Have been out of college for 7 years now, about to hit 30, and making a good living, but am thinking of going back to my original "gut instinct" career path which is medical research/genetic engineering/etc. Most medical career paths I read about seem to involve very long stays in medical school and the necessary followup. My question is can a good portion of this be done by taking evening/weekend classes or do you have to always be a full time medical student. Second related question is do I even need a medical degree and followup residency/fellowship or is there some other shorter path to start working on my passion such as cancer research, AIDS research, brain research, etc. (ideally working on cures for the major diseases that we face). I have always tested in the top 2-5% of SAT,ACT,GMAT, etc. so I feel I have the aptitude to really contribute to the medical field now that I'm grown up and have an excellent work ethic and know what I want in life.
Can You Go Through Medical School In The Evenings / Weekends In The Chicago Area?
i would think no. you are right that most medical career paths such as genetic engineering, cancer research, etc. require a lot of time and independent research. in order to have those kind of careers you would most likely need to get a Phd. that takes many many years full time and would take triple that amount in weekends/evenings if that's even possible. no offense but its been awhile since you've been in school and it takes a lot of recent work to even be accepted to a program like that. the SAT, ACT, GMAT is trivial compared to the MCAT you would need. if you want to pursue these career possibilities you would need to apply yourself full time - maybe even more. your best bet would be to contact a local medical school or college and ask them. good luck to you. i think its great you are that ambitious. hopefully something will work out for you.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Why is all this money being spent on cancer?
I've heard recently that the V Foundation has raised $80 million dollars for cancer research. But we have 1 out of 2 men and 1 out of 3 women who still get cancer. Didn't it used to be much less? Isn't all this money doing any good at all or is it just a profit front? It upsets me that so many people are dying of cancer , at the tune of 553,091 people a year! And we supposedly spent over a trillion dollars on health care 10 years ago! If we're spending all this money shouldn't people be getting better? And why in the world are the oncologists telling people that cancer was caused by chance/fate when everybody knows that's not right? Anybody with half a brain knows it's our affluent lifestyle! Why aren't they telling people that?
Why is all this money being spent on cancer?
different cancers are caused by different things.....I am pretty sure if I was poor I would still have the breast cancer I currently have.
Reply:Yes there are lots of people that die each year from cancer, but you fail to realize that there are many more that survive and live with their cancer. If there weren't all that research, the death number would be much higher.
What's happening now is that more people are dx'ed with cancer b/c of better detection/testing and awareness to name a few.
...and I'm sure it's my lifestyle that gave me a 1000 higher chance of getting a rare cancer that affects .001% of the general population w/o the defective gene I have. Some cancers are caused by lifestyle or might attribute to the cancer developing from a predisposition.
You think people in less affluent countries don't get cancer? They do, but they might die without ever getting dx'ed or treated.
Reply:You need to stand back and look at the big picture. Cancer is an ancient disease . . it's always been around. It is not new at all and has nothing to do with lifestyle . . people thousands of years ago died from cancer . . there are fossilized remains. There are mummified remains of Egyptians with breast cancer. The difference is not that there is more cancer in today's world . . the biggest difference is that due to research and better treatment options more and more people are surviving cancer. That is why you know so many people with cancer! And, yes, people still die from cancer . . but look at their age . . and their overall health as contributing factors. Far more people are living with cancer than they ever were in the past.
And, your comment about having a half a brain is offensive to those of use with children and teens fighting cancer. My son did nothing that caused his type of cancer. He has a rare abdominal sarcoma that presents as multiple tumors within the abdominal cavity. It is a childhood disease that predominately strikes males . . what in the world does that have to do with his lifestyle. He was athletic. Worked weekends. Went to school and was a healthy teen. No one knows exactly what causes his type of cancer but it is suspected that the normal growth spurts that occur during puberty have something to do with it. It has nothing to do with how anyone lives. I know four year old with this disease and it is absolutely devastating.
I could probably fill you in on current research that is taking place with targeted therapy, but I don't think you are interested.
