Super video on sugar!! Watch this!!

http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=066E7E0755551223669F7ADF931B65A3

Dental screenings and yearly paps

I know, these two things seem weird to put together but it's just two things I was thinking about in the shower.

I recently got my teeth cleaned, and I overheard the girl next to me tell the man that they do screenings now for oral cancer, insurance doesn't cover it, (which is for another post another day!) but it cost like $15 dollars, she asked if he was interested and he said , "no thank you". I felt like yelling over the wall, "Get it done!! It could save you lots of grief!) Of course I didn't. But seriously, if he knew what I had been through the last 3 months, he would get that screening. If your dentist offers it, pay the little money and get it done.

I wonder if my dentist had provided that service before, a few years ago, would my cancer have been caught much earlier? I had NO signs that I had a tumor on the base of my tongue, and it was the size of a golf ball. No, I didn't have trouble swallowing. It must have grown so slow that I just got used to it as it grew! I didn't have a sore throat even though I had cancer on my tonsils. My blood work never showed anything funny. So just because you "feel" fine, doesn't mean anything.

I have a good friend who has been sharing with me that her good friend has cervical, and bladder cancer. It was from the same virus that mine was, HPV virus. From what I've been told, she had not been going to the Gyn doc and getting yearly paps. I'm sure she would tell you the same thing now that she has to go through surgeries and chemo and radiation, get your yearly paps done. It's REALLY important. I know, it's not a fun appointment, We all hate it. Maybe some more then others for good reason. But you will hate cancer more. I can assure you of that. Had she known that she had HPV virus they may have been watching her more closely for this. She went to the doc several times because she was having the feeling of having to urinate all the time but nothing was coming out, but it took them months to actually think, hey maybe we should look for something more serious, like say, cancer!  They don't always jump right to something bad, they test all the little things it could be first. Get your paps girls. This poor girl has to go through so much now, it breaks my heart. Please, be proactive with your health. I am not trying to freak any one out here, I'm just saying, take charge of your health!

Oh and one more tidbit, since I mentioned in this post that I and someone else both had cancer from HPV virus, do your research on that, and the vaccination they are giving young girls and now some guys even for Hpv. I have read a lot of bad things about the vaccination, so do your homework before you take your kids in for that shot. 

High fructose corn syrup

I heard about this last night on the radio and thought right away I needed to share it on here. I have been reading more about high fructose corn syrup and how bad it is, and it's in A LOT of the things you eat. Once you start looking for it on labels you'll be amazed how many things have it!! But they are trying to change the name of it now, of course to confuse people so you won't know that it's in your ingredients! Be aware!

http://www.naturalnews.com/029748_high_fructose_corn_syrup_sugar.html

Great article on Cancer!

http://www.naturalnews.com/029726_cancer_telethon.html

Honey and Cinnamon

I received this info this morning through one of my boards. I do not know that this works, but it sure sounds interesting and honey and cinnamon sure can't hurt you!

 Cinnamon and Honey



~ Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around.~


Facts on Honey and Cinnamon:


It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases.

Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of

today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all

kinds of diseases.



Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.



Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the

right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.



Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue dated 17 January,

1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey

and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:



HEART DISEASES:

Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of

jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the

cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also,

those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they

are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process

relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and

Canada , various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have

found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and

get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.



ARTHRITIS:

Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water

with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If

taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research

conducted at the Copenhagen University , it was found that when the

doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and

half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a

week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were

totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who

could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without

pain.



BLADDER INFECTIONS:

Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a

glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the

bladder.



CHOLESTEROL:

Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in

16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to

reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two

hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day,

any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the

said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of

cholesterol.



COLDS:

Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon

lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This

process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.



UPSET STOMACH:

Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears

stomach ulcers from the root.



GAS:

According to the studies done in India and Japan , it is revealed that if

Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.



IMMUNE SYSTEM:

Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and

protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found

that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of

Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral

diseases.



INDIGESTION:

Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food

relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.



INFLUENZA:

A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural '

Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from

flu.



LONGEVITY:

Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the

ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon

powder, and three cups of boiling water to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup,

three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests

old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100 year old, starts

performing the chores of a 20-year-old.



PIMPLES:

Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste.

Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning

with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the

root.



SKIN INFECTIONS:

Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts

cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.



WEIGHT LOSS:

Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach,

and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder in one cup

of boiled water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the

most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow

the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high

calorie diet.



CANCER:

Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer

of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering

from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with

one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.



FATIGUE:

Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful

rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior

citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more

alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half

tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon

powder, taken daily after brushing teeth and in the afternoon at about

3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the

vitality of the body within a week.



BAD BREATH:

People of South America , first thing in the morning, gargle with one

teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath

stays fresh throughout the day.



HEARING LOSS:

Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts

restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real

butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!



