Education of Cancer Healing Vol.3 by Peter Havasi

EDUCATION OF CANCER HEALING THE

VOLUME iii: ancients

PETER HAVASI (Adv. Herb., Natur., Nutr. Irid. Acu. Hom. Bsya, Aura, Itec) 2

IMPORTANT NOTICE This book was not edited in its whole. As the author does not come from an English speaking country, please excuse any grammatical or stylistic mistakes that might disturb you while reading. This book is not intended to prescribe or diagnose in any way. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional help. The intent is to offer historical uses of herbs and other potentially healing substances. Those who are sick should consult their doctor. Neither the author nor the publisher directly or indirectly dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of herbs, nutrients, or other substances as a form of treatment. The author and publisher assume no responsibility if you prescribe to/for yourself without your doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s approval. "Miseducation is more dangerous than uneducation."

According to the American Medical Association, drugs approved by the FDA kill over 100,000 Americans in hospitals every year! According to a 174-page report by the U.S. National Poison Data System the number of people killed in 2009 across America by vitamins, minerals, amino acids or herbal supplements is exactly zero! The use of herbs and other natural remedies is a natural right. We assert that each individual human being owns his or her own body--and no government, person or corporate entity has the right to usurp that ownership. No mere statute or regulation can take away a human right.

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"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours... it is an amazing journey... and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins." Bob Moawad

A Chinese proverb says, "Better to light a candle than lament the darkness." Darkness still prevails in the world of cancer and other diseases. I attempt to keep the candle alight with EDUCATION. - Peter Havasi

Dedication This book is dedicated to my beloved mother, Eva Havasiovรก. This publication is also given to all present and future mothers around the globe because the best health conditions for strong health are the most precious gift from a mother to her child. After all, women are the most beautiful things on this planet; the center for health, longevity, love and beauty amongst mankind.

Special Thanks: I would like to give SPECIAL THANKS to my editor, Priska Sekerovรก, who conceived and guided this book to fruition. Priska Sekerovรก, you're like a limited edition. You are just one of a kind. Just the one of them all, YOU ARE SPECIAL! Thank you for all.

Acknowledgment: I have much gratitude for the invaluable help, knowledge, advice, and inspiration to those who supported me throughout the difficult times. 6

Contents DEDICATION .............................................................................................................................................. 5 FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................ 9 PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................... 11 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 12 MOTIVATION: JUMPSTART YOUR HEALTH .................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER 1: ANCIENT EGYPTIANS IN CANCER HEALING ....................................................... 20 ANCIENT EGYPTIANS .................................................................................................................................. 21 (- 3000 BC TO 1500 BC) ............................................................................................................................. 21 Herbal Remedies Mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus ................................................................................ 25 Life-building with a Massage ................................................................................................................. 27 (- 10.000 BC) SPIRITUAL HEALING ............................................................................................................. 29 CHAPTER 2: THE ANCIENT HINDUS IN CANCER HEALING ...................................................... 43 (- 5000 BC) HEALING WITH AYURVEDA..................................................................................................... 44 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE AYURVEDIC CONCEPT OF CANCER AND A NEW PARADIGM OF ANTICANCER TREATMENT IN AYURVEDA. .................................................................................. 46 Ayurvedic Doshas ................................................................................................................................... 56 Life-building with Yoga Practice ............................................................................................................ 69 Life-building with Triphala Formula ..................................................................................................... 75 Life-building with a Colon Cleanse ........................................................................................................ 79 CHAPTER 3: THE ANCIENT CHINESE IN CANCER HEALING.................................................... 83 (- 2000 BC) TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE .......................................................................................... 84 Life-building with Fu Zheng Tonic ......................................................................................................... 98 Life-building with Yin-Yang.................................................................................................................. 100 Life-Building with 5 Elements .............................................................................................................. 115 Life-building with a Warriorâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s Attitude ................................................................................................ 142 Life-building with a Workout ................................................................................................................ 147 7

LIFE-BUILDING WITH QIGONG ................................................................................................................... 163 CHAPTER 4: THE JAPANESE IN CANCER HEALING .................................................................. 172 (- 1910 AD) DR. MIKAO USUI .................................................................................................................. 175 (- 1930 AD) DR. HAYASHI .......................................................................................................................... 179 (- 1950 AD) HAWAYO HIROMI TAKATA ...................................................................................................... 181 CHAPTER 5: THE ANCIENT GREEKS IN CANCER HEALING .................................................. 191 ABOUT GREEK MEDICINE ......................................................................................................................... 192 (- 300 BC) HIPPOCRATES .......................................................................................................................... 194 (- 500 BC) PYTHAGORAS OF SAMOS ......................................................................................................... 197 Life-building with Elixir of Life ............................................................................................................ 200 Hippocrates Foods ............................................................................................................................... 201 (- 1500 AD) PARACELSUS ......................................................................................................................... 208 Life-building with Bloodletting ............................................................................................................. 211 EPILOGUE: INSPIRE YOUR HEALTH ............................................................................................. 212 APPENDIX: HERBS IN CANCER HEALING .................................................................................... 214 TOP EGYPTIAN CANCER HEALING HERBS ..................................................................................... 215 TOP AYURVEDIC CANCER HEALING HERBS ................................................................................. 218 TOP CHINESE CANCER HEALING HERBS ........................................................................................ 222 TOP EUROPEAN CANCER HEALING HERBS ................................................................................... 225 TOP AMERICAN CANCER HEALING HERBS.................................................................................... 231 NOTES ...................................................................................................................................................... 236 PETER HAVASI: BIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................... 242 MAXIMIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE NEXT VOLUME! ................................................ 249 BECOME CERTIFIED IN "HAVASI LIFE BUILDING" ......ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

Foreword ("The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible" Epilogue by Ken Schoolland)

"My philosophy is based on the principle of self- ownership. You own your life. To deny this is to imply that another person has a higher claim on your life than you do. No other person, or group of persons, owns your life nor do you own the lives of others. You exist in time: future, present, and past. This is manifest in life, liberty, and the product of your life and liberty. The exercise of choices over life and liberty is your prosperity. To lose your life is to lose your future. To lose your liberty is to lose your present. And to lose the product of your life and liberty is to lose the portion of your past that produced it. A product of your life and liberty is your property. Property is the fruit of your labour, the product of your time, energy, and talents. It is that part of nature that you turn to valuable use. And it is the property of others that is given to you by voluntary exchange and mutual consent. Two people who exchange property voluntarily are both better off or they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it. Only they may rightfully make that decision for themselves. At times some people use force or fraud to take from others without willful, voluntary consent. Normally, the initiation of force to take life is murder, to take liberty is slavery, and to take property is theft. It is the same whether these actions are done by one person acting alone, by the many acting against a few, or even by officials with fine hats and fancy titles. You have the right to protect your own life, liberty, and justly acquired property from the forceful aggression of others. So you may rightfully ask others to help protect you. But you do not have a right to initiate force against the life, liberty, or property of others. 9

Thus, you have no right to designate some person to initiate force against others on your behalf. You have a right to seek leaders for yourself, but would have no right to impose rulers on others. No matter how officials are selected, they are only human beings and they have no rights or claims that are higher than those of any other human beings. Regardless of the imaginative labels for their behaviour or the numbers of people encouraging them, officials have no right to murder, to enslave, or to steal. You cannot give them any rights that you do not have yourself. Since you own your life, you are responsible for your life. You do not rent your life from others who demand your obedience. Nor are you a slave to others who demand your sacrifice. You choose your own goals based on your own values. Success and failure are both the necessary incentives to learn and to grow. Your action on behalf of others, or their action on behalf of you, is only virtuous when it is derived from voluntary, mutual consent. For virtue can only exist when there is free choice. This is the basis of a truly free society. It is not only the most practical and humanitarian foundation for human action; it is also the most ethical. Problems that arise from the initiation of force by government have a solution. The solution is for people of the world to stop asking officials to initiate force on their behalf. Evil does not arise only from evil people, but also from good people who tolerate the initiation of force as a means to their own ends. In this manner, good people have empowered evil throughout history. Having confidence in a free society is to focus on the process of discovery in the marketplace of values rather than to focus on some imposed vision or goal. Using governmental force to impose a vision on others is intellectual sloth and typically results in unintended, perverse consequences. Achieving a free society requires courage to think, to talk, and to act â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially when it is easier to do nothing."

Preface Having witnessed how cancer systematically wiped out my own family members and friends, I became aware of the severity of the situation the modern society faces today. I disagree with the vision of ending this life somewhere in a cold hospital death bed, suffering from agonizing pain which lasts a small eternity. Dying without dignity is not the right way to end this beautiful life… I have no idea how others cope with this dreadful vision, but I decided to hit the "emergency button". I seriously started to think about what we can do to heal cancer and prevent it from spreading in modern day society. I have devoted my professional life together with my personal commitment to the exploration of the world’s natural healing systems because nature has no side-effects. The fruits of my CANCER HEALING CRUSADE are this masterwork. It is the most complex HISTORICAL REVIEW OF CANCER HEALING, based on the knowledge of the world’s ancient healing arts and successful pioneers that have stood the test of time. For the first time in the human history, you will see them all standing at one place, "running the show", and healing once again because this book collection carries a real life-saving potential. It is also a safe alternative for you unless you are interested in cultivating and maintaining chronic diseases with chemical drugs and barbaric surgical operations as well as the physical, emotional, and financial breakdown that is caused by the current system of disease management. Some call it building up powerful health, but I call it LIFE BUILDING. YOU’VE JUST FOUND YOUR MAN ON THE WAY TO YOUR HEALTH!

Introduction "The Education of Cancer Healing" is the MOST comprehensive and COMPLETE study collection on the history of cancer healing on the market today. Totaling more than 2500 pages filled with invaluable information, this magnum opus holds answers to your questions regarding cancer and many other diseases. These books give you information which is in fact a HEALING DYNAMITE, covered by thousands of scientific and medical studies, independent professionals, and dozens of patient and witness testimonials. With this masterwork, I am giving you the BEST of my own research – the product of $200,000 and the result of more than 20,000 hours of exhaustive and careful research in the field of cancer. Where is cancer? It’s all around us! In fact, cancer cells develop spontaneously on a daily basis and they develop in YOUR body, too. Some findings even claim that a healthy individual develops about 350 cancerous cells a day. The number goes up to 100,000 cancerous cells and higher. Some do get cancer, some do not... How come that someone gets seriously ill but someone else doesn’t? How is that!? What makes the body develop further these cancer cells? My mission is to give you THE SUPER KNOWLEDGE – the foundation for super powers that are within you, so that you can heal yourself of cancer (and any other disease), and live your life to the fullest potential! I will be your guide on your way to POWERFUL HEALTH. This life is a blessing, so squeeze the best out of it! At the end of this study, I want YOU to be strong and confident enough to stare death right in the face… and spit in it. I truly wish you to grab hold of another 20, 30 or 40 years and live a wonderful life – as anyone really deserves! Somebody told me once, "Peter, your topic makes me uncomfortable." Yes, I have to admit that this book is really going to be a tough reading… but hey! Only the tough 12

ones survive, right?! THAN HALLELUJAH! It’s my job to make you feel a bit uncomfortable! The concept of natural healing arts is identical with the concept of ancient martial arts: it is all about living OUTSIDE THE COMFORT ZONE because that’s the place where magic happens. Yes, we need to get uncomfortable to understand our dangers and realize the seriousness of the situation. In this volume I will show you a full story behind cancer epidemics. Consider this Cancer Theory 1.0.2. On these pages you will be revealed the story how medical association conquered the world. You will be revealed things you have never seen, nor heard of before. This book opens up the world which has been hidden from you by the world’s industries for decades. You may not know anything about this hidden world, but the fact remains that cancer cells are here and our lifestyle is feeding them. You yourself not only develop life- threatening and dehumanizing diseases, but also increase the risk of cancer for your own children as well as other future generations. You can run away from this fact, but you cannot really hide! Have you ever admitted the existence of this problem? What steps have you taken to win your health back...? The good news is that cancer CAN be PREVENTED effectively. It CAN also be HEALED – with the right KNOWLEDGE and DISCIPLINE. Admitting that you have a problem is the first step to solving it. Cancer is projected for EVERY second male and every third female by 2030. In other words: you cannot stop your body from developing cancerous cells, but you CAN DO a lot to garbage them out safely and efficiently by cultivating a STRONG DEFENSE SYSTEM and CREATING a POWERFUL BODY.

If you care about your liberty and preserving it, you need to care about your health. If you want to be healthy, study "The Education of Cancer Healing" study collection today. READ IT, LOVE IT, LIVE IT! Realize the severity of the situation, and act. TODAY. Take the responsibility for your health NOW, before you allow your health and freedom to be taken away by the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading health industries.

Welcome to The Education of Cancer Healing, Volume 3: ANCIENTS.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao- Tzu

Motivation:

Jumpstart Your Health

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Havasi Life Building – Building a Powerful Body Healing cancer is about EDUCATION. It is about learning how to live in harmony with the laws of nature. Over the centuries, these laws have been explored and now are contained in many ARTS OF HEALING AND FIGHTING. The beauty of this combination lies in its connection: one art cannot live without the other. If you want to heal yourself of any disease, if you want to design a high quality life and have a successful family, it is absolutely important to study and practice the ways how to heal diseases as well as how to cultivate an unbeatable body, mind and spirit. This is the combination that makes healing miracles happen. At the end of the day, you will realize that true natural healing and life building is all about education, harmony, and a warrior’s spirit, together with a day-to-day kicking of your own butt. This I call Havasi Life Building, a new self-oriented medical discipline which searches for PERFECTION in physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of YOUR health. The Shock Therapy – The Warrior’s Attitude: What I am going to show you in this book is not a bed of roses. What you are going to see is the history of cancer epidemics – a survival study that is hard to swallow! Cancer is not a fairy tale. Never was and never will be. Yes, this book kicks some serious ass and may even wipe the floor up with you. It will make you paralyzed, it may bring nightmares and it will make you wonder what planet you live on. The book you are holding in your hands is evil – but so is the world around you! I was just trying to reflect as much of the real world behind cancer as possible – even though there is probably much more to this topic than meets the eye.

Today, you may find this book evil and unconventional. Following the future volumes of "The Education of Cancer Healing", you will, however, realize that this book is an ESSENTIAL EVIL. It is the shock therapy which wakes a dead man up, opens his eyes, mobilizes his actions, and makes things happen. One day you will realize that this study collection has the potential of SAVING LIVES! Before you dive into the world of saving lives and natural healing, it is important to learn how people are killed today. Know your enemy, whoever or whatever it may be! THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON I TEACH! BE STRONG! After years of studies I realized that everything is all about "LEAVING THE COMFORT ZONE"! If you want to start changing things, you must find the strength to step outside of it because EVERY HEALING MIRACLE HAPPENS OUTSIDE THE COMFORT ZONE. I confess: my aim is to make you FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE! In order to wake you up, your world must be shaken vigorously. Pain – physical, emotional, or spiritual – can be a valuable asset for escalation of your actions. Throughout the millennia, your body, mind, and spirit have originally evolved in different ways of pleasure from the ones promoted by the today’s standard society. This master study will wake up the warrior inside you. BE STRONG! If this book makes you feel fear – use it! If you feel anger – use it! I want you to JUMPSTART your ACTIONS, and start CHANGING things today! I challenge you! Realize the seriousness of the situation today – before it’s too late! Start living, thinking, and acting as a warrior does on the battlefield.

Taking the Responsibility and Predicting Dangers One of the outcomes of studying the world of cancer healing is the cultivation of RESPONSIBILITY and PREDICTION/PREVENTION OF DANGERS. If you want to avoid dangers, predicting them is super important! Learning the history of events which happened gives you a sense of things which are very likely to take place in the future. Cultivating a strong sense of danger prediction and prevention is the vital aspect of Havasi Life Building. We can see that that people stopped sensing and taking the full responsibility for their lives and actions. If people are not able to take responsibility for their physical, emotional, and spiritual health, HOW CAN THEY TAKE CARE OF THE OTHERS? While the standard society seeks pleasure, a LIFE BUILDER builds up an UNBEATABLE BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT as well as cultivates A CHARACTER OF A WARRIOR that is able to sense, predict and prevent dangers. This scenario can be applied to health and other aspects of your life, including cancer epidemics. Havasi Life Building teaches you how to walk the path of an ancient warrior – A TRUE MODEL – the missing key in modern society. THE STOP–START THEORY Healing yourself of cancer and building up powerful health is all about to STOP doing things that cause disease, and START doing things that heal your body, mind, and spirit! This is the most fundamental and simple theory. On the other hand, for many people it is also the most difficult task to achieve.

Ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." The first steps are always the most difficult ones to take. To succeed, you must put an enormous pressure upon your body, mind, and spirit while doing those first steps. Behind every success there is 100% devotion, followed by hard, hard work. I truly believe that every human being is equipped with a mind of unlimited boundaries. If there are boundaries – they are made by YOU! Whatever you want to achieve, I know that YOU WILL, you just HAVE TO be ready to fight for it! The biggest threat lies in the limitations you have set to your knowledge and mind. If you want to prevent from this disastrous road to hell, IT IS ABOUT TIME to make a change today! The Final Product At the end of the day, the concept remains unchanged. I want you to start BUILDING UP POWERFUL HEALTH TODAY. This concept is the absolute foundation for peace, love, and happiness. However, I have to point out that these heavenly assets don’t come for free! EVERYTHING YOU WANT, YOU CAN HAVE IT. BUT YOU MUST BE READY TO FIGHT FOR IT!

YOUR DESIRE TO CHANGE MUST BE GREATER THAN YOUR DESIRE TO STAY THE SAME

Chapter 1:

Ancient Egyptians in Cancer Healing

"Man, know yourself... and you shalt know the gods." - Egyptian Proverb

"The roots of the western world are found in Ancient Egypt."

Ancient Egyptians (- 3000 BC to 1500 BC) Recommended Literature: How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body by David R. Hamilton Ph.D. (2010); Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies by Richard Gerber (2001); The Healing Power of Sound: Recovery from Life-Threatening Illness Using Sound, Voice, and Music by Mitchell L. Gaynor (2002); Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics by Jonathan Goldman (2002); It's the Thought That Counts by David R. Hamilton Ph.D. (2010); Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration by Penney Peirce (2011), A Practical Guide to Vibrational Medicine by Richard Gerber (2001).

How old is cancer actually? If you thought cancer first appeared in the 20th century, you were far from right. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scientific findings reveal that records of cancer date back deep into the roots of our history as far as to ancient Egyptians. 1, 2 Ancient Egypt (3300 BC to 525 BC) is also where we first see the dawn of what we call "medical care" today. Ancient Egypt was the first great civilization on this planet. With ancient Egyptian civilization the human race was like never before. In fact, Ancient Egypt is a place that hauls some serious ass. Just like everything else, the healing practice was just GODLIKE. Even today, modern

"The oldest available specimen of a human cancer is found in the remains of skull of a female who lived during the Bronze Age (1900- 1600 BC) The tumor in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s skull was suggestive of head and neck cancer. The mummified skeletal remains of Peruvian Incas, dating back 2400 years ago, contained abnormalities suggestive of involvement with malignant melanoma. Cancer was also found in fossilized bones recovered from ancient Egypt. Louis Leakey found the oldest possible hominid malignant tumor in 1932 from the remains of a body, which could be either that of Homo erectus or an Australopithecus. This tumor had features suggestive of a Burkitts lymphoma." - History of Cancer, medicineworld.org "One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying." - Joan of Arc "He is dead in this world who has no belief in another." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "One needs something to believe in, something for which one can have whole-hearted enthusiasm. One needs to feel that one's life has meaning, that one is needed in this world." - Hannah Senesh "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." - Anatole France

medicine owes much to the inspiring methods used by ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago. 3, 4 Consider the following facts.

FACT #1: There is NO record about the way Pyramids were built. No technical manuals, no user guides… FACT #2: Egyptians were able to move building blocks of pyramids weighing 2 to 1,100 tons (over 2.2 million lbs) long before the wheel was invented. FACT #3: If you take the perimeter of the pyramid and divide it by two times the height, you get a number that is exactly equivalent to the number pi (3.14159...) up to the fifteenth digit. The chance of such preciseness happening just by sheer chance is very small. FACT #4: Fungi found in King Tut’s chamber have NEVER been found anywhere else on Earth before. FACT #5: Chambers found recently show humans offering food to some kind of extraterrestrial creature and there are drawings of cylinder shaped discs.

"To succeed, we must first believe that we can.." - Michael Korda "One needs something to believe in, something for which one can have whole-hearted enthusiasm. One needs to feel that one's life has meaning, that one is needed in this world.." - Hannah Senesh "Nothing else matters much – not wealth, nor learning, nor even health – without this gift: the spiritual capacity to keep zest in living. This is the creed of creeds, the final deposit and distillation of all important faiths: that you should be able to believe in life." - Harry Emerson Fosdick

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge – myth is more potent than history – dreams are more powerful than facts – hope always triumphs over experience – laughter is the cure for grief – love is stronger than death…" - Robert Fulghum "It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen." - Muhammad Ali

"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact." - William James

Without a doubt, ancient Egyptians had an advance concept way beyond their time. Whoever thrived on this planet 3000 years ago, one is clear: ionizing radiation was present at that time too and so… cancer followed. The oldest known description of human cancer can be found in seven Egyptian papyri written sometime between 3000-1500 BC. According to the writing, ancient physicians treated patients for several forms of cancer and were able to distinguish between benign and malignant tumors. It was common for different priests to act as physicians for different parts of the body in much the same way as doctors specialize today. Much of what we know of Egyptian medicine and the work of the physicians comes from a variety of medical documents written by these physicians – priests. Modern medicine owes this civilization a big respect and gratitude. 5 DISEASE IS A BLOCKAGE: In terms of treating disease, in those times many doctors believed that spirits blocked channels in the body and affected the way the body functioned. Ancient Egyptians were searching for the ways to unblock the "channels". The Egyptians were in sync with nature. During this era, physical diseases were treated with a variety of therapies, including herbs, ointments, castor oil packs, suppositories, various herbal poultices, minerals, sun therapy, and massage among others. THE BODY-MIND CONNECTION: Besides re-balancing the body, ancient Egyptians were obsessed with the power of mind. In Ancient Egypt, mind was the KEY, and therefore during that time, a lot of work was done through spiritual healing and religion. Egyptians believed that feelings and thoughts originate in the heart and physicians recognized multiple diseases of the heart/mind. Sound healing; sound-diagnostics and energy healing techniques were used to restore the patient’s body to the correct harmonic from within. The pyramids not only

mirrored positions of stars, but were also designed to replicate harmonic cavities of the human body. Some of the pyramid chambers were harmonically tuned to specific frequencies or musical tones. SPIRITUAL HEALING: Most Egyptians thought that illness was caused by "evil forces." Their healing methods usually involved worship and spirituality. Medicine, religion, and magic were all intertwined. Their most basic practices included colon cleansing and praying. They both are SUPER IMPORTANT if you want to build powerful health. 7 THE BOTTOM LINE: To conclude, it is the physical, emotional, and spiritual cleansing that remains the core of their concept. Long time ago, ancient Egyptians already knew that "UNBLOCKING the mind, body and spirit is the MOST FUNDAMENTAL aspect in healing cancer and every other known DISEASE. On these golden words stands the entire world of natural healing today. Despite the invaluable knowledge ancient Egyptians left with us, the medical society continues to laugh and it undervalues these techniques, calling them often hoax and quack. You would be surprised how hard it is for anything to survive for 400 years – not to mention 4000 years. These super-old methods have survived until this day, and they are STILL used by modern healers – just as you will be revealed later in this book series. These treatments of ancient Egyptians DID withstand the test of time, which means that they SIMPLY WORK! Just like everything else what happened in Ancient Egypt, their medicine is simply mind-blowing, often leaving us standing in awe. In fact, the practices are so good that today’s science slowly starts to reveal the efficacy of these ancient healing practices.

Herbal Remedies Mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus (Following information was excerpted from: Ebers Papyrus By Juliana P. DeCarvalho, http://toxipedia.org)

Acacia (Acacia Nilotica) - vermifuge, eases diarrhea and internal bleeding, also used to treat skin diseases. Aloe Vera - worms, relieves headaches, soothes chest pains, burns, ulcers and for skin disease and allergies. Basil (Osmium Basilica) - excellent for heart. Balsam Apple (Mauls Sylvester's) or Apple of Jerusalem - laxative, skin allergies, soothes headaches, gums and teeth, for asthma, liver stimulant, weak digestion. Barley (Horde Vulgar) - laxative, a remedy for expelling parasites and in poultices for burns and fractures. Bayberry (Myrica cerifera) - stops diarrhea, soothes ulcers, shrinks hemorrhoids, repels flies. Belladonna - pain reliever; camphor tree reduces fevers, soothes gums, and soothes epilepsy. Caraway (Carum carvi; Umbelliferae) soothes flatulence, digestive,

Reference: (Following information was excerpted from: Ebers Papyrus by Juliana P. DeCarvalho,

Cardamom (Eletarria cardamomum; Zingiberacae) - Used as a spice in foods, digestive, soothes flatulence. Colchicum (Citrullus colocynthis) - also known as "Meadow Saffron", soothes rheumatism, reduces swelling. Common Juniper tree (Juniperis phonecia) digestive, soothes chest pains, soothes stomach cramps. Cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba; Piperaceae) urinary tract infections, larynx and throat infections, gum ulcers and infections, soothes headaches. Dill (Anethum graveolens) soothes flatulence, relieves dyspepsia, laxative and diuretic properties. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraecum) respiratory disorders, cleanses the stomach, calms the liver, soothes pancreas, reduces swelling.

Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) - stops diarrhea, relives headaches, soothes gums, toothaches and backaches. Onion (Allium cepa) - diuretic, induces perspiration, prevents colds, soothes sciatica, relieves pains and other cardiovascular problems. Parsley (Apium petroselinum) - diuretic. Mint (Mentha piperita) - soothes flatulence, aids digestion, stops vomiting, breath freshener. Sandalwood (Santallum album) aids digestion, stops diarrhea, soothes headaches and gout (used, of course, in incense). Sesame (Sesamum indicum) - soothes asthma. Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) - laxative. Thyme (Thymus/Thimbra) - pain reliever. Turmeric (Curcumae longa) - closes open wounds (also was used as a dye. Poppy (papaver somniferum) - relieves insomnia, relieves headaches, anesthetic, soothes respiratory problems, deadens pain.

Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) - throat and larynx infections, stops bleeding, cuts phlegm, asthma, stops vomiting. Garlic (Allium sativa) gives vitality, soothes flatulence and aids digestion, mild laxative, shrinks hemorrhoids, rids body of "spirits" (note, during the building of the Pyramids, the workers were given garlic daily to give them the vitality and strength to carry on and perform well). Henna (Lawsonia inermis) - astringent, stops diarrhea, close open wounds (and used as a dye). Honey was widely used, a natural antibiotic and used to dress wounds and as a base for healing unguents, as was castor oil, coriander, beer and other foods. Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) - mild laxative, expels phlegm, soothes liver, pancreas and respiratory problems. Mustard (Sinapis alba) - induces vomiting, relieves chest pains.

Reference: (Following information was excerpted from: Ebers Papyrus by Juliana P. DeCarvalho,

Life-building with a Massage In a Nutshell: The rubbing and kneading of muscles and joints of the body with hands to improve lymphatic system, to relieve tension or pain. Recommended Literature: The Massage Book: 25th Anniversary Edition by George Downing (1998); The World's Best Massage Techniques The Complete Illustrated Guide: Innovative Bodywork Practices From Around the Globe for Pleasure, Relaxation, and Pain Relief by Victoria Stone (2010).

"Let the healing touch be your medicine!" Massage is one of the oldest forms of medical care, old as the world itself. Massage stems from a basic instinct that can be seen in animals and humans alike: apes groom each other, animals lick their wounds and humans rub away their aches and pains. 8 Massage has been practiced continually since the ancient times beginning with ancient Egypt and Eastern cultures. 9 The basis of massage is a simple TOUCH - the most fundamental of human needs. In fact, touch is so important that if it is absent or withdrawn, it can lead to all sorts of problems, ranging from failure to thrive in babies, irritability and bad behavior in children, and depression in adults. 10

"The lymphatic system has a vital role in the body by regulating the immune system, which protects the body against infection. It transports nutrients to cells and eliminates metabolic wastes, toxins and excess fluids from the body. Manual lymphatic drainage is also a very effective way of detoxing the body plus stimulating vital immune defenses. This is a powerful, deep cleansing treatment." - David Goddard, ND27 Pilot Study: Effectiveness of reflexology in treating idiopathic constipation in women. "(...)15 out of 19 participants had been taking laxatives before intervention. Afterwards, 80% of participants taking laxatives had reduced their consumption. This study has shown the potential benefit for treating idiopathic constipation with reflexology (...)." - Woodward S, Norton C, Barriball KL Australian TraditionalMedicine Soc. 29

From a medical perspective, the concept of massage is detoxification performed by stimulating the lymphatic and circulatory systems. This supports the removal of cellular waste and environmental toxins, including heavy metals and deadly radioactive particles.11 Benefit #1: Massaging makes the circulation of blood and lymph to operate around organs at their optimal levels. Benefit #2: Another main goal for massage is to relax muscles. Throughout the ancient times it was believed that the body gets rid of toxins if the muscles are properly relaxed.12 Benefit #3: Another healing aspect of massage is strengthening of the mind by de-stressing and relaxation. This is a vital point because the mental health is DIRECTLY linked to your immune system. Considering the complex way of our thinking, we get more prone to getting sick when mentally exhausted. Relaxing the muscles and de-stressing the mind, YOUR immune system will also be strengthened. THE BOTTOM LINE: Massage relaxes, refreshes, comforts, soothes, shows caring and empathy, relieves stress, and improves emotional and physical well-being. With a regular massage, you are getting one step closer to building powerful health.

"A Chinese book from 2,700 B.C., The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, recommends "breathing exercises, massage of skin and flesh, and exercises of hands and feet" as the appropriate treatment for "complete paralysis, chills, and fever." It was one of the principal method of relieving pain for Greek and Roman physicians. Julius Caesar was said to be given a daily massage to treat neuralgia. "The Physician Must Be Experienced In Many Things," wrote Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, in the 5th century B. C., "but assuredly in rubbing... for rubbing can bind a joint that is too loose, and loosen a joint that is too rigid." - History of Massage Article 128

Study: The effect of therapeutic back massage in hypertensive persons: a preliminary study "This preliminary study suggests that regular massage may lower BP in hypertensive persons." - Olney CM, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, 31 Study: Effects of skin rehabilitation massage therapy on pruritus, skin status, and depression in burn survivors. "The findings demonstrate that SRMT for burn survivors may improve their scars both objectively and subjectively, and also reduce pruritus and depression. " - Young Sook Roh, RN, PhD1, Hee Cho, RN, PhD2, Jung Ok Oh, RN3, Cheon Jae Yoon, MD4, Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2007

"Love is the most natural form of spiritual healing."

(- 10.000 BC) Spiritual Healing Books: Mind-Body Medicine: Science, Practice And Philosophy by Dr Craig Hassed (2006), Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way You Feel by Deepak Chopra (1997). American Indian books: Coyote Medicine: Lessons from Native American Healing by Lewis Mehl-Madrona (1998). Usui Reiki books: The Original Reiki Handbook by Mikao Usui (1999). Qigong books: The Root of Chinese Qigong: Secrets of Health, Longevity, & Enlightenment by Yang Jwing-Ming et al. (1997). Yoga books: Into the Heart of Truth: The Spirit of Relational Yoga by John McAfee (1997).

Spiritual healing around the globe also has many Eastern roots around the globe, from places like Japan, China and other. In Ancient India, Ayurvedic medicine developed several thousands of years ago, and it also worked by treating both the body and the spirit. In America, Native Americans believed that any HEALING PROCESS should be completely holistic. Their rituals involved entire families, if not the whole community. They analyzed dreams and stressed ridding the body of toxins through special baths, fasting, and the use of herbs. They also prayed to their HIGHER POWERS through music, chant, drumming, and dance. Their concept lies in HEALING A PERSON, not a 29

A spiritual approach in the treatment of cancer: relation between faith score and response to chemotherapy in advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer patients. "BACKGROUND: The recent advances in the psychooncological and psychoneuro-immunological investigations of cancer patients has allowed the rediscovery of the importance of spiritual faith in influencing the clinical course of neoplastic disease, not only in terms of supportive care but also as a potential prognostic variable. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical criteria were worked out to explore the existence of a real status of faith, in an attempt to correlate the degree of faith with the clinical response to chemotherapy, consisting of cisplatin plus gemcitabine, and the overall survival time in a group of 50 metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer patients. RESULTS: The tumor response rate achieved in patients with a high degree of faith was significantly higher than in the other group of patients. Moreover, the mean postchemotherapeutic lymphocyte number was significantly higher in the patients with evident spiritual faith than in the other patients. Finally, the percent age of 3-year survival observed in the patients with a high degree of faith was significantly higher than that in the patients with a low faith score." - Lissoni P, Messina G, Parolini D, Balestra A, Brivio F, Fumagalli L, Vigore L, Rovelli F. Division of Radiation Oncology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Milan, Italy. 13

disease. From the prehistoric to the modern man, spiritual healing and praying has been around for ages. Ancient Egyptians were big in the world of spirituality. During that time, a lot of work was done through spiritual healing. In ancient Greece, the era of spiritual healing began around 300 BC when the cult of Asclepius became increasingly popular. Ancient Egyptians and Greeks went to their priests â&#x20AC;&#x201C; physicians when they needed help. One of the most famous of these was Hippocrates, whose theory was that the best approach to a diagnosis included observing nature, life, and a PROCESS OF NATURAL HEALING. Jesus Christ and other prophets were also using HEALING POWERS to help the others. The history goes on and on. THE BOTTOM LINE: In the world today, people kill each other for money, wealth, and luxury. The world is BOMBARDED with lies and many people became ADDICTED to power and money. The spiritual values, including compassion, empathy, and true LOVE are disappearing. One is certain, if you want to heal yourself of a disease, you MUST kick-start your engines of spiritually!

"If you want to know what you think of yourself, then ask yourself what you think of others and you will find the answer." - Seth "It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen." - Claude M. Bristol "You must be the change you want to see in the world." - Gandhi "You can't lose anything because you never had it. The only thing you've ever really had is yourself." - Deepak Chopra

"Give the world the best you have and the best will come back to you." - Madeline Bridges "We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are." - Talmud "Intense love does not measure; it just gives." - Mother Teresa

"One should count each day a separate life." - Seneca

I say: let’s MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY! I want YOU to start searching for the goodness of all things. Everything teaches us new things. From now on, I want you to start believing in the HEALING POWERS OF NATURE which are in YOU! BE YOURSELF no matter what the others think! HELP those who are in need FOR FREE! These little things will make you happy! FORGIVE those who hurt you and find true PEACE AND HAPPINESS in you! Find yourself the right religion and start practicing spirituality TODAY – EVERYDAY. This is a crucial step in BUILDING POWERFUL HEALTH! THE BOTTOM LINE: All success begins with a DREAM! To dream properly, you must picture, clearly and vividly, something you want to achieve with all your heart and soul. Picture the priceless gift of GOOD HEALTH – a gift that seems impossible for YOU. Begin with a picture of that physical and emotional health YOU have always desired to have. PICTURE IT, TALK ABOUT IT, LIVE IT. If you TRULY BELIEVE in anything, your dream becomes reality. YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING! Tomorrow is what you BELIEVE IN and DO TODAY.

"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion." - Abraham Lincoln "A person desperately searching for love is like a fish desperately searching for water." - Deepak Chopra "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Gandhi "I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong." - Leo Rosten

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." - Mother Teresa "The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet." - James Oppenheim "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as if nothing is a miracle, and the other is as if everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein "Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity." - Thomas Merton

Mind-body and cancer (The following information is excerpted from: Mind-Body Medicine: Science, Practice And Philosophy by Dr Craig Hassed, Senior lecturer, Monash University Department of General Practice East Bentleigh, Victoria 3165, Australia,2006. Reprinted with permission)14

There has been much debate over the years about the role of psychosocial factors in the aetiology and progression of cancer as has already been intimated. A number of studies have suggested a link between them and some of the mechanisms explaining such a link will be discussed later. Poor coping, distress and depression have been linked to poor survival for a number of cancers including lung cancer, breast cancer, malignant melanoma, and bowel cancer among others. Some studies have not confirmed a link. Elsewhere, global quality of life has also been linked to survival for a variety of cancers. One study, as an example, showed that a number of factors including the perceived aim of treatment, minimisationiii, quality of life and anger all influenced survival. Interestingly, patients who were married also lived longer. It would be true to say that most, but not all, studies have confirmed a relationship between psychological factors and cancer but there are many methodological issues which still need to be resolved in terms of doing this research. If psychosocial factors are important in the aetiology and prognosis of cancer then the question which most often raises itself is whether psychosocial interventions such as group support, relaxation and meditation, CBT etc will produce better prognosis. That they improve quality of life is clear but there are very few completed controlled trials examining psychological interventions and survival for cancer patients. Those which have been done have tended to show a significant improvement in both quality of life and survival time but one must elucidate why others have not.

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The most noted and first study of its type was done by David Spiegel. He studied women with metastatic breast cancer and showed a doubling of survival time from 18.9 months to 36.6 months from the time of entry into the study. The intervention was group support and some simple relaxation and self- hypnosis techniques plus the usual medical management. Ten years after the study three women in the intervention group were still alive but none in the control group who had the usual medical management alone. Importantly, divergence between the survival curves of the two groups did not take place until some 20 months after entry into the trial. Sixty- eight patients with early stage malignant melanoma were divided into two groups. At six- year follow- up those who had usual care plus stress management showed a halving of recurrence (7/34 vs. 13/34) and much lower death rate (3/34 vs. 10/34; p=0.03) than the group with only the usual surgical management. The intervention was only six weeks of stress management early after the diagnosis and surgery. Both groups also had their immune function monitored which showed that after being originally comparable the stress management group had significantly better immune function six months into the study. We know that melanoma is one of the tumors aggressively attacked by the NK cells of the immune system and this probably contributed to a major difference in survival rates. It would seem that both studies suggest a lag- time between the intervention and improving clinical outcomes. Ten year follow- up on the Fawzy program has still shown a positive effect although this effect has weakened a little over time. With the relatively little amount of research in the field we do not know if, by analogy, the ‘dose- response’ is not similar to immunization in that ‘boosters’ may be required to maintain the therapeutic effect. Other studies, for example with gastrointestinal malignancies, have also yielded promising results in terms of survival for liver, gastrointestinal malignancies, lymphoma Reference: Mind- Body Medicine: Science, Practice And Philosophy by Dr Craig Hassed, Monash University Department of General Practice

but others have shown equivocal or negative results. The last of these trials was a largescale attempt to replicate the findings of David Spiegel some years before but the results were negative despite the fact that the effects of the intervention had a positive effect on mental health. Of the negative trials only two have shown a positive effect on mental health but no significant effect on survival. Of those that showed a positive effect on survival they also showed improved mental health as a result of the intervention. So the trend seems that, similar to the findings in heart disease mentioned previously, where the psychosocial intervention has marginal long- term effect on mood or quality of life it does not seem to translate into longer survival. Although there are an increasing number of trials coming out there are still questions left open in the area of psychosocial support and cancer survival. Such questions can only be answered by judicious and insightful research. • Does psychosocial support work in terms of improved survival and if so why do some studies show the positive results and not others? • Doesn't it work and if not what are the factors which are leading to 'false- positive results'. • Does it help all forms of cancer or only some such as those against which a more vigorous immune response is mounted like melanoma?

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• Does it help all patients or only those who really need it or only those who comply with the program's objectives (this is what Ornish found for heart disease)? • Do all programs work or are positive findings only found with the best targeted and run programs? • What should a doctor tell their patients on the basis of the presently available data?