ACS: the history of cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten...
Reply:first of all cancer is a business look up how much the docs are makeng on it a year, how do we get cancer well each and ever one of us has the cancer cell in us the difference is that some people don't develope the cancer and others do because of there immune system is low or out of wack. how does this happen well by the thing we eat the cemicals we com in contact, floride in water and toothe paste. we are like sponges. when you combine all those things that cause cancer it adds up, to where our body cant fight off all ofthe negitave effects puts our immune system in overdrive. much so to the point it can't handle the load. and the cancer cell over power our system. look up Transfer Factor Plus.
Reply:Some of us may not be aware of it, but we have a much bigger impact on our health than we'd think. The bottom line is that we do have more than half a million cancer deaths a year, second behind heart disease. There's a reason that's happening.
Many say diet doesn't cause cancer, but that's wrong. The WHO says 30% of cancers in western civilizations could be avoided with diet alone here - http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/... . Tobacco use is the number one cause for cancer.
The book A Cancer Battle Plan quotes Dr. Peter Greenwald, director of cancer prevention and control at the National Cancer Institute on page 47: "The Japanese in Japan have one fifth or one sixth the rate of breast cancer that we do. When they move to Hawaii, the rate goes up."
And on page 33, "Dr. Ernest H. Rosenbaum, M.D., among other things the chief of oncology (the study and treatment of tumors) at French Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco, wrote, "It appears that our affluence - our 'good' life - is the major contributor to the high death rates we have from cancer, as well as heart disease, stroke, emphysema, and obesity."
And later on page 33, "The great mystery disease of modern humans, the number two killer moving quickly toward number one, is in large part a nightmare that we've brought on ourselves. We are, in effect, poisoning ourselves to death."
Page 33 and 34 - "As the scientists and researchers behind Prevention Magazine Health Books observe, "80 - 90% of all cancers are the result of things we do to ourselves."
Page 34 - "Patrick Quillen, Ph.D, concurs, pointing toward diet as the chief culprit:
New estimates say that 90 percent of all cancer is environmentally caused and hence preventable. Environmental factors include foods, pollutants, sunlight, tobacco, etc. Of these environmental factors, nutrition (diet) is probably the most important. A conservative estimate states that 30 - 60 percent of all cancer is nutrition-related. The U.S. has 500 percent more breast and colon cancer than other areas of the world, and much of this dubious distinction is caused by poor nutrition."
Page 36 says, "Dr. Wheeler goes on to observe that "the ability of your immune system to successfully prevent [or in our case, reverse] cancer is directly dependent on your state of nutrition." In other words, diet has a great deal to do with the strength and well-being of our immune system, which in turn has a great deal to do with how well our bodies are able to fight off the occurrence and spread of cancer cells."
Page 34 says, "There is a cause-and-effect relationship between the environment we've created - the lifestyles and diets we've chosen - and the health problems we're experiencing as a country. When it comes to identifying the chief cause of cancer, we have met the enemy and he is us!"
Later on page 34, "Coming from a family history of breast cancer, I was aware of my increased risk. In light of that, I breast-fed my babies, stayed away from coffee and alcohol, and did all that I knew to do at the time. What I didn't know, however, was the link between cancer and the typical American diet. Unfortunately, cancer does not wait for its potential victims to become educated. In my ignorance I gave it an open door to develop in my body."
I could continue, but I think that's plenty of evidence. Page 45 says, "I had always thought I was eating a good, healthy diet." The key is that a lot of people in the US are eating in such a way that causes disease, and it's not easy to figure out how to eat properly. There's a lot of confusion on the topic of nutrition as well as disease because there's a lot of money to be made on both.
There's other lifestyle causes I identify here from a reliable source - Guyton and Hall's Textbook of Medical Physiology - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;... .
