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HOW DO WE FIGHT CANCER-DOS AND DON'TS

HOW DO WE FIGHT CANCER
There is no one drug, herb, or treatment that will kill cancer. Cancer has to be treated by building the body's immune system. Listed here are some natural ways to help build the immune system.

ELIMINATE SUGAR AND JUNK FOODS
Eating white sugar will paralyze and hinder your white blood cells from fighting off an infection. Eating 25 teaspoons of sugar will paralyze 92% of your white blood cells for approximately five hours. The average American eats over 42 teaspoons of sugar per day. For example: A banana split has 24 teaspoons of sugar. A 12 oz coke has approx. 8-10 teaspoons, a piece of white bread 2 teaspoons. It must be remembered that sugar or empty calories and junk foods interfere with the working of the body's immune system.

ELIMINATE HIGH FAT DIET
Diets high in refined fats have long been associated with increased cancer risk. Breast cancer is more frequent in women on diets high in both saturated fats, (whole milk), and in animal fat.(2) A low fat diet not only prevents breast cancer but increases the survival of women who already have breast cancer. (3)

EAT A TOTALLY RAW DIET
This is or will be the hardest single thing to follow, but it is very important. Only raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and sprouted grains are what you will be eating until your cancer is in remission. Nothing cooked, no cooked beans, bread, potatoes, etc. Sounds tough, but let me tell you this is much easier then taking chemotherapy and having your hair fall out, vomiting, being weak, etc. And ,of course chemotherapy will not build up your immune system. Instead it will tear it down. Raw food is live food and possesses the highest nutritive value. It is full of vitamins, mineral, enzymes, phytochemicals, etc. Cooked food is dead food, plant any seed and it will grow. Cook the seed and then plant it and it will not grow, because it's life principle has been destroyed. . Place cancer cells in a cooked media and they will proliferate. Now place the cancer cells in a raw matter and they will disappear! This astounding fact is known to the Cancer society, but the public was never informed. (4)

DO NOT EAT BETWEEN MEALS
A Swedish study indicated the frequency of snack eating may be related to the risk of colon cancer. Earlier, largely ignored studies have suggested that each eating episode over the course of the day increases colon cancer risk. Regular meal intake did not seem to produce the same risk as did snack consumption. (Cancer Causes and Control3: 77-81,1992)

DRINK ONE TO THREE GLASSES OF CARROT JUICE DAILY
Carrots are a very good source of Vitamin A, and the juice should be taken 15-30 minutes before your vegetable meal. A recent study done by Dr. Raymond J. Shamberger, Professor of the Dept. of Biochemistry, the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, showed that Vitamin A is one of the most important aids

to the body's defense system fighting and preventing cancer. When subjected to carcinogens, this vitamin has a remarkable ability to inhibit the introduction and or retard the growth of both malignant and non-malignant tumors. (5)

DRINK PLENTY OF PURE SOFT WATER
How much is plenty? It depends upon how much you weigh, you take your weight, divide it in half and that is how many ounces of water you need in a 24 hour period. Of course if you are working out in the hot sun and perspiring a lot you would need more. For example: you weigh 160 lbs. Half of that is 80 so you need 80 ounces, which would be 10 eight ounce glasses. The type of water we need to drink is soft water, that is water that has no minerals, as the minerals in water are inorganic and are harmful to our health. Where as the minerals in food are organic and our body needs this type of minerals. Two types of water that have no minerals are distilled water and reverse-osmosis water.

TAKE DAILY SUNBATHS
Expose as much of the body to the sun. If you have a light complexion start with ten minutes and gradually increase it to a minimum of one hour a day. While sun bathing use no lotions, sunscreens (they can cause cancer), or oils. Do not wear glasses while sun bathing as it is important for the ultraviolet light to get into the eyes, and glass of any kind will keep the rays out. Interferon is effective against several different kinds of cancer including carcinoma, sarcoma and leukemia. This fact spurred the American Cancer Society; to purchase interferon from Finland for experimental use. Dr. Hans Strander of Finland discovered that he could give interferon to terminal bone cancer patients and double the number of long term disease free survivors. White blood cells in our bodies manufacture this wonderful interferon that can help so dramatically in cancer. Sunlight is a great stimulus for increased white blood cell production and thereby increases the production of interferon.

