There are two main types of lung cancer; small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Of these two types, SCLC represents around 20%. It is often nicknamed oat cell carcinoma due to the oat like appearance of the small cells of the lungs.
SCLC develops when these small cells start to grow in a rapid and uncontrollable way and eventually become malignant (cancerous). Since this cancer affects the lungs this is the area where most of the symptoms manifest. In this article I will be discussing three of the most common small cell lung cancer symptoms.
1) A PERSISTENT COUGH:- If you notice you have a cough that does not seem to go away it could be a sign of SCLC. A lot of coughs will have no other symptoms than a dry, hoarse, itchy feeling in the throat. However, some coughs result in phlegm and blood coming up. Other coughs can even cause pain.
You should inform your doctor if you notice any type of persistent cough and if any phlegm or blood comes up you should inform them right away. The cough may be down to something much less serious but it may also be an early warning sign of SCLC. Your doctor will be able to perform a number of tests and give you a professional diagnosis.
2) BREATHLESSNESS:- Feeling breathless for no apparent reason is another potential small cell lung cancer symptom. This can often lead to you feeling tired and lacking in energy whilst performing every day tasks such as walking down the street.
Regardless of whether the breathlessness comes on gradually or suddenly it should be treated with suspicion. If you notice yourself becoming short of breath for no logical reason go see your doctor and explain your concerns. They will then be able to identify the cause of the breathlessness and determine if it is linked to SCLC.
3) CHEST PAIN:- Chest pain is a very serious symptom which is linked with a number of conditions including SCLC. The chest pain may be caused by coughing or deep breathing. However, you may also experience constant or spontaneous chest pain.
Any type of chest pain should be treated with extreme caution and you should go see your doctor right away. They will then be able to perform a number of tests to identify the cause.
Many of the symptoms of small cell lung cancer are linked to the chest. Although the above symptoms are not exclusive to SCLC, they do usually act as early warning signs.
If you notice any of the symptoms discussed above you should inform your doctor right away. They will be able to investigate any suspicious coughs or spontaneous chest pains and determine if they are linked to SCLC.
This type of cancer is much more treatable in the early stages so it makes sense to act on any potential symptoms early and go see your doctor.
Whilst every intention has been made to make this article accurate and informative, it is intended for general information only. Small cell lung cancer is a very serious, life threatening condition and you should discuss any concerns, treatments or lifestyle changes fully with your doctor.
About the Author
Tom Parker owns and operates a number of useful fitness resources and websites. You can learn more about small cell lung cancer and how improving your fitness can help prevent cancer by visiting his Free Fitness Tips Blog
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Misdiagnosis of Heart Attack and Cancer by Amanda Tobin
Most people know when something just does not "feel right" with their bodies. While some will make an immediate trip to the doctor, others may wait and hope the feelings go away on their own.
Regardless of how quickly people seek medical attention for potential health conditions, they rely on doctors to correctly identify illnesses and treat them in a timely manner.
When a doctor fails to properly detect a patient's health problems and provide useful treatment options and that patient suffers further injury or wrongful death, that doctor may be held liable for medical malpractice.
In an alarming study by Health Grades, Inc., patients in hospital settings were misdiagnosed 15.5% of the time and emergency room patients were misdiagnosed 20-40% of the time.
Two of the most common health conditions that are misdiagnosed are heart attacks and cancer.
Misdiagnosis of Heart Attack
As most people are aware, heart attacks can be fatal. Typically heart attacks occur in men over age 45, however women and younger adults can also suffer from this health condition which happens when there is a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle.
Heart attack symptoms can be sudden and severe or the symptoms can only occur occasionally. The pain can start mild and become progressively more painful over time.
Heart attack symptoms can include:
• Chest pain, squeezing, pressure or burning
• Back pain or discomfort
• Pain or discomfort in one or both arms
• Neck or jaw discomfort
• Shortness of breath
• Cold sweat
• Vomiting or nausea
• Fatigue
• Lightheadedness
• Palpitations
Heart attacks are not the same for every individual which makes proper testing even more important.