An important issue needs to be addressed as in the case of Ornish’s work. It would seem that it is not just being in a program which is protective but the level to which the person participates or lives by it. This was demonstrated by a study finding that high involvement in the program was associated with better survival. If studies do not control for this factor they may find ambiguous results. Also important is the fact that different interventions use different styles of group support, meditation etc. Those which use the most validated forms of meditation and also foster positive emotional responses including humour and hope, for example, are far more likely to be successful. Not all interventions are equal. A lot of work needs to take place in determining what sort of interventions work and what is the best way of administering them, either by residential programs, regular support groups or in some other way. Programs attempting to deal with psychological factors need to take into account that personality traits and coping styles such as ‘helplessness’ and ‘optimism’ are probably both inherited and conditioned. The most interesting research in this field has come along very recently when the first controlled trial on a total lifestyle program was assessed. Again, it was the Ornish lifestyle program, similar to heart disease, but with some important modifications making it particularly relevant to cancer. The study was on men with prostate cancer and evaluated the effects after 1 year of comprehensive lifestyle changes on PSA, treatment

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trends and LNCaP (a marker of the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defences against prostate cancer) in men with early, biopsy proven prostate cancer. Participants were men who had chosen not to undergo any conventional treatment, i.e. they had chosen to watch and wait which is not unreasonable considering that most early prostate cancers are not aggressive or life threatening. Ninety- three volunteers were randomly assigned to the experimental lifestyle group or usual care. Over the following year, no experimental (lifestyle) group patients developed aggressive cancer but 6 control group patients underwent conventional treatment due to an increase in PSA and/or progression of disease on MRI. Furthermore, changes in PSA and LNCaP cell growth were significantly associated with the degree of change in diet and lifestyle meaning that the more lifestyle changes the men adhered to the greater the improvement in their condition. The belief that cancer is an inevitably progressive condition may in fact be far from the truth. PSA decreased by an average of 4% in the experimental group but increased by an average of 6% in the control group and growth of LNCaP prostate cancer cells were inhibited 8 times more by serum from experimental than from control group.

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The role of exercise by itself is looming large as both a preventive and a therapeutic strategy for prolonging survival for cancer patients. This is independent of its effects on improving mood, immunity, vitality etc. To illustrate, a study on 2987 women with stage 1- 3 breast cancer followed for up to 18y found that the risk of death for those who engaged in >9 MET- hr/wk (- walking 3- 5 hr/wk) was 0.50, i.e. they had half the chance of dieting over that time. A study on 47620 men over 14 years found that -3000 had developed prostate cancer. In those older than 65 the risk of advanced prostate cancer was 0.33, i.e. it was one third the risk. In a study on 526 patients with colorectal cancer followed for over 5 years it was found that the risk of death was halved (0.49) for stage II&III cancer. The success of chemotherapy for cancer has been much oversold and compares extremely poorly next to the findings for exercise. "As the 5- year relative survival rate for cancer in Australia is now over 60%, it is very clear that cytotoxic chemotherapy only makes a minor contribution (2%) to cancer survival. To justify the continued funding and availability of drugs used in cytotoxic chemotherapy, a rigorous evaluation of the cost- effectiveness and impact on quality of life is urgently required." The role of the mind in cancer is hotly debated and on the basis of the present direct evidence one would have to express cautious optimism but to ignore the vigorous pursuit of further research in this field would be a significant oversight. The potential mechanisms for longer survival in those with better mental health and less stress will now be briefly discussed. In summary mechanisms largely fall into a number of categories. 1. Via the HPA axis, cortisol and other hormones 2. Genetic mutation and expression 3. Stress causing suppression of the immune cells (NK cells) leading to reduced host defences 4. Induction of protective â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;anti- cancerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hormones such as melatonin

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5. Angiogenesis; i.e. the ability of cancers to make their own blood supply 6. Better compliance with treatment 7. Improved lifestyle 8. Others?

The stress response, via networks such as the hypothalamic- pituitary axis (HPA), has many far- reaching physiological effects. These mechanisms, built into the physiology to protect life, can be harmful if switched on inappropriately over a prolonged period. Recent research has demonstrated that poor social support, chronic stress and depression are associated with higher cortisol levels and a flattening of the natural diurnal rhythm. High allostatic load is associated with adverse health outcomes and flattened diurnal cortisol rhythm is a marker of allostatic load. It has been shown to predict shorter survival among women with metastatic breast cancer. Women with metastatic breast cancer have significantly flatter diurnal cortisol rhythms than controls and patients with greater disease severity showed higher mean cortisol levels and flatter diurnal cortisol rhythms. In women with breast cancer these studies suggest that this pattern is highly predictive of poor survival up to seven years later. These patterns of cortisol secretion were also associated with low counts and suppressed activity of NK cells. Chronic stress produces immunosuppression and/or inefficient immune function. It has commonly been thought, however, that the body’s main defense against cancer is a tumour ‘rejection’ response mediated through the NK- cells of the immune system. The original hypothesis was that immuno- enhancement through better stress managing potentiated this effect. This mechanism may well explain some of the beneficial effects for some tumours but not all. In some cases, like malignant melanoma, the immune system has been shown to recognise and aggressively attack the tumour but it has also been noted that many other tumours do not wear their antigens on their surface and therefore the immune system cannot recognise them. Other potential mechanisms whereby stress can aggravate cancer include the chemical mediators of the stress response which can stimulate tumour growth, almost like a ‘FERTILISER’. Some of these mediators can also suppress cancer or even induce apoptosis (cell suicide). Many stress mediators

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facilitate wound healing but when induced inappropriately they float around the body and act on rapidly replicating cells, like cancer cells. Even the physiological stress associated with surgery has been shown to increase the growth of tumour metastases at distant sites via these hormones. Therefore it is being increasingly postulated that our approach to cancer has focused far too much on the cell types and has ignored "the aberrant signaling on control pathways malignant cells manifest." Reducing stress hormones such as cytokines, mitogens, PAF and PDGF297 and inducing hormones associated with wellbeing and relaxation like melatonin may be part of the reason why stress reduction and psychosocial interventions help cancer survival. Immune mediators TNF- alpha can kill tumour cells and have anti- tumour effects. It has been demonstrated that many tumours are held ‘dormant’ by a balance between cell division, cell death and the body’s defenses. Upsetting this balance may explain why it has been consistently noted that the occurrence and recurrence of cancer often follow recent traumatic events that the person did not deal with well. In this case it would be more accurate to say that the stress is a contributing or precipitating factor rather than a cause of the cancer. Many things affect the ‘stress system’ such as circadian, neuro- sensory, bloodborne and limbic signals. One particular immune mediator which is generating a lot of interest is melatonin. Melatonin apart from having significant immuno- modulatory and anti- aging effects has anti- tumour effects, is anti- proliferative, an intranuclear down- regulator of gene expression, and an inhibitor of the release and activity of growth factors. Because of the biological activity of melatonin, these studies also have a number of implications for cancer therapies. Melatonin stimulated endogenously, i.e. at physiological levels, has many beneficial effects but at the much higher pharmacological doses it can actually have very negative effects, such as immunosuppression, hence there

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is a risk when people self- medicate. More is not necessarily better. If one looks at the things which stimulate melatonin endogenously we find many of the interventions which form a part of holistic cancer support programs. Because sleep is so intimately linked with melatonin, immunity and mood one might expect that it is also linked with cancer progression. Indeed, circadian system – "body- clock" – alterations occur in cancer patients with greater disruption seen in more advanced cases. Psychosocial factors engender the dysregulation of these rhythms. The mechanisms by which circadian disruption might hasten tumor growth are due to the direct effects of altered hormone levels on tumor cells, the effects on tumor versus host metabolism, immunosuppression and reduced efficacy and tolerability of cancer treatments. From a therapeutic perspective, sleep regulation may be a prerequisite for maintenance of host defenses and have implications for cancer prognosis. The effect of stress on genetic expression has already been mentioned but the evidence is more circumstantial than definitive that stress triggers cancer genes. We do know that we can have genetic dispositions to cancer and that there are protective genes such as ‘cancer suppressor genes.’ It has also been shown that stress impairs repair of genetic mutations, for example, lymphocytes taken from distressed patients had significantly poorer DNA repair than controls. Stress has been well shown to cause oxidative damage to DNA. Another major defense the body has against cancer is the ability to switch on apoptosis (cell death). In one series of experiments it was noted that psychological stress affected the ability of immune cells to initiate genetically programmed apoptosis. This has implications not only for genetics but also for cancer because a switching off of apoptosis is one of the mechanisms behind the growth of cancer cells. Other markers of DNA repair (unscheduled DNA synthesis and ADP- ribosyl transferase activity) are noted to be suppressed in cancer patients and are potential markers

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of cancer susceptibility. Thus oxidative stress due to psychological stress and a low intake of antioxidants may both be crucial factors in the evolution and progression of cancer. Melatonin, among other powerful anti-oxidants and hormonal modulators of immunity and genetic function, may be more important than we realize. Evidence is accumulating that "a cognitive-behavioral regimen integrating cognitive techniques (meditation-based, antistress, antiinflammatory techniques, others), dietary modification ("dietary restriction" or modified dietary restriction), and certain forms of aerobic exercise, may prolong the healthy life span." The likely molecular mediators include DHEA, a variety of interleukins and melatonin which all possess potential regenerative, including stem cell- activating properties. There is potential for dramatic regeneration associated with changes in the pineal gland and bone marrow. In a series of experiments on workers perceived workload, perceived psychological stress and the impossibility of alleviating stress were all associated with poor markers for DNA damage. Further analysis revealed that personality factors were linked to measures of oxidative DNA damage. High measures of ‘Tension- Anxiety’ particularly for males or ‘Depression- Rejection’ for females were correlated with DNA damage as were low levels of ‘Vigor’. Even more interesting was the fact that a low level of closeness to Reference: Mind- Body Medicine: Science, Practice And Philosophy by Dr Craig Hassed, Monash University Department of General Practice

parents in childhood and bereavement in the previous three years were also associated with greater DNA damage. The papers therefore hypothesise that perceived workload, ability to alleviate stress, psychological distress, gender, coping style, poor interpersonal relationships and family loss might have implications for the pathogenesis of cancer via genetic mechanisms. There is even evidence in animal studies that oxidative DNA damage can be classically conditioned. The implications for all these findings are significant but, as yet, barely explored. Another area just beginning to be explored involves angiogenesis which is the process of blood vessel formation, a vital process for the growth of tumors. This growth is mediated via many chemicals, principally cytokines. One particularly important cytokine is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In patients with ovarian carcinoma, for example, high levels of this cytokine have been associated with poor prognosis. It has been known that it is also mediated through sympathetic nervous system activation, a vital part of the stress response, but until recently researchers had not looked for more than a circumstantial link until recently when a study clearly showed that women who reported higher levels of social well being had lower levels of VEGF, good prognostic sign. ‘Helplessness’ and ‘worthlessness’ were both associated with higher levels of VEGF but, inexplicably, depression was not related to VEGF. Other studies have also emphasized the importance of angiogenesis in tumor progression and found a link with depression. Due to the effects of stress on immune, neurochemical and endocrine functions chronic stress leads to greater tumor burden and more invasive growth of ovarian carcinoma. Tumors in stressed animals showed markedly increased vascularization (angiogenesis) and enhanced expression of hormones which modulate these effects. Much more work needs to be done and as yet it has not been studied to know if these poor prognostic signs can be reversed by psychosocial interventions.

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Chapter 2:

The Ancient Hindus in Cancer Healing

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become." â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Buddha 43

„Ayurveda is the oldest cure system of the world."

(- 5000 BC) Healing with Ayurveda Books: "Ayurveda - A Life of Balance: The Complete Guide to Ayurvedic Nutrition & Body Types with Recipes" by Maya Tiwari (1994); "Ayurveda: Science of SelfHealing: A Practical Guide" by Vasant D. Lad (1993).

The history of the ancient cancer healing moves from the big Egyptian guys to HEALTH GIANTS rocking the stage in South Asia in a place known as ancient India. Ayurveda is India’s science of life, prevention and longevity and it is a spiritual system of healing which has been practiced for thousands of years. Ayurveda literally means "The Science or Knowledge of Life". 1 This ancient medicine was put into the written form over 5,000 years ago. Ayurveda has been developing over thousands of years and it has been relied upon by BILLIONS of people until this day. In comparison to other healing systems, Ayurveda is the OLDEST and most HOLISTIC MEDICAL SYSTEM available on the planet today.

Ayurveda and cancer "The modern cancer therapy which is known to burdened by drug-induced toxic side effects hoping perfect cure of disease form the complementary and alternative medicine system. The main goal of Ayurvedic therapy is to find the ultimate cause of an illness while the therapeutic approach of Ayurveda is divided into four categories as Prakritisthapani chikitsa (health maintenance), Rasayana chikitsa, (restoration of normal function), Roganashani chikitsa (disease cure) and Naishthiki chikitsa (spiritual approach).[3] Commonly used herbal decoctions reported in Ayurveda are made of multiple herbs possessing great potential for a cancer cure; scientifically these formulations work on multiple biochemical pathways and influence different organ systems all together and nourish the body as a whole by supporting body‗s deference systems. Herbs help total healing, reduces the side effects and cancer-associated complications.[4]" - Roopesh Jain, Susmit Kosta, and Archana Tiwari, © Pharmacognosy Research 10

Ayurveda understands one’s health as the symbiosis of mind, body and spirit. Any IMBALANCE in this synthesis results in physical ailments, including cancer. Ayurveda seeks to reestablish the HARMONY between the body and its habitat by creating the optimum health environment. HEALING THE BODY: Ayurveda believes there are three energies that create all life, including our physical (bodily) experience of life. They are vata, pitta, and kapha. Vata is the energy considered responsible for movement and creativity. Pitta is responsible for transformations such as courage, digestion and metabolism. Kapha rules structures and affects things like growth, fluids, and compassion. HEALING THE MIND: Thoughts and feelings are very important in Ayurvedic medicine. To achieve healing, harmony must exist between mental and physical actions. Although mental health is not considered separate from physical health, there is a specific branch of Ayurveda called bhūtavidyā which focuses on psychiatry and demonology. HEALING THE SPIRIT: Life itself is considered the individual's experience of a Supreme spirit-energy. This all-encompassing energy is responsible for every physical and mental expression,

Cancer--an Ayurvedic perspective. An integrated approach is needed to manage cancer using the growing body of knowledge gained through scientific developments. Thousands of herbal and traditional compounds are being screened worldwide to validate their use as anti-cancerous drugs. The science of Ayurveda is supposed to add a step on to the curative aspects of cancers that have resemblance with clinical entities of arbuda and granthi mentioned in Sushrutha samhita. Hence, an attempt is made in this review to discuss about the pathology and therapeutic management of various cancers described in Ayurveda. Review of literature on anticancer drugs of plant origin revealed identification of newer ayurvedic drugs that are not mentioned in the ancient texts. These new findings add up to ayurvedic science that has been developed through ages. In addition, details of experimental and clinical studies conducted on single and compound ayurvedic preparations for their anticancer efficacy strongly emphasize ayurvedic therapy as a scientifically driven one and not simply unconventional. - Balachandran P, Govindarajan R. National Center for Natural Products Research, Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA. 79

and thus making the separation of mind, body, and spirit impossible. THE BOTTOM LINE: Ayurveda puts emphasis on PREVENTION OF DISEASES, rejuvenation of the body systems, and, as a result, extension of lifespan.2 People from numerous countries came to Indian Ayurvedic schools to learn about this world medicine and religious scriptures it sprang from. Learned men from China and Tibet, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Persians, even Egyptians traveled to learn the complete wisdom and to bring it back to their own countries. Ayurvedic texts were translated to Arabic and under physicians such as Avicenna and Razi Sempion, who quoted Indian Ayurvedic texts, established Islamic medicine. This style became popular in Europe and helped to form the foundation of the European tradition in medicine. For instance, in the 16th century, Paracelsus, known as the father of modern medicine, practiced and propagated a system of medicine that borrowed heavily from Ayurveda. In fact, a lot of contemporary Western medicine is based on the older systems' remedies.

An assessment of the ayurvedic concept of cancer and a new paradigm of anticancer treatment in Ayurveda. This paper critically examines the Ayurvedic concept of cancer diathesis and its pathogenesis in terms of the theory of Tridosa, Sapta Dhātus (body tissues), the Agni or body's biologic fire, Srotámsi (i.e., channels of the body), and the generic sequence of events in the genesis of a disease (e.g., Satkriyākala). All this depicts a new paradigm of the disease state. This paper also examines the scope of plant drugs used in the treatment of cancer. A retrospective meta-analysis of observations on 85 plant drugs reported to have an anticancer effect indicates that herbs with Katu, Tikta, Kasāya Rasa (bitter, pungent, and astringent taste), Usna Virya (e.g., hot biopotency), and Katu Vipāka (catabolic active metabolites), and herbs with dry, coarse, light, and sharp biophysical properties have significantly greater possibilities of producing anticancer effects. - Singh RH, Department of Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

Cancer, Genes and Ayurveda Unlike other medical systems, Ayurveda focuses on finding and treating the root cause of disease. Interestingly, there are some similarities between Ayurvedic principles and the latest findings on the growth of cancerous cells in the body! 3 According to Sir Paul Nurse who received the Nobel Prize for medicine in 2001, cancer is caused when certain genes get damaged and the body, as a result, is unable to check the proliferation of its own cells. 4 Modern science backs this theory up and says that cancerous cells overcome a mechanism that controls the division of cells and go on proliferating, leading to a mass of cells known as tumor. Then this mass of cells breaks off and travels to other parts of the body. Cancerous cells change their shape so that they can filter through tissues and reach all parts of the body. Why and how the genes become damaged is still a mystery for modern medicine.5 To answer how to heal the broken genes, the dominant health industry of this planet is clueless. To sum up, after 40 years of spending BILLIONS of dollars on INTENSE research, the modern science does NOT have an answer to this question!

"More than 25% of drugs used during the last 20 years are directly derived from plants, while the other 25% are chemically altered natural products. Nine plant-derived compounds including vinblastine, vincristine, etoposide, teniposide, taxol, navelbine, taxotere, topotecan and irinotecan have been approved for use as anticancer drugs. 10-hydroxycamptothecin, monocrotaline, dtetrandrine, lycobetaine, indirubin, colchicinamide, curcumol, curdione, gossypol and homoharringtonine are few more plantderived compounds of high hope. [5,6] Each herb contains multiple active principles that often operate synergistically producing therapeutic benefits and lowering the risks of adverse effects; and avoids the need for supplemental therapy to manage cancer cachexia. Now it is important to raise awareness and encourage implementation of Ayurvedic therapies for combating cancer and suggest an integrated approach in tumor management and treatment." Premalatha Balachandran, Rajgopal Govindarajan et al, University of Mississippi, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha USA, Pharmacological Research, Elsevier. 2004 12

To find out the answer how to heal cancer, YOU must search OUTSIDE the scope of conventional medicine. Let’s start with things we know. According to Sir Walter Bodmer who has headed The Imperial Cancer Research Fund and has been the principal of Hertford College, Oxford, there are certain chemicals that damage the DNA. He says that in the process of cell division the flawed DNA keeps replicating itself resulting into cancerous growth. It seems the seers of Ayurveda knew this fact thousands of years ago! The invention of new chemicals or drugs may actually increase the problem or create new problems on the cancer front.6 According to Ayurveda, it is necessary to become aware of the ROOT CAUSE of the problem and to make appropriate CHANGES in YOUR physical, emotional and spiritual nutrition, lifestyle and environment. Ayurveda and Cancer: Ayurveda describes that with cancer, the BLOOD BECOMES IMPURE due to AGGRAVATION of one or more constitutions (Ayurvedic term is ‘dosha’). This impurity of the blood is actually related to the subtle part of blood (‘rakta dhatu’), and is not detected by physical tests. The dosha

Triphala, Ayurvedic formulation for treating and preventing cancer: a review. Background: Triphala (Sanskrit tri = three and phala = fruits), composed of the three medicinal fruits Phyllanthus emblica L. or Emblica officinalis Gaertn., Terminalia chebula Retz., and Terminalia belerica Retz. is an important herbal preparation in the traditional Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda. Triphala is an antioxidantrich herbal formulation and possesses diverse beneficial properties. It is a widely prescribed Ayurvedic drug and is used as a colon cleanser, digestive, diuretic, and laxative. Cancer is a major cause of death, and globally studies are being conducted to prevent cancer or to develop effective nontoxic therapeutic agents. Experimental studies in the past decade have shown that Triphala is useful in the prevention of cancer and that it also possesses antineoplastic, radioprotective and chemoprotective effects. Conclusions: This review for the first time summarizes these results, with emphasis on published observations. Furthermore, the possible mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effects and lacunas in the existing knowledge that need to be bridged are also discussed. - Baliga MS., Research and Development, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Kankanady, Karnataka, India.

may get aggravated due to a number of factors, including improper food and lifestyle. Smoking, chewing tobacco, breathing in chemical fumes, or eating foods and fruits that have been heavily processed with chemicals during cultivation also aggravate dosha in the body. Ayurveda reveals that the blood along with the aggravated dosha circulates in the whole body and relocates in a region that has weak immunity. As a result, the normal function of blood in that region (organ/system) is disrupted, setting up a foundation for disease. 7 The Change of Lifestyle: Ayurvedic scriptures describe that each person has a certain physical and mental constitution. In other words, everyone is born with a unique nature or a ‘PERSONALITY TYPE’. In order to maintain good health, it is important to maintain this "original" nature – prakriti. This is done by eating foods and performing activities that are in harmony with YOUR type. The state of natural balance is thus maintained at its physical, psychological and spiritual levels. Ayurveda propounds the principle of natural healing. This includes foods, environment, lifestyle, and the like. The modern life we know today – the one required by the society – VIOLATES principles of

"Andrographis paniculata, Annona atemoya, Phyllanthus niruri, Piper longum, Podophyllum hexandrum, Tinospora cordifolia, Semecarpus anacardium, Vitis vinifera, Baliospermum montanum, Madhuca indica, Pandanus odoratissimum, Pterospermum acerifolium, Raphanus sativus, Barleria prionitis, Prosopis cineraria, Amorphopallus campanulatus, Oxoxylum indicum, Basella rubra, Flacourtia romantchi, Moringa oleifera, Ficus bengalensis, Curcuma domestica, Allium sativum, Calotropis gigantean, Datura metel, Hygrophila spinosa, Juniperus indica, Moringa oleifera, Nigella sativa, Picrorrhiza kurroa, Rubia cordifolia, etc. are various plants having scientific evidence of anticancer property. Nowadays, many herbs are under clinical studies and being investigated phytochemically to understand their anticancer potential." - Roopesh Jain, Susmit Kosta, and Archana Tiwari, © Pharmacognosy Research 10

natural healing. Artificial lights, polluted air, processed and preserved food items, polluted environment, stress, imperfect relations and negative emotions, spiritual stagnation and many other conditions are opposite to Ayurveda’s principles of natural living. 7

The Tridosha System: Ayurveda sees everything in the universe, including human beings, as composed of FIVE BASIC ELEMENTS (or Panchamahabhutas): space, air, fire, water, and earth. These five elements in turn combine with each other to give rise to three biophysical forces (or Doshas) within the human body: Vata (air and space), Pitta (fire and water) and Kapha (water and earth). Together they are known as ‘Tridosha’ and they govern all the biological, physiological and psychological functions of the body, mind and spirit.8 The Body and Mind Connection: Ayurveda emphasizes that every human being is an integral part of cosmic intelligence or consciousness created through opposite energies, combining namely ‘purush’ and ‘prakriti’.9 This system emphasizes the unity of body and mind. They together are an integral mechanism influencing each other. The cosmic consciousness gives

"When we‘re in a state of stress, fear or depression, that attitude creates a sensation in the body. Doing yoga helps purge toxic thoughts by teaching you to move your awareness away from the chaos of the mind and back to the present moment. That practice is not a basic component of other fitness pursuits," - Patricia Moreno, founder of the intenSati workout. How yoga facilitates body detox Article, Gaiam Life 13

rise to the world we perceive through our five senses. Our mental and physical healths are combined: there can be no mental health without physical health, and vice versa. Everything is linked together! In Ayurveda, the mental characteristics or thought patterns are as important as physical characteristics for the diagnosis of a disease. All diseases are caused due to an imbalance of the mind-body harmony and both need to be treated through various methods. To simplify, a person’s inner and outer world must be in harmony to enjoy true well-being. Therefore, a day-to-day lifestyle improvement or regular changes form an integral part of Ayurvedic treatment. Ayurveda is a preventive as well as a curative method of treatment. 8 Remember, the mind and the body ALWAYS work together as ONE! A person can heal themselves through the mind alone, without any type of medical help. You really have to BELIEVE that it can be done otherwise your body will not completely coincide with your mind to heal itself. The fact is that it is the mind that controls the body! Always remember that the physical health CANNOT be achieved without emotional, mental and spiritual health, PERIOD! Life Force: All the ancient traditional medicines respect the body’s unique life force and its ability to heal the mind, body, and spirit. The life force has been given different names such as Qi, Ki, Prana, etc. Traditionally, it was known that "life force" is an IMPERATIVE for good health. According to Ayurveda, one of the main functions of blood is to transport prana (life air) to every cell, the smallest functional unit in the body. Prana is not only the oxygen carrier; it also contains this subtle FORCE OR LIFE’S ENERGY, which empowers the cell to perform its normal functions, including its cellular division.

Ayurvedic scripts reveal that due to the localization of improper ‘rakta dhatu’, prana which reaches cells of the damaged region becomes impure. This leads to the improper cell division, which is termed as cancer. If this is not detected at an early stage and proper healing measures are not taken, the impurity spreads to other regions with weak immunity. Thus the cancer spreads to other organs of the body. THE BOTTOM LINE: Traditional holistic systems of medicine like Ayurveda are more correct in their focus than current allopathic treatments that just suppress symptoms. People who implement an Ayurvedic lifestyle into their lives always experience an overall IMPROVENENT of their health. You must realize that if people have continued to use these traditional medical systems for thousands of years, there must be something about them… People must have found some kind of value within these systems. If Ayurveda had had no value – if it had been ineffective – it would have hardly been around today. My friend, this life is a limited time offer and when the time is up, you can’t BUY, STEAL NOR BE GIVEN any other minute! Through certain practices, ayurveda not only profoundly prevents and cures diseases, but also helps us achieve lasting peace and spiritual salvation. Ayurveda is the giant in the world of natural healing! It speaks everything about life, way of living, health and illness, medicines, herbs, philosophy, science, scriptures. This ancient practice speaks about physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being, and much more. It includes diet, meditation, prayers, and medicinal herbs for all kinds of diseases, including cancer. If you want to build strong health, prevent or heal cancer, THIS ANCIENT PRACTICE IS THE WAY TO GO! Ayurveda is truly a gift to mankind.

Ayurveda and Cancer (The following information is excerpted from: Ayurveda and cancer by Roopesh Jain, Susmit Kosta, Archana Tiwari, School of Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhi Nagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. 14

Cancer, one of the most deadly challenges spreading drastically in 21st century, has now officially become the most dangerous killer in the world according to the World Health Organization. Who can deny the fact that cancer is related to adversary of modernization and advanced pattern of irregular and stressed life dominated by Western medicine. Scientists are making their best efforts to fight this disease; however the sureshot cure is still awaited. Ayurveda, the oldest Indian indigenous medicine system of plant drugs is known from very early times for preventing or suppressing various tumors using these natural drugs. And nowadays scientists are keener to researches on complementary and alternative medicine for the management of cancer. In Ayurvedic concept, according to ‘Charaka’ and ‘Sushruta Samhitas’ cancer is described as inflammatory or non- inflammatory swelling and mentioned either as ‘Granthi’ (minor neoplasm) or ‘Arbuda‘ (major neoplasm).[1] The nervous system (Vata or air), the venous system (Pitta or fire) and the arterial system (Kapha or water) are three basics of Ayurveda and very important for normal body function. In malignant tumors all three systems get out of control (Tridoshas) and lose mutual coordination that causes tissue damage, resulting critical condition. Tridoshas cause excessive metabolic crisis resulting in proliferation.[2] The modern cancer therapy which is known to burden by drug- induced toxic side effects hoping perfect cure of disease form the complementary and alternative medicine system.

Refernce: Ayurveda and cancer by Roopesh Jain, Susmit Kosta, Archana Tiwari, School of Biotechnology, India

The main goal of Ayurvedic therapy is to find the ultimate cause of an illness while the therapeutic approach of Ayurveda is divided into four categories as Prakritisthapani chikitsa (health maintenance), Rasayana chikitsa, (restoration of normal function), Roganashani chikitsa (disease cure) and Naishthiki chikitsa (spiritual approach).[3] Commonly used herbal decoctions reported in Ayurveda are made of multiple herbs possessing great potential for a cancer cure; scientifically these formulations work on multiple biochemical pathways and influence different organ systems all together and nourish the body as a whole by supporting bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s deference systems. Herbs help total healing, reduces the side effects and cancer- associated complications.[4] Andrographis paniculata, Annona atemoya, Phyllanthus niruri, Piper longum, Podophyllum hexandrum, Tinospora cordifolia, Semecarpus anacardium, Vitis vinifera, Baliospermum montanum, Madhuca indica, Pandanus odoratissimum, Pterospermum acerifolium, Raphanus sativus, Barleria prionitis, Prosopis cineraria, Amorphopallus campanulatus, Oxoxylum indicum, Basella rubra, Flacourtia romantchi, Moringa oleifera, Ficus bengalensis, Curcuma domestica, Allium sativum, Calotropis gigantean, Datura metel, Hygrophila spinosa, Juniperus indica, Moringa oleifera, Nigella sativa, Picrorrhiza kurroa, Rubia cordifolia, etc. are various plants having SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE of anticancer property. Nowadays, many herbs are under clinical studies and being investigated phytochemically to understand their anticancer potential. More than 25% of drugs used during the last 20 years are directly derived from plants, while the other 25% are chemically altered natural products. Nine plantderived compounds including vinblastine, vincristine, etoposide, teniposide, taxol, navelbine, taxotere, topotecan and irinotecan have been approved for use as anticancer drugs. 10hydroxycamptothecin, monocrotaline, d- tetrandrine, lycobetaine, indirubin,

Refernce: Ayurveda and cancer by Roopesh Jain, Susmit Kosta, Archana Tiwari, School of Biotechnology, India

colchicinamide, curcumol, curdione, gossypol and homoharringtonine are few more plantderived compounds of high hope.[5,6] Each herb contains multiple active principles that often operate synergistically producing therapeutic benefits and lowering the risks of adverse effects; and avoids the need for supplemental therapy to manage cancer cachexia. Now it is important to RAISE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE IMPLEMENTATION of Ayurvedic therapies for combating cancer and suggest an integrated approach in tumor management and treatment.

Refernce: Ayurveda and cancer by Roopesh Jain, Susmit Kosta, Archana Tiwari, School of Biotechnology, India

Ayurvedic Doshas (The information found in this article were excerpted from: The House of Balance, Balancing the Doshas: Through Yoga, Chakras, and the Diet written by Rebecca Robbins, http://www.thehouseofbalance.com/) 15

According to Ayurveda, Dosha is each of three energies believed to circulate in the body and govern physiological activity. The three doshas are called Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Every cell in your body has to contain all three of these principles. To remain alive, your body has to have Vata, or motion, which allows it to breathe, circulate blood, pass food through the digestive tract, and send nerve impulses to and from the brain. It has to have Pitta, or metabolism, which processes food, air and water throughout the entire system. It has to have Kapha, or structure, to hold the cells together and form muscle, fat, bone and sinew. Nature needs all three to build a human body. When any one of these becomes excessive in any particular area, it is then considered to be in a state of imbalance. To be able to come back to balance is the key to having the life in balance. Mental, emotional, and physical imbalances contribute to the imbalances of each dosha, since every cell that makes us up has all three. Although there are only three Doshas, they can be combined in ten possible ways to arrive at ten different body and behavioral types. Vataâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main qualities are light, cold, rough, dry, moving, irregular, subtle, quick, imaginative, spontaneous, resilient, exhilarated, sensitive, infectiously happy, and talkative. Vata is the leader of the other doshas and its seat is located in the colon. Vata corresponds with the throat and heart chakras. Vata needs to keep moist and warm, and to plan a little, have a routine. It is most important to balance Vata to keep the others intact, but also to slow down and take time out from the craziness that Vata experiences by being the leader.

Refernce: The House of Balance, Balancing the Doshas: Through Yoga, Chakras, and the Diet written by Rebecca Robbins,

Pittaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main qualities are hot, sharp, light, moist, slightly oily, sour- smelling, fluid, intellectual, confident, impatient, joyous, jealous, outspoken, combative, ambitious, and brave. The seat of Pitta is located in the small intestine. The solar chakra is the correlating chakra for Pitta. Pitta needs to practice letting go and not pushing so hard at everything. Pitta needs to cool down from being so hot and sharp all of the time. Kapha qualities are heavy, cold, oily, sweet, steady, slow, soft, sticky, dull, smooth, calm, enduring, sympathetic, relaxed, nurturing, stable, courageous, forgiving, and loving. The chest is the seat of Kapha. The chakras which relate to Kapha are the sacral and root chakras. Kapha needs to get up and out and do things, exercise, eat lighter, dryer foods, and take some risks to bring them a little out of that comfort zone. Kapha needs motivation. The work is in discovering yourself within this model and working toward that balance. Living a balanced life is a great path to aspire to. There are many, many things involved in that. By balancing just the diet and energy centers to keep the doshas in balance, a profound thing can happen: The mental, emotional and physical state begin to improve, sometimes immediately. As the balanced diet begins to improve other trouble areas, balancing the chakras begins working with the emotional and mental state to get to the point where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second nature to want to improve the physical aspects and move on to balance the whole self. Looking more closely at the doshas, we can see that each one masters a specific force in general which ranges from the most subtle to the grossest of functions. If you are thinking in preventing and healing cancer, and to build powerful health, it is IMPORTANT for you to do your best to balance all doshas.

Refernce: The House of Balance, Balancing the Doshas: Through Yoga, Chakras, and the Diet written by Rebecca Robbins,

Dosha Self Test FACTOR

VATA

PITTA

KAPHA

Body Frame

Thin, bony, tall or short Low Dry, rough, cool, dull Dark, dry, curly Protruding, big, uneven Rough, dry, brittle, bitten Small, dull, dry, nervous Variable, small Variable Dry, hard, constipated Frequent but sparse Minimal

Medium, balanced

Large, broad

Moderate Soft, oily, warm, ruddy Soft, oily, fair/red Moderate, yellowish

Heavy Thick, moist, cold, pale Thick, oily, wavy Strong, even, white

Soft, pink, strong

Soft, large, white

Sharp, penetrating

Big, thick lashes

Good, regular Excessive Soft, oily, loose

Slow and steady Minimal Thick, heavy, slow

Yellow, copious Profuse, pungent in odor Stable, strong Good

Infrequent, average Slow to begin, heavy

Sound, moderate

Heavy, excessive

Sharp, cutting, loud

Slow, harmonious

Passionate,

Slow but strong, loyal

Weight Skin Hair Teeth Nails Eyes Appetite Thirst Elimination Urine Sweat Pulse Circulation Sleep Speech Libido

Weak, erratic Variable, poor, sluggish Light, disturbed, minimal Rapid, high\ hoarse voice Varies, directed in

Slow, smooth Moderate

Immunity Activity Endurance Mind Memory Routine Faith Dreams Opinions/Moods Finances Hobbies Food Creativity Sensitivities Temperament Total:

fantasy Variable, poor High, restless, mobile Minimal Restless, curious Short term Dislikes Erratic, changeable Frequent, fearful Variable, fluctuate Poor, spends rapidly Travel, art, philosophy Simple, sparse, snacks Original, fertile Cold, wind, dryness Nervous, insecure, shy VATTA: Total =

excessive Moderate Moderate, directed Moderate Aggressive, clever Sharp, good Enjoys planning Fanatical Fiery, violent, vivid Expresses forcefully Moderate, buys luxuries Sports, politics, luxuries Requires regular meals Technical, scientific Heat, sun, fires Determined, motivated PITTA: Total =

High Minimal, slow Excellent Calm, slow Long term Adaptable, tolerates Steady, devoted Romantic, calm Changes slowly Rich, thrifty Serene, leisurely types Gourmet, luxury, fatty Entrepreneurial Cold, damp, humidity Conservative, resilient KAPHA: Total =

(The results of this test may give a good indication of the primary doshas. This is only a self diagnosis test and it is not meant to substitute the advice provided by a qualified physician or other medical professionals)

Vata Constitution (The information found in this article was excerpted from: The House of Balance, Balancing the Doshas: Through Yoga, Chakras, and the Diet written by Rebecca Robbins, http://www.thehouseofbalance.com/) 15

Vata, which is the leader of the other doshas, controls the function of all movement in the body. This includes the movement of prana (life force), thoughts, eyes, breath, waste (elimination), fluids, blood flow and circulation, muscles, and anything else which moves. Vataâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important function is to control the central nervous system. Bringing Vata back into balance often cures symptoms that defy any other treatment. People of vata constitution are generally physically underdeveloped. Their chests are flat and their veins and muscle tendons are visible. The complexion is brown, the skin is cold, rough, dry and cracked. Vata people generally are either too tall or too short, with thin frames which reveal prominent joints and bone- ends because of poor muscle development. The hair is curly and scanty, the eyelashes are thin and the eyes lusterless. The eyes may be sunken, small, dry, and active. The nails are rough and brittle. The shape of the nose is bent and turned- up. Physiologically, the appetite and digestion are variable. Vata people love sweet, sour and salty tastes and like hot drinks. The production of urine is scanty and the feces are dry, hard and small in quantity. They have a tendency to perspire less than other constitutional types. Their sleep may be disturbed and they will sleep less than the other types. Their hands and feet are often cold. Psychologically, they are characterized by short memory but quick mental understanding. They will understand something immediately, but will soon forget it. They have little willpower, tend toward mental instability and possess little tolerance, confidence or boldness. Their reasoning power is weak and these people are nervous, fearful and afflicted by much anxiety.

General Tips on Health and Wellness For Vata Types The Vatas find it very difficult to maintain regular habits, that is, to eat and sleep at regular times. But this is the most important thing for them to do. When Vata is out of balance this may feel almost impossible, but an effort to establish a regular routine is very important for all people with a Vata body type. Rest sufficiently, and choose foods, behaviors, personal relationships, and environmental circumstances which can be instrumental in balancing vata characteristics. It is also important to regulate mental and physical impulses and to modify mental attitudes, emotional states, and behaviors in supportive ways. Sweet, sour, and salty tastes decrease vata influences, so include these tastes if vata influences need to be diminished. Milk, wheat, rice, and some fruits and berries can provide sweet and sour tastes. Regular exercise should be relaxed and moderate. Hatha yoga practice in a meditative mood is good, as are t'ai chi, walking, and swimming. Avoid strenuous, competitive, frantic activities. When possible, associate with people who are calmly purposeful. Meditate every day for deep relaxation.

