describes in her book, check out this Ted Talk.  In the video, Moorjani leaves her audience with five brief lessons from her NDE.  I’ve quoted her main points below and added some of my ideas to each of her topics below.

Love should be the most important focus in life. You must love yourself and value yourself. 
We teach others how to treat us.  You should not allow others to bully or control you. 
The more you love yourself, the more love you have to give to others.
Live life fearlessly. Love keeps you safe, not fear.
Humor, laughter, and joy  are vital. Kids laugh and enjoy life all the time, but these states
of being get conditioned out of us.  Joy is more important than any other spiritual power. 
If our politicians learned to laugh, we’d have a different political climate.
Life is a gift, not a chore.
Always be yourself. Be as you as you can be.  Shine your light as bright as you can. 
Embrace being you.

Love More:  Definitely choose love over fear but realize when something you are calling love
is not really love. Love is never manipulation, and manipulation can come in many forms.  Someone can even tell you that you aren’t that spiritual for choosing not to be with them and love them.  You might only be choosing to love yourself and choosing a love and life situation that fits your desires more than that person and situation fits what you need.  This is o.k.  You get to make all kinds of loving choices for yourself.  You don’t have to do what others want you to do and call this love.  You get to do what you want to do and know that it is love. 
Life works better this way.
I think of love as kind gestures and moments when we simply choose to be our best self with someone.  Being your best even when others are at their worst is difficult but loving. Love is something we do for ourselves and for others.  We respect the boundaries of others, and this is a form of love as well.  Other people do not have to take care of all our needs.  We can take care of ourselves and cutting down on our neediness can be a way of being more loving.

Love is wishing the best for everyone, even when they have wronged us.  Love is hoping others can always be their best selves.  Love is expanding someone’s understanding, not letting them live in fear.    Love is many things, and I’m still learning about it.  I do know that love is the opposite of fear. Love will be the subject of many more posts because most NDErs come back knowing that love is the most important thing we can do while in these bodies; love deserves lots of radio, television, and blog time.

Live Fearlessly:  We mistakenly think that if we spend time fearing something we might come up with strategies which might prevent this thing we fear from occurring.  Love is your greatest protector, and even when life happens—when the thing you fear most happens—keep loving yourself through it.  This will help you heal faster.

When I’ve had the most success manifesting, I have clearly seen an image or outcome that I want and worked hard towards achieving that goal without letting negative ideas interfere with my progress.  Then, I stayed the course, never doubting the inevitable positive outcome.  Fear doesn’t play into the equation, not even a flicker of it.  When I have failed at something, fears are always there multiplying and breeding in my mind and in my life.
200+ Self-loving Affirmations! (Rebuild a Brand New You!)
When I think of living fearlessly, I think of never shrinking away from a challenge, but diving in, willing to learn, grow, and succeed.  I think of small moments as well—moments when we choose to talk with others around us instead of being silent and looking at our phones, moments when we make connections, share our thoughts and feelings, and allow our hearts to expand and include more people.

Laughter as Medicine:   I wish I was funnier than I am.  I can be goofy, and occasionally funny, but I wish I was hilarious.  Luckily, I have friends who make me howl with laughter.  May you find these people and talk with them often, and when you can’t find funny friends, watch funny videos and comedies.  Years ago, I saw the movie What the Bleep Do We Know, and the clip about the woman who cured herself of cancer by watching funny movies resonated with me.

Laughter is literally healing.  Surround yourself with people who make you laugh, and you will be happier and healthier.  I’ve always thought that silliness is a form of soulfulness, an ability to not take one’s self or life too seriously.  When all else fails, laugh at people who take themselves too seriously.  They are so funny!

Life is a Gift:     Though I’ve had moments when I felt tired or discouraged after my NDE, I usually remember that life is a gift.  Whenever I feel bored, I think about how to make a certain “boring” task more enjoyable or meaningful.  Washing dishes becomes a moment where I meditate on all the ways that I need to clean certain negative ideas and images from my mind.  Taking out the trash becomes a moment when I think of dumping all of my juvenile and immature behaviors in a dumpster and being done with them.

I take time to savor my food.  Though I remember being overwhelmed at how amazing all food tasted after my NDE, I quickly realized that awareness helped me slow down and enjoy each meal instead of greedily rushing through it.  Greediness in any area of life isn’t all that sexy.  Your share can be wonderful and special without having to want everyone else’s share for yourself.  Life is indeed a gift.  The more you take time to realize it in certain moments, the longer and more beautiful the journey seems.

Be Yourself: I’ve learned the hard way that it isn’t any fun to diminish who I am to please others.  In other posts, I’ve written about family member’s righteousness and insistence on being “right.”  I’m not here to make them wrong.  I’m here to express myself and who I am.  I do this effortlessly in some areas of my life, and those areas of my life work well.  The areas where I dim my light and become less of who I am are not the best areas of my life.  I’m working on being more whole, more me, more true to what I believe and living aligned with these beliefs.  I hope you do the same.

I hope you love your original, wonderful self, chase your dreams and goals fearlessly, laugh even when it is at yourself, and never forget that every moment here on earth is a gift, not a chore.  Make your moments enjoyable.
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How the body can heal itself?
Part One  http://cancershift.com/cancer-
shift-blog/2012/3/22/dying-to-
heal-anita-moorjanis-unusual-cancer-treatment-for-s.html

Part Two  http://cancershift.com/
cancer-shift-blog/2012/3/31/
dying-to-heal-anita-moorjanis-
unusual-cancer-treatment-for-s.html

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Anita Moorjani surviving cancer example | Self-healing with Suzana

Visual Proof of Healing with the Mind
How fast can the mind really affect the body and its ability to heal?
What if I told you that we can affect it almost instantly when we address key factors in the subconscious mind?
Previously I thought it took a long time to heal with the mind. I thought I had to visualize over and over and then wait for my body to start healing itself; that I needed to relax, release my stress, and convince myself I was already healed. I was told those methods were “supposed to work.” So, I tried them for several hours per day for many years, while stuck in bed. I had been in an accident, became disabled, was in an extreme amount of pain, and could not find anything that would help within conventional or natural medicine.
I tried any alternative I could find, but nothing worked. I spent my days visualizing, listening to healing music and mind-programming CDs, smiled more to try to create endorphins, tried positive affirmations. Yet, nothing really worked. Prior to my injury I did network engineering/operations; my job was to troubleshoot, and I was good at it. When something was wrong, I understood how to look for the root cause. Therefore, I began to conduct my own research to deepen my understanding of the mind/body connection.
What I found was absolutely incredible.
I began to develop additional parts of my mind in a whole new way that provided the additional insight I needed to take the process to the next level. What I found was that when I addressed the key factors in the mind, everything changed.
Moreover, that is what I do today. I show people how to get results fast using only the power of their minds. I also show them how this information not only changes their health, but it also changes their lives.
For some, the results may seem unbelievable or impossible, which I understand because there was a time when I did not believe it was possible.
That is why I like to demonstrate these techniques for people so they can actually experience it for themselves.
When I am speaking to audiences, I ask for a volunteer and coach the person to use their own mind to relieve their chronic pain within minutes. In these live talks or teleseminars, everyone can witness the actual process and the volunteer gets to experience the pain releasing from their body.
Since this is a video recorded talk, I found the best way to demonstrate the results was to use medical thermography to show actual visual changes as evidence of the effectiveness of this process.
These same processes have been used for a variety of different ailments; however, I typically like to use pain because people can experience results as they are happening. Therefore, the audience can actively experience the results.
In this talk I reveal:
How to produce rapid and sustainable results in a never before seen way using only the mind.
The Key factors in the mind that need to be addressed to provide these rapid results.
Thermal medical scans have been taken of before and after images to visually show the changes that take place. Along with an explanation of the process I used.
I also discuss the process of using Quantum Entanglement to understand the patterns of the body.

Brandy Gillmore, HHP
Brandy Gillmore is a holistic heath practitioner and international speaker. She is best known for her breakthrough discoveries in healing with the mind. Her techniques enable people to experience noticeable physical results within minutes using only the power of their minds.   https://brandygillmore.com/contact/
Over the past four years, Brandy has lectured worldwide, sharing these tools and techniques. She has spoken at workshops, international teleconferences, retreats, and conferences, to a variety of audiences, including medical doctors, corporations, and non-profit organizations. She has been featured as a guest speaker on lectures given by other experts in this field including Dr. Lissa Rankin’s Whole Health Medicine Institute, which Rankin provides training for medical doctors on mind/body medicine.
Brandy’s cutting-edge discoveries started years ago with a desire to restore her health after a traumatic injury left her physically disabled. With more than a decade of research into healing, she was able to develop her own mind to expand its capabilities to use Quantum Entanglement as a process for greater insight. This provided her a unique, in-depth understanding of the mind and its effect on the body. By using her methods, “The Gillmore Freedom Method” and “The 3 Keys to the Subconscious Mind,” Brandy regularly demonstrates the healing power of the mind in front of live audiences.
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The GateWay 0f Preception!!!
We are all on a Journey of learning to express our full potential. An expression or reflection
of the outside world to others what has happen to us!!! Unless you know this you will never find meaning in our life ~  Louise Hay  🙂

LET GO OF YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS!!!
View You Can Heal Your Life: the Movie in its entirety online. This entertaining and inspirational movie based on the best-selling book is hosted by author and teacher Louise L. Hay. This film gives penetrating insights into Louise’s fascinating personal story; and shows how her views on self-esteem, abundance, and the metaphysical causes behind physical ailments were developed. It also reveals how she applied these concepts to her own emotional, spiritual, and professional life.