If you or a loved one experiences any symptoms of a heart attack, make sure your doctor or emergency room physicians run adequate tests to diagnose your condition, including:
• Stress tests
• Electrocardiograms
. Echocardiograms
• Coronary artery disease tests
• Cardiac enzyme tests
• Angiograms
Misdiagnosis of Cancer
Early detection and treatment of cancer can greatly improve a patient's chance of survival. In some cases it is the individual's responsibility to make sure that he or she follows a physician's recommendations of frequent testing, such as mammograms, prostate exams or cervical exams.
However, if physicians neglect to properly inform patients of the importance of tests or neglect to properly identify cancer symptoms in their patients, those physicians can be held accountable under medical malpractice lawsuits.
It is important that physicians not only perform proper tests but also correctly and quickly interpret the test results so treatment options can be discussed and implemented.
Symptoms of cancer can vary greatly depending on the type of cancer.
Some cancer symptoms may include:
• Changes in moles or warts
• Unidentified lumps• Reoccurring cough
• Unexplained weight gain or weight loss
• Bladder or bowel difficulties
• Abscess
• Bleeding
• Unsettled stomach or difficulty swallowing
A misdiagnosis of a heart attack or cancer may result in catastrophic injury or wrongful death. If you or a loved one has been a victim of a misdiagnosis, contact an attorney as quickly as possible to determine if you have a medical malpractice case.
Please contact the in Phoenix, Arizona for an initial case evaluation.
About the Author
Please contact the experienced medical malpractice attorneys of Snyder & Wenner, P.C. in Phoenix, Arizona for an initial case evaluation.
Regardless of how quickly people seek medical attention for potential health conditions, they rely on doctors to correctly identify illnesses and treat them in a timely manner.
When a doctor fails to properly detect a patient's health problems and provide useful treatment options and that patient suffers further injury or wrongful death, that doctor may be held liable for medical malpractice.
In an alarming study by Health Grades, Inc., patients in hospital settings were misdiagnosed 15.5% of the time and emergency room patients were misdiagnosed 20-40% of the time.
Two of the most common health conditions that are misdiagnosed are heart attacks and cancer.
Misdiagnosis of Heart Attack
As most people are aware, heart attacks can be fatal. Typically heart attacks occur in men over age 45, however women and younger adults can also suffer from this health condition which happens when there is a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle.
Heart attack symptoms can be sudden and severe or the symptoms can only occur occasionally. The pain can start mild and become progressively more painful over time.
Heart attack symptoms can include:
• Chest pain, squeezing, pressure or burning
• Back pain or discomfort
• Pain or discomfort in one or both arms
• Neck or jaw discomfort
• Shortness of breath
• Cold sweat
• Vomiting or nausea
• Fatigue
• Lightheadedness
• Palpitations
Heart attacks are not the same for every individual which makes proper testing even more important.
If you or a loved one experiences any symptoms of a heart attack, make sure your doctor or emergency room physicians run adequate tests to diagnose your condition, including:
• Stress tests
• Electrocardiograms
. Echocardiograms
• Coronary artery disease tests
• Cardiac enzyme tests
• Angiograms
Misdiagnosis of Cancer
Early detection and treatment of cancer can greatly improve a patient's chance of survival. In some cases it is the individual's responsibility to make sure that he or she follows a physician's recommendations of frequent testing, such as mammograms, prostate exams or cervical exams.
However, if physicians neglect to properly inform patients of the importance of tests or neglect to properly identify cancer symptoms in their patients, those physicians can be held accountable under medical malpractice lawsuits.
It is important that physicians not only perform proper tests but also correctly and quickly interpret the test results so treatment options can be discussed and implemented.
Symptoms of cancer can vary greatly depending on the type of cancer.
Some cancer symptoms may include:
• Changes in moles or warts
• Unidentified lumps• Reoccurring cough
• Unexplained weight gain or weight loss
• Bladder or bowel difficulties
• Abscess
• Bleeding
• Unsettled stomach or difficulty swallowing
A misdiagnosis of a heart attack or cancer may result in catastrophic injury or wrongful death. If you or a loved one has been a victim of a misdiagnosis, contact an attorney as quickly as possible to determine if you have a medical malpractice case.
