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Cancer Loves Carbs Cookies, cakes, donuts, pizza, pasta, muffins. . . …these are the foods of choice for holidays, celebrations, hearty breakfasts, and gifts. Our food culture loves carb-filled foods so much, they're everywhere and anywhere we go. And it's not just special treats on special days. We load up on carbs at every meal -- potatoes, breakfast cereal, and of course plain old white bread, too. Meanwhile it seems like soda has totally replaced drinking water in some people's lives. Most of us consume these foods far too often and in too large a quantity. Packed with refined carbohydrates, they affect the body more than you know. One way is by fueling cancer cells. Continued below. . . Important Notice: If you were born in the U.S. between 1912 and 1946, you may have been exposed to this deadly toxin. How to know if you’ve been affected and what you must do now to get relief… If you’re between the ages of 58 and 92, new research shows you may have been contaminated with a dangerous toxin. In high enough concentrations, this toxin can be deadly. But even in minute doses it can cause health problems like fatigue, joint pain, memory loss, and more.  So if you suffer from these problems, this may be why.  Discover what it is here

We already know that carbs are fattening. That's why the Atkins diet was such a hit in the last decade. But carbs can do a lot more damage than add pounds. Simple carbs — i.e. empty carbs like white flour, high fructose corn syrup, and white sugar — are quickly metabolized into simple sugars in the body. These refined sugars get digested fast and end up throwing off the body's normal functions. Excessive consumption is associated with: Obesity and weight gain Suppressed immunity Poor digestion Heart disease Type II diabetes Gall stones and kidney stones Cataracts Migraine headaches Cancer (I'll explain how in a minute) I hate to be the bearer of bad news for eating what may be some of your favorite foods. But on the upside, a diet low in refined foods can profoundly enhance your health and lower your risk of the health problems mentioned. I speak from personal experience. When I cut out all sugar and most wheat products, I lost all the weight I ever wanted to lose, had more energy and largely got rid of my sinus allergies. It was hard to give up all those treats, but it was worth it. Being sick is no fun. The link between diabetes and cancer About 23.6 million Americans have diabetes. Most of them have Type II diabetes, which is caused by diet rather than genetics. It's a self-inflicted disease. Millions more are regularly treated for high blood sugar (basically a pre-diabetic diagnosis). That means several million Americans have abnormal levels of insulin, mostly due to a high intake of sugar and refined carbs. Insulin plays a major role in the connection between cancer and sugar. A report by the UK's Daily Mail confirms that increased insulin levels, triggered by high carbohydrate consumption, could be what leads to most of our worst health problems. Experts from the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society agree there is a direct link between diabetes and cancer. They say diabetics are twice as likely to get cancer of the liver, pancreas, or uterine lining, and they're 20 to 50 percent more at risk for breast, colon, and bladder cancer. A study showed two significant reasons for the link. In lab tests, insulin acted as a beneficial environment for the growth of cancer cells. And, because many diabetics are overweight, they are faced with another cancer risk: fat. Lab studies showed that cancers in overfed and overweight animals were more aggressive than cancers in animals with a healthy weight. So, we know that sugar causes an imbalance of insulin and weight gain, and both of these factors help cancer cells flourish. We also know that sugar weakens immunity, so it's harder for the body to fight off cancer cells when they appear. As Dr. Al Sears, a specialist in integrative medicine puts it, "Sugar feeds cancer cells and makes them grow like wildfire." Several other research findings back up the link between empty carbs and cancer: A 2004 cancer study conducted on women in Mexico showed those who consumed refined carbohydrates as more than 57% of their diet had a 220% higher risk of breast cancer. That study attributed the increased levels to insulin, because breast cancer tumors are supported by high levels of insulin. (Cancer Epidemiology, Mile Markers, and Prevention 2004) A Harvard study showed that middle aged men with diets rich in high glycemic foods were 32% more likely to develop colon or rectal cancer. (Science 2003) A study on Italian men showed those with diets high in refined carbohydrates were 57% more likely to develop prostate cancer. (Annals of Oncology 2004) Non-diabetic women in the highest 25 percentiles (that is, the top one-fourth) of blood sugar levels had a 26% greater chance of getting cancer than women in the bottom 25th percentile. (Umea University 2009) Resist the urge to feed your cravings You know the craving you get for a Twix bar or Doritos? If you feed the urge, you enjoy a moment of satisfaction and energy, but you soon trade that energy for sluggishness. It's a cycle we go through all too often. It's easy enough to say cutting processed foods and sugars is simple, but avoiding these easily accessible foods is hard to do. So hard, in fact, that many people unknowingly have sugar addictions as bad as drug addictions. Because your body quickly breaks down and absorbs simple carbs, they rapidly spike blood glucose levels (blood sugar levels). Glucose is the sugar your body makes when it breaks down starches, and it's your body's primary