Avoiding Skin Cancer

Summer is officially here—and so is the increased threat of developing skin cancer. As the most common of all cancers (accounting for 50 percent of cancer diagnosis in the U.S.) it’s important that we take the time and effort to protect our skin—and our very lives—from harmful sun exposure.

The good news is that there are several simple things you can do to help guard against this deadly disease. Consider the following:

Avoid prolonged, direct sun exposure. A little sun expose is healthy, but it should never lead to a sun burn.

When you must be in the sun for prolonged periods of time to do yard work or attend outdoor events, slip on a long sleeve shirt and hat.

Use sunscreen, especially those that use natural ingredients (these can be found at most health food stores.) Avoid sunscreens that contain a large amount of chemicals.

Stay away from tanning beds and sun lamps. Exposure to these UV rays gives you an 8x higher chance to develop skin cancer and also negatively affects the immune system.

Should you begin to notice unusual spots and skin changes, such as persistent red patches and areas that itch or bleed—don’t wait, consult a dermatologist.

[Source: cancer.org “skin care facts”]

Women Stop Fake Hormones and Breast Cancer Plummets!

After years of steady increase, breast cancer rates dropped 7 percent in 2003, one year after millions of women stopped taking hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) following a report by the Women's Health Initiative regarding the dangers of HRT.

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Pink Ribbon? No, thank you.

Every year we are all inundated with request to buy a ribbon, to walk, to give your extra change to find "a cure" for breast cancer.

Sorry, but I can't. The reason is that most of these foundations don't do any sort of alternative medicine research. If you were to listen to the media, you would think that the only treatment that has any hope of being successful is traditional medical treatment. What about successful treatments by Rene Caisse in Canada in the 1930's?
What about treatments using megadoses of antioxidants?

Some people would say that some of these treatments are "unproven" or "not scientific".
Well, let's do some research on the thousands of case studies that have shown these treatments to work.

We need to stop subsidizing drug companies' efforts for "research" and start to find real answers. Just think of all the billions of dollars wasted by looking in the wrong direction.

Did you know that more people earn their living from cancer than actually have the disease? That industry is not interested in a cure, they just want people to live a little longer by taking their drugs.

It's not that I am insensitive to people with cancer, I lost my father to cancer. I just think that if we truly wanted to find a cure, we would have done it in the 36 years since president Nixon declared "the war on cancer"

So, do you want me to buy a ribbon? Don't get me started again..

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