Please contact the in Phoenix, Arizona for an initial case evaluation.
About the Author
Please contact the experienced medical malpractice attorneys of Snyder & Wenner, P.C. in Phoenix, Arizona for an initial case evaluation.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Cancer In The Environment
Almost all of us know someone who has cancer, or who has died from it. We all know the anguish, suffering and grief that it causes. It has become so common that we treat it as if it’s a part of life that we just can’t avoid.
People are being diagnosed with cancer at unprecedented rates. Melanomas, breast and prostate cancers, colon cancer, testicular cancer and multiple myeloma are all increasing. During the 25 years from 1976 to 2001, the age-adjusted incidence of cancer among males increased by 27.7%, and the female rate increased by 17.8%. (Canadian Cancer Statistics 2006).
After examining 10 million people over a 70-year period, a recent Swedish study found that 90% of cancers were caused by the environment, where "environment" means everything outside our bodies that can make its way in, including tobacco smoke, toxic chemicals, alcohol, radiation from nuclear power plants, and the sun, processed foods high in sugars, fats and additives, some pharmaceutical drugs, medical x-rays, and more.
These are avoidable toxins, which should not be getting into our bodies. With changed policies, and industrial/agricultural practices that focus on prevention and precaution, and healthier diets and other personal habits, we can prevent this epidemic.
Toxic Nation
In 2005, Environmental Defence Canada released a report called Toxic Nation, which summarized the results of 'body burden' tests on 11 Canadians from coast to coast, including renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman.
Each had blood and urine tested for 88 toxic chemicals, many of them carcinogens. Sixty chemicals showed up in the combined results, including 41 known or suspected cancer-causing substances such as benzene, PVC, formaldehyde and some pesticides.
No one deliberately chooses to be exposed to man-made carcinogens, except perhaps for smokers. The chemicals that end up in our bodies are a by-product of many industrial processes, released from facilities such as pulp & paper and chemical plants into the surrounding air, water and soil. Agricultural chemicals and emissions from nuclear facilities also contribute to our toxic load.
People are also exposed to toxic chemicals everyday through commonly used products in the home, such as perfumes, shampoos, air fresheners, cleaning products, furniture and appliances, frying pans and food and beverage containers.
Even our food can contain chemicals that are harmful to human health, through pesticide sprays on fruits and vegetables, or by being grown and processed in ways that prevent key cancer-fighting compounds from being created.
Astonishingly, you can read entire tracts about cancer published by the American Cancer Society and the word carcinogen never comes up. These seemingly authoritative agencies have framed the cause of the disease as a problem of behavior rather than as one of exposure to disease-causing agents.
- Dr. Sandra Steingraber says: Chemicals have replaced bacteria and viruses as the main threat to health. The diseases we are beginning to see as the major causes of death in the latter part of (the 1900's) and into the 21st century are diseases of chemical origin.
Yes, the environment is the leading cause of cancer. Research in genetic and hereditary diseases is starting to demonstrate that cancer is often promoted by the environment rather than by genetic predisposition.
Yet, we have the power to influence our environment. We can choose the chemicals that enter our houses or the quality of the food we breathe, the amount of exercise we practice, and even the quality of our sleep, which is essential for cell regeneration.
A factor rarely discussed is also the quality of our thoughts and our general ‘happiness’. Our immune system ‘listens’ to our general well-being and fights depression. Negative thoughts have been demonstrated to lower the immune system’s ability to fight disease and rid itself of the ever-present bacteria and cancer cells.
In this view, it becomes important to monitor our thoughts, to find activities that promote well-being, such as meditation and relaxation. In this way, our toxic environment will not find a hold inside the body to develop cancer while the immune system is strengthened by a positive outlook on life. Think about it.
Dr Magne specializes in spontaneous healing of cancer. With 25 years of research, she compiled all her discoveries on the causes and origins and diseases and presented them in her book Cancer Free For Life to help you speed your healing of cancer.
