Excellent article on cancer

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, 燡 OHNS 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 tumours.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and 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, gastro-intestinal 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.



� � � WHAT CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

� � � a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. 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 colour. 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 chicken rather than beef or pork. 燤eat 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. 燗 bout 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 bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

� � � 爀. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. 燝reen 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 body's 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, unforgiveness 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.

Pooling is the best option.....

May be it is the Indian type to let the buck pass on to somebody else.Like we always want Ramrajya but never wanted to be Ram because of 14 years of Vanwas..the situation is very similar in a restaurant or hotel where after having a good stuff of food, people deliberately want somebody to pay for it.For me, I always suggest the power of pooling.have a consensus, do pool the money before hand and go for enjoyment until unless the party is sponsored. Pooling is the best option for everything..may it be any outings,party,club,etc etc..whenever a group is involved.Very recently we a bunch of 10 bachelors went for a outing to Nainital and made one of us the finance manager and one a tour manager.Everything got underway without any hurdles with the leadership of those two people.
It pinches a lot when one man has to pay for the total bill, If it is a road side Dhaba..its ok as one can bear the cost but situation sometimes go out of hand when one has to pay for the bill in a multi cuisine restaurant. The peer pressure is enormous..one can not just ignore it and say a big NO to it.
To avoid is also not a good idea also, so when such type of occassion arrives, be first to offer for the pooling option or GTPS system ( Going Together and Paying Separately) system.

Like they say " Mujhe mere doston se bachao...Dushmano se mein khud nipatlunga"

Thoughts of a disturbed mind….

Generally people feel happier when they get an offer letter from a company they desire to work for. But I was just an exceptional case when I got my offer letter from the consulting major.

The discussion for joining had been going for a long time but the offer letter did not excite me as the major hurdles were the location and the package they offer me. This is quite natural and true that the persons who are willing to relocate to Guwahati has been offered a higher pay and there is an allowance for risk cover as the place is quite infamous for serial blasts besides tribal unrest, Bangladesh infiltrations and ULFA. Quite interestingly, more bombs went off in past 2 weeks. As the elections are round the corner, ULFA and other extremist organizations try to disrupt the electoral process by several blasts.

In this situation, I decided against the wave and decided to take my chance by shifting to Guwahati but then the company failed to read between the lines. No thinking person would accept to take the challenge without the money compensating for it.

A quick comparison between my existing job and the would be job throws an interesting phenomenon. My existing job, though do not give me sleepless nights ,is not quite challenging. I do enjoy the job though it seems to be not befitting to my education and experience. Certainly, I do deserve better. A 9 to 6 job with no traveling, all office work with AC conditioned room, highly jovial team members and exciting office buddies. Though the BOSS sometimes creates unusual ruckus by changing certain rules and regulations as per his wish that at all not palatable for many in the organization. Though it is quite natural in a small organization where in the BOSS is one in all. A rather extra-ordinary cool job with no nonsense stress in the cup of tea.

On the other side, it’s a dream to be working with a consultancy taking up big big projects with laptops in hand and taking up challenging tasks. The offer is thus a good chance to showcase my talent that to in an unusual disturbed territory. Should be exciting na..but alas what for, a person will risk his life without having all the coverage. I mean at least the package should act like a catalyst to take a quick decision and to jump into the bandwagon. With a variable package of 20%, the in-hand component would be far less that what I am getting right now with my existing company.

And round the corner, its appraisal time. I could expect a 20% hike with my previous organization , that would take my in hand component to a handsome salary.

With all my friends in NTPC, it’s almost a party time at every night. A co-0ordial atmosphere with loving friends with no such troubles like fooding, loneliness and extra tension of rent and all that.

How could one imagine leaving behind all these happiness to go in search for the unknown? Quite difficult but yes I decided against the wind .Though my near and dear refused to buy my point and vehemently opposed me to go to that area even with a salary hike. I am in my early 30’s now, still single and searching for eligible bride. Can you imagine the scenario. Who is going to marry me when she learns that I am posted in the North East region, even the 6 figure salary will not attract the beauties to tie knot with me. Its true as the opinion poll shows it.

