Early Stage Natural Girls!

Princess,

Thank you so much. I love that you call meditation and prayer Internal Exercise. I'm going to add that my thought process. I have never heard of N-Acetyl-Cysteine, so I will be looking that up. I'm not doing any herbal teas but actually do juice fresh burdock root which is available from my health food store. I wish I could say no caffeine, but I have not yet managed to completely give up coffee. Before Dr Connealy, I was doing a lot of fruit smoothies and she said--NO FRUIT Period. I had to negotiate and make my case for the awesome nutrition of fruit. She finally relented and said Okay to berries. Sometimes I still have other fruits but have significantly reduced the amount and I only have them whole in smoothies or eat them. I no longer juice any fruit and use only carrots to sweeten the green juice. I soak and then dehydrate my nuts which brings the crunch back and have recently begun soaking and fermenting my grains per the "Nourishing Traditions" cookbook by Sally Fallon, head of the Westin Price organization. In the summer I was eating very few grains mostly juice, smoothies and salads. As the weather got cooler I began to want more warm foods and added in more cooked soups and fermented grains. The grains are not hard to do but requires some forethought in planning the day ahead. I'm 95% vegan so almost no dairy or meat, but I try to leave room in my regimen for living--going out to dinner with friends, etc. I also eat a lot of goji berries and for additional protein hemp seeds, bee pollen and chia seeds. Raw Cacao powder and nibs for it's high antioxidents and Fermented Miso in my smoothies or salad dressing. 

Outside of diet I tested positive for EMF sensitivity and geopathic stress. I purchsed EMF protection necklaces for myself and my daughter and EMF cell phone tabs for the entire family's cell phones. I experienced a noticable difference. I also purchased a "device" that goes under my bed to neutralize geopathic stress which Dr Connealy said "was a real thing"  I did not notice any difference with that. Another thing that produced a strong noticable differnce was purchasing an Earthing sheet for my bed. It is woven with miles of silver thread and plugs into the ground portion of the electrical outlet thus utilizing the house ground. This is based on the theory of grounding to the earth's energy. We can all do this for free by putting our bare feet on grass or sand for two hours per day. (who has time) The Osteopath that does the "Recall Healing" that I mentioned above, (referred by Dr. Connealy) told me over the phone that sometimes when patients don't respond to treatment it is because of this lack of grounding. I tried it and it helped tremendously.

 Thanks for sharing your regimen. I would like to know more about the breast massages you do.

Cindy:   I've not heard of the test you are referring to, which might do the same thing, but the one I mentioned is a thermographic scan that looks at the key areas of your body the same way it looks at the breast.  It is heat sensitive to areas that might be growing blood vessels to support cancer cell growth.  It would not be an absolute confirmation of the cancer...an MRI or PET scan would be needed to determine that, but it would show suspicious areas that could need further evaluation.

Princess,

I never would have purchased the Earthing sheet on my own. A friend of mine is a huge David Wolfe follower and she had the sheet for sometime but never mentioned it to anyone. The same day that she brought the sheet to my house for me to try is the day I spoke with the Osteopath and when he asked about my regimen and how I had been feeling. I told him someone who's diet was a good as mine and who was taking all of these supplements should be feeling more energetic and vibrant. That's when he mentioned Earthing and how he has seen so many patients stall due to a lack of grounding and I should try it. Two hours later my friend shows up with hers for me to borrow. That's some serious serendipity. I felt a difference immediately upon having my feet on it. It was like an energy current that I could actually feel run through my legs. My energy improved with 2 nights of sleeping with it. My husband did not feel the tingling but swears that he has slept better since having it.

I will look at the massage videos--thank you. It's so funny that you call your breasts "the girls." My husband calls them that and he just leaned over my shoulders behind me and said that I should tell you all that he regular holds "the girls" and sends them good healing energy!

 My meditation card for the day says

"I am choosing to listen to those voices that empower me."

Thought I would share an awesome meditation/guided imagery cd that I received today from New Zealand. I just listened to it in the tub while soaking in my magnesium mineral salts.

 It has 2 tracks, one focuses on the psyical aspects of cancer healing and the second track focuses on the emotional aspects of healing cancer. Each track is around 30 minuets. I feel so uplifted.I highly recommend.

 http://www.alternative-cancer-care.com/Self_Hypnosis_Cancer_CD.html

Hi ladies, I haven't had time to post lately but I've been reading.  Cindy, I wish for you to have astounding success with your choice in protocol.  I don't blame you a bit for feeling scared.  Deciding to choose something different than what the doctor in front of you wants is not easy.  Even though I went with mainstream treatments (chemo/surgery/rads/tamoxifen), my local doctors were scaring me to pieces when I decided to travel to the next state for my surgery.  Resources are few and far between for those who want something outside standard protocol.  Plus, it's important to remember too that the doctors can get in trouble for recommending anything outside standard protocol, so they are limited too.  