Visit www.Cancer-Free-For-Life.com today for a FREE report on the 10 Ways to Stop Cancer.
About the Author
Dr Laurence Magne Publisher, Author Cancer Free For Life Email : lmagne@yahoo.com Website : http://cancer-free-for-life.com
People are being diagnosed with cancer at unprecedented rates. Melanomas, breast and prostate cancers, colon cancer, testicular cancer and multiple myeloma are all increasing. During the 25 years from 1976 to 2001, the age-adjusted incidence of cancer among males increased by 27.7%, and the female rate increased by 17.8%. (Canadian Cancer Statistics 2006).
After examining 10 million people over a 70-year period, a recent Swedish study found that 90% of cancers were caused by the environment, where "environment" means everything outside our bodies that can make its way in, including tobacco smoke, toxic chemicals, alcohol, radiation from nuclear power plants, and the sun, processed foods high in sugars, fats and additives, some pharmaceutical drugs, medical x-rays, and more.
These are avoidable toxins, which should not be getting into our bodies. With changed policies, and industrial/agricultural practices that focus on prevention and precaution, and healthier diets and other personal habits, we can prevent this epidemic.
Toxic Nation
In 2005, Environmental Defence Canada released a report called Toxic Nation, which summarized the results of 'body burden' tests on 11 Canadians from coast to coast, including renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman.
Each had blood and urine tested for 88 toxic chemicals, many of them carcinogens. Sixty chemicals showed up in the combined results, including 41 known or suspected cancer-causing substances such as benzene, PVC, formaldehyde and some pesticides.
No one deliberately chooses to be exposed to man-made carcinogens, except perhaps for smokers. The chemicals that end up in our bodies are a by-product of many industrial processes, released from facilities such as pulp & paper and chemical plants into the surrounding air, water and soil. Agricultural chemicals and emissions from nuclear facilities also contribute to our toxic load.
People are also exposed to toxic chemicals everyday through commonly used products in the home, such as perfumes, shampoos, air fresheners, cleaning products, furniture and appliances, frying pans and food and beverage containers.
Even our food can contain chemicals that are harmful to human health, through pesticide sprays on fruits and vegetables, or by being grown and processed in ways that prevent key cancer-fighting compounds from being created.
Astonishingly, you can read entire tracts about cancer published by the American Cancer Society and the word carcinogen never comes up. These seemingly authoritative agencies have framed the cause of the disease as a problem of behavior rather than as one of exposure to disease-causing agents.
- Dr. Sandra Steingraber says: Chemicals have replaced bacteria and viruses as the main threat to health. The diseases we are beginning to see as the major causes of death in the latter part of (the 1900's) and into the 21st century are diseases of chemical origin.
Yes, the environment is the leading cause of cancer. Research in genetic and hereditary diseases is starting to demonstrate that cancer is often promoted by the environment rather than by genetic predisposition.
Yet, we have the power to influence our environment. We can choose the chemicals that enter our houses or the quality of the food we breathe, the amount of exercise we practice, and even the quality of our sleep, which is essential for cell regeneration.
A factor rarely discussed is also the quality of our thoughts and our general ‘happiness’. Our immune system ‘listens’ to our general well-being and fights depression. Negative thoughts have been demonstrated to lower the immune system’s ability to fight disease and rid itself of the ever-present bacteria and cancer cells.
In this view, it becomes important to monitor our thoughts, to find activities that promote well-being, such as meditation and relaxation. In this way, our toxic environment will not find a hold inside the body to develop cancer while the immune system is strengthened by a positive outlook on life. Think about it.
Dr Magne specializes in spontaneous healing of cancer. With 25 years of research, she compiled all her discoveries on the causes and origins and diseases and presented them in her book Cancer Free For Life to help you speed your healing of cancer.
Visit www.Cancer-Free-For-Life.com today for a FREE report on the 10 Ways to Stop Cancer.
About the Author
Dr Laurence Magne Publisher, Author Cancer Free For Life Email : lmagne@yahoo.com Website : http://cancer-free-for-life.com
Self - Healing And Cancer: Who Heals The Cancer Patient ?