BARE FEET ON THE SOIL EVERY DAY
Everything on this earth has an electrical frequency, the earth, the seeds, the plants animals, and the human body. Cancer cells have a different electrical frequency than normal cells. Our bodies can easily get off the electrical frequency that they are suppose to be on. How can we get it back on track? Very simply, by standing or walking bare foot in the soil. Wearing shoes is not a natural thing, although we need to protect our feet, as shoes insulate our body from the earth so it would be good to spend at least 10 minutes a day outside barefoot in the soil.

GET PLENTY OF FRESH AIR
Deep breathing of fresh outside negatively charged air, (the good kind), helps cleanse the lungs and increase circulation. Fresh air from the ocean, near a river or waterfall or after a rain storm is not only negatively charged but is high in oxygen which is very beneficial for cancer. Be sure to have plenty of fresh air in your bedroom as you sleep, keep a window open, even in the winter the window should be partially open. A fact worth knowing is that cancer cells cannot live in the presence of oxygen. (6)

EXERCISE OUT OF DOORS
Brisk walking, no jogging, from one to five miles a day is excellent exercise. If you do not have the strength, start slowly and gradually increase the distance. Exercise outside is 10 times more beneficial then indoors. When exercising inside you do not receive the suns rays or the pure fresh air. Working out in a gym is like working out in a smelly tennis shoe.

GET 7-8 HOURS SLEEP EVERY NIGHT
The earlier you go to bed the better. Every hour of sleep before midnight is worth two hours, every hour after midnight is worth one.

USE HERBS TAKE NO SUPPLEMENTS OF ANY KIND
There are many herbs for cancer, but the one I highly recommend is Red Clover. You use only the flower, not the stem or roots. Red clover contains the following chemicals: biotin, choline, copper, coumarins, glycosides, inositol, magnesium, manganesel, and selenium. It also contains vitamins: A, B1, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, B17, C, P and the mineral Zinc. This is quite an assortment of minerals and vitamins for one herb. And possibly in the future we will discover it contains other important ingredients. Red Clover has been used in America for over 100 years to treat and prevent cancer. It is good for cancer on any part of the body. I have personally used it for many years at my clinic and have seen many individuals recover from cancer.

Use only the bulk red clover flowers, not the stem or roots, use no red clover capsules. Make a tea by bringing the water to a boil, removing from the heat and adding the herb. Let it steep for 20 minutes or longer. Use one to two teaspoons of herb per cup of tea. The best time to take the tea is at night before bed on an empty stomach. If you take it twice a day then also first thing in the morning when you first get up on an empty stomach.
You can order the herb Red Clover from Frontier Herbs Phone 1-800-669-3275 or on line at www.frontierherbs.com

Red Clover is now being studied for anti-aids and anti-diabetic activity. (7)

LEARN TO DEAL WITH STRESS
Almost everyone I have personally known, who has come down with cancer, has been under a lot of stress prior to getting cancer. We must learn to take the problems we cannot handle to God, (The Greatest Healer Of All Time). We cannot hold anger, hate, selfishness, etc. inside ourselves or we will not recover. The mind greatly affects the body. I believe that 90% of all sickness starts in the mind. King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived said, "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine", Proverbs 17:22

WHAT CANCER CAN'T DO

It cannot cripple love,
It cannot shatter hope,
It cannot corrode faith,
It cannot eat away at peace,
It cannot destroy confidence,
It cannot kill friendship,
It cannot shut out memories,
It cannot silence courage,
It cannot evade the soul.
It cannot reduce eternal life,

IN CONCLUSION
If a person who has cancer follows the simple things I have outlined in this article they will notice improvement within less then two weeks, the closer you follow this program the faster you will improve. JUST THINK, it is possible for you to heal yourself, you do not need surgery or expensive dangerous drugs. All you need to do is follow what I have outlined here.

