Chris Beat Cancer

Redgirl…….You are a women after my own heart. Bless you.  (Not that I don't love the rest of you) I didn't realize, until someone pointed it out that I was in the alternative forum.  Ladies, please, read everything, then use your own judgment.  Alternative, is not just all about food, there's so much more.  IMHO, breast cancer is a disease of civilization.  Plastics have flooded our bodies with zenoestrogen (sp?) feeding cancer growth, EMF's, (I now unplug all kitchen appliances when not in use) , GMO's (eat organic) red meat, most meats in the USA are unhealthy because of big-ag.  The way our food is farmed.  Canned food is dangerous.  Fluoride (yes we were lied to) and chlorine in our water. Our air quality. There's so much to learn.  Flying puts radiation in our bodies.  The numerous tests that drs. use flood our bodies with radiation.  A tumor (IMHO) is our body's way of protecting us. The body has  encapsulated the cells that will not self-destruct.  Biopsy's are dangerous because they seed cancer.  Our body's are sick so they became cancerous. Cancer is not the sickness, it's a systom.   Without finding the original cause of why we got cancer in the first place, it will always return..

Geesh, tired of typing.    Will post later and tell you my story. And no, I have not cured my own cancer  YET.  However, during the last 17 mos.  I have cured my anxiety, depression (was on meds for 40yrs) high blood pressure, my thyroid is working well again, and my bones are getting stronger. And, I am happier now than I have ever been in my life.

For me though, the biggest factor still has to be my walk with Christ. He leads, I follow.  SUe

Yes, of course there were a few cases of cancer in all ages. Although, I consider that the Egyptians had a high level of civilization, I had thought my meaning was clear. Cancer is the 2nd cause of death  behind heart disease and right ahead of physicans/hospitals.   I doubt that was the case in Egypt.  

Yes, Divine, that's just it. Our definition of clean living has to be vastly enlarged. It's not just smoking. Plus, IMHO, they did more "right/clean" living which balanced their mis-steps. It's all about your immune system.  Super charge your immune system and you have a chance of your own body recognizing and destroying cancer. It's a microbobe. A "non-self".

 That's where the research needs to be done. And a lot of this is known already. I live it the country surrounded by cornfields.  While I practice organic gardening, I watch the farmers/tractors spray deadly chemicals through-out the year.  Boy, did I do a happy dance when Monstanto lost that court case a couple of months ago.  Divine, there are known carnagenics in our food. The WHO lists them. But, they have safely levels. The levels are wrong. The food farmed in the US??? it's questionable, search and see which other countries won't take our beef in trade because of what is feed to them.  Our seed is GMO. Other countries won't allow it.  There's lots more questions then we have answers.

(Just to let you know, lousy speller. Always have been. Doubt Ill change now) lol

This topic is very fascinating to me.  I will check out this book "Chris Bet Cancer", as it sounds right up my alley!  

I had a simple ductal papilloma removed from my breast in April, which I have had done 3 times in the past, and this time, when tested, the pathology report came back as described below.  I had some choices to make!  How should I go about resolving my BC diagnosis?  I took a hard look at what I was doing that could have contributed to my BC.  Could it have been my poor diet of chemical ridden foods?  Could it be my 2-3 glasses of white wine a day?  Could it be my sedentary life-style?  Could it have been my frequent gambling habit obsessing my mind and draining my adrenal glands, mixed with the guilt of wasting tons of money?  Maybe it was all the synthetic estrogen I'd been soaking into my body via products like makeup, hair-care, body/dish/laundry soaps, air fresheners, etc.?  Maybe it was my habitual staying up late watching tv until after midnight every night?  Maybe it was my lack of spirituality which had once been so important to me?  Maybe it was the 40 lbs I had gained in the last year and a half?

Yes, I had a choice to make!  I could go the Conventional Way and follow everything my Oncologist told me to do OR I could go with Alternative Medicine and make huge changes to my poor life-style and go all natural and take the wholistic approach.  The two are polar opposites so I couldn't possibly do both at the same time.  Ultimately, I chose to go the "all natural" way.  I refused a further lumpectomy with removal of sentinel lymph nodes, radiation, and anti-hormone drugs.  No one can accuse me of taking the easy road, that's for sure!  

It's been almost 8 months and I feel great!  I no longer have high cholesterol, high liver enzymes, or wacky CBC tests.  I've lost 35 lbs.  Almost a month ago I decided to get some medical follow-up, so I went for a mammogram and ultra sound so that the results could be compared with the ones I had done 8 months ago.  The tests showed no problems.  My Oncologist wanted a biopsy done of any suspicious findings so they decided to send me for an MRI to see if anything would show up on that.  The radiologist took a biopsy of what she said was slightly suspicious and it came back as a Fibroadenoma.  Because of the positive margins on my Papilloma removal 8 months ago, my Oncologist wants to keep doing biopsies until she finds the cancer that she is sure is still there.  She also wants to surgically take more breast tissue and also, a few sentinel lymph nodes.  Then she wants me to follow up with radiation and anti-hormone drugs if the nodes come back clean.  If they don't come back clean, then a mastectomy and chemo!  All I wanted was to have some follow-up tests.  Needless to say, I will continue to do the tons of things that I have been doing since my diagnosis, as I continue my journey to better health.  I'm looking forward to my 1 year mark!!

L-O-R-I and MarciaM - What great stories - thank you for sharing!

This really gives me great encouragement as I continue my path of this chosen “integrated” approach. I’ve now lost 25 lbs with my focus on fruits, veggies, lean protein, no processed foods, no red meat and no dairy. And I’m almost done with radiation treatment and the radiologist told me today that my skin looks even better than those who fare well!

I‘m still nervous about side effects of tamoxifen but willing to give it a try. I also want to do everything from a nutrition standpoint to keep this from coming back. With that in mind, do you have any advice for what worked really well for you

Just wanted to thank you for being inspirations that there IS something to the diet and lifestyle updates that we are all empowered to do!

I added more nuts—love pecans—and citrus fruit to my diet. Lots ans lots and lots of water, too. Often with a squeezed lemon. In terms of supplements, I added tumeric and vitamin D.

But Lantana, you make a very important point that eliminating stress is also of vital importance. I’m not one to believe stress causes cancer—too many people I know have tons of stressors and aren’t afflicted by cancer—however, I’m a firm believer that eliminating stress has tremendous healing power. After the mbc diagnosis, I gradually learned to stop putting up with sh*t. To stop putting myself last. I learned when it was worth it to rock the boat and speak up. Sometimes it is often! I was oppressed and suppressed in many areas of my life. I also learned what things to let slide. I started doing less out of obligation and do more of what I really wanted to do, I added lots more fun without feeling guilty about it, and while still being a responsible adult. I simplified many areas of my life and decluttered my house. I am still evolving when it comes to all this, and tho less likely to fall into stressful traps, I reassess things from time to time to keep my life calmer and not allow stresses I get rid of to to creep back in.