source of energy. That's why you get a sudden burst of energy or "sugar high" when you eat these foods. Your body tries hard to keep sugar levels balanced. So when it detects the rapid jump in sugar levels, it reacts by releasing extra insulin. Frequent jolts of sugar overwork your system for insulin production. Over time, the body can't keep up with the exhaustive demands of insulin, and blood sugar levels can't rebalance. The insulin abnormality is what has caused epic numbers of cases of Type II diabetes and insulin resistance. The results are in, but some diehards disagree The medical community seems to agree that diabetics are at greater risk of cancer and should practice a healthy diet for cancer prevention. But what do they recommend for non-diabetics? I've seen some reports where "mainstream" doctors completely deny the connection between cancer and a diet high in sugars and carbs — at least for non-diabetics. Their claim is that the body maintains a constant level of blood glucose regardless of what you eat. Pure nonsense, if you ask me. Diabetes and prediabetes are breakdowns in this very function: the body's ability to maintain a constant level of blood glucose. The breakdown is caused by overconsumption of sugar and other refined carbs. With all the research that links sugar to diabetes, diabetes to cancer, and sugar to cancer, it's hard for me to grasp how these doctors can say diet doesn't matter. They've failed to take on board the fact that many cancer patients are diabetic, and those cancer patients who aren't diabetic are likely to at least have high blood sugar. High blood sugar doesn't just "appear." Several studies have confirmed that high consumption of sugars and empty carbs contributes to irregular sugar levels. The irony is the same doctors who reject the link between sugar consumption and cancer acknowledge that cancer cells absorb and metabolize sugar. They're trying to find drugs to interfere with the way cancer cells feed on sugar, but they hold firm that the blood level of glucose has nothing to do with it. There are many medical doctors who are ready to die in the last ditch, defending the idea that poor nutrition doesn't cause disease. I know of people who, having just received a cancer diagnosis, ask their doctors if they should change what they eat — and their doctors tell them, "Oh, no, eat whatever you want. Diet has no connection to cancer." Good carbs versus bad carbs The best way to handle carbs is to weed out the ones that lack any kind of nutrition. But what about complex carbohydrates? Carbs are still an important source of energy, so the trick is knowing which carbs to eat and which ones to avoid (or at least drastically limit). The Glycemic Index (GI) is considered the best resource for figuring out which foods raise blood sugar too quickly. The index rates all foods on a scale from low to high. In theory, low GI foods are digested more slowly and have a minimal effect on blood sugar levels. High GI foods are the enemies — those that rapidly propel blood sugar levels. Most of the time, low GI foods are easy to pinpoint: They are unaltered natural foods full of fiber. Beans, vegetables, and whole grains are an easy win. High glycemic foods include things like sodas, potatoes, candy, desserts, and most cereals. Actually, I'm obliged to point out this GI theory is controversial. I've recently seen challenges to the idea that, say, brown rice doesn't cause a spike in blood sugar when compared to white rice, a refined product. They both do, according to some research. A carb is a carb is a carb. With the brown rice, you're getting more fiber and other nutrients than you'll get by eating white rice, but you won't be helping your blood sugar. It's possible to eat too much of even healthy carbohydrates, like brown rice and fresh fruit (which contains a lot of fructose or fruit sugar). I don't want to wade too far into this and I definitely don't want to confuse you. If you switch from sugar and pastry desserts to fresh fruit, you're making a huge improvement in your life. If you switch from white rice to brown rice you're making an improvement. These are big steps in the right direction, so let's not allow the no-carbs-at-all purists to confuse things. But when it comes to wheat, whole grain products aren't much improvement over white flour products. There are so many problems with wheat it's best to avoid it completely. One of the best things you can do for your health is straighten up your diet. It may not be easy, but in the end you'll have more energy and an extremely grateful body. Kindest regards, Lee Euler, Publisher Resources: Adams, Mike. "New research shows cancer caused by carbohydrates, sugars, white flour, and corn syrup," 8 Aug 2004. http://www.naturalnews.com/001812.html. Bardelli, Carol. "Can carbohydrates cause cancer?" 27 Aug 2009. http://www.examiner.com/healthy-recipes-in-national/can-carbohydrates-cause-cancer Diabetes Statistics. http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/ Jamieson, Alex. "What's The Difference Between A Refined And An Unrefined Carbohydrate?" http://www.familyresource.com/health/healthy-eating/whats-the- difference-between-a-refined-and-an-unrefined-carbohydrate Knox, Richard. "Mysterious Link Connects Diabetes And Cancer," 16 June 2010. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/06/16/127877048/diabetes-and-cancer-connected-by-mysterious-link Mercola. "The Amazing Anti-Aging Discovery Experts Say Deserves the Nobel Prize," 6 December 2010. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/ 12/06/cutting-carbohydrates-from-your-diet-can-make-you-live-longer.aspx6 Miller, Vin. "How Sugar Can Ruin Your Life," 18 May 2009. http://naturalbias.com/how-sugar-can-ruin-your-life/