Reply:Hi,
My name is Ariel, I'm a Nutraceutical Consultant living in FL. One of the reasons I joined this industry is because I am passionate about this subject and at the same time as frustrated as you are. But the truth those figures you referenced will only get bigger. I have many local survivors and current people in Fl doing extremely well on Glutathione enhancers like the bonded cysteine in Immunocal, the protein my company makes. Yet it is 0.05% of a current cancer treatment from diagnosis to full recuperation. The key is "Cellular level control". Doctors can’t usually provide an early enough diagnosis. So the right science is to have your own body do the work, and that's where glutathione comes in. If you have high levels of it, you’re chances of developing cancer are slim to none. It's been called the super-antioxidant. It knows how to neutralize carcinogens before the start the cell mutation through the DNA.
As far as why this is not better preached, well I think you know the answer to that. In the last 5 years there is a great interest from the medical community in Glutathione levels in the cell, and its role in cancer prevention. So things are looking up.
Immunomail@yahoo.com www.immunocall.com
Why is all this money being spent on cancer?
different cancers are caused by different things.....I am pretty sure if I was poor I would still have the breast cancer I currently have.
Reply:Yes there are lots of people that die each year from cancer, but you fail to realize that there are many more that survive and live with their cancer. If there weren't all that research, the death number would be much higher.
What's happening now is that more people are dx'ed with cancer b/c of better detection/testing and awareness to name a few.
...and I'm sure it's my lifestyle that gave me a 1000 higher chance of getting a rare cancer that affects .001% of the general population w/o the defective gene I have. Some cancers are caused by lifestyle or might attribute to the cancer developing from a predisposition.
You think people in less affluent countries don't get cancer? They do, but they might die without ever getting dx'ed or treated.
Reply:You need to stand back and look at the big picture. Cancer is an ancient disease . . it's always been around. It is not new at all and has nothing to do with lifestyle . . people thousands of years ago died from cancer . . there are fossilized remains. There are mummified remains of Egyptians with breast cancer. The difference is not that there is more cancer in today's world . . the biggest difference is that due to research and better treatment options more and more people are surviving cancer. That is why you know so many people with cancer! And, yes, people still die from cancer . . but look at their age . . and their overall health as contributing factors. Far more people are living with cancer than they ever were in the past.
And, your comment about having a half a brain is offensive to those of use with children and teens fighting cancer. My son did nothing that caused his type of cancer. He has a rare abdominal sarcoma that presents as multiple tumors within the abdominal cavity. It is a childhood disease that predominately strikes males . . what in the world does that have to do with his lifestyle. He was athletic. Worked weekends. Went to school and was a healthy teen. No one knows exactly what causes his type of cancer but it is suspected that the normal growth spurts that occur during puberty have something to do with it. It has nothing to do with how anyone lives. I know four year old with this disease and it is absolutely devastating.
I could probably fill you in on current research that is taking place with targeted therapy, but I don't think you are interested.
ACS: the history of cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten...
Reply:first of all cancer is a business look up how much the docs are makeng on it a year, how do we get cancer well each and ever one of us has the cancer cell in us the difference is that some people don't develope the cancer and others do because of there immune system is low or out of wack. how does this happen well by the thing we eat the cemicals we com in contact, floride in water and toothe paste. we are like sponges. when you combine all those things that cause cancer it adds up, to where our body cant fight off all ofthe negitave effects puts our immune system in overdrive. much so to the point it can't handle the load. and the cancer cell over power our system. look up Transfer Factor Plus.
Reply:Some of us may not be aware of it, but we have a much bigger impact on our health than we'd think. The bottom line is that we do have more than half a million cancer deaths a year, second behind heart disease. There's a reason that's happening.
Many say diet doesn't cause cancer, but that's wrong. The WHO says 30% of cancers in western civilizations could be avoided with diet alone here - http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/... . Tobacco use is the number one cause for cancer.
The book A Cancer Battle Plan quotes Dr. Peter Greenwald, director of cancer prevention and control at the National Cancer Institute on page 47: "The Japanese in Japan have one fifth or one sixth the rate of breast cancer that we do. When they move to Hawaii, the rate goes up."
