Lifestyle Medicine

In the following videos Dr. Neil Nedley or Weimar Center of Health and Education outlines scientifically based principles you can use to prevent illnesses like cancer, hypertension, and depression, as well as treat diseases that occur.You will be amazed at how big an improvement in survival rates occur if you include lifestyle changes to your treatment schedule. Please listen and watch attentively as this could save your life. Visit http://www.newstart.com for more details.

Introduction to Lifestyle medicine


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Lifestyle medicine for cancer

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Lifestyle Medicine for Depression


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Dangers of Using Microwave Ovens

In all the homes in the western world a microwave oven is almost a necessity. There are however many dangers that scientists have discovered on the use of microwave ovens. The following are some of the dangers:

• Firstly a microwave oven works by causing the molecules in the food to resonate at very high frequencies. This is what heats your food. But while doing this the molecular or chemical structure of the food is disturbed making it lose some of the nutrients that would have remained had the food just been steamed.  
• Scientists reported in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture that broccoli loses about 97 percent of the beneficial nutrients while just steamed broccoli only lost 11 percent of the nutrients.
• Scientists have also discovered that those who eat microwaved food  experience changes in the blood chemistry such as decrease in hemoglobin values, decrease in the good kind of cholesterol, decrease in lymphocytes and leukocytes which are a crucial part of our immune system.
• It has also been discovered that the radioactive energy passed from the microwaved food to the blood cells.
• The elecromagnetic field created by a microwave oven can also cause cancer and scientists continue to study the effects of this. To avoid exposure to these harmful effects it is advisable to stand away from a microwave oven when it is in use and to wait for 1-2 minutes before eating the food.

In view of the above information I think it is better to stop using microwave ovens in our cooking and try steaming instead. For those that cannot stop using microwave ovens it is better to reduce its usage. After all our goal is to get as much nutrients as possible from the food we eat and microwaving foods defeats that purpose by destroying the very nutrients that we need to stay healthy.

Whirlpool Fever Therapy Procedure

Whirlpool Fever Therapy Procedure is used to treat  viral infections, cancer, arthritis, infections, mononucleosis, multiple sclerosis and  lupus erythematosus. This is effective among othe factors because viruses die at  about 102 degrees Fahrenheit.

Physiological Effects of Whirlpool Fever Therapy

Whirlpool Fever Therapy and all fever therapy procedures result in the increase in metabolism, number of circulating white blood cells, activity of white blood cells and productivity, and elimination of waste products.

When To Avoid Whirlpool Fever Therapy of any Fever Therapy Procedures

Fever therapy should be avoid for the very elderly, certain heart conditions, ischemia, exhaustion and dehydration, and extremely high blood pressure.

What is the Equipment Needed For Whirlpool Fever Therapy:

• Glass and straw
• Ice bag                                                 
• Pan of ice
• Paper and pencil                                                
• Paper bag
• Sheet
• Swimsuit or underwear
• Thermometer and watch
• Towels and washcloths

How A Whirlpool Fever Therapy Procedure Is conducted or performed.:

• Write treatment time on schedule, and, for the sake of the following patient, stay within your time limit.
•  Fill with water at 110-112 degrees F. (If patient is obese, do not fill tub completely).
• Have patient drink plenty of water before treatment.
• Have all equipment on hand; make sure the room is a comfortable temperature. Add fan or heater as necessary. Provide privacy.
• Explain procedure to patient. Provide emotional support.
• Assist into tub. Explain that tub is deeper than floor level. Secure chair for patient.
• Make them comfortable. Provide a headrest; some fasten a sponge pillow with clothes pins to the edge of the tub. Make sure chair is secure; provide privacy by use of a swimsuit, or permitting them to use some underwear. Some secure a towel over the whirlpool water directly under the patient’s head to protect them from the heat. Adjust the fan and the light to their comfort. Most female patients like the jet pointed to the side. Adjust jet to their comfort.
• Take temperature, pulse, and water temperature, and record every five minutes. Raise the mouth temperature to 102 to 104.

     

Appendicitis : Home Remedies

What Causes Appendicitis

Appendicitis is a condition where the appendix becomes blocked most often by faecal matter (stool), a foreign body or in some cases cancer. An infection in the body may also result in appendicitis in that the appendix may swell in response to the infection.