Cancer, Sugar and the Devil!

Cancer Defeated Newsletter By Lee Euler Issue #13	.
Cancer, Sugar, and the Devil "Cancer cells use glucose as fuel." Ultimate Bone Support The amazing bone-building discovery that cuts your risk of fracture by as much as 59%. The frightening truth is, 1-in-2 women and 1-in-4 men over age 50 will suffer at least one bone fracture in their lifetime. That’s more than 1.5 million fractures caused by bone loss each year. But studies show you can cut your risk of fracture by more than half with this "forgotten" nutrient. Hint: it’s not calcium or vitamin D. Keep reading... So said German scientist Otto Warburg, Ph.D. back in 1931. He earned a Nobel Prize for his discovery. Now some new evidence suggests he knew what he was talking about. Even before Dr. Warburg's discovery, Eskimos living in the Arctic Circle called cancer the "white man's disease", as it was virtually unknown to them. Harvard-trained anthropologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson lived with these Eskimos for 10 winters (1906-1918) to document their lives and lifestyles. While there, Stefansson shared the typical Eskimo diet of almost-raw fish and blubber, supplemented by an occasional chunk of meat. There were no carbs, no vegetables, no fruits, no grains and no sugar. He and the Eskimos were lean, active, healthy — and cancer free. But the tables started turning in the 1920s. As Eskimos began to adopt a Western diet, they started getting cancer, Stefansson noted in his 1960 report Cancer: A Disease of Civilization?1 First, an Alaskan Eskimo died of liver cancer in 1933… then a second Eskimo died of colon cancer in 1933 in Labrador. Since then, cancer death rates have steadily risen even in the frozen northlands. Eighty years later, scientists are blaming cancer of the breast, gallbladder, prostate, colon, uterus, and pancreas on high sugar consumption. In fact, as you'll see in a moment, a top cancer doctor says that giving up sugar and getting your insulin levels down is a more effective cancer treatment than chemotherapy. Why? Researchers now think high sugar and, by extension, high insulin levels, actually encourage tumors to grow. That's what you'll hear from almost every reputable expert in alternative cancer treatment: Sugar feeds cancer. Why Cancer's Preferred Fuel is Glucose The concept of 'sugar feeds cancer' is simple. A deeper understanding of how it works is a bit more complex. Dr. Warburg discovered that cancer cells have a different energy metabolism than healthy cells. Essentially the tumor breaks down glucose, creating loads of lactic acid as an anaerobic (non-oxygenated) byproduct. The lactic acid travels to your liver, which converts it to lactate… which creates an acidic environment for cancer tissues. Experts say this lactic acid buildup is the cause of the overwhelming fatigue that accompanies cancer. I might add that this metabolic process is totally inefficient. It expends a lot of energy producing more cancer cells, instead of providing energy for your well-being and normal function. It's so inefficient that only 5 percent of your food's available energy aids you. The other 95% perpetuates and grows the cancer.2 Yes, that's what I said: If you've got cancer and you consume sugar, 95% of it goes to feed the cancer cells and only 5% of it contributes to your well-being. The cancer wastes so much energy and generates so much lactic acid, you become weary and undernourished. That's the biggest reason forty percent of all cancer patients die from malnutrition and not the cancer itself. But wait… even before cancer sets in, consuming sugar can increase your risk of cancer. So… Are YOU Addicted to Sugar? If you're an average American, you consume two to three pounds of sugar every week! The U.S. average is now an astounding 158 pounds per person per year. And somebody else is eating my share, because I doubt if my annual consumption comes to more than 10 or 15 pounds, at most. I've got a one-pound box of Domino's sugar that's been sitting in a kitchen cabinet for years, uneaten. It only comes out when guests want it in their coffee. And when I get a gift of candy at Christmas or Valentine's day, I thank the giver and then throw it out after they've left. Sugar, in its many forms, lurks in almost every processed food. It's in bread, cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, salad dressings, and most if not all prepared, frozen, or microwaveable meals — and a zillion other things. And of course it's in soft drinks, sports drinks, and various other beverages. And many restaurant foods… and the list goes on. I've said for years that sugar is the devil, even before I got interested in alternative cancer treatments. Sugar is an addictive drug, as far as I'm concerned. At