The History of Cancer
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We begin the arduous journey of self-discovery with how the health of certain organs in the body influences who will and who won’t get cancer.
The immune system is a complex network of specialized cells and organs that have evolved to defend the body against foreign invaders. The thymus gland is the primary immune organ in the body and acts as the “general” for our disease-fighting white blood cells. It sends its “soldiers” out through the circulatory system to oppose bacteria, viruses, abnormal cell growth (cancer), allergens, and environmental toxins of all kinds.
The thymus responds dramatically to our emotions, our spirit, and our will to live a productive life. Vitamins, minerals, herbs, other nutrients and lifestyle factors stimulate the production of white blood cells in the bone marrow. With stress and improper nutrients, the militia diminishes in strength, and could shut down completely, leaving us wide open to invasion. It is our responsibility to help the immune system thrive and achieve its goals by providing appropriate raw materials and supporting detoxification on an ongoing basis.
People with cancer may have stagnant blood. This means blood with high coagulability or fibrinogen production and low oxygen. Your doctor can diagnose this. To decrease fibrinogen and increase oxygen, there are a number of things you can do.
• One is to eat more alkaline foods such as fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, and fewer acid-based foods such as animal products and grains. Cancer cannot live in an alkaline environment.
• Cancer also cannot thrive in a highly oxygenated environment. We can improve the oxygen in our system by improving our circulation through moderate walking, contrast showers, daily dry-brush massage, sea salt baths, qigong, deep breathing, gentle stretching, negative polarity magnets, increased dietary fiber, antioxidants, fish oil, flax oil, and protein-digesting enzymes.
• Eat foods that help the liver and kidneys to detoxify: beets, dandelion, cabbage, lemon, and apple-cider vinegar. Make your own vegetable juice regularly that contains organic beets, dandelion, carrot, celery, cabbage.
• As part of a cancer prevention program, encourage at least 2, and preferably 3, bowel movements per day to help eliminate intestinal parasites and yeast.
• The relationship of diet to disease is also influenced further by genetics.
Your health is only as strong as your weakness link: age, gender, lifestyle, genetics, and environment.
Jeanette Marshall
For more information, visit www.cancercoach.ca. If you have any questions about holistic health matters as they relate to cancer remission, email Jeanette Marshall BASc, RNCP, Certified Professional Cancer Coach at prohealth@cogeco.ca.