I think you had a rather lengthy list of what supplements you're taking on the previous page that I can't see now.  I don't think it had iodine on there.  In the holistic section there's a longstanding thread about iodine supplements that you might want to read.  I have a copy of Dr Derry's book on iodine.  The dear man needs a better proofreader and editor, but the content of his information is something I found compelling.  I'd be glad to let you have my copy if you're interested.  Just send me a pm with where to send it.  I'd love for you to be successful.  Dr Derry believes breast cancer patients are all iodine deficient and that early stage disease can be reversed with correcting the deficiency.  

Althea,

Thanks for your support. It is much appreciated.  I had a nutritional analysis done 2 months ago and have been adding the necessary supplements (and/or changes to diet) to my regimen as much as budget allows. It's strange that I did not test positive for Iodine deficiency despite my low thryroid condition. I discussed Iodine with my Doc and we decided to hold off for now, (due to other supplement priorities and my limited budget,) but I still try to eat seaweed regularly. There were two minerals that I had never even heard of before this nutitional analysis in which I tested extremely deficient. I finally added these to my regimen yesterday--Germanium and Vanadium. Below is some info I gleaned for the web on these two minerals.

From www.curezone.com

Germanium GE 132: An Oxygen Catalyst

In its organic form, each atom of germanium is bonded to three atoms of oxygen, making it an efficient carrier of oxygen. According to Dr. Stephen A. Levine, organic germanium seems to be able to partially substitute for or supplement oxygenation in living tissues. (7) Thus, Ge-132's ability to improve the efficiency of oxygen utilization at the cellular level could be of significant benefit.

Dr. Otto Warburg, Nobel prize-winning cancer researcher, discovered that cancer cells cannot metabolize oxygen properly. (11) Flooding cells with oxygen may retard the growth of cancer cells or even help to return them to normal.

The "boosting" of available oxygen becomes significant when we realize that the underlying cause of many chronic diseases is free-radical damage resulting from insufficient cellular oxygenation. The Ge-132 acts as a carrier, facilitating the movement of oxygen across cellular membranes to get oxygen inside the cell. ! Dr. Asai attributed the effectiveness of organic germanium in combating a variety of diseases to its ability to oxygenate cells. Dr. Asai found that Ge-132 was effective in treating "cancer of the lungs, bladder, larynx and breast, neurosis, asthma, diabetes, hypertension, cardiac insufficiency, inflammation of maxillary sinus, neuralgia, leukemia, softening of the brain, myoma of the uterus and hepatic cirrhosis." (1)

Fron http://www.croh-online.com/article/S1040-8428%2801%2900221-9/abstract

Abstract 

Vanadium compounds exert preventive effects against chemical carcinogenesis on animals, by modifying, mainly, various xenobiotic enzymes, inhibiting, thus, carcinogen-derived active metabolites. Studies on various cell lines reveal that vanadium exerts its antitumor effects through inhibition of cellular tyrosine phosphatases and/or activation of tyrosine phosphorylases. Both effects activate signal transduction pathways leading either to apoptosis and/or to activation of tumor suppressor genes. Furthermore, vanadium compounds may induce cell-cycle arrest and/or cytotoxic effects through DNA cleavage and fragmentation and plasma membrane lipoperoxidation. Reactive oxygen species generated by Fenton-like reactions and/or during the intracellular reduction of V(V) to V(IV) by, mainly, NADPH, participate to the majority of the vanadium-induced intracellular events. Vanadium may also exert inhibitory effects on cancer cell metastatic potential through modulation of cellular adhesive molecules, and reverse antineoplastic drug resistance. It also possesses low toxicity that, in combination with the synthesis of new, more potent and better tolerated complexes, may establish vanadium as an effective non-platinum, metal antitumor agent.

Anyone out there know of these minerals or taking these supplements?

On another note, a friend who lives in my area told me last night that her mother (who lives in our area) has multiple myeloma. Now, normally I wouldn't think too much of this, except that I had DCIS, another lady down our street had Stage IV breast cancer, my friend has had a few ovarian cysts. I am starting to wonder if we aren't living in a contaminated area. Am I crazy??? We have a creek that runs down behind our house, and I've often wondered if chemicals get dumped in there.

Princess,

I agree that it always best to get our nutrients from whole food when possible. The best food sources of organic germanium are garlic and mushrooms. However, most of us have long term deficiences in many areas and supplements can allow us to return our bodies to balance quicker. As with any new information, please do your own research, discuss with your doc and listen to your own inner wisdom.

The NCBI warning that you cited is based on germanium dioxide, the INORGANIC form of germanium. GE 132 is the organic form --germanium sesquioxide. I am taking 100 mg daily. Here is some additionl info:

Germanium Sesquioxide

What is it?

Organic Germanium is bis-carboxyethyl germanium sesquioxide, a trace mineral.

What does it do?

Germanium is a naturally occurring trace mineral. Most forms of Germanium are toxic but the organic, sesquioxide form is different. It is nontoxic and has a host of beneficial properties. The Germanium story begins with Dr. Kazuhiko Asai, a Japanese scientist who first synthesized it, calling it GE-132, since it was the 132nd compound he tested.