Symptoms of Appendicitis

The symptoms of appendicitis include the following:-

• Usually the first sign of appendicitis is the dull pain near the the upper abdomen that becomes sharp as it moves to the lower right abdomen. This is the major sign.
• Loss of appetite is another sign.
• There is also usually nausea with or without vomiting soon after the abdominal pains begin.
• Abdominal swelling
• Fever
• Severe cramps
• Pain when passing urine
• Constipation

If you have the first symptom above even though you may not have the rest of the symptoms, you need to see your doctor immediately for examination.

What is its Function? Is the Appendix important?

The structure of the appendix is ideal for its function. It is a pouch lined by lymphatic tissue. Lymphocytes are involved in the immune system of the body, and are especially active in destroying cancer cells and producing antibodies.

The entire function of the appendix is not completely understood yet, but it is certain that it is not a vestigial organ as was once thought. The appendix is precisely placed to contact a large number of germs which normally inhabit the colon. It is located in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, attached to the cecum, the first part of the large bowel. Lymphocytes sense the germs present there and produce certain substances for the blood that give a contact resistance against the germs, including enteric viruses that may cause cancer. Thus, it can be readily appreciated that the position and structure of the appendix is perfect for the job it must perform, that of becoming acquainted with germs and “learning” how to protect the body against them.

Persons who die of cancer, especially lymphoma, leukemia, cancer of the colon, breast, or ovary are two times more likely to have had an appendectomy. With these statistics, it becomes desirable to guard against unnecessary loss of the appendix. Of course, if one has the life-threatening disease appendicitis, it is essential to remove the appendix. But, if a surgeon operates for appendicitis, and finds the appendix not inflamed, it is felt by many that he should leave the appendix in place, or if the abdomen is opened for gallbladder operation, a hysterectomy, or some other surgical condition, the appendix should not be removed incidentally as was once the custom

How Can One Treat Appendicitis?

1. Water Treatments:

A hot foot bath will help to relieve congestion in the appendix will help to relieve congestion in the appendix. If done in the early stages of appendicitis with prompt and vigorous treatment the inflammation will subside and the appendix heal itself.

It may be desirable to use a hot hip and leg pack with an ice bag over the appendix. The physiological action of the ice bag or the hot water bottle is about the same. Both cause redness of the skin, but either heat or cold is, to a certain extent, dissipated by the blood stream and does not penetrate far beneath the surface. For most people there is more relief of pain in acute appendicitis from the use of the ice bag than from a hot water bottle. Use the ice bag an hour on and fifteen minutes off. During these fifteen minutes hot fomentations may be used to good advantage.

2. Charcoal Poultice

Charcoal as a poultice, with hops or smartweed, is effective both to relieve pain and to dispel inflammation

Dr Schulze Remedies For Appendicitis

The first step would be the Dr Schulze Intestinal Formula #1, then high enemas, castor oil packs and hot cold compresses which could be combined with the castor oil over the appendix and colon areas. Then as usual juice fasting. This means no hard food except juices both fruit and vegetable juices. As much as 3-4 quarts or more per day is recommended. The Dr Shulze Nerve formula and Lobelia can be helpful to deal with pain and spasm. For more details you can purchase Dr Richard Schulze's book, 'There are no Incurable Diseases which explains the procedures for treating diseases that the doctors say are incurable.

How can one prevent appendicitis?

First and foremost is the type of diet. A diet low in fiber and high in dairy products, meat, refined grains, and sugar is most likely to set up a condition in the appendix that will result eventually in appendicitis. Take instead a diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains as the principle dietary, using all other foods sparingly. Several studies have suggested that vegetarians are practically immune to appendicitis. Further, it occurs more in tense individuals, especially if they take a diet high in refined sugars, grains and fats.

Abscesses and Boils Natural Remedies

A more than 2,400 year old herbal remedy for boils and abscesses is application of figs to the boil and abscesses. The bible's herbal prescription for boils and abscesses is figs. 2,400 years ago the prophet Isaiah in a message recorded in Isaiah 38:21 advised King Hezekiah of the kingdom of Judah, 'Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil.'


In simple terms, the remedy works by smashing figs and applying them to the boil and covering them with a clean bandage or cloth replacing the figs at least every 24 hours until the boil heals. The figs are often roasted before application.The fruit emollient pulps has been found to help to relieve pain and inflamations. The poultice of figs will also considerably reduce the foul stench given off by chronic ulcers when applied directly to the wound

figs

Figs as a Remedy For Cancer tumors

Reaserchers at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research at Mitsubishi-Kasel Institute of Life Sciences in Tokyo, Japan discovered a chemical contained in figs that does treat cancerous tumours. An extract from figs, benzaldehyde, was injected into mice with cancerous tumors and their tumors shrank by one-third. They took the same extract and tested it on cancer patients with remarkable success.

