I noted with wry amusement the story about researchers taking a look at "old medicines" and remedies. Shark cartilage, ginseng, and a diet low in animal fats were all looked at in individual studies. Maybe they would have better results if they looked at the natural alternatives that really worked, instead of marginal herbs and protocols that most authorities in natural health know are far less effective than others. What about medicinal mushrooms, graviola, cats claw, Inositol/IP6, colloidal silver, iodine, oxygenation, vitamin D, and on and on?
What about the oleander remedy I write about that has been used as a medicine outside the US for 40 years and as a cancer remedy dating to the 8th century BC? In South Africa, a supplement based on it has been used to treat HIV and cancer patients for the past three years. 350 out of 350 HIV patients are alive and well and 72 out of 80 cancer patients (some in very late stages). Of the 8 that did not survive, 5 were in their very final days and could not hold down the oral supplement and another 3 died of major organ failure as a likely result of prior chemo.
There is more to the failure than looking at the right alternatives - there is a failure in the overall approach in looking for a single magic bullet for any cancer. Cancers have many forms and many causes and it is the underlying causes of cancer that must be addressed. Our approach of treating symptoms is only partially effective in getting rid of tumors and does virtually nothing at all to address the underlying causes to keep the cancer from returning even when successful initially.
What we need is an approach that addresses what we know about cancer and then build a protocol of prevention and actual cure by addressing each area in the safest and most effective way.
For example, we know that:
• The development of cancer indicates that our natural first line of defense, our immune system, has been defeated and that the presence of either toxins and pathogens, or some imbalance in our bodies have led to the development of cancer and enabled it to gain an upper hand.
• Cancer cannot develop without an impaired liver.
• Cancer cannot survive in an alkaline environment, nor can it survive in a highly oxygenated environment.
• Detoxing and cleansing our colons and liver helps restore balance, prepares our bodies to better be able utilize natural immune boosters and cancer fighters and paves the way to rebuilding our livers and immune systems.
• Cancer cells are diseased, impaired and/or beset by pathogens and have lost the ability to to be die naturally via cellular apoptosis and be replaced by healthy cells. These cancerous cells simply become abnormal and outlive the other cells in their normal cell life/replacement cycle and end up crowding out a territory over time.
• Iodine, vitamin D, and potassium are all vital to beat and ward off cancer.
• Fresh air, pure water and sunshine are also vital to maintain healthy bodies which can fight off and beat conditions like cancer.
• A natural diet of uncontaminated raw vegetables and raw fruits, with plenty of omega-3’s and balanced nutrition has been proven to be effective in numerous natural anti-cancer protocols.
• A great number of natural botanicals and supplements, such as those containing beta glucans and other long-chain polysacharrides, the oleander remedy I have written about, Colloidal Silver, Inositol (IP-6), the ABM mushroom, South Africa's "Cancer Bush" sutherlandia frutescans, cat's claw, pau d'arco, corialus versicolor mushroom, and many others have been proven to boost the immune system, destroy pathogens, protect our cells, and beat or help beat cancer.
• Sugar feeds cancer.
What we need is an approach that addresses THOSE areas instead of focusing on the tumors and other symptoms.
And so, when we go to an oncologist and are diagnosed with cancer what is the prescribed treatment? Does it incorporate ANY of the above elements? No, sadly it does not. Our doctor prescribes what he or she has been taught: cut out, radiate or poison the symptom and do nothing to address the underlying causes and natural imbalances that enabled led to the symptom.
As a result, the way is paved for the return of the cancer or the introduction of another cancer or serious condition. Even worse, the road to further illness is often made easier due to the damage to the immune system and major organs caused by the treatment of the symptom.
Nature, on the other hand, enables us to address virtually every area of knowledge and concern. For example, here is a suggested protocol based on what nature has to offer:
• As soon as possible, cleanse one body to get rid of built up toxins like heavy metals and pesticides, as well as the undigested food, fecal matter and gallstones that build up in the body by cleansing one colon and liver and by chelation to rid the body of heavy metals. Such contaminations are breeding grounds for, and causes of, disease and illness. A toxic and unclean body weakens the body's immune system that should be one first line of defense. Plus, once cleansed, the body is much more receptive to the good measures one take to rebuild one immune system and fight disease.
• Cleanse one environment to the greatest extent possible and eliminate bad habits. In an ideal world, one would move to the country where there was plenty of fresh air and sunshine and less stress. In the real world one may not find that possible, so it becomes even more important to eliminate common toxins in the household, workplace and other places where one spends time.
• If one has mercury amalgam fillings in their teeth, have them replaced. In many instances, this step alone has led to elimination of cancer.
• Immediately eliminate bad habits and begin building build good ones so that one will make sure that one no longer have habits that weaken one immune system and that one will be able to build one body to fight and conquer illness. A sedentary lifestyle with a poor diet, lack of pure water, sunshine and fresh air, and constant exposure to toxins will in time lead to bad health conditions. Remember, bad health habits are open invitations for illness and disease to enter one's body.
