It is important to note that symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30-50 years after exposure to asbestos.

Often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma are:

* shortness of breath, * pain in chest

Peritoneal mesothelioma symptoms include:

* weight loss, * abdominal pain, * swelling, * bowel obstruction, * blood clotting, * anemia, * fever.

If cancer has spread beyond mesothelium to other parts of body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of neck or face.

It is very important to see a doctor about any of these symptoms. Only a doctor can make a diagnosis.

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Why are there more sick people today?

If these 'authorities' assertions were correct then how come there are more sick people in 'civilized' world today than there was a 100 years ago? Oh, you may answer, this is because people live longer! True... and false... because they don't live much longer even though statistics say so. But, these statistics are a gross distortion.

They are distorted because they are based on averages and average life expectancy many decades ago was artificially low due to high infant mortality rates that don't apply any more. I devoted an issue on this subject back on 2nd April of last year. Have a look at it and you will see what I mean. Just reflect on this for a moment! Ask your parents or your grandparents what age their parents, grandparents and great grandparents died? You may be surprised that they lived longer than what you may have thought, and they did so without help of pharmaceutical drugs, without hospitals and suffered less from 'elderly' diseases such as Alzheimer's that are so common today.

This is because they were not subject to environmental hazards that we are all faced with today and further, their food was wholesome and didn't come out of a packet full of empty calories. Because of modern living we have no choice, whether we like it or not but to supplement if we seriously wish to avoid diseases that are rampant in our community and are projected to get a lot worse. Therefore, if you are like majority of people and consider supplementation as a desirable but low priority I sincerely believe that you should reconsider your priorities. The reason why most people do not supplement is either they don't believe in it (in which case they are deluding themselves) or, they have more 'important' things on which to spend their money. But... are they saving money when they apply money which they could allocate to their supplementation program to perhaps a bigger house mortgage or a new car?

Ironically no, because if you ignore your biggest asset... YOU... and your subsequent earning ability is affected through ill health then what you would have spent in quality supplementation pales in significance. Quality supplementation is cheapest self insurance program you can implement. Hopefully, I have made my point on principles behind supplementation. I urge you to consider a professional health supplement that uses only best ingredients ... and in correct ratios and quantities.

Mr. Matthews is the Chairman of Xtend Life Natural Products, manufacturer of Total Balance, an anti aging supplement containing 85 ingredients and desigend to be the foundation of your supplement regimen. Total Balance is manufactured using the guidelines outlined in this article and features a unique enteric coating. This coating allows your body to absorb virtually 100% of it's 85 ingredients.