A number of luminaries in the fields of self-help, philosophy, health, spirituality, and New Thought join Louise, giving their take on success, happiness, and the myriad ways in which people can heal their own lives. And there are also gripping firsthand accounts from others who have been positively affected by Louise’s work. 
200+ Self-loving Affirmations! (Rebuild a Brand New You!)
Running time: 90 minutes https://www.veoh.com/
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Defeating Depression in the Elderly

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Ken
Dementia is a terrible illness that causes severe damage to the brain!!!
Alzheimer’s Disease

How It Affects The Brain & The Body (The SCARY Facts)
Cognitive Impairment is an irreversible condition that causes a large amount of physical and mental deterioration that can strain relationships and damage the memories we have of our loved ones. Dementia is most common in elderly patients though it can actually occur at nearly any age – in which case it might be referred to as ‘early-onset dementia’. Dementia is not a normal part of aging and should not be confused with age-related cognitive decline. More specifically though, dementia is not actually a disease but rather a collection of symptoms, however, sometimes it can be an undiagnosed case of severe depression and anxiety.   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769828/
Unfortunately, the vague and broad nature of dementia makes it difficult to diagnose in many cases. What’s more, is that dementia can affect different people in very different ways and this depends on the part of the brain that is affected, as well as the health and even the personality of the individual to begin with. In this post, we’ll look at 15 most common symptoms that cause dementia and how you can spot them. It is estimated that there are over 5 million people in the US suffering from dementia right now. Quite simply though al least one-third of those cases maybe severe depression and the anxiety and without the acceptance of growing older.
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1.  Short Term Memory Lost 
One of the most common signs of dementia is short term memory issues. This can cause people to struggle to remember what they were doing, or perhaps what they did recently. A common example might be that they struggle to remember what they had for dinner last night, or where they put something. These can also be symptoms of a range of other conditions and might also just point to regular age-related cognitive decline. But it is one symptom to be aware of at least. 
2.  Boundary Effect This forgetfulness 
Might manifest itself in a very specific manner, known as the boundary effect. In the boundary effect, an individual is prone to forgetting things as soon as they pass through a door (the boundary in question). For example, they might enter a room to retrieve an item and then forget why they came in. The boundary effect is actually a psychological phenomenon that is noticed in healthy patients too. The difficulty is recognizing the point at which it has developed beyond its normal limits and become a serious problem. 
3.  Finding the Right Word 
Another specific example of memory loss in action, is when a person struggles to find a word or a name. Often they’ll be trying to describe something or someone but they’ll be unable to find the suitable word and will be left with it on the tip of their tongue. Once again, this is something that all of us have experienced to some extent and likely you will have experienced it recently! What makes this more difficult is that it generally becomes more common as you get older. But if the change seems rapid and it occurs alongside more of these symptoms, then you might consider it a cause for concern. 
4.  Mood Swings 
Dementia can cause mood swings and irritability. This might cause short bouts of depression, during which a patient can struggle to find motivation or may become disinterested in activity. At the same time though, it can also result in a short temper, bouts of anger and frustration. But this needn’t always mean a ‘negative’ personality change. In some cases, the change might seem positive even – perhaps if a normally shy individual suddenly becomes very outgoing and cheerful. The warning sign here, as ever, is change. 
5.  Slow Movement 
A common symptom of dementia and a range of other mental health complaints is slow movement. Here, an individual might simply begin to move a lot more slowly than they normally would and to become very seemingly deliberate in their motions. They might also appear slower in terms of their speech and their thought. Maybe they get in the car to drive and take a long time to turn the ignition, for instance. 
6.  Lethargy
 Dementia is likely to cause feelings of lethargy – extreme tiredness which may render the individual disinterested in their usual activities, might cause them to sleep in a lot, or might cause them to fall asleep. Lethargy can also be a symptom of a wide range of other conditions though, so be sure to look for it in conjunction with other problems and to consider other likely causes. For example, lethargy can be a result of medication, and especially sleeping tablets or antihistamines. It can also be caused by depression, or by illness. 
7.  Difficult With Forward Planning 
Someone struggling with dementia may see impairments in their working memory. This is the part of the brain that stores information that we are currently using and it is through here that short term memories are stored. This part of the brain is responsible for a great many different tasks, from playing chess to solving math. This is also what we use to hold a plan of action in mind and follow it through, and so someone with dementia might struggle to do that. They may even have difficulty following the plot in a film.
8.  Getting Lost 
One of the common signs of dementia that families are likely to notice early on in their loved ones, is a new tendency to get lost. They might start to go out for walks and then not come home, or they might struggle to get to the shops to pick up food. This is due to damage to their spatial awareness, as well as their general ability to remember routes and tasks. While forgetfulness and memory issues might be easily put down to old age, tiredness or general ‘absent mindedness’, an inability to follow routes that should be easy is more of a worrying sign that is likely to be described by dementia.
9. Difficulty Completing Usual Tasks.
Life is usually surrounded around ordinary daily tasks that are repeated day after day and usually these tasks seem mindless. However, in the case of dementia, a warning sign to look out for is if you can no longer remember to do a familiar, simple task. Also, having issues with even starting the task and the steps involved may be an issue, which can be an early sign that something is not right. It is difficult to come to grips with dementia, but as the mind ages, the risk increases. If you feel that you are at risk for dementia, you should talk with your doctor and be evaluated for the condition.
Struggling to complete ordinary tasks can point to dementia and may be the result of a number of different factors. Of course the lack of short term memory, slow movements, poor coordination and forgetfulness can simply make a task difficult to pursue. At the same time though, those with dementia might lack the motivation to such a degree that they struggle putting on their socks or feeding themselves. This might be noticeable if they suddenly exhibit signs of poor hygiene for instance. 
10.  Problems With Writing
 Just as someone with dementia might struggle to find words when they are speaking, they can also struggle to find words when they are writing. When you combine this with impaired motor control, slowness and lethargy, the act of writing can become a laborious chore – especially if they also forget the train of thought they were following. For these reasons, issues with writing may point to dementia. 
11.  Being Repetitive 
Those with dementia may become ‘repetitive’ in that they go around and around in conversation and repeat things that they’ve already said. They might also repeat other actions such as brushing their teeth repeatedly, shaving overly regularly or generally just performing the same routine task multiple times. This is likely at least in part down to the individual simply forgetting that those tasks have already been carried out. In a slightly different manner, those with dementia might also try to avoid change to an extreme degree. This is normal to some extent for people who are getting older but it can become especially extreme if dementia is involved and the patient might then find themselves not wanting to break from their set routine. This is at least partly owing to just how frightening and difficult new tasks can become for someone struggling with these other symptoms. 
12. Change in Behavior 
All of this basically comes down to a change in behavior. If the person you know is acting very differently, then dementia becomes a relatively likely explanation. Even if the condition is not caused by dementia, then it is still very important that you get them medical attention and try to ascertain just what is causing the problem. That’s because changes in behavior such as slowness, tiredness or difficulty reading and writing could also be signs of other mental health issues, including a tumor or something that requires urgent attention. 
13. Sundowning Syndrome 
People with dementia often experience a condition known as “sun downing syndrome.” Patients affected by this condition, experience symptoms of restlessness, aggression, and panic during the twilight hours of the evening. Medical science is still unclear about what causes the disorder, but it’s thought that the changes in light trigger changes in brain chemistry that make affected individuals exhibit behavior related to anxiety and confusion. Seniors with sun downing syndrome may begin to exhibit symptoms of pacing in their room, talking out loud to themselves, or shouting at their caregivers of loved ones. As the light starts to fade, seniors with sundowning syndrome may leave their room and begin to wander. If they aren’t receiving managed care, they may walk for blocks in a restless state, and be unaware of their new surroundings, forgetting their address, or how they ended up at the location. Seniors suffering from Sundowning syndrome need managed care during the twilight hours. 
14. Apathy and Depression 
Seniors who develop dementia have a clear understanding of their condition after receiving their diagnosis. Most of them understand that they face a continued decline of their cognitive functions affecting memory and thinking processes. Unfortunately, this realization may lead to feelings of apathy and despair, as they realize there nothing they can do to stop the progression of the disease. As a result, the affected individual may enter an apathetic state, and refuse any treatment for their condition. These individuals lose their passion for life and find that their mental health deteriorates at a far faster rate than usual. Turning to apathy as a means of dealing with the condition is relatively common in those seniors who do not have support from extended family members or managed care programs. Another common effect of dementia, and the resulting apathetic approach to managing the situation by the senior – is the development of anxiety and depression as they struggle to cope with what’s happening to them.
15. Improved Outlook on Life
 Identify negative thinking. You may be sabotaging yourself with negative thoughts and not even realize it. Begin by simply becoming aware of negative thoughts, and how they may be affecting you. Some common forms of negative thinking include:
Filtering, or minimizing positive aspects while magnifying the negative.
Polarizing, or seeing things as only good or bad with no middle-ground.
Catastrophizing, or only imagining the worst-case scenario.

     Focus on positive thinking. With a little practice, you can learn to transform your thoughts. Start by following one simple rule: Don’t say anything about yourself that you wouldn’t say about a friend. Be gentle with yourself. Encourage yourself the way you would encourage
a close friend.
     Practice being optimistic. It is a misconception that some people are naturally positive, while others are inherently negative. In reality, optimism takes practice. Try to intentionally
see the silver lining. Instead of thinking, “I’ve never done this before,” tell yourself,
“This is an opportunity to learn something new.”
     Make an effort to silence your “inner critic.” We all have that inner voice that tends to critique or question us. This voice may tell us that we are not good enough, not talented enough, or not worthy of someone’s love. These thoughts are meant to protect you from failure or heartbreak, but in truth, they do nothing but hold you back.
When your inner critic speaks up, ask yourself these questions.
Are these thoughts really true?
Is it possible that these thoughts are not true? Can I admit that they might not be true?
Can I imagine the possibility that really I am good enough, talented enough, and worth of love?

  Don’t live in the past. If guilt, pain, or regret over past circumstances are bringing you down, you can work to release those emotions. Make the active choice to let something go. Write it down and/or speak it out loud.
Express your pain and/or take responsibility. If there is something you need to say to someone, say it, even if what you need to say is “I’m sorry.”
Forgive yourself and others. Try to remember that everyone makes mistakes. Nobody is perfect, and everyone deserves another chance (even you.)

      Give yourself permission to laugh and play. When you don’t take everything so seriously, you are better able to handle all sorts of situations. Humor can make enjoyable moments even better, or make sad, stressful moments just a little more bearable. Crack a joke.
Run around.
Find humor in everyday life.
     Focus on the good things in your life. Often times, we spend our lives searching for things that are right in front of us. We chase dreams of money or prestige, when all we really need are comfort and acceptance. Rather than constantly focusing on what you think you want, actively take a moment to appreciate what you already have. Focus on your good health, a recent accomplishment, or simply the fact that you woke up this morning.
     Surround yourself with positive people. Make sure the people in your life are positive and supportive. Surround yourself with people you can depend on. If the people around you are frequently gossiping, complaining, or creating conflict, you may want to begin distancing yourself. Look for more positive social opportunities in your community, such as a yoga class or group hike. 
     Avoid jumping to conclusions. When you believe you already know what is going to happen, you stop observing what actually is happening. You act on what you think, rather than on what’s in front of you. When you believe you know what someone is thinking, you stop listening to them. This can cause a lot of undue pain and strife. Rather than making snap judgements, try to actively listen and observe.

    Don’t avoid your feelings. Many times, we engage in actions that numb us in an order to avoid sad feelings. But sadness has its benefits: It makes us feel alive. In fact, sadness can have a deeply rejuvenating effect that increases our capacity for happiness. When negative feelings emerge, pay attention to them. Process these feelings by writing them down or talking to someone.
    Mind your own business. There is a Polish proverb that goes, “Not my monkeys, not my circus.” This saying reminds us that we do not need to engage in the drama of others.
Such drama and conflict can greatly dampen your mood.
Try not to intervene in the conflicts of others.
Refrain from gossiping! Don’t talk about people behind their backs. 
Don’t allow others to pull you into arguments or pressure you to take sides.