Yours For Better Health,

Dr. Jerry Lee Hoover N.D.

Getting in Shape

Having decided to participate in the Bataan Death March this year, I 've started to get in shape for the 26 mile walk through the desert at White Sands Missile Range, NM.  On Wednesday I walked 7 miles and today I walked 12.   It took a little longer than I expected and about 30 minutes longer than the Army standard for 12 miles with a 35 pound rucksack, but I had to account for the mountainous terrain near the house.  At one point I walked up about 1/2 the way to the top of the Franklin Mountains on the west side of El Paso.  Santa brought me a GPS this year with a pedestrian mode so I was at just under 4900 feet in elevation at the top of the walk.  Got pretty steep a that point.  Feeling good. 

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A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'

Merry Christmas

Santa and Sarah

Three years ago, a little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa.

At the Mayfair Mall in Wisconsin . The child climbed up on his lap, holding a picture of a little girl. "Who is this?" asked Santa, smiling."Your friend? Your sister?'"  "Yes, Santa,"  he replied. "My sister, Sarah, who is very sick," he said sadly.

 

Santa glanced over at the grandmother who was waiting nearby, and saw her dabbing her eyes with a tissue. "She wanted to come with me to see you, oh, so very much, Santa!" the child exclaimed. "She misses you," he added softly.

 

Santa tried to be cheerful and encouraged a smile to the boy's face, asking him what he wanted Santa to bring him for Christmas. When they finished their visit, the Grandmother came over to help the child off his lap, and started to say something to Santa, but halted.

 

"What is it?" Santa asked warmly.

 

"Well, I know it's really too much to ask you, Santa, but ..." the old woman began, shooing her grandson over to one of Santa's elves to collect the little gift which Santa gave all his young visitors."The girl in the photograph... my granddaughter well, you see ...she has leukemia and isn't expected to make it even through the holidays," she said through tear-filled eyes. "Is there any way, Santa . any possible way that you could come see Sarah?  That's all she's asked for, for Christmas, is to see Santa."

 

Santa blinked and swallowed hard and told the woman to leave information with his elves as to where Sarah was, and he would see what he could do.  Santa thought of little else the rest of that afternoon. He knew what he had to do. "What if it were MY child lying in that hospital bed, dying," he thought with a sinking heart, "This is the least I can do."

 

When Santa finished visiting with all the boys and girls that evening, he retrieved from his helper the name of the hospital where Sarah was staying.  He asked the assistant location manager how to get to Children's Hospital.

 

"Why?" Rick asked, with a puzzled look on his face. Santa relayed to him the conversation with Sarah's grandmother earlier that day.  "C'mon.....I'll take you there." Rick said softly. Rick drove them to the hospital and came inside with Santa. They found out which room Sarah was in.  A pale Rick said he would wait out in the hall.

 

Santa quietly peeked into the room through the half-closed door and saw little Sarah on the bed..The room was full of what appeared to be her family; there was the Grandmother and the girl's brother he had met earlier that day. A woman whom he guessed was Sarah's mother stood by the bed, gently pushing Sarah's thin hair off her forehead. And another woman who he discovered later was Sarah's aunt, sat in a chair near the bed with a weary, sad look on her face.  They were talking quietly, and Santa could sense the warmth and closeness of the family, and their love and concern for Sarah.

 

Taking a deep breath, and forcing a smile on his face, Santa entered the room, bellowing a hearty, "Ho, ho, ho!"  "Santa!" shrieked little Sarah weakly, as she tried to escape her bed to run to him, IV tubes intact.  Santa rushed to her side and gave her a warm hug.