any rate, it's addictive, and that's a fact. If you don't think so, try giving it up for a couple of weeks. And I mean completely (no sugary ketchup, salad dressings, etc.) It's incredibly hard to do. I've largely weaned myself off it, but on those occasions when I do indulge, it's just about the most satisfying food on earth. I can understand how heroin addicts feel. My name is Lee Euler, and I'm a sugar addict When I was a little kid, once in a while I'd sneak a teaspoon of pure sugar right out of the sugar bowl. I've got a feeling I'm not the only one. I don't allow pastries and ice cream in my home. Reason: If they're there, I'll eat them. And I'll love every bite. The only way to get a handle on the craving is to not have the stuff around. When I get the 10 PM craving for a snack, these treats aren't in the house. These days, my secret vice is to allow myself dessert now and then if I'm dining out at a fine restaurant. If I'm going to be bad, I want it to be really good. And at least there won't be any at home to tempt to a second piece. I need to add that if you've got cancer, you shouldn't have even a little sugar treat, ever. Sugar shares so many characteristics with addictive drugs, it's remarkable that no one seems to notice. For example, it takes higher and higher intake to achieve the desired effect. Now that I'm "sober," if I sip a soda I have to spit the stuff out. It's so sweet I can't stand it. "Normal" people, however, drink gallons of the stuff and don't notice. Likewise for sweetened cereals and a whole range of other sweetened products. The non-users (all three of us) find the stuff inedible. Once you've broken the habit, your taste perception changes. Keep in mind that sugar can take the form of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), high fructose corn syrup, and more recently agave nectar syrup (extremely high in fructose), etc. During the past 20 years, the amount of sugar the average American eats every year has gone up by 37 pounds. It increases nearly two pounds each year! The average consumption per person is now around 158 pounds. Hard to believe, but it's true according to the best figures my staff could find. We did check this out. Before 1900 the average consumption was only three to five pounds per person, and cardiovascular disease and cancer were just about unknown. And, of course, so was obesity. As a side note, a high complex-carbohydrate diet is nothing more than a high-glucose or high-sugar diet. Your body metabolizes it exactly the same way. White wheat flour, a complex carb, is just one step away from pure sugar. The body very quickly converts it to glucose and your blood sugar level shoots right up. Together, wheat products and sugar make up a huge percentage of our total calories. I recently read that one-third of mankind's calories come from wheat. Other Ways Sugar Ravages Your Health Sugar is devastating to your health primarily because it raises your insulin level. Insulin is a 'master' hormone made by your pancreas. It has a number of jobs to do in your system, but it's best known for controlling your blood sugar levels. The pancreas releases insulin into your blood continuously in tiny amounts. Immediately following a meal, your blood glucose level goes up and signals your pancreas to release more insulin. Insulin transports the glucose into your cells to be used for energy or stored for future use. Your cell's outer wall, or membrane, controls what enters and exits your cells. Insulin binds to receptors on your cell's membrane. That activates special transport molecules that allow glucose and proteins to enter your cells. Your cells then use that glucose for energy to carry out essential functions. Once the glucose is admitted to your cells, your blood glucose levels return to normal within hours. However, if your pancreas can't keep up with the demand for insulin… or if your cells are insensitive to your insulin, your blood glucose levels spike and stay there. Not good for you! This causes your cells to lose their energy source and they starve. That's why you may experience fatigue, infections, blurred eyesight, numbness, tingling in hands or legs, increased thirst, and slow healing of bruises or cuts. Rapid fluctuations of blood-sugar levels stress your body beyond its healthy limits. An influx of sugar into your bloodstream topples your blood-sugar balance and triggers insulin release, to keep your blood-sugar at a constant safe level. Ongoing high insulin levels also promote weight gain. The sugars you can't burn collect as glycogen. But you can only store a certain amount of that. Once you hit the limit, the rest becomes fat. So consuming high-sugar foods or beverages paves the way for rapid weight gain, high triglyceride levels… and cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. How Dangerous is Insulin Resistance Syndrome (Syndrome X)? Your pancreas can't maintain abnormally high levels of insulin production forever. Once insulin production starts slowing down or resistance goes up, your blood sugar becomes chronically high and you have diabetes. You may not have full-blown diabetes yet. But you could be predisposed to it. This condition is known as insulin resistance syndrome or Syndrome X. If you read much health information you've probably heard of Syndrome X. Symptoms include high insulin levels, low levels of "good" HDL cholesterol, excessive abdominal fat, high blood pressure, 'brain fog', sleepiness, and more. If you have symptoms of syndrome X and want to prevent cancer (or diabetes or heart disease), you'll need to change your eating habits -- fast. Sugar also devastates your immune system, which impacts your likelihood of getting cancer. But that's a subject for another newsletter. Let me just point out here that sugar contributes absolutely nothing to your health and well-being. It lacks vitamins, minerals and fiber, so it steals from your body's micronutrient stores to become metabolized. That in turn slows cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism, and leads to weight gain, higher triglycerides and higher cholesterol. Sugars cause such massive endocrine disruption that the American Dietetic Association and American Diabetic Association peg it as one of the three major causes of all degenerative disease. (Emphasis mine.) Want to Live to be 100? Just Control This… Centenarians (those who live more than 100 years) have many differences. But, they do share three consistent metabolic indicators: Low sugar Low triglycerides Low insulin The most important common denominator of these is insulin. Your level of insulin sensitivity is one of the all-time most important markers of lifespan. Controlling your insulin levels is one of the most important anti-aging strategies you can possibly implement. Insulin resistance is the basis of cancer — and other chronic diseases of aging like cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes… Fortunately, it's also one of the easiest medical conditions to set right. You can do it yourself, at home, cheap, by making good dietary choices. You need to exchange grains for greens (greens in the broadest sense — fruits and vegetables). And if you think I'm exaggerating the connections between sugar, insulin, and cancer, think again. . . What Does Current Research Say About Insulin and Cancer? Plenty — as it turns out. Emerging research implicates high insulin levels as a risk factor for breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, and the super-deadly pancreatic cancer.3 One researcher investigating the affects of high insulin levels on prostate cancer risk made this astonishing statement: "…The insulin effects are so big that I think if you had to choose between being thin and having a low insulin level, or having access to the best chemotherapy, you would be more likely to survive without chemotherapy," said study senior author Dr. Michael Pollak, professor of oncology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.4 That's a pretty amazing statement, coming from a professor of mainstream cancer treatment. In effect, he's saying, "If you've got cancer and you have to choose between a low insulin level and chemotherapy, choose the low insulin level." So to protect yourself and your loved ones from cancer, take this two-pronged frontal approach… Let food and exercise be your medicine. Kindest regards, Lee Euler Publisher 1Bennett, Connie, Sugar Shock, Berkley Books, New York, 2007. p. 217. 2Mercola, Joe, Sugar and Cancer, posted on Mercola.com, 10/08/2000. 3 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 01/12/2009. 3 High Insulin Levels Raise Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 01/07/09 3 High Insulin Levels Raise Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 01/07/09 3 Elevated Insulin Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Science Daily, 07/12/09 3 New Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer, Science Daily, 10/15/2008 3 High Serum Insulin Levels and Risk of Prostate Cancer, Science Daily, 08/23/2009 3 High Carb Diet Linked to Prostate Tumor Growth, Science Daily, 11/28/2007 3 Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival, Health Day, 10/06/2008 3 International Journal of Cancer, 2001: 94: 140-147 3 Diabetes During Pregnancy Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Later, Science Daily, 08/16/2007 3 Fizzy Drinks Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds, Science Daily, 11/08/2006 4 Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival, Health Day, 10/06/2008