    Be nice! Make an effort to respect your fellow humans and interact with them in gentle, positive ways. Not only will this make you feel better, but this will help you attract other positive people. Scientists have proven that when we endeavor to be positive (even when we don’t feel happy), we very quickly become happy.
Get yourself in shape physically. A healthy body helps you to deal with stress effectively.
A healthy body leads to a healthy mind!  
Get involved in your community. Whether it is a church group, yoga club, or sewing circle. Look for opportunities at school or in your area, and make an effort to connect with people.
If stress is so crushing that you cannot deal with it, call a help line.
There are many resources available through religious centers and community outreaches.
Be careful not to pick fights with those treating you poorly.
Either avoid them or deal with them in a calm, mature manner.

If you think you might be depressed, talk to a counselor or physician for appropriate treatment.

With great appreciation — Trevor King with Live Longer, Feel Better! has been so gracious to share one of his most recent articles about overcoming depression. It goes deep into the nuances of preventing, overcoming and beating depression. Trust me, this is an article you will want to bookmark and share with your closest friends and family. I suffered from depression for ten years before I tried natural approaches. Without doubt the natural approach was way more effective for me than the drugs.

Here are my 8 recommendations:-
Number 1: Sugar I simply cannot emphasize this enough.
You MUST cut sugar out of your diet. It’s a real killer. In my own depression journey, this was the first thing that gave me any significant relief. I went “cold turkey” on cutting sugar from my diet and almost overnight I had a clarity in my brain that I hadn’t had for five years. In my case it’s processed white sugar that really kills me the most. For some reason I seem to be able to cope with small amounts of honey and pure Maple Syrup – but give me plain white sugar and
I can spend a whole day in bed. And I’m not exaggerating that. When I went off white sugar the first time, I tried to cut every single food out that had sugar in there – including things like bread. It’s HARD! If you have never looked at what foods have sugar in them – you will be amazed. Almost everything has sugar in there somewhere. We all know about sugar cravings, followed by sugar crashes – and then needing more sugar to make us feel better. Well my depression was almost that on a much grander scale. I couldn’t see it at the time.
But when I cut sugar from my diet – I can’t emphasize this enough – the relief was HUGE!
Still to this day I can’t eat desserts like a normal person might – I will be in the pits the next day – sometimes actually within half an hour of eating that sugary treat. So try ditching sugar – there are lots of books out there to help you – and look up “That Sugar Film” – it will blow your mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNr71oGoZC8
That Sugar Film is a 2014 Australian documentary starring and directed by Damon Gameau. The film looks at hidden sugar in foods and the effect it can have on the human body. The film follows Gameau’s experiment on himself, changing from his normal diet containing no refined sugar, to a ‘health-conscious’ diet low in fat but high in sugar, equivalent to 200 grams
(40 tsp) of sugar per day.
40 spoons of sugar a day: the story behind That Sugar Film
https://www.wcrf.org/int/blog/
articles/2015/09/40-spoons-
sugar-day-story-behind-sugar-film

And the Secrets of Sugar    https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/secrets-sugar/

Number 2: Get More Sun – or Vitamin D
All of us (human beings) evolved getting regular sunlight. Sunlight allows your body to make natural Vitamin D, and has other health benefits as well. First, sunlight is thought to increase serotonin, the hormone that helps you feel good. Low levels of serotonin is thought to be one of the primary causes of depression (although this paradigm is increasingly being challenged). Some people are vulnerable to experiencing depression in the winter months, often called Seasonal Affect Disorder. I live in Ireland (not a lot of sun here at ANY time of the year!) but in winter in particular it is harder to get the sun you would need to stay mentally in top shape. So personally, I have a light in my office that gives me the type of light I need. Just search Amazon for SAD light, 10,000 LUX and you will find them. I find this helps me through the long winter months. I also supplement with vitamin D. Personally I take between 5,000 and 10,000 IU of Vitamin D per day – but we always have to tell you to check with your doctor
before taking supplements.
That’s the law? And remember too – not all light is created equal. For example, light from your computer screen and phone screen have lots of high-frequency blue light. This light reaches your eyes and stimulates something called melanopsin, which then reduces melatonin. Melatonin is the hormone that regulates sleep by helping you relax and feel tired at night. So, the impact of watching TV and looking at phones and computers at night is decreased melatonin, and potentially trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. And poor sleep never helps depression. So the long and the short of it – by increasing your exposure to sunlight during the day, and reducing your exposure to computer screens and TV and phones at night, you can help prevent depression, protect your sleep, and feel better from the increased Vitamin D from the sun. And failing that – get those vitamin D capsules….
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Number 3: Fun Physical Exercise
Physical exercise can help prevent or reverse depression several ways: Exercise feels good to the body and increases serotonin in the body (the neurotransmitter that those suffering from depression are lacking). Exercise increases heart rate, which can help restore emotions. Exercise feels productive, and can leave you feeling good that you have accomplished something Exercise can be fun Exercise can be a social experience and help strengthen social ties and increase feelings of love, acceptance, and support It’s important that any exercise you do should be enjoyable for you. If it isn’t enjoyable, it is unlikely you are going to continue to do it. And exercise must be done regularly if it is going to help protect you from depression. Here’s an IMPORTANT POINT that I found was relevant to myself. Often, I would be so depressed that even though I knew exercise would help – there was no way I could bring myself to do it. Making me feel EVEN MORE GUILTY and therefore – MORE DEPRESSED. It was a vicious cycle. There’s a fine line between beating yourself up because you can’t do the exercise -and rightly trying to force yourself to do it because you know it will help in the long run.

Number 4: Drink LOTS of Water
Being Hydrated is critical to feeling good and having good energy. A lot of people who are depressed experience reduced levels of energy, and dehydration can definitely cause depression to be a lot worse. But please – make sure you are drinking water that is actually good for you – because some kinds of water can actually make things worse. Currently in most US states, tap water around the country has Fluoride added to it. Whether or not fluoride in tap water protects teeth is a much-debated topic, but what we do know is that drinking water with fluoride is very bad for you. That’s especially true if your body is already tired and run down from a condition like depression or diabetes. For example, one study found that children who drank fluoridated water were more likely to have problems with their thyroid hormones. Another study found that fluoride in drinking water was associated with liver damage and kidney damage in children. So make sure that the water you are drinking does NOT contain fluoride. ALSO – if you can afford to – Get yourself a Hydrogen Water filter. Make sure that it eliminates Fluoride from your supply as previously discussed. But the beauty of these is that they also add H2 to your water and there are over 700 studies that show H2 is a great addition to your health regime. I’ve used an Echo H2 machine myself – and it’s really helped me.

Number 5: Take a Niacin Supplement
This was another CRUCIAL step in me getting a handle on my depression. There is a very long and well documented history of people successfully using niacin to beat depression. Dr. Abram Hoffer used Niacin to cure Bill W. (the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous) of HIS depression – and Bill W. was so impressed that he actually wanted to build the vitamin therapy into the AA protocols, as he knew that most alcoholics also suffered from depression. His Advisory Board were not persuaded and it never came to pass. Niacin in its pure form will make you flush – that’s where you get a red tingling and probably a very red skin rash. It’s totally harmless, but can scare the pants off you if you aren’t expecting it. There are other forms of Niacin that do NOT make you flush – such as Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate. My own personal story? I hated the flush, so I started taking 3,000 mg of Niacinamide every day, split into three doses of 1,000 mg each time. Along with the ditching of sugar, this was without doubt the biggest contributing factor to getting a handle on my depression. I still take it to this day.

Number 6: Take other Supplements
Many supplements are touted to help with depression – these are just a few of them. Magnesium Research has shown that magnesium and a deficiency in magnesium is related to depression. And patients given magnesium supplements can quickly “snap out of” that same depression. Reviewing 21 studies on magnesium and its relationship to depression, researchers concluded that magnesium significantly reduces depressive symptoms, and it may even be able to reverse depression completely.

The researchers conclude: “Oral magnesium supplementation may prevent depression and might be used as an adjunctive therapy.” Magnesium supplements are easy to find and relatively inexpensive. The important thing is finding magnesium that is absorbed by your body. Magnesium Oxide is basically a waste of time – and that’s the kind most often found in cheaper Magnesium supplements in your Walmart’s and so on. So look for a better form of Magnesium – I personally take a Magnesium Powder, but there are many kinds you can get that will help you tremendously. Just do a little homework, look at reviews and get yourself a decent Magnesium. I still take it every day. Foods high in Magnesium: You can also get magnesium from food. And food is often the preferred source of minerals, because we as human beings evolved eating food, so our bodies are familiar with what to do
with nutrients absorbed from food.
*Note: It is very hard to overdose on magnesium, especially if you are supplementing with the recommended dose. If you are concerned about preventing depression or reducing depressive symptoms, it is recommended to increase magnesium-rich food and supplement with liquid magnesium. It is extremely unlikely that such a regimen will have any negative consequences, and you getting enough magnesium could make a big difference with your depression. Here are some magnesium-rich foods: Dark chocolate Leafy greens (like broccoli, kale and chard) Chia seeds (soak them in water first) Fatty fish, like salmon and tuna. Avocado, Bananas, Almonds and Zinc has been found to be low in the serum of those suffering from depression. In fact, the more depressed someone is, the lower the zinc level…
Zinc supplementation has been shown to have antidepressant effects and again, I take a Zinc supplement every day – 30mg. I wouldn’t be without it. Vitamin B6 My good friend Andrew Saul says on DoctorYourself.com …“Ample amounts of B-complex vitamins, especially B-6 (pyridoxine) must be present for your body’s normal, depression-fighting chemical reactions to occur. B-6 deficiency is very common in Americans, and that “deficiency” is measured against an already ridiculously low US RDA of only two milligrams.
The amount of B-6 needed for clinical effectiveness in, say, rabbits is the human dose equivalent of 75 mg daily. That is over 35 times more than the RDA!” I have tried many other supplements –some have helped – some I’m not so sure – I have given you brief notes below – you really need to try things for yourself and see what results you get. Chromium – known to help blood sugar issues GABA – A supplement that’s becoming more popular for depression and anxiety B-Complex – Andrew Saul would again insist that you take this if you were suffering from depression Vitamin C – helps with Depression and a HOST of other things –
but you need a decent dose -usually WAY more than the RDA Tryptophan.

Number 7: Avoid Alcohol
Not only are hangover’s painful and reduce your energy, but alcohol may deplete essential minerals, which may in itself contribute to depression. Researchers found that alcohol caused
a loss of magnesium in humans, via increased excretion through the urine. Essentially, alcohol decreases magnesium in your body, and considering all of the evidence linking a magnesium deficiency to depression ( as already discussed) and increasing magnesium to reduce depression, it is clear that drinking alcohol is a self-defeating behavior if you are looking to prevent or heal depression. Alcohol provides short-term pleasure and sacrifices long-term health and happiness. And that’s especially true for those at risk for depression. Again, in the real world – I know that when you are depressed, sometimes it feels like alcohol is the only way out. But PLEASE – it’s a very dangerous way out – and not at all good for you long term.
So be very careful before reaching for that bottle.