 

A child the tender age of his own son -- 9 years old -- gazed up at him with wonder and excitement. Her skin was pale and her short tresses bore telltale bald patches from the effects of chemotherapy.  But all he saw when he looked at her was a pair of huge, blue eyes.  His heart melted, and he had to force himself to choke back tears. Though his eyes were riveted upon Sarah's face, he could hear the gasps and quiet sobbing of the women in the room.  As he and Sarah began talking, the family crept quietly to the bedside one by one, squeezing Santa's shoulder or his hand gratefully, whispering "Thank you" as they gazed sincerely at him with shining eyes.

 

Santa and Sarah talked and talked, and she told him excitedly all the toys she wanted for Christmas, assuring him she'd been a very good girl that year.  As their time together dwindled, Santa felt led in his spirit to pray for Sarah, and asked for permission from the girl's mother.   She nodded in agreement and the entire family circled around Sarah's bed, holding hands.

 

Santa looked intensely at Sarah and asked her if she believed in angels.  "Oh, yes, Santa... I do!" she exclaimed.

 

"Well, I'm going to ask that angels watch over you." he said.  Laying one hand on the child's head, Santa closed his eyes and prayed.  He asked that God touch little Sarah, and heal her body from this disease. He asked that angels minister to her, watch and keep her.  And when he finished praying, still with eyes closed, he started singing, softly, "Silent Night, Holy Night.... all is calm, all is bright..."

 

"The family joined in, still holding hands, smiling at Sarah, and crying tears of hope, tears of joy for this moment, as Sarah beamed at them all.

 

When the song ended, Santa sat on the side of the bed again and held Sarah's frail, small hands in his own.   "Now, Sarah," he said authoritatively, "you have a job to do, and that is to concentrate on getting well.  I want you to have fun playing with your friends this summer, and I expect to see you at my house at Mayfair Mall this time next year!"  He knew it was risky proclaiming that to this little girl who had terminal cancer, but he "had" to.  He had to give her the greatest gift he could -- not dolls or games or toys -- but the gift of HOPE.

 

"Yes, Santa!" Sarah exclaimed, her eyes bright.  He leaned down and kissed her on the forehead and left the room.

 

Out in the hall, the minute Santa's eyes met Rick's, a look passed between them and they wept unashamed.

 

Sarah's mother and grandmother slipped out of the room quickly and rushed to Santa's side to thank him.

 

 My only child is the same age as Sarah," he explained quietly.  This is the least I could do." 

 

They nodded with understanding and hugged him.

 

One year later, Santa Mark was again back on the set in Milwaukee for his six-week, seasonal job which he so loves to do.  Several weeks went by and then one day a child came up to sit on his lap.

 

"Hi, Santa!  Remember me?!"  "Of course, I do," Santa proclaimed (as he always does), smiling down at her.  After all, the secret to being a good" Santa is to always make each child feel as if they are the "only" child in the world at that moment.

 

"You came to see me in the hospital last year!"  Santa's jaw dropped.  Tears immediately sprang in his eyes, and he grabbed this little miracle and held her to his chest. "Sarah!" he exclaimed.  He scarcely recognized her, for her hair was long and silky and her cheeks were rosy -- much different from the little girl he had visited just a year before. He looked over and saw Sarah's mother and grandmother in the sidelines smiling and waving and wiping their eyes. That was the best Christmas ever for Santa Claus. He had witnessed --and been blessed to be instrumental in bringing about -- this miracle of hope.  This precious little child was healed. Cancer-free.  Alive and well.  He silently looked up to Heaven and humbly whispered, "Thank you, Father.  'Tis a very, Merry Christmas!"

 

Update

As Thanskgiving approaches I have much to be thankful for. I am in great shape and feel really good. Getting plenty of exercise and eating right to make sure Elroy stays gone.