And on page 33, "Dr. Ernest H. Rosenbaum, M.D., among other things the chief of oncology (the study and treatment of tumors) at French Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco, wrote, "It appears that our affluence - our 'good' life - is the major contributor to the high death rates we have from cancer, as well as heart disease, stroke, emphysema, and obesity."
And later on page 33, "The great mystery disease of modern humans, the number two killer moving quickly toward number one, is in large part a nightmare that we've brought on ourselves. We are, in effect, poisoning ourselves to death."
Page 33 and 34 - "As the scientists and researchers behind Prevention Magazine Health Books observe, "80 - 90% of all cancers are the result of things we do to ourselves."
Page 34 - "Patrick Quillen, Ph.D, concurs, pointing toward diet as the chief culprit:
New estimates say that 90 percent of all cancer is environmentally caused and hence preventable. Environmental factors include foods, pollutants, sunlight, tobacco, etc. Of these environmental factors, nutrition (diet) is probably the most important. A conservative estimate states that 30 - 60 percent of all cancer is nutrition-related. The U.S. has 500 percent more breast and colon cancer than other areas of the world, and much of this dubious distinction is caused by poor nutrition."
Page 36 says, "Dr. Wheeler goes on to observe that "the ability of your immune system to successfully prevent [or in our case, reverse] cancer is directly dependent on your state of nutrition." In other words, diet has a great deal to do with the strength and well-being of our immune system, which in turn has a great deal to do with how well our bodies are able to fight off the occurrence and spread of cancer cells."
Page 34 says, "There is a cause-and-effect relationship between the environment we've created - the lifestyles and diets we've chosen - and the health problems we're experiencing as a country. When it comes to identifying the chief cause of cancer, we have met the enemy and he is us!"
Later on page 34, "Coming from a family history of breast cancer, I was aware of my increased risk. In light of that, I breast-fed my babies, stayed away from coffee and alcohol, and did all that I knew to do at the time. What I didn't know, however, was the link between cancer and the typical American diet. Unfortunately, cancer does not wait for its potential victims to become educated. In my ignorance I gave it an open door to develop in my body."
I could continue, but I think that's plenty of evidence. Page 45 says, "I had always thought I was eating a good, healthy diet." The key is that a lot of people in the US are eating in such a way that causes disease, and it's not easy to figure out how to eat properly. There's a lot of confusion on the topic of nutrition as well as disease because there's a lot of money to be made on both.
There's other lifestyle causes I identify here from a reliable source - Guyton and Hall's Textbook of Medical Physiology - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;... .
Reply:Hi,
My name is Ariel, I'm a Nutraceutical Consultant living in FL. One of the reasons I joined this industry is because I am passionate about this subject and at the same time as frustrated as you are. But the truth those figures you referenced will only get bigger. I have many local survivors and current people in Fl doing extremely well on Glutathione enhancers like the bonded cysteine in Immunocal, the protein my company makes. Yet it is 0.05% of a current cancer treatment from diagnosis to full recuperation. The key is "Cellular level control". Doctors can’t usually provide an early enough diagnosis. So the right science is to have your own body do the work, and that's where glutathione comes in. If you have high levels of it, you’re chances of developing cancer are slim to none. It's been called the super-antioxidant. It knows how to neutralize carcinogens before the start the cell mutation through the DNA.
As far as why this is not better preached, well I think you know the answer to that. In the last 5 years there is a great interest from the medical community in Glutathione levels in the cell, and its role in cancer prevention. So things are looking up.
Immunomail@yahoo.com www.immunocall.com
Death's from human research just at Albany VA revealed; Is this a travesty of justice for all Veterans?
Independent audit of Stratton (VA) research program: "Subjects were consented, enrolled, and examined by an individual posing as a medical doctor.... The Internal Review Board did not adequately protect the rights and welfare of human subjects."