Number 8: the 80% diet.
It’s called “hara hachi bu”. It means, eat until you are 80 percent full. You have probably heard about the Okinawan people and how they often live to 100. They are the longest lived, healthiest people on the planet and they practice hara hachi bu. When you start eating until you’re 80% full instead of 100% full, you’re going to have more energy and feel lighter, or vibrant, instead of being weighed down by too much food and feeling sleepy while your body works double-time to process it. Healthier countries eat their meals in multiple small courses rather than one big pile. Along with eating a healthy diet, staying active well into old age,
they also live by the rule “hara hachi bu”-eat until you are 80 percent full.
It requires you to slow down eating, be mindful at your meals and get in touch with hunger cues. Just by practicing this simple habit, you may improve your body.

I watched a Youtube clip about Dr. Mary Newport https://coconutketones.com/
which led to her books and further investigation. I found it a fascinating and personal account of Dr. Newport’s quest to help, at the very least, slow the progression of her husband’s Alzheimer’s, initially to hopefully qualify him for drug trials and buy him time. Something patients with advanced Alzheimer’s don’t have much of. Her research led to her to try the unconventional treatment, or voodoo medicine as my brother would call it, of coconut oil. The very simplified version is that pure, not hydrogenated, coconut oil contains ketones which feed the brain when it is unable to access sufficient glucose and within a fairly short period of time Dr. Newport saw significant improvements in her husbands symptoms and quality of life.
Further research followed along with frustrated attempts to spread the word through traditional medical and research forums. She has now committed herself to seeking funding for further research and development but also to getting the word of this hopeful discovery out to as many people as possible. I am no scientist and we used to tease my grandmother mercilessly about her regimen of daily supplements but more and more I begin to think she was a woman ahead of her time but I find her research and, at least for now, anecdotal evidence fairly compelling. Plus I find Dr. Newport’s dedication and commitment to caring for her husband and sharing her information to be very inspiring, she’s a super hero.
The underlying biochemistry behind her advocacy of Virgin Coconut Oil as the best means of delivering ketones, is clear and well supported scientifically. It is clearer and more credible than the “scientific” explanations behind the Memory Healer Program; though the wholefood diet she advocates is almost exactly the diet which the Memory Healer Program provides. This is mainly wholefoods, with raw salads & veg as a priority, some protein, and as few sugars & carbohydrates and as little processed or refined food as possible.
This is why that diet, with the addition of daily intake of Coconut Oil, is working so well for my Mum. Basically what happens in Alzheimer’s, other forms of dementia & Parkinson’s Disease, is that the glucose (from carbohydrates) which is the normal fuel for the brain cells, (and all the cells in the body), can no longer get across the blood-brain barrier, so the brain cells are deprived and start to die. Hence the MRI Brain scans of advanced Alzheimer’s sufferers show brain shrinkage, and areas of destruction of brain cells, as well as the plaques & tangles associated with the brain being starved of fuel. The reason for the failure of the transport of fuel (glucose) to the brain, is lack of insulin or a resistance to insulin in the mitochondria in the brain cells. The brain requires massive supplies of energy to continue to function properly.

The tiny mitochondria in the brain cells normally process this energy. The body has a natural way of dealing with this problem on a temporary basis, by producing ketones, which seems to be a fuel which can pass through the blood brain barrier without needing the insulin transporter, and therefore fuel the brain cells. Normally we only produce ketones when we are starved for 48 hours or more. As soon as we eat again, the ketones levels drop and we go back to processing carbs to make glucose, with the insulin produced in the pancreas to transport the glucose. But where the latter process is not happening, as in Alz. sufferers, then ketones which the body can quickly synthesize from Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil, come to the rescue, and allow the brain cells to be fueled, and new cells to grow and replace the dead or damaged ones. The best available source of ketones is Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil and other Coconut based products, as well as MCT Oils from palm oil or coconut oil, or synthesized forms of these powerful fatty acids. Coconut Oil is a medium chain fatty acid
(i.e. MCT), and it is a saturated fat, but it will not raise LDL cholesterol levels, and is not harmful to the diet. In fact, it has other great benefits in addition to supplying the ketones needed for Alzheimer’s sufferers. It has anti-oxidants, vitamins, fights infections, especially fungal problems, and herpes simplex problems and it boosts the immune system. It is good for the skin and hair; and is an excellent preventative health supplement. Because the effects of Ketones are short term, they must be replaced daily to ensure the brain cells are being fueled. Hence the need to take the Coconut oil every day.
Dr. Mary Newport incorporated moderate doses into Steve’s meals, 3 times a day. He showed remarkable improvements, and only had setbacks when other illnesses or meds taken for them, prevented the taking of, or absorption of the ketones in the coconut oil. This does mean that the subtitle of her book is rather misleading, because there is no permanent cure for Alzheimer’s. If you stop producing the ketones i.e. stop taking the coconut oil, then you deteriorate again, as your brain is not being fueled properly. But we can say that the symptoms can be arrested, and the sufferer can lead a fairly normal life. Here is a passage from the publisher’s blurb, which is not very clear, but it does get some of the background to the Newport’s story across….. This is an this updated second edition Dr. Newport, a neonatal practitioner, continues the story of Steve’s progress and provides the most recent research on such topics as possible causes of Alzheimer’s due to the herpes simplex virus and nitrosamine substances and how infection, inflammation and genetic makeup may affect an individual’s response to fatty acid therapy.
Among many other updates, she details the latest clinical trials aimed at removing beta amyloid that accumulates in the Alzheimer’s brain. Dr. Newport’s story of Steve’s reprieve from Alzheimer’s provides a real breakthrough for care giver’s eager to learn about readily available fatty acids in foods that may reverse the ravages of this dreaded disease. Changes in loved ones may take many forms, including improved memory, return of personality, resumption of activities and social interaction and relief from certain physical symptoms. ‘ Care giver’s of those who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease are searching desperately for hope, relief and a cure. They will find all that in this book that summaries Dr. Newport’s research and Steve’s reprieve, the importance of medium-chain fatty acids and how Alzheimer’s patients can make the transition to a healthy diet rich in these vital fats Dr. Newport has become an ardent advocate for ketone ester research, with FDA approval her final goal.
These are (Stewart McFarlane) further COMMENTS for this review.
I have been giving virgin coconut oil capsules & paste/oil daily in food for 5 weeks to Mum. Her short term memory & verbal accuracy have improved, as well her joints, skin, appetite & mood. She is sleeping and eating well, and has had no dizzy spells since starting this regime. She is walking 90 minutes a day and is reading novels again in the evening, her bridge playing has improved. I recently gave Mum 2 standard memory tests. Pretty much the same test as those used in her diagnosis. She scored 10/10 in one (i.e. the Clock Face Test) & 98% in the other (Standard Sage Test).
So she would be declared clear of AZ’s if these were her first tests.
She had been on coconut oil, beetroot juice and the Memory Healer Diet for 5 ½ weeks when she took these tests. Mum’s blood pressure has returned to normal, though this may be due to the organic beetroot juice she is taking daily, along with beetroot in salads & soups. It is important to use virgin coconut oil, not the refined or processed stuff. The refined oil is no good as a food or supplement. Don’t store the coconut oil in fridge or cool places, as it gets very hard. Best mixed with warm foods just before eating, or warmed by placing the jar in a bowl of hot water, or on a warm hob or heater or even microwave for a second, so it can liquify, then you can even mix it with cold things such as yoghurt or ice cream. The compulsion to eat chocolate, biscuits, ice cream & other sweet is common in Alzheimer’s sufferers: because the brain is telling them it is starved of glucose (fuel) so they eat the sweet stuff to supply it, but it doesn’t work because the glucose cannot fuel the brain cells because of the insulin deficit or insulin resistance, so the sweet stuff just gets turned to fat, rots the teeth, as well as supplying some energy to other parts of the body, but not much, often due insulin deficiency. I have noticed that Mum’s craving for those things has diminished, because the fuel to the brain is being supplied by the ketones from the Coconut Oil. NOTE: If you are starting yourself or a loved one on coconut oil, go easy to start with, it can cause diarrhea if you take too much, too early. Build up gradually & you will have no problem. If you get the runs, reduce intake until your stomach adjusts. Mum & I have had no problem, but we always liked coconut anyway. Anyway, better to have the runs for short spell, than a permanently malfunctioning brain. I should add that my general approach to my Mum’s illness has been strongly influenced by the person centred care method advocated by the Contented Dementia (SPECAL) as advocated in Oliver James ” Contented Dementia: 24-hour Wraparound Care for Lifelong Well-being” Contented Dementia [Kindle Edition]. The Contented Dementia Trust is based in Burford, Oxfordshire. Though they do not advocate any specific diets, as far as I know.
VIRGIN COCONUT OIL, restores memory & and helps mental functioning. Great for skin and hair; and protects against many infections and fungal rashes. Boosts the immune system & provides many other benefits. Mum doing very well on this. As an alternative to the Suma brand, these 2 are good brands for spreads or adding to warm food or even with ice cream. “Groovy Food” extra virgin organic coconut oil. or Waitrose own brand cold pressed virgin coconut oil (in a plastic tub). Amounts are about the same as Suma’s ie 320 grammes. https://www.goodreads.com/
book/show/3963069-contented-dementia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVn_qDOakM8
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Closure & Consolation

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Ken
In Memoriam –   Alice B. Post 
Aug 17, 1935 – Jan 24,  2020  (Age 84)
. . . After a love one you were really close to crosses over of cancer. You always feel the void but
after time, it truly turns out to be a blessing. Because its usually inevitable ‘turns out” you are glad you had that time with them in the end stage. Although I decided back in late February of 2006,
I would go on researching cancer to see which answers to cancer would turn up. 
https://www.bing.com/search?q=
stage+4+pancreatic+cancer+
with+mets+to+liver+survivors&FORM=HDRSC1

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ken
   A person I talked to most recently through the world wide web is Lene Maria Søndermølle Steffensen who is a five year  dedicated pancreatic cancer survivor of  Neuroendocrine  Carcinoid  which is the same type  Steve Jobs had.  What Lene Maria  does…. is  look at other people’s lives as  Nearly Fat, Sick & Dead and that’s the reason I included her story in my website amongst all the cancer survivors!!! 
https://healthresearchfunding.
org/stage-4-pancreatic-cancer-life-expectancy/
There’s a long list of famous people that died of pancreatic cancer Jack Benny – 80 
Aretha Franklin – 76  Joseph Cardinal Bernardin – 68 Patrick Swayze – 57 Steve Jobs – 56  . Michael Landon – 54  all the while Alex Trebek, at 79  remains optimistic he will beat his through the support of staying active.
https://pancreatica.org/
pancreatic-cancer-stories/richard-philbin/
Steve Jobs had a neuroendocrine tumor, a rare type of slow-growing pancreatic cancer
the same type that Lene Maria Søndermølle Steffensen beat through lifestyle changes and reduction in her stress levels. Although Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer, which was slow-growing and sometimes curable, however, a 2009 liver transplant suggested
he wasn’t winning his battle.