Dr. Asai was intrigued with the high amount of Germanium in coal and reasoned that plants (from which coal is made) must concentrate germanium. He subsequently found out that many healing plants and waters (such as Lourdes) are unusually rich in Germanium. The earth contains roughly 7 PPM of Germanium on the average. By comparison, garlic, for example, contains 750 PPM. Medicinal shelf fungus (mushrooms) have the highest levels.

It is thought that Germanium works by increasing tissue oxygenation. It does this by removing hydrogen atoms which spares oxygen. According to two researchers:

"The many illnesses successfully treated by germanium is so long that it invites skepticism unless one realizes that, by restoring oxygen to the cells, germanium works at a fundamental level common to all disease processes. Therefore germanium sesquioxide can be considered a versatile sustainer of human health and a dramatic enhancer of natural immunity."
The Missing Element - Organic Germanium, David M. Grace, B.S., D.C. and Karen Karvonen, M.F.A.

Germanium normalizes metabolic functions. It shows antitumor, antiviral, tuberculostatic, anticonvulsive, neuroleptic, antihypertensive, antibacterial and other types of activities. Among its potential properties are lowering high cholesterol and blood pressure, as well as combating food allergies, depression, osteoporosis, cancer, infections, arthritis, pain, raynauds syndrome, and constipation.

In a study of 30 post-surgical patients, over a period of weeks Ge-132 restored a variety of deviant blood parameters to their normal ranges. These included: pH, potassium, calcium, chloride, triglycerides, cholesterol, bilirubin, uric acid and blood hemoglobin. For example, the cholesterol levels of these patients dropped from 360 to 260 over the course of a month.

In other animal experiments, rats with normal blood pressure were not affected but rats with high blood pressure returned to normal in 7 to 10 days. Dr. Asai used this substance for angina and myocardial infarction, as well.

Dr. Asai has had success using germanium to treat poisoning from heavy metals such as mercury and cadmium, chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls - PCB's, and asphyxiation from carbon monoxide. Germanium is a strong immunostimulant, activating the body's own defenses. Studies in both animals and humans show that it increases gamma interferon, activates macrophages and Natural Killer cells, stimulates immunomodulation activity in the B cell systems. It promotes immune system activity against viruses and tumors.

In another of Dr. Asai's experiments, Germanium substantially prolonged the life expectancy of mice injected with influenza virus. All mice in the control group died within 14 days. 60% of mice treated with Ge-132 survived to day 20.

Dr. Asai said it also was used successfully in treating liver problems such as chronic hepatitis. Eye problems such as cataracts responded swiftly and dramatically, according to the doctor.

Environmental sensitivities may respond to a dose of 50 mg per day. Candida may require 100 mg per day. Germanium is also a strong pain reliever:

"Ge-132 has dramatic analgesic effects which complement its antitumor effects ... It can apparently enhance or substitute for morphine -- reportedly 2-3 grams will eliminate pain of terminal cancer patients within 20 minutes."
[Dr. Parris M. Kidd, Director, Germanium Institute of North America, Germanium-132 (Ge-132): Homeostatic Normalizer and Immunostimulant. A Review of its Preventive Efficacy, International Clinical Nutrition Review, 7:11, 1987]

Marrianne,

You are not crazy about possible chemicals. Also google geopathic stress for more info. It is caused by underground water and mineral deposits that disrupt the earth's energy. It has a documented link to cancer and/or not responding to treatment.

Cindy

Olivia,

My personal belief is that cancer is caused by a variety of things but environmental toxins do rate high on the list. This also includes toxins that we choose to ingest through our shampoos, body care products, packaged foods, sodas, conventionally grown produce and meat, and other lifestyle choices. Other contributing factors are molds and fungus such as candida, geopathic stress, emf's, heavy metals from mercury filings, and to a small degree genetics. What I think is important is that it is the combination of all these things that tax our immune system. I believe we need to eliminate the toxins we ingest and expose ourselves to, cleanse our colon and liver, detox our body, and stimulate our immune system through diet, exercise, meditation and supplements. We also need to deal with any unhappiness and toxic relationships in our lives as this has a huge impact on our immune function.

The standard off the shelf Vitamin C is ascorbic acid and it does have an acid ph. I take a Pharmacuetical Grade of buffered Vitamin C which is alkaline. Vitamin C works with cancer by scavenging the free radicals in the body, like all antioxidants. I agree with you that deep yogic breathing is one of the healthiest things we can do for ourselves. I have chosen a 100% Alternative treatment for my bc but chose to treat it, (with my doc's guidance) from all sides of the issue.

In addition to the above, I am working on eliminating my tumors with some targeted supplements prescribed by my doc.

Vascustatin-an antiangeogenis made from the the plant bindweed (stops the tumor from creating new blood vessels)

Natura 401-a blend of Chinese herbs targeted to pull the moisture out of the tumors

Panreatic enzymes--destroys the fiberin coating of the cancer cells, which keeps them hidden from the immune system so that all of the other nutrients including Vit C can do their job.

I hope this helps, not sure if I answered your questions.