Quintiles Consulting, an independent clinical site auditor hired by Stratton, discovers fraud in 70 percent of Stratton's cancer research patients' files. The confidential report concludes the hospital's human experiments "lack adequate oversight" and that an Institutional Review Board, which monitors research protocols, "did not adequately protect the rights and welfare of human subjects."
A federal grand jury hands up a 48-count indictment against Kornak, including charges of negligent homicide.
2005: Under a plea and cooperation agreement, Kornak pleads guilty to three felony counts and is sentenced to 71 months in federal prison.
2007: Holland pleads guilty in federal court to a misdemeanor count of failing to keep accurate records on research patients. He continues to practice medicine. His sentencing is pending.
Full story here;
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC0...
Death's from human research just at Albany VA revealed; Is this a travesty of justice for all Veterans?
It is a travesty, many unreported deaths result due to the way we Veterans are treated at VA hospitals.
Reply:According to your latest findings, it seems to be.
Reply:Pacer, this is a travesty of justice. It is a clear case of their great lawyers keeping the VA from spending possibly 1 billion in lawsuit damages in a civil court.
Reply:Take out the part that it was a VA hospital...one would think it was regular pharmaceutical testing...was there no oversight by the drug companies that were supplying the drugs...I think to date the nuclear testing on soldiers was the real tragedy.
Reply:if it is true they deserve to catch a bullet in the brainbox
Quintiles Consulting, an independent clinical site auditor hired by Stratton, discovers fraud in 70 percent of Stratton's cancer research patients' files. The confidential report concludes the hospital's human experiments "lack adequate oversight" and that an Institutional Review Board, which monitors research protocols, "did not adequately protect the rights and welfare of human subjects."
A federal grand jury hands up a 48-count indictment against Kornak, including charges of negligent homicide.
2005: Under a plea and cooperation agreement, Kornak pleads guilty to three felony counts and is sentenced to 71 months in federal prison.
2007: Holland pleads guilty in federal court to a misdemeanor count of failing to keep accurate records on research patients. He continues to practice medicine. His sentencing is pending.
Full story here;
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC0...
Death's from human research just at Albany VA revealed; Is this a travesty of justice for all Veterans?
It is a travesty, many unreported deaths result due to the way we Veterans are treated at VA hospitals.
Reply:According to your latest findings, it seems to be.
Reply:Pacer, this is a travesty of justice. It is a clear case of their great lawyers keeping the VA from spending possibly 1 billion in lawsuit damages in a civil court.
Reply:Take out the part that it was a VA hospital...one would think it was regular pharmaceutical testing...was there no oversight by the drug companies that were supplying the drugs...I think to date the nuclear testing on soldiers was the real tragedy.
Reply:if it is true they deserve to catch a bullet in the brainbox
Is there any kind of supplement that can slow down the spread of cancer?
Something that has research to back it up? I appreciate your help.
Is there any kind of supplement that can slow down the spread of cancer?
No there's no supplement, herb or food that has been proven to have any effect on the progress of cancer.
There are however unscrupulous charlatans who will exploit the desperation of cancer patients and their families by selling them ineffective and sometimes dangerous 'cures' and 'treatments'. A non-existent vitamin called B17 - that is, apricot seeds which contain cyanide - seems to be a popular scam for these people at the moment; desperate people invest money, hope and, worst of all, time (which a cancer patient can't afford to waste) on these products while their tumours go on growing.
Please be wary of unsubstantiated testimonials claiming miracle cures and treatments - you have no way of knowing whether the person ever had cancer at all, much less whether they are cured.
If you are tempted to try any alternatives - and remember in this context 'alternative' means 'unproven' - please do a search on this site first: http://www.quackwatch.org/
Reply:This is something to help slow down cancer and get rid of it in the long term.The only research is, it has worked on people, but medical/scientific trials are yet to take place.You will know in a few months whether to continue.
This is the free alternative to chemotherapy for cancer patients.Do it and you will know from the future test results.You can also do it alongside any medical treatment.