Vata Seasons: Autumn \ Early Winter Function: Movement; Governs: Bowels; Senses: Hearing, Touch Vata Time: between 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. / 2 a.m. - 6 a.m. Famous People: Audrey Hepburn, Woody Allen, Fred Astaire When in Balance: Enthusiastic, Alert, Flexible, Creative, Talkative, and Responsible When out of Balance: Restless, Fatigued, Constipated, Anxious, and Underweight Vatta Aggravations: Wind, caffeine, traveling, irregular routine, irregular meals, cold and dry weather, excessive mental work. Vatta Improvement: Favor warm, oily, heavy, sweet, sour, and salty tastes, drink Vata Tea and season meals, Regular daily routine, Low- impact, Yoga, Walking, Dancing, daily Ayurvedic massage with sesame oil Early bedtime, lots of rest, Avoid stimulants, Regular, daily elimination, Stay warm in cold, windy weather Diet: Reduce light, dry, cold, pungent, bitter and astringent foods. Focus on sweet, sour, salty, warm & cooked foods

Pitta Constitution (The information found in this article was excerpted from: The House of Balance, Balancing the Doshas: Through Yoga, Chakras, and the Diet written by Rebecca Robbins, http://www.thehouseofbalance.com/) 15

Pitta controls metabolism. In Pitta types, there is a theme of intensity and the digestive fire is strong. Every cell in the body relies on Pitta dosha to regulate its intake of pure food, water, and air. Toxins of all types show up quickly as Pitta imbalanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; physically and emotionally. Pitta gives us our instinct for moderation and purity, qualities that are vital to health. These people are of medium height, are slender and body frame may be delicate. Their chests are not as flat as those of vata people and they show a medium prominence of veins and muscle tendons. The bones are not as prominent as in the vata individual. Muscle development is moderate. The pitta complexion may be coppery, yellowish, reddish or fair. The skin is soft, warm and less wrinkled than vata skin. The hair is thin, silky, red or brownish and there is a tendency toward premature graying of hair and hair loss. The eyes may be gray, green or cooper- brown and sharp: the eyeballs will be of medium prominence. The nails are soft. The shape of the nose is sharp and the tip tends to be reddish. Physiologically, these people have a strong metabolism, good digestion and resulting strong appetites. The person of pitta constitution usually takes large quantities of food and liquid. Pitta types have a natural craving for sweet, bitter and astringent tastes and enjoy cold drinks. Their sleep is of medium duration but uninterrupted. They produce a large volume of urine and the feces are yellowish, liquid, soft and plentiful. There is a tendency toward excessive perspiring. The body temperature may run slightly high and

hands and feet will tend to be warm. Pitta people do not tolerate sunlight, heat or hard work well. Psychologically, pitta people have a good power of comprehension; they are very intelligent and sharp and tend to be good orators. They have emotional tendencies toward hate, anger and jealousy. They are ambitious people who generally like to be leaders. Pitta people appreciate material prosperity and they tend to be moderately well- off financially. They enjoy exhibiting their wealth and luxurious possessions. General Tips on Health and Wellness for Pitta Types Pitta constitutions will be upset by alcohol and cigarettes, as well as by overwork, overexertion, and overheating. When out of balance, they are susceptible to feeling such negative emotions as hostility, hatred, intolerance, and jealousy. Therefore it is very important for Pittas to keep cool (literally and figuratively) and to lead a pure and moderate lifestyle. Choose foods, attitudes, behaviors, personal relationships, and environmental circumstances which can be instrumental in balancing pitta characteristics. Because sweet, bitter, and astringent tastes decrease pitta influences, include these in your food plan if pitta characteristics are too pronounced. Complex carbohydrates, milk, and some fruits are sweet; some green, leafy vegetables are bitter; beans and some green vegetables are astringent. Do things that cool the mind, emotions, and body. Avoid conflicts. Cultivate the virtues of honesty, morality, kindness, generosity, and self- control.

Pitta Seasons: Late Spring \ Summer Function: Metabolism; Governs: Bowel, Stomach; Senses: eye- sight Pitta Time: between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. / 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Famous People: President J.F. Kennedy, Sting, Jack Nickolson, Nicole Kidman When in Balance: Loving, Content, Intelligent, Articulate, Courageous When out of Balance: Perfectionist, Frustrated, Angry, Impatient, Irritable, Prematurely Gray or have early hair loss Pitta Aggravations: Heat, Alcohol, Smoking, Pressure, Stress, Excessive spicy or salty foods, Excessive activity Pitta Improvement: Keep cool. Avoid hot temperatures and food, Drink Pitta Tea and seasonal meals, Moderation, don't overwork, Allow for leisure time, Regular mealtimes, especially at noon Recommended Exercise: Competitive or team sports, Baseball, Tennis, Swimming Diet: Reduce pungent, sour, salty tastes and warm, oily and light foods. Favor cool, heavy, dry foods and sweet, bitter and astringent tastes.

Kapha Constitution (The information found in this article was excerpted from: The House of Balance, Balancing the Doshas: Through Yoga, Chakras, and the Diet written by Rebecca Robbins, http://www.thehouseofbalance.com/) 15

People of kapha constitution have well- developed bodies. There is, however, a strong tendency for these individuals to carry excess weight. Their chests are expanded and broad. The veins and tendons of kapha people are not obvious because of their thick skin and their muscle development is good. The bones are not prominent. Their complexions are fair and bright. The skin is soft, lustrous and oily; it is also cold and pale. The hair is thick, dark, soft and wavy. The eyes are dense and black or blue: the white of the eye is generally very white, large and attractive. Physiologically, kapha people have regular appetites. Due to slow digestion, they tend to consume less food. They crave pungent, bitter and astringent foods. Stools are soft and may be pale in color: evacuation is slow. Their perspiration is moderate. Sleep is sound and prolonged. There is a strong vital capacity evidenced by good stamina, and kapha people are generally healthy, happy and peaceful. Psychologically, they tend to be tolerant, calm, forgiving and loving: however, they also exhibit traits of greed, attachment, envy and possessiveness. Their comprehension is slow but definite: once they understand something, that knowledge is retained. Kapha people tend to be wealthy. They earn money and are good at holding on to it.

General Tips on Health and Wellness for Kapha Types Kapha's are prone to lethargy, sluggishness, depression, and overweight, Kapha's need activity and stimulation. Daily exercise is more important for them than for any other type. Getting out of the house and actively seeking new experiences is also valuable. Be receptive to useful change; renounce impediments to progress, be intentional in implementing life- enhancing actions, and choose foods, mental attitudes, behaviors, exercise routines, and relationships and environmental circumstances which can be instrumental in balancing Kapha characteristics. Pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes decrease Kapha influences. Black pepper, ginger, cumin, chili, and some other spices provide the pungent taste; bitter is provided by some green leafy vegetables; and some green vegetables and beans provide the astringent taste. Note that the taste that decreases a dosha usually increases one or both of the other two. For general purposes, mildly increase the proportion of foods which are helpful while somewhat decreasing the proportions of others- having a sampling of all six tastes at your major meal. Meditation can be more intensive for Kapha constitutions than for vata or pitta constitutions. Schedule time every day for prayer and meditation.

Kapha Seasons: Late Winter / Early Spring Function: Movement; Governs: Chest; Senses: Taste, Smell Kapha Time: between 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. / 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Famous People: Marlon Brando, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oprah Winfrey When in Balance: Affectionate, Steady, Methodical, High Stamina, Resistant to illness When out of Balance: Dull, prone to oily skin, Prone to allergies, Possessive, Oversleeping, Overweight Kapha Aggravations: Cold, Damp, Oversleeping, Overeating, Heavy foods, Too little variety in life Pitta Improvement: Vigorous regular exercise, a little each day, Warm temperatures, Drink Kapha Tea and season meals, Seek out variety and new experiences, Stay warm in cold, damp weather, Early to bed Recommended Exercise: Competitive or team sports, Baseball, Tennis, Swimming Diet: Reduce heavy, oily, cold, sweet, sour and salty foods. Favor pungent, bitter, astringent, light, dry and warm foods

Life-building with Yoga Practice Recommended Literature: Into the Heart of Truth: The Spirit of Relational Yoga by John McAfee (2001), Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika by B. K. S. Iyengar (1995), The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T. K. V. Desikachar (1999).

The evidence of yoga postures was found in India on artifacts dating back to 3000 BC. The word yoga is derived from the root Sanskrit word ‘yuj’, which means yoke (as you yoke a plow to a bull, i.e. joining). Yoga is the joining of an ordinary soul with the divine. Simplified, yoga means union with God. This is the fundamental aim of yoga. What we see in the western world today is rather fitness yoga – people usually use it more for fitness than for spirituality. Yoga Asanas and Detoxification: Yoga asanas (yoga poses, postures, and yoga positions) play a crucial role in stimulating the circulatory, lymphatic and digestive systems. The mechanics of yoga postures are simple. It is a way of helping the body to REMOVE TOXINS and tone the inner organs by systematically stretching and compressing every part of the body. This way YOU force the blood to get deep into the tissue, including the vital organs, promoting the same effect as with massage.

Study: HIV adolescents show improved immune function following massage therapy "In addition, the HIV disease progression markers CD4/CD8 ratio and CD4 number showed an increase for the massage therapy group only." Study: Touch Research Institutes, University of Miami School of Medicine, Diego MA, Field T, Hernandez-Reif M, Shaw K, Friedman L, Ironson G.19

Health Benefits of Yoga Yoga which we know today is a practice that uses posture and breathing techniques to induce relaxation and improve strength, and its health benefits may surpass those of any other activity. Whether you practice yoga to relax, stretch, breathe correctly, meditate, or simply to have some fun, you may not realize how many health benefits yoga practice offers. And while there are many different kinds of yoga ranging from the gentler hatha yoga to the more strenuous ones such as Bikram yoga, or power yoga, every form of yoga IMPROVES your health from head to toe, and even beyond. • A regular yoga practice helps to BOOST ANTIOXIDANTS throughout your body, resulting in a stronger immune system and improved ability to heal quickly of diseases or injuries. • Yoga is an effective treatment for a variety of AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES because it can reduce symptoms these diseases often cause. • Yoga can help cure INSOMNIA and FIGHT FATIGUE as a regular yoga practice leads to a better and deeper sleeping and it maintains your energy throughout the day. • Yoga keeps your BODY STRONG as it involves all the muscles in your body to hold and balance yoga asanas (poses).

Study: The effect of therapeutic back massage in hypertensive persons: a preliminary study. "This preliminary study suggests that regular massage may lower BP in hypertensive persons." Olney CM, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, 20 Study: Effects of skin rehabilitation massage therapy on pruritus, skin status, and depression in burn survivors. "The findings demonstrate that SRMT for burn survivors may improve their scars both objectively and subjectively, and also reduce pruritus and depression." - Young Sook Roh, RN, PhD1, Hee Cho, RN, PhD2, Jung Ok Oh, RN3, Cheon Jae Yoon, MD4, Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2007 21

• Yoga IMPROVES YOUR FLEXIBILITY, helping joints, tendons, and muscles to stay limber. • Yoga, especially the more athletic forms of yoga such as ashtanga yoga, power yoga, vinyasa yoga, and Bikram yoga, IMPROVES YOUR ENDURANCE. • Yoga HELPS TO HEAL VARIOUS INJURIES, including repetitive strain injuries, knee and back injuries, pulled hamstrings, even minor skin burns. • Yoga can help you to LOSE WEIGHT and maintain a healthy weight throughout your life. Power yoga is a vigorous form of yoga that burns calories, resulting in a weight loss. • Yoga is an excellent WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISE that can improve your bone density. • The gentler forms of yoga LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE because their asanas keep blood flowing evenly throughout your body while you focus on your breathing. • Power yoga is an excellent form of CARDIO CONDITIONING which strengthens core muscles while it keeps blood and oxygen circulating throughout your body. • Yoga benefits anyone's MENTAL HEALTH by helping to relax and it is an effective form of psychological therapy. Yoga has been used to help to treat a wide variety of emotional and mental disorders, including acute anxiety, depression, and mood swings. • CHILDREN can also benefit from yoga. For instance those with deficit disorder and hyperactivity.

"In a well-rounded yoga practice, every part of the body is pushed, pulled, twisted, turned and upended," "This facilitates the removal of waste products such as carbon dioxide, lactic acid and lymphatic fluid from the deep tissues and extremities of the body that a jog or a bike ride just don‘t reach," - NY City yoga teacher Witold Fitz-Simon, Founder of the yogaartandscience.com, How yoga facilitates body detox Article, Gaiam Life 23 "When we‘re in a state of stress, fear or depression, that attitude creates a sensation in the body," Doing yoga helps purge toxic thoughts by teaching you to move your awareness away from the chaos of the mind and back to the present moment. That practice is not a basic component of other fitness pursuits," - Patricia Moreno, founder of the intenSati workout. How yoga facilitates body detox Article, Gaiam Life 24

• Yoga results in a sense of INNER PEACE AND PURPOSE, which has far-reaching health benefits.

The Bottom Line: Yoga is great way of an internal massage. It cleanses you inside out. A regular yoga practice creates multiple noticeable benefits to your health. As a certified yoga instructor, I have had the opportunity to experience yoga benefits on myself. If you want to build powerful health, get to a yoga class and get the kinks out. The evidence of yoga postures was found in India on artifacts dating back to 3000 BC. Now what we have here is science based on observations old more than 5000 years. This stuff simply works, I’m telling you. Practice yoga whenever possible! I practice yoga every time after a workout – basically EVERY DAY, including weekends and bank holidays!

"We have as many bad habits in breathing as we do in every other area of our lives," Fitz-Simon explains. Sitting with poor posture impedes the lungs from inflating fully, and our chronic state of low-grade stress often leads to a clenched diaphragm—the parachute-shaped muscle at the bottom of the rib cage that assists in breathing. As a result, we don‘t take in as much life- sustaining oxygen when we inhale, or expel as much of the potentially hazardous carbon dioxide when we exhale. "Yogic breathing helps clear out carbon dioxide from the lung tissue, stimulates the organs of digestion and can, over time, retrain the diaphragm to move freelyAnd when the diaphragm moves with its natural fluidity, the abdominal organs are massaged and the lungs are fully emptied with every breath — not just the ones you take on the yoga mat," New York City yoga teacher Witold Fitz- Simon, Founder of the yogaartandscience.com, How yoga facilitates body detox Article, Gaiam Life 24

Physiological Benefits of Yoga (The information found in this article was excerpted from: Benefits of Yoga - Why Yoga Exercise is Good for You, www.abc- of- yoga.com) 25

Strength and resiliency increase Endurance increases Energy level increases Weight normalizes Sleep improves Immunity increases Pain decreases Steadiness improves Depth perception improves Balance improves Integrated functioning of body parts improves

Physiological Health Benefits of Yoga Remove toxins and impurities Stable autonomic nervous system equilibrium Pulse rate decreases Respiratory rate decreases Blood Pressure decreases (of special significance for hyporeactors) Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) increases EEG - alpha waves increase (theta, delta, and beta waves also increase during various stages of meditation) EMG activity decreases Cardiovascular efficiency increases Respiratory efficiency increases Gastrointestinal function normalizes Endocrine function normalizes Excretory functions improve Musculoskeletal flexibility and joint range of motion increase Breath- holding time increases Joint range of motion increase Grip strength increases Eye- hand coordination improves Dexterity skills improve Reaction time improves Posture improves

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Psychological Benefits of Yoga Somatic and kinesthetic awareness increase Mood improves and subjective well- being increases, Self- acceptance and selfactualization increase Social adjustment increases Anxiety and Depression decrease Hostility decreases Concentration improves Memory improves Attention improves Learning efficiency improves Mood improves Self- actualization increase

Social skills increases Well- being increases Somatic and kinesthetic awareness increase Self- acceptance increase Attention improves Concentration improves Memory improves Learning efficiency improves Symbol coding improves Depth perception improves Flicker fusion frequency improves

Yoga versus Exercise Yoga Benefits Parasympathetic Nervous System dominates Subcortical regions of brain dominate Slow dynamic and static movements Normalization of muscle tone Low risk of injuring muscles and ligaments Low caloric consumption Effort is minimized, relaxed Energizing (breathing is natural or controlled) Balanced activity of opposing muscle groups Noncompetitive, process- oriented Awareness is internal (focus is on breath and the infinite) Limitless possibilities for growth in selfawareness

Biochemical Benefits of Yoga Glucose decreases Sodium decreases Total cholesterol decreases Triglycerides decrease HDL cholesterol increases LDL cholesterol decreases VLDL cholesterol decreases Cholinesterase increases Catecholamines decrease ATPase increases Hematocrit increases Hemoglobin increases Lymphocyte count increases Total white blood cell count decreases Thyroxin increases Vitamin C increases Total serum protein increases

Refernce: Benefits of Yoga - Why Yoga Exercise is Good for You, www.abc- of- yoga.com

Exercise Benefits Sympathetic Nervous System dominates Cortical regions of brain dominate Rapid forceful movements Increased muscle tension Moderate to high caloric consumption Effort is maximized Fatiguing (breathing is taxed) Awareness is external (focus is on reaching the toes, reaching the finish line, etc.)

Life-building with Triphala Formula Cleansing your body, mind, and spirit is the concept of ancient cultures. To make this cleansing process work, you have to take special care for the most important part of your body – your REAR END. And that’s the place where the Hindu’s Triphala formula kicks in! Triphala ("three fruits"), a mixture of three fruits (Harald, Amala, Behera) originating in India, was found to act as a COMPLETE body cleanser. Triphala not only helps to detoxify and cleanse the colon, it also PURIFIES THE BLOOD and REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE LIVER. Triphala is categorized as a purgative form of laxative, i.e. a herb type of intestinal stimulant which works similar to Senna and Rhubarb. Purgative preparations are often needed by people who have certain degrees of liver and gall bladder congestion. As Triphala is known as a cleaning agent, including a BLOOD CLEANSER, the formula is very beneficial for these people. The mixture of the three fruits also has a high nutritional value, including high levels of vitamin C and many other healing nutrients. A number of research studies have found new uses for this formula, including treatment for various forms of cancer!

Anti-proliferate Effect "In a 2005 study conducted by G. Deep and colleagues at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, triphala has shown to help protect against the development of tumors in mice. The results of their studies have been published in the December 2005 issue of "Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research." It was found that the antiproliferate effect of triphala is likely related to apoptosis, or programmed cell death.(...)" Breast Cancer: „T. Sandhya and colleagues at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center in India examined the effects of aqueous extracts of triphala on the growth and invasion of breast cancer cells. The results, published in the journal "Cancer Letters" in 2006, showed that triphala significantly decreased the growth of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The analysis of this experiment further suggests that triphala extract might exert its anticancer effect by inducing apoptosis.(...)" Pancreatic Cancer „Triphala induces apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells in vivo in the xenograft models. Scientists at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reveal that triphala activates reactive oxygen species production. Because an accumulation of reactive oxygen species can lead to apoptotic cell death, triphala might inhibit pancreatic cancer cell growth, says Y. Shi, Ph.D., a professor of pharmaceutical sciences and cancer biology center at the Texas Tech University. The results of this experiment were first published in the "BMC Cancer" journal in October 2008." Henry Pitot, Triphala & Cancer, LiveStrong.com, 2011

Scientific Study on Triphala Formula (The information found in this article was excerpted from: Ayurveda‘s Triphala Emerging as Cancer Fighter by Francis C. Assisi, http://www.indolink.com/) 27

One of the commonest and cheapest of Indian Ayurvedic medical formulations - Triphala is now emerging as one of the MOST POTENT anticancer agents. This is the conclusion of scientists from a number of prominent research institutions in India as well as abroad, confirming some of the earlier studies conducted at Amala Cancer Research Center by Dr Ramadas Kuttan and associates since 2002. In a study entitled ‘Potential of traditional Ayurvedic formulation, Triphala, as a novel anticancer drug’ published in the January 2006 issue of Cancer Letters, scientists at the Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, found that Triphala "possessed the ability to induce cytotoxicity (cell death) in tumor cells but spared the normal cells." The scientists explain that the differential effect of Triphala on normal and tumor cells seems to be related to its ability to evoke differential response in intracellular ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) generation. Conclusion: "The differential response of normal and tumor cells to Triphala in vitro and the substantial regression of transplanted tumor in mice fed with Triphala points to its potential use as an ANTICANCER DRUG for clinical treatment." Similarly, a December 2005 report in the Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research from the Radiation and Cancer Biology Laboratory at Jawaharlal Nehru University noted that Triphala was effective in reducing tumor incidences and increasing the antioxidant status of animals. The authors claim that theirs is "probably the first report on cancer chemopreventive potential of Triphala." They also note "It was important to observe that Triphala was more effective in reducing tumor incidences compared to its individual constituents." Another report from the Department of Botanical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, found that "Triphala" showed a significant cytotoxic effect on cancer cell- lines and

Refernce: Ayurveda‘s Triphala Emerging as Cancer Fighter by By Francis C. Assisi,

the effect was similar on all cancer cell lines used in this study." The results, reported in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology in February 2005, reveal that the results may be due to the action of gallic acid- a major polyphenol observed in "Triphala". The same authors had previously reported that Triphala "had promising antimutagenic/ANTICARCINOGENIC potential." In February 2006, scientists from the Dr. A.L. Mudaliar Post- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, reported supplementation with Triphala prevents the noise- stress induced changes in the antioxidant as well as cell- mediated immune response in rats. What this means is that Triphala is an ANTI STRESS AGENT. This study concludes that Triphala restores the noise- stress induced changes because of its antioxidant properties. Antioxidant studies conducted at The Radiation Chemistry and Chemical Dynamics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Trombay revealed that all three constituents of Triphala are active and they exhibit slightly different activities under different conditions and the mixture, Triphala, is expected to be more efficient due to the combined activity of the individual components. The findings were reported in the July 2005 issue of Phytotherapy Research. Two months later, scientists from BARC reported on the RADIO- PROTECTIVE ABILITY of a component of Triphala. Similar results were also reported from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, when scientists claimed that "Triphala, an Ayurvedic Ramayana drug, PROTECTS mice against radiation- induced lethality by freeradical scavenging." They concluded that "Triphala provided protection against both gastrointestinal and hemopoetic death" In Phytotherapy Research, July 2004, scientists from Kasturba Medical College reported that certain traditional Indian polyherbal crude drugs, including Triphala, may be potent and novel therapeutic agents for scavenging of (Nitrous Oxide) NO, and thereby inhibit the pathological conditions caused by excessive generation of NO and its oxidation product, peroxynitrite. The scientists say these findings may also help to explain, at least in part, the pharmacological

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activities LIKE REJUVENATING, ADAPTOGENIC, ANTI- INFECTION, ANTIINFLAMMATORY, CARDIOPROTECTIVE AND NEUROPROTECTIVE activities of these traditional, clinically used non toxic drugs. Triphala, according to Dr Michael Tierra, a practicing herbalist and author of The Wonders of Triphala: Ayurvedic Formula for Internal Purification, is "one of the SAFEST and MOST STRENGTHENING of the cleansing herb formulas; it gently promotes internal detoxification of all conditions of stagnation and excess while improving digestion and assimilation." He adds: "It has been shown to be an effective blood purifier that stimulates bile secretion as it detoxifies the liver. Triphala benefits circulation, improves digestion and regulates elimination without causing any laxative dependency. Triphala is also taken for all eye disorders including the treatment of conjunctivitis, progressive myopia, early stages of glaucoma and cataracts. Triphala can be highly effective in removing stagnation of both the liver and intestines and is one of the greatest and most popular rejuvenators in Ayurvedic medicine; it helps to aid the body’s natural detoxification and elimination processes without weakening systems or becoming habit forming." No wonder, observes Dr. Tierra, in India there is a saying comparing the importance of Triphala to that of a mother. In ‘A Botanical Approach to the Treatment of Cancer‘ Tierra claims that Triphala is an herbal formula to maintain balanced elimination and detoxification. He notes that Triphala "is widely regarded as a purgative and laxative but in fact it is considered a Ramayana and rejuvenator. Its special value, therefore, is both as a REGULATOR OF ELIMINATION as well as REJUVENATOR OF THE WHOLE BODY."

THE BOTTOM LINE: Remember, that the majority of diseases - including cancer originate in a damaged colon! Making sure your rear end works properly, is the place where the true natural healing begins! Ayurveda knew this for thousands of years ago, otherwise Triphala Formula would not exist. Get a Triphala Formula Today!

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Life-building with a Colon Cleanse In a Nutshell: Colon cleansing (also known as colon therapy) encompasses a number of alternative medical therapies intended for the removal of feces and nonspecific toxins from the colon and cleansing of the intestinal tract. Recommended Literature: Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care: A Complete Program for Tissue Cleansing through Bowel Management by Dr. Bernard Jehnsen; Complete Colon Cleanse: The At-Home Detox Program to Restore Good Health, Boost Vitality, and Ensure Longevity by Dr. Edward F. Group III (2007). (The following information is excerpted from: American Institute of Natural Health manual, The History of Colon Cleansing, Naskville Colon Care, www.nashvillecoloncare.com) 29

Cleansing the bowel is an ancient therapy dating back some 4000 years. The process of both the enema and laxative use was described in the HINDU VEDAS, which are the oldest known medical texts. The "Ebers Papyrus," an ancient Egyptian medical document written about 3000 years ago, describes bowl health explaining in detail what to do for several bowel conditions. It cataloged many laxative herbs used to clean the bowel. The practice of cleansing the bowel was referenced in the "Ods to the Egyptians" where Dr. Otto Bettman stated, "Thouth himself has revealed the enema

Study: Constipation, laxative use, and colon cancer among middleaged adults. "We examined the associations of colon cancer with constipation and the use of commercial laxatives in a casecontrol study among men and women ages 30- 62 years. We based this analysis on 424 incident cases of colon cancer, diagnosed in the Seattle metropolitan area between 1985 and 1989, and 414 random-digit-dial controls. Although constipation has not consistently been associated in past studies with a large increase in risk of colon and rectal cancer combined, these results suggest that frequent constipation may be an important risk factor for colon cancer among middleaged adults." - Jacobs EJ, White E., Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA, Pubmed 29

one day to a few priest-physicians who were standing on the banks of the Nile. The God of Medicine and Science had landed in the water in the form of a sacred ibis. Filling his beak with water, he had injected into his anus". Doctors took the hint and the result was a great boom to humanity, "The Divine Clyster" (Note Clyster translated means enema). Cleansing the colon was also mentioned in ancient writings of the Chinese, Romans, Sumerians and the Greeks. Hippocrates, the famous Greek doctor and the "Father of Modern medicine" (400 B.C.) left behind many writings that were used in medical text books for centuries and are still used today. He referred to various ways of cleaning the intestines and described using a bull's horn or pigs bladder and a hollow reed or cane to administer an enema. The Essenes, who lived during the times of the New Testament, also wrote about bowel health. One of the Essene gospels states that, "The uncleanness within is greater than the uncleanness without. And he who cleanses himself without, but remains unclean within, is like a tomb that outward is painted fair, but is within full of all manner of horrible uncleanness and abominations."

Study: Constipation, laxative use, and colon cancer among middleaged adults. "We examined the associations of colon cancer with constipation and the use of commercial laxatives in a casecontrol study among men and women ages 30-62 years. We based this analysis on 424 incident cases of colon cancer, diagnosed in the Seattle metropolitan area between 1985 and 1989, and 414 random-digit-dial controls. Although constipation has not consistently been associated in past studies with a large increase in risk of colon and rectal cancer combined, these results suggest that frequent constipation may be an important risk factor for colon cancer among middleaged adults." - Jacobs EJ, White E., Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA, Pubmed 29

Galen (131- 201 AD), the greatest physician, mentions in his writings enemas with water, oil, and honey. Farmer Thomas Parr, born in 1483, living on his farm until the age of 150 impressed the then living king Charles I. with his longevity. The king made him move into his castle where he ate the king’s food and died two years later. The cause of death: dietary changes and rich foods. The 17th century was commonly referred to as "The Age of the Clysters". Enemas were so popular that no home was without one. Many people had three to four enemas a day. Regnier DeGraff (1641- 1673 AD) became very popular when he developed a system with a flexible tube connecting the enema bag to the anus. He described this practice in detail in his book "DeClysteribus", which was published in 1668. Molière, the famous play writer of the time, ridicules the "vogue" of the enema in his plays. Many European kings appreciated the benefits of enemas. Louis XI credited the enema with relieving attaches of seizers. Louis XIII received over 200 enemas in one year. Louis XIV, an ardent supporter of enemas, had over 2,000 enemas during his reign. He was even receiving court functionaries and visitors during the procedures. The popularity of enemas gradually lessened with time but regained much of their previous popularity with the discovery of rubber in the middle of the 18th century. In the 1900's, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (of Kellogg Corn Flake fame), ran a "sanitarium" (which now would be considered a health retreat or destination spa) where he treated thousands of people for a variety of ailments. He reported in the 1917 Journal of American Medicine that from more than 40,000 cases – as a result of diet, exercise, and enemas – in all but twenty cases surgery had to be used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disease. He held the opinion that when attempting to evaluate or treat

disease, most physicians rarely explored an individual's colon health. He maintained that 90% of the civilization diseases were due to an improperly functioning colon. He shared his 40 years of experience when he published a book on colon cleansing and the bowels effects of health. During the 1930's, Dr. Henry A. Cotton published several articles in the Journal of American Medical Association, discussing the use of colon cleansing and its successful outcomes. What Dr. Cotton had observed was a phenomenon called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;autointoxicationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Dr. Arbuthnot Lane (1856-1943), a well respected English physician and colon specialist, made a profound statement that constipation was the cause of all ills of civilization. Through his study of scientific evidence he discovered that the relationship between the bowel and the maintenance of a healthy body was an intrinsic one. Because of his conviction that proper care of the colon was essential for the prevention of disease, he spent the last 25 years of his life teaching people how to care for their colons. In the 1950's, "colonics" were flourishing in the United States. The prestigious Beverly Boulevard in California was then known as "Colonic Row". By the Mid 1960's, enemas and colonics slowly wasted away and by the early 1970's most colon cleansing devices were removed from hospitals and nursing homes. Prescription laxatives and surgery gain favor. The philosophy of practicing medicine changed its focus from preventative to symptomatic. It became easier to treat a symptom than to find the cause of the problem. To write a prescription and to take a pill is much more time effective and thus less expensive than hiring personnel to administer a colon therapy session. All "blame" cannot be put on physicians themselves. We people became lazy. Thus we began seeking the "magic pill".

Chapter 3:

The Ancient Chinese in Cancer Healing

"He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors." - Chinese Proverb quotes 83

"The Chinese medicine is one of the BEST healing systems in the world." " (- 2000 BC) Traditional Chinese Medicine Books: Chinese Herbal Therapies for Immune Disorders by Subhuti Dharmananda Ph.D. (1988); Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine by Harriet Beinfield, L.Ac. and Efrem Korngold, L.Ac., (1991); The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine, by Ted J. Kaptchak (1983).

From Ancient India, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take a look next door into the world of the ULTIMATE ANCIENT HEALING SYSTEM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; into ancient Chinese healing arts also known as traditional Chinese medicine. China is one of the first countries to have a medical culture. With a history of 5,000 years, it has formed a gigantic knowledge of medical science, theory, diagnostic methods, prescriptions, and cures. The ancient medicine originated in the region of eastern Asia which today includes China, Tibet, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. Tribal shamans and holy men who lived as hermits in the mountains of China as early as 3500 BC practiced what was called the "Way of Long Life." 1 The basic concepts of this more than 5000 years old healing art are the Taoist doctrine of yin and yang (the theory of opposites), the FIVE ELEMENTS 84

"No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself." - Chinese Proverb "Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine." - Lord Byron "Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other." - Anton Chekhov "A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world". - Paul Dudley White "Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." - Luther Burbank

(metal, wood, water, fire, and earth), and "QI" (pronounced chee), the vital energy of life that circulates in the human body via a system of pathways. THE CONCEPT: The Chinese healing system holds that the human body's life is a result of a BALANCE of yin and yang. Yin is the inner and negative principle, yang the outer and positive. The key reason why there is sickness is because the two aspects lose their HARMONY. From the body-mind connection perspective, Chinese medicine and Ayurveda do agree with each other. They both say that the body and mind of a person are inseparable. The ancient Chinese healing arts also consider a person's well-being physically and mentally. They approach one’s health with a due consideration to nature in all its complexity and multidimensionality. Simplified, to have good health, you must have a good spirit and you must CONSTANTLY WORK on improving it." MACROCOSMIC LAWS: In order to kickstart the healing powers of nature, ancient Chinese medicine takes a far different approach in comparison to the ‘conventional drug and knife based medicine’. Chinese medicine treats the body as a microcosm that follows macrocosmic laws and is continually influenced

"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." - Voltaire "It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy." - Chinese Proverb "God isn't compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice. Our civilization has chosen machinery and medicine and happiness." - Aldous Huxley

"Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity." - Hippocrates

"One of the first duties of the physician

by macrocosmic factors such as the seasonal patterns created by conjunctions of sun, moon, and stars. It defines health as the process of refining body essences, cultivating vital and spiritual forces, and maximizing physiological functions.2 In comparison to the western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine treats the body as a sovereign entity and sees health as the absence of pathology. The central idea of Chinese medicine is about ENHANCING natural healing. Therefore, ancient Chinese medicine comprises four interrelated therapies: Zhong Yao (herbal medicine), Zhen Jiu (acupuncture and moxibustion), Qi Gong (vital energy exercises), and Tui Na (therapeutic massage). With these healing methods, Chinese medicine aims to PREVENT or HEAL disease by maintaining or restoring the yin-yang balance. 4 HEALING THE BODY: The body is considered a part of nature. To be healthy, the microcosm (body) needs to be in balance just as does the world around it. The balance is maintained through traditional Chinese medicine methods like acupuncture and massage as well as mental and spiritual development. These methods keep the Qi or life force

is to educate the masses not to take medicine." - William Osler "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died." - Erma Bombeck

"The medicine increases the disease." - Virgil

"Modern medicine is a negation of health. It isn't organized to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick than it heals." - Ivan Illich

moving freely through the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that normal aging is not necessarily accompanied by illness. HEALING THE MIND: Thoughts and feelings are considered vital to maintain the body healthy. Traditional Chinese medicine states that behaviors and relationships directly impact one’s health. It is impossible to sever the connectivity between spirit, body, and mind. HEALING THE SPIRIT: Compassion for others and personal development are seen as important elements to maintain good health. Cultivating these qualities fosters harmony – and therefore health – within the person, family, and community. HEALING REGIMEN: The healing regimen of ancient Chinese medicine included a DIET based on HERBS and other plants, KUNG-FU exercises, and special BREATHING TECHNIQUES. These were thought to REBALANCE the body, mind and spirit and to ultimately improve vitality and life expectancy. THE BOTTOM LINE: Today this ancient medicine is practiced by about one-fifth of the world's population. Hundreds of millions of people around the world regard Chinese medicine as their first line of defense in maintaining their health and preventing or combating disease. 4, 5

"Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic." - Thomas Szasz

"Preventive medicine isn't part of a physician's everyday routine, which is spent dispensing drugs and performing surgery." - Deepak Chopra "Oh the powers of nature. She knows what we need, and the doctors know nothing." - Benvenuto Cellini

"Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages." - James Madison

Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature (The following information was excerpted from a Study: Guoyan Yang, Xun Li, Xiaoli Li, et al., "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature," Evidence- Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2012, Article ID 751046, 8 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/751046) 6

1. Introduction Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, it has accounted for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008, and deaths from cancer worldwide are projected to continue to rise to over 11 million in 2030 [1]. Conventional treatment for cancer, such as surgery and chemo/radio therapy, aims at curing the disease or prolonging life while improving the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of life (QOL) [1] . However, it is acknowledged that most cancer patients suffer from both the disease itself and symptoms induced by conventional treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a holistic system of medicine including herbal medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion, tuina, dietary therapy, and qigong. TCM has unique theories of the diagnosis and treatment, which is mostly the syndrome differentiation and prescription of herbal formula. A systematic review of case reports showed rich information of case reports about TCM therapies for cancer and suggested potential benefit [2] .Case series, a classical type of observational study, retrospective or prospective, report and examine the medical results of a series of cases exposed to a certain intervention (prevention or treatment) [3] . According to Oxford grading of evidence, case series are graded level 4, which is generally considered as low strength- level evidence [4] . However, all or none of the case series ("met when all patients died before the Rx (intervention) became available, but some now survive on it, or when some patients died before the Rx became available, but Refernece: Guoyan Yang, Xun Li, Xiaoli Li, et al., "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature,"

none now die on it") are graded up to 1c of all 5 levels [5] .There have been a considerable number of case series concerning TCM for cancer published in Chinese journals, yet no systematic summary has been done. Without analyzing these publications, we will not detect any possible valuable information from the considerable amount of evidence. Therefore, this review aims to systematically identify, collect, and summarize case series on TCM in the treatment of cancer published in Chinese journals to provide an overview of current evidence of TCM for cancer treatment. Through this review, we hope to find potentials for further studies and to make recommendations for further TCM case series report from the methodology point of view (â&#x20AC;Ś). 3. Results 3.1. Bibliometric Information A total of 115,954 citations were identified and screened by two authors (G. Yang and X. Li) based on the searching of the four electronic databases, and 113,639 citations were excluded due to duplication, irrelevant title, and/or abstract. Full texts of the remaining 2,315 citations were retrieved and evaluated according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and 1,098 citations were excluded. In total, 1,217 reports of case series involving 92,945 cancer patients were included in this review Among the retrieved reports from 1958 to 2011, only 2 [7, 8] were published before 1969. However, the number of publications concerning cancer patients per year appeared to increase from 1972 with the peak of 110 reports in 2008 (no publications were found in 1959 and in 1961â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1971) (Figure 2). The number of patients involved in the 1,217 reports varied from 5 to 18,963 patients per study [9, 10]. 1086 (89.24%) reports involved less than 100 patients.