Lynne Holcomb was Given No Hope, Now a Survivor that Inspires Hope in Others.
Lynne Holcomb was in the best shape of her life, working as a personal trainer and teaching kickboxing for 25 years, when she was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and given 3-6 months to live. Her story is truly a miracle. Today she is a messenger of hope for others battling cancer, volunteering regularly. She is an inspiration to so many! In this video listen about her journey and how her faith was a vital piece in her healing and how she copes, and more importantly, how she LIVES!

Proverbs 31:25. “She is clothed in strength & dignity; she laughs at the days to come.”

Hear From Lynne about her treatment:  “Yes, it was adenocarcinoma with a mass in my pancreas and 4 in her liver.  Her immunotherapy drugs:  Nivolumab, Ipilimumab and Cobimetinib was the winning combination that help her survive…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktjrQV9thHM

Roshar, Michael L. Passed away peacefully at home of Pancreatic Cancer on May 11, 2017, at the age of 67. Beloved husband of Millie (Nee Jensen), for 45 years. Loving and amazing father of Jeannie (Ryan) Roshar Higman, Tom (Jen) Roshar, and Leslie (Jon) Geske. Proud grandpa of Joya and Maisie Higman, Olivia and Fiona Roshar, Molly, Michael, and Carolyn Geske. Son of Charlotte and the late Louis Roshar. Brother of Peggy and Janet. Also loved by other relatives and friends. Mike enjoyed a forty-year career as an attorney, first in labor law with Mulcahy & Wherry, then in municipal finance at Quarles & Brady. 
He enjoyed spending time with family, golfing, driving the boat at Lake Puckaway, margaritas at Botanas, and Packer games. His smile, jokes, sound advice, and April Fool’s Day pranks will be sorely missed. Memorial gathering at HALES CORNERS LUTHERAN CHURCH, 12300 W. Janesville Rd., Hales Corners, on Thursday, May 18, 2017, from 9AM-1PM. Memorial service at 1PM. Memorials appreciated to Adoration Lutheran Church in Greenfield or Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
As stated by his daughter Jeannie: Dad was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer February 12, 2013. His speech in this video tells his story which she couldn’t be more proud!  My dad is the reason I started my blog to help others, because when he was diagnosed, no one was giving us any hope for a stage four diagnosis.  Eight months out, we are so thankful that he is kicking butt and we celebrate every day! I could say more,
but I wouldn’t say it better than he says it himself!
https://www.everydayhealth.
com/columns/my-cancer-story/
how-my-fathers-death-from-
pancreatic-cancer-changed-my-career-path/

My dad diagnosed in July 2011 by Cancerkin on Thu May 23, 2013 12:29 PM …had 6 cycles of chemo (gemcetabine and cisplatin)…..and den traceva for 3 months…no treatment since jan 2012… Only ayurvedic medicines and diet changes and healthy living….last scan in feb 2013 showed liver mets almost gone ( on diagnoses der wer many in both lobes as big as 4 Cms) …pancreatic tumour shrunk to 1.5* 0.8 cms ( 7* 5 Cms on diagnoses)…my dad leads a very active life…he has been working full tym after the first chemo cycle…he wud have his chemo at the day care…it wud take about 5 hours and den go to work…never lost any hair…and never had any side effects apart from a mouth ulcer during the last cycle…in fact chemo made him more active…now it’s been 1 and half years since stopping all conventional treatments….and we continue to live life normally…most days cancer is not even mentioned…cheers to life.  https://www.cancercompass.
com/message-board/message/all,71879,0.htm

Given just months to live in April 2014 with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, Phil Zeblisky now has no detectable tumors.  There is hope even for patients with advanced Stage 4 advanced Pancreatic Ducal Adencarcinmoma (PDA). Announced in February, 2014, A new course of action, prescribing chemotherapy based on genetic research has led to a Happy New Year for Phoenix resident Phil Zeblisky who benefited from cutting-edge clinical trial preformed  by TGen and the Scottsdale Lincoln Health Network. Phil Zeblisky was one of 10 patients in this unique clinical trial focused on personalized therapy and treatment. The trial was partially funded by the Seena Magowitz Foundation. Phil died on an early January morning after LIVING with stage 4 pancreatic cancer for three years and eight months.  Along the journey he brought hope to so many others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-ycQufrgK4
Pancreatic patient, Phil Zeblisky passed away January, 2018 just days after mustering the strength to write this touching piece giving advice to pancreatic patients to always sustain faith and positive attitude which Phil believed leads to longer life spans and a better quality of life. With his warrior attitude and help from his medical team he conjured-up the courage and will to live for 44 months. Phil was an avid supporter of the Seena Magowitz Foundation. His widow, Kathy continues to generously support the mission of the Foundation. We miss Phil and are forever grateful for his kindness, generosity, positive attitude and wisdom he shared with other patients and their loved-ones.
https://www.legacy.com/
obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?pid=188011492

https://letswinpc.org/tag/
managing-pancreatic-cancer-diet/

https://letswinpc.org/
managing-pancreatic-cancer/
2019/10/09/pancreatic-enzymes-explained/

https://www.bing.com/search?q=phil+zeblisky&FORM=HDRSC1

https://www.quora.com/What-is-
the-life-expectancy-for-stage-4-pancreatic-cancer

https://www.blogforacure.com/
members.php?type=pancreatic+cancer

Katie Couric’s Advice to Her Younger Self Before Serving as a Cancer Caregiver!
Katie Couric reflects on life and lessons learned after losing her husband to cancer.
BY Katie Kosko
PUBLISHED August 13, 2019
Katie Couric has heldmany titles — news anchor, wife, sister, mother. But her role as caregiver-turned-advocate more than two decades ago became a new challenge that’s left a lasting impact.

Her first husband, Jay, died of colorectal cancer just nine months after learning he had the disease, and Couric found herself trying to pick up the pieces for her two young daughters. A few years later, she faced the same nightmare — this time with her sister Emily, who was diagnosed with and died of pancreatic cancer.
Since then Couric has worked to help fund research for cutting-edge treatments and raise awareness about all cancers. In an interview with Heal®, she opens up about her losses, a new cancer initiative and the advice she would give her younger self.

Heal®: How did you cope with the deaths of your first husband and your sister? What was that like for you?
Couric: When both my husband Jay and sister Emily died of cancer, it was devastating for our families. Jay passed away first from colorectal cancer. Our daughters were 6 and 2 at the time, and it’s really hard to describe the kind of heartbreak that ensued after he passed away. Our hopes and dreams, what I thought was going to be a long and happy life together, just vanished into thin air after his nine-month battle. And it was a shock when my sister called me just a couple of years later, and said, “I have pancreatic cancer, and it’s spread to all over my liver.” I think that it’s hard to describe for people what it’s like unless you’ve been there, and you have to rebuild your life. Thomas Jefferson once said that the earth is for the living and we’re all terminal. So I wanted to try to have a full and happy life, even if it meant doing so without my husband. I had two little girls who were depending on me. I didn’t have the luxury or the time to put the covers over my head and give up.
I think people find a way to go on because they have to go on. Read More: 
Aug 23, 2014 · Hi everyone, My father 63 years old was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and liver metastasis and gastric invasion in April 28.From may we started chemotherapy with Gemzar once per week for 7 weeks then break 2 weeks after we were changed chemo with irinotecan one per week for 4 weeks. At beginning chemotherapy with irinotecan father felt very good, markers decreases.

Rose Ireland-Black, of St. Clair Shores, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008.
She said she was experiencing a lot of indigestion, but figured that “most everybody in the world has” that at some point or another. But when she began inexplicably losing weight,
“I went in, went through a series of tests, CT scans and endoscopies, (and) they discovered it.” She was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor, a type of pancreatic tumor that only one in a million people will be diagnosed with. Rose said there are eight “deadliest” cancers, and pancreatic cancer is one of those. Rose Ireland-Black takes overcoming her fears head on, whether it’s being afraid of flying or pancreatic cancer.
Her determination to find out what was wrong with her when she knew something was not right brought her to Diane Simeone, M.D. at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Find out more about pancreatic cancer at the University of Michigan at www.mcancer.org/pancreatic. 
Ireland-Black went with a group of 10 other members of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to meet with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, and a smaller group to meet with Rep. Sander Levin, on June 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The groups were asking their representatives — to support a budget agreement that would provide the National Institute of Health with $33 billion in the 2016 fiscal year, including a proportional $5.4 billion for the National Cancer Institute. In addition, Ireland-Black said, they asked them to continue to include pancreatic cancer in the Department of Defense Peer Review Cancer Research Program with a funding level of at least $50 million, and asked them to join the Congressional Caucus on the deadliest cancers.   Read More:  https://www.candgnews.com/
news/local-woman-fighting-
awareness-pancreatic-cancer-84728

Dr. Robert Martin & Elise Tedeschi-Stage 3 Pancreatic Cancer 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/
mother-who-survived-stage-4-
pancreatic-cancer-pens-letter-to-alex-trebek/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYxKI9UIcbA
Dr. Robert Martin is a general surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Jewish Hospital and Norton Children’s Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Louisville School of Medicine and has been
in practice for more than 20 years.
A stage four pancreatic cancer survivor, Bob Etzel remembers being told his cancer would kill him. Throughout chemotherapy treatments, radiation and surgery, Bob stayed positive and survived his battle with cancer against all odds. Visit https://oncology.associates/beating-pancreatic-cancer/
to read more about Bob’s story of surviving #PancreaticCancer.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1QOBad7W5c
 
Kay Kays, Patient Advocate in Research, with a special focus on pancreatic cancer, a DoD Pancreatic Cancer Consumer Reviewer; and on the University of Arizona GI SPORE External Advisory Board; and their Tissue Donor Awareness Project.  Kay is an 18 year pancreatic cancer survivor is our feature interview for Voice for Life from ASCO 2012.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUI7d1ELfV0

Many times when I find stories with out happy ending I find a long time survivor:
When Camille Moses was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in March 2012, all she wanted to do was visit her native home of New York City during Christmas. “I thought it would be my last Christmas and wanted to see the Christmas windows because I had done that as a child,” said Moses, who lives in Miami, Fla. She also wanted to meet her favorite “Good Morning America” anchor, Ron Claiborne.  On a whim, she decided to message him on Facebook to see if a visit to the studio was possible. “Now I’m going to embarrass myself,” said Moses as she re-read the message she sent six years ago to Claiborne.    https://letswinpc.org/
videos/2019/08/22/long-term-survivor-you-can-overcome-it/