Cancer hates oxygen and cannot live in a high-oxygen environment.If you want to supplement the medical treatment you receive(or not receive) with some alternative therapy then this is for you. You need to help your body to build up your immune system.The breathing exercises - pranayam is a holistic approach creating extra oxygen supply in the body and will slowly help with the health problem.Do the pranayam to see the benefits.Build up your timing slowly and after four weeks at the suggested maximum duration you will start to notice benefits gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy,stop and resume later.
What is known: pranayam helps the body heal itself. How it works in the body is not known – but people may build their own theory. You have to do it yourself for your benefit.
The small print: Keep doing pranayam after you are better for minimum 30 minutes a day for rest of life to maintain health.
People who have been treated successfully, should do pranayam as well, as there is a chance of recurrence.
The pranayam techniques:
Bhastrika - Take a long deep breath into the lungs(chest not tummy) via the nose and then completely breathe out through the nose.Duration upto 5 minutes.
Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Anulom Vilom - Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.
Bhramri Pranayam -Close eyes. Close ears with thumb, index finger on forehead, and rest three fingers on base of nose touching eyes. Breathe in through nose. And now breathe out through nose while humming like a bee.
Duration : 5 to 10 times
Only by doing you will benefit and will feel good that you can do something to help the body.Copy and print this to improve your technique and stay focused.This is simplified pranayam for everyone and you do not have to go to classes to learn. This is for life, unlike short term classes where you do it in the class then stop when classes are over.
Reply:My husband was interested in "complementary" therapy to be used with chemo..not alternative therapy. Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson, and NCI have alternative/complementary websites. We are using Avemar...a fermented wheat germ extract with lots of documentations for the adverse side effects of chemo. But, some beneficial tumor regressions have been seen too. I guess we will never know if it is helping but after 6 rounds of Folfox, he is amazing and tumor markers normal. Mind over matter??? I have also heard about Japanese mushrooms...there are 6 of them that show promise. They are made into pills. One company calls them ImmPower. There have to be answers from plants with our immune system. I wish you the very best! Lynda
Reply:not that i know of. as far as cancer, there are 4 stages of it. if someone has cancer their oncologist will tell them what stage they have, and what options are available for treatment. i work with a nurse who's friend just found out she has stage 4 cancer, and she is immediately undergoing chemo-its the only thing she can try at this point. so i have been reading up alot on cancer.
i dont know of any supplements or herbal stuff that can cure cancer-it just seems to far fetched and risky.
Reply:Hello Amy,
I am sorry to hear about your family member with cancer. There are several nutritional and herbal ways to halt and control cancer. The spice Turmeric will help stop the progression as will the mineral Selenium, but the selenium must be taken with vit. E. I've had great sucess in controlling the growth of my own cancer.
at home teeth whitening
Is there any kind of supplement that can slow down the spread of cancer?
No there's no supplement, herb or food that has been proven to have any effect on the progress of cancer.
There are however unscrupulous charlatans who will exploit the desperation of cancer patients and their families by selling them ineffective and sometimes dangerous 'cures' and 'treatments'. A non-existent vitamin called B17 - that is, apricot seeds which contain cyanide - seems to be a popular scam for these people at the moment; desperate people invest money, hope and, worst of all, time (which a cancer patient can't afford to waste) on these products while their tumours go on growing.
Please be wary of unsubstantiated testimonials claiming miracle cures and treatments - you have no way of knowing whether the person ever had cancer at all, much less whether they are cured.
If you are tempted to try any alternatives - and remember in this context 'alternative' means 'unproven' - please do a search on this site first: http://www.quackwatch.org/
Reply:This is something to help slow down cancer and get rid of it in the long term.The only research is, it has worked on people, but medical/scientific trials are yet to take place.You will know in a few months whether to continue.
This is the free alternative to chemotherapy for cancer patients.Do it and you will know from the future test results.You can also do it alongside any medical treatment.
