Complementary and Integrative Approach to Healing

Hi Merilee,

Does the lemon juice cut the ginger taste any?  How long do you soak it?  I find ginger anything really difficult to choke down - it's just that little zing to it,  but I'd like to use it more if I could disguise it somehow!

Thanks, Merilee, I'll have to try that when I get some fresh ginger! 

I will have to try the turmeric tea---must  confess, I love ginger tea.  It is the very best thing I know of for an upset stomach.  When I was having my retched wretching disease the other week, it was the only thing I could keep down.

You need medical treatment for a herniated disc. One of my friend's husband has one in his back & they are going to try cortisone shots first as he has other health problems and is not a good surgical risk.

Rainbowpony - Maybe you could start a thread about your theory, since it really is completely off-topic here.  If your efforts to contribute to peaceful healing are sincere, please do. 

The site you linked to, with no discussion at all about it, has this line that jumped out at me from the very first page: "...in the 1930s, Dr. Royal Rife was curing cancer with very gentle electromedicine."

Oh.my.gosh.  I missed this one: The "Overnight Cure For Cancer" (OCC), which was designed by an ICRF researcher, is so-named because it was designed specifically to safely revert all cancer cells in a person's body into normal cells within 24 hours "

That site could start an interesting discussion, but it's just not related to this one.

ETA - Please, please, Rainbowpony - start a thread specifically for all your miracle cures.  The rest of us are more interested in fact, not fantasy.

Hi SherryC, you asked about acupuncture benefits for a herniated disk.  I'd definitely clear any kind of  complementary/integrative treatment with your doctor, since you definitely don't want to inadvertently cause any further damage. 

Here's what Sloan Kettering has to say about acupuncture treatment, which may be worth looking into if you have pain from the herniated disk:

 "The World Health Organization supports the use of acupuncture in reducing symptoms, such as depression, facial pain, headache, peripheral neuropathy, lower back pain, nausea and vomiting, neck pain, postoperative pain, shortness of breath, chronic fatigue, hot flashes and side effects caused by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Acupunture also reduced symptoms of sneezing, itching, and runny nose in children with allergies, and may be useful against allergic rhinitis in adults when used along with standard medications. Acupuncture also improved pregnancy rates in women following in vitro fertilization, but did not provide pain relief in women undergoing induced labor.
Acupuncture treatments are generally safe and well tolerated by most patients. Some conditions may require continuous treatments in order to achieve long-term effect.
Cancer patients considering acupuncture should seek certified or state-licensed practitioners who have training or experience in working with cancer patients."

CS I am also reading the Anit Cancer book right now.

I hear ya, ruthbru. I was reading this book (below). It's about Complementary Therapies but it includes a primer of how cancer cells form and behave. They are mutant cells, they suck up extra resources if they can get them but can survive on very very little, if needed. There's a reason why this disease kills some people. So I'm with you, important to use both the medical treatments and complementary therapies. 

FWIW, my MO's nutritionist has seen the authors speak and thought their approach was sound. I found the book helpful. It lists, for example, herbs that might be contradicted if you're taking hormone-blockers. (the licorice root in my favorite herbal tea is contraindicated for tamoxifen, for example)

The Definitive Guide to Cancer, 3rd Edition: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Healing
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587613581 

Rainbowpony

I am sorry for the loss of your father in law. That must have been quite a trauma for you and your family. I recently lost my brother to  lung cancer when his spread to his brain before we even knew he had it.  No indication at all until he had a seizure one day last June. He died in May.

Tragic to say the least.

What are you doing in the way of natural remedies for yourself? I see it has been 9 months since  your diagnosis. I also see that your tumor was 4 cm. Are you willing to speak to the amount of  regression your tumor has had with the methods you have found?

Don't know about the fiber and hormones, but we definitely should be eating it either way as a guard against colon cancer and other digestive problems. My GP says that if everyone ate a serving of prunes a day, it would really cut the colon cancer rates (plus they are excellant for the bones).

Rainbow Pony

I know what you mean. I was never so shocked in my life when I got my diagnosis. No family history, I ate well, all the right things to NOT get it. Then at age 49 wam! a big terrifying kick in the teeth. And I also knew nothing about it to start with. It is definitely a learning journey on many levels. I like the whole food supplements too but am slowly learning how to get what I need from food. I see a naturapath who is guiding me a bit and I read at least two books a week. It seems like by the time I eat everything I need for "food as medicine" I barely have any room in my belly for anything else. Do you find this to be true for you as well?

Hi Caerus,

I've always hesitated to use the ignore button, but I've now seen the light!  It's actually my latest addition to my "complementary and integrative approach to healing."  Sometimes I wonder why I bother coming here, but other times I really enjoy *most* of the people here (those who come in good faith).

Never try to teach a pig to sing.  It only wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Merilee and Ruthbru - I agree about the importance of fiber!  For general health - it really does have tons of proven health benefits!