Healthy Cokes?!?

I read a very informative article this week and knew you would want to read it too.  Everybody knows I am interested in healthy lifestyles and foods to keep families strong. Read this!!   'It seems the advocacy group, called the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), wants the FDA to ban all chemically-enhanced food coloring that gets injected into cola drinks. They say it creates carcinogens that leads to cancer.

Of course, the soft drink industry disputes these claims.

There are actually four types of caramel coloring recognized by federal regulations. Two of those are produced from a chemical reaction between sugar and ammonia, called Caramel III and Caramel IV. Caramel IV, also known as ammonia sulfite process caramel, is what you see in most colas. Caramel III is found in things like beer and soy sauce.

Two chemicals, called 2-methylimidazole and 4-methylimidazole (2-MI and 4-MI), are created during the chemical reaction it takes to make Caramel IV. According to animal studies by government researchers at the National Institutes of Health's National Toxicology Program, these chemicals are proven to cause liver, lung, and thyroid cancer — but this has only been demonstrated in lab rats, and at high doses.

It's the two ammonia-based coloring types — Caramel III and IV — that the CSPI wants banned, and it's because they contain 4-MI. The CSPI also believes it's misleading to call these chemicals "caramel coloring". I have to agree. Whatever its sugary shortcomings may be, real caramel contains only natural ingredients. It's just made from melted sugar and not other strange things you wouldn't normally put in your body.

The way things are now, CSPI says the government's regulations let consumers think they're getting real caramel when they're getting a product of the chemical industry.

In its place, the advocacy group thinks the terms "ammonia process caramel" or "ammonia sulfite process caramel" are more appropriate.

The state of California agrees with the CSPI. State health officials have added 4-MI to their list of substances "known to cause cancer." The state wants to pass a proposition that requires cancer warning labels for foods with potentially cancer-causing substances if those foods contain more than a certain amount of those substances. For 4-MI, that level is 16 micrograms per person, per day. Consuming more 4-MI than that is projected to cause one excess case of cancer for every 100,000 people.

Yet, most colas have about 200 micrograms of 4-MI per 20-ounce bottle! Lots of folks drink more than that every day. So they're drinking a carcinogen in big enough quantities to cause concern. And it's a carcinogen that you might think is unnecessary since natural caramel should do just as well.

The Bigger Picture

Of course, nobody agrees about this. Coca-Cola Co. says the caramel coloring it uses does not cause cancer. The company added that their cola-coloring formula only has one of the compounds cited as a health danger.

On the other hand, a number of NIH scientists authored a letter to the FDA that speaks to the indecency of exposing people to potentially cancer-causing chemicals. They say it's especially unethical in a beverage with no nutritional value in the first place. That would be colas.

If the scare about caramel coloring gets a few more people to stop drinking sodas, I'm all for it. But don't let it distract you from the much bigger problem: sugar. Sugar is a deadly hazard to your health, and sodas contain massive amounts of it. Most non-diet sodas have at least ten teaspoons of sugar per can.

Cancer cells feast on sugar. If you have cancer and continue to eat sugar, you should ask yourself whether you really want to live bad enough to do something about it, because your behavior is killing you.

Diet sodas are no solution, because the artificial sweeteners are dangerous, too. See the details in Issue #104 at www.cancerdefeatedpublications.com/newsletters. And of course diet colas all have the caramel chemicals, too.

High sugar consumption -- NOT high fat consumption — is the main reason for the obesity epidemic in our country, and the whole slew of diseases that follow from it: stroke, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, cancer and more.