Refernece: Guoyan Yang, Xun Li, Xiaoli Li, et al., "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature,"

3.2. Types of Cancer and Cancer- Related Conditions Out of the 1,217 reports of case series, 652 reported the treatment of cancer, 16 reported the treatment of precancerosis (8 for chronic atrophic gastritis and 6 for myelodysplastic syndrome, mainly for the prevention of stomach cancer and leukemia), and 549 reported the treatment of adverse reactions after surgery or induced by chemo/radio therapy and complications, of which cancer pain, leucopenia, effusion in thoracic cavity or abdominal cavity, and hiccup were most frequently reported Among all the 652 reports covering ten categories of cancer, a total of 27 different types of cancer were included. The top three categories were digestive cancer, respiratory cancer and hematologic/lymphatic cancer Lung cancer, liver cancer, and stomach cancer were the top three cancer types according to frequency both calculated by number of publication, and patients. Leukemia was the 5th and 4th most frequent cancer calculated by number of publications and by patients, respectively

3.3. Diagnostic Criteria In the 652 case series reports on cancer treated by TCM, 542 (83.13%) described the diagnostic criteria, 478 (73.31%) described the gold standard (pathological diagnosis), 407 (62.42%) described the cancer stage, and 364 (55.83%) described TCM syndrome differentiation. In the remaining 565 reports on precancerous diseases, symptoms induced by chemo/radio therapies or other cancer- related conditions, 396 (70.09%) described the diagnostic criteria, 245 (43.36%) described the gold standard (pathological criteria), 135 (23.89%) described the cancer stages, and 247 (43.72%) described TCM syndrome differentiation.3.4. Types of Intervention Among the 1,217 reports, 678 (55.71%) with

Refernece: Guoyan Yang, Xun Li, Xiaoli Li, et al., "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature,"

61,529 (66.20%) cancer patients reported the application of TCM therapy alone and 539 (44.29%) with 31,690 (34.10%) cancer patients reported the integration of TCM and conventional medicine. A total of 4912 (5.28%) patients have received more than one type of TCM therapy in 73 (6.00%) reports. Out of the 1,217 reports, herbal medicine and acupoint stimulation were most frequently applied. The top three applications of herbal medicine were formula based on syndrome differentiation, self- prescribed formula, and Chinese patent medicine. Types of acupoint stimulation mainly involved manual acupuncture, acupuncture point injection, and electroacupuncture Among the 652 reports for the treatment of cancer, herbal medicine was mostly reported in 640 (98.16%) reports involving 59,918 (98.17%) patients, while tuina was not used. For the administration of herbal medicine in the 1,217 reports, oral medication applied in 912 (74.94%) reports with 77,080 (82.93%) patients, external application in 163 (13.39%) with 8,802 (9.47%), and injection in 158 (12.98%) with 7,559 (8.13%) were most frequently reported types. Oral medication was most frequently applied for formula based on syndrome differentiation. The administration of injection was applied for either injection extracted from herbs (including angelica injection, astragalus injection, and Shenmai injection) or injection of western medicine (including dexamethasone, lidocaine, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin K1, vitamin K3, and anticholinergic agent).Out of the 1,217 reports, 1,193 (98.03%) described the detailed TCM treatment regimens, 1,017 (83.57%) described dosage, and 784 (64.42%) described treatment course. Altogether there were 732 (60.15%) reports described that completed the description of the treatment. The conventional therapies were mainly chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy. Transcatheter arterial chemotherapy applied in 24 (4.45%) reports was to treat liver cancer and lung cancer mainly.3.5. Outcome Measures Reported Symptom relief was the most frequently reported outcome measure in 1,120, (92.03%)

Refernece: Guoyan Yang, Xun Li, Xiaoli Li, et al., "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature,"

reports with 84,380 (90.78%) patients, followed by survival in 410 (33.69%) reports with 48,213 (51.87%) patients, quality of life in 228 (18.73%) reports with 13,143 (14.14%) patients, reducing adverse reactions induced by chemo/radiotherapy in 168 (13.80%) reports with 7,539 (8.11%) patients, relapse in 73 (6.00%) reports with 3,726 (4.01%) patients, metastasis in 53 (4.35%) reports with 2,478 (2.67%) patients, reducing adverse reactions after surgery in 17 (1.40%) reports with 1,079 (1.16%) patients, and safety in 169 (13.89%) reports with 27,230 (29.30%) patients. Among the 652 reports for treatment of cancer, symptom relief was the most commonly reported outcome in 576 (88.34%) reports with 54,563 (89.40%) patients. Survival was reported in 360 (53.68%) reports with 44,772 (73.35%) patients, in the way of reporting the exact length of survival or rate of survival. In the rest, symptom relief was also the most commonly reported in 544 (96.28%) reports with 29,837 (92.70%) patients. Survival was reported in 51 (9.03%) reports with 3,481 (10.81%) patients. Totally 228 (18.73%) reports reported quality of life, 153 (67.11%) mentioned the Karnofsky performance status scale, a standardized measurement for quality of life, and 6 (2.63%) mentioned other status scales (ECOGWHO performance status EORTC QLQ- C30 and self- designed scales) [11]. The rest were considered as unclear reports with typical descriptions: "the patient is in high quality of life now" or "the patient is in a stable condition now" [12].Out of the 1,217 reports, 414 (34.02%) reported composite outcomes, which described outcomes as predefined grades such as cured, improved, and ineffective, within each grade involved the evaluation of more than one original outcome [13]. All of the 1,217 reports were retrospective studies, in which data were collected basically from medical records and without clear description of follow- up.3.6. Adequacy of Reporting Out of the 1,217 reports, 1,182 (97.12%) reported structurally, but not in a structured manner including objective, methods and material (involving participants, treatment regimens, and outcome measures), results,

Refernece: Guoyan Yang, Xun Li, Xiaoli Li, et al., "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature,"

discussion, and/or conclusion. Most of the reports lacked subheadings such as objectives, conclusion, and discussion. 12 (0.99%) reports lacked subheading of result, 95 (7.81%) reports lacked subheading of conclusion, and 37 (3.04%) lacked subheading of discussion. There were 29 (2.38%) reports that lacked data of patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; baseline information concerning age, sex, and cancer or cancer- related conditions, 7 (0.58%) reports lacked data of treatment regimens concerning dosage, administration, and course. A total of 169 (13.89%) reports provided recommendation for clinical application in conclusion or discussion section, while the rest objectively reported the advantages and disadvantages or did not provide. 4. Discussion 4.1. Description of Current Situation of TCM for Cancer Care This review has comprehensively identified and summarized cancer case series for the first time, and 1,217 reports were found in the area of TCM for cancer from the year 1958 to 2011. This brings us an overview and also can provide information for further research and clinical application. The number of publications per year increased from 1970s with the peak in 2008, which is consistent with findings in a review of case reports in cancer care [2]. During the literature search and study selection, after evaluating full texts most reports were excluded as non- case- series, especially for reporting "control" or "randomized." This might indicate that researchers have paid more attention to higher- level evidence from 2008. Another possibility is publication lag in different Chinese databases for the year 2009 and 2010, thus an update searching should be conducted in the future to check whether there are more publications identified in the more recent time. Cancer types treated by TCM therapies in case series covered 10 categories. Either calculated by

Refernece: Guoyan Yang, Xun Li, Xiaoli Li, et al., "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature,"

number of publications or patients, the most frequently reported cancer types were generally consistent with the most common types of cancer (lung, stomach, liver, breast, and esophageal cancer) causing death in Asia and in China [14]. Leukemia, the most frequently reported cancer type in a review of case reports in cancer care [2], was the 4th or 5th most frequently reported cancer type treated by TCM in this review. Leukopenia induced by chemo/radiotherapy was a common type of conditions treated by TCM. These findings might indicate that TCM therapies might have POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES for treating hematologic disease. (â&#x20AC;Ś) 4.3. Potential for Further Studies Since the reports involved in this review were all retrospective case series, we could just provide an overview of TCM for cancer treatment without any recommendation of specific treatment for clinical application. Therefore, we encourage that higher- level prospective studies (controlled clinical trials or randomized controlled trials) with scientific hypothesis could be established to assess the efficacy and safety of TCM for cancer. Based on TCM therapies used in case series for cancer, we suggest that further studies can focus on the most frequently applied TCM therapies, Chinese herbal medicine, especially formula based on syndrome differentiation.

Refernece: Guoyan Yang, Xun Li, Xiaoli Li, et al., "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature,"

Healing with Traditional Chinese Medicine (The following information is excerpted from: Chinese Herbs & Chinese Medicine For Fighting Cancer, www.drshen.com)7

Drawings of tumors have been found on turtle shells and "oracle bones" dating from the eleventh century B.C. Medical texts dating from 200 B.C. have detailed descriptions of tumors and their causes. Cancer is well known and well documented in Chinese medical literature. Yet there is no word for cancer in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This is because Chinese medicine has always regarded cancer as several different diseases rather than a single disease. Ironically, modern physicians are beginning to recognize this as well. Perhaps in our search for "The Cure", we can find a measure of help in the vast experience of Chinese medicine. Chinese holistic herbal medicine for cancer is based on the principle of FU ZHENG GU BEN. "Fu Zheng" means strengthening what is correct. "Gu Ben" means regeneration and repair. Treating cancer with Chinese herbs requires diagnosing according to the four examinations. The aim of treatment is to harmonize the patient as well as to attack cancer. Commonly, there are at least three causes that underly most breast cancers. STAGNATION, DAMP ACCUMULATION, and TOXICITY. In the West, we are familiar with the toxic causes of cancer. Thousands of substances have been documented to "cause" cancer. What is missing from our modern- day understanding are several traditional Chinese concepts. First is the concept of FLOW and how it relates to health: Good health depends on normal flows of fluid and energy (blood and qi). These flows are responsible for nourishment and discharge. Flows are affected by physical, mental, and environmental

Refernece: Chinese Herbs & Chinese Medicine For Fighting Cancer, www.drshen.com"

influences. Poor flow (stagnation) can lead to accumulations (tumors, cysts, etc.). Cancer can occur when poor flow causes prolonged exposure to toxicity. These toxic carcinogens can come from outside or inside the body. Our bodies are chemical factories, capable of generating toxic waste. When elimination of this waste is impeded by stagnation, stress is placed upon the cells. Cancer is one possible outcome. Normalizing these flows and strengthening "what is correct", tends to promote recovery and health. The second missing concept is IMMUNITY. In the West, we are beginning to recognize our immune system and what its role might be in the cause and cure of many diseases, including cancer. TCM has recognized the immune concept for several thousand years. In that time, many ways have been devised to enhance the protective Qi. Chinese Herbal Holistic Medicine for Cancer: What's In An Anti- Cancer Formula. 1 - Herbs to Reduce Stagnation. The accumulation (tumor) is attacked with strong blood breaking and anticancer herbs. Herbs will differ according to the location of the cancer. Because many patients receive chemotherapy, and because toxicity may be a disease factor, anti- toxic herbs are often added. 2 - Herbs to Strengthen the Immune System and balance the body. Reduce excess and supplement deficiencies. Most important is the body's immune energy (Wei Qi) which must be heightened to help subdue the cancer process. One or more herbs are also included to strengthen digestion and absorption of the cancer medicine. 3 - Eliminate the Root Causes of the Cancer - to prevent recurrence. We must seek to understand what is the cause, or the causes.

Refernece: Chinese Herbs & Chinese Medicine For Fighting Cancer, www.drshen.com"

VITALIZE BLOOD AND/OR QI HERBS Chih Ko Aurantium E Zhu Curcuma Zedoaria Tao Ren Persicae Semen Hong Hua Carthami Tinctori San Leng Sparganii Rhizoma Wu Ling Shi Trogopterori Pteromi

ANTI- CANCER HERBS

STRENGTHENING HERBS

Rei Shi and various mushrooms Lu Feng Fang Hornet Nest Long Kui Solanum Ban Zhi Lian Scutellaria Dong Ling Cao Rabdosime Rubescentis Bai Hua She She Cao Oldenlandia

Astragalus Huang Qi Xi Yang Shen American Ginseng Shu Di Huang Chinese Foxglove Root Gan Cao Chinese Licorice Root Dang Gui Angelica Sinensis Bie Jia Turtle shell

OTHER HERBS Yi Yi Ren Coix LuGen Phragmites Bai Mao Gen Imperata Mu Li - Oyster Shell and other shells Pu Gong Yin Taraxacum Ji Xue Teng Millettia

Life-building with Fu Zheng Tonic Before we begin, let’s make some things clear straight from the beginning. The leading cause of death in China is CANCER. You hear right! Cancer has overrun stroke in China. This is how SERIOUS the situation truly is! Conventional Western cancer therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery had been increasingly used in Chinese hospitals since the 1960’s. HOWEVER, the side effects of these treatments had often been – there just as they are here – highly debilitating. This led the Chinese government to fund research into traditional herbal medicines. They dug deep into the history and found an ancient herbal anticancer therapy called ‘Fu Zheng’ (meaning ‗Fortify the Righteous‘). Fu Zheng is an ancient blend of Chinese herbs used to support the immune system as a deep acting IMMUNE SYSTEM TONIC. The most common herbs used in Fu Zheng are astragalus, milletis, reishi mushroom, panax ginseng, schizandra, jujube, ligusticum, hoelen, salvia, ho shou wu, cordyceps, atractylodis, and codonopsis. These herbs strengthen predominantly the body's nonspecific IMMUNITY and increase the number of T-cells.

"Herbs have healing powers because they are charged with light and are alive with life. Herbs, like humans and all living beings, are positioned to adapt and respond, as opposed to drugs, which are solely functional." - Donald Yance "The most common herbs used in Fu Zheng are blood vitalizing herbs, including Ginseng, Astragalus (HuangQi)* Ganoderma Mushroom (LingZy)* Relative Root (DangShen)* Atractylodes (BaiZhu)* Licorice Root (GanCao)* Rehmannia (ShengDiHuang) Glehnia Root (BeiShaShen) Schizandra (WuWeiZi)* Ginger Root (ShengJiang) Jujube Fruit (DaZao) Millettia Root (JiXueTeng) Cuscuta Seed (TuSiZi) Dioscorea Root (ShanYao) Platycodon Root (JieGeng) Ligustrum Fruit (NuZhenZi)* Paeonia Root (BaiShao) Citrus Peel (ChenPi)." - Donald Yance, Arlene Valentine, Herbal Medicine, Healing & Cancer 8

The Chinese decided to use this POWER TONIC as an adjunct to chemotherapy and radiation. The results were mind-blowing: Fu Zheng successfully protects the immune system and INCREASES survival rates by enhancing the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy without negative side effects. Studies performed by the Chinese show that a full 91.5% of patients in China who received both chemotherapy and the Fu Zheng therapy responded with tumor shrinkage compared to 46.9% of patients who received chemotherapy alone. In every study conducted, the group receiving Fu Zheng herbs plus chemotherapy DID BETTER. The Bottom Line: The Fu Zheng tonic has been shown to PROTECT the immune system from damage and to INCREASE survival rates, sometimes even DRAMATICALLY! If the Fu Zheng therapy worked 2000 years ago, it will do the same job today. You can brew Fu Zheng tonic as a tea or it can be taken as a liquid extract. All I can tell you is GO FOR IT!

"Studies show that a full 91.5% of patients in China who received both chemotherapy and Fu Zheng Therapy responded with tumors shrinkage, compared to 46.9 percent of patients who received chemotherapy alone. Doctors at Beijing Institute for Cancer Research also found significant differences in response rates as well as survival times between the two groups. It is important to note that in every study conducted, the group receiving Fu Zheng herbs plus chemotherapy showed more improvement and longer survival time than the group received chemotherapy alone. When Fu Zheng herbal therapy was used as an adjuvant to radiation therapy to treat pharyngeal cancer, the five-year survival rate was more than twice as high (53 percent) as in a group not receiving the herbs (24 percent)." - Dr. Lin Cheng Speer LAc, OMD, PhD, Guan Yin Acupuncture Center, www.drlinspeer.com 9

Life-building with Yin-Yang (The following information was excerpted from: Yin And Yang Healing by Lawrence Wilson, MD, http://drlwilson.com/, The Center For Development, June 2011. Reprinted with permission. Special Thanks to Lawrence Wilson.) 10

In Indian philosophy and Chinese philosophy, the concept of yinâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;yang literally means "dark and light". This represents the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work. The outer circle represents "everything", while the black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies, called "yin" (black) and "yang" (white), which cause everything to happen. Yin and Yang is one of the most fundamental concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as it is the foundation of diagnosis and treatment. Yin and yang are two sides of dualism. Simplified, it is two opposites that complete the whole. It is the tail and the head of a coin. The tail is yin, and then the head is yang. They exist alongside one another. The head cannot exist without the tail, and the tail cannot exist without the head. Everything in this world is a dualism. In it, you can always find yin and yang. The earth we live on is yin, and the sun that brings us warmth is yang. A woman is yin, and a man is yang. Sadness is yin, while joyfulness is yang. Generally, yin is passive, oppressed and feminine. Yang, on the other hand, is active, bright and masculine. Managing yin yang is something that we have to do all the time. Knowing how the yin and yang energies can be altered helps us to have a better control of reality. Achieving yin- yang balance helps you to stay healthy, happy and fulfilled (â&#x20AC;Ś).

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Principles Regarding the Idea of Yin and Yang 1. Nothing is purely yin or pure yang. That cannot exist in a balanced universe. In fact, if it does begin to occur, the one changes to the other, at times. This is the basis for atom bombs, for example, as matter (more yang) is changed into pure energy (more yin) in a violent way. 2. The proportions of yin and yang are always changing. In other words, it is a dynamic concept that is always shifting as conditions change. 3. Yin and yang always coexist and are complementary opposites. They are not "antagonists", but rather work together to build our physical universe. This means dark and light have their place, as do male and female, hot and cold, contraction and expansion. 4. Most peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bodies are extremely yin today. This is the cause of most illness, from a yin and yang balance perspective. It also means that the best results will often occur with the use of more yang therapies, diets and healing methods. Health, today, normally means to become far more yang. Disease, today, tends to mean that one has become too yin. This was not always the case. However, with the amount of toxic chemicals, radiation, toxic metals, yin infections such as yeast infections, and other factors in play today, this is the case in almost everyone. Rare exceptions many include people whose attitudes are too yang, or who have toxins that could make the body very yang, but these are extremely rare and hardly ever seen. Toxins and attitudes are mostly what I would call toxic yang that is quite temporary. However, exceptions can occur.

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Applying These Principles to Healing Applying the principles of yin and yang properly is a key idea in nutritional balancing science, and it is what separates it from most other nutritional healing systems. This is not a new idea, as it was practiced as part of Taoism, ancient Chinese medicine, acupuncture, acupressure and other healing arts. However, nutritional balancing carries it forward into Western concepts of medicine, joining East and West in this regards. It has application in the recommended diet, the supplement program, the recommended lifestyle, the detoxification protocol, metabolic typing, avoidance of certain toxins, the recommended drinking water, the recommended meditation exercise, and even the suggested beliefs and attitudes that we find favor health over disease. We find that balancing yin and yang 1) reduces stress enormously, 2) leads to spiritual development in a balanced way, 3) removes more toxic metals and toxic chemicals, 4) favors most enzyme reactions in the body and 5) improves vitality in a way that nothing else can do. It is as though the body is like a seesaw and extremes of yin or yang energy unbalance it, like swinging wildly to one side or the other side. This places tremendous stress on the body and leads to illness. Keeping oneself balanced, on the other hand, reduces stress and greatly favors healing. Let us examine how balancing yin and yang is used in nutritional balancing science. Metabolic typing is about yin and yang. The idea of yin and yang is the most comprehensive system available regarding metabolic types. It is the basis for typing the bodies as fast or slow oxidizers. Fast oxidation is much more yang, while slow oxidation is more yin. In general, the more extreme the oxidation rate, the more extreme the yin- yang imbalance.

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Mineral ratios and yin and yang. A higher sodium/ potassium ratio is more yang, while a lower ratio is much more yin. Other ratios are less clear, although most likely a lower calcium/magnesium ratio is somewhat more yang, while a high calcium/magnesium is often, though not always much more yin. Supplements. All synthetic and even natural vitamins, minerals and herbs tend to be yin compared to whole, natural foods. Therefore, we are careful not to use too many supplements or any kind. Detoxification procedures. Those that are hot and dry such as sauna baths are more yang. those that are cold and damp such as juice therapy or clay baths are more yin. Toxins. Most toxins are extremely yin because they disrupt life. This includes toxic metals, and toxic organisms such as bacteria and viruses. Their effects on the body can be either yin or yang, but generally their effect is yin. Fungi and parasites such as worms and amoeba in the body are even more yin. Most medical drugs and almost all herbs, along with the isolated vitamins and isolated minerals are yin, especially homeopathic remedies. For this reason, all should be used sparingly. Electromagnetic fields generally have a very yin effect, as does ionizing radiation from nuclear power plants and A- bomb fallout. Yin is generally harmful on planet earth today and best avoided.

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Why Are So Many Bodies Yin? Traditional Chinese medical practitioners would say the reason for so many yin bodies is deficient chi or vital energy. Many factors can deplete the chi including one's diet, lifestyle, stress and other factors. In particular, since 1940 or so, several factors have combined to render most bodies extremely yin. Ionizing radiation. The atomic bomb, through testing and accidents, has spread radioactive fallout all over the planet. Low- level emissions occur from nuclear power plants, smoke detectors, computer monitors, television sets and fluorescent lamps. Widespread medical and dental use of x- rays, radioactive dyes and radiation therapy add to radiation exposure. Uranium mining is another source of low- level contamination. Fortunately, humanity has learned a lot about radioactive fallout and the safety is improving. However, the problem of rogue nations developing weapons and using them remains a serious problem. Electromagnetic pollution. This is also very yin and growing at an astronomical rate with the advent of cell phone towers everywhere, computers in every home, especially laptop computers and hand- held devices like portable telephones. These all give off fields that are very yin and chaotic. Riding in airplanes with large spinning turbines in them near your head, and even riding in automobiles with large alternators spinning nearby also give off electromagnetic waves of varying degrees of chaos. Even house wiring and common radio and TV signals are quite yin, though not nearly as bad as cell phone radiation. Toxic metals and chemicals everywhere. Industrial development and growth of the chemical industry has spread thousands of yin toxic chemicals throughout the environment. These include toxic metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic,

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aluminum and beryllium. It also includes thousands of toxic chemicals such as solvents, pesticides, plastics and many other classes of compounds. Changes in the food supply. These have been massive in the 20th and 21st century, and almost all are more yin. They include: soils depleted of minerals due to soil mining, essentially, use of hybrid crops, use of pesticides, use of superphosphate fertilizers. For example, wild fruit, like crab apples, are small, hard and not too sweet. Cultivated fruit is often larger and sweeter (more yin). Also, food is grown far away and transported thousands of miles in many cases to get to you. Also, some is irradiated, another very yin procedure. Food refining. Most food processing and refining have made food far more yin. This includes refining of wheat, sugar, rice and other grains. It also includes adding thousands of toxic chemicals to prepared food, most of which are yin or have a yin effect. Dietary changes. The diets have also become more yin, with the consumption of much more white sugar, white flour instead of whole grains, and less red meat and fat consumption. Items like soda pop, beer and wine are also far more yin than water, tea or coffee. Sugar- eating is probably the most important of all of these dietary shifts. Medical drug use. This is a more yang approach to health care than some types, but now has turned yin because it is so overused. Especially the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in America in 1967 and similar socialized programs in other nations, have resulted in tremendous use of yin chemicals as medicines. Almost all prescription drugs are yin. This includes most popular drugs such as antibiotics, anti depressants and many others. Surgery and radiation therapy are also extremely yin. Recreational drug and alcohol use. This includes marijuana, heroine, alcohol, tobacco, ecstasy and other psychedelics, all of which are very yin. Planetary pollution. This has caused a mixture of more yin and more yang conditions. As explained earlier, toxic metals are yang, of themselves, but they cause Reference: Lawrence Wilson, MD, Yin And Yang Healing, Drlwilson.Com, The Center For Development, June 2011

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chaos in the bodies, making them much more yin. Oxygen in the air is reduced in the cities, which is more yang. However, this also causes disease that is yin. Polluted air, water and food, overall, has a very yin effect on mankind today. Planetary cycles play a role. "The age of Aquarius" is not just the name of a song. It is a planetary position in the 25,000- year cycle of our solar system through the Milky Way as the galaxy revolves around our central sun located in the Pleiades. It will last about 2000 years. Its qualities are a time of change, reflection, questioning and the chaos that goes with it. It began around 1940 and will last until about 3100. It is a time when a more yang approach to life and yangizing influences are needed to offset new ideas and concepts which tend to be yin. It is also an age of information which is yin and it is a radioactive age â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with nuclear weapons and so on, which is also very yin and these must be balanced with a more yang diet and lifestyle and attitudes that are more yang such as taking responsibility for oneself. The former age, the Piscean age, by contrast was a more yang time with lead in the environment, for instance, and required more fruit and juices and salads in the diet than is required today. With these rather severe changes have come new diseases, while some older ones such as tuberculosis and typhoid fever are not as prevalent. This is how yin and yang, as well as nutrition, interact with disease states, another complex topic for another article.

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Attribute Tendency Function

Movement Vibration Direction Position Weight Temperature Light Humidity Density Size Shape Form Texture Atomic particle Elements Environment Climatic effects

YIN - V - Centrifugal Force Expansion Diffusion Dispersion Separation Decomposition More inactive, slower Shorter wave and higher frequency Ascent and vertical More outward and peripheral Lighter Colder Darker More wet Thinner Larger More expansive and fragile Longer Softer Electron N, O, P.Ca.etc. Vibration ... Air ... Water . Tropical climate

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YANG - A - Centripetal Force Contraction Fusion Assimilation Gathering Organization More active, faster Longer wave and lower frequency Descent and horizontal More inward and central Heavier Hotter Brighter More dry Thicker Smaller More contractive and harder Shorter Harder Proton H, C, Na, As, Mg, etc. .. Earth Colder climate

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More peripheral. orthosympathetfic More gentle, negative, defensive More psychological and mental More universal Dealing more with the future More spiritually oriented

Attitude, emotion Work Consciousness Mental function Culture

YANG - A - Centripetal Force More animal quality Male More compacted and condensed More central, parasympathetic More active, positive. aggressive More physical and social More specific Dealing more with the past More materially oriented

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Yang Digestive functions in general Fluid circulation functions Parasympathetic nervous functions Male functions Physical activities Consuming functions Descending movement Gathering, incoming movement Contracting movement Inhaling function Inflexible movement Rapid movement 108

Correcting the Yin- Yang Balance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Food and Dietary Concepts (The following information was excerpted from: Yin And Yang Healing by Lawrence Wilson, MD, http://drlwilson.com/, The Center For Development, June 2011. Reprinted with permission. Special Thanks to Lawrence Wilson.) 10

1. The balance of yin and yang in the body is often determined by the food one eats more than any other single factor. Thus, a basic understanding of how food affects oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yin and yang balance is essential. 2. Many qualities of a food affect its yin or yang qualities. These include, but are not limited to its freshness, nutrient content, animal or vegetable derivation, how it is prepared, how and where it grows, toxins it contains, level of etheric energy, and even such things as its color, texture and other qualities. 3. The yin- yang balance in foods has little to do with a "balanced" diet in modern dietetics. The Western idea of a balanced diet is based on balancing various food groups such as fruits, vegetables and grains. This is a different idea. 4. Toxins, nutrients, fiber and other chemical factors found in all foods can be yin or yang, depending on their chemical nature. 5. Freshness is a very important quality to determine yin or yang. Fresh food is far more yang in almost all cases. Denatured, processed, refined, old, stale, wilted, or spoiled food is much more yin. This has to do with the etheric energy of foods, discussed below. Yang quality and etheric energy. Etheric energy is sometimes also called vitality or life energy. Some people have instruments to measure it. A food that is higher in etheric energy, or a cooking method that preserves or enhances etheric energy, will be more yang. Fresher foods have much more etheric energy and are therefore much more yang. Old, stale or canned foods have much less etheric energy and are more yin.

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Frying food actually seems to preserve the etheric energy a little more. This is why Oriental cooking recommends stir- frying, and it is one reason that organic blue and yellow corn chips may be excellent foods, even though they are made with cooked vegetable oils. 6. Macrobiotics is a modern version of this approach to dietetics. This science was introduced to America by Mr. Michio Kushi in the 1960s from Japan. While some of it is excellent, some parts of it must be changed, in my opinion, based upon hair mineral analysis research. Macrobiotics is based on ancient Japanese and Chinese Taoist philosophy. It divides foods into those that are more yin in nature, versus those of a yang nature. The chart below depicts the way foods tend to be classified on a scale from yang to yin: Table of Yin- Yang and Life- Style Habits Extreme Yin White Sugar, Alcohol, Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, Amphetamines, Pain Killers, Tranquilizers, Nicotine, Caffeine, Artificial Sweetners, Preservatives, Atomic and Electromagnetic Radiation, Microwave

White, Processed Breads, Pastas and Pastries, Tomato, Potato, Eggplant, Grapefruit, Banana, Pineapple, Peppers, Spinach, Spices, Honey, Maple Syrup, Reference: Yin And Yang Healing by Lawrence Wilson, MD, http://drlwilson.com/, The Center For Development, 2011

Slightly Yang Growing below ground: rutabaga, turnip, parsnip, carrot, onion, garlic, and ginger (are more yang) Yams and sweet potatoes are less yang because they contain more sugar and starch. Those with leaves are less yang but also excellent. These include cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, spinach, turnip greens, mustard greens, kale, celery and a few others. Grains Prepared in their whole form: Rice, Barley, Millet, Wheat, Oats, Rye, Buckwheat, Quinoa, Teff, Amaranth, Azuki, Carrots, Parships, Daikon, Burdock, 110

Cashews, Soft Cheeses, Cream, Yogurt, Butter, Electric Cooking. Dried fruits are less watery, but are still extremely yin due to their sugar content. Most raw plants and herbs are also very yin. Beans such as Lentils, Black Beans, Chickpeas, Cucumber, Celery, Sprouts, Peas, Green Beans, Summer Squash, Mushrooms, Whole Grain Noodles, Tofu, Tempeh, Parsely, Scallions, Beets, Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Strawberries, Canteloupe, Apricots, Watermelon, Grapes, Oranges, Tangerines, Lemons, Almonds, Walnuts, Rice Syrup, Barley Malt. Onions, Red Radish, Lotus Root, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Squash, Kale, Collards, Mustard Greens, Bok Choy, Nappa, Leeks Raw \ pureed foods (makes it more Yin)

Sprouting \ Fermenting grains and other food (makes it more Yin) Slightly Yin

Rutabaga, Turnips

Fresh, unpasteurized and unhomogenized dairy is best, as it is more yang. Eggs are among the most yang foods available as they nourish a young life that starts out very yang.

White meat fish such as Flounder, Bass, Trout, Whole Grain Flour baked in Bread or Chips, Sea Salt, Miso, Soy Sauce used in cooking, Kombu, Wakame, Arame, Hiziki, Nori, Dulse Eggs and Red \ Dark Meats Poultry, Amphibians, Shellfish, Red Meat Fish such as Tuna, Salmon, Swordfish Pressure Cooking \ cooking at high temperature \ Stir- frying or deep frying (makes food more yang) Raw Table Salt, Drugs such as Downers, Barbiturates, Steroids, Sedatives, Pork, Beef, Eggs, Hard Salty Cheeses Extreme Yang 111

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Yang therapies. Among healing methods, the most yang is those involving heat and dryness. Dry saunas, hyperthermia, fever therapy, sweating, heating herbs like ginger and burdock, coffee enemas, hot baths, exposure to the sun, heat lamps and fasting are examples. Other are chiropractic manipulation, biofeedback, acupuncture, acupressure, meditation, psychotherapy, hands on healing, massage, body work and some color therapy with reddish, orange or yellow light. Yin therapies include raw foods, juices, cool or cold baths, colonic irrigation and Epsom salt baths. Others are homeopathy, visualization, imagery, psychedelic drugs and the use of electrical machines. Still others include most pharmaceuticals, surgery, radiation therapy and the use of most herbs and nutritional supplements. Detoxification. Yin detoxification methods flush toxins with cool and watery energy. They slow down overheated metabolism and reduce congestion. Yang detoxification methods tone and energize the system, and contract the cells, forcing poisons out. The principles of yin and yang healing apply equally to conventional as well as holistic therapies. A need for yang therapies today. As more people become yin, they require more yang therapies. This is one reasons for more common problems occurring with antibiotic overuse and vegetarian diets.

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Solutions for Yin Dominance The nutritional balancing programs we recommend are geared to correct sympathetic dominance in at least ten different ways, which I will elaborate here: Basic good nutrition. Those with sympathetic dominance often have poor eating habits, as they are always somewhat on the run. They also are depleted by their pattern. Also, the sympathetic nervous system interferes with their digestion and their elimination, so these area of their bodies are weakened in most cases. Balancing the oxidation rate. This helps eliminate toxic metals and restore the autonomic and other parts of the nervous system to optimal functioning. Toxic metal removal. The nutritional balancing program begins to remove All of the toxic metals. Specific nutrients. We may give specific nutrients to rebuild the brain and nervous system. This, however, is never quite as important as the basic lifestyle changes mentioned above. We give more parasympathetic- oriented supplements. These may include calcium, magnesium, zinc, ox bile, pancreatin or other supplements such as valerian root, for example, if needed for sleep or relaxation for a while. Lifestyle. We recommend a lot more rest and sleep, going to bed early, and making a concerted effort to slow down your thinking, moving, eating, and all other activities. Other lifestyle recommendations include learning to start each day slowly, taking slow walks during the day and deep breathing on a regular basis. Dietary suggestions. Eliminate stimulants such as caffeine and sugar, in particular. Other suggestions are to eat a little more fats and oils than we would otherwise recommend. This helps relax the nervous system and aids digestion, if done correctly.

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Spiritual recommendations. We recommend a particular meditation exercise, the Roy Masters Observation- Meditation Exercise. This will slowly undo the emotional reasons and others, too, for this pattern. Other healing modalities. Also extremely helpful is to use a near infrared sauna each and every morning. This may make one tired, but that is because it is relaxing the autonomic nervous system and is very, very helpful. Just rest after the sauna session. A far infrared sauna or traditional sauna are not as good. Foot reflexology and coffee enemas. Foot massage is superb to rebalance the acupressure meridians and relax the nervous system. Coffee enemas bring energy downward in the body and are also particularly needed by people with this pattern. They can be life- saving and usually feel very good. These procedures, along with the sauna sessions, are specifically helpful for this mineral and personality pattern. Chiropractic and Rolfing. Also consider a program of regular chiropractic manipulation and Rolfing or structural integration therapies as well.

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Life-Building with 5 Elements (The following information is excerpted from: Five Element Healing: Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s Healing System, http://www.energymedc.com/)

The Five Element Theory, also called the five- phase theory, holds that everything in the universe, including our health, is governed by five natural elements: WOOD, FIRE, EARTH, METAL and WATER. This theory underscores the Chinese Medicine understanding that human beings, both physically and mentally, are intertwined with nature. Although it is difficult for Westerners to relate this philosophy to the Western approach to medicine, it is fundamental to the understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In the five element theory, each of the five elements has a season, particular organs, emotions and senses associated with it, such as taste, smell, color, sound. The wood element, for example, is associated with spring, the liver, and the gall bladder. Similarly, the fire element is associated with early summer, the heart, and small intestines; the earth element corresponds to late summer, the stomach and spleen; metal is associated with autumn, the lungs and large intestine; and water is associated with winter, the kidneys and bladder. Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are interrelated aspects of energy that are evident throughout nature, including in the human body. An individual's state of health manifests according to the balance between these Elements. In contrast to Western medicine's teaching of a separation between the mind and body, TCM views each organ as having particular body and mind functions, as illustrated in the belief that the liver is involved in planning, and in the storage of anger, while the gall bladder is the organ of decision- making. I strongly ENCOURAGE YOU to read on and learn about your constitutional type, and gain a better understanding of yourself and those around you...

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FIVE ELEMENTS does not only mean metal, water, wood, fire and soil. The "element" in Chinese also means MOVEMENT, CHANGEABLE and DEVELOPMENT. These elements have their Yin and Yang sides too. They are moving, waning, waxing and changing all the time. Just like Yin and Yang, the movements of five elements are slow and stable when they are in kind of balance. If they are out of balance, then the movements are unstable and unpredictable. When a person is in a stable (five- element) environment, he should live peacefully. When a person is in an unpredictable environment, he is easily out of control. A person will feel lucky when everything is under control. A person will feel bad luck when everything is out of control. If you want to be a lucky person, you have to move to an environment to bring your five elements into balance.

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There are affinity and enmity relationships between five elements. (The following information is excerpted from web- article: Five- Element Concept http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/. Reprinted with permission. Special Thanks to Allen Tsai)

The affinity relationship means supporting, helping, producing, etc.  Water can help tree (Wood) grow.  Wood can help Fire to burn.  Fire can help to produce dust (Earth).  Earth can help mineral (Metal) to form.  Metal can hold Water. We can say that:  Water is the supporting element of Wood. Wood can release the power of Water.  Wood is the supporting element of Fire. Fire can release the power of Wood.  Fire is the supporting element of Earth. Earth can release the power of Fire.  Earth is the supporting element of Metal. Metal can release the power of Earth.  Metal is the supporting element of Water. Water can release the power of Metal. The enmity relationship means fighting, conflicting, rejecting, etc.  Water can extinguish Fire, but Fire might evaporate Water.  Wood can break the ground (Earth), but Earth can bury Wood too.  Fire can melt Metal, but Metal might not melt before Fire is extinguished.  Earth can absorb Water, but Water can cover the land (Earth).  Metal can cut Wood, but Metal might become dull before breaking Wood.

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We can say that: Water and Fire are enemies. Water overwhelms the movement of Fire.  Wood and Earth are enemies. Wood overwhelms the movement of Earth.  Fire and Metal are enemies. Fire overwhelms the movement of Metal.  Earth and Water are enemies. Earth overwhelms the movement of Water. Metal and Wood are enemies. Metal overwhelms the movement of Wood.

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Wood Element The following information has been excerpted from a web- article: Gail Reichstein, Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life, Kodansha USA. 1998. Reprinted with permission. Special Thanks to Gail Reichstein) 11

In the body, the Wood element expresses itself through the organs of the Liver (which is considered a Yin organ) and the Gallbladder (a Yang Organ). Together, these organs govern all qualities associated with Wood in human life, like growth, creativity, newness, individuation, etc. They also have specific functions within the body, which form the basis of much of Chinese medicine’s diagnosis and treatment strategy. Fire out of balance: When out of balance, Fire can become either excess or deficient, or a combination for two. Wood out of balance: Imbalances in the organs or any Common signs: or weak vision of their functions can occur for a number of different reasons. Blurred Deficient immune response External factors such as extreme weather or invading germs Passive behavior Scanty menstruation can throw an element off balance, but so can emotions, Dry skin imbalances food intake, or insufficient rest. Alternatively, an Tremors or numbness Low self- esteem element may b dragged or pushed out of balance by another Cold hands and feet Incomplete individuation element in the cycle. Inability to make decisions When an element loses its balance, its functions may Pale complexion become more pronounced, or less so. In Chinese medicine, Dizziness Restlessness such imbalances are referred to either excess, or deficiencies. This means that the Qi within the element is out of balance and teetering between extremes. Corrective measures – like those described later in this chapter – regulate the balance of Qi and harmonize the relationship among all the elements. When an element is deficient we tonify, strengthen, or support it, while treatments for excess disperse, reduce, or sedate. Reference: Gail Reichstein, Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life, Kodansha USA. 1998.

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Wood in Excess When Wood (or any element) is, its functions may become exaggerated, while excess energy and fluids can build up and cause pain, heat, phlegm, inflammation, etc. These excesses may overflow into Woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s child in the Creation cycle, causing excess in that element as well. At the same time, excess Wood is very likely to over control its subordinate in the Control cycle, leading to a deficiency in that element.

Common signs: Moodiness/ Irritability / depression High blood pressure Anger PMS Menstrual cramps Rigidity or spasticity Allergies / hyper immune response Inflammation Gas, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, hiccups, or belching punding headache

Other symptoms include pain, itching, itchy or red eyes, lack of energy, shortness of breath, violent behavior, stuffy head or chest, tendinitis, difficulties in bending and stretching. Bellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s palsy, and stiffness, Creativity, a Wood excess will show up as someone who plans extensively but has trouble actually getting down to work.

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Tonifying Wood Deficiency: To tonify Wood deficiency, eat Wood’s vegetables along with sweet (earth) and salty (Water) foods, as described in those chapters. Since Wood is the first Yang element in the cycle, a Wood deficiency is also often associated with Yang deficiency, resulting in cold and pale limbs and a lack of energy. Therefore foods with a warming thermal nature, as described in the Fire chapter, will also be helpful. Because Metal controls Wood, Metal foods should be avoided. Roasting foods also helps to tonify Wood deficiency by warming and expanding body energy. Roasted vegetables and meats are traditionally associated with fall and winter feasts because their warmth helps to offset the chill of the colder seasons. Tonifying Wood Excess: During spring, the Liver and Gallbladder are naturally active and have a tendency towards excess. People at this time of year are often somewhat congested internally from winter’s slow pace and heavy diet: They’re especially likely to manigest with Liver- excess symptoms, such as allergies, irritability, restlessness, anger, indecision and constipation. A diet for spring, or anytime Wood excesses need to be reduced, should include fair amount of sour foods as a well as plenty of green vegetables. Since the Liver collects so many impurities during digestion, sour’s purifying function is crucial to cleaning and clearing its excesses. The sour flavor draws impurities out of the Liver (astringing them) and acts as a solvent upon them, breaking them up so they can be eliminated.

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Bitter and pungent foods, as described in the Fire and Metal chapters, can also be included. (If Wood excess has created a lot of heat, however – manifesting with Fiery symptoms like infections, headaches, or outbursts of anger – the more warming pungent should be avoided.) Spring meals should emphasize Wood’s lighter Yang and rising qualities and should be the smaller and the lightest of the year. Salty and heavy foods, like sweet and fatty ones, are best left uneaten. A diet that supports the wood element, whether excess or deficient, should above all be clean – the more fats, sugar, alcohol, coffee, chemicals, and dairy products we eat, the more we exacerbate any existing Wood imbalances. While these ‘problem foods’ tend to be the ones we turn to in times of stress and depression, they give their temporary comfort at the expense of long- term health, and do more damage than most people realize. As difficult as it may seem at first, removing these items from the diet will likely heal a large part of whatever ails you. As a prelude to cleaning up the diet, many people like to undertake a fast or modified fast to accelerate Liver cleansing. (A modified fast may be eating only one kind of grain, or only vegetables, or only clear soups for a few days.) In early spring, or whenever the Liver is overly congested, a fast combined with the olive oil/lemon juice cleanser described in the sidebar is a great way to facilitate Wood’s recovery.