• Begin and maintain a healthy immune-boosting and cancer fighting diet. A good balanced diet, pure water, fresh air, sunshine and exercise are some of the essentials. The very best and most healthy diet is one that is close to the diet our ancestors evolved to utilize: lots of fresh and uncooked vegetables, fruits, nuts, roots and tubers, and fish and meat uncontaminated by growth hormones, artificial fertilizers or pesticides – and little or no grain or dairy products. It should be noted that of all the foods, essentially only raw vegetables and fruits contribute to an alkaline pH.
• Rebuild and strengthen the body's natural immune system. It is very likely that a weakened immune system contributed to one illness in the first place. It is absolutely certain that a rebuilt and strengthened immune system will help one beat one illness and keep it at bay. Again, good diet, nutrition and habits are all important – they lay the foundation for a strong and healthy immune system. However, they are not enough by themselves. one should build a good foundation and then make one body a healthy fortress against disease and illness. Quite simply, disease and illness hate healthy hosts. The stronger one immune system is, the harder it is for disease to survive and grow. And, to be the very strongest one can be, one needs extra measures in the form of supplements as well as the healthiest foods.
• Cleanse, restore and protect the liver before, during and after one anti-cancer and disease battle. Cancer cannot develop unless the liver is impaired to begin with. Plus, an effective cancer fighting regimen will result in the release of a cascade of toxins that are released when cancer cells die. Such a release can overwhelm an already impaired liver and can even be fatal if measures are not taken to protect and regenerate the liver. Some of the very best anti-oxidants to used to protect and regenerate the liver are the ones used in the Berkson Clinical Study: Milk Thistle (silymarin), alpha lipoic acid and selenium.
• Maintain an alkaline pH and get plenty of oxygen to the cellular level. Cancer cannot survive in the presence of an alkaline cellular pH level, nor can it survive in the presence of highly oxygenated cells. Dr. Johanna Budwig of Germany has shown that for proper cellular utilization of oxygen to take place, our diets must contain adequate amounts of unsaturated fatty acids.
• Make sure one has plenty of iodine, potassium and Vitamin D. All have been proven to be essential in beating and avoiding cancer. As mentioned above, cancer cells have lost the ability to be shut off by the body in what is called cellular apoptosis. These cancerous cells simply become abnormal and outlive the other cells in their normal cell life/replacement cycle and end up crowding out a territory over time. Iodine goes in and both does away with the surrounding cyst where cancer has set up residence and then also goes in and allows the specific shut down of the individual cells that are abnormal, diseased, or beset w/ pathogens to make room for new cells.
• Drink plenty of pure water and get plenty of fresh air and sunshine. Water is essential for all healthy life; however, regular tap water contains trace amounts of hundreds to thousands of pesticides, carcinogens and other industrial pollutants. For that reason, the author recommends only the purest drinking water, such as reverse osmosis filtered water. Don't overdo the sunshine, but sunshine is essential to the production of vitamin D, and, strange as it may sound, has been found to be essential in warding off melanoma as well as other cancers..
• Exercise in moderation. Regular exercise does not have to be grueling, but it is essential. Exercise stimulates the immune system, stimulates the production of natural human growth hormone, stimulates the production of hormones and pheromones that make us happier and healthier, and simply leads to a longer and happier life period. Innumerable studies have demonstrated the overall health benefits of exercise and the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle lacking in exercise. It is not a coincidence that studies have shown up that those who exercise only a few hours each week have up to 50% less chance of developing many different kinds of cancer.
• The next element of beating cancer and keeping it at bay is to go on the attack. As a matter of fact, all of the elements of this suggested anti-cancer and disease protocol are elements of attack, because they make the body strong and inhospitable to disease. What I am talking about here is more than just making the body inhospitable to one's disease – I am talking about going on the attack and wiping it out! In the case of cancer, there are many very potent anti-cancer supplements. such as the ones listed above and several others. One such supplement, named OPC (not to be confused with the European anti-oxidant of the same name), is based on a remedy I have researched and written about , has been used for the past three years in South Africa to treat HIV and cancer as noted above.
• Remember, what one avoids can be just as important as what one consumes: Avoid sugar to the greatest extent possible. Sugar feeds cancer and other illnesses and causes a myriad of other health problems. Refined sugar is also the number one single cause of health problems in the entire world! Likewise avoid bread and other items containing bleached white flour, which is essentially empty and harmful calories that convert to sugar once ingested. Other items to avoid include non-fermented soy, pork, MSG, ALL charred foods and foods cooked at high temperature, aluminum and coated cookware, micro-waved food, food in plastic containers and styrofoam.
• Another key is removing stress and maintaining a positive attitude.
Now, those are the kinds of things, done together in combination, that can make a real difference. Unless things change, that is not likely to happen.
Cancer is a $400 Billion a year business, and those that make the profits do not look favorably on cheap, effective and safer competition. And, mainstream medicine looks at out bodies as a collection of parts. Treat the part or symptom and ignore the body as a whole. It works great for repairing broken bones and physical trauma and has failed miserably for over half a century at treating cancer and other serious conditions.
Live long, live healthy, live happy!
Tony Isaacs
author of "Cancer's Natural Enemy"