Cancer hates oxygen and cannot live in a high-oxygen environment.If you want to supplement the medical treatment you receive(or not receive) with some alternative therapy then this is for you. You need to help your body to build up your immune system.The breathing exercises - pranayam is a holistic approach creating extra oxygen supply in the body and will slowly help with the health problem.Do the pranayam to see the benefits.Build up your timing slowly and after four weeks at the suggested maximum duration you will start to notice benefits gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy,stop and resume later.
What is known: pranayam helps the body heal itself. How it works in the body is not known – but people may build their own theory. You have to do it yourself for your benefit.
The small print: Keep doing pranayam after you are better for minimum 30 minutes a day for rest of life to maintain health.
People who have been treated successfully, should do pranayam as well, as there is a chance of recurrence.
The pranayam techniques:
Bhastrika - Take a long deep breath into the lungs(chest not tummy) via the nose and then completely breathe out through the nose.Duration upto 5 minutes.
Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Anulom Vilom - Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.
Bhramri Pranayam -Close eyes. Close ears with thumb, index finger on forehead, and rest three fingers on base of nose touching eyes. Breathe in through nose. And now breathe out through nose while humming like a bee.
Duration : 5 to 10 times
Only by doing you will benefit and will feel good that you can do something to help the body.Copy and print this to improve your technique and stay focused.This is simplified pranayam for everyone and you do not have to go to classes to learn. This is for life, unlike short term classes where you do it in the class then stop when classes are over.
Reply:My husband was interested in "complementary" therapy to be used with chemo..not alternative therapy. Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson, and NCI have alternative/complementary websites. We are using Avemar...a fermented wheat germ extract with lots of documentations for the adverse side effects of chemo. But, some beneficial tumor regressions have been seen too. I guess we will never know if it is helping but after 6 rounds of Folfox, he is amazing and tumor markers normal. Mind over matter??? I have also heard about Japanese mushrooms...there are 6 of them that show promise. They are made into pills. One company calls them ImmPower. There have to be answers from plants with our immune system. I wish you the very best! Lynda
Reply:not that i know of. as far as cancer, there are 4 stages of it. if someone has cancer their oncologist will tell them what stage they have, and what options are available for treatment. i work with a nurse who's friend just found out she has stage 4 cancer, and she is immediately undergoing chemo-its the only thing she can try at this point. so i have been reading up alot on cancer.
i dont know of any supplements or herbal stuff that can cure cancer-it just seems to far fetched and risky.
Reply:Hello Amy,
I am sorry to hear about your family member with cancer. There are several nutritional and herbal ways to halt and control cancer. The spice Turmeric will help stop the progression as will the mineral Selenium, but the selenium must be taken with vit. E. I've had great sucess in controlling the growth of my own cancer.
at home teeth whitening
Does st judes childrens hospital offer any significant natural cancer treatments???
why dont they at least offer many proven natural treatments like oasisofhope.com in new mexico??? i know what it is like to care for cancer patients and i know traditional medicine is big business... many times the traditional treatments cause the death of the patient... the cancer society will quote deceptive figures to make it appear that they are making headway in cancer research and treatment ... this is bogus... there is no guarantee that natural treatments will get you back to health or keep you from dying but i can tell you your chances of a better life are better with natural treatment...under the care of really knowledgeable medical doctors... i hate to see those children receiving only treatments that are cancer causing in themselves as well as destructive to the immune system... i am a nurse and have done extensive research...
Does st judes childrens hospital offer any significant natural cancer treatments???
If you are truly a nurse, you spent little time actually paying attention to what happens to patients who pursue alternative therapies for cancer. Yes, the standard treatments can be harsh and life threatening, but they are usually less harsh and life-threatening than the disease they are fighting. Nobody says it is a great trade-off, but it is the best there is. To suggest all of those hard-working, compassionate researchers and caregivers are caring for those kids with only profit motives in mind (protecting their business, you know) is insulting, degrading, and frankly ignorant.