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(The following information is excerpted from web- article: Meridinans, http://www.soundessence.net/

Wood Element - Anger / Rage "The choices I make support growthful and beneficial change to me and the universe " Color - Green Season - Spring Sound - Shouting/Calling Note - Note â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Taste - Sour Odor- Rancid Conditions- Rain Associated Meridians - Liver & Gall Bladder Emotional Component - Anger Metaphysical Component Proper expression of willpower Sense - Sight Action - Countenance Tissues - Muscles/Tendons Fluid- Tears Associated Physical Component Liver and Gall Bladder functions Wood Element Issues: Physical: Flexible Emotional: Volatility Mental: Judgment Spiritual: Purpose Liver Meridian Issues: Physically Liver imbalances Toxicity Vision difficulties Mentally

Planning Seeing paths into the future Creativity Emotionally

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Burdock Calendula Dandelion Goldenseal Milk Thistle Oregon Grape Red Clover Stinging Nettle Yellow Dock Gall Bladder Meridian Issues: Physically

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Seeks life and purpose Utilitarian Herbs

Blessed Thistle Cascara Sagrada Dandelion St. John's Wort

Fire Element The following information has been excerpted from a web- article: Gail Reichstein, Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life, Kodansha USA. 1998. Reprinted with permission. Special Thanks to Gail Reichstein) 11

In the body, the Fire element expresses itself through the Yin organs of the Heart and Heart Protector, and through the Yang organs of the Small Intestine and Triple Heater. These organs are responsible for the outreach, connection, and exuberant energy that characterize the Fire element. The Heart has a special place among the organs, however, and is considered to be the supreme ruler of all of them, compared in ancient texts to an emperor seated on his throne.

Fire Deficiency: When Fire is deficient, the body- mind spirit lacks its upper range of activity. There may be signs of cold, of weakness, of lack of animation, or of the restless activity typical of deficient blood, which is unable to nourish and ground body processes. Other symptoms may include numbness, dizziness, fatigue, inability to for or maintain close personal relationships, lack of effect, no vitality, aphasia, catatonia, poor concentration. Creatively, someone with deficient Fire begins many project, but usually abandons them in midstream. The intense involvement required by the Fire phase to get something really going is too overwhelming to those with deficient Fire, so they abandon it and move on to something else. Common signs: Palpitations Pale complexion Restlessness Weak or erratic pulses Anxiety Cold hands and feet No light in the eyes Disturbed dreams Insomnia Lack of joy Inability to follow through Stuttering or difficulty speaking

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Fire in Excess: Fire excess, on the other hand, manifests with Common signs: Palpitations behavior exactly opposite Jim’s – overexcitement, over Pale complexion involvement, and commitment that promises more than can Restlessness Weak or erratic pulses actually be achieved. Too much Fire can cause symptoms of Anxiety heat, of stagnation, of excess activity and of the spirit not rooted. Cold hands and feet No light in the eyes Other symptoms may include attention deficient disorder, manic Disturbed dreams episodes, and mental illness. Creatively, excess Fire types tend to Insomnia Lack of joy engage in many projects simultaneously, bringing intense Inability to follow through enthusiasm to all of them. However, because their Fire Stuttering or difficulty continuously revs them up, these people usually can’t concentrate long enough on any one project to bring it to completion Tonifying Fire Deficiency: Warming foods as described earlier are the most important part of any Fire tonification plan. Methods of preparation that require longer cooking times, like baking, frying, also tonify Fire by imparting more heat to the food, which then carries it into the body Fire deficiency can occur during cold weather – in winter and also in autumn, when the body prepares for colder weather – and can also be generated internally at any time of year from overwork, long illness, or emotional causes. At these times, it’s a good idea to adhere to a diet of hearty warming foods, larger portions, and more fats, oils, and meats. Warm teas, hot baths, and long- cooked stews and roasts are also appropriate, while salads, iced beverages, and dairy products should be avoided. Many vegetarians develop internal Fire deficiencies because they don’t have enough warming foods in their diets. Particularly in cold climates, the lack of meat’s warm energy can contribute to symptoms like cold hands, and feet, pale or grayish complexion, fatigue, Reference: Gail Reichstein, Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life, Kodansha USA. 1998.

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depression, anxiety, nervousness, belching, abdominal pain, and constipation. Since many vegetarians also eat a lot of cooling foods like salads, raw vegetables, soy products, and dairy products like cheese and yogurt, they further damage the body’s Fire. Although some people fare well on a vegetarian diet, it is not particularly balanced from a Chinese medical point of view, and, therefore, not widely recommended as a long- term habit. It can be useful, however, for short periods of time in cleansing and reducing Wood and Fire excesses. Tonifying Fire Excess: Fire tends toward excess in summer, its season, but it can also become excess at any time of year due to stress, illness, or overwork. Like all excess patterns in the Five Element cycle, excess Fire can be controlled most readily by eating foods associated with its flavor – bitterness. Whether Fire is excess internally, with the physical and emotional symptoms described above, or externally, because of summer temperatures, one’s menu should be varied, with meals that are light and bright. Plenty of fruits and vegetables, bright colors, a small amount of spicy flavors, and above all, a wide variety. Include foods with a cooling thermal nature like cucumber, salad greens, watermelon, sprouts, lemons, and limes. In summertime, vegetables can occasionally be eaten raw as salads – particularly by people who tend towards excess generally. For the most part, however, vegetables should be lightly steamed in order to prevent damage to the Spleen. Moderate amounts of spices – like chili peppers, cayenne, and ginger – can be used to cool the body as well, although it can be a tricky business. Foods to avoid in times of Fire excess are the heavy ones, like meats, eggs, and oils. They cause sluggishness and create internal heat.

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(The following information is excerpted from web- article: Meridinans, http://www.soundessence.net/

Fire Element - Sovereign - Love / Hate "I am filled with joy and gratitude as I am learning from my experience" Color - Red Season - Summer Sound - Laughing/Giggling Note - Note â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Taste - Bitter Odor- Scorched Conditions- Heat Associated Meridians - Heart & Small Intestine Emotional Component - Love Metaphysical Component - Inner joy Sense - Taste Action - Sight Tissues - Blood Vessels Fluid- Sweat Associated Physical Component Heart and Small Intestine Fire Element Issues: Physical Heart and Circulation Emotional Excess Mental Idealism Spiritual Expression

Heart Meridian Issues: Physically Circulation of blood Cold hands and feet Speech and tongue Shoulder pain and tension Sleep disorders Nervous disorders due to anxiety and or agitation Mentally Memory Consciousness Ability to think Intuition Emotionally Enthusiasm, passion, spontaneity Apathy Exhaustion Depression and mood swings Spiritually Seeks expansion of consciousness Seeks heartfelt connection with others or God Herbs Cayene, Hawthorn, Motherwort

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Small Intestine Meridian Issues: Physically Throat Speech Earaches Ulcers Bowel disorders Mentally Power of discernment Ability to make choices Sort things out - can be obsessive Emotionally Transformer of emotions Receive new feelings with ease Forgives and forgets Spiritually Devotion to spiritual truth Herbs Aloe Vera, Buckthorn, Cascara Sagrada, Flaxseed, Slippery Elm, Strawberry

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The Earth element manifests in the body through the organs and meridians of the Spleen (Yin) and the Stomach (Yang). The Spleen and Stomach organs govern all Earth functions of bonding, nurturing, grounding, etc. They also preside over the following physical functions: Earth Deficiency: When Earth is deficient, any or all of its functions may be weak. Therefore an Earth deficiency can manifest in the area of digestion, Blood, thought, or energy. Other include shortness of breath on exertion, dizziness, uterine prolapse, varicose veins, nosebleeds, abdominal noises, gas, feelings of being overwhelmed, poor concentration, diabetes, hypoglycemia, and cravings for sweets. The tongue may have scalped edges, a thick coat, and / or swollen body. Creatively, an earth deficiency often manifests as someone too tired or too busy to take the time to be creative. They may feel that they lack imagination, talent, or creativity, or they may just lack the energy. In any case, the real or perceived lack signals a deficiency of Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generous allowance and nurturing Common signs: Fatigue Loose stools Pale pips and tongue Dry skin Short or scanty menstruation Hemorrhoids Poor appetite Obesity Mental spaciness Frequent bruises Sleepiness after meals

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Earth in Excess: Earth excess often develops after prolonged Common signs: of head Earth deficiency, when chronic poor digestion creates phlegm Muzziness Heavy feeling in head or that builds up over time to slow and congest body processes. limbs Dull headache Other symptoms include hiccups, wringing of hands, tendency Yeast infection to worry, tendency to take care of other at expense of oneself, Sinus congestion Respiratory phlegm obsessive thoughts, brain ‘chatter’, poor concentration, and Lumps and nodules under muddled thinking. There may also be a thick and sticky coating the skin Obesity on the tongue. Creatively, an excess Earth element just has too Nausea, vomiting much clutter, this may be physical clutter – desks piled high Belching / constipation with junk or miscellaneous storage – or mental clutter such as too many unfocused thoughts that fog the mind and render it unable to concentrate. Tonifying Earth Deficiency: The most important factor in an Earth- deficiency diet is to take proper care of the Spleen: This means cooking all foods so that nothing is eaten raw or cold, eating regular meals, and avoiding Spleen- damaging sweeteners and concentrated sugars. Diet, in general, should be hearty, filling and balanced. Emphasize yellow Earth – element foods like corn, carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash; round and layered foods like onions, cabbage, artichokes, hazelnuts, and cantaloupe; and plenty of whole grains, including millet, rice, and barley. These foods sustain calmness, feelings of centeredness and balance, and can be included in the diet during any period when these qualities are needed. In addition, most meats, fish, beans and nuts are sweet and highly tonifying and should be liberally included whenever there is deficiency. Meats in particular are extremely grounding, and recommended for people who are spaced out, weak, cold or

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otherwise ungrounded. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a good idea to include a balance of foods from each of the elements when eating for Earth deficiency; Earth foods should be complemented by foods with each of the other four flavors. Tonifying Earth Excess: Unlike other elements, Earth cannot be controlled by increased intake of its flavor, as sweetness is cloying and creates further excess. Grains should be eaten only in small quantities, while fruits and sweeteners should be avoided altogether. Instead, foods from the sour and bitter categories should be emphasized to control excess Earth. Cooked greens are the most important aspect of a diet to control dampness, and should be eaten frequently. Pungent foods and other Metal- element foods like citrus are helpful for draining dampness but dairy and soy products will exacerbate it. Alcohol creates a lot of dampness and should not be a part of dampness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; controlling diet. Diets for Earth excess should be followed whenever there is internal dampness, as well as during humid weather when dampness starts to accumulate in the tissue and bones. As dampness is a slow- moving disorder; it can take a long time to resolve; it requires real changes in eating habits in addition to careful regulation of the kinds of foods eaten. Following the above dietary guidelines for protecting the Spleen is an important start. In addition, the general diet should be light and deliberate. Meat and fish can be eaten, unless the dampness is also accompanied by Fire signs (infection, throbbing headache, fevers, irritability, yellow tongue, coat, red tongue body). With heat, meat consumption should be reduced or avoided completely for one to two weeks, and warming pungent like chilies, black pepper, and onions should be guarded carefully as well. Candida yeast condition qualifies as dampness in Chinese medicine, and can be partially controlled through a dampness- controlling diet. Most of the candida diets developed by Western practitioners are very similar to Chinese dampness- control diets.

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Earth Element - Sympathy / Empathy "I am content and blessed and have confidence in all that I do "Color - Yellow Season - Late Summer Sound - Singing/ Humming Note - Note â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Taste - Sweet Odor - Fragrant Conditions - Wind Associated Meridians - Stomach & Spleen Emotional Component Sympathy Metaphysical Component Refection Sense - Touch Action - Thought Tissues - Flesh / Fat Fluid - Saliva Associated Physical Component - Stomach and Spleen functions Spleen Meridian Issues: Physically Adrenal function Generally run down Lymphatic system Menstrual cycle Immune system Emotionally Sympathy - feels all the pain of the earth Needy

Mentally Foggy thinking Lack of mental clarity Spiritually Seeks nourishment Seeks harmony with others Herbs Buchu, Calendula, Chapparal, Cleavers, Dandelion, Devil's Club, Echinacea, Juniper, Berries, Licorice, Parsley, Stevia, Usnea, Uva- Ursi Stomach Meridian Issues: Physically Vision Knee pain Indigenstion, gas, bloating, nausea and vomiting Mentally Disconnected thoughts Repetitive thoughts leading nowhere, inability to focus Emotionally Worry Discontent Spiritually Doubt and uncertainty

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Herbs Alfalfa Aloe Vera Cayenne Comfrey Fennel Fenugreek Garlic Ginger Meadowsweet Peppermint Slippery Elm

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Gold, Jewels, and crystals evoke the symbology of Metal in myths and fairy tales around the world. A prize of immeasurable value, treasure is the reason for every quest and the goal of every hero. The Holy Grail, the dragon’s treasure, and the philosopher’s gold are all versions of the same tale: the search for something uncorrupted. Often this treasure takes the form of a special princess or prince, whose beauty or innocence identifies them with uncorrupted purity. Common signs: Shortness of breath on exertion Generally dry skin or body hair Fatigue Cold or flu Too much or not enough sweating Weak cough or asthma Overly bright or shiny complexion A weak voice Constipation Exhaustion

Metal Out of Balance: As is true for all the elements, a Metal imbalance can begin in the body, the mind, the emotions, or the external environment. Wherever it begins, however, an imbalance is likely to cause physical symptoms over time, and body will manifest signs of Metal deficiency or Metal excess.

Metal Deficiency: When Metal is deficient, it fails to perform its refining and letting- go processes effectively. Creatively, people with Metal deficiency have difficulty completing their projects. Such people often label themselves perfectionists, because they usually find that their projects need a few more things here, a jot there, etc., but the truth is they just can’t let go.

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Common signs: Dry skin or mucus membranes Swollen tonsils Deep and phlegmy cough Dry constipation Crampy diarrhea Stuffiness in the chest \ head Skin breakouts like rashes, acne, eczema, psoriasis Pain or inflammation Neurotic behavior Overly Judgmental of others Persistent, inconsolable grief

Perfectionism masks fears of the loss and separation that accompany completion, and also indicates fears of being harshly judged – all of which are clear signs of Metal imbalance. Metal in excess: When Metal is excess, it performs its functions of elimination and purification too severely, or with more energy than is warranted, resulting in a buildup of heat. Creatively, people with excess Metal tend to be rigid and extremely neat, to be rigid and extremely neat, tending toward precise endeavors like architecture or medical illustration. They are perfectionist also, but of a more exacting type than those with Metal efficiency – Metal excess folks require that everything looks neat. Sometimes, their need for neatness prevents Metal- excess people from engaging in creative activity at all – they’re afraid of the chaos, and unwilling to undertake something that may not come out perfect. A special case of Metal excess occurs when we catch a cold or flu. In this instance, our own Metal defensive Qi is weak and deficient, leaving room for a pathogenic wind from outside the body to invade. The invading pathogen creates signs of excess in the body, even though our own Qi is actually deficient. Invasion by a pathogenic wind can result in runny nose, achy muscles, a swollen or scratchy throat, chills, and fever Metal and Food: The Metal element manifests in food as the pungent flavor, root vegetables, fruits with thick peels, and the color white, in addition, the kinds of foods eaten during Metal’s foods can be used in a variety of ways to help influence Metal’s dynamic in the Five Element Cycle.

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Dispersing Metal Excess: Pungent foods are most often used to control Metal excess because they imitate Fire. If a Metal excess occurs with signs of Fire, however, like a fever, inflammation, or yellow or green phlegm, it is important to be careful with the pungent foods that are also warming (garlic, onions, chilies, ginger and clover). In regulated amounts, these foods can push heat to the surface and clear it out through sweating, but in larger amounts they will exacerbate heat conditions. Other foods to eat during times of Metal excess are Water foods, which help to drain their mother’s excess. Dryness conditions can be helped by eating moistening foods like soybean products, spinach, barley, pears, apples, seaweeds, dairy products, shellfish, and honey. Tonifying Metal Excess: A diet for autumn, or any other time when Metal needs to be supported, should be hearty and rich. Metal’s root vegetables are perfect foods for cool autumn and winter months, helping to consolidate a lower body energy (like sap) so that it doesn’t become too dispersed. Stronger- tasting and heartier foods, as well as longer cooking methods help to support this process. More meats, nuts, fish, and oils are appropriate, as are long cooking methods like baking and roasting, which draw abundant heat energy into foods to keep us warmer during colder months. Bitter and salty foods, too, draw energy inward and downward, and should be used with increasing frequency as the weather gets cooler.

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Element - Guilt / Grief / Regret "I release all that no longer serves me to embrace positive change in my life" Color - White Season - Autumn Sound - Weeping/Sobbing Note - Note â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Taste - Pungent Odor- Rotten Conditions- Clear Associated Meridians - Lung & Large Intestine Emotional Component - Grief Sense - Smell Action - Speech Tissues - Skin/Hair Fluid- Mucuos Associated Physical Component - Lung and Large Intestine functions Metal Element Issues: Physical Breathing Emotional Control Mental Flexibility Spiritual Worth

Lung Meridian Issues: Physically Breathing disorders \ sore throat Asthma, bronchitis, coughing, emphysema Sinusitis Mentally Unreceptive to new ideas Lack of inspiration Emotionally Sadness and worry Inability to receive Spiritually Inability to live life with exuberance Learning difficulties Feeling separated from abundance and wholeness Herbs Colt's Foot, Comfrey, Elderberry, Flaxseed, Horehound, Licorice, Lobelia, Marshmallow, Mullein, Slippery Elm Large Intestine Meridian Issues:

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Physically Bowels and elimination Face and mouth Frontal headaches Sore Throat Mentally Rigid, black and white thinking Controlled and controlling Analytical Emotionally Lack of spontaneity Needs to be right Inability to let go Spiritually Seeks the absolute Seeks perfect authority outside of self Herbs Buckthorn Cascara Sagrada Chaparral Fennel Flaxseed Goldenseal Marshmallow Oregon Grape Psyllium Slippery Elm

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The water elements manifests in the body as the organs and meridians of the Kidneys (Yin) and the Bladder (Yang). Together, the Kidneys and Bladder govern the Water element’s long perspective, internal sequestering, and peace. Water Out of Balance: Because the Kidneys are the source of the body’s Essence and Yin and Yang energies, excesses rarely build up in them – one is never considered to have ‘too much’ Essence. Most styles of acupuncture therefore hardly recognize Kidney or Water excesses – only various kinds of deficiency, which sometimes create an appearance of excess Water in Deficiency: Since the Water Element is the Source Common signs: Pain in the lower back and of Yin and Yang in the body, when it becomes deficient it can knees manifest as deficiency of Yin or a deficiency of Yang. Each of Scanty, dark urine Red tongue these imbalances creates distinctive symptoms as follows. Afternoon fevers Other signs may include infertility, premature Malar flush (flushing of the ejaculation, anxiety, hysteria, palpitation, anxiety, prematurely cheeks but not the whole face) gray hair, and feeling ‘tired and wired.’ On ca creative level, Insomnia deficient Kidney Yin usually manifests as an inability to attain Night sweats the quietude required for entrance into Water’s creative realm. Feeling of heat in the palms People with deficient Kidney Yin are always wired – nervous and soles and restless – and cannot relax fully enough to come up with creative ideas. Reference: Gail Reichstein, Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life, Kodansha USA. 1998.

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Deficient Kidney Yin is essentially the same as the false heat describing in the Fire Chapter. It can also be thought of as deficient Water of the Kidneys, which is unable to control Kidney Fire. Deficient Yin causes a relative excess of Yang: This means there are signs of heat, but they are not full of excessive (partial flushing, fevers only in the afternoon, etc.). Kidney Yang Deficiency: Kidney Yang deficiency causes an apparent overabundance of Yin, leading to conditions of coldness water retention, and an overall lack of drive. The ‘Water excess’ mentioned in later sections of this chapter does not refer to a true excess, but to Kidney Yang deficiency. Creative, Kidney Yang deficiency is the same as a FireElement deficiency – it results in an ability to follow through on ideas. One might have good ideas but will not have enough energy to begin a creative process. When Yang deficiency becomes systemic, it often manifests in the Spleen and Heart as well, causing Earth and Fire deficiencies

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Common signs: Fatigue Weakness Cold limbs Frequent urination Edema/water retention Low back ache or pain Achy knees Complaints that worsen in the morning Diarrhea Urgent bowel movements in the morning Poor appetite

Combined Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency Because Yin and Yang create each other, a prolonged deficiency of either Yin or Yang will lead to a deficiency in the other as well. Kidney yin and Kidney Yang can therefore be deficient at the same time with combined Yin- and Yang – deficient signs, like exhaustion and inability to sleep, or cold limbs, achy back and knees, and graying hair. Therefore most remedies for Water deficiency include tonification of both Yin and Yang. Tonifying Water Deficiency: A water- deficiency diet is useful to cool the heat of summer, and for recovery from hot and/or feverish illnesses. One of the best ways to tonify Water deficiency is to drink plenty of water – filtered or spring water is best. Water deficiency can also be tonified with Water’s fruits and vegetables, Water’s colors, and very small amounts of salty foods in the diet. In addition, cooling foods and foods that tonify Metal can also help to tonify Water through its Mother in the Creation cycle. Cooking methods that use a lot of water – like steaming, boiling, and poaching – are also helpful. Tonifying Water Excess: Winter foods – or any foods eaten to control Water’s excess – need to be warming and stabilizing to boost the Yang and Fire of the Kidneys. Salty and sweet flavors unify and descent energy, helping your body to accord with the winter season and internal cold conditions. Soups and stews as well as roasted meats and vegetables are good for these conditions, as are Water – element foods like beans and winter squash, and steamed winter greens like escarole and endive. In general, meals should be larger, heartier, and cooked with methods that use higher heat for longer period of time – baking, roasting, and frying. In addition, foods that tonify Earth, as described in the Earth chapter, will help to control excess Water, while Firetonifying and warming foods will help to combat winter’s cold. Reference: Gail Reichstein, Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life, Kodansha USA. 1998.

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Water Element – Fear / Anxiety "I love to be alive and in charge of my own destiny" Color - Blue Season - Winter Sound - Groaning/ Moaning Note - Note ‘A’ Taste - Salty Odor- Putrid Conditions- Cold Associated Meridians - Kidney & Bladder Emotional Component - Fear Metaphysical Component Overcoming fear and anger Sense - Hearing Action - Listening Tissues - Bones/Teeth Fluid- Urine Associated Physical Component Kidney and Bladder functions Wood Element Issues: Physical: Fluid Emotional: Timidity Mental: Covertness Spiritual: Trust Kidney Meridian Issues: Physically Hormones Growth and development Stamina Formation of urine

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Alertness Ability to perceive Emotionally

Fear Phobias Secretiveness Spiritually

Gravitates towards symbols Will to persevere on chosen path Herbs Cleavers Corn silk Juniper Berries Marshmallow Parsley Pippsisewa Uva- Ursi

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Lack of fluidity Hindsight Living in the past Emotionally Jealousy Holding on to grudges Phobias Spiritually

Aspiration to lofty heights Will Resoluteness Herbs Buchu Cornsilk Dandelion Parsley Plantain Uva- Ursi

The Five Elements Table Energy:

Upward (Wood) Gas Tree Liver, gallbladder

Very active (Fire) Plasma Fire Heart, small intestine

East Spring Increasing half- moon Morning Windy Wheat, barley upwardgrow- ing plants Spring fruits

South Summer Full moon

Odor: Tastes: Physical parts: Physical Skin color:

Oily, greasy Sour Tissues

Burning Bitter Blood vessels

Nails Blue, grey

Body hair Red

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Examples: Elements: Organs

Direction: Season: Time of month: Time of day: Environment: Grain: Vegetables:

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Downward (Earth) Condensation Soil Spleenpancreas, stomach Center Late summer Obscured moon Afternoon Humid Millet

Solidified (Metal) Solid Metal Lungs, large intestine

Floating (Water) Liquid Water kidneys, bladder

West Autumn Decreasing half- moon Evening Dry Rice

North Winter New moon

Enlarged leafy plants

Round plants

Contracted, small plants

Root plants

Summer fruits

Late summer fruits Fragrant Sweet Muscles

Autumn fruits Fishy Pungent Skin

Winter and dried fruits Putrefying Salty Bones

Breast, lips Yellow, milky Slaver

Breath Pale

Head hair Black, dark

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Anxious

Sobbing

Coughing

Shivering

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Talking Odor Laughing, talkative

Singing Taste Indecisive, suspicious

Crying Voice Sadne, depression

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Life-building with a Warrior’s Attitude In a Nutshell: Forging a powerful mind for healing and preventing disease. Recommended Literature: Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think by F. Morgan (1992), The Way And The Power by Frederick J. Lovret (1987), Mind ,Power: Secret Strategies for the Martial Arts by Kazumi Tabata (2010), Secret Tactics: Lessons from the Great Masters of Martial Arts by Kazumi Tabata (2003), The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi (1645), The Art of War by Sun Tzu (1983), Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction by A. Westbrook (1989).

People tend to misunderstand the meaning of the words ‘health’ and ‘natural healing’. First and foremost health means STRENGTH or INTEGRITY. If you want to be strong, you must toughen up! This is the place where ‘natural healing’ or ‘natural strengthening’ comes into place! Toughening up using natures’ elements is not smearing some sissy oil 5 minutes a week. If you thought toughening your body with nature’s elements is a bed of roses, you were WRONG! After all the years of working out and toughening up, I realized that physical training is not done automatically. What actually drives you DAILY to wipe up the floor with your own ass and to increase progressively the intensity of those meat-grinding 142

"The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck "The essence of life is struggle and its goal is domination. There are higher and deeper meanings, but they exist only within the mind of man. The reality of life is war." - THE WAY AND THE POWER, by Frederick J. Lovret. "If you look like a rabbit, and act like a rabbit, you will be treated like a rabbit - prey for all predators." - Stony Loft "Upon these fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that, upon other fields, on other days will bear the fruits of victory." General Douglass MacArther "You must be deadly serious in training. When I say that, I do not mean that you should be reasonably diligemt or moderately in earnest. I mean that your opponent must always be present in your mind, whether you sit or stand or walk or raise your arms." - Gichin Funakoshi’s first rule for the study of Karate-Do "He who stands of tiptoes does not stand firm. He who stretches his legs does not walk easily. Thus he who displays himself does not shine. He who vaunts himself does not find his merit acknowledged. He who is selfconceited has no superiority allowed him." - Lao Tzu (Minick, 1974, p. 88)

workouts, squeezing the last drop of energy out of you is not the body. Your body would never voluntarily put itself into the forces of nature’s elements to toughen up. What drives the engine of all your actions lies in YOUR MIND! Therefore, a comprehensive nature of building powerful health must be holistic. It must cover both the physical and mental sides of things. My point is that your mind can be strengthened – just like your muscles. To toughen up your mind, it requires repetitions, consistency, and patience. But at the end, you will succeed in building an UNBEATABLE MIND and with it an UNBEATABLE BODY. The aim is to build a passionate character with a strong discipline, an always-selfchallenging attitude, and a burning desire to make their dreams come true. With this type of ‘YES, I CAN!’ attitude, you make things happen. Things on this planet always go the HARD WAY, especially healing you of disease. All the years of vigorous boot camps, bone breaking martial arts, and natural healing thought me that pain is the ONLY thing you can truly rely on this planet. You can see pain as your enemy or as your friend. The fact is that all miracles take place outside YOUR comfort zone… If you remain in the comfort zone enjoying all the blissful moments of your life not moving a finger, the pain eventually finds you. And when it does, it strikes with a vengeance – cancer. For many people, the laws of nature are simple to understand, but hard to swallow. Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, an hour, a day, or a year, but eventually, it will subside, and something else will take its place. If you, however, quit, the pain will find you and it will last forever. Pain can be seen as your enemy or your friend! You can work with it, challenge it constantly and grow along it.

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Without pain, there is no strengthening, no toughening, no healing – nothing… At the end of the day, it’s all about your attitude! If you want to live fully and be healthy, you must go deep! NO shortcuts, NO tricks – only hard, hard work! Cultivating a powerful mind, YOU gain the ability to make ANYTHING WORK – that’s my promise. All you need is a burning desire to win the battle! Thousands of years ago, legendary strategist Sun Tzu said, ―VICTORIOUS WARRIORS WIN IN THEIR MIND BEFORE THEY ENTER THE BATTLE." This kind of attitude hauls ass and moves the world! Embed these words in your head and follow them. Here is how to do it. The first step in building powerful health is that you must cultivate a condition in your mind before you enter the battle, whatever the battle may be! It might be anything outside or inside you, including cancer, or a deeply seeded subconscious problem resulting from a childhood trauma. Whatever your battles are, the first step is that you must win them in your mind! It doesn’t matter how many psychologists you hire, how many consultations you visit, how many diets you try, how much pain you go through. First you have to set the conditions in your head, heart, and spirit – otherwise things will NEVER work out. Polishing your character can be done by everyday PHYSICAL TRAINING followed by MEDITATION. All these activities cultivate a powerful mind and a strong character.

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The essence of life building is to think of you as a WARRIOR. To incorporate the philosophy of martial arts into the arts of natural healing is the BEST way to develop mental toughness and forge a never quitting spirit while healing YOU of disease. This is primary done by INTENSE PHYSICAL WORKOUT, filled with repetitions, habituation, silence, cultivating spaciousness in your mind so that you can start watching your thoughts, pay attention to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on inside of you, and then start making decisions from a much more powerful place. I have always recommended paying attention to the various philosophies of martial arts. The world we live in is not easy and to achieve victory, you must believe in yourself without hesitation! On top of it, to live a blissful life, you need to cultivate the winning, healing, and loving environment in yourselves! But before you kick some serious ass with natural toughening, you must identify the problem carefully and honestly. Many people cowardly escape the battlefield by not identifying the problem. Listen carefully: the first step in the process of solving the problem is the identification of the problem. To know the real problem or issue is the first half of the battle. Even though this may seem 145

"If you know how to shoot, and are quite ready to shoot, the chances are that you won't have to shoot." - Blackjack Pershing 12 "To seek perfection of the warriorâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s spirit is the only task worthy of our manhood." - Carlos Castaneda, 1972, p. 109 "A warrior who is prepared to fight must also be prepared to die." - Sun Tzu 14 "Follow what is right and you will be fortunate. Do not follow what is right and you will be unfortunate. The results are only shadows and echoes of our actions." - Counsels of the Great Yu, 2255 BC (Minick, 1974, p. 115) "A good plan executed now, is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - Patton 17 "In the cold darkness, where the predators wait in ambush, nobody cares how fast your draw is, nor what your score was, nor how many certificates you've collected." - Gabe Suarez 15 "A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca, c. 4 BC 65 AD 16 "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once." - William Shakespeare 18

like a simple first step, many people are wimps and cowards who only talk about problems, but do NOTHING about them at all! I want you to find the guts to stand up. I myself used to have health problems, but I gave super high priority to solving them, and I started kicking my butt passionately every day. Today, I am telling you: ALWAYS, ALWAYS IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, REALIZE THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION, AND CHANGE ‘YOUR WORLD’! I am serious. Years of working out hard have taught me the most important philosophy lying behind every success: WHATEVER THE BATTLE MAY BE, BEFORE ENTERING THE BATTLEFIELD, FIRST WIN THE BATTLE IN YOUR MIND. The Bottom Line: My bottom line here is that building YOUR health is like building a muscle: The more YOU HIT IT, THE STRONGER IT GETS. Once it is strong enough, YOU can take on ANY CHALLANGE and handle anything that life throws at YOU, not getting flustered. In this way YOU can do whatever needs to be done, and crush it! Stop BEING A WIMP, boy; put your guts together and start building your life today! It’s about time to bring some good-old fashioned ʽnatural healing’ back to life!

"Life is a battlefield. You have to sacrifice your everything and fight your best to get what you want." - Tiffany William

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Life-building with a Workout In a Nutshell: A session of vigorous physical exercise for strengthening and cleansing sour body, mind, and spirit. Recommended Literature: Brawn, 3rd edition by Stuart McRoberts (2007), Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training, 2nd Edition (Book & DVD) by NSCA (2008), Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder by Arnold Schwarzenegger (1993), Rebound Exercise: The Ultimate Exercise for the New Millennium by Albert Carter (2005), Shadow Boxing: The Dynamic 2- 5-14 Strategy to Defeat the Darkness Within by Dr. Henry Malone (2004), The Yoga Bible by Christina Brown (2003).

Let’s get physical... Now we are talking my language, lads! A true physical workout is not about going for a walk with hands in your pockets. It is a global revolution, a place of disorder, state of war, galactic battle-field, explosion of stars! This is the place where you can challenge your mind, test your pain threshold, strengthen your blood and guts, and explore new horizons. Do anything that is followed by a massive load of PERSPIRATION. This is the way to build up a FEROCIOUS BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT! Working out hard with passion is where you put your heart and soul into. A vigorous workout followed by perspiration is a blessing. A passionate physical workout brings happiness and silence to your mind, which is the foundation of emotional workout – a healing environment for your mind. This includes 147

"The more thou sweateth in training, the less thou bleedeth in combat." - Richard Marcinko, Seal Team 19 "If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his time to, I would answer: ―Training." Train more than you sleep." - Karate Master Masutatsu Oyama "Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness." - Edward Stanley 20 "Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it." Plato 21 "Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states." - Carol Welch "You can cheat on your boyfriend or girlfriend but not on your workout." - Unknown Author "If you don‘t kick your ass, the doctors will carve it out." - Dr. Schulze 22 "The key benefits of exercise is increased blood and lymph circulation. Your blood and lymphatic fluids distribute essential nutrients to your cells and remove metabolic waste and other toxic substances from your cells. Your cells can starve and choke on this metabolic waste without good circulation. Increased circulation is another exercise benefit and thus improves the health of your cells." - NaturalPath.com 21

positive affirmations, healing thoughts, and love. These are the TRUE ANTIDOTES to radiation intoxication, cancer, and many other diseases. A workout followed by meditation is an absolute prohealth and pro-happiness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the ULTIMATE POWER REMEDY. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a story to tell you. You know, my grandfather was a real tough guy! According to the stories, while he went for a workout, he was wearing a heavy-duty thick black industrial plastic bag like a Tshirt (including 3-4 layers of other thick clothing). When he was sweating, he was sweating like an animal for an hour or two. He used to box, sometimes wearing a plastic bag around his torso. When he got older, he sweated for hours in bed, sometimes the whole night long... again... wearing this custom made industrial plastic bag and eating raw garlic bulbs which he washed down with tons of chili tea. Whatever disease was lurking behind the corner, he recovered with ease. My grandfather was rarely sick. In fact, I don't remember him to be sick at all! Smoking 30-60 strong Hungarian cigarettes a day for 30 years, he lived until the age of 90, which is an amazing achievement. Moreover, also in his high age, women still found him attractive. Ask yourself: How many people in your family have lived until 90 while smoking two packs 148

"Fatty tissues actually clog the arteries, increase blood pressure and put additional strain on the heart. Fat is also the preferred place that your body stores toxins. Most tumors start in fatty areas. Reducing these fat deposits through exercise detoxification inherently reduces toxin levels in your body and reduces the chance of getting tumors." www.ayurtox.com 23 "Using high-resolution ultrasound and MRI technology, exercise physiologists have studied the effects of exerciseinduced shear stress on blood vessel walls. Research shows that the cells lining your blood vessels adapt to shear stress by releasing nitric oxide, a potent vasodilator with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Nitric oxide then mops up free radicals in the circulatory system." - Alive.com 24

of cigarettes for 30 years being sexually active until such a high age? If we are talking about wonder, then Hallelujah! For some it might be a miracle, but I see it as a result of a lot of heavy perspiration performed regularly! My Grandpa was a sweating bastard – a madman! He was tall and strong, and nobody dared to face his bulletproof character backed-up by a bad-ass look in his eyes. One day, he told me, ―Sonny boy, just make sure you EAT GARLIC AND CAYENNE, SPORT DAILY, and SMILE INSIDE OF YOURSELF! You sweat it out, and you‘re ass will take care of the rest. Just make sure you do lots of sports daily with a lot of jumping and bending. There‘s nothing worse than doing nothing and allowing your arse rot inside out!‖ First I didn’t understand what he meant, but after the years of studies of natural healing and martial arts, I finally got the message! In this case, the answer was a heavy-duty perspiring workout! Later, I ran across Nobel Prize winner professor Louis Ignarro who spent 30 years researching the role of nitric oxide in the cardiovascular system. Among the most significant contributions from his wealth of research is the discovery that nitric oxide is produced in blood vessels and that it controls the flow of blood by signaling the vessels to expand and contract. 121, 122 A 149

"Sweat does contain trace amounts of toxins," - Dr. Dee Anna Glaser, a professor of dermatology at St. Louis University and founding member of the International Hyperhidrosis Society, a medical group dedicated to the study and treatment of heavy sweating. 26 "10 minutes bouncing on a trampoline is a better cardiovascular workout than 33 minutes of running. The report said the "for similar levels of heart rate and oxygen consumption, the magnitude of the biomechanical stimuli is greater with jumping on a trampoline than with running." Bouncing on a trampoline also stimulates the flow around your lymphatic system, a non-circulatory system that helps rid the body of toxins and waste." - A study carried out by NASA 25

shortage of nitric oxide production caused by poor diet and a lack of physical activity leads to the onset and increasing severity of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack, stroke, and high cholesterol which brings you a step closer to almost every miserable disease. 123, 124 This is a very important discovery as far as health is concerned. Your body was built to MOVE and WORK OUT, to live in a DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, to ADAPT and PROGRESS. A dynamic movement involves bending, twisting, jumping, lifting and perspiring. 119 Fat burning is another key element in natural healing. If you are fat, you are clogging up your arteries, and your body is basically rotting from inside out. It is also worth to mention that most tumors start in fatty areas. 120 Without a daily workout, you cut out the circulation, which will cause the cells to starve, choke, mutate, and they can even grow into solid objects. There are many forms of workouts improving your cardiovascular health. Get a dog or go for a power walk; do light jogging or swim; any martial art is a great rebounding exercise. Make sure your body fluids don’t stagnate – always keep your body’s energies (Qi) in motion, flexing and turning your torso. Daily rebounding on a trampoline or shadow boxing is a fantastic way to start your new health! (Caution! High impact exercises 150

"Emotions aroused by a joyful music have a healthy effect on blood vessel function (…)." - Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, The Times of India 27 "A study reported in the June 1990 issue of the "American Journal of Roentgenology" found that jogging is a direct cause of changes in the knee joint, which are visible on an MRI directly after the jogging or running activity. Article: Benefits of Trampolines by Sarah Robertson, 2010" - The Benefits of Trampoline Jogging, by Jae Allen 28

can cause direct damage to your joints and may lead to irreversible conditions. Whatever you do, always be safe). If there is no fallout, then go out and play some football or Frisbee. If you have a partner, have loads of high quality sex! Sex can be a miraculous workout during which you can burn more calories than does a professional combat soldier on a battlefield. THE WORKOUT: Beginners, start with ANY form of rebounding exercise, ideally on a trampoline. If the gravity is stronger than your legs, then I advise you to kick your butt with water aerobics. Water aerobics is a miraculous workout for everybody! Heck, I DO cardio sessions in a swimming pool before breakfast and sweat more than never before. Along REBOUNCING CARDIO SESSIONS, I recommend you to lift some good weights, stretch, and strengthen some of the major muscle groups. Join yoga or Pilates classes, do some power walking, and finish it off with a passionate SEX, if you have a partner. To maximize the cleansing mechanism after a cardio session, I always kill myself off with some free style boxing into the punching bag. Throwing some jabs, hooks, and kicks cleanses your body, mind, and spirit like nothing else. Even with simple SHADOWBOXING, you can beat every drop of your physical and emotional crap out of your body! Don’t forget that we are dealing with radioactive particles here, which need to be mobilized and removed, along with other chemicals. It is very beneficial to add shadowboxing into your workout routine. I train outdoors. In winter time, I make sure my body is well isolated. If it’s cold outside, don’t hesitate to take 6+ layers of clothing! Don’t care whether you look like a snowman! Just make sure you are nice and warm. Last words: when performing a physical activity, go easy with what you do first. We don’t search for peak performances, but for perseverance.

