Attitude Rules when it comes to Treating Cancer by Dr. Contreras
Stories of two of my patients exemplify the dramatic power of love and hope, or lack of it. A 19-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with cancer of the small intestine came to see me in late 1975. The course of chemotherapy she had already been given offered no positive [...]
The Power of the Negative and the Positive in Treating Cancer
Arnold Hutchnecker, author of “The will to live”, wrote, “Depression is a partial surrender to death, and it seems that cancer is desperation at the cellular level”. Humans are obsessed with the negative. Have you ever seen a TV news broadcaster who gives only good news? I heard an unusual l [...]
The Impact of Stress on the Immune System
Stress seems to be an integral part modern life. It presses in upon us from everywhere - our jobs, our families, our neighbors, other drivers, the weather - you name it. You may think that these stresses create our attitudes, and they can. But it also works the other way [...]
7 Healthy Habits to Live a Long and Cancer Free Life
If you want to be really fully free of the plague of cancer, we must teach our children and their children to adopt a healthy life style and an activist mentality. If the following suggestions seem overwhelming, narrow them down as much as needed to make them practical for you. [...]
How to Prepare your Food
The discovery of fire revolutionized life in many ways, but the greatest impact was on food. It is very interesting that tribes in all parts of the world have developed incredibly similar ways of foods involving the use fire. Bread, for example, is a universal food that is baked. In [...]
The Secret of a Balanced Nutrition
In the complex process of keeping our bodies functioning properly, nutrition supplies the elements necessary to keep 100 trillion cells carrying out their diverse activities. One of the most important activities in the body is a production of replacement cells. This is a vulnerable process because there are many elements [...]
Amounts of Fruits and Vegetables for Cancer Prevention
Five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily will help you prevent cancer. A serving equals 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetables, a cup of raw leafy vegetables, a medium-sized piece of raw fruit, or 170 g of fruit or vegetable juice. It is best to eat the fruits [...]
Laughter at the Cellular Level
When you laugh, this is an overview of how your body changes at the cellular level: Cells that produce antibodies increase in number. Cells that combat viruses fall into formation and get ready for battle. All of this is the direct result of a good joke! No wonder comedians like [...]
What is Alternative Medicine? Part 1
In general, alternative medicine is anything that has not been tested, approved, recommended or condoned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the American Medical Association (AMA) of the United States of America. The United State’s medical system is benchmark for the rest of the world, an anything that [...]
Reducing your stress factors: Learn from Nurses
ARE YOU STRESSED out? You’re not alone. More than 75 percent of all Americans see their lives as being too complex. Work and family stress pile on fatigue and stress-related emotions and can create a looming sense of hopelessness and futility. The causes of stress and anger are many. Here [...]