Some minor hassles with the crude in the throat, but I can live with it, just need to keep a drink nearby at all times, but I've noticed that I can go much longer between drinks than a month ago.

Eating anything I want, but of course dry foods (bread, crackers, etc.) are not as easy to get down as something with juice in it like veggies and fruit. Still enjoy a steak every once in a while, but trying to stick with chicken and fish.

Life is GOOD.

I appreciate all the positive comments and support from friends, family, and in some cases strangers who have posted to the blog. Thanks and may God bless you and yours.

Getting in Shape

Six Month Checkup

I saw both the radiation and ENT/Surgeon this week for my six month checkup and both gave me an all clear.  Have been working out hard and feel really good.  Strength has returned to normal, minus the left shoulder which is still not full speed from the stretched nerve during surgery.  Not a big deal, but a little shaky doing heavy bench press and overhead press.  The left hook is still not back to where it was.  Been eating  healthy and back up to 205lbs. 

Six Month Checkup

The doctors conducted blood tests and CT Scan of Neck and Chest.  All clear!.  Feeling great.  Weight close to 200 pounds and am working out consistently. 

Getting Back in Shape

Taken 2 months after treatment stopped. Still on Pain Killers and Having some difficulty eating. Weight around 185

Today
After 1 month of bowflex, walking, hitting the bag, and biking (twice anyway, kicked my butt)
Weight around 190

Want to get back to 200

Saw the Surgeon two days ago and he took a look at the throat with the camera. All clear.

I feel great!!

Done Gone Fishin'

Daughter Stevie, Son-in-Law Fletcher, and Me going for the big one! Had a great time at Bear Canyon Lake, NM just east of Silver City. Everybody caught at least two, although none were trophy size. Didn't matter, we got some fish! Felt great.

Feeling Great

Getting off the pain killers has been easy and now I'm feeling about as good as I ever have. Still have a couple of minor problems, the left shoulder/arm is still not up to speed since the surgery stretched out the nerve and the dry mouth is causing some minor problems while eating. But, all in all, I'd say I'm pretty much back to normal. Certainly feel energized these days. Working out, working hard, and have a really postive outlook. Today we're headed up to the mountains for a fishing weekend which I've looked forward to for some time. We were going to go just before I found out about Elroy and had to postpone, so this is something I'm really happy about.

Elroy was a punk!!!!!

Update

I have been weened from the painkillers and am 5 days into what the Doctor said would be about 9-10 days of fatigue, anxiety, and aching muscles.  So far it hasn't been bad at all. I am a little tired, so I workout to release those endorphins and I feel okay.  Still not 100% but dang close now.  Am eating well with very little problems as long as I have a drink close by.  The one long term side effect (no saliva glands) is annoying but I can deal with it.  Main thing is I'm off that dang painkiller. 

Update-Clean Bill of Health

On Wednesday I went back for a follow up with the Radiation Doctor and my surgeon. Both have given me a clean bill of health and I will start coming off the painkiller Fetanyl starting Friday by reducing the dosage for two weeks by half, then transitioning to a non-addictive painkiller for a couple of more. After that, I should be off. The doctor said I would be grouchy for awhile going through the process, but I can handle that. Elroy is officially whipped!

Update

Doing much better.  Have been eating pretty well, mostly soups, and stuff covered in gravy or sauce.  Mouth is really dry and will remain so for life since the radiation burned out my saliva glands.  Have to drink all the time, but I can live with that. 

Even gave my briefing at work last week so moving on.  Haven't used the feeding tube in a week so will be pulling that baby out so I can start working the 30 minute ABS routine.......

I can see a four pack, just have to find the other two.   Weight around 190, holding steady.

Elroy Trying for a Comeback

Well for two weeks the doubled pain medicine was having a positive effect.  I was eating soft foods and feeling really good, then this week for some unknown reason the pain came back harder than ever and today I called in sick.  Real pain in the butt.  Will see the ENT doctor next Wednesday and he will scope the throat again to see if maybe an infection set in.  Very frustrating, but staying home today and sleeping in did a world of good.  Got up and worked out and feel much better now. 