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INTENSE AND PASSIONATE WORKOUT WITH HERBS! Beware of physical, emotional, and spiritual poisons that hurt you. These include junk food, wrong people, heavy thoughts, etc, etc. Just cut it out! Health is about personal time, dedication, values, and priorities. If you want to prevent disease, invest at least 2 hours of your time daily into your physical body. Natural healing is a full-time job! If you are sick, quit your job! I don’t care. Do whatever is necessary to jumpstart your health. I want you to spend this time catching breath and living in pure action, laugh, and happiness! During my boxing session, I routinely drink 2 liters of herbal tea and sweat out 4 T-shirts in 90 minutes. I challenge you – try to keep up with me. Sweat out at least 2 Tshirts during a workout session! WORK OUT DAILY! This is my theory, and it works. To make it work, work out day in and day out! This will cultivate a warrior’s spirit inside you, and with time, you will become a new person! THE BOTTOM LINE: Any form of physical exercise mobilizes toxins in your body and removes them more efficiently than doing nothing and allowing your body to rot. Do not overlook this critical factor of health building and make it one of your every day routines every day. It is not about intensity. It’s about the discipline to do it daily! UNBEATABLE MIND! Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae were not only super tough, but also very strong and fit emotionally and mentally. Moreover, they also had a strong spiritual component and they operated as a team unlike any other team in the history. They were able to push back Persians at the gate of Thermopylae, fighting to death to win. I don’t ask you to do this. What I ask you to do is to take a broader perspective of what it means to be FIT, to be HEALTHY, to be a whole person, and to LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST. Go for your big dreams, don’t stagnate, do the 152

common things uncommonly well, and kick your ass every day. Yes, you can! I know you can! Start with cultivating a powerful mind. Physical as well as emotional and spiritual progressions are the major keys in winning every battle you take and maintaining POWERFUL health! Before you hit the gym, ask yourself WHY? What is the purpose of your battle? Whatever answer you find, make sure that you cultivate a sense of purpose strong enough to help you to endure that battle! Whatever you do, whatever you eat, just make sure that your body, soul, and spirit NEVER EVER settle! Don’t listen to the naysayers and always stay positive! I don’t care if you are 7 or 70, I don’t care if it is summer or winter; always keep your body, mind, and spirit moving! How you will do it – that’s YOUR BUSINESS. Focus on your stuff and make something SPECIAL out of it! Whatever you do, give it 200% of YOURSELF. Make common things uncommonly well! I CHALLENGE YOU: BE DIFFERENT!

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Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention (The following information was excerpted from: Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention, From Observational to Intervention Research, Christine M. Friedenreich, Division of Epidemiology, Prevention and Screening, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2 Canada) 29

Epidemiological Studies of Physical Activity and Cancer Overview of the State of the Evidence Colon, Colorectal, and Rectal Cancer. The most definitive epidemiological evidence for an association between physical activity and cancer exists for colon or colorectal cancer (1) . Some of the studies have examined only colon cancer, and others have included colorectal cancers. For the purpose of this review, colon and colorectal cancer studies are combined because the evidence is essentially the same for these two cancer sites. Of the 46 colon and colorectal cancer and physical activity studies (14 , 16 , 20 , 21 , 24 , 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71) conducted worldwide to date, 38 (14 , 24 , 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 , 41, 42, 43, 44 , 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 , 52 , 53 , 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 , 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)

have demonstrated a large reduction in risk of cancer among the most physically active male and female participants in these studies (Fig. 1). Statistical significance was achieved in 32 (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 , 41, 42, 43, 44 , 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 , 52 , 53 , 55 , 58, 59, 60, 61 , 63 , 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71) of the 38 studies that found risk decreases. The risk reduction has been at least 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30%, and up to 70% reductions were found in some of the studies. The average reduction was 40â&#x20AC;&#x201C;50%. Although the methods for assessing physical activity have varied among studies and have often been quite crude, a consistent reduction in risk was observed across different study designs and populations and for both occupational and recreational activity. Furthermore, a consistent dose- response relation was found in 23 (24 , Reference: Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention, Christine M. Friedenreich, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada 29

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of the 29 studies (20 , 24 , 32 , 37 , 38 , 40 , 42, 43, 44 , 45 , 48, 49, 50, 51 , 53 , 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 , 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70) that examined the trend in risk. Overall, the association is strong and appears not to be confounded by diet, body mass index, and other risk factors that have been examined and controlled for in these analyses. A full evaluation of confounding has not, however, been undertaken in the majority of studies. The relation between physical activity and colon cancer is stronger for the left colon. Thus, it appears that physical activity is not merely a marker of healthier lifestyle, but that it has an independent protective effect (1) . General agreement exists across these studies on a lack of association between physical activity and risk of rectal cancer, as assessed in both cohort and casecontrol studies. In summary, the evidence for a preventive role of physical activity in the etiology of colon cancer is convincing, and for rectal cancer, there is convincing evidence that physical activity does not have a protective etiological role. Breast Cancer. The evidence for an association between physical activity and breast cancer, although not as strong nor as consistent as that found for colon cancer can, nonetheless, be classified as convincing (2, 3, 4) . Overall, of the 36 studies (21 , 24 , 26 , 33 , 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103) conducted thus far, 24 (33 , 72 , 73 , 75, 76, 77 , 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 , 86, 87, 88 , 90 , 92 , 93 , 95, 96, 97 , 99 , 100 , 102 , 103) have observed a reduction in breast cancer risk among those women who were most active in their occupational and/or recreational activities. These risk reductions ranged up to 70% and were statistically significant in 21 studies (33 , 72 , 73 , 75, 76, 77 , 80, 81, 82 , 84 , 86, 87, 88 , 93 , 95, 96, 97 , 99 , 100 , 102 , 103) . Increased breast cancer risks were found with increased physical activity levels in two studies (26 , 74) . For the 24 studies that did observe a decreased risk, the reduction in risk was on average 30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;40%. A dose- response relation was found in 15 (74 , 76 Reference: Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention, Christine M. Friedenreich, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada 29

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of 22 (24 , 74 , 76, 77, 78 , 80 , 82, 83, 84 , 87 , 88 , 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 , 102) studies that examined the trend. The relation between physical activity and breast cancer is complex, and the relatively weak associations found may reflect some of the methodological limitations of these studies, including inadequate and possibly inappropriate measurement of physical activity, incomplete control for confounding, and lack of assessment of effect modification (2) . The complicated and multiple biological mechanisms that may be operative may not have been adequately captured by the assessment methods used in these studies nor by the actual activity levels of the respondents. The levels of activity performed by the study subjects varied considerably across studies, and the inconsistencies observed may be attributable to the fact that a certain level of activity may be needed to invoke a protective effect. If the studies included only minimally active women, a reduced breast cancer risk may not be readily detectable because alterations in womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hormonal profiles may only occur with higher levels of activity. In addition, many of the studies did not adequately control for all confounding factors; hence, residual confounding may explain some of the inconsistent results. Furthermore, the relation between physical activity and breast cancer may be different among subgroups of women. Very few studies have examined the relation by menopausal status, parity, family history of breast cancer, and body mass index, to name just a few of the possible effect modifiers. Several aspects of this relation remain unclear and require further investigation, including the type, time period, and level of physical activity that are associated with a reduction in breast cancer risk.

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studies 122) conducted to date, there is a suggestion in 15 studies (16 , 21 , 33 , 60 , 105, 106, 107 , 109 , 110 , 112, 113, 114 , 117 , 120 , 122) of a reduction in prostate cancer risk among the men who were most physically active (Fig. 3)â&#x2021;&#x201C; . This decreased risk was statistically significant in 8 of the 15 studies (60 , 105 , 107 , 109 , 110 , 113 , 120 , 122) . The magnitude of the risk reduction ranges up to 50%, with the majority of the studies observing about 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30% decreases in risk (16 , 21 , 33 , 60 , 105, 106, 107 , 109 , 110 , 112, 113, 114 , 117 , 120 , 122) . However, no overall association was found in (20 , 24 , 37 , 111 , 118 , 121) 6 studies , and an increased risk of prostate cancer was observed among the most physically active men in five studies (104 , 108 , 115 , 116 , 119) . Nine (60 , 105 , 106 , 108, 109, 110 , 114 , 115 , 122) of the 19 (20 , 24 , 37 , 60 , 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112 , 114 , 115 , 117 , 118 , 120, 121, 122) studies that examined the trend in risk found a dose- response relation, but for only (60 , 105 , 106 , 109 , 110 , 114 , 122) 7 of these studies was there a decreasing risk associated with increasing levels of physical activity. The two remaining studies (108 , 115) observed trends of increased risk with increasing activity levels. As with the studies of colon and breast cancer, these prostate cancer studies were hampered by numerous methodological limitations including crude exposure assessment, variations in detection of latent disease, and inadequate control for confounding factors. The natural history of prostate cancer is still poorly understood, and the biological mechanisms and etiologically relevant time periods in prostate carcinogenesis when physical activity may be operative are unknown. In summary, the evidence for an etiological role of physical activity in reducing the risk of prostate cancer can be classified as probable.

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Other Cancer Sites. Less evidence exists for the role of physical activity in reducing the risk of cancer at other sites. To date, physical activity as a risk factor has been examined in 8 studies of lung cancer (16 , 20 , 21 , 24 , 37 , 60 , 123 , 124 ;), 8 studies of testicular cancer (19 , 24 , 60 , 105 , 125, 126, 127, 128) , 5 studies of ovarian cancer (Refs. 24 , 26 , 73 , 129 , and 130), and 11 studies of endometrial cancer (Refs. 26 , 73 , and 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139;). These studies have provided some preliminary evidence that physical activity may have a role in the prevention of these cancers. Although the level of evidence is still too limited to make any statements regarding causal associations, there is, nonetheless, a suggestion that physical activity may reduce the risk of lung and endometrial cancers. Six of the eight lung cancer studies (16 , 20 , 21 , 37 , 123 , 124) found reductions in risk, and four (20 , 37 , 123 , 124) of these studies had statistically significant risk decreases. In addition, four (20 , 37 , 123 , 124) of the six (20 , 37 , 123 , 124) studies that examined the dose- response also found evidence of a trend in decreasing lung cancer risk with increasing activity levels. The remaining studies found either no effect of physical activity (24) or an increased risk (60) . Likewise, 8 (73 , 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 , 137 , 139) of the 11 endometrial cancer studies noted decreased risks, of which 6 (131, 132, 133, 134 , 137 , 139) were statistically significant risk reductions. Three other endometrial cancer studies (26 , 136 , 138) observed no effect of physical activity. A dose- response effect of decreasing endometrial cancer risk with increasing physical activity was found in four studies (131 , 132 , 134 , 139) . Three (60 , 126 , 127) of the eight testicular cancer studies found statistically significant decreased risks with increased physical activity levels, whereas only two (73 , 130) of the five ovarian cancer studies noted risk reductions for higher levels of activity. The methodological issues that existed for the three previous sites of cancer are also relevant to these other cancer sites. These include poor physical assessment methods, incomplete assessment of confounding, inadequate examination of effect modification, Reference: Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention, Christine M. Friedenreich, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada 29

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and a lack of consideration of the underlying biological mechanisms that may be operative and that need to be considered when measuring exposures. In addition to these methodological issues, an insufficient number of studies have been conducted for these remaining cancer sites. More studies are needed that sample diverse populations who performed various levels of physical activity to permit a more complete evaluation of the etiological role of physical activity for those cancer sites. As discussed below, the epidemiological methods need to be improved, and these relations should be studied in other populations. In summary, the evidence for a preventive role of physical activity in the etiology of for lung and endometrial cancers can be classified as possible, and for testicular and ovarian cancers, the evidence is currently insufficient to make any conclusions (â&#x20AC;Ś). Biological Mechanisms for Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention Several hypothesized biological mechanisms for physical activity in cancer etiology have been proposed and are being actively researched (143 and 144 ). The main mechanisms that influence several cancer sites include modifications of endogenous sex and metabolic hormone levels and growth factors, decreased body fat content, and possibly enhanced immune function. Metabolic hormones and growth factors are hypothesized to be influenced by increased activity levels. Exercise significantly lowers insulin, glucose, triglycerides, and raises HDL cholesterol (145, 146, 147) , which may also be associated with decreased cancer risk (148 , 149) . Several randomized clinical trials have shown a benefit of physical activity in reducing fasting insulin levels in normoglycemic and insulin- resistant populations, with the most benefit observed for those individuals that lose weight and increase physical activity levels (150, 151, 152) . More specifically, exercise may affect cancer risk through its effects on IGFs3 and their binding proteins (IGFBPs). Reference: Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention, Christine M. Friedenreich, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada 29

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IGF is down- regulated by increased production of its binding protein (IGFBP- 3), which can occur with increased levels of physical activity, decreased caloric intake, and decreased body weight (153) . High levels of circulating IGF- I and low levels of IGFBP- 3 are associated with an increased risk of colorectal (154) , breast (155) , prostate (156) , and lung (157) cancers. Lifestyle risk factors, including high- energy diets and low physical activity, may increase IGF- I levels. More research is needed to clarify the role of IGFs in linking lifestyle factors, increased cell proliferation, suppression of apoptosis, and increased cancer risk (149) . Exercise also appears to lower biologically available endogenous sex hormones via a cascade of metabolic events that could result in a lowered risk of hormone- related cancers (e.g., breast, prostate, and endometrium; Ref. 158 ). It is hypothesized that events of menstrual and reproductive life influence the initiation and promotion of hormonally related cancers, such as those of the breast and endometrium. Increased lifetime exposure to endogenous estrogens through an early age at menarche, late age at menopause, late age at first birth, lack of lactation, and increased number of ovulatory cycles are breast cancer risk factors (159) . Girls who participate in vigorous intensity sports such as gymnastics and ballet have a higher incidence of primary and secondary amenorrhea and experience delayed menarche and irregular menstrual cycles (160, 161, 162) . Physical activity may also reduce the peripheral conversion of adrenal androgens to estrogens (163) in postmenopausal women. Several investigators have shown that elevated circulating estrogens in postmenopausal women are associated with increased breast cancer risk (164, 165, 166) . Increased bone mineral density, a marker for lifetime increased estrogen exposure, is related to an increased risk of breast cancer (166) . The specific level and time period(s) in life when physical activity may result in decreased endogenous sex hormones are not yet established. Endogenous hormone levels may also predict prostate cancer risk. A strong Reference: Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention, Christine M. Friedenreich, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada 29

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linear trend of increasing prostate cancer risk with increasing levels of plasma testosterone has been observed (167) , and increased physical activity is also associated with increased circulating sex hormone binding globulin in both men and women (168) , which competitively binds to estrogens and androgens, thereby decreasing endogenous levels of these hormones. Physical activity may reduce obesity, which has been associated with colon cancer, postmenopausal breast cancer, and endometrial cancer (169) . Regular exercise is an important determinant of long- term maintenance of weight loss in obese individuals (170) . Exercise may specifically prevent cancer development through a reduction in abdominal fat mass, which is particularly metabolically active and implicated in carcinogenesis (171) . Fat mass may be part of a hypothesized hormonal causal pathway between physical activity and cancer (158) . Immune function is enhanced with long- term endurance training, including increases in the number and activity of macrophages, natural killer cells and lymphokine- activated killer cells and their regulating cytokines, and increased mitogen- induced lymphocyte proliferation rates (144 , 172 , 173) (â&#x20AC;Ś). Conclusion The evidence for a protective role of physical activity in cancer etiology is clearly accumulating rapidly and becoming increasingly convincing. A STRONG RATIONALE EXISTS FOR PROGRESSING FROM OBSERVATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES to intervention trials in the field of physical activity and cancer. This rationale is currently most clear for colon and breast cancers. Given the strength of the risk reductions seen for most of the cancer sites, the potential for cancer Reference: Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention, Christine M. Friedenreich, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada 29

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prevention with increased physical activity levels is significant. Progress in this field can be made by improving understanding of the underlying biological mechanisms, enhancing physical activity assessment methods, and by conducting additional observational epidemiological studies that address the identified deficiencies in previous research. Furthermore, before definitive exercise prescriptions for cancer prevention can be made on a population basis, more evidence is needed from controlled trials of exercise interventions in at- risk populations as described above. This latter type of research can provide the necessary data on what type of physical activity performed at what intensity, duration, and frequency at which time period(s) in life are most likely to result in cancer risk reductions. Physical activity, along with dietary intake, smoking, alcohol consumption, and sun exposure are the main avenues for the PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CANCER. Research in physical activity and cancer prevention has lagged behind research on other modifiable lifestyle risk factors. Considerable potential exists for significant progress in this field.

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Life-building with Qigong (The following information is excerpted from: What is QiGong? National Qigong Association, http://nqa.org/) 30

Qigong is an ancient Chinese health care system that integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention. The word Qigong (Chi Kung) is made up of two Chinese words. Qi is pronounced chee and is usually translated to mean the life force or vital- energy that flows through all things in the universe. The second word, Gong, pronounced gung, means accomplishment, or skill that is cultivated through steady practice. Together, Qigong (Chi Kung) means cultivating energy, it is a system practiced for health maintenance, healing and increasing vitality. Qigong is an integration of physical postures, breathing techniques, and focused intentions. Qigong practices can be classified as martial, medical, or spiritual. All styles have three things in common: they all involve a posture, (whether moving or stationary), breathing techniques, and mental focus. Some practices increase the Qi; others circulate it, use it to cleanse and heal the body, store it, or emit Qi to help heal others. Practices vary from the soft internal styles such as Tai Chi; to the external, vigorous styles such as Kung Fu. However, the slow gentle movements of most Qigong forms can be easily adapted, even for the physically challenged and can be practiced by all age groups. Like any other system of health care, Qigong is not a panacea, but it is certainly a highly effective health care practice. Many health care professionals recommend Qigong as an important form of alternative complementary medicine. Qigong creates an awareness of and influences dimensions of our being that are not part of traditional exercise programs. Most exercises do not involve the meridian system used in acupuncture nor do they emphasize the importance of adding mind intent

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and breathing techniques to physical movements. When these dimensions are added, the benefits of exercise increase exponentially. The gentle, rhythmic movements of Qigong reduce stress, build stamina, increase vitality, and enhance the immune system. It has also been found to improve cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic and digestive functions. Those who maintain a consistent practice of Qigong find that it helps one regain a youthful vitality, maintain health even into old age and helps speed recovery from illness. Western scientific research confirms that Qigong reduces hypertension and the incidence of falling in the aged population. One of the more important long- term effects is that Qigong reestablishes the body/mind/soul connection. People do Qigong to maintain health, heal their bodies, calm their minds, and reconnect with their spirit. When these three aspects of our being are integrated, it encourages a positive outlook on life and helps eliminate harmful attitudes and behaviors. It also creates a balanced life style, which brings greater harmony, stability, and enjoyment There are a wide variety of Qigong practices. They vary from the simple, internal forms to the more complex and challenging external styles. They can interest and benefit everyone, from the most physically challenged to the super athlete. (â&#x20AC;Ś). A consistent practice is the most important asset you can develop. When beginners ask, "What is the most important aspect of practicing Qigong?" The answer is always..."just do it."

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Qigong and Scientific Studies (The following information is excerpted from: Qigong Therapy for Cancer in China, Exploratory Studies of Qigong Therapy for Cancer in China, Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH, and Raphael Yeung, BA, Kevin Chen, Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, RobertWood Johnson Medical School, 671 Hoes Lane, UBHCD453, Piscataway, NJ, 08854. Reprinted with permission.)

Discussion and Conclusion Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Half of all men and one third of all women in the United States will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Most current treatments for cancer are effective in controlling the symptoms or prolonging patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives to varying degrees, but all come with significant drawbacks, including toxicity, costs, and potential harm to both mental and immune function.Therefore, an effective nonpharmacological therapy for cancer with less cost and no side effects could have a major impact on cancer treatment. Qigong therapy from TCM shows promise in treating cancer, and preliminary studies report IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT without side effects, even recording COMPLETE REMISSION in patients who engaged in ongoing practice of qigong.7,49 This form of medicine involving energy has the potential to become a POWERFUL ALTERNATIVE to, or complementary therapy for, the conventional treatment of cancer. However, there is a need for betterdesigned clinical trials that systematically apply this therapy in human patients to determine its efficacy and applicability so that more people can benefit from it. It is true that there is room for improvement in these preliminary studies, and the studies in general need to be replicated by more laboratories and clinics in order to verify their findings. Nonetheless, it is not hard to draw a general picture that qigong therapy for cancer treatment deserves further study. Reference: Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH, et al., Qigong Therapy for Cancer in China, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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Unfortunately, this is an area that is often neglected by mainstream medicine and research. A deeper understanding of this mode of therapy is required for it to become more widely accepted in the medical community. Possible Mechanisms Most of the studies we reviewed have simply attempted to prove a principle: that qigong therapy for cancer could be effective, and that it is more than just a psychological effect. This is an important first step to get more research scientists interested in this area. However, some studies have also offered scientific explanation for the results that touch on some of the mechanisms of qigong therapy for cancer. We are planning a separate review specifically on this topic, especially on how qigong therapy might affect the human immune system. The following is an outline of the major scientific findings on the possible mechanisms of qigong therapy for cancer. Qigong therapy may improve immune functions. The human body has a powerful immune system, but most cancer patients experience some form of immune deficiency that makes it possible for cancer cells to outlive normal cells, and that leads to numerous clinical problems and reduces quality of life. Many research studies suggest that qigong therapy and/or qigong practice may help cancer patients IMPROVE their IMMUNE FUNCTION. For example, Feng et al22 found that external Qi from the qigong healer could enhance the phagocytosis of peritoneal macrophages and increase the activity of acid phosphatase. From their clinical studies of cancer patients, Zhang9 reported that qigong practice significantly increased cancer patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; C3b rate of red blood cells, the rate of lymphocyte transformation, and phagocytosis. Studies showed that increases in NK cells and many other components of Reference: Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH, et al., Qigong Therapy for Cancer in China, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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the immune system can significantly reduce the chances of infection or tumor growth.20,23 Some studies also reported the rise in the level of T lymphocytes with ENHANCED IMMUNE FUNCTION after qigong.17,18,50,51 Other components of the immune system, such as the activity of macrophages and bactericidal functions of neutrophils, also improved as the patients practiced qigong and/or received Qi from a qigong master.52 Given the fact that most conventional cancer therapies tend to damage or destroy the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immune functions, which in turn reduces overall capability of selfrecovery, the indication of improvement in the immune system from qigong therapy warrants further in- depth research. Qigong therapy may increase the microcirculation functions. Microcirculation refers to the blood circulation between microartery and microvein (capillary). Qigong practice has been reported to IMPROVE the practitionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s microcirculation, changing the viscosity of blood, increasing elasticity of blood vessels, and controlling the concentration of platelet. One study in this area measured the skin temperature before and during qigong practice and found an increase in back surface temperature and greater infrared radiation from the palm.53 Another study reported significant INCREASE in MICROCIRCULATION of nail wrinkles among 19 subjects, from a mean of 8.2 lines/mm prior to qigong to 12.6 lines/mm after qigong (P < .001).53 It was concluded that qigong therapy could adjust the microcirculation function to an optimal state by accelerating blood flow, raising the skin temperature, and increasing the number of micro blood vessels, which in turn increases the oxygen and blood supplies to the tissues and cells, strengthens the metabolism, and changes the pathological state to a normal physiological state to achieve the antitumor effect or maximize the efficacy of chemotherapy. Huang2 also reported increased microcirculation of lung among cancer patients who practiced Guo- Lin qigong. Reference: Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH, et al., Qigong Therapy for Cancer in China, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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Qigong therapy may raise the pain threshold. In the early 1980s, psychologists in China started to explore the possibility of qigong therapy raising the pain threshold, and they achieved some positive findings. For example, Wang et al54 at the China Academy of Science tested the pain threshold of different locations on the body among59 cancer patients and found that the pain threshold at the right inner joint increased from 122.2 g before to 164.07 g during qigong practice (P < .01) and the pain threshold at the left inner joint increased from 100.0 g to 125.76 g during qigong practice. Zhang and colleagues55 at Zhong Shan Medical University also reported the analgesic effect of external Qi in a placebo- controlled study and found that EQT could increase human skin pain threshold, measured by the method of potassiummediated pain. Yang ET al56 reported the analgesic effect of emitted Qi on rats, decreasing the probability of a purely psychological effect on pain. Many other explanations with regard to the interaction between the Qi (vital energy) and the physical body have not been completely verified by research. Qigongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s therapeutic properties may also lie in its regulation of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, the METABOLIC SYSTEM, activity of the CEREBRAL CORTEX, the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, and the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, as well as its effect in CORRECTING ABNORMAL REACTIONS of the organs, the MASSAGING EFFECT on the organs of the abdominal cavity, and its effect on SELF- CONTROL over the physical functions of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body.51 There is not yet enough research or data to sufficiently document these effects. According to TCM, qigong may work to benefit the practitioners through 3 different channels.

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(1) Increased Qi flow strikes against the location of illness such as a tumor. According to TCM, good health is the result of a free- flowing, well- balanced Qi (energy) system, whereas sickness and pain are the results of Qi blockage or unbalanced energy in certain areas of the body. Once the supply of Qi to the cells becomes blocked, blood flow to that area will change, the cells or related organs might start to malfunction, and disease or pain may occur. One possible mechanism of qigong therapy for pain relief and symptom reduction is through motivating Qi and energy within the body, breaking the Qi blockage, and balancing the energy system. From a research perspective, the in vitro studies suggest that Qi energy may have a direct inhibitory effect on tumor growth, or even kill cancer cells. (2) Cultivation of Yi (consciousness and intention) and the emphasis of "empty mind without desire" In qigong practice may help the practitioners to strengthen the power of their intention and to release suppressed emotions and/or mental disturbances. It is said that qigong training of the mind (or intention) helps practitioners to release themselves from the "socialized self" (the source of all stress) and return them to the "original self." The source of cancers could be related to some mental/emotional disturbances and social pressures (such as ongoing stress) that over time lead to a malfunction of the immune system. Qigong practice may lead to the RELEASE of these MENTAL/EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES or twists, which may be the real source of the cancer in the first place. This may also help patients tolerate the ongoing stress related to their disease or its conventional treatments.

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(3) Qigong may rapidly reveal or uncover the body’s potential selfhealing capability Including the increased immune functions (as described above), the self- repair capability, and the self- regeneration capability. For example, the relaxed and tranquil state achieved during qigong practice can relieve stress, build up vital energy, and rapidly increase the body’s immune function. We have observed some patients of qigong therapy who have completely recovered from Multiple, complicated diseases or symptoms in a short period of time without any medications. There are reports of regenerated lost physical parts, such as new hair growth and new tooth growth among adults and seniors. In this sense, qigong therapy has challenged the current medical practice’s tendency to depend on the use of pharmaceutical drugs that treat a specific symptom only with many known and unknown side Effects (…). Conclusions The very existence of human subtle energy has been a challenge for modern medicine and modern science in general, since we have no effective means to measure it and we know nothing more than simple observations of various phenomena so far. Therefore, the general tendency of the scientific community has been to ignore its existence, sometimes labeling it as placebo effect and avoiding any study of it. However, the therapeutic effect of this subtle energy on cancer may change this tendency. Much evidence suggests that qigong therapy for cancer is more than just a psychological effect. Studies on qigong and its curative effect on cancer have demonstrated consistent results for its INH IBITORY EFFECT ON CANCER GROWTH and METASTASIS in both in vitro and in vivo studies, as well as in Reference: Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH, et al., Qigong Therapy for Cancer in China, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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clinical observation. It is possible to reach a general conclusion that qigong therapy for cancer treatment may be a POWERFUL ALTERNATIVE to what we are using today in treating cancer. There is much room for improvement in these studies, and some need to be replicated by more laboratories and clinics in order to verify the findings. Additionally, qigong therapy is an area that is often neglected by mainstream medicine and research. Our review suggests that this therapy be seriously examined and be considered as an important supplement to the conventional treatment of cancer and other chronic diseases. Chinese scientists are not alone in proving the therapeutic effect of human subtle energy in cancer treatment. Fahrion and Norris,58 Bengston and Krinsley59 in the United States, and Sherstnev and Gruden60 in Russia have all independently verified the inhibitory effect of human subtle energy on tumor growth. Hopefully, more scientists around the world will follow their steps and put their efforts together in this challenging area. Although qigong research poses difficulties and problems in explanation and replication, qigong therapy can provide an invaluable alternative to modern Western medicine. Unlike other alternative medicines, which are only able to cope with symptoms, qigong therapy focuses on the entire body and its health system. Our review suggests that qigong therapy may actually STOP and PREVENT cancer growth, and help patients recover from many different diseases at the same time. We hope that more studies and research will be done in this area and that this review will serve as an introduction to the world of Qi and qigong research.

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Chapter 4:

The Japanese in Cancer Healing

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About Reiki Treatment (Following information is excerpted from: What is Reiki? Reiki FAQ, www.reiki.org/)

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy." A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including BODY, EMOTIONS, MIND and SPIRIT creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. Many have reported miraculous results. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and selfimprovement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually EVERY KNOWN ILLNESS and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery. An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the student during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during an "attunement" given by a Reiki master and allows the student to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to improve one's health and enhance the quality of life. Reference: What is Reiki? Reiki FAQ, www.reiki.org

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Its use is not dependent on one's intellectual capacity or spiritual development and therefore is available to everyone. It has been successfully taught to thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds. While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not. Because Reiki comes from God, many people find that using Reiki puts them more in touch with the experience of their religion rather than having only an intellectual concept of it. While Reiki is not a religion, it is still important to live and act in a way that promotes harmony with others. Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of the Reiki system of natural healing, recommended that one practice certain simple ethical ideals to promote peace and harmony, which are nearly universal across all cultures. During a meditation several years after developing Reiki, Dr. Usui decided to add the Reiki Ideals to the practice of Reiki. The Ideals came in part from the five principles of the Meiji emperor of Japan whom Dr. Usui admired. The Ideals were developed to add spiritual balance to Usui Reiki. Their purpose is to help people realize that healing the spirit by consciously deciding to improve oneself is a necessary part of the Reiki healing experience. In order for the Reiki healing energies to have lasting results, the client must accept responsibility for her or his healing and take an active part in it. Therefore, the Usui system of Reiki is more than the use of the Reiki energy. It must also include an active commitment to improve oneself in order for it to be a COMPLETE SYSTEM. The ideals are both guidelines for living a gracious life and virtues worthy of practice for their inherent value. (â&#x20AC;Ś) Reiki classes are taught all over the country and in many parts of the world.

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„Reiki is one of the safest healing systems in the world."

(- 1910 AD) Dr. Mikao Usui Nutshell: Founder of Reiki. Recommended Literature: The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui published by Western Reiki Master living in Japan, Frank Arjava Petter, (1999) Mikao Usui- Sensei (1865- 1926) he is the founder of a form of spiritual practice known as Reiki. used as a complementary therapy for the treatment of physical, emotional, and mental diseases.

(Following information is excerpted from: Usui Sensei 1865 – 1926 by Goran Sandwall, reiki.nu. Special Thanks to Goran Sandwall) 1

Mikao Usui was the originator of what we today call Reiki. He was born on August 15th 1865 in the village of 'Taniai- mura' in the Yamagata district of Gifu prefecture Kyoto. Mikao Usui probably came from a wealthy family as at that time only children from wealthy families could get a good education. As a child he studied in a Tendai Buddhist monastery school entering at an early age. He was also a student of different martial arts. His memorial states that he was a talented hard working student, he liked to read and his knowledge of medicine, psychology, fortune telling and theology of religions around 175 Reference: Usui Sensei 1865 – 1926 by Goran Sandwall, reiki.nu

Reiki Principles "Just for today I will not worry I will not be angry I will do my work honestly I will give thanks for my many blessings I will be kind to my neighbors and all living things" - Dr. Mikao Usui "The secret art of inviting happiness The miraculous medicine of all diseases Just for today, do not anger Do not worry and be filled with gratitude Devote yourself to your work. Be kind to people. Every morning and evening, join your hands in prayer. Pray these words to your heart and chant these words with your mouth Usui Reiki Treatment for the improvement of body and mind" - Dr. Mikao Usui

"Look To This Day For it is Life, the very Life of Life. In Its brief course lie all the Verities and Realities of your existence; The Bliss of Growth; The Glory of Action; The Splendor of Beauty; For Yesterday is but a Dream, And tomorrow is only a Vision: But Today well lived makes every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness, and Every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope. Look well, therefore, to This Day!" - From the Sanskrit. "You get what you concentrate on; your mental images bring about their own fulfillment." - Seth "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." - Shakespeare

the world, including the Kyoten (Buddhist Bible) was vast. He married and his wife's name was Sadako, they had a son (born 1907) and daughter. Usui sensei studied and traveled to western countries and China several times, this was encouraged during the Meiji Era and later, to learn and study western ways. During his life Miako Usui held many different professions such as public servant, office worker, industrialist, reporter, politician's secretary, missionary, supervisor of convicts. He also worked as a private secretary to a politician Shimpei Goto, who was Secretary of the Railroad, Postmaster General and Secretary of the Interior and State. At some point in his life he became a Tendai Buddhist Monk/Priest (what we in the west call a lay priest). On several occasions he took a form of meditation lasting 21 days. On his memorial it says that at one time this took place on Mount Kurama (Horse Saddle Mountain). This is where he is supposed to have been given the inspiration for his system of healing Reiki. It is very likely that he incorporated ideas and knowledge about healing from other system, both spiritual and physical, like Chinese Medicine, other Eastern healing systems like Qi Gong, the Japanese equivalent Kiko, acupuncture and others. Reference: Usui Sensei 1865 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1926 by Goran Sandwall, reiki.nu

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mystical. It is the source of all true art and science." - Albert Einstein "What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen." - Henry David Thoreau "Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul." - Democritus "There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you." - David Burns, Intimate Connections "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt "I'm touched by the idea that when we do things that are useful and helpful collecting these shards of spirituality that we may be helping to bring about a healing." - Leonard Nimoy "Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity." - Hippocrates "Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion." - Buddha

Mikao Usui found that the healing techniques contained within his spiritual system worked well on various ailments. In April 1922 he opened his first school/clinic in Harajuku Tokyo. Usui had a small manual which is now translated into English and published by Western Reiki Master living in Japan, Frank Arjava Petter, under the title "The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr Mikao Usui" Mikao Usui's skills as a healer and teacher must have been very good and his fame spread very quickly throughout Japan. This was a time of great change in Japan, opening up to the West and changes both in government and religion. His teachings became popular among the older people who saw them as a return to old ideals and spiritual practices. His school/clinic was formed not just for the spiritual teachings but it was also a way for people to obtain healing. As people in general at this time in Japans history were very poor, healing sessions were very cheap or FREE. According to Japanese history articles, healing and other similar practices at that time would be given for a minimal cost or more likely for free. Reiki students seem to have worked with the teacher as a sort of payment (a small monetary fee might also have been involved). Reference: Usui Sensei 1865 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1926 by Goran Sandwall, reiki.nu

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"Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." - William James "Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength." - Hasidic saying "The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers." - Arthur Koestler "The illusion holds power over you when you are not able to remember that you are a powerful spirit that has taken on the physical experience for the purpose of learning." - Gary Zukav "Everyone has inside him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!" - Anne Frank "When the mind is no longer seeking, no longer breeding conflict through its wants and cravings, when it is silent with understanding, only then can the immeasurable come into being." - J. Krishnamurti "The only devils in this world are those running around in our own hearts, and that is where all our battles should be fought." - Mahatma Gandhi

The Usui teachings included teaching people how to heal themselves (a very central point still in Reiki of today). Healing would be given to them, and then they were taught how to heal themselves. In 1923 on the 1st of September an earthquake shook Tokyo and Yokohama, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was 50 miles from Tokyo. Over 140,000 deaths were reported. The majority were killed in the fires started by the earthquake. It was the greatest natural disaster in Japanese history. Mikao Usui and his students started to give healing in the area and the demand and need for Reiki was enormous and as a result of his work he became even more FAMOUS. In 1925 Usui had become so busy that he had to open a new larger school outside Tokyo in Nakano. As he traveled widely his senior students would continue with his work when he was away from his school/clinic. Dr Mikao Usui passed away on March 9th 1926 at the age of 62. He is buried in Saihoji Temple in Suginami- Ku, Tokyo. Later his students created and erected a large memorial stone next to his grave describing his life and work. Much of the new information about Usui Sensei comes from the translation of this memorial. Three levels of teachings: Usui Sensei's teachings were divided into 6 levels, Shoden (4 levels), Okuden (2 levels) and Shinpi- den. The beginning level student (Shoden) had to work hard at increasing their own spirituality before being able to move on to the Okuden (inner teachings) level. Not many students reached the next level of Shinpi- den - Mystery/secret teachings. It is reported that he had taught his system of healing to well over 2000 persons, and what we in the West call Reiki Masters (no such title existed in Japan at the time) to 15 - 17 persons.

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„Dr. Hayashi is the icon in pioneering Reiki."

Dr. Mikao Usui (1880 - 1940) was a naval physician and employed Reiki to treat his patients. He was a disciple of Mikao Usui, played a major role in the trans- mission of Reiki out of Japan and for turning it into a less mystical practice.

(- 1930 AD) Dr. Hayashi

"The experience of becoming ill and recovering is very meaningful because it gives us an opportunity to grow through the healing experience." - Tadao Yamaguchi

Nutshell: disciple of Mikao Usui, originator of the hand position system Recommended Literature: "The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui" by Dr. Mikao Usui and Frank Arajava Petter, Lotus Press. Shangri – La Twin Lakes, WI 1999, second edition. "The Spirit of Reiki" by Walter Lubeck

"There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle." - Deepak Chopra

(Following information is excerpted from: Chujiro Hayashi 1878 – 1940 by Goran Sandwall, reiki.nu. Special Thanks to Goran Sandwall) 31

Dr Hayashi has played 2 important parts in Western Reiki. Number one is that he is probably the originator of the hand position system used here in the West. Number two is that he initiated Mrs. Takata to Reiki Master which brought Reiki to the West. An ex- naval Officer in the Japanese Navy and a Naval Doctor who graduated Navy School in December 1902. He started his Reiki training with Usui Sensei in 1925, 47 years of age. It is believed he was one of the last Reiki Masters trained by Usui.

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"Your whole idea about yourself is borrowed- - borrowed from those who have no idea of who they are themselves." - Osho "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." - from The Little Prince "It's the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance. It's the dream afraid of waking, that never takes a chance. It's the one who won't be taken, who cannot seem to give, And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live." - from The Rose "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.You may have to work for it though." - Richard Bach "Argue your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours." - Richard Bach

Following his first training he left the Usui School and started a small clinic in Tokyo named "Hayashi Reiki Kenkyu- kai", which had 8 beds and 16 healers. Practitioners worked in pairs of two to a bed giving treatments to patients. Hayashi originally had seven to eight hand positions that covered the upper body only. These positions are based on the Eastern traditional healing methods (such as Chinese Medicine) that the "body" is the head and torso, the limbs are considered "external". When treating these positions, which cover major energy center's (acupuncture points), the energy will flow not only through the body but also to the arms and legs. (Using meridians). Therefore it is only necessary to treat the head and torso in order to treat the entire body mind. Usui Sensei used head positions only, and then treated any problem area on the body. He also gave additional positions for treating specific conditions. It seems that Hayashi may have adopted further hand positions and that these may have been the base for the hand positions used in the western world. These hand positions that cover the whole body gives a better overall flow of energy around and through the body. Dr Hayashi compiled his own 40 page manual on how to use the hand positions for certain ailments. This manual may have been give to his students. During his work with Reiki he initiated about 17 Reiki Masters including Mrs. Takata. Chujiro Hayashi ritually ended his life by committing Seppuku' on May 10th 1940.

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„Takata is the legendary advocate of Reiki."

(- 1950 AD) Hawayo Hiromi Takata

Hawayo Hiromi Takata (1900- 1980) a Japanese- American born in Hanamaulu, Territory of Hawaii, helped introduce the spiritual practice of Reiki to the Western World.