Hi Ron,
I have the biggest crush on you. I am battling stage IV pancreatic cancer. Since then I’m trying to do fun things with my daughter. We will be in New York City Dec. 7-10. Is there any way we can come to Good Morning America to meet you? It will be the highlight of my trip.
To her surprise, he responded immediately.
“I know more about pancreatic cancer now, but I didn’t know a lot then. I knew this was very serious,” Claiborne said. “I thought, if I can accommodate her, if I can grant her wish and have her come up, see the set and meet the people – great, I’d love to make it happen.”
“The illness brought us together, but it’s not what keeps us together. I don’t think of Camille as the woman with pancreatic cancer who wrote me,
I think of her as a friend coming up to visit.”
— Ron Claiborn

Reimagining the Possible to Survive Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer.
Marisa Harris tells her story in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrhIi-unDbg
• Given a poor prognosis after being diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer
• Focused on positivity, and people who defied the odds
• Found a doctor who combined chemotherapy and complementary treatments
• Now a long-term survivor helping others
This spring—2018—is 20 years since I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
I had a long history of gastrointestinal problems, so any time I had stomach aches and back aches, I figured it was just my sensitive GI tract. Also I felt that my priorities were work, family, and training for a marathon. Because of my history, I didn’t pay attention to the symptoms.
But after a horseback riding accident I noticed a hard swelling in my groin. I went to my internist, who said it was an enlarged lymph node caused by my accident. However, when my gynecologist saw the swelling during a routine examination, she thought this needed immediate attention, and sent me to a surgeon. He suspected it was cancer, and immediately scheduled me for surgery.
After some tests, the oncologist sat down with my husband and me and said I had stage IV pancreatic cancer. I didn’t know where my pancreas was but I soon found out what stage IV meant. My husband asked what this meant in terms of my life span and the oncologist said I had six months, maybe nine if I was lucky. I said “There must be something that can be done—chemotherapy, surgery.” But the doctor said I was medically incurable and medically untreatable.
I was shocked. I felt like an outcast in my own world, like a sheet of glass came down in front of me, and I was exiled from everything I knew.
Changing How I Thought
Had that doctor said “Let’s try chemotherapy” I would have done it and looked no further. But I was told nothing could be done.
Being told nothing can be done was life-changing for me.
I took a leave from my job and started researching. But the negativity increased when I went to a bookstore and looked up pancreatic cancer. Remember, the statistics were worse 20 years ago than they are today. I slammed the book shut and decided I was never going to read anything negative about pancreatic cancer or stage IV cancers of any type.
I had spent most of my lifetime asking the question “Why do some people manage or navigate more successfully through the worst circumstances—what do they bring to those situations?” I decided to put into practice those characteristics, to do what I could to live happier and if possible longer. In the first shock of the prognosis, I asked “How can I have the best death?” Soon after, I turned my attention to those people who live longer
than the odds or even survive.

The hundreds of articles and research studies became the basis of my healing program.
With years of experience of hiring at all levels in a corporation, I never would have hired someone who believed that we would fail. So the first step for me was to find a brilliant, impeccably trained oncologist who believed in the possibility that I could get well again. Also, I realized that positivity was key for both the quality and quantity of my life, so I decided to be the CEO of my own healing program. I needed a team of experts, headed up by that oncologist, but one who understood that many factors contribute to getting well and staying well. I went from doctor to doctor asking the question, “Who do you know that would work with me to get better?” I asked and asked, until I got an answer.

Finding the Right Oncologist
Finally, I was referred to Dr. Mitchell Gaynor*, who practiced integrative oncology. He believed that medicine alone was not sufficient, and that patients needed to include changes on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual realms. When I met with him, Dr. Gaynor said there was so much I could do. He also said whether or not I chose him for my treatment I should come to his support group. I was astounded that he ran his own support group, which included chanting and Tibetan bowls. I was reluctant to go to the first meeting because I was scared to be around people who would be talking about pain and dying. At his group I met people who were exercising, even running, while in stage IV. Meeting Dr. Gaynor’s patients, who were so filled with life, led me to choose him as my oncologist.
The quality of their experience was a very important factor in my decision.
https://letswinpc.org/my-
treatment/2018/04/13/
reimagining-the-possible-survive-pancreatic-cancer/
Because of an extensive family history of cancer—my mother, father, sisters, uncles, and both grandmothers had died of cancer—Dr. Gaynor suggested genetic testing. In fact, he was the first doctor to suggest this to me. He sent me for a biopsy, and I found out that I carried the BRCA2 gene.
I didn’t start chemotherapy right away—the other oncologists I had seen were adamant that chemotherapy would at most give me a couple of extra months, and leave me sick as a dog! I told him that I wanted to try his non-medical interventions first. He agreed, realizing that I was not going to be persuaded at this time.
Dr. Gaynor changed my diet, put me on supplements and some prescription medications, recommended a trainer to teach me exercises to complement my running, and recommended a cancer therapist to deal with fears around my diagnosis and unresolved trauma from the past. My tumor markers dropped, and I was physically, mentally, and emotionally feeling better, but the CT scans showed no improvement. He persuaded me to do chemotherapy, saying that he felt that without it the cancer would spread to my brain. In truth, he scared me into doing it. He put me on a regimen of carboplatin, Taxol, and Taxotere. I had chemotherapy for seven months.
He prescribed supplements and drugs to bolster my immune system, to alleviate some of the side effects and to destroy cancer cells.
Once I made the decision to undergo chemo, I decided I was going to have fun in the chemo room and was going to celebrate being there. Instead of seeing the chemo as toxic, I saw it as a gift from dedicated scientists. I made wonderful friends among patients and nurses. I lost my hair, which was tough, because I believed it was my best physical feature. This unusual oncologist shared with me that sometimes we have to lose what we think is most important to us to realize who we truly are. Wigs made me itch, so I wore the cutest hats that hid nothing, realized I wouldn’t have another bad hair day, and, in some odd way felt more beautiful than I ever had before.
I continued eating foods that are good for the body, and taking supplements that strengthened my immune system. I underwent acupuncture to minimize or eradicate the side effects such as nausea and neuropathy. It took a while for the treatments to show results but I was feeling positive. I was also loving my life—going to the rehearsals of the Philharmonic—up-leveling my relationships with my family, colleagues, and even strangers!
After treatment ended I had regular follow-ups. I had CT scans every eight weeks for 10 years, but Dr. Gaynor realized I was getting a lot of radiation so we switched to MRIs. I also had blood work every three months for tumor markers. Years later, because of continuing concerns about other cancers, I had genetic testing for a second time. This time the test was done at a bigger lab, and I found out that I carried the BRCA1 mutation.
Now I see my oncologist every six months for various scans and I have blood work every four months. I have a team of doctors at NYU Langone Health that works together proactively.

The Power Within
Once I started changing my diet and doing the other things Dr. Gaynor recommended, I felt empowered and confident. I was focusing on my quality of life, not just the quantity of life. I was not willing to hear negativity from anyone. I took charge of my life.
I immersed myself in getting well. I focused on making up a great life by the years, the months, the weeks, the days. I decided that if I recovered I would never have another unhappy day. Later I realized that in some ways the hardest work in the world is to think and act in a way that is congruent with what we would really love to think, feel and do. It is so normal to react negatively to challenges. But I got better and better at deciding I could create a great life. I deepened my spiritual connections with my husband and my religion. And I continued to focus on the positivity. This process of thinking, feeling, and acting in a way that supports what we most want is a lifelong commitment.

A Positive Life
The minute I started feeling more hopeful I started sharing my experience with anyone facing a life-ending diagnosis. I have become a certified master integrative coach, a cancer coach, and certified in mind-body medicine, and a resilience practitioner. These steps and more were to help guide and serve people going through what may seem like hopeless odds. I have found that serving others is one of the most uplifting things we can do.
It is important to educate the medical community to use everyday terms so we can understand. And we must ask questions when we don’t understand. Even more important, we can remind the medical community of the essential power of our minds to impact the qualitative experience and the quantitative experience. I advise patients to choose doctors and healing professionals that have a positive attitude, that see patients as partners in the process of healing, and that share information with each other so that they can best serve the whole person.
The most important advice is don’t try to do this alone. Know that healing from cancer requires you to really heal every part of your life. Be part of a support group—real or online—get a coach, and ask for help and give help while navigating through treatment and after.
*Dr. Gaynor passed away in 2015.
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Down To Earth

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Ken
Punjab, India after finding extensive arsenic contamination and high concentrations
of nitrate and fluorides
A group of Indian, Pakistani and American scientists has recommended an immediate blanket field testing of hand pumps across the divided region, “This would be the first step towards identifying the risks to the contaminants,” the experts from New Delhi-based Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Pakistan’s Quaid-i-Azam University and Columbia University have said in a report based on their study of groundwater in Indian and Pakistani sides of divided Punjab (India’s Cancer Capitol.)
The report added the solution could be as simple as identifying safe wells, facilitating their switching and sharing besides large-scale water treatment and pipe water delivery.
Long-term exposure to arsenic can cause cancer, skin lesions, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). It can also harm cognitive development and increase deaths among young adults.
Arsenic contamination in groundwater had so far been found to be particularly limited to West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and some surrounding areas in the Indo-Gangetic plains and Bangladesh’s Ganges-Brahmaputra basins.
The study, which is one of the first large-scale studies conducted in the Indus basin region, has now found high arsenic levels particularly in the floodplains of the Ravi river covering Tarn Taran, Amritsar, and Gurdaspur districts on the Indian side of Punjab.
About 30,000 handpumps were tested as part of the study, which was published this month in leading international peer-reviewed scientific journal Elsevier’s Science of the Total Environment. The study found as many as 25% of the 13,000 wells tested contained higher levels of arsenic on the Indian side of divided Punjab alone. It found nitrate levels were three to five times the WHO standards in most wells. Arsenic levels were recorded almost 20 to 50 times higher than the WHO limits of 10 parts per billion in many wells.

“Arsenic and fluoride contamination is from natural sources. But our suspicion is that the nitrate contamination is from agriculture and pesticides,” said TERI’s assistant professor Chander Kumar Singh, highlighting a key challenge in Punjab that is known as India’s food bowl.
Most of the samples used in the study were examined with water testing kits before further analysis at the University of Columbia.
In the report, the scientists have quoted the residents saying the people in the region suffer from diseases associated with water contamination like skin lesions and cancers. “We know that cancer incidence in Punjab is high but we have not linked our findings with the public health aspect. However, our impression, while speaking to locals, was that they were suffering health impacts associated with water contamination,” said Singh.
Exposure to high levels of nitrate is linked to methemoglobinemia, a blood disorder, gastric cancer, goiter, birth malformations etc.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC546104/

Cancer Risk and Diet in India 

https://www.scgcorp.com/pdf/scg_written_11.pdf

Government survey shows cancer cases in the state exceed national average Punjab,
cancer capital of India

There are at least 90 cancer patients for every 100,000 population in Punjab.
Cancer incidence in the state is higher than the national average of 80 per 100,000 population, reveals a survey by the Punjab government. Though several studies in the past decade had showed that Punjab has higher incidence of cancer than the rest of the country, this is for the first time the state government conducted a comprehensive door-to-door survey to quantify the problem.
The survey, which also aimed at carrying out mass awareness campaign and early detection of cancer based on warning signs and symptoms, screened about 265,000 people in the Malwa, Doaba and Majha regions. It found that about 24,000 of them were suffering from cancer. Worse, more than thrice the number—84,453—were suspected to be suffering from the deadly disease.