You might want to share this information with a friend, and loved

ones. Everyone needs healthy help information ~ what they do with it is up

to them ~ share with your friends!



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Common household products

OK, I'm doing a little reading up on household products and how they effect our health. Just one more thing that I never thought twice about. My son has asthma. He's had it since he was about 2 months old. In 13 years, not one doc has ever told me that what I am using in my home could be either causing his asthma, or making it worse. Why is that?
Since I started caring about my health, and the families health, I have been reading anything I can get my hands on about what causes cancer.
I was told by my doc, who is a cardiologist, Md, and a nutritionist to take Shaklee products. No, he doesn't sell them.
But I have a friend who does. A friend who shared Shaklee products with me years ago, I bought a bottle of B vitamins and never asked her another question about supplements. Until I got the cancer diagnosis.
I called Sarah after the doc told me to take the Shaklee vitamins and told her what he told me to take. This was my real introduction to Shaklee and this time I wanted more details!
Anyway, Shaklee has a product line for home care. I wanted to know what is the point of this. So I've been doing some research, and let me tell you, I am feeling some guilt! lol.
Here are some tidbits from a pamphlet I've been reading, and no, it's not a "shaklee" pamphlet.

~ Scientists and doctors are discovering that there is a connection between our health and  the use of common everyday chemicals. 
~ The typical home now contains over sixty -three hazardous products that together contain hundreds of different chemicals.  More children are afflicted with  asthma, learning problems, and cancer then ever before.
This was written in 2005 so I'm sure the stats are even worse now, but this is what it says-
 Today in the US, one in three women and one in two men will suffer with cancer some time during their lives. Cancer is the number two killer of adults and the leading cause of death from disease in children. Approx 8,000 children will be diagnosed with cancer per year. ( I sure don't want this to be one of my children!)

~Although other factors are involved, more and more scientists are linking these aliments to long term chemical exposure.

~ Another study, conducted over a 15 year period, found that women who worked at home had a 54% higher death rate from cancer then women who had jobs away from home. The study concluded that the increased death rate was due to daily exposure to hazardous chemicals found in ordinary household products! Obviously the children in these homes were exposed to the same chemicals, with even greater risk of illness.

I found this really interesting too-
There are 3 ways toxic chemicals can center your body, by eating or drinking, by breathing it, and by absorbing it through the skin.

Even things you think are safe, like perfume and mouthwash can be poison to a child.

The book talks about a kid who ate a fingerful of wet electrasol and  got burns in his esophagus.
Or a 3 year old that drank 3oz of conditioner and died.

~ gradual poisoning that happens over time as children breathe the vapors from toxic chemicals. Toxic fumes can be released even when a chemical is tightly sealed in it's container! What?!

Yes, it says if you don't believe it, walk down the cleaning products isle at your local supermarket and notice how strongly it smells of toxic vapors, even though all the containers are sealed tight. It says this is called "outgassing". hmm, never heard of this, or thought about it!

It says that  toxic fumes, go directly into the bloodstream and quickly travel to organs like the brain, heart, liver and kidneys. The results are symptoms such as headaches, muscle aches, lightheadedness, irritated nose, throat, and lungs and give you sinus infections.

This is one that started the guilt on me, Toxic residues from laundry products on bed sheets and pillow cases, as well as clothes can be inhaled while sleeping or wearing the clothes!
So here my poor son with asthma is sleeping on chemicals and wearing them all day long. Not only does he inhale them, but they get absorbed into his skin.

The book explains that just as smoking one cigarette is not likely to give you cancer, one ordinary exposure to chemicals in cleaners probably won't harm you either, BUT every day for years is likely to result in cancer, so too, cleaning your home everyday or every week with toxic chemicals is likely to harm your health , and is even more likely to harm the health of your children.

Here's the thing, this is not just talking about chemicals in cleaning products. Those are big ones, and dangerous ones for various reasons, but they are also referring to things we use everyday like mouthwash, hair conditioner, shampoo, deodorant, cologne, laundry detergent, make up, soap in the shower, hand soap, etc, etc.

The most pressing issues for children today are- asthma, childhood cancer, ADD and other learning disorders.

Many of these things may have something to do with the chemicals in the home.

I know, this is a lot to take in, and a year ago I had the attitude that there is too many things to worry about, that everything causes cancer, so what's the point in worrying about it??! But when you yourself get the cancer, your attitude changes and you don't want the cancer to come back, or anyone else to get it, so you start thinking about these "stupid little things".

The book says that almost all cancers are due to environmental factors!  I guess that's why sometimes we see people with cancer, who never smoked, never did drugs, didn't drink alcohol, ate well, but still got cancer. Well, maybe it was the chemicals and quality of air in their home that caused it!

I don't know about you but this gets me thinking about what I am exposing my family to at home.

