Early Stage Natural Girls!

Olivia, welcome. ITA with Cindy. When you purchase supplements always choose the good stuff.  Too add, vitamin C is an antioxidant and as such it protects your body's DNA and other vital molecules from damage caused by oxygen-free radicals.

And...our bodies need acid/alkaline balance. But, they need to be swayed to be more alkaline. I read that the ideal diet should have a natural ratio of 4 parts alkaline to 1 part acid to help prevent cancer and other diseases.

An acidic pH can occur from, an acid-forming diet, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients.

Alkaline foods have more calcium/magnesium (i.e chlorophyll rich foods --green leafy veggies, alfalfa grass, barley grass, chlorella, spirulina, blue-green algae and herbs. Chlorophyll can provide protection from carcinogens by strengthening the cells.  There are 100's of new chemicals being introduced to the marketplace every year. Our bodies were not designed to handle so many toxins. That's mainly why the alternative treatment protocols recommend that we drink plenty of green juice and take supplements.

Acid foods have more phosphorus (i.e. root vegetables, seeds and meats).  Sweet foods, processed junk foods, pasteurized foods, artificial foods, coffee etc. are acidic by nature.

Deep breathing is beneficial. I do it every morning. I posted info about rebounding 2 or 3 pages ago. That's really good for the immune system too   

Lack of radiation and chemo are not what caused my cancer, so it's easy for me to rule those options out. The side effects scare me more than cancer. Sometimes I read what some of the women here are going through, and I know that mentally I would not be able to handle it. I think they are brave for choosing that path. I just know that that path would be wrong for me.   

Also, if you have not done so already, you may want to consider getting a naturopathic oncologist to guide you along your health journey.  Feel free to jump in any time. The women are really warm, health conscious and supportive.   

Hugs.

Sharon

Thanks, Cindy.  I'm definitely going to seriously consider getting the LSA-Limbic Stress Assessment test. I'm amazed at the accuracy of the results.

I'm in the midst of starting a new business that's going to come with a lot of stress and I'm planning on getting pregnant next year, so I want to stay on top of my health.  I've really come a long way. Prior to becoming a health nut, like you, I had a very stressful job and I was not treating my body right. Among other things that I was doing wrong, including staying in a toxic relationship, I was one of those suckers who jumped on the soy bandwagon. It took two uterine fibroids, an ovarian cyst, DCIS, a so-called autoimmune disease, too many yeast infections and fibroadenomas of the breasts, for me to realize that it wasn't just one organ failing at a time, it was a dominoe effect.  So I'm really trying hard to pay close attention to my whole body, so that mess does not happen again.

I'm afraid to read your posts. Each one is costing me more money.  But of course I'm just kidding. I don't mind. I'd rather pay to help prevent medical problems now, than have to pay for medications later. On that note, it's time for me to make my green juice-kale, ginger, watercress, dandelion and celery. Like Buckley's, green juice tastes awful...But it works!

I don't juice fruits either. I eat them whole. You don't really want any sugar in your  juices if you are trying to detoxify and rid your body of cancer and/or candida.

Cutting out sugars force cancer cells to die off and stop growing. I read that cancer cells have a metabolism that is 8 times greater that of a regular cell. And we know cancer cells feed off sugar.  

Sometimes I'll juice carrots, but I always make sure to add enough bitter herbs, so that it isn't really sweet. I use the pulp to make a spicy carrot and sweet potato soup with cumin, turmeric and peppermint. That's what I'm having now for lunch. It's good!   

But I like what Cindy  wrote :

• 1/3 strong greens-kale, parsely, dandelion, watercress, etc
• 1/3 milder greens-celery, cucumber, romaine, zucchini
• 1/3 carrot.

Add maybe some ginger and an apple too and it shouldn't be as intense as a pure bitter green juice.

If you start off drinking too much of the pure bitter green juice, you may experience detox symptoms, like: vomiting, nausea, dizziness, headaches and/or fatigue.  It's called a healing crisis.  Believe it or not, it's actually a good sign.  It means toxins are being expelled from the body.  If that happens drink water and lie down. If you don't see Jesus or white lights, that means you'll be okay.   

Don't underestimate the strong herbs and dark green leafy vegetables, especially when juiced, they are no nonsense medicines.  Just  8oz of  bitter greens in the beginning is more than enough and gradually work up to drinking a little more each day.

At a pH slightly above 7.4 cancer cells become dormant and at pH 8.5 cancer cells will die while healthy cells will live (Barefoot, pages 66-67). This has given rise to a variety of treatments based on increasing the alkalinity of the tissues such as vegetarian diet, the drinking of fresh fruit and vegetable juices, and dietary supplementation with alkaline minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, cesium and rubidium....

READ MORE

http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/cancerselftreatment.htm

You can buy litmus paper and test you pH.

 Althea, don't forget to add watercress to your juices.:)   

Watercress The Miracle Food

UK Scientists say watercress is the new super food, able to prevent certain types of cancer.

According to a study published this week in The British Journal of Nutrition, the consumption of a three ounce portion of watercress reduced the presence of a key tumor growth factor six and eight hours after eating the watercress in healthy patients who had previously been treated for breast cancer. The study was conducted by the Cancer Research Center at the School of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital in the United Kingdom.

The study concluded watercress is as therapeutic as traditional drug treatments with tamoxifen and herceptin, commonly used chemotherapy drugs. The study also said that through regular consumption, watercress "has the potential to confer valuable protection against cancer in general."

"Watercress has the ability to turn off HIF1, a signal sent out by cells calling for blood supply," said noted aging scientist Dr. Nicholas Perricone. When HIF1 becomes incorrectly regulated, otherwise harmless precancerous clusters of cells have the opportunity to grow to form invasive tumors. "Scientists have been looking for anti-angiogenesis agents for years because if we can turn off the blood supply, we can kill the cancer," said Perricone.

"And it looks like watercress can do that." Another study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in February of 2007 showed that, in addition to reducing DNA damage, a daily dose of watercress increased the ability of cells to further resist DNA damage that may be caused by free radicals. In the study, 60 men and women, half of whom were smokers, consumed their usual diet plus 85 grams of raw watercress daily for eight weeks. Blood samples were analyzed for plasma antioxidant status and DNA damage in lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Watercress consumption significantly reduced lymphocyte DNA damage.

ETA: Watercress may ‘turn off' breast cancer signal

Ref: 10/94

14 September 2010

New scientific research from the University of Southampton has revealed that a plant compound in watercress may have the ability to suppress breast cancer cell development by 'turning off' a signal in the body and thereby starving the growing tumour of essential blood and oxygen.

READ MORE www.soton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2010/sep/10_94.shtml

Sprouts? Supplements? Team Them Up to Boost Broccoli's Cancer-Fighting Power

ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2011) - A new University of Illinois study provides convincing evidence that the way you prepare and consume your broccoli matters, and also suggests that teaming broccoli with broccoli sprouts may make the vegetable's anti-cancer effect almost twice as powerful....Other foods that contain sulforaphane and can be teamed with broccoli to boost its benefits are mustard, radishes,cabbage, arugula, watercress, arugula, and wasabi.... READ

http://www.naturalnews.com/033948_broccoli_anti-cancer.html#ixzz1dsTSOopk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110127110707.htm.