And wow!! What a company. They do not want to give me a hike and my salary is linked to two my batch mates working at that company. It is quite illogical to link me with them and the clause in my offer letter that my salary will be revised accordingly as and when their salary will be hiked. It is well known that after say 15 days they will have their revised pay perk with some salary increment but the company does not want me to have a salary hike and said that it’s against the company’s principle.

Am I a fool, definitely yes, as I am agreed to their point when I know that people from other institutions are getting much more than what NPTIans are getting there. Don’t it seems quite irrational and one more factor my juniors will be joining the company shortly , ironically with same pay package.

I know I have done quite a good amount of mistakes in my life and do repented for that. But then, will it be good to accept the offer with a smaller package and join them. What will I get there , some project exposure with learning experience and lot of client interaction and a brand name. But as one of my friend puts it..It is the end result which counts, the amount which comes to your packet at the end of the month and It is true that I will not be getting a single penny increment if I do accept that offer.

There is always a chance for negotiation. I did write to that company with all my reservations but the response was not so exciting either. It must be a two side negotiation with both the parties leaning forward to have a successful contract. But, it seems that the company do want cheap man power for the job in hand. I have decided not to play into their hands though I asked for an extension of 1 month to decide for the future plans.

A disturbed mind or a beautiful mind / with or without judgment / Delhi dreams or Guwahati musings.. completely undecided .Lets see what is store for me in future as I always say “ Except some unexpected things in life and march on”.

A letter to a would be better half...

Hopefully You are at ur best of elements.This sounds quite ..that I am writing a mail to you though we could have talked to each other.But then, I think lets put it on a different way.Though we did not know each other quite a few times back, but after my conversation with you, I hope we could be friends at first instant.Though all the rules and procedures to find a suitable match in our culture may be quite disturbing and sometimes irritating, but then we do not have a choice either.We have to talk, find out the positives and negatives and what not.. before deciding to take the final call.

There are lot of things to share and the foremost thing is that though we will talk later and will be busy to find out the best possible option to search the better half in each other, it should not end with a disarray or any bad bloods between you and me.Thus, the mail ..

May be, this first initiative is from my side.I could hope you will definitely write to me with what you think and we could chat and talk after that.You can find me in the web..orkut .It would be better if you could send me some of your pic or else any presence in web.

I have sent an invitation on gtalk, pls accept it.

I do not know whether this mail will find the right destination or not..but taking a chance is surely be a good step.

A scarry night in my life........

I never believed in such stories till that night I always try not to believe.But yes, when things go completely wrong with you, you are forced to believe the unbelieved.Similar story happened to me some 10 years ago.My neighbor's only son died in a bizarre electric shock accident in our adjacent house.At that time i was in my 3rd year of engineering and though he was a good friend of mine, we very often talked to each other.I was with my father at that horrible night and i was sleeping in my room.At around mid night, I felt someone right on top of me and trying to block my air circulation. I could feel a heavy weight just at the top of my chest.I opened my eyes, could see nothing, trying to move my hands and legs but all in vein. I could not help but to shout but alas i could only hear my shout, no one else...I thought may be within some time I will surely die out of suffocation. At last suddenly, I found myself shouting at top of my voice. My father next room rushed to me and took hold of me and at that time I realized that I am alive.What was that?? Was that another spirit or a mental blockade out of fear. till today I am yet to find a answer but then though people may not believe in such things, I am forced to believe in that supernatural power which almost finished me.

I was not dreaming.. how could one dream with his eyes and mouth wide open!! As per experts sometimes it happened when in sleeping posture, some portion of the body got trapped somewhere and that prevented the blood to flow in, triggering such type of incidents but then we can not completely negate the other side of the story too.