 I know several people who have kids that have been diagnosed with ADD and are put on medication for it.
The book explains that neurtoxins affect the nervous system and brain development. Of the top 20 chemicals  reported  by the toxics releases inventory, 3/4 of them are known or suspected neurotoxins. They include ammonia, chlorine bleach, toluene, methyl ethly ketone, all common in cleaning products.

The book tells a story about a child that had dramatic changes in personality and ability to think in response to chlorine. Her mom noticed that after she swam in a chlorinated pool, she would cry much more and would complain of a headache and leg cramps. and we use bleach to clean our clothes and our sinks, counters, etc.

It talks about  ritalin and how many children are on it, and says many of these kids are misdiagnosed, and suffering from acute allergic reactions to environmental agents found  at the home and in schools!!

I never put two and two together before. When I would clean with bleach, I always got dizzy and felt funny, but never thought it was from the bleach. Duh!

So there's a list of products in here that are toxic, I will share some of them. I think I had almost ALL of them in my house.

Air fresheners- Cause cancer, irritate nose , throat, and lungs.
All purpose cleaner- causes eye damage, irritates nose, throat and lungs.
bleach- toxic by swallowing , vapors are harmful, causes central nervous system disorders.
Carpet shampoo- may cause cancer, causes central nervous system and liver damage.
Dishwasher detergent- toxic, damage to mucous membranes and throat.
fabric softener- may cause cancer, causes central nervous system disorders, causes liver damage.
laundry detergent- toxic, irritates the skin and lungs.
toilet bowl cleaner- very toxic, causes skin,nose, throat, and lung burns.
window cleaner- causes central nervous system disorders, causes liver and kidney disorders.


This is only the beginning of what I am learning.
Needless to say, I have purged my house off nearly all of these chemicals!  I know there are still things I need to change, but it's going to take some time to replace them all.
But I am no longer ignoring these things!  Knowledge is power. We want to take control of our health, and our children's health. Our kids can't do this for themselves, we need to do it for them. Educate yourselves!!  I'll try to post more about this next time. 
:)

Article on Michael Douglas

I found this article very interesting and wanted to share it. 

http://www.naturalnews.com/029685_Michael_Douglas_throat_cancer.html

Our immune system

The cancer that was in my body could have been there for a few years. I had no symptoms. That is the scary thing. If it wouldn't have been for that lump in my neck popping up, I still wouldn't know that I had cancer.

I've read that we all have cancer cells in our body, and that the average adult gets six bouts of cancer in a lifetime!! If you have a respectable immune system, it can protect you against the defective cells, and they don't grow. IF you have respectable immune system. Apparently, I did not!

This is something that I didn't know before, that our immune system is not only good for fighting off colds and flu's, but cancer! I was blind to all this information. Maybe I just didn't care before? Never took the time to read up on my immune system or cancer, until  I found out I had cancer. Boy, that was dumb! That is why I am writing this, for YOU. So you start paying attention to YOUR health, and your immune system and your body so you can help yourself not to get cancer!

I realize, cancer is just a word, it's something scary that happens to "other people", that we don't feel we need to worry about it. But that is the wrong attitude to take, and I hope you'll realize that before the day you get diagnosed like me.

I have found out much info about cancer and our immune systems and I plan to share it all, but I'm sure I can't write it all in one post.

But one important point is that our immune system is REALLY important!! You need to keep your immune system healthy.

Our immune system is responsible for killing the bad guys, any cells that are not participating in the processes of your body, including cancer, yeast, bacteria, virus. Our immune system is supposed to take out the trash.

This means we need to eat well, and take professionally designed supplements. ( I will share what I've learned on supplements later) We need to lower our stress levels and get our immune systems working properly.

I don't remember the stats, but if you think about it, most people know someone, either a family member or friend who has cancer.  If you don't, you will. I had a friend here last week who said she has 6 friends with cancer. That is crazy! Six friends? Cancer is everywhere now, and people seem clueless as to why that is happening. I was clueless too, until I started reading books about it!

My story~ Why I started this blog

I thought I should post my story on here so people understand why I am writing this blog.  This past May of 2010 I was diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma cancer of the base of the tongue and tonsils, and one lymph node.

I had NO symptoms to this cancer at all.  The way I found out I had it was a routine yearly check up to the gynecologist. She noticed a little lump on the side of my neck and asked if I had been sick recently, I said yes because I had a sinus infection the week before. She said,  "it's probably just a swollen lymph node from that, just watch it" Well, I watched it, and I touched it daily to make sure it was going away. It wasn't. Probably all the touching it made it tender, that's when I decided to start calling docs and getting things checked out further.

After a few different visits and different docs, I had  a fine needle biopsy done on the lymph node.

