Common Cancer Treatments
Cancer can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy or a combination of these therapies. The choice of therapy depends on the location, grade and stage of the tumor. In addition, the functional status of the patient is an important factor in determining the therapy. The aim of any treatment is complete removal of the cancer, but this is rarely achieved with any therapy.
Do you ever find yourself sitting down to a wonderful meal, relishing every single bite, going back for seconds or thirds, and then regretting it all just thirty minutes or so later? We're not talking about regrets do to falling off your diet plan, and we're not talking about regrets because you had too much sugar or fat. This time instead, we're going to talk about having regrets because of how you feel afterwards.
While you probably can't call it an epidemic, it certainly appears to be a major health problem in this country. In the United States alone, about 3.4 million people are currently diagnosed with anemia of some sort.
But that may be only the tip of the iceberg. The real concern is the number of people who have an undiagnosed case of anemia. Anemia is not only under diagnosed, but it's also under treated. At least that's what the National Center for Health Statistics says. And that's a shame, because the fatigue-causing condition can have repercussions that can rage throughout your body.
A weakened immune system causes a person to be susceptible to a host of degenerative illnesses. A person?s age, level of fitness and many other factors influence his or her degree of health, but there are common sense guidelines that can improve and repair anyone?s immune system.
Cleanliness is the best defense against allergens in your home environment. The Asian custom of removing shoes before entering the home is a good habit to adopt, since many toxic substances are tracked into houses through the soles of shoes. Slippers and other shoes that can be easily put on can be designated as indoor shoes.
When someone snores a lot, loudly, or both, it can be disruptive to their sleep as well as the sleep of anyone else in the household - particularly the bed partner of the person who snores.
Snoring is common for almost anyone once in awhile, and there are a variety of simple things you can do to reduce the problems, and sometimes eliminate them as well.
Note however, there is a serious condition called Sleep Apnea which includes very loud snoring. But this condition actually blocks the airway completely so that the sleeper cannot even breath during the night. People with sleep apnea often wake up several times an hour during the night because they've stopped breathing, but they don't even usually know they've waken up. This condition needs to be treated by a doctor.
Psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious skin disease which doctors and scientists believe there is no cure for. Modern medical science treats the symptoms of this condition, with topical ointments or internal prescription drugs which try to supress the body's immune system. Herbal remedies however, address psoriasis with a whole body approach, because it's believed that the problem actually stems from a deeper issue within the body.
There are actually several types of home remedies for nail fungus which have been reported to be quite useful to a large variety of people. Not every remedy works as well for everyone, but in most cases there are several things that seem to work for the majority of people who have tried them.
The best home remedy for nail fungus is to actually try and prevent it to begin with. This isn't always possible of course, and not practical for someone who already has the problem.
There are many herbs which are natural antibiotics, antifungals, and antiseptics as well, all of which make them quite powerful for fighting infections. Unlike prescription antibiotics, these infection fighting herbs do not destroy the friendly bacteria in our bodies.
The primary difference I've seen over the years between herbal antibiotics and prescription ones is this:
Herbal antibiotics can take up to three days before the worst symptoms - such as a fever - go away. But the infection is generally gone after 5-7 days and it stays gone indefinitely.
It just amazes me to watch the government REWARD bad behavior. Time and time again, they say that we are headed for doom, if we don't fix this economic crisis. Well, all you got to ask first, is how did we get here? The sun, the moon, the tide, no, POOR decisions and incompetent behavior. Yeah, one or two may be bad luck, but since when do reward bad behavior with more of the same?
I couldn't have said it better myself.. Its giving to the incompetent from the competent. Here is a great quote from Jim Rogers, one of the world's most prominent international investors:
"Without giving specific names, most of the significant American banks, the larger banks, are bankrupt, totally bankrupt," said Rogers, who is now a private investor."What is outrageous economically and is outrageous morally is that normally in times like this, people who are competent and who saw it coming and who kept their powder dry go and take over the assets from the incompetent," he said. "What's happening this time is that the government is taking the assets from the competent people and giving them to the incompetent people and saying, now you can compete with the competent people. It is horrible economics."