Nutshell: introduced the spiritual practice of Reiki to the Western World. Recommended Literature: Reiki: Hawayo Takata's Story By Helen J. Haberly, Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art by Diane Stein (1995), Living Reiki: Takata's Teachings by Fran Brown (1992), Reiki: The Healing Touch by William Lee Rand (2012), Inner Reiki: A Practical Guide for Healing and Meditation by Tanmaya Honervogt (2012), The Complete Reiki Handbook, By Walter Lubeck (2012), (Following information is excerpted from: Hawayo Takata 1900 – 1980 by Goran Sandwall, reiki.nu. Special Thanks to Goran Sandwall) 31

Hawayo Takata was born at dawn on December 24th 1900, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Her parents were Japanese immigrants and her father worked in the sugar cane fields. She eventually married the bookkeeper of the plantation where she was employed. In October of 1930, Saichi Takata died at the age of thirty- four leaving Mrs. Takata to raise their two daughters. In order to provide for her family, she had to work very hard with little rest. After five years she developed severe abdominal pain, a lung condition and

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"Each of us has the potential of being given a gift by the divine, which results in the body and soul becoming unified ... a great many people will experience the blessings of the divine ... Through it, the human being will first be made healthy, and then peace of mind and joy in life will be increased." - Dr Mikao Usui "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; but spiritual beings having a human experience." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts." - Richard Bach "Each of us, no matter our calling; absolutely, totally, unpredictably, irreplaceably, are one- of- a- kind, unique!" - Richard Bach "Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it." - Buddha "The wisdom of enlightenment is inherent in every one of us. It is because of the delusion under which our mind works that we fail to realize it ourselves, and that we have to seek the advice and the guidance of enlightened ones." - Hui - Neng

had a nervous breakdown. Soon after this, one of her sisters died and she traveled to Japan where her parents had moved to deliver the news. She also felt she could find help for her poor health in Japan. Here she came in contact with Dr Hayashi's clinic and she began receiving Reiki treatment. Mrs. Takata received daily treatments twice a day and got progressively better. In four months, she was completely healed. Impressed by the results, she wanted to learn Reiki. In the spring of 1936, Mrs. Takata received First Degree Reiki (Shoden). She worked with Dr. Hayashi for one year and then received Second Degree Reiki (Okuden). Mrs. Takata returned to Hawaii in 1937. She was soon followed by Dr. Hayashi who came to help Mrs. Takata establish Reiki in Hawaii. In the winter of 1938, Dr. Hayashi initiated Hawayo Takata as a Reiki Master. She was the thirteenth and last Reiki Master Dr. Hayashi initiated. Between 1970 and her transition on December 11th 1980, Mrs. Takata initiated twenty- two Reiki Masters. The original twenty- two teachers have taught others. In the decade since Mrs. Takata experienced transition, Reiki has spread rapidly in the West and East and is now practiced throughout all parts of the world. There are now TENS OF THOUSANDS of Reiki Masters and millions of people practicing Reiki throughout the world. Reference: Hawayo Takata 1900 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1980 by Goran Sandwall, reiki.nu

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"We can do only what we think we can do. We can be only what we think we can be. We can have only what we think we can have. What we do, what we are, what we have, all depend upon what we think" - Robert Collier "You have everything you need: A miraculous body, a phenomenal brain, and a vast and powerful subconscious mind. Now it's just a matter of focusing them in the right direction." - James Allen, As You Think "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you." - Jesus Christ "You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is wen you give of yourself that you truly give." - Kahlil Gibran "Giving is the secret of abundance." - Sivananda "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, he will achieve." - Napoleon Hill "You can never learn anything that you did not already know" - Aristotle "While the body perishes the Spirit is immortal. We are here to realize we are Spirit." - Papa Ramdas

Reiki Healing Philosophy (Following information is excerpted from: Reiki as a preventive and curative medicine, reiki.nu, Special Thanks to Goran Sandwall) 31

Eastern medical philosophy has always emphasized the superiority of maintaining good health over curing illness. Reiki is a preventive medicine par excellence. But it is even more: When practicing Reiki on yourself or others, you experience both its preventive and its curative functions at the same time. If you have a disease, Reiki will cure it, if not; Reiki will promote your health and longevity. This preventive cum curative quality of Reiki makes it a unique healing system. It is natural to be healthy It is only when certain parts of our bodies fail to function naturally that sickness occurs. The causes may be from bacteria and viruses, organic (toxins) or psychosomatic. ď&#x201A;ˇ Bacteria and viruses are always present in our bodies, but they are kept in check (sometimes even exploited to do useful work for us) as long as our bodies function naturally. ď&#x201A;ˇ Toxins are continually clogging our organs, but as long as we function naturally, these toxins will be neutralized by the chemicals produced by our body. ď&#x201A;ˇ Our brain is continually stressed, but again, if nature runs its course we will be adequately relieved after sleep and rest. The Eastern concept of health is also wider than that of the West. To be healthy is not just to be free from disease. A person cannot be called healthy if he/she is often restless, irritable or extremely forgetful, cannot concentrate or sleep soundly, and has no zest for work or play.

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How does Reiki promote health? First, it frees us from disease; it prevents as well as cures illness. Then it helps us to GROW emotionally, mentally and spiritually, giving us the wonderful benefits of health in its wider sense. The preventive and curative qualities of Reiki can be reduced to two simple principles: the cleansing of meridians and balancing of the chakras to achieve a harmonious energy flow. How does Reiki prevent or cure contagious diseases? When disease- causing micro- organisms attack certain parts of the body, reserve energy is channeled to meet these attacks. But if the meridians are blocked, then the flow of reserve energy is hindered, and illness results. When using Reiki you CLEANSE the meridians, harmonizing energy levels and promote a smooth flow of reserve energy to the areas under attack, thus restoring the balance. Practicing Reiki increases our reserves of energy, thus preventing any possible future outbreak of illness.

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Science and Reiki Recommended literature: Spiritual Healing Scientific Validation Of A Healing Revolution by Daniel J. Benor, M.D., (Following information is excerpted from: Healing Research by William Lee Rand, Reiki News Articles, The International Center for Reiki Training, http://www.reiki.org. Reprinted with permission.)

Scientific research in the area of lying on of hands has been conducted for some time. There are now quite a few experiments that validate the usefulness of Reiki and other healing techniques. Some of the more interesting results of these experiments demonstrate that their positive results are coming from more than just the placebo effect, while others indicate that the energy is non- physical in nature in that the benefits do not diminish regardless of the distance between sender and receiver. The following are few of the more interesting studies. This first Reiki study was published in a peer reviewed scientific journal. The study involved 45 healthy people who were divided into 3 groups of 15 each. One group received Reiki and rest, another group received placebo, Reiki, and rest. The placebo treatment was given exactly the same way as the Reiki treatments were given in the first group except that those who gave them had not had Reiki training. The third group received only rest. The study recorded a number of vital statistics, including heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, skin temperature, and respiration rate at regular intervals. This study revealed a significant reduction in diastolic BLOOD PRESSURE and heart rate in the Reiki group that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appear in the placebo group or the control group, thus tending to indicate that Reiki created an important effect that was not caused by suggestion. This was a small study, but the quality of its design and the positive results it produced indicates that additional larger scale studies are warranted.

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The complete study ("Autonomic Nervous- System- Changes During Reiki Treatment: A Preliminary Study") was published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Volume 10, Number 6. Another Reiki study done at the Helfgott Research Institute at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregon, showed that Reiki has a measurable effect on the IMMUNE SYSTEM. This study examined the effect of Reiki on the white blood cell counts of volunteers who were randomized into three groupsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those who received Reiki, those who relaxed, and those who neither received Reiki or relaxation. Blood was drawn for examination before the treatment, immediately after treatment, and four hours after treatment. The study shows that Reiki enhanced the immune system by increasing the number of white blood cells in those who received Reiki. Because this was a small preliminary study, the results provide the basis for further study of the ability of Reiki to make healthy improvements in those that receive it. Hodsdon, W., Mendenhall, E., Green, R., KatesChinnoy,S., Wacker, E, & Zwickey, H. The Effect of Reiki on the Immune System. Helfgott Research Institute at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregon, USA Wendy Wetzel, a registered nurse describes a Reiki experiment she conducted in her paper, "Reiki Healing: A Physiologic Perspective." In her study, fortyeight people made up the experimental group while 10 made up a control group. Both groups had blood samples taken at the beginning and at the end of the experiment. The experimental group received First Degree Reiki training. The control group was not involved in the Reiki training. The blood samples were measured for hemoglobin and hematocrit values. Hemoglobin is the part of red blood cells that carry oxygen. Hematocrit is the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume. The people in the experimental group who received Reiki training experienced a significant change in these values with 28 percent Reference: Healing Research by William Lee Rand, Reiki News Articles, The International Center for Reiki Training, http://www.reiki.org

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experiencing an increase and the remainder experiencing a decrease. The people in the control group who did not receive Reiki training experienced no significant change. It is thought that changes, whether an increase or decrease are consistent with the purpose of Reiki which is to BRING BALANCE on an individual basis. One individual experienced a 20% increase in these values. She continued to treat herself with Reiki daily and after three months; her increase had been maintained and in fact had continued to improve. This improvement was appropriate for her as she had been experiencing iron deficiency anemia. Another study in laying on hands has also demonstrated its ability to increase hemoglobin values. A medical doctor, Otelia Bengssten, M.D. conducted an experiment with a group of 79 sick patients. Together the patients had a wide range of diagnosed illnesses including pancreatitis, brain tumor, emphysema, multiple endocrine disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and congestive heart failure. Laying- on hands treatments were given to 46 patients with 33 as controls. The treated patients showed significant increases in HEMOGLOBIN VALUES. The effect was so pronounced that even cancer patients who were being treated with bone marrow- suppressive agents which predictably induce decreases in hemoglobin values showed an increase. The majority of patients also reported improvement or COMPLETE DISAPPEARANCE of symptoms. Both this experiment and the one above, demonstrate that healers are able to induce actual biological improvements in the patients they treat rather than simply create a feeling of well-being. Laying- on hands healing has been validated by experiments carried out at St. Vincent's medical Center in New York. The study was carried out by Janet Quinn, assistant director of nursing at the University of South Carolina. The design of this study tends to rule out the placebo effect. Thirty heart patients were given a 20 question psychological test to determine their level of anxiety. Then they were treated by a group Reference: Healing Research by William Lee Rand, Reiki News Articles, The International Center for Reiki Training, http://www.reiki.org

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trained in Therapeutic Touch healing. A control group of patients were also treated by sham healers who imitated the same positions as those who had training. Anxiety levels DROPPED 17 percent after only five minutes treatment by trained practitioners, but those who were only imitating a treatment created no effect. Daniel Wirth of Healing Sciences International in Orinda, California conducted a tightly controlled experiment involving a healing technique. Forty four male college students received identical minor wounds deliberately inflicted by a doctor in the right or left shoulder. Twenty- three then received a healing treatment and the other twenty- one did not. The treatments were given in such a way that the possibility of a placebo effect was ruled out. All forty- four students extend their arms though a hole in the wall. In the other room, a trained healer was present for those who received healing and administered healing from a distance without touching. For those who did not receive healing, no one was present in the room. Both the students and the doctor who administered the wounds and later also evaluated their healing rate had been told that the experiment was about the electrical conductivity of the body. Neither knew that the experiment was about healing. Eight and sixteen day follow- up measurements of the rate of wound healing were done. After eight days, the treated groups wounds had SHRUNK 93.5 percent compared with 67.3 percent for those not treated. After sixteen days, the figures were 99.3 and 90.9. After debriefing, the students stated they did not know the true nature of the experiment and had felt no contact with the healer. The possibility that expectations of the students caused the healing was ruled out. Dr. John Zimmerman of the University of Colorado using a SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) has discovered that MAGNETIC FIELDS several hundred times stronger than background noise are created around the hands of trained healers when doing healing work on patients. No such fields are created by shamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; healers making the same movements indicating something special is Reference: Healing Research by William Lee Rand, Reiki News Articles, The International Center for Reiki Training, http://www.reiki.org

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happening with the trained healers. The frequencies of the magnetic fields surrounding the hands of the trained healers were of the alpha and theta wave range similar to those seen in the brain of meditators. Dr. Barnard Grad of McGill University in Montreal, used barley seeds to test the effect of psychic healing energies on plants. The seeds were planted in pots and watered with a saline solution which is known to retard their sprouting and growth. With elaborate double- blind conditions set- up, one group of seeds were watered with saline solution that had been treated by a psychic healer. The treated saline was held by the healer in a sealed container for fifteen minutes. The other seeds were watered with untreated saline. The person watering the plants did not know which group was getting the treated saline and which was getting the untreated saline. The plants watered with healer treated saline solution GREW FASTER and were healthier producing 25% more weight and having a higher chlorophyll content. These experiments have been replicated in Dr. Grads lab and in other laboratories as well. Dr. Grad carried out similar experiments involving tap water and plants. Sealed containers of water were given to a psychic healer to hold and others were given to a severely depressed patient to hold. The plants watered with the healer- held water had an increased growth rate and those watered with the water held by the severely depressed patient had a decrease in growth rate compared to controls. These experiments involving plants, in addition to confirming the non- placebo nature of psychic healing, scientifically confirm the ancient metaphysical understanding that healing energies can be stored in water for future use. In another experiment involving psychic healer Olga Worrall, Dr. Robert Miller used an electromechanical transducer to measure the microscopic growth rate of rye grass. The device used has an accuracy of one thousandth of an inch per hour. Dr. Miller set- up the experiment in his laboratory and then left, locking the door behind him to eliminate any Reference: Healing Research by William Lee Rand, Reiki News Articles, The International Center for Reiki Training, http://www.reiki.org

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unnecessary disturbance. Olga, located over 600 miles away was asked to pray for the test plant at exactly 9 PM that evening. When Dr. Miller returned to the laboratory the next day, the test equipment had recorded normal continuous growth of 6.25 thousandths of an inch per hour up to 9 PM. At that time, the record began to deviate upward and had risen to 52.5 thousands of an inch per hour which was an increase of 840 percent! This increased growth rate remained till morning when it decreased but never to its original level. The Spindrift group has done extensive research involving prayer and plants. Their results indicate that prayed for plants ALWAYS GROW FASTER and are HEALTHIER than non- prayed for plants even though the conditions are equal for both groups of plants and those doing the praying are miles away. These results were CONSISTENT regardless of the distance involved and occurred over and over. They are described by Robert Owen in his book, "Qualitative Research: The early years": One of the interesting results of their research work is that they were best when the prayer was non- directional, that is when the prayer was simply for the plants general well-being, rather than for a specific result, such as a certain growth rate or overall height. More experiments are being done and scientific theories are being developed to describe Reiki and other healing techniques. As we continue into the millennium, increasing interest along with more sensitive equipment will allow science to more completely understand, validate, and accept the reality of spiritual healing. As this happens, we will see increasing use of Reiki and other lying- on hands healing coming into common use by individuals for themselves and family along with its use in hospitals and doctorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offices. The deeper understanding about the nature of health and the unity of all life this rediscovered age old wisdom will provide will reduce suffering and make earth a more worthwhile place to live. With this in mind, let us be encouraged to continue in the spirit of Reiki to help others and to heal the planet. Reference: Healing Research by William Lee Rand, Reiki News Articles, The International Center for Reiki Training, http://www.reiki.org

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Chapter 5:

The Ancient Greeks in Cancer Healing

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." - Greek proverb 191

About Greek Medicine (The following information is excerpted from: Greek Medicine.net by David Osborn MH L.Ac., Master Herbalist - Astrologer - Holistic Health Consultant and Educator, http://www.greekmedicine.net/)

Greek Medicine is the traditional, indigenous holistic healing system of Western civilization. It was first codified and systematized by the Greek philosopher - physician Hippocrates in the 4th century B.C.E. and subsequently developed and expanded by other physicians, most notably Galen, Dioscorides and Avicenna. In the Islamic world, Greek Medicine is known as Unani Medicine or Unani Tibb. "Unani" is the Arabic ord for "Ionian", or Greek. Greek Medicine was the original source and inspiration for many other natural, holistic and alternative medical systems that developed in Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, which include HOMEOPATHY, NATUROPATHY and CHIROPRACTIC. The exemplary life and teachings of its founder, Hippocrates has provided a shining source of inspiration to natural healers down through the ages. As a traditional holistic healing system, Greek Medicine has a lot in common with Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda. All these traditional medical systems seek to HARMONIZE the health of the individual with the Universal Life Forces of Nature and the cosmos. Like Ayurveda, Greek Medicine is humorally and constitutionally based. Like Chinese Medicine, Greek Medicine seeks a BALANCE, or HOMEOSTASIS, between opposite yet complementary forces of Nature. Greek Medicine is also the traditional medical system out of which modern medicine evolved. In the basic notions and concepts of Greek Medicine we can see the

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fundamental assumptions and orientations that have guided the development of modern medicine. In the Enlightenment and the scientific and industrial revolutions that followed, the natural healing methods of Greek Medicine were gradually abandoned in favor of more synthetic, technological treatments and interventions. Also, the holistic orientation and traditional holistic healing wisdom of Greek Medicine were gradually abandoned in favor of the excessively analytical, reductionistic methods of modern science. Modern man has become increasingly estranged from Nature. Modern technology threatens to overwhelm and dehumanize us. A global environmental crisis threatens to annihilate our very existence on this planet and poses unprecedented challenges for the health of the individual. People around the world are desperately searching for something natural to heal their ills. Far from being an irrelevant, obsolete relic of the past, Greek Medicine is needed NOW more than ever. It's highly ironic that Western man has been increasingly turning to the Orient in recent years for natural healing solutions when Western civilization has at its very roots a fine, outstanding holistic healing system of its own. The basic ideas, philosophies and archetypes that underly Greek Medicine are not foreign but rather indigenous to Western civilization and culture. And so, reviving Greek Medicine as a holistic healing system can have a profound healing and regenerative effect on Western civilization itself, and create a renewed appreciation and respect for our relationship with Nature. Greek Medicine offers a wealth of natural remedies, treatments and therapies to HEAL body, mind and spirit (â&#x20AC;Ś).

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„Hippocrates is the one of the most famous legends in healing arts."

(- 300 BC) Hippocrates Working Summary: The Father of Medicine Books: Collection of sixty medical books of which Hippocrates wrote just some

Hippocrates of Cos (Greek: Ἱπποκράτης; Hippokrátēs; c. 460 BC – c. 370 BC) was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Athens), and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the father of Western medicine

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He is thought to have been born in Cos in 460 BC. While Hippocrates has found fame in medical history, there were other Ancient Greek doctors who were not so lucky. Ancient Greek medical knowledge is demonstrated in what is known as the Hippocratic Collection. It was Hippocrates, the "father of medicine," who originally gave cancer its name. He was the one who said that physician should never give any poisonous substance to his patient. This profound thinking today’s medicine rarely takes into consideration.

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Hippocratic Oath: "I swear by Apollo, the

healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement: To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art; and that by my teaching, I will impart a knowledge of this art to my own sons, and to my teacher's sons, and to disciples bound by an indenture and oath according to the medical laws, and no others. I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion. But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts. I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art. In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill- doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves. All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal. If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all humanity and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my life."

"Primum non nocere" - Hippocratic Oath

HEALING THE MIND: The Greeks understand sickness to be both psychic and physical. To heal the psyche, worshippers listen to music and have their dreams interpreted while staying in the temple. Alcmaeon, a Greek philosopher and physician, also popularizes the theory that the brain perceives sensations and is responsible for thought and memory. HEALING THE BODY: Cult leaders use local vegetation to make ointments and other herbal remedies. They also prescribe regular exercise, baths, and nutrition regimes that include social interactions. These prescriptions are seen as an important part of the religious healing process. Many of them are practiced as late as 400 AD. HEALING THE SPIRIT: Early Greek medicine focuses on the god of healing. Worshippers believe that Asclepios, with the help of his daughters Hygeia and Panacea, heals the faithful if they build temples in his name and sleep in the temples. ORIGINS OF CANCER: Hippocrates observed that the common factor in his cancer patients was a swellingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a tumor. Examining these tumors in autopsies, he saw that they had root- like extensions spreading out from the main growth, giving a crablike appearance. The Greek word for crab is "karkinos." The Latin word is "cancer." Reference:Hippocrates web- article, http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk)

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"The Hippocratic Oath includes this promise "to abstain from doing harm" "Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm." - Hippocrates "Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm." - Hippocrates "If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health. " - Hippocrates

Hippocrates is thought to be the first person to clearly recognize difference between benign and malignant tumors. Hippocrates noticed that blood vessels around a malignant tumor looked like the claws of crab. He named the disease karkinos (the Greek name for crab) to describe tumors that may or may not progress to ulceration. Works of Hippocrates and Galen, another Greek physician have revolutionized the practice of medicine by removing it from grips of superstitions and magic, to the era of observation and logical reasoning.

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"Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease. " - Hippocrates "A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses." - Hippocrates "To do nothing is also a good remedy." - Hippocrates

â&#x20AC;&#x17E;Pythagoras is one of the first who advocated the importance of simple, vegetarian diets ."

(- 500 BC) Pythagoras of Samos (The following information is excerpted from: Greek Medicine.net by David Osborn MH L.Ac., Master Herbalist - Astrologer - Holistic Health Consultant and Educator, http://www.greekmedicine.net/)

Of all the forerunners of Hippocrates, Pythagoras was certainly the most fabled and legendary. His life is the provider of legends, myth and miracles. Pythagoras had a famous school for Pythagoras of Samos philosophers at Crotona, and many were his pupils. (c. 570 BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; c. 495 Pythagoras was a mathematician, and believed in the BC) Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian harmony of numbers. He discovered the whole number ratios at Greek philosopher, work in musical scales and intervals, and their healing effects on mathematician, and founder of the the organism. And so, Pythagoras' name is frequently invoked by religious movement music therapists. called Pythagoreanism. Pythagoras was indeed a seminal thinker, but because his life is so shrouded in myth and legend, it's hard to say with any degree of certainty exactly which basic concepts of Greek Medicne were actually his. Many feel that the concepts of critical days, and perhaps even the basic notion of the humors, may have originated with him. Pythagoras kept a VERY STRICT DIET and HEALTH REGIMEN, and many way that he was a lifelong vegetarian. Believing that meat eating impaired one's faculty of judgment, he advised judges to abstain from eating meat before trying important cases. As a mystic, Pythagoras believed in metempsychosis, which is reincarnation, or the transmigration of souls.

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Empedocles (c. 490BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; c. 430 BC) Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the originator of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements.

Thales (c. 624BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; c. 543BC) Thales of Miletus was a preSocratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor, and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.

The theory of the Four Elements is generally attributed to EMPEDOCLES. According to this theory, everything in the universe, including the human body, is composed of the Four Elements: FIRE, AIR, EARTH and WATER - in varying proportions. Empedocles had a theory of building up, or synthesis (anabolism) versus breaking down, or analysis (catabolism). The physician's job was to assess the patient to see which aspect of metabolism predominated, and then bring them back into balance. Another Four Element theorist was THALES, who had a theory of biogenesis. Reasoning that everything that now exists had to come from something, he tried to figure out what was the original source element for all life. After some thought, he concluded that it must have been Water. This is more than just wild speculation; biologists now agree that all biochemical reactions essential to life must take place in water, and that all life evolved out of the primordial oceans. As a physician, Thales received his medical training in Egypt. In order to bring Greek medical theory more into line with that of Egyptian Medicine, Thales proposed adding a fourth humor, black bile. This brought the humors into line with the Four Elements.

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"Reason is immortal, all else mortal." - Pythagoras

ALCMAEON OF CROTON was a younger contemporary of Pythagoras, and quite possibly his disciple as well. He had a theory of isonomia, which means the PERFECT HARMONY of Alcmaeon Of all substances in the Croton (c. 510 BC) metabolism. The body was Alcmaeon of Croton was one of the most healthy as long as this metabolic eminent natural harmony was maintained; disease philosophers and medical theorists of resulted from its antiquity. disruption. Disease was cured by restoring metabolic balance and harmony to the organism. Modern nutritionists and physiologists see in isonomia the precursor of all modern metabolic theory. More specifically for Greek Medicine, humoral physiology and pathology evolved from the concept of isonomia. Greek Medicine, as codified and systematized by Hippocrates, came together from many diverse strands of scientific, medical and philosophical thought. This rich diversity of conceptual background has given Greek Medicine much resiliency, versatility and adaptability as a medical system, and openness to continued growth and change. Reference: Greek Medicine.net by David Osborn MH L.Ac., http://www.greekmedicine.net/)

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"Virtue is harmony." - Pythagoras "The oldest, shortest words - "yes" and "no" - are those which require the most thought." - Pythagoras "The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere." - Empedocles "Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are dark. " - Empedocles "The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself." - Thales "Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it." - Thales "Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still." - Thales "Men perish because they cannot join the beginning with the end." - Alcmaeon

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Hippocrates Foods (The following information is excerpted from: THERAPEUTIC FOODS, Greek Medicine.net by David Osborn MH L.Ac., Master Herbalist - Astrologer - Holistic Health Consultant and Educator, http://www.greekmedicine.net/)

Food is Your Best Medicine Hippocrates said, "Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food." There's essentially no difference between food and medicine. The difference between food and medicine isn't one of kind; it's merely one of degree. Foods have the same kinds of therapeutic properties that herbs and medicines have; it's just that in foods, these therapeutic properties are milder in degree, whereas the nutritive properties are stronger. Herbs and natural medicines have more potent and concentrated therapeutic properties, but they also have nutritive value, which synthetic pharmaceutical drugs lack. If foods are essentially like medicines in having therapeutic properties, it follows that many, in addition to having indications, or conditions that they're used for, have contraindications as well, or conditions in which they do harm, and should not be taken. This kind of therapeutic knowledge of the indications and contraindications of various foods is a common feature and legacy of Greek Medicine and other traditional healing systems. This is a practical, empirical knowledge derived from centuries of clinical experience. It concerns the basic qualities and properties of foods, and is not based upon a food's nutrient content.

Fruits In general, fruits tend to be sedating and cooling, and have a diuretic effect that can be excessive if too many fruits are consumed. The only exception to this general rule would be dark red and blue forest berries, like currants, raspberries and blackberries, which are genitourinary tonics. Fruits of the Rose family are generally considered to be the most balanced, and the least cooling; most of them are hardy natives of a temperate climate. Apples and quinces are generally Reference: Therapeutic Foods, Greek Medicine.net by David Osborn, http://www.greekmedicine.net

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considered to be the most heating of the Rose family fruits, having a certain light, crisp astringency to them that tones up the liver, stomach and bowels. Other Rose family fruits have much more moisture to them, especially plums and peaches, which make them useful laxative fruits to loosen the bowels. Peach kernels and plum kernels are added to herbal formulas as a laxative and stool softener, and peach leaves are strongly laxative. Apricot kernels, on the other hand, open up the lungs in coughing and lung congestion. Pears have a certain juicy, moistening quality that moistens and protects the lungs against the dry autumn weather. Cherries are beneficial in arthritis and rheumatism. A tea made from the cherry stems is a kidney tonic. Citrus fruits, particularly oranges, are contraindicated in certain types of arthritis and rheumatism. Oranges and orange juice is considered quite cooling and febrifugal, and good at relieving fevers. Lemons have a sour astringency to them that stimulates the bile and gastric juices, and aids in the expectoration of phlegm. The inner rind and white pith of certain citrus fruits like grapefruit is very beneficial for the functioning and potency of the liver, gall bladder and bowels, but the best of all is considered to be the rind of the bitter orange. Various kinds of citrus peels, like those of lemon, lime, orange and tangerine, are used to stimulate and harmonize the stomach and digestion. The fruit and juice of the pomegranate stimulates and moves a sluggish stomach and bowels, whereas the rind can be decocted into a tea which is good for diarrhea, hemorrhoids and intestinal parasites. Melons, as a whole, are very cooling, sedating and diuretic. In general, they are contraindicated for those with weak kidneys or a weak, atomic digestion. Watermelon can be therapeutic as a diuretic for those with urinary sand, gravel or obstructions. Bananas, like many other tropical fruits, are too cooling to eat in winter. In addition, bananas are very heavy, unctuous and moist, and are contraindicated in conditions like diabetes. Bananas should be eaten only when they're ripe; otherwise their astringency may be too hard on the stomach. Certain dried fruits are therapeutic for those with constipation. These are mainly figs and prunes.

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Vegetables Vegetables, like fruits, alkalinize the blood. But whereas fruits do this by the elimination of acidic toxins through the urine, vegetables directly add alkaline minerals and nutrients. So, whereas fruits are more eliminative, vegetables are more building. Of all the vegetables, root vegetables are the most nourishing, and the highest in caloric value; you could call them tonic or restorative. Tuberous or starchy root vegetables could substitute for grains as the staff of life; these include potatoes, yams and sweet potatoes. What's the difference between a vegetable and an herb? Not much, really, except gastronomic convention. Herbalists call vegetables pot herbs, to denote that they are usually eaten. And many pot herbs, like other herbs, can also be used for medicine. Continuing with tonic, restorative root vegetables, beets are a tonic and detoxifier of the liver and the blood. Celery root and Parsley root are adaptogens that enhance overall vitality and energy levels and resistance to stress, and are also tonics for the kidneys and the genitourinary system, particularly in the male. Women have parsnips and burnet saxifrage root, also known as pimpernel root; these are tonics and regulators of the female menstrual cycle. Pumpkin and squash, especially butternut and acorn squash, help to regulate and lower blood sugar levels in those with diabetes. Pumpkin seeds are good for the prostate, and are also a vermifuge. Another vegetable in the squash family, cucumber, is very cooling and moistening, and is therefore very good to eat on hot summer days; however, some with sensitive stomachs may find that cucumbers are hard to digest, and give them gas. Green leafy vegetables are good to build the blood. Bitter greens like dandelion and endive are good for promoting the bile flow and cleansing the liver. Artichoke cleanses the liver and promotes the bile flow, and also has a mild diuretic effect that cleanses the kidneys and urinary tract. Perhaps the most famous vegetable to cleanse the urinary tract in urinary infections is asparagus; you can even smell it coming out in the urine. Many Nightshade family vegetables can be problematic, especially for those predisposed to aggravations of black bile. Tomatoes can be problematic for those with a nervous or sour stomach, or those who are predisposed towards candidiasis and intestinal putrefactions. They can Reference: Therapeutic Foods, Greek Medicine.net by David Osborn, http://www.greekmedicine.net

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also aggravate certain autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. Eggplant can be very heavy and hard to digest, and hard on the liver; these difficulties are often compounded by the way in which it is prepared. Even bell peppers can unsettle the stomach and digestion for some. Cayenne, jalapenos, and other hot peppers of the Nightshade family can aggravate nervous, colicky or irritable conditions of the stomach and bowels. Nevertheless, Nightshade vegetables are hard to renounce, because they're so tasty. Spicy vegetables stimulate the circulation, immunity and digestion, and can play a valuable therapeutic role in the daily diet. Fresh ginger root stimulates and harmonizes the stomach and digestion when eaten, is boiled as a tea as first aid for colds, increases the resistance of the organism to colds and flu when cooked into one's food, and purifies the lymphatic system as a tea. Onions also stimulate the immune system to throw off colds and flu and expel phlegm from the body, as does horseradish. Garlic not only stimulates the immune system against infection, but also normalizes blood pressure and circulation and kills off pathogenic bacteria in the intestines, while encouraging the growth of friendly bacteria. Radishes are a spicy vegetable that stimulates the stomach and digestion, eliminates excess phlegm, and stimulates the flow of bile.

Beans and Legumes As a whole, beans can be a problematic food group, as many of them are hard to digest, often producing gas, distension and bloating. The more problematic beans are pinto beans and navy beans. The easier ones to digest are mung beans, adzuki beans, lentils and black beans. Nevertheless, many beans do have valuable therapeutic properties. The soak water of mung beans or adzuki beans, if drunk in the morning upon arising, exerts a mild diuretic effect, and is cleansing and healing for the genitourinary tract. Black beans are strengthening to the kidneys, and adzuki beans are therapeutic in diabetes. Cooking beans with the right spices greatly improves their digestibility. The best of these spices are Cumin, Wormseed. Caraway and Tarragon.

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Certain other plants that are not beans are also plants of the legume family, which are sometimes used in cooking. Tamarind is used to make a cooling summer drink; it also has mild laxative properties, and can soften or moderate the action of harsh stimulant laxatives when used with them. Carob, or the fruit of the Honey Locust tree, is rich in sugars and complex carbohydrates, B vitamins, Calcium, Iron and dietary fiber, and is a complete food. The syrup decocted from the Carob pod is used in the Middle East as a mild laxative. John the Baptist, when he preached and baptized in the wilderness, did not survive on honey and locusts, but rather on Carob, or the fruit of the Honey Locust tree, which is also called St. John's Bread.

Nuts and Seeds Nuts and seeds are a good source of protein, but they shouldn't be relied on as one's main source of protein because many have a kind of astringency that is irritating to the stomach, duodenum and gall bladder. These include peanuts and walnuts. Almonds are rendered much more digestible if they are soaked, and their skins removed, before eating. If nuts are roasted, they must be roasted freshly, in small batches, right before eating, as they tend to go rancid very quickly after roasting. It's best not to eat roasted nuts unless you can roast them in this manner. Perhaps the best nut or seed to eat is the sesame seed, which is highly nutritious and easy to digest. A sesame paste called Tahini is also widely used to make desserts and confections like halvah. Sesame seeds are also laxative, as their high oil content lubricates the bowels and softens the stool. Pumpkin seeds are eaten by older men to improve the health of the prostate. They're also eaten to eliminate intestinal worms, or parasites. Grains - In the traditional cosmology and worldview, the seed was the most balanced part of the plant and the most nutritious because it contained the creative essence of the whole plant in miniature. The nutritive essence and Life Force of the whole plant are concentrated in its seed. What are grains but seeds? They're seeds that are high in complex carbohydrates and caloric Reference: Therapeutic Foods, Greek Medicine.net by David Osborn, http://www.greekmedicine.net

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energy. As seeds, they are whole and complete, and capable of being the staff of life. But the various grains do have their different virtues. Wheat is considered to be one of the more heating grains, and high in bodybuilding nutrients; however, in those so predisposed, it may be hard to digest, and aggravate phlegm and allergies. These are people with a gluten intolerance. Rice is probably the most balanced and easy to digest grain, and the least problematic. Corn is also light and easy to digest, but is rather cooling, and can aggravate phlegm in sensitive individuals. Oats have a high mucilage content, which is very soothing to the stomach and intestines; oats also have the reputation of being a restorative for the nerves and beautifying to the skin. Buckwheat is the most heating grain, and is the best to eat in winter. Millet is light and easy to digest, yet very high in protein. The favorite grain of Hippocrates and the classical Greek physicians was barley.

Milk and Dairy Products Milk and dairy products are, as a whole, very cold, wet and phlegm forming. Milk is very concentrated nourishment given by a mother to her offspring at a time when the offspring's body is growing faster, and demanding more nutrients than ever. Dairy products, especially milk, being so rich and moist in nature, are the most suited to children and youths, whose bodies are they moister by nature, with the moisture fueling and being consumed by rapid growth. Of all the various kinds of milk, cow's milk is considered to be the heaviest, richest and hardest to digest. And so, in Greece and other Balkan countries, milk and cheese from other animals, like sheep and goats, are also consumed. Of all the dairy products, milk is the most cold, moist and phlegm forming. In declining order of dampness after milk are yogurt, fresh cheeses, and finally aged cheeses. Aged cheeses can also congest the liver, gall bladder and the bile. Because of its cold, wet, phlegm forming nature, milk is often heated up and cooked with the following spices to improve its digestion and assimilation: Cinnamon, Cardamom, Allspice, Cloves, Ginger and Black Pepper. Reference: Therapeutic Foods, Greek Medicine.net by David Osborn, http://www.greekmedicine.net

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Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Eggs In general, meat and flesh foods are the heaviest and hardest to digest; they also leave many toxic residues after digestion. Eggs and poultry are generally the easiest of the flesh foods on the organism, with fish, shellfish and red meat being the most difficult and problematic. Red meat is the heaviest and hardest to digest of all flesh foods, and can easily aggravate bilious problems. Of these, the worst offender is beef, followed by pork and lamb. The heavy animal fat in beef and pork is very hard on the bile. To neutralize the toxins from red meat and aid in its digestion, it is either cooked or eaten with hot, pungent spices and condiments like Cloves, Mustard, Black Pepper, Garlic, Onions or Horseradish. Fish tends to be heavy and cold in the residues it leaves behind, because it comes from the cold, watery depths of the ocean. Some kinds of fish, like cod, are lighter and easier to digest, whereas others, like tuna and mackerel, are heavier and more difficult to digest. To aid in its digestion, fish is commonly sprinkled with lemon juice; capers or horseradish are also good. Shellfish pose a particular problem, as they tend to aggravate eczema, pustules, rashes, acne and various skin conditions. Also included within this group are lobster and shrimp. Oysters and shrimp have the reputation for being sexual tonics and aphrodisiacs. Turtle soup and turtle essence are great tonics for strengthening the Radical Moisture and the constitutional resilience of the organism. In spite of all the problems connected with meat and flesh foods, one important reason why they are eaten, aside from their taste, is that they are good at strengthening and fortifying the organism, and in breeding abundant blood. In particular, the endocrine glands and their secretions are greatly nourished and benefitted by foods of animal origin. Many people who abstain from eating meat do so for religious, moral or ethical reasons, because it involves the taking of sentient life. However, there is one medicinal superfood of animal origin that has great virtues as an endocrine tonic and adaptogen, which doesn't involve the taking, or even the inconveniencing, of any animal or sentient life form in its obtaining. That incredible tonic and superfood is Human Placenta.

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â&#x20AC;&#x17E;Paracelsus is the master of empirical eclecticis."

(- 1500 AD) Paracelsus

Paracelsus, born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (1493- 1541), Germany â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Swiss Renaissance, physician, philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, virtue botanist, general occultist

Working Summary: The Father of Modern Medicine. Books: Nine Books of Archidoxus, Paragranum, Paramirum, Great Surgery Book (1536) Partial contents: Coelum Philosophorum; The Astronomia magna (1537), The Book Concerning The Tincture Of The Philosophers; The Treasure of Treasures for Alchemists; The Aurora of the Philosophers; Alchemical Catechism, The Life of Paracelsus (1911) (The following information is excerpted from: Escharotics: 500 years of suppression, Meditopia.org, Paracelsus, answers.com)

He received his doctoral degree at the University of Ferrara. Throughout his life Paracelsus wandered throughout Europe and the Middle East, serving as a surgeon and a professor of medicine studying with alchemists. He is reviled for his association with mysticism, astrology, and alchemy by contemporary historians - - indeed he found ways to harness them all in his practice. Centuries before Mesmer, Paracelsus understood and employed the principles of suggestion; centuries before Freud, he understood mind/body connection; centuries before Antonio Meucci or R. Raymond Rife, he utilized electromagnetic therapy; he

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"Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided." - Paracelsus "Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a disease might mean their common death. Nature knows this; and Nature attacks the disease with whatever help she can muster." - Paracelsus "The human spirit is so great a thing that no man can express it; could we rightly comprehend the mind of man nothing would be impossible to us upon the earth." - Paracelsus Paracelsus, sometimes called the father of toxicology, wrote: "All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; only the dose permits something not to be poisonous." Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 2 (17291781), one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment, said of him, "Those who imagine that the medicine of Paracelsus is a system of superstitions which we have fortunately outgrown, will, if they once learn to know its principles, be surprised to find that it is based on a superior kind of knowledge which we have not yet attained, but into which we may hope to grow."

discovered hydrogen, nitrogen; coined the term "alcohol" (from the Arabic) and identified zinc! Paracelsus composed his own pharmacopeia and achieved clinical success that few physicians today can match - - all at a time when medical specialization, as we know it, was non- existent. His knowledge of subtle energies that act upon the living organism mimic principles that only now are beginning to migrate from our recent discoveries in quantum physics into the stodgy crevices of our biological sciences. Paracelsus is widely credited with not only being the "father of modern medicine" but the father of lesser known or respected practices and disciplines, including iatrochemistry and balneology. He revolted against traditional medicine, based on Galen and Avicenna, and his unconventionality led to his being regarded by his numerous enemies as a quack and charlatan and later was executed by hired assassins. Nevertheless, it is without a doubt, that Paracelsus is the precursor of chemical pharmacology and therapeutics, and the most original medical thinker of the 16th century. Paracelsus is a LEGENDARY HERO.