Heal Yourself With Red Clover

Red Clover

Red Clover is one of the most important herbs you should have in your arsenal as you endevour the heal yourself and prevent diseases  naturally. It is its flowers that are used for medicinal preparations and is effective as a blood purifier, detoxifier, diuretic, expectorant and relaxant.

Uses

Crush the red clover flower and on insect bites and stings.

You can also use it as a compress for arthritic pain and gout

When used as an infusion i.e a drink it provide relief for menopausal symptoms, especially hot flushes. It is also useful as a spring tonic, cleansing the liver, blood and lymph, clearing out heavy metals and chemicals, especially useful after drug therapy. it can also be used to ease eczema and other skin conditions. Also useful for treating chest infections and has been used to break down cancerous tumours and help prevent their spread.

It can also be taken as a tincture which achieves the same results as an infusion.

The Harmful Effect of Boiling Food

Boiling food destroys most of life giving nutrients in vegetables rendering the food lifeless with very little nutrient content. It has been estimated that on average boiling vegetables destroys approximately 40% of B vitamins and 70% of vitamin C. These nutrients that we destroy are the same nutrients that we need to help the body heal itself and to prevent diseases that continue to kill millions such as cancer.

If at all possible boiling food should be avoided and food should be eaten in its raw form. Eating raw will bring vibrancy to the body and provide the body with all the nutrients it needs to operate at maximum efficiency. If you boil food make sure that there is little water as possible and this is done for a very short period of time. It would be better if you can not eat your food raw to steam them instead as this preserves most of the nutrient value of the food.

The eating of boiled food and less if none at all raw food explains the reason why some who are vegeterians or vegans may not be getting all the benefits of a vegeterian lifestyle such as less cancers. It has been estimated that when you boil vegetables such as carrots for ten minutes the water contains more vitamin C than the carrots. On average boiling destroy

Frying or Deep Frying Food : How Harmful Is It?

Chips Frying

Frying food is one of the reasons why cancer is on the rise in the developed world. Frying food alters the chemical structure of the oil in  food creating an abundance of cancer inducing free radicals. Free radicals can be countered by eating food rich in antioxidants such as fruits and vegetables but these too can be destroyed by the frying process as well. Frying food therefore negatively affects the body's ability to heal itself and prevent diseases naturally and is therefore harmful to the body.

Frying food also destroys the nutrients in the food on top of disturbing the sensitive oils contained in foods such as oily fish. Therefore while frying foods makes the food attractive by browning it and making it palatable it however makes the food harmful to our bodies by making it carcinogenic and should be avoided if we are to live a healthier life.

Even the smoke that emanates from the frying process is also bad for those cooking the food. Studies have shown that those who fry food on a frequent basis and therefore expose themselves to the smoke frequently have a higher chance of lung and throat cancer than those who do not.

Drs Agatha and Calvin Thrash gives us and insight on what happens when we fry or deep fry our foods.'Temperatures up to 600-700 degrees F. may be obtained. If fried foods become burned or scorched, temperatures up to 1000 or 1100 degrees F. may have been reached. At these temperatures ``cis'' fatty acids are converted to ``trans'' fatty acids . . . in other words, the unsaturated fats behave as if they were saturated. Thus, fried foods are more likely than un-fried foods to increase the likelihood of hardening of the arteries. When fat is reheated to frying temperatures the second time, as in a deep fryer [or a popcorn vendor], the fat is more likely to develop the cancer producing agent acrolein.' (Dr Agatha Thrash, Nutrition for Vegetarians, p. 46)

There are however some foods whose oils are least disturbed by frying them. The list is as follows:-

• butter;
• tropical fats;
• peanut oil
• sesame oil;
• canola oil; and 
• olive oil

True Cancer Prevention - Bobby Scales MD

In this video presentation Dr Bobby Scales presents ways to prevent cancer. He reveals lifestyle changes that help us to fight cancer such as the consumption of vegetables and fruits which are now consumed less and less by modern society. Good nutrition can prevent cancer in 30 percent of the cases. These foods have been shown by research to fight off cancer in cancer patients as well.