A few days later May 19th to be exact, my husband took the call that changed our lives forever. The doctor said, " I need you two to come in tomorrow and meet with me". I knew that was bad news.They would tell you good news over the phone, and he wanted both of us there. I was scared. Pretty much out of my mind!

Basically what happened from there was more scans, ct scan, and a PET scan. The PET scan shows where your cancer is in your body. They inject you with a sugar substance, and all the sugar accumulates to where the cancer is. After that I had my first surgery to remove the tonsils and take biopsies in the throat and mouth to see where the cancer started. He found the source, which was the base of the tongue.

After that we had to meet with Oncologist to decide what to do for treatment. This was all very scary to me, you basically are at the mercy of the doctors and have to do what they tell you to do because you don't know any better! At first I was told I would need 6 weeks of radiation and chemo by a radiation oncologist. I was sick to my stomach about this, especially after hearing all the side effects to the mouth from radiation.

Then my ENT told me surgery was an option instead. After praying and doing research on it, and much advice from friends, I decided to have my surgery done at Mayo clinic in Minnesota because they could do robotic trans oral surgery there. I had Dr. Moore, if you google him, he has a few videos of him talking about the surgery. It was kinda like meeting a movie star after watching him on YouTube. Mayo is a very interesting place to say the least! A very overwhelmingly huge place that made me want to get in my car and go back home. To me it was kinda like an airport, lines that long to register, so many people, so big, so NOT personal at all. It was interesting even going into the Ent department, when we were taken to our room, we saw Dr.Moore and his team walking into a different room. They "move" in a team of about 4 or 5 from room to room, wearing suits. Very strange! 

I had the surgery done on June 10th.  I'll tell you this is an experience I will never forget! I am used to having surgery at a smaller hospital, where things are more personalized and more "comfy".  We got there at 5:15 am. They take you to a very small room to get the gown on, get all your personal information, etc. They let my husband come with me there. But after that, they led me down a hall, and my husband had to leave me, and we walked the opposite way. We went down to what looked more like a basement to me then a hospital or surgery area! They had beds lined up against the wall, some with people in them already. It was like an assemble line, she put me in a bed, and people just started coming, asking questions, putting Iv's in , messing with me, and you can hear everything about the person next to me. Very weird environment. I think because it was so assemble line like, it made me feel like a number, just waiting in line for my surgery. I was scared, very anxious and everyone that came to talk to me could see it.  They finally gave me some medication to help me calm down and the rest is history, I remember going in the room and that's about it.

I don't really remember the recovery room part of it, but remember getting to my room, that I had to share with someone else by the way, and getting very sick and throwing up. The room was small and the nurse I had was less then sympathetic to a big baby like myself! I had a feeding tube and was throwing up and my tongue and throat were so swollen I couldn't swallow my own spit, it was, well, awful.

Which began a month of nothing by mouth, not even brushing my teeth. I was not even allowed to brush my teeth because they didn't want anything going down my throat. At first they told me the feeding tube would be in for 10 days. But after the first follow up visit, they did a swallow test and I wasn't ready. I couldn't swallow yet. So I ended up with the tube for a month. This was a pretty awful experience for me, not being able to even take a drink of water for a month. After that was over and the next swallow test I was able to swallow, (not without choking though) they let me have the tube out. Felt great to get that thing out, but also scary because I couldn't swallow without choking. It took me hours to drink one nutritional shake. Hours!

So of course I was losing weight, and the doctors didn't like that. They got on my case about drinking more. Hello? How am I supposed to drink more? The stuff made my stomach sick, and it took me forever to get it down!

It took me a week or so to realize that I could chug down more then one swallow, that I wouldn't choke until I stopped drinking. Then I was able to get them down a bit faster.

The road has been slow. After two months I was able to start eating real food again. My tongue didn't work right and it was very hard to eat. I still have a hard time getting some foods down, I basically have had to relearn how to use my tongue, and my tongue and throat muscles don't work very good yet to push the food down my throat. It's all a very slow process, but I am thankful that I can eat food again!!

I didn't have to have chemo, and the radiation was left up to me because I was right on the border between needing it and not needing it. After much prayer we decided not to do it because the side effects of radiation to the mouth are many and can last forever not just for the few months you are doing the radiation.

Let's just say, this cancer has been a serious wake up call to me.  I have learned a lot already by reading books and seeing a  MD who is also a holistic/nutritionist.

I feel like I need to share what I am learning with others, because honestly, I wish I had known years ago what I know now! So I think, if I can make others aware, and share everything I learn, maybe I can save someone else from going through what I have been through in the last 3 months.

I am not a nutritionist, I am new at all this! I am just going to share what I'm learning as I go along this journey!!  I hope that by reading this, others will take charge of their health, before it's too late.

Today I turned 40 and I couldn't be more thankful to be alive!!