The cancer patient is unique, in many ways, from most other medical patients. For instance, if you break your leg and seek treatment, it doesn’t seem to matter whether you believe your leg will heal or not, once it is set it will heal. As we’ll discover, this is a natural facet of our healing selves and applies equally to self-healing and cancer.
Cancer, like some other terminal illnesses, does depend a great deal on the attitude and beliefs of the patient. Realistically, any recovery from any illness or harm is likely to be a result of your attitude. The difference is that you’ve been told from birth that a broken leg will mend while you’ve been told that cancer is terminal and incurable.
If you are diagnosed with cancer and decide, at that point, that you’ve been handed a death sentence then you are very likely right. That belief is so strong as to be nearly unshakable. Again, this is what you’ve heard from birth and witnessed time and time again.
The biggest advance in cancer treatment will occur when people no longer believe in its incurability. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, but knows they will recover as surely as someone knows their broken leg will heal, then they will prove themselves correct. To learn how you can stop cancer in your body, read Cancer Free For Life.
This is because, ultimately, the patient does the healing. They may do it using the tools provided by a doctor, the tools provided by a homeopathic practitioner or the tools provided by their own consciousness. Regardless of the tools, however, it is the patient who uses them.
We haven’t necessarily been brought up with this theory in mind, so it’s difficult for some people to embrace fully. Most doctors will agree, if pressed, that all healing occurs because of the patient, not because of the doctor or the drug.
When a chemical drug is introduced to the body, it’s has to join with the cells in our body through receptor sites. Once planted in the receptor site, the cell proceeds to heal the body, not the drug.
Every drug that has been created by man has an equal, and superior, partner in the human body. We create these drugs and send them out with more precision than the finest doctor in the world.
Some people may point to the fact that we do get sick and try to dispel this theory. However, the very fact that we spend the majority of our lives healthy despite the constant presence and attack of viruses and bacteria proves it.
Succinctly put, we get sick when we are living in unnatural ways. We have introduced practices, activities, beliefs and thoughts into our bodies that nature never intended for us do. When this happens, our internal biochemistry is adversely affected and we go to a doctor.
The doctor prescribes a facsimile of the chemical our body could produce on its own and we get better.
The most effective therapy would be one that induces the body to create the chemicals necessary for its own healing. Of course, the path of least resistance would be to simply adopt a lifestyle that allows our body to behave as naturally intended.
The existence of even one case of “spontaneous remission” indicates that the human body contains the ability and capacity to heal itself of cancer. As it stands, there are a great number of spontaneous remission cases.
While the prevalent trend is to view these cases as abnormal, they are by design the most natural reaction to cancer.
Curing cancer is as simple (and as complex) as discovering the mechanism which prompts these spontaneous remissions and figuring out how to replicate it.
Doing such will ensure that we are free from the condition and allow you to do as nature intended: heal thyself.
This article is available for reprint for FREE for your website and newsletter, provided that you maintain its copyright integrity and include the signature.
About the Author
Dr Magne specializes in spontaneous healing of cancer. With 25 years of research, she compiled all her discoveries on the causes and origins and diseases and presented them in her book Cancer Free For Life to help you speed your healing of cancer. Visit http://www.Cancer-Free-For-Life.com today for a FREE
Cancer, like some other terminal illnesses, does depend a great deal on the attitude and beliefs of the patient. Realistically, any recovery from any illness or harm is likely to be a result of your attitude. The difference is that you’ve been told from birth that a broken leg will mend while you’ve been told that cancer is terminal and incurable.
If you are diagnosed with cancer and decide, at that point, that you’ve been handed a death sentence then you are very likely right. That belief is so strong as to be nearly unshakable. Again, this is what you’ve heard from birth and witnessed time and time again.
The biggest advance in cancer treatment will occur when people no longer believe in its incurability. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, but knows they will recover as surely as someone knows their broken leg will heal, then they will prove themselves correct. To learn how you can stop cancer in your body, read Cancer Free For Life.
This is because, ultimately, the patient does the healing. They may do it using the tools provided by a doctor, the tools provided by a homeopathic practitioner or the tools provided by their own consciousness. Regardless of the tools, however, it is the patient who uses them.