A Review on Statistics of Cancer in India
https://www.researchgate.net/
publication/305404936_A_
Review_on_Statistics_of_Cancer_in_India
The study underscores that the Malwa region, already infamed as the cancer belt, has the highest number of cancer patients—107 in 100,000 population. Four districts that topped the cancer incidence list are from this region. With 136 cancer cases per 100,000 population, Muktsar district fares the worst. It is closely followed by Mansa, Bathinda and Ferozepur districts. Tarn Taran district in the Majha region has the least number of cancer patients—
41 per 100,000 people.
Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country’s breast cancer capital,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezQc8b01Mms
with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population. The revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) Conference here last week. It noted that 50 per cent of breast cancer is occurring in the age group of under 50 years. Nine lakh women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year and
it is the second most common malignancy next to cervical cancer.

Speaking to IANS on Sunday, S.Pradeep, President of the Thiruvananthapuram chapter of the IRIA, said the figures do look alarming as the national average of incidence of breast cancer is 20 per lakh population, while the Kerala average was 14, but in the state capital stood at 40. “A few reasons could be attributed for this and one is that these figures are taken from the registry of the Regional Cancer Centre in the capital city,” said Pradeep. Manoj T. Pillai, IRIA’s State Secretary, said breast cancer was the most common malignancy affecting one million women worldwide and it constitutes about 21 per cent of 519,000 yearly deaths. “Breast cancer can be detected at an early stage and treated. Radiology has a great role to play but the common people are still ignorant about it.”
The major government hospitals have to be equipped enough to handle such large number of cancer patients.” Commenting on the state of affairs in the Malwa region, Thakur says multiple risk factors are at the root of the problem. “Chemical toxicity is high in this region. We have found high levels of arsenic and uranium. Pesticide use is also very high. In addition, common causes like alcohol consumption and high incidence of smoking among migrant labourers increase cancer risk in Malwa,” he adds.

Various surveys showed that one in every five adult in the State would be suffering from one or the other form cancer in the next five years and it was high time Keralites realised this health threat from within and chalked out meaningful ways to address the problem, former Agriculture Minister, Mullakkara Ratnakaran, MLA, has said.

Kerala is fast turning into the ‘cancer capital’ of the country, he added.

Mr. Ratnakaran was releasing the Malayalam book, Nattellu, written by the renowned Spine Surgeon, Suresh S. Pillai, on spinal disorders and remedial measures, brought out by the Kerala Language Institute, at a function held at Mavelikkara on Monday.

Mr. Ratnakaran said a total deviation from their traditional agrarian lifestyle and food habits was what led the modern generation to this state of affairs, making the State home for all types of diseases.

Lifestyle diseases, home remedies

Lifestyle diseases like back pain, hypertension, diabetes, etc, were on the rise in Kerala too. Earlier, Keralites mainly depended on home remedies for various minor ailments. However, the modern generation are ignorant of any such home remedy, he said.

Mr. Ratnakaran said a multi-crop culture prevailed in the State which was the hotspot of a diverse eco system and the people followed a healthy lifestyle rooted in the native agrarian culture and tradition.

Mr. Ratnakaran said the book by Dr. Suresh S.Pillai was a handbook on the spinal disorders that clears various doubts of the common people. He said it was a praiseworthy initiative on the part of a leading spine surgeon to come out with such an authentic book with the support of the Kerala Language Institute.

The MLA released the book by handing over the first copy to Muraleedharan Thazhakkara who presents the ‘Vayalum Veedum’ programme of All India Radio. K.R.Muraleedharan, Mavelikkara municipal chairman presided. Dr Sonia Suresh, introduced the book and Prof P.K.  Janardhana Kurup, organizing committee chairman, welcomed the gathering.
A study by Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment in 2004 had found high residue of pesticides in the blood of certain farmers from Bathinda and Ropar districts (see ‘Residue of a revolution’).   
Transformation of Punjab’s Malwa Region from Cotton Belt to Cancer Belt

http://isca.in/IJSS/Archive/
v5/i9/7.ISCA-IRJSS-2016-137.pdf  

Why India’s Punjab State Has the Country’s Highest Cancer …
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/
asian-america/why–indias-punjab-state-has-countrys…

An Indian farmer walks near agricultural fields on the outskirts of Amritsar, India. In this region, there are ninety cancer patients per 100,000 people compared to the national average of eighty.
India has one of the highest cancer rates in the world | A …
https://nitawriter.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/india-has-one-
of-the-highest-cancer–rates…

Apr 26, 2007 · Some wrong info here. India has much lower rate compared to western countries. Secondly, the studies have shown lower rates of cancer by choosing diets low in meat. I just don’t get what’s Odzer’s problem. There is coarse grain on one side and refined wheat and rice on another they are not same. And we are talking about cancer not diabetes.
It is estimated that many tumors start around the age of 20. However, detection of cancer is normally around the age of 50 or later. Thus, it takes cancer decades to incubate. Why does it take so long? Recent studies indicate that in any given type of cancer, hundreds of different genes must be modified to change a normal cell into a cancer cell. Although cancers are characterized by the dysregulation of cell signaling pathways at multiple steps, most current anticancer therapies involve the modulation of a single target. Chemotherapy has gotten incredibly specific, but the ineffectiveness, lack of safety, and high cost of these monotargeted therapies has led to real disappointment, and drug companies are now trying to develop chemo drugs that take a multitargeted approach.
Many plant-based products, however, accomplish multitargeting naturally and are inexpensive and safe compared to drugs. However, because drug companies are not usually able to secure intellectual property rights to plants, the development of plant-based anticancer therapies has not been prioritized. They may work (and work better for all we know), and they may be safer, or even fully risk free.
If we were going to choose one plant-based product to start testing, we might choose curcumin, the pigment in the spice turmeric (the reason curry powder looks yellow). Before we start throwing money at research, we might want to ask some basic questions, like “Do populations that eat a lot of turmeric have lower cancer rates?” The incidence of cancer does appear to be significantly lower in regions where turmeric is heavily consumed. Population-based data indicate that some extremely common cancers in the Western world are much less prevalent in regions where turmeric is widely consumed in the diet.
For example, “overall cancer rates are much lower in India than in western countries.”  U.S. men get 23 times more prostate cancer than men in India. Americans get between 8 and 14 times the rate of melanoma, 10 to 11 times more colorectal cancer, 9 times more endometrial cancer, 7 to 17 times more lung cancer, 7 to 8 times more bladder cancer, 5 times more breast cancer, and 9 to 12 times more kidney cancer. This is not mere 5, 10, or 20 percent more, but 5, 10, or 20 times more. Hundreds of percent more breast cancer, thousands of percent more prostate cancer—differences even greater than some of those found in the China Study.
The researchers in this study, highlighted in my video Back to Our Roots: Curry and Cancer, conclude: “Because Indians account for one-sixth of the world’s population, and have some of the highest spice consumption in the world, epidemiological studies in this country have great potential for improving our understanding of the relationship between diet and cancer. The lower rates of cancer may, of course, not be due to higher spice intake. Several dietary factors may contribute to the low overall rate of cancer in India. Among them are a “relatively low intake of meat and a mostly plant-based diet, in addition to the high intake of spices.” Forty percent of Indians are vegetarians, and even the ones that do eat meat don’t eat a lot. And it’s not only what they don’t eat, but what they do. India is one of the largest producers and consumers of fresh fruits and vegetables, and Indians eat a lot of pulses (legumes), such as beans, chickpeas, and lentils. They also eat a wide variety of spices in addition to turmeric that constitute, by weight, the most antioxidant-packed class of foods in the world.
Population studies can’t prove a correlation between dietary turmeric and decreased cancer risk, but they can certainly inspire a bunch of research. So far, curcumin has been tested against a variety of human cancers, including colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast, prostate, multiple myeloma, lung cancer, and head and neck cancer, for both prevention and treatment. For more information on turmeric and curcumin, check out Carcinogen Blocking Effects of Turmeric Curcumin and Turmeric Curcumin Reprogramming Cancer Cell Death.
I’m working on another dozen or so videos on this amazing spice. This is what I have so far:
Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or Turmeric?
Boosting the Bioavailability of Curcumin
Turmeric Curcumin and Osteoarthritis
Turmeric Curcumin and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Spicing Up DNA Protection
Which Spices Fight Inflammation?
Amla, dried Indian gooseberry powder, is another promising dietary addition:
Amla Versus Cancer Cell Growth
Amla Versus Cancer Cell Invasion
Amla Versus Diabetes
I add amla to my Pink Juice with Green Foam recipe. Not all natural products from India are safe, though. See, for example, my video Some Ayurvedic Medicine Worse than Lead Paint Exposure.
More on the antioxidant concentration in spices in general in Antioxidants in a Pinch. Why do antioxidants matter? See Food Antioxidants and Cancer and Food Antioxidants, Stroke, and Heart Disease.
Which fruits and vegetables might be best? See #1 Anticancer Vegetable and Best Fruits for Cancer Prevention.
-Michael Greger, M.D.
https://vegsource.com/michael-
greger-md/why-are-cancer-rates-so-low-in-india.html

https://indianexpress.com/
article/india/india-news-
india/cancer-fast-spreading-
its-roots-in-punjab-report-2816449/

https://nutritionfacts.org/
2015/05/05/why-are-cancer-rates-so-low-in-india/

https://timesofindia.
indiatimes.com/india/Cancer-
survival-rate-in-India-among-
the-lowest-in-the-world/articleshow/45399391.cms
It’s a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat!!! 
There wouldn’t be any problems in this world if people didn’t elect to live in a filthy world:
dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure. dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it. A dirty littered street filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears. A stained greasy floor, utterly filthy foul implies extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking. A foul-smelling open sewer nasty applies
to what is actually foul or is repugnant to one expecting freshness, cleanliness, or sweetness.
 
Gulf of Mexico coastal residents are civilian casualties
of a chemical and biological warfare. We have most of the same toxins in our blood and we share the same symptoms experienced by soldiers who survived and died after exposure to debilitating and deadly chemicals in the European trenches of WWI. While the rest of the world has been deliberately kept in the dark, the Gulf of Mexico has become a chemical and biological battleground. Our shorelines and coastal areas are now the front lines of this deadly war that will bring an onslaught of casualties during the next decade and beyond.
We are all entrenched in a war for our survival and the survival of our
families for generations to come.
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Is Climate Change Real?