Personally, I think the best solution is just to stay away from soda. Drink water. It actually tastes pretty good. And carbonated "bubbly" water tastes even better, especially on a hot day." 

I will be interested to see if anyone refutes this information based on their personal desire and addiction to colas! Unsure?  Google colas and cancer and see for yourself the information.  

 

Mamo Machines for Madames

I have had so many of these mammography tests I can almost tell the technician how to do them.  Its that season again and with my extensive history of miracles, extra time is taken each time with the medical people in my life.  This time is 16 compressions and lots and lots of questions to answer.  

Three different paddles and many angles later I get to go home.... sometimes it hurts badly and brings tears to the eye, but as soon as they let the pressure off I can breath again!

I look at the long line of ladies wearing their matching hospital gowns and  still waiting on their turn at  the torture booth and tell them.... 'have fun girls'.  They all snort at me with narrowed eyes. See ya!

Come on ladies.... it's your turn now - you know you need to!

The latest information on cancer treatment.....

Johns Hopkins Update –  AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.  Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins:  1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer    cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have   multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients   that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after    treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the   cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable   size.  2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a    person's lifetime..  3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer   cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and   forming tumors.  4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has   nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic,   but also to environmental, food and lifestyle factors.  5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing   diet to eat more adequately and healthy, 4-5 times/day      and by including supplements will strengthen the immune system.  6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing   cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells   in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can   cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.  7.. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars   and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.  8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often   reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of   chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor   destruction.  9. When the body has too much toxic burden from   chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either   compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb   to various kinds of infections and complications.  10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to     mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.     Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other     sites. 11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer     cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply. *CANCER CELLS FEED ON:  a. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made   with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute    would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small    amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in   color Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.  b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the   gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting   off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer   cells are being starved.  c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based   diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little other meat,     like chicken. Meat also contains livestock   antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all   harmful, especially to people with cancer.  d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole   grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into   an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked   food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live   enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to   cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance   growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building   healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most   vegetables including be an sprouts) and eat some raw   vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at   temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C)..  e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high   caffeine Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer   fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or   filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap   water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it. 12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of     digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the     intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic     buildup.  13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By     refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes     to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the     body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.  14. Some supplements build up the immune system     (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals,     EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy     cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known     to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's     normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or     unneeded cells.  15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit.     A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior    be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put    the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to    have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy    life.  16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated     environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to     get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen     therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer     cells.  1. No plastic containers in micro. 2. No water bottles in freezer. 3. No plastic wrap in microwave.. Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper The dioxin problem is one of the reasons. Please share this with your whole email list......................... Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

National Diabetes Month

This is National Diabetes Month and I know how hard it is for diabetics to stay on top of their blood sugars.... I have a Dad and a brother who daily fight this battle.  So in honor to them today  please watch this video - if you have diabetes this will make you smile!! It's good!

 

Learn Something New Every Day

I learned a new food source today! Get this!!  "The cattail is a close as you will get to a WILD SUPERMARKET.  It is easily harvested and highly nutritious.  The shoots are like tender zucchini and cucumbers, adding both flavor and texture to salads.  The immature male green flower head can be steamed or simmered.  Cattail pollen is high in energy and nutritious.  It can be used raw or sprinkled on yogurt, in fruit shakes oatmeal and salads. 

Cattail leaves can be twisted to make dolls, like corn husk dolls or used in thatching roofs making baskets and mats. 

The brown flower heads make good punks with a slow burning flame that drives insets away.

The Native Americans used cattails medicinally, applying the jelly of the young leaves to wounds, sores, and boils for external inflammations and to soothe pain."

I quote the 2010 Calendar for Otter Tail County.  Interesting!

'Eat This Not That' Book

I just have to share this fabulous book with you!  If there is just ONE book I could inspire you to get for the health of your family, this is it.  It's called, 'Eat This Not That'.  A Supermarket Survival Guide.

The reason 'regular' food keeps packing on the pounds is all the hidden fats, sugars and chemicals that manufacturing companies are sneaking in processed foods.  This guide shows you which foods are the safest ones for actual human consumption.

With all the advertizing hype it's hard to know whats really the truth. Here's your answer!