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"It wasn't enough that he could cure illnesses that no one else could, he made a point to rub his colleagues collective face in it. On one occasion Paracelsus offered to cure any patient deemed incurable. Fully prepared to disgrace this wild braggart, his colleagues presented him with fifteen advanced cases of leprosy. He cured nine out of the fifteen. His contempt for traditional learning and the reason the medical authorities found him so distasteful is best conveyed by his much quoted riposte to them: "Let me tell you this: every little hair on my neck knows more than you and all your scribes, and my shoebuckles are more learned than your Galen and Avicenna, and my beard has more experience than all your high colleges." Source: Oxford Dictionary of Scientists: Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

Paracelsus Therapy: Hippocrates put forward the theory that illness was caused by an imbalance of the four humours: blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile. These ideas were further developed by Galen into an extremely influential and highly persistent set of medical beliefs that lasted until the mid 1850s. The dominant medical treatments at Paracelsus' time were SPECIFIC DIETS to help in the "CLEANSING OF THE PUTREFIED JUICES" combined with PURGING AND BLOODLETTING to restore the balance of the four humours. For skin cancer he used escharotic cancer salves successfully. Paracelsus supplemented and challenged this view with his beliefs that illness was the result of the body being attacked by outside agents. Paracelsus believed that to every evil there was a counteracting good and to every disease, a cure. Modern scientific studies prove, that Paracelsus bloodletting prove to be beneficial in prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

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Zinc chloride paste appears to kill cancerous cells and stimulate a strong immune reaction that decreases the likelihood of metastasis and recurrence. "I believe chemosurgery with zinc chloride paste, followed by wide excision, is a better way to remove a melanoma than fresh tissue surgery," said Dr. Brooks. "That‘s why I believe it‘s so important to use zinc chloride when treating melanoma." by MICHELE G. SULLIVAN, Skin & Allergy News Digital Network "Familiarity with the useful properties of Zinc Chloride is not new. Anthropologists found traces of manmade zinc chloride in the Pyramid at Giza, produced at LEAST 2,500 years ago - (though one researcher attributes its use to the generation of power and not medicine.) Zinc chloride, though now reviled by allopaths in an attempt to smear alternative practitioners, was one of just three ingredients in the initial Mohs surgical paste that is now central to a standard dermatological procedure approved through the West." The following information is excerpted from: Alternative Cancer Remedies – Facts for Historians and Medical Researchers by Vance Ferrell, Pilgrims Books, 1998 USA 78

Life-building with Bloodletting (Article Excerpted from: Tom Hennessy, Bloodletting Reduces Cancer Incidence, network.nature.com, 2008, NEW YORK JUL 08, 2008 Reuters Health, Alere, www.cancerpage.com) (Study Details: Decreased Cancer Risk After Iron Reduction in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: Results From a Randomized Trial, Zacharski LR, Chow BK, Howes PS, Shamayeva G, Baron JA, Dalman RL, Malenka DJ, Ozaki CK, Lavori PW, J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 Jul 8.) 3

Jul 08 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cancer incidence and mortality in older men may be reduced by repeated phlebotomy to lower serum ferritin levels, according to findings published online on July 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Observational studies suggest that lower body iron stores may protect against malignancy by reducing iron- induced oxidative stress, Dr. Leo R. Zacharski and his associates note. To test this possibility, Dr. Zacharski, at the White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Vermont, and his group conducted an ad hoc analysis of data from a VA study in which patients with peripheral arterial disease were assigned to repeated blood collections (n = 636) or to a control group (n = 641), originally for prevention of atherosclerotic complications. The population was 99% male, mean age 67 years, with mean ferritin levels at baseline of 122 ng/mL. Phlebotomy was scheduled every 6 months to maintain ferritin levels between 25 and 60 ng/mL. During a mean follow-up of 4.5 years, there were 60 new visceral malignancies in the control patients and 38 in the ironreduction patients (p = 0.023). The risk of new malignancy (hazard ratio 0.65, p = 0.036) was significantly lower in the phlebotomy group. Among patients who did develop cancer, cancer- specific mortality (HR 0.39, p = 0.003) and all cause mortality (HR 0.49, p = 0.009) were lower in the phlebotomy group. Overall, 75% of new cancers occurred in patients with mean ferritin levels > 57 ng/mL (â&#x20AC;Ś). In a related editorial, Dr. Mads Melbye, at Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen and colleagues suggest that "these results almost seem to be too good to be true." 211

Epilogue:

Inspire Your Health

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." - Jim Rohn 212

With this Volume I have given you the very BEST from the history of cancer healing. I strongly suggest you to continue studying this topic carefully and MAXIMIZE your KNOWLEDGE. Every step WILL EMPOWER you to "take charge" of your health and increase your resistance to doctors, drugs, hospitals. I say it is about time to BUILD POWERFUL HEALTH today. Welcome to "THE EDUCATION OF CANCER HEALING" study collection. I see you in the next book!

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Appendix:

Herbs in Cancer Healing

"If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams. " - Les Brown 214

TOP EGYPTIAN CANCER HEALING HERBS Name Acacia (acacia nilotica) Aloe vera Basil (ocimum basilicum) Balsam Apple (malus sylvestris) or Apple of Jerusalem Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Bayberry (Myrica cerifera) Belladonna

Therapeutic Properties / Comments - vermifuge, eases diarrhea and internal bleeding, also used to treat skin diseases. - worms, relieves headaches, soothes chest pains, burns, ulcers and for skin disease and allergies. excellent for heart.

- laxative, skin allergies, soothes headaches, gums and teeth, for asthma, liver stimulant, weak digestion.

- laxative, a remedy for expelling parasites and in poultices for burns and fractures. - stops diarrhea, soothes ulcers, shrinks hemorrhoids, repels flies. - pain reliever;camphor tree - reduces fevers, soothes gums, soothes epilepsy. - soothes flatulence, digestive,

Caraway (Carum carvi; Umbelliferae) - Used as a spice in foods,digestive, soothes flatulence. Cardamom (Eletarria cardamomum; Zingiberacae) 215

Colchicum (Citrullus colocynthis) Juniper tree (Juniperis phonecia) Cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba; Piperaceae) Dill (Anethum graveolens) Fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraecum) Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) Garlic (Allium sativa)

Henna (Lawsonia inermis)

- also known as "Meadow Saffron", soothes rheumatism, reduces swelling. - digestive, soothes chest pains, soothes stomach cramps.

- urinary tract infections, larynx and throat infections, gum ulcers and infections, soothes headaches. - soothes flatulence, relieves dyspepsia, laxative and diuretic properties. - respiratory disorders, cleanses the stomach, calms the liver, soothes pancreas, reduces swelling.

- throat and larynx infections, stops bleeding, cuts phlegm, asthma, stops vomiting. - gives vitality, soothes flatulence and aids digestion, mild laxative, shrinks hemorrhoids, rids body of "spirits" (note, during the building of the Pyramids, the workers were given garlic daily to give them the vitality and strength to carry on and perform well). - astringent, stops diarrhea, close open wounds (and used as a dye). Honey was widely used, a natural antibiotic and used to dress wounds and as a base for healing unguants, as was castor oil, coriander,beer and other foods.

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Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Mustard (Sinapis alba) Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) Onion (Allium cepa) Parsley (Apium petroselinum) Sandalwood (Santallum album) Sesame (Sesamum indicum) Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) Thyme (Thymus) Tumeric (Curcumae longa) Poppy (papaver somniferum)

- mild laxative, expels phlegm, soothes liver, pancreas and respiratory problems. - induces vomiting, relieves chest pains. - stops diarrhea, relives headaches, soothes gums, toothaches and backaches. - diuretic, induces perspiration, prevents colds, soothes sciatica, relieves pains and other cardiovascular problems. - diuretic. Mint (Mentha piperita) - soothes flatulence, aids digestion, stops vomiting, breath freshener. - aids digestion, stops diarrhea, soothes headaches and gout (used, of course, in incense). - soothes asthma.

- laxative.

- pain reliever. - closes open wounds (also was used as a dye.

relieves insomnia, relieves headaches, anesthetic, soothes respiratory problems, deadens pain.

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TOP AYURVEDIC CANCER HEALING HERBS Name Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Parts used: central parts of the leaves

Therapeutic Properties \ Comments Aloe, THE BEST WOUND HEALING HERB around! Aloe heals powerfully at the epithelial level, cures and reduces all kinds of inflammation, boosts the blood circulation, supports the decrease of the cholesterol levels, cures and alleviates constipation problems. remedy for a good digestion and relieves the heartburn problems, Heals your wounds inside out! A fantastic herb for healing cancer and Building Super-Strong Health!

Triphala Formula (Terminalia bellirica Roxb.)

Amla – for digestive disorders (indigestion, gas, constipation, colitis and ulcers) Bibhitaki – for digestive disorders, (Chron’s disease, intestinal parasites and gall stones) Haritaki – for constipation, (hemorrhoids, dysentery and parasites or worms) Together they make a powerful internal cleansing remedy. They help restore balance and improve regularity. Don’t wait, this is the Best tripple combo, what Ayurveda offers!

Cat's Claw A SUPER STRONG DETOXIFIER, and an immune system (Uncaria stimulant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory tomentosa) Parts used: Root bark

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Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Parts used: Fruits

Cayenne, THE MAJESTY, THE QUEEN OF HERBS! This herb builds up your cardiovascular system like no other herb around! Thanks to Cayenne, other herbs get better into your body. "If you master only one herb in your life, MASTER CAYENNE! It is more powerful than any other." says Dr. Richard SCHULZE, Medical Herbalist. Following this man’s quote, I’ve been drinking cayenne like water for years now. I drink it ALWAYS during my workout and in the sauna. Never go to bed until I drank a big bottle of cayenne tea! Read this! Cayenne fights Cancer, Increases Circulation, Purifies the Blood, Increases Metabolism, Helps adjust blood pressure to normal and healthy levels, Regulates the blood flow throughout the entire body, Helps with the prevention of blood clots, Improves overall circulatory system function, Cleanses arteries, helps the body rid of bad cholesterol, Immediately increases metabolism, Helps the digestive system process and eliminate foods, Helps rebuild tissues within the stomach, Helps with the healing of intestinal ulcers, Boosts immune system function, Improves energy levels, kills cancer cells, immediately stops a heart attack. Yes, like I said – DRINK CAYENNE LIKE WATER and you’re on the right way to a BULLET- PROOF HEALTH!

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Castor Plant (Ricinus communis) Parts used: Oil

When talking about lymphatic system, Castor oil is the boss! With the topical application, Castor oil increases lymphocyte production and activity. Increases the flow of lymph, increases lymphocyte production and activity. It is an effective remedy for fungal and bacterial infections, muscle strains and spasms, ringworm, skin keratosis, sebaceous cysts, warts, itching, reducing inflammation, constipation and relief of pain. Castor oil is miraculous! It relieves arthritis, chronic fluid retention, liver and gallbladder congestion and can remove mucus in the lungs and bowels and much more!

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) Parts used: All parts of the plant are edible

Coriander is the ONE OF THE STRONGEST DETOXIFYING HERBS ON THIS PLANET! There are no boundaries of this Corianderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healing properties: Powerful antiinflammatory capacities, supports arthritis, Protective agents against bacterial infection from Salmonella in food products, Acts to increase HDL cholesterol (the good kind), reduces LDL cholesterol (the bad kind), Relief for stomach gas, prevention of flatulence and an overall digestive aid, Wards off urinary tract infections, Helps reduce feelings of nausea, Eases hormonal mood swings associated with menstruation, reduces menstrual cramping, Adds fiber to the digestive tract, Relieves for diarrhea, promotes healthy liver function, Reduces minor swelling, Strong general antioxidant properties, Disinfects and helps detoxify the body, Stimulates the endocrine glands, lowers blood sugar, Acts as a natural antiseptic and antifungal agent for skin disorders like fungal infections and eczema, immune- boosting properties, expectorant, eases conjunctivitis, as well as eye- aging, macular degeneration, and other stressors on the eyes and much more! 220

Garlic (Allium sativum) Parts used: Plant's bulb

Garlic, The KING OF HERBS! The ULTIMATE ASS- KICKER! Garlic is the ultimately powerful stimulant to your immune system. If there is one herb which makes wimps to warriors, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garlic! One of the strongest herbs in healing cancer! There are so many benefits, I can hardly write down: Garlic fights bacterial infections, boosts immune system, balances blood sugar, prevents the oxidation of cholesterol, lowers blood cholesterol levels, assists in fat metabolism, reduces high blood pressure, treats digestive conditions, powerful anticancer properties, detox master, aphrodisiac, relief from rheumatism, lowers blood pressure and much more. Hail to Garlic, the one and only, super herb!

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Parts used: Root

This herb is THE MASTER OF PAIN AND DIGESTION. If you suffer pain or problems with digestion, make sure you drink loads of Ginger tea brother! There are many benefits, ginger has to offer: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best remedy for Morning Sickness, Motion Sickness Remedy, Reduces Pain and Inflammation, Heartburn Relief, Cold and Flu Prevention and Treatment, Migraine Relief, Menstrual Cramp Relief, and more!

Turmeric (Curcumae Longae) Parts used: The rhizomes

Turmeric is THE ULTIMATE SPICE! Benefits include: natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, prevents and heals cancer, stop the growth of new blood vessels in tumors, strengthen the immune system, natural liver detoxifier, slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease, prevents metastases from occurring, potent natural antiinflammatory, slows the progression of multiple sclerosis, natural painkiller, aid in fat metabolism, natural treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, Speeds up wound healing and much more! 221

TOP CHINESE CANCER HEALING HERBS Name Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceous) Parts used: Dried roots

Therapeutic Properties \ Comments Astragalus has been used as an IMMUNITY BOOSTER in China for the last 4000 years. There iis a wide variety of health benefits offered by Astragalus. Astragalus increases the impaired immune function and fights cancer and AIDS. It increases the count of blood cells up to and sometime beyond the normal cell capacity. It increases white blood cell count, stimulates growth of antibodies and elevate body’s resistance to bacteria and viruses. It is a very important ingredient for managing diabetes in Chinese medicine. Not only this herb helps lowering blood sugar, it also prevents pathological changes in the retina, blood vessels, enhances liver and kidney function. This herb protects against high blood pressure, and arrhythmia, increasing body’s metabolic rates and promotes faster waste elimination pattern. Astragalus is an adaptogenic, nontoxic herb and plant extract that helps the body resist the damaging effects of stress while restoring normal physiological function. Astragalus aids adrenal function, digestion, metabolism, combats fatigue, increases stamina. Genuinely antibacterial and antiinflammatory properties and much more!

Black & Red Reishi Mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) Parts used: The

Reishi Muschrooms are another PHENOMENAL IMMUNE BOOSTING SUPER HERB! These mushrooms are prized by the Chinese for helping to strengthen the Immune System, they bolster immunity and fight the spread of cancer cells. Restoring the body’s natural state, and helping all organs to function properly. Reishi Mushrooms promote liver health and can even regenerate the liver. 222

fruiting body of Reishi mushrooms contain blood pressure- lowering abilities, they the mushroom reduce cholesterol, regulate blood sugar, protect against damage caused by radiation. They enhance the impact of antioxidants, increase white blood corpuscle vitality and have an overall calming effect on the body. Reishi mushrooms have also been known to help reduce insomnia and female sexual dysfunction. Interesting point is that reishi mushrooms help the body maintain its defense against these threats to its equilibrium, helping the body to maintain balance. In this sense, diseases like heart disease and cancer mean that the body is out of balance, which is why an equilibrium- enhancing remedy such as reishi can help so many diverse ailments. This makes Reishi mushrooms a SUPER HERB, turning your health into SUPER- HEALTH! Ginkgo (GinkgoBiloba) Parts used: Leaves, seeds

Ginkgo biloba is considered to be the oldest living tree on Earth. It is also among THE BEST HERBAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AROUND. The Ginkgo Biloba is arguably the most ancient medicine of all Chinese herbs. In ancient times, Japanese people used to grow this herb inside the gardens of temples and today they venerate the old ginkgo trees as GODS. It’s about time to reveal it‘s health benefits: Ginkgo biloba deals with the small arteries in the body, improves circulation and distribution of oxygen and nutrients in your body, Ginkgo causes an increase in the bodies' metabolism by regulating synapses and transmitters throughout the body by boosting the distribution of oxygen, it reduces plaque that builds up around artery walls. Because Ginkgo regulates blood flow to the brain, therefore it’s a very popular "brain herb. It protects memory, improves blood flow to the eyes, prevents eye diseases. 223

Ginkgo improves fertility, eases PMS symptoms such as breast discomfort and emotional shifts. Ginkgo improves flow basically to every part of the body, making the benefits unlimited. Simplified, Ginkgo builds your body with proper circulation is a necessity for every person in order to live longer, fight of diseases such as cancer, function properly and live a long, high quality life! Ginseng Root (Panax ginseng) Parts used: Roots

Ginseng is said to mean "THE WONDER OF THE WORLD". The root is thought of as an "adaptogen," something that moderates all kinds of stress, whether mental or physical. Ginseng helps to replenish body fluids and depleted energy, removes toxins from the body. Ginseng alleviates fatigue and stress, improves sleep, improves strength after illness, boosts libido / sex drive, confers a sense of wellbeing, increases longevity, improves symptoms of dementia, increases red and white blood cell counts in those with aplastic anemia, reduces symptoms of coronary artery disease, enhances mental performance on cognitive tests, fights of cancer, enhances healing and rejuvenation. and more! Ginseng has historically been perceived as an all- in- one health panacea, today it remains a MUST HAVE for every LIFE- BUILDER!

Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza Glabra) Parts used: Roots

The Licorice root is another well recognized Chinese herb because of its DETOXIFICATION POWERS. It invigorates and cools down the body at the same time. Licorice root contains many antidepressant compounds and is an excellent alternative to St. John's Wort. Licorice is useful for many ailments including arthritis, asthma, athlete's foot, baldness, body odor, bursitis, chronic fatigue, depression, dandruff, emphysema, tooth decay, gout, heartburn, HIV, 224

viral infections, fungal infections, liver problems, Lyme disease, menopause, psoriasis, shingles, sore throat, tendinitis, tuberculosis, ulcers, yeast infections, prostate enlargement and much more! As a herbal medicine it has an impressive list of well documented uses and is probably one of the MOST OVER- LOOKED OF ALL HERBAL WONDERS.

TOP EUROPEAN CANCER HEALING HERBS Name Burdock Root (Arctium lappa) Parts used: Dried burdock roots

Therapeutic Properties \ Comments THE BENEFITS OF BURDOCK ROOT ARE IMMENSE. Used in Europe and Asia for centuries. It improves the performance of many of the organs which purify the body and eliminate toxins or waste (like the kidneys, liver, colon, etc). This ultimately improves overall health and helps repair disorders. Burdock protects the liver, it promotes the flow and release of bile, which not only helps in cleansing the liver, but also aids the digestive process. Burdock root cures urinary infections, acne, reduces arthritis pain, boosts the immune system, cleanses the vital organs including liver and kidneys, enhances blood circulation, prevents high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and cerebrovascular disease. Burdock root contains anticancer and tumor properties which were also utilized in Russia and India. The seeds of the burdock plants were compressed to make a mixture that was effective in cleansing the bloodstream, easing pain from arthritis, and treating gout, rheumatism, ulcers, acne, eczema, and psoriasis. The Chinese used it as an aphrodisiac, and found it effective in treating barrenness and impotence. 225

Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis.) Parts used: Flowers

Used for many ailments for centuries. Chamomileâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s anti- irritant, anti- spasmotic, antiinflammatory, and antimicrobial properties support your body in healing many health problems. Used for stomach problems, ulcers, menstrual cramps, hemmorrhoids, wounds, burns, scrapes, eczema, psoriasis, skin rash, anxiety, panic attacts, insomnia and much more. Studies show protection against cancer and prevents progression of Diabetes.

Cleavers (Galium aparine) Parts used: Aerial part

Cleavers is one of THE GREATEST LYMPHATIC HERBS! Cleavers move dissolves lymphatic congestion, heals upper respiratory congestion, swollen glands, cystitis and other painful urinary conditions, Cleavers cleanses the blood and strengthens the body. There is a list waiting for you: Cleavers heal swollen lymph nodes, abscesses, boils, eczemas, dermatitis, psoriasis, skin irritations, burns, and much more! Cleavers stops bleeding and shows remarkable effect on various ulcers, tumors or lumps in breast. We are dealing with another heavy artillery healing herb here!

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Parts used: Leaves, Root, Seeds

Dandelion PURIFIES THE BLOODSTREAM AND LIVER, and it can stimulate the manufacture of bile. Dandelion maximizes the performance of the kidneys, pancreas, spleen, and stomach. Dandelion prevents and heals liver diseases, it acts as a tonic and gentle diuretic, cleanses your system, dissolves kidney stones, and otherwise improve gastrointestinal health; assists in weight reduction; cleanse your skin and eliminate acne; improves your bowel function, works equally well to relieve both constipation and diarrhea; prevents and lowers high blood pressure; prevents or cures anemia; lowers your serum cholesterol by as much as half. 226

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) Parts used: Whole herb, root, leaves, seeds and hull

MILK THISTLE IS THE LIVER SPECIALIST. its curative abilities have been known for a long time, ever since the medieval period. Anyone with a liver- based problem including cirrhosis, jaundice, hepatitis, damage from alcohol/drug abuse, or liver poisoning from other foreign chemicals will benefit from Milk Thistle. Milk Thistle works miracles for inflammatory liver conditions such as cirrhosis, hepatitis, and fatty infiltration caused by alcohol or other toxins.

Red Clover Blossom (Trifolium pratense) Parts used: Flowers

Red clover is a traditional blood and lymph cleansing tonic, hormone tuning factory. Red Clover is THE ANTI- DOTE FOR CANCER. Equipped with phytoestrogens and isoflavones and hundreds of healing chemicals which finely balanse out your hormone levels. Red cloverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alterative, antispasmodic, diuretic, expectorant, sedative and tonic properties bring a wide scale of health benefits. First things first! Red clover was many times successfully used in natural treatment of cancer. Red clover teas, tinctures and poultices where used on cancerous growths outside and inside the body. Red clover improves condition of acne, asthma, bronchitis, cholesterol levels, colds, digestion tonic, eczemas, flatulence, infections, infertility, skin problems and many many more!

Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) Parts used: All parts of sheep sorrel (leaves,

Used for centuries in Europe and Asia. We are dealing with THE STRONGEST ANDIOXIDANT HERB around! Sheep Sorrel gets rid of free radicals in the body, and helps to boost the immune system to fight off the damaging effects of free radicals. Teas, Tinctures and Leaf poultices made of Sheep Sorrel have been used for tumors and cysts for centuries. Anti- Inflammatory, Laxative 227

flowers, roots, and very helpful for treating diarrhea and heavy menstrual bleeding. and stems) Its diuretic quality makes sheep sorrel useful in the treatment of kidney, liver, bladder problems and fighting off bacterial and viral infections. Sheep Sorrel stimulates the intestines and helps a sluggish gut regain normal functioning. On top of it, sheep sorrel contains significant levels of phytoestrogens similar to the isoflavone phytoestrogens common to red clover, licorice and soy. These phytoestrogens are known for their health promoting properties. The most famous ingredient in the Essiac Formula we will discuss in upcoming volumes. With these and many more benefits, Sheep Sorrel belongs to the elite of European healing herbs! Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) Parts used: roots, leaves, seeds

Caesarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roman troops are thought to have brought nettle from England and used the spines for warmth. Touching the stingers on the nettle plant causes an allergic reaction, probably due to the formic acid found in the stingers which initiates a localized histamine release, thus producing a burning sensation. In Europe, it was used as a spring tonic, a treatment for scurvy, as a diuretic, treatment for joint pain and many other illnesses. If there's one plant to have on hand at all times that provides a cure for arthritis, allergies, relieves hair loss, Celiac disease, bleeding, bladder infections, skin complaints, neurological disorders and a long list of other conditions - - it's NETTLE LEAF.Nettle is THE MOST POWERFUL VITAMIN AND MINERAL FACTORY! Rich in iron, calcium, potassium, silicon, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and chromium, as well as a host of vitamins and minerals and many other healing chemicals. Fantastic remedy for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PMS epidemic, nettle relieves menopausal symptoms and curbs excess menstrual flow. Nettle 228

supports the liver and the female hormonal system. Pregnant women benefit from stinging nettle as it protects against bleeding and strengthens the fetus. Nettle leaf promotes milk production in nursing mothers. Nettle is a natural cleanse, that removes metabolic wastes and is both gentle and stimulating on the lymph system, promoting easy excretion through the kidneys. Nettle tea relieves eczema and acne, removes warts, relieves itching from nettle rash. Nettle stimulates effect on the scalp, helps regenerate both hair growth and restores original color. Nettle heals and smoothes digestive tract ranging from acid reflux, excess gas, nausea, colitis and Celiac disease. Nettle leaf is an effective herbal treatment for internal bleeding, including uterine bleeding, nosebleeds, bowel bleeding. anemia, poor circulation, diabetes and other endocrine disorders, stomach acid, diarrhea and dysentery, asthma, lung congestion, rash and eczema, cancer, preventing the signs of aging, "blood purification," wound healing, and as a general tonic. sore throats, swollen hemorrhoids, destroys intestinal worms, parasites along with many other ailments. Stinging nettle helps in cases of a decreased sex drive due to its ability to keep testosterone active. These and many other health benefits make this herb an unbeatable ALL- IN- ONE healing herb. Yellow Dock root (Rumex crispus) Parts used: Root

Yellow dock root happens to be known as a SUPER-STRONG PURIFIER. Historically, people have used yellow dock root to treat venereal diseases, such as syphilis. Yellow Dock root support the healthy function of your liver, kidneys, gallbladder, bladder and intestines by enhancing your body's efforts to purge itself of toxins that can overburden those organs. The herb 229

relieves the symptoms of arthritis, rheumatism, gout, cystitis, water retention, urinary stones, ulcers and headaches. Women have used it to help heal unbalanced menstrual cycles, reduce menstrual pain and heavy menstrual bleeding and treat benign uterine tumors called fibroids. When flushing out the endocrine organs, a highly effective supplement would be needed that has time- proven benefits while being safe at the same time. The health benefits of yellow dock root show how effective the herb really is and it can definitely help in achieving the best gallbladder and liver health possible. So, make the most of your health and make sure your body stays clean at all times with yellow dock root. Applying yellow dock to your skin can help treat rashes, sores, swelling, boils, cuts, scabs, hemorrhoids, fungal infections and dog and insect bites, as well as conditions, such as psoriasis, acne and eczema.

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TOP AMERICAN CANCER HEALING HERBS Name Mojave Chaparral (Larrea tridentata) Parts Used: Leaves

Therapeutic Properties \ Comments A HEALING BOMB! One of the most adaptable desert plants in the world; it was one of the FIRST to grow back in Yucca Flats after the NUCLEAR BOMB TESTS done in 1962! Chaparral actually originated in Argentina several thousand years ago. Chaparral is THE STRONGEST LIVER DETOXIFICATION HERBS around! It is so potent, that it can cause liver damage! This herb is like lifting a 300lbs chest bench press, therefore be a bit careful with this herb! Mojave Chaparral is THE POWER HERB! When talking about cancer, Chaparral contains an ingredient called nor- dihihydroguairetic (NDGA), a potent antitumor agent. NDGA inhibits aerobic and anaerobic glycolysis (the energy- producing ability) of cancer cells. The flavonoids present in chaparral have strong antiviral and antifungal properties. Internally chaparral can be used medicinal to treat arthritis, cancer (leukemia), diabetes, gall stones, kidney stones, liver aliments, rheumatism and urinary tract infections. Externally chaparral can be used to treat arthritis eczema, herpes, cold sores, pain, psoriasis, brittle hair, brittle nails, dry skin, foot odor and wounds, contact dermatitis and other skin conditions Chaparral has a very high ability in moving the lymphatic system. This will surely assist to draw dangerous drugs as well as the toxic chemicals out from the cells. Chaparral has strong antioxidant and non- inflammatory features that avoid cell damage and mental stress. Chaparral is THE HERB, recommended by the herbalists, used in their herbal formulas.

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Slippery Elm inner bark (Ulmus flilva) Parts Used: Bark

Slippery Elm is ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE MEDICINES IN THE HERBAL WORLD! Slippery elm is an native North American Tree. It is one of natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best demulcent (soothing) herbs. This humble but remarkable herb can soothe, disperse and help the rapid healing of a host of ailments. It has an abundant mucilage element that soothes, facilitates healing, eliminates inflammation and in general is a tremendous healing herb. Slippery Elm works miracles for inflammation and ulcerations of the gastrointestinal tract, ulcerative colitis, Crohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s disease, dysentery, gastritis, diarrhoea, diverticulitis, enteritis, dry hacking coughs, cystitis as well as irritation of the urinary tract. Slippery Elm soothes burns, scrapes, boils, rashes, skin ulcers and other minor abrasions, poison ivy rashes, carbuncles, abscesses and boils, calms the stomach, sore throats and much more! the health benefits of slippery elm are quite extensive. Largely, they centre around slippery elm bark's special soothing quality, which is pretty much made clear in the name of the plant - 'slippery '. Indeed, such a unique medicinal property makes the slippery elm tree a truly special plant. Among all herbs slippery elm is thus a massively essential part of anyone's herbal armory.

Cascara Sagrada aged bark (Rhanmus purshiana) Parts Used: Bark

The American Indians knew Cascara Sagrada as "SACRED BARK" because of the miraculous results they obtained from using it. Cascara Sagrada is often used in "natural" laxatives but is much more effective if used as a simple herb and prepared at home. Cascara Sagrada increases the wavelike contractions of the bowel which cleanses and tones the colon. The cleansing rids the colon of toxic waste and the toning helps to prevent against future buildup. Your 232

colon is dependent upon this type of cleansing maintenance in order to for you to have proper elimination. Cascara relieves problems with hemorrhoids and anal fissures through forming softer bowel movements. This herb increases secretions from your liver and pancreas, which stimulates your gallbladder and increases overall health of your digestive system. To sum up, Cascara Sagrada is an excellent cleanser and toner of the bowel whether taken alone or in conjunction with other herbs. For chronic constipation, there is no better choice than Cascara Sagrada. Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Parts Used: dried roots and the rhizome.

Goldenseal is so valued because this plant IMPROVES HEALTH IN MANY WAYS: It is a strong Astringent, antiseptic, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, tonic, anti- catarrhal, expectorant, laxative, cholagogue, emmenagogue and digestive tonic! Its astringent properties make it useful for treating conditions of the throat, stomach, and vagina, when these tissues are inflamed, swollen, or infected. It is toxic to fungal cells and to cancer cells. It also activates white blood cells to fight infections. Taking internally itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been used for canker sores, cold sores, colds, influenza, sore throats, coughs, * sinusitis, catarrh, blood poisoning, allergies, hay fever, aiding digestion, regulates menses, vaginal yeast infection, urinary infections, infectious diarrhea, stimulates the central nervous system, strengthens the immune system, colon, liver, pancreas and spleen, strengthens the respiratory and lymphatic systems, Periodontal disease, acute rhinitis, fighting cancer, infections and inflammation. Used externally golden seal has been found beneficial in eczemas, ringworm, pruritis, earache/ear infection, stye, staph, sprinkle the powder on wounds to stop bleeding. Goldenseal 233

alleviates such female conditions as childbirth (induces contractions), heavy menstrual and postpartum (after birth) bleeding and other menstrual disorders. It is used as vaginal douche for leucorrhea and yeast infections and much more. Generally, the health benefits of goldenseal are often enhanced when echinacea and goldenseal are combined. In spite of numerous contradictions concerning its efficiency and rationality of its use Goldenseal is still much in demand being intensively cultivated and applied. Uva- ursi (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) Parts Used: Fresh or dried leaves.

Uva- ursi has been USED AS A MEDICINE FOR THE PAST TWO THOUSAND YEARS in Europe and Nth America. Uva- ursi has antiinflammatory, astringent, diuretic and antimicrobial activity, with special affinity for the digestive and urinary tract. UvaUrsi is a has been shown to be a fantastic diuretic agent to treat urinary problems, including bladder infections, kidney infection, kidney stones, pelvic pain, and much more. The leaves were, and still are, frequently used as a treatment for infections and inflammatory conditions of the urinary and digestive tract (eg. gastroenteritis, Candida albicans infections, cystitis, prostatitis etc.) Its diuretic actions make uvaursi effective for hypertension & congestive heart disease & premenstrual bloating. Uva ursi has demonstrated antimicrobial activity against Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Friedlander's pneumonia, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus strains, and Candida albicans.

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Pau d’Arco Bark (Tabebuia impetiginosa) Parts Used: Bark

Pau d’arco has a long history as an IMPORTANT TRADITIONAL HERBAL REMEDY among the ancient Incas and natives of the South American rain forests as a tonic to strengthen the body and improve overall health. Pau d’arco is considered to be analgesic, antioxidant, antiparasitic, antimicrobial, antiviral, astringent, antiinflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and laxative. It is thought to have anticancerous properties. Used as a treatment for colds, cough, flu, fever; cancer, lupus, infectious diseases, inflammation of the prostate gland, sexually transmitted diseases, boils and ulcers, yeast infections, candida, athlete’s foot, nail fungus and skin fungi, skin inflammations, hemorrhoids, eczema, and wounds. Pau D’Arco is a natural remedy for high blood pressure, Arthritis, herbal remedy for psoriasis, liver disease, Hodgkin’s disease, osteomyelitis, Parkinson’s disease and allergies, poor circulation, anemia, and is thought to protect against cardiovascular disease.

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Peter Havasi:

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"Only freedom from prejudice and tireless zeal avail for the most holy of the endeavours of mankind, the practice of the true art of healing." - Samuel Hahnemann, Founder of Homeopathy (1755- 1843) 242

Peter Havasi (Nutr.Th, Herb.Th, Irid, Acu, Natur, Hom, Aura, Itec, Bsy) is an independent cancer researcher, historian, speaker, health educator, life-strategist and martial artist. Thomas A. Edison said, "The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his or her patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." In the early years of life he witnessed how his close family members suffered from cancer epidemics. Watching them die slowly in agony, this experience left deep marks in both his heart and soul. Peter Havasi: "There is nothing more important in the world today than to be openminded, reading between the lines, questioning facts, cultivating the big picture perspective and always looking outside of the box. My concept of freedom, wealth and happiness is based on searching for ways how to build physical, emotional and spiritual strengths as well as cultivate an independent mindset. This is what I truly believe in!" Without hesitation, he dropped the world of finance and swapped it for professional sports career and travelling. As a professional mountain- bike guide, he passionately tamed many mountain tracks in various places of the Mediterranean. A fast-paced modern lifestyle didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last for long. After few years the health destructive lifestyle began to reflect itself in forms of various health problems. Finding out that his condition falls into the same category as CANCER, he soon realized that his own health faces the same journey downhill towards the same

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slaughterhouse his close relatives experienced. Throughout his sports career, Peter’s frame of mind changed into a warrior attitude challenging everything beyond its reach. Peter got the message loud and clear, and he saw gaining his health back another SPORTS CHALLENGE. In a split of a second he threw his career and immediately swapped it for a long and intense healing crusade, exploring ways how to heal diseases, BUILD POWERFUL HEALTH and WIN HIS LIFE BACK. Peter Havasi: "I have always wanted to make something big out of my life. Riding bikes day and night, testing your own boundaries sounds like fun, but there is more than that! At some stage I came to a point, that… it is finding the STRENGTH to face the deepest fears, what makes a man‘s life truly BIG!" Peter obtained the knowledge and skills in many healing arts specializing in cancer and other modern epidemics. Among others, Peter got certified in Herbal Healing Arts, Nutritional Healing Arts, Naturopathy, Iridology, Acupressure and Massage, Homeopathy, and Yoga and Pilates. Peter is also a certified Fitness Coach specializing in High- Intensity Excercise. On top of natural healing, Peter also became a student of several martial arts, practicing them daily. His work is based on cancer research, selfpublishing and public education. Peter Havasi: "I see the art of natural healing as the most self-oriented form of martial arts. Even on different levels, both develop strength, power, integrity, toughness, coordination, speed, and balance – amongst others. Both cultivate a powerful character based on discipline, prediction, responsibility, respect, honor… you name it. From my perspective, arts of healing and arts of fighting are ONE and the same." 244

Peter believes that if you learn how to prevent cancer, you will learn how to heal and prevent many other problems which became our modern epidemics. Throughout the healing crusade, Peter explored all possible methods of supporting the body, mind and spirit by natural NOURISHING, CLEANSING, REBALANCING, and STRENGTHENING. Beside strong health followed by endless discipline and passion, Peter also strongly believes in FREEDOM, TRUTH and JUSTICE. With his book series, he shows that the world does possess adequate information resources to PREVENT and HEAL CANCER efficiently with the help of safe natural alternatives. Peter is not afraid to challenge and reveal thousands of studies, bring dead cancer healers back to life, and share their healing stories with YOU. He has led a rebellious, crusading, sacrificing and colorful life to bring the truth into the light. Not many professionals would dare put their professional, financial and social reputations on the line as many times as this courageous maverick has. Peter reveals medical truths and deceptions, often at risk of being labeled heretical. He is driven by passion for living a long and powerful life and wants his readers to share that passion. Their health and well- being comes first. Peter is antidogmatic and unwavering in his dedication to improve the quality of life of his readers. He has repeatedly gone far beyond the call of duty in his work to spread the truth about the history of cancer healing. For several years, he endured economic and physical and social hardship to research independently the history of alternative cancer healing. This learning experience, not to mention his dynamic story telling ability and wit, makes 245

his books uniquely interesting and easy to read. He shares his open-minded opinion to health care, often amazing his readers by telling them how to jumpstart the powers of natural healing and make them work for them. With his work, Peter brings a natural ALTERNATIVE to hospitals, medical doctors, butchery, chemical drugs, and personal physical, emotional and financial bankruptcy caused by our system of disease management. The authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal commitment is to integrate an alternative among standardized dysfunction of chronic diseases with medical doctors, drugs and agonizing surgical operations. Peter dedicated his professional life to building and integrating his practice of health enhancement amongst those who are interested. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called "Building POWERFUL HEALTH", also known as HAVASI LIFE BUILDING. In comparison to the standard treatment, HAVASI Life Building is more fun, far less costly, and it allows you to live your life to the fullest potential!

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For more information, please visit Peter Havasiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site at www.PETERHAVASI.com

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"To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world." - Brandi Snyder

Photo: Peter Havasi (left) sharing blissful moments with his mother Eva Havasiova (right). Piestany, Slovakia (2009).

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MAXIMIZE your KNOWLEDGE with the next Volume! You may have finished reading this book, but there is more on the way! Peter’s Life Building crusade brings to life a whole fleet of books to bring YOU a step closer towards powerful health! In the next book, "The Education of Cancer Healing Volume IV: Crusaders" you will be revealed as follows:

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Facts about more than 20 successful Cancer Healers

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Spirituality in Cancer Healing

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Herbal Therapy in Cancer Healing

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Herbal formulas and their cancer healing properties

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Decades of suppression … And much more!

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ore!

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume I: Wake-up Call

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume II: Specialists

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume III: Ancients

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume IV: Pioneers

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume V: Explorers

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume VI Mavericks

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Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume VII: Heretics

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume VIII: Martyrs

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume IX: All-In-One

Peter Havasi - The Education of Cancer Healing Volume X: Warriors

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