We haven’t necessarily been brought up with this theory in mind, so it’s difficult for some people to embrace fully. Most doctors will agree, if pressed, that all healing occurs because of the patient, not because of the doctor or the drug.
When a chemical drug is introduced to the body, it’s has to join with the cells in our body through receptor sites. Once planted in the receptor site, the cell proceeds to heal the body, not the drug.
Every drug that has been created by man has an equal, and superior, partner in the human body. We create these drugs and send them out with more precision than the finest doctor in the world.
Some people may point to the fact that we do get sick and try to dispel this theory. However, the very fact that we spend the majority of our lives healthy despite the constant presence and attack of viruses and bacteria proves it.
Succinctly put, we get sick when we are living in unnatural ways. We have introduced practices, activities, beliefs and thoughts into our bodies that nature never intended for us do. When this happens, our internal biochemistry is adversely affected and we go to a doctor.
The doctor prescribes a facsimile of the chemical our body could produce on its own and we get better.
The most effective therapy would be one that induces the body to create the chemicals necessary for its own healing. Of course, the path of least resistance would be to simply adopt a lifestyle that allows our body to behave as naturally intended.
The existence of even one case of “spontaneous remission” indicates that the human body contains the ability and capacity to heal itself of cancer. As it stands, there are a great number of spontaneous remission cases.
While the prevalent trend is to view these cases as abnormal, they are by design the most natural reaction to cancer.
Curing cancer is as simple (and as complex) as discovering the mechanism which prompts these spontaneous remissions and figuring out how to replicate it.
Doing such will ensure that we are free from the condition and allow you to do as nature intended: heal thyself.
This article is available for reprint for FREE for your website and newsletter, provided that you maintain its copyright integrity and include the signature.
About the Author
Dr Magne specializes in spontaneous healing of cancer. With 25 years of research, she compiled all her discoveries on the causes and origins and diseases and presented them in her book Cancer Free For Life to help you speed your healing of cancer. Visit http://www.Cancer-Free-For-Life.com today for a FREE
Another Way To Heal Yourself Of Cancer Today!!! Demonstration That Evening News Can Cause Cancer
Stay away from the news. I know that in the 21st century, it sounds like an incredible idea to suggest that you stay away from the news. But the news that you read in the newspapers or that you hear on the evening news will make you sick. Guaranteed!
You see, scientists and biochemists are finding that when we’re happy, our brain secretes endorphins that support and strengthen our immune system. And when we’re unhappy, our brain secretes endorphins that send negative messages all through the immune system and make it weaker.
And rather than fighting infection, bacteria, or even cancer, when your brain sends a negative message to your immune system via the endorphins, then the immune system loses the defence battle against the invaders. Now, I don’t know about you, but the evening news or the newspaper news are rarely exciting, stimulating or joy provoking.'
The way your body works is that your thoughts and emotions trigger a chemical reaction in the brain, which then sends a message to all parts of your body via the bloodstream. That message is carried through transmitters that are neuropeptides, chains of amino acids.
The blood reaches every single nook and cranny of your body and if there is a part that is already weakened by past injuries, constant stress of chronic fragility, the chemicals are more likely to deliver their negative message to that area, and reinforce that past trauma.
And the evening news tend to depress your immune system. Studies conducted at Stanford University on students taking final exams showed that their T-cells, the cells that normally fight colds, disease and cancer, were severely reduced.
The same occurs in your body when you are exposed to depressing news or events. Think about it for a moment. What would really happen if you missed the latest evening news report?
Through the years, I have stayed away voluntarily from the news of any kind and I have noticed that if the news is important enough, it will reach me anyway.
Either people around me will discuss it and inform me, or there will be headlines on the news stand. I find that I have missed really little of importance through the decades I have ‘missed’ the news.
You might try maybe a day at a time, then two. Then an entire week without news. You could even occupy the extra time you gain for some stress reducing techniques.
