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Alternative cancer treatments and the use of herbs.

The time to start looking for alternative cancer treatment is before you get cancer. And to start preventative medicine now! Every person I work with wait till the second opinion is in that they truly have the dreaded disease before they make any dietary and lifestyle changes. Why do we wait so long! Why do we row down the river of denial and ignore our body’s voices?

I went to Mexico and a local woman asked why so many Americans get cancer. A Mexican doctor had a good answer. In America people are hermetically sealed in toxic houses. All homes especially mobile homes are made of chemicals, formaldehyde, paints, plastics, glues, synthetic woods and vinyl flooring, While in Mexico the houses are made of concrete block, brick, stone, wood, metal and tile and are rarely carpeted.
In America we have pre-made high sugar/sodium/simple carbohydrate/hydrogenated fat/high calorie foods with preservatives and all our fresh vegetables and fruits have been coated with some shiny substance or gassed to ripen faster or a preservative that makes them stay fresh longer. So basically we eat dead food. Not to mention many of our foods are stored in toxic plastic containers.

Another thing Americans always do is go to doctors for every little ache and pain and cold or flu symptom that goes around and vaccinate ourselves up the ying yang. We also take tons of over the counter medications, antibiotics and pharmaceutical grade vitamins with artificial fillers and colorings. We clean and disinfect our body’s with chemical based body products killing our good bacteria and reclog our pores with make up, creams, lotions, and antiperspirants. I wonder why we even get embalmed since we’re so packed with preservatives!

Many alternative cancer treatments require intense cleansing and dietary restrictions and sucking down some pretty disgusting swills. Other treatments may require intense supplementary treatments that may be a dietary challenge for those who hate to swallow pills. Integrated treatments may require intravenous treatment and various injections. Not one natural treatment is good for every sort of cancer. Lymphatic cancer and prostate cancer are two totally different body systems.

What is really important is that you understand how Alternative medicine works. The book everyone is reading natural cures they don’t want you to know about is a slightly fanatical but a pretty good gage of why there are not a lot of good alternative treatments here in this country. And the brave doctors that make the effort to put there reputation on the line to at least try some alternatives are very few and far between. There are so many Mexican clinics but which ones are legitimate? And the cost fluctuates so drastically. What type of treatment do you ask for? And is it safe to leave the country for alternative treatment?

There are so many good books and the easiest one to start with is the cancer battle plan. Its an easy read and its written in layman’s terms so its understandable. In our next article we will explain some alternative treatments and where to find them in the states and in Mexico. Be well and WELL INFORMED. Helene Gentili at Botanica West.