Our mother wouldn't be proud. But I guess thats what you get when the country is really run by the rich, the string holders of the politician puppets.
Bottom line -- Politics is making your motives LOOK like everyone else's desires.
Moderate exercise can boost your body's immune system naturally, but you do have to be careful not to over do things. If you exercise too much, or for too long, you can actually lower your body's natural immunity for short periods of time.
When you exercise, your body's blood starts pumping through your veins faster and stronger. This exercises the heart, and carries nutrition to all the areas of your body. This increased blood flow also helps pick up toxins, wastes, germs and other harmful bacteria from your muscles and organs. And the body's immune cells circulate more freely through the blood system too, which helps them kill the potentially harmful bacteria.
The following is a hosted article written By Dyan Garris, an author I recommend reading. Today she has gracefully written an important post for us.
With the constant barrage of reports on how bad everything is in the world, it's challenging to maintain balance. We can help ourselves by getting things in perspective and understanding that fear only begets more fear. Form follows thought. Our thoughts have real power even if we don't believe they do. Our thoughts and intentions go up and out and return as form made manifest. Most importantly, we are all connected.There is such a thing as collective consciousness and it is very real. One person thinking a fearful thought does have an effect on the whole whether we realize it or not. Think about the fear that ripples through the stock market based on what one or a handful of people are thinking and saying. Thoughts are like this. They ripple through and affect everyone. We can begin to bring balance to our lives by thoroughly understanding this and being willing to do something about it. What we do on an individual level is important and key. We need to learn how to balance ourselves and move beyond fear mode. Fear is immobilizing and keeps us as victims.
We can balance ourselves on individual levels by first eliminating our fear based thoughts and patterns and belief systems. Examine where these originate from and decide what to do about them. Simply don't invest in fear. There isn't a very good return in doing so. Be willing to work on yourself and not just from the outside, but from the inside. Learn to truly connect mind, body, and spirit. We can read those words and know that we should do this, but perhaps not have an understanding of what this means.
It's simple. We are not just these physical bodies. They are simply vehicles. Your mind and body long for something other than worry and fretting. Recognize and eliminate self-created stress revolving around pieces of paper and material possessions. Make time for physical exercise because your body needs it. Make it a point to meditate even if you don't see the point in it, because your spirit longs for real connection. Your mind, body, and spirit are designed to work together in harmony. And the more you can integrate these, the more balance you achieve, not just for yourself, but for all.
To learn more about Dyan Garris – visit her website. Here is an Video excerpt from her Automatic Chakra Balance DVD.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is also known as IBS. This is a condition suffered by one in five Americans, and is thought to be undiagnosed and untreated in as much as 70% of sufferers. IBS is a problem for women more often than men, but it is not associated with more severe colon related diseases. There is no inflammation of the colon when someone has IBS, and no other growths or obstructions.
Modern medical doctors are not sure what causes this condition. Opinions abound, and the most common ones include being sensitive to certain foods, reactions to stress, immune system differences, or a person's colon and bowel not working normally in general.
While not actually a health or medical problem, many women have a strong desire to have larger breasts. But the costs of breast enhancement surgery is outrageous. It's not uncommon for standard procedures to run $10,000 or higher. And to make things worse, there can be side effects of breast enlargement surgery, and many women no longer want to take these risks.
So they've begun to search for more natural ways to enlarge their breasts, and most likely they've come across a variety of gadgets which promise to do this for them. Most of the breast enlargement devices on the market however, are simply modified breast pumps. They're designed to "suck" on the breast, which can in turn make the breast's cell tissue to replicate and expand.
This concept often seems strange to many people, because you can't actually eat hormones. What people don't often realize though, is that all parts of the body are tightly intertwined. When something is wrong in one area, it can have a dramatic affect on many other areas of the body. And nutrition is often an underlying culprit to many health problems seen today.