Think of the brain as a machine for not merely filtering and storing this sensory input, but for associating it with other events or stimuli occurring simultaneously at any synapse or receptor along the way—this is learning.
Let’s look at how this occurs in the process of vision, which is very advanced and complex in humans. After a visual signal hits the retina, the light-sensitive part of the eye, it must make its way across five more synapses as it moves from the back of the brain to the frontal cortex.
About the Author
Dr Laurence Magne Publisher, Author Cancer Free For Life Email : lmagne@yahoo.com Website : http://cancer-free-for-life.com
You see, scientists and biochemists are finding that when we’re happy, our brain secretes endorphins that support and strengthen our immune system. And when we’re unhappy, our brain secretes endorphins that send negative messages all through the immune system and make it weaker.
And rather than fighting infection, bacteria, or even cancer, when your brain sends a negative message to your immune system via the endorphins, then the immune system loses the defence battle against the invaders. Now, I don’t know about you, but the evening news or the newspaper news are rarely exciting, stimulating or joy provoking.'
The way your body works is that your thoughts and emotions trigger a chemical reaction in the brain, which then sends a message to all parts of your body via the bloodstream. That message is carried through transmitters that are neuropeptides, chains of amino acids.
The blood reaches every single nook and cranny of your body and if there is a part that is already weakened by past injuries, constant stress of chronic fragility, the chemicals are more likely to deliver their negative message to that area, and reinforce that past trauma.
And the evening news tend to depress your immune system. Studies conducted at Stanford University on students taking final exams showed that their T-cells, the cells that normally fight colds, disease and cancer, were severely reduced.
The same occurs in your body when you are exposed to depressing news or events. Think about it for a moment. What would really happen if you missed the latest evening news report?
Through the years, I have stayed away voluntarily from the news of any kind and I have noticed that if the news is important enough, it will reach me anyway.
Either people around me will discuss it and inform me, or there will be headlines on the news stand. I find that I have missed really little of importance through the decades I have ‘missed’ the news.
You might try maybe a day at a time, then two. Then an entire week without news. You could even occupy the extra time you gain for some stress reducing techniques.
Think of the brain as a machine for not merely filtering and storing this sensory input, but for associating it with other events or stimuli occurring simultaneously at any synapse or receptor along the way—this is learning.
Let’s look at how this occurs in the process of vision, which is very advanced and complex in humans. After a visual signal hits the retina, the light-sensitive part of the eye, it must make its way across five more synapses as it moves from the back of the brain to the frontal cortex.
About the Author
Dr Laurence Magne Publisher, Author Cancer Free For Life Email : lmagne@yahoo.com Website : http://cancer-free-for-life.com
Diets And Cancer: 3 Reasons Why You Could Be Creating More Cancer Cells To Your Body Everyday
A lot of people believe cancers just happen. Cancers develop if you follow an unhealthy diet full of cancer causing food over a prolonged period of time. Certain food have a lot of cancer promoting substances called carcinogens.
In this article, we shall explore 3 common types of carcinogens present in a typical person's diet, what food we should eat and shouldn't eat to prevent cancer.
Acrylamide In Food: Should I Be Worried?
Acrylamide has been used in industries that specialize in the creation of plastic, manufacturing of food packaging and treatment of contaminated water.
Unknown to most of us, scientists recently discoverd that acrylamide can be created during high temperature cooking methods like microwaving, frying, roasting and baking. Acrylamide has been attested to cause cancer in animals but no concrete link has been found to indicate this happens in human beings even though acrylamide is extremely unhealthly for our bodies.
French fries have been tested to contain the greatest levels of acrylamide, followed by certain brands of potato chips, breakfast cereals, cookies, brewed coffee and toast bread according to the US FDA/CFSAN 2006 Exposure Assessment for Acrylamide.
Sodium Nitrate: Why You Should Avoid It
Sodium nitrate is a standard food additive of processed meat. It is used to prolong the reddish color of meat to make it look more delicious to eat at the expense of your health. During the digestion process of sodium nitrate, nitrosamine is created and this is what promotes the development of cancer cells.
Sodium nitrate can be found in processed meat like hot dogs, bacon, ham, bologna, luncheon meat and pepperoni.