Did you know that high fructose corn syrup added to foods, actually  will 'help' you to gain weight? Here's a list of juices and the truth about each one. 

You know you need these two pages!  An ice cream guide to help you choose wisely.  I bought the right one - a true ice cream and wow it is good. No more chemicals!

Now this page is important.  Ever wonder what all that 'stuff' that can't be pronounced in  the ingredients list is?  Here it is...... Along with the safety or dangers each one is. 

This book helped me to find the first lunch meat product made without sodium nitrate (a known carcinogenic that I can't believe is legal to put in food)   I found it at my local grocery store and we had lunch meat for the first time in years!

Get this book - your health is worth it!

Benzene - a carcinogen!

 

In this extreme heatwave we in Texas are experiencing - here's some valuable information I think you ought to read. It's one area that the general public should be told about because of the  the massive  cancer issues in America! It's just another one of the side effects in our modern world.
 
 Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.  Open the  windows after you enter your car and turn ON the air-conditioning
after a couple of minutes.
 
Here's why:
According to a research, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell
of heated plastic in your car).  In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells.  Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer.  May also cause  miscarriage.  Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft.
 
A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.

If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the
Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level...
People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale,
in quick succession excessive amounts of the toxin.  Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.  What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
 
 So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for
interior to air out -dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter.
 
 Thought:
'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it,
you have a moral obligation to share it with  others.'

The Dream Backyard

Susan took me to meet a friend of hers one morning, and I am so glad she did!

This lady has been inspiring to meet here in Los Banos California.  Sandy is such a joy to been with, and it seems like time just few by when we were at her home.  She has Proverbs 31 working in her life right now!  Wait till I show you what all she does.

She said that she quit the corporate world and she and her husband decided to raise their  children with a lasting legacy of a true mom and dad. So she is a stay at home mom, with an incredible talent unfolding. Not only is she home for their children, but she also has found ways to make their budget work wonders right in their own backyard. 

This is her backyard..... ok.... you say looks like a regular kind of a yard.  But what is happening here is a dream.  She is raising all kinds of fruit trees and  nut trees. Planted all around the sides carefully tended and properly with a real gardeners eye. How does she know what to do or plant? She reads books and asks other gardeners questions.  She started this in earnest to help feed their family and what has happened is wonderful and I knew you would want to see this! 

 

She has pomegranates, plums, oranges, lemons, limes to name a few.

Her apricot tree is loaded with fruit.

 

The pear tree is producing nicely too.

 

THIS IS AN OLIVE TREE!!!

 

She gave me a peach from her tree.  (We ate it later that day - was so full of flavor)

 

Just look at this fruit!

This is one of the two tiny greenhouses that is also in the backyard. She grows all her own veggies and herbs from seeds - then plants them in beds along the sides of the house. Check this out!

 

She has peppers, of all kinds, several kinds of beans.....onions, garlic and more I can't remember.

 

There are strawberries planted all along the fronts of the beds - see the strawberry?

 

Look at these grapes!  Her grapevines are full of fruit.  I am in awe of her skills.

 

Her herb gardens are full - she gives me hope to keep working on mine!

 

The tomato beds are full of plants - it's going to be a bumper crop this year she thinks. So think about this..... instead of all the grass that does nothing but grows, gets cut, grows and gets cut - her yard is producing food! She took all the empty areas - sides, corners, fences lines and turned them into blessings for her family.

What does she do with all this food from her own backyard?  She makes jellies, jams, cans and freezes them for her family to eat year long.

 

And she also has built a business from her hands now.  She has a thriving business selling her homemade treats at bake sales and now she is getting so well known that people are coming to her front door to buy! Sandy's Jam n Desserts is alive and well.

Then we get to taste test the fruits of her labors, and my oh my what a treat it was! She has a orange jelly like none else, also orange marmalade and strawberry jalapeno, hot jalapeno jelly and a blueberry banana that is fabulous!  We kept on and on because each one was more amazing than the last! 

She told us laughing that she is trying to get ready for a bake sale, but can't because people keep coming to the door to buy! Like us - there is no way we are leaving her home without some of her goodies.  So Susan and I both left with 3 jars each!

Sandy I am amazed and can't wait for others to see you and what you are doing in your own home.  I love you and I just met you - keep going you are a inspiration to thousands of others now!