People believe what they want to believe; there can still be a right and wrong in any case. Your "extensive research" is wrong. How do I know? Because I know how to interpret the data. This is not arrogance on my part; this is anger at irresponsible remarks that 1) I am sure most folks recognize for what they are, but 2) may influence some uninformed but well-intentioned information seekers who will then do the wrong thing, perhaps make a life-threatening mistake.
Reply:Just as there are laws in the physical, (the world we see), that say a one hundred thousand ton aircraft carrier can float or a one hundred ton jet can fly, but only with the proper knowledge, there are also laws in the spiritual, (the world we don't see), that a person can use to eliminate Aids, MS, malaria, heart disease, cancer, blindness...etc. from their body. http://www.sheep2lion.com/ will help you obtain the knowledge about those laws and more.
Does st judes childrens hospital offer any significant natural cancer treatments???
If you are truly a nurse, you spent little time actually paying attention to what happens to patients who pursue alternative therapies for cancer. Yes, the standard treatments can be harsh and life threatening, but they are usually less harsh and life-threatening than the disease they are fighting. Nobody says it is a great trade-off, but it is the best there is. To suggest all of those hard-working, compassionate researchers and caregivers are caring for those kids with only profit motives in mind (protecting their business, you know) is insulting, degrading, and frankly ignorant.
People believe what they want to believe; there can still be a right and wrong in any case. Your "extensive research" is wrong. How do I know? Because I know how to interpret the data. This is not arrogance on my part; this is anger at irresponsible remarks that 1) I am sure most folks recognize for what they are, but 2) may influence some uninformed but well-intentioned information seekers who will then do the wrong thing, perhaps make a life-threatening mistake.
Reply:Just as there are laws in the physical, (the world we see), that say a one hundred thousand ton aircraft carrier can float or a one hundred ton jet can fly, but only with the proper knowledge, there are also laws in the spiritual, (the world we don't see), that a person can use to eliminate Aids, MS, malaria, heart disease, cancer, blindness...etc. from their body. http://www.sheep2lion.com/ will help you obtain the knowledge about those laws and more.
Adenocarcinoma / Cancer Charities to Donate in Honor of a loved one?
Hi, I have been looking for Cancer Research centers specifically, for Adenocarcinoma, to start donation and the best one I have currently found is in the UK which offers to make a personal page about a loved one that you have lost from cancer and have money donated in honor of that person lost. I was wondering if you could recommend any sites that offer this kind of service thats in the US?-- The UK site is for UK residents only--here is the website link--https://donateinmemory.cancerresearchuk....
Adenocarcinoma / Cancer Charities to Donate in Honor of a loved one?
do a search for adrenal cortical carcinoma and find there research lab I believe that they have a program like that.
Adenocarcinoma / Cancer Charities to Donate in Honor of a loved one?
do a search for adrenal cortical carcinoma and find there research lab I believe that they have a program like that.
Where can I find source of information about cancer and possible I would like to have a free ebook on cancer.?
Need cancer information for research.
Where can I find source of information about cancer and possible I would like to have a free ebook on cancer.?
You can go to http://www.YourCancerGuide.com for one source of Cancer information. They also offer you free ebook to download and you can get various type of cancer, mens cancer, women cancer. They also offer free newsletter on cancer information. Hope that help.
Reply:try american cancer society .com , or just go under webmd
Reply:www.cancer.org
Reply:just go to the American Cancer Society web site, it has all kinds of information
Reply:just search on the internet and theres a lot of ebook there to download. goodluck.
Where can I find source of information about cancer and possible I would like to have a free ebook on cancer.?
You can go to http://www.YourCancerGuide.com for one source of Cancer information. They also offer you free ebook to download and you can get various type of cancer, mens cancer, women cancer. They also offer free newsletter on cancer information. Hope that help.
Reply:try american cancer society .com , or just go under webmd
Reply:www.cancer.org
Reply:just go to the American Cancer Society web site, it has all kinds of information
Reply:just search on the internet and theres a lot of ebook there to download. goodluck.
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