Trans Fat: The Worst Fat In The World
Trans fat or trans-fatty acids (TFAs) ranks as the worst kind of fat. The problem with trans fat is because it was transformed from it's vegetable oil form to a semi-solid state through the use of hydrogen.
Some companies do this to save money, to improve flavor stability and to extend the shelf life of their products. Our bodies do not readily take in these hydrogenated oils and it takes a lot of extra energy to try to digest it effectively, as a result, sections of it sticks to our arteries if we do not burn it off through exercise.
What's worse, trans fat promotes the development of bad cholesterol and reduces the levels of good cholesterol, increasing your risk of heart disease. Trans fat is frequently found in hydrogenated oils, commercially deep-fried food, food with vegetable shortening, partially hydrogenated oils and pastries.
Eating To Prevent Cancer
It is ideal for all of us to restrict or eliminate our consumption of processed food that contain the 3 carcinogens above and other unhealthy substances such as salt, sugar, cigarettes and alcohol.
However, it is not easy for people to choose to have a healthy body over the enjoyment of good food. The decision is up to you to decide which is more important to you. At the minimum, consume as much organic vegetables, fruit and meat as you can.
Having a diet made of antioxidants, fiber and nutrients from raw vegetables and fruit should help you steer clear from cancer. As a general rule, eat what nature intended us to eat and avoid man-made food.
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Visit Natalie's site CancerArchive.com for more tips on how to prevent cancer, treat cancer and much more.
In this article, we shall explore 3 common types of carcinogens present in a typical person's diet, what food we should eat and shouldn't eat to prevent cancer.
Acrylamide In Food: Should I Be Worried?
Acrylamide has been used in industries that specialize in the creation of plastic, manufacturing of food packaging and treatment of contaminated water.
Unknown to most of us, scientists recently discoverd that acrylamide can be created during high temperature cooking methods like microwaving, frying, roasting and baking. Acrylamide has been attested to cause cancer in animals but no concrete link has been found to indicate this happens in human beings even though acrylamide is extremely unhealthly for our bodies.
French fries have been tested to contain the greatest levels of acrylamide, followed by certain brands of potato chips, breakfast cereals, cookies, brewed coffee and toast bread according to the US FDA/CFSAN 2006 Exposure Assessment for Acrylamide.
Sodium Nitrate: Why You Should Avoid It
Sodium nitrate is a standard food additive of processed meat. It is used to prolong the reddish color of meat to make it look more delicious to eat at the expense of your health. During the digestion process of sodium nitrate, nitrosamine is created and this is what promotes the development of cancer cells.
Sodium nitrate can be found in processed meat like hot dogs, bacon, ham, bologna, luncheon meat and pepperoni.
Trans Fat: The Worst Fat In The World
Trans fat or trans-fatty acids (TFAs) ranks as the worst kind of fat. The problem with trans fat is because it was transformed from it's vegetable oil form to a semi-solid state through the use of hydrogen.
Some companies do this to save money, to improve flavor stability and to extend the shelf life of their products. Our bodies do not readily take in these hydrogenated oils and it takes a lot of extra energy to try to digest it effectively, as a result, sections of it sticks to our arteries if we do not burn it off through exercise.
What's worse, trans fat promotes the development of bad cholesterol and reduces the levels of good cholesterol, increasing your risk of heart disease. Trans fat is frequently found in hydrogenated oils, commercially deep-fried food, food with vegetable shortening, partially hydrogenated oils and pastries.
Eating To Prevent Cancer
It is ideal for all of us to restrict or eliminate our consumption of processed food that contain the 3 carcinogens above and other unhealthy substances such as salt, sugar, cigarettes and alcohol.
However, it is not easy for people to choose to have a healthy body over the enjoyment of good food. The decision is up to you to decide which is more important to you. At the minimum, consume as much organic vegetables, fruit and meat as you can.
Having a diet made of antioxidants, fiber and nutrients from raw vegetables and fruit should help you steer clear from cancer. As a general rule, eat what nature intended us to eat and avoid man-made food.
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