My friend Bonnie, a cancer patient, comes back from Paracelsus with this report
As you know, I’m taking some GreenSmoothieGirl readers with me to the Paracelsus al Ronc clinic in the Southern Swiss Alps, May 5-19. Read more HERE. There are a few rooms left, if you’re thinking about coming. I thought you would enjoy this letter I got from my dear friend Bonnie, a Stage 1 breast [...]
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My friend Madeline diagnosed with breast cancer…..Euro Cancer Travels part 6
Coming home from studying at 5 holistic cancer treatment facilities in Europe, we were met by the mother of my long-time friend who traveled with me to run my camera. Before we even got to baggage claim, Madeline (name changed) tells me: “I’ve just had a lumpectomy, and the biopsy indicates Stage 1 breast cancer. [...]
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My European Cancer Journey…….Part 1
I have been across the world and seen some humbling, terrifying, and awe-inspiring sights. On a personal level, my trip to Europe was hard. Our luggage lost, getting lost in a city on foot, the strike in Spain, and several other major issues I’ve not written about, were very trying. I’ve come away feeling, more [...]
19 Comments • Continue Reading →Root canals….at the root of much disease?
Root canals are another toxic practice. Over 20 million root canal surgeries are done each year in the U.S. alone. I unfortunately have had two of them, before I knew how dangerous they are, or that I had any other option. Dr. James Howenstine says, “Many chronic diseases, perhaps most, are a result of root [...]
42 Comments • Continue Reading →More about PSA / prostate cancer / breast cancer debates
Any time we take on a sacred cow—like testing PSA for prostate cancer—we hear about it. We are certainly getting emails and backlash now. I anticipated that. Thank you to everyone responding. Let me reiterate that I honor anyone’s right to decide about the PSA or mammogram issue for themselves. I feel strongly that we [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →Anti-perspirants and shaving….do they cause breast cancer too?
Antiperspirants and underarm shaving cause breast cancer, too! Dr. Kris McGrath, M.D. of Chicago published a study of 400 breast cancer survivors, in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention. Women who aggressively shave and use antiperspirant had a diagnosis of breast cancer 22 years earlier than non-users. The most obvious conclusion is that tiny nicks [...]
59 Comments • Continue Reading →Does wearing a bra cause breast cancer?
You may be aware that mammograms cause cancer. Did you know that bras do? Medical anthropologist Sidney Singer studied women in Fiji in 1997. Diet and lifestyle were the same with the compared groups. Those who wore bras had the same rate of breast cancer as American women. Those who didn’t wear bras had no [...]
58 Comments • Continue Reading →ANDIE’s STORY, part 4 of 7 on Oasis Irvine
You think you might give up all your pleasure in life, if you follow the anti-cancer nutritional program of raw plant food? Listen to what Andie, a breast cancer patient, has to say. You might be surprised. Whatever she’s having, I want some!
1 Comment • Continue Reading →Co-existing with cancer, or curing it?
Of course, every cancer patient hopes for the words “remission” or even better, “cure.” Those things are possible and do happen regularly, especially with early-stage cancers. But, one thing that has been a surprise to me in my studies thus far is that practitioners almost universally talk about how cancer does not have to be [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Breast cancer patient LaDonna gives some advice, Oasis part 13 of 13
Let me tell you about LaDonna from San Antonio. Like Elle and Christine, whom I met at Oasis, she had a recent breast cancer diagnosis despite living a relatively healthy lifestyle. She said, “I knew enough to know that if I were ever to have cancer, I would not go the ‘conventional route.’” LaDonna [...]
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