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Ken
A lot of mean spirited words were being said about the politics behind Greta Thunberg

Who was 2019 Time Magazines Person of the Year!!!!
 Born: Jan 03, 2003 (age 17) · Stockholm, Sweden to Malena Ernman and Svante Thunberg
Time said Thunberg won the award “for sounding the alarm about humanity’s predatory relationship with the only home we have, for bringing to a fragmented world a voice that transcends backgrounds and borders, for showing us all what it might look like when a new generation leads.” The then 16-year-old Thunberg first made headlines last year with her solitary strike against climate change outside Sweden’s parliament. Since then, she’s inspired millions of supporters to rally in more than 150 countries.
 In September, she scolded world leaders at the United Nations for failing to address climate change. “We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is the money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth,” she said, as she fought back tears. “How dare you! For more than 30 years the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you’re doing enough when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight.” When asked by “CBS This Morning” in September how she found the confidence to speak so clearly, Thunberg said that “I just know what is right and I want to do what is right. I want to make sure I have done anything, everything in my power to stop this crisis from happening, to prevent it.” “I have Asperger’s, I’m on the autism spectrum, so I don’t care about social codes that way,” she added.  In some cases, she said, her neurodiversity gives her an advantage. It “makes you different and makes you think differently,” she said. “Especially in a big crisis like this one, we need to think outside the box, we need to think outside our current system, we need people who think outside the box and who aren’t like everyone else.”

Greta forced me to ask my almost 60 year old self, “Is Climate Change Real?” and “what if this
16 year old is right and we cause mass distinction for the coming generations and don’t give them
a chance at life as we know it.”  I am not a liberal, I’m always willing to listen and determine who might be right and research the facts and one thing Obama may have done right through his administration was released a scientific assessments on the impacts of climate change on human health. Which In a video released by the White House, President Obama’s science adviser, John P. Holdren, and EPA Advisor Gina McCarthy
discussed a significant outcome to global warming.
Is Climate Change Real? Written By:  John P. Rafferty

Can We Block the Sun to Stop Climate Change

By definition, climate change is the periodic modification of Earth’s climate due to changes
in the atmosphere and interactions between the atmosphere and other geologic, chemical, biological, and geographic factors within the Earth system. All living things respond to climate and changes in the climate, even if these changes are subtle and temporary. Some of the most noticeable examples include the shedding of leaves by flowering plants when water availability is low and shelter-seeking behaviors and dormancy in animals in response to colder or drier conditions. It seems that life on Earth is adapted to tolerating a changing climate to some degree, and this is evidence that climate changes, but our own experience of climate throughout our lifetimes, along with scientific records, also proves that climate change is happening.
From a certain perspective, daily weather could be considered a type of climate change. Temperatures move up and down during the course of the day; winds change speed and direction; and rain and snow pass through different areas over the course of a day.
Although we can sense each one of these phenomena, such moment-to-moment changes
are usually set apart from the climate discussion. Weather is simply the set of atmospheric conditions at one location at one limited period of time.
Climate, however, involves the average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time
(such as across a few decades or more) at a given location.
Every place on Earth experiences seasonal variation in climate (though the shift can be slight
in some tropical regions), and this variation is caused by seasonal changes in the amount
of sunlight (solar radiation) reaching Earth’s atmosphere and surface. Year-to-year climate changes also occur; they include droughts, floods, and other events caused by a complex array of factors and Earth system interactions—including atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns (such as El Niño, La Niña, the North Atlantic Oscillation, etc.)—that affect the paths
of storm tracks and the movements of air masses.
 Climate variations also take place at timescales lasting decades, with clusters of wet, dry, cool, or warm conditions that span several years in a row for given locations. At timescales of thousands of years beyond human lifetimes, climate responds to the precession (slow rotation or “wobble”) of Earth’s axis, the planet’s tilt (obliquity), and the changes to the elliptical shape (eccentricity) of Earth’s orbit. These phenomena interact with one another to determine the amount of sunlight (and thus solar heating) different parts of Earth’s surface receive during different seasons of the year. We must also consider that the amount of radiant energy Earth receives from the Sun is slowly increasing, which adds more and more energy to the mix over time.
Is climate change real? The natural phenomena described above demonstrate that it is, but this is not the whole story. Human activities also affect climate, and a consensus of scientists are sure that the impact of these activities is playing an ever-greater role in determining what form Earth’s climate takes.
Some 97 percent of scientists involved in climate research agree that it is extremely likely that much of the warming observed since the early 1900s results from human activities. Several lines of evidence support this. One of the main strands has to do with the concept of radiative forcing—that is, the heating effect provided by different influencing factors (such as the albedo, or reflectivity, of the land and water and the concentrations of certain gases and particulates in the atmosphere). A component of radiative forcing can be positive (in that it contributes to warming) or negative (in that it has the effect of cooling Earth’s surface). 
If we consider warming from an energy-budget perspective, on average about 342 watts of solar radiation strike each square meter of Earth’s surface per year, and this quantity can in turn be related to a rise or fall in Earth’s surface temperature. The influence of positive forcings (which are mainly dominated by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases [carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, and other gases that absorb infrared energy released by Earth’s surface after sunset each day]) has outpaced the cooling influence of aerosols (such as sulfur dioxide from volcanic eruptions and industry) and other negative forcings, adding the equivalent of a little more than two watts per square meter since the middle of the 20th century.
 Other lines of evidence, including decreasing Arctic sea ice coverage and rising global temperature averages (showing that many of the warmest years have occurred since 1980), support the argument that Earth’s global and regional climates are changing rapidly, very likely much faster than they would if Earth’s climate changes were purely driven by natural forces. As a result, an increasing number of scientists wonder if global and regional climates are changing too quickly for many forms of life to adapt and survive. 
Global warming is a hot topic these days. The debate over global warming has been going all around the world. While few consider as its biggest challenge of all times, others consider it as a climate shift that occurred in the early 90’s and has fallen flat since then. Those who believe it has their own scientific reasons to back their claims, others have their own reasons to disregard their theory.

Understanding global warming
and its impact is important to meet the challenges posed by it.
If you want to start a lively conversation going the next time you are out among friends, ask if people think global warming is real. It is a hot button issue for many and the arguments for and against global warming can be confusing as they may appear to use
the same data to prove different results.

Here are the top 5 arguments for and against global warming.

Global Warming is Real
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXQSyqNGLcI
Scientists who argue for global warming being real base most of their evidence on the interpretation of the change in the levels of gases in the atmosphere and the ocean. The actual warming of temperature is something they say they can document, but the primary evidence is drawn from detecting what precedes a temperature rise – the change, and effect of atmospheric gases on the Earth’s environment.

Argument 1 – Rise in Sea Level
Sea level is rising in many areas of the world. This is partially attributed to the melting of ice caps and glaciers, but more to the changes in the gases contained within the sea. In the past decade, the global mean sea levels have doubled compared to the 20th-century trend of 1.6 mm per year. The global sea levels rose about 6.7 inches in the last century.

Argument 2 – Rise in Earth’s Average Temperature
Global temperature rise during the past century and a half continues. Tracking global atmospheric temperatures since the 1800s, scientists point to a steady rise with a stronger period in the 70s, a lull in the 90s and a return to the rising pattern in the 2000s.

Argument 3 – Rise in Ocean Temperature
The rise in the number of vehicles and industries has resulted in greenhouse gases getting trapped in the atmosphere. The increased heat in the atmosphere has been absorbed by the oceans. There are over 50 years of documented temperature records for the oceans that have recorded a steady rise in its temperature since 1969.

Argument 4 – Shrinking Glaciers
The glaciers on several mountain ranges, particularly in Greenland and Antarctica, are decreasing in size due to the reduction in gases that help to maintain temperatures and changes in the region’s climate. Studies conducted by NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment show Greenland lost 36 to 60 cubic miles of ice every year between 2000 and 2006.

Argument 5 – Ocean Acidification
Acid level in the ocean is increasing which is making the oceans of the world more acidic. This is due to the emission of more harmful gases in the atmosphere by humans which is getting absorbed by the oceans. This is resulting in an increase of algae blooms and mass fish deaths, as well as a change to the chemical composition of the water.

Global Warming isn’t Real
Many scientists make a strong case against global warming being real. They often look towards the same evidence as those in favor of proving its existence but draw different conclusions. They also look at some evidence not considered in other arguments. These scientists hold to a strict definition of global warming as being defined as a rise in atmospheric temperature, they do not consider the atmospheric precursors as valid evidence.

Argument 1 – No Significant and Prolonged Temperature Changes Since 1997
Scientists who argue against global warming say global warming isn’t real because since the 90s there hasn’t been a significant temperature change. The upswing in the temperature started from 1975, continued till 1997 and the temperature has been flat since then which clearly states that there isn’t any significant change in temperature in the last 17 years.

Argument 2 – Not Enough Historical Data Available
There is no consensus about global warming being real among scientists. Advocates also point towards the fact that a recent gathering of 31,000 scientists in the field of environmental science couldn’t reach a consensus on whether or not global warming is real. They believe that they don’t have long term historical climate data or the data they have isn’t clear.

Argument 3 – Arctic Ice Increased by 50% Since 2012
Arctic ice increased in volume of 50% in 2012 alone. Core measures of the Arctic ice show that it has increased in volume since 2012, which argues against global warming causing ice caps to melt. Few people have even predicted that global warming would cause whole Arctic ice to melt which contradicts their version.

Argument 4 – Climate Models used are Proven to be Unreliable
The climate model calculations used to predict the effect of global warming have been proven to be flawed which means that the long term predictions that they have been making are meaningless. Some scientists even argue that any increase in global temperatures could be a natural climate shift.

Argument 5 – Early Predictions About the Effects of Warming Have Been Proven Wrong
Advocates who promote arguments against global warming being real, point towards all the dates have come and gone where predictions were made about effects that never happened. For example:- Al Gore predicted that all Arctic ice would be gone by 2013.  
But, on contrary Arctic ice is up by 50% since 2012.

Which Argument to Believe?

The main part of the problem lies in the two groups using different definitions of how global warming appears in the climate. This is one of the reasons that those advocating that global warming is real now use the term “climate change,” since it is more reflective of the real issue. The other problem lies in proof, and in studies that try to prove whether or not global warming is real. Contrary to public belief, the results of all scientific studies aren’t conclusive.

To be considered proof of a hypothesis, the studies have to be able to be replicated by others and produce the same results. With global warming studies, analysis of decades of weather data is often used. The first problem is that weather data from 100 years ago wasn’t kept to modern standards of evidence. The second problem is that analysis is interpretation; you can really put any spin on it. This is why some of the arguments for and against whether global warming is real can use the same data and come to different conclusions.

More from global warming:
Various global warming facts
Global warming effects
35 easy ways to stop global warming
Causes of global warming
Steps to reduce global warming
30 Myths vs. Facts on Global Warming
How global warming works?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSY3A9DdJkY
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