Making Some Progress Now

Today was the second great day in a row.  Was able to drink two shakes, eat two eggs, a small piece of Salmon, and some stir fry carrots.   The combination of more use of the throat and better pain management is really making a difference.  Energy level is high and morale is so much higher than it's been in months.

Sleeping great at night. 

Elroy On the Run Now

After a long week of not having any progress and one day an actual setback against ole Elroy, I went in Friday (yesterday) for my followup with the Radiation Doctor who decided that she would increase (double) my pain medicine so I can start eating some real food and finally make some real progress on my throat. 

Talk about a turnaround.  This morning I had two biscuits with brown gravy and a fried egg for breakfast.  Now, given a small yogurt about killed me (pain wise) just two days ago, this is a big deal. 

Also did a full workout today, after a 30 minute walk this morning, so life has suddenly gotten much better. Worked all week, but had to come home early on Wednesday, because the pain was so bad. 

The best part of this, is the increase in pain medicine from 25mcg per hour to 50mcg per hour (via the 72 hour patch), DID NOT MAKE ME SLEEPY.  So I feel the same physically, but can EAT. 

Where's that T-Bone?

Swallow Test Today

Today, they did some swallow tests where I had to swallow several different things with varying consistencies while taking X-Ray videos which I got to watch.  Basically, your throat is like a cake decorator device where you pour something inside it then squeeze it out through a smaller opening.  Was pretty cool, because as soon as you swallow your throat constricts and shoots the drink/food down to the stomach. 

Really fast and I could see the muscles contracting all the way down.  There is a little flap that looks like a hook that protects the vocal cords and that's where my problem is.  Because my muscles are weak from not using them enough, it doesn't force the drink/food down hard enough and a little bit gets "hooked" and hangs up. So what I have to do is force myself to swallow and get the muscles stronger so it'll shoot it down harder and miss the hook.  Meanwhile, I just have to swallow some water after every swallow of something else so I can wash that little bit hooked up down.

Elroy and Me

This morning I had the IV port taken out so I can start lifting weights here in a couple of weeks.  Pretty sore right now, but the procedure was pretty easy.  The surgeon gave me a local and cut that baby out.  Gave him a hard time because the scar tissue has enveloped the device, but he finally cut all the way around it and was able to pull it out with the catheter.  Was able to eat a little mashed potatoes, chicken, and yogurt today, but not much. Need to get more aggressive, but waiting until the swallow tests on Thursday to make sure I don't try something that'll choke me.  Had enough choking for a while.  Feel good, down to 188 this morning, which is surprising because I thought we were doing pretty good on the shakes.  Well, need to count them I guess and make sure I get at least 8 per day at 350 calories, but whatever else I can put down.  Think I'll go do that now. 

Scope the Throat Day

I went back to the ENT surgeon today and he ran a camera down my throat and it's nothing outside the norm. I have to start swallowing more to get the muscles working and keep the scar tissue loosened up, so I'll just have to power through it.  He assures me that exercising the throat is very important to getting better.

My throat is restricted on one side so steak and potatoes are out for now, but drinking shakes should work. May be 6 months before its really back to normal, but at least I have a plan.

Plus they'll have the speech therapist do some swallowing tests and give me some other stuff to help open it up more. Maybe even run a expanding device down there to stretch it out.

I got to take a look at the screen when he had the camera in and man they burnt me hard. I told him how many rads of radiation they gave me and he said something about a sledgehammer.....

I have an appointment with the surgery clinic to work on getting this IV port out of my chest tomorrow so I can start lifting weights. Not sure if they'll actually perform the surgery tomorrow or just do the consult for it.

Anyway, at least it's not something permanent so I just need to SUCK IT UP, Mike