The body's hormones are balanced by the various glands. The thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands for intance, all have major impacts on how the body operates and functions. When these glands are not operating as well as they should be, this can cause a variety of health problems in the body. And hormonal imbalances is one of the major problems caused.
The following is a HOSTED article written by a creditable author on Yoga, wholeness, and energy. Her name is Gurutej Khalsa and she is known as the Energy Guru to high-ranking executives, Hollywood celebs, and people of all walks of life.
Anxiety robs us blind. It steals the essence of us which is even beyond happiness, it is contentment. We actually have a birthright and it is not the A word or the F word but the H word, happiness. How many truly happy people do you know? What makes them happy? Have you studied what they do and why they do what they do? I have?I thank her for her deep insight, and self-healing short routine for anyone. The key to living a centered balanced life is making slow changes in the right direction. Just doing this will start you on a path that you will cherish and ONLY appreciate in time. But take small steps, its the primary way.These days anxiety and depression are acceptable twin fates. They are flip sides of each other. It is not what to do with these creepy friends we have brought home it is looking at ways to live differently. Release them get new friends
I have spent the last 40 years living very differently than most and I want to share some things I have learned in that life study. Practice does indeed make habits. If your habits are not serving you well it's time to get some new ones and there is no new habit store, so you will have to develop them.
Our breath and our capacity to create uplifting sounds (chants, prayers) are two of the fastest ways I know to shift your energy and align with the essence of you. Combine those with some motion and we get to take our bodies with us. Yeah, body and soul connected the right way! This is the Aquarian age and the body has to come too. The Aquarian age is I know, not the other way around. That was the last age, the Piscean one. So knowing means you have to experience it. I want to give you an experience right now.
Try the following to become more grounded, more relaxed and all in all much more connect to you:
Exercise 1: Cheer for the Self - Empower yourself; be your own cheerleader
Duration: Only 2-3 minutes
- Standing on tiptoes, extend the arms up above the shoulders with hands and eyes wide open. Say "SA". Next, squat down swinging the arms down and back with eyes and hands closed. Say "TA".
- Then, stand, with eyes and hands open, swing arms to cross in front of chest. Say "NA".
- Stay standing tall and swing bent arms back on your side with closed hands and eyes. Say "MA".
- Repeat the cycle.
Gift - Strengthens your magnetic field. Helps reinstates power in who you truly are.
This one is great too and you can do this one in your car at your desk, lots of places. Share this with everyone.
Exercise 2: Four Part Breath: Miracle Breath
Break up with overwhelming feelings [Blow your stress away!]Sit up straight, inhale through the mouth, fill your lungs in four equal parts--start the breath as low as possible in the abdomen. Exhale through the mouth in four equal parts, from the upper chest down. If you feel relaxed you can do this exercise breathing through the nose. Repeat the cycle.
Duration: Only 1-3 minutes
Gift - Instantly reduces stress, so you may see a situation more objectively. Helps dissolve overwhelming feelings.
Exercise 3: Lasso Pose - The energy wrangler
Sit up straight, make fists with your thumbs tucked inside. Move arms wildly overhead in backward circles. All the while, relax shoulders and engage the core to power the arms. Breathe!
Duration: Only 1-2 minutes
Gift - Creates greater clarity and helps being more receptive. Increases heart rate; very energizing.
Anxiety is all about separation because fear is about separation. Soul is about knowing the known and the unknown. Choose early, choose often which one you want -connection and hope or fear and aloneness. All one or alone each minute is a choice. These exercises help you in those moment-to-moment decisions. Choose your soul; choose the god in each moment. "If you can't see God in all, you can't see God at all." What do you truly want to see? Clear the two eyes and look through your third eye. See the unseen and then all the anxiety will look silly to you and you can relax and be you.
For more information about her great philosophies see Gurutej or The Energy Gurus
