Catching a Killer - New Steps Taken in Treating Mesothelioma

Written by Maggie Kay


There’s a silent killer out there. It creeps up on its victims, attacks them quietly and unsuspectingly, and initiates a wound that develops over many years before it eventually causes pain. This unstoppable murderer is known as mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor that develops onrepparttar mesothelial cells of eitherrepparttar 114406 lungs, heart or abdominal organs, and plagues those who have been exposed to asbestos for a prolonged period of time. Many who fall victim to this disease are people who have worked in specific trades or fields prior torepparttar 114407 1970s, such as blacksmiths, electricians, millwrights, and oil refinery workers.

Since it can take up to forty years for symptoms to surface, mesothelioma-related deaths are higher than ever inrepparttar 114408 21st century. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that 1,493 people died from asbestos in 2000, compared to 77 people in 1968.

Mesothelioma treatment methods differ depending onrepparttar 114409 stage ofrepparttar 114410 cancer upon detection, as well asrepparttar 114411 patient’s age and personal choice of treatment. The four distinct stages ofrepparttar 114412 disease are a factor in determiningrepparttar 114413 type of mesothelioma treatment that can be carried out. The first stage is whenrepparttar 114414 tumor has had limited growth onrepparttar 114415 pleural lining (the lining ofrepparttar 114416 lungs). At this stage, an attempt can be made to surgically removerepparttar 114417 entire tumor. However, ifrepparttar 114418 tumor is detected at a later stage when it has invaded surrounding areas, it is considered incurable.

Traditionally,repparttar 114419 later stages of mesothelioma have been treated with either chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells while radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

Although mesothelioma treatment methods have been proven to prolong patients’ lives, they cannot curerepparttar 114420 disease. Ongoing clinical trials are dedicated to overcoming this debilitating illness. Current experimental treatments includerepparttar 114421 following:

Sugar Lovers Beware

Written by Rino Soriano


It would be fair to assume that almost everyone onrepparttar planet loves sugar and sweet foods. Processed sugar is in many products and is a key ingredient for baking. It seems that everyone has a sweet tooth for some sugar food in one way or another. Most people know to limit their intake of processed sugar, however, what most people don’t know is that sugar is one ofrepparttar 114405 worst ingredients to put into your body. The chemical reaction of sugar inrepparttar 114406 body acts as a poison. Studies show that sugar has drug like effects inrepparttar 114407 body.

Processed sugar has many harmful effects throughoutrepparttar 114408 body and can cause major imbalances inrepparttar 114409 organ systems. You could say that sugar tends to throw offrepparttar 114410 homeostatic balance ofrepparttar 114411 whole body by increasingrepparttar 114412 production of adrenaline by many times. In essence, sugar stimulatesrepparttar 114413 nervous system by inducing a flight or fight response.

This is obviously not a healthy process. This intense reaction ofrepparttar 114414 body increasesrepparttar 114415 production of cortisone, which suppresses immune function and can lead to other health disorders.

The daily intake of sugar leads to many other imbalances and malfunctioning ofrepparttar 114416 bodily processes. High sugar consumption leads to an overly acidic body and in turn will causerepparttar 114417 body to strip nutrients from its reserves to counterbalance this effect. This can eventually causerepparttar 114418 body to take calcium fromrepparttar 114419 bones and teeth since calcium isrepparttar 114420 primary mineral used to neutralize high acid inrepparttar 114421 cells. Osteoporosis and arthritic conditions can result from this continued process.

Sugar and its Link to Weight Gain

Excess sugar consumption will eventually effect every organ inrepparttar 114422 body. Primarily, sugar is stored inrepparttar 114423 liver as glucose. Sincerepparttar 114424 liver’s capacity to store sugar in this form is limited,repparttar 114425 liver will start to expand almost like a balloon with continued daily sugar intake. Whenrepparttar 114426 livers’ capacity has been filled,repparttar 114427 excess glycogen (glucose) is returned torepparttar 114428 blood inrepparttar 114429 form of fatty acids (fat). The fatty acid compounds are then taken to various parts ofrepparttar 114430 body and are stored as fat deposits inrepparttar 114431 buttocks, belly, breasts and hips since these arerepparttar 114432 most inactive body parts.

The consumption of excess processed (refined) carbohydrates hasrepparttar 114433 same effect onrepparttar 114434 body. Eating foods with refined white flours and other enriched products can causerepparttar 114435 same physiological effects. Consuming excess pasta, rice, chips, pretzels, and other high processed carbohydrates can lead to fat deposits onrepparttar 114436 body.

Many people do not understand how eating excess pasta or rice can cause weight gain since these foods has very minute quantities of fat and calories in them. The secret is…it is not that important how much fat or calories a food has. The real key is what biological effect does a food have inrepparttar 114437 body.

Whenrepparttar 114438 inactive body parts have become filled with fat then eventuallyrepparttar 114439 excess fatty acid deposits will become stored around major organ systems such asrepparttar 114440 heart and kidneys. This leads torepparttar 114441 degeneration of these organs and in turn will cause poor health. This can result in poor immune response, poor circulation, high blood pressure, and can even impact brain functioning.

A False Energy High

Too much sugar intake gives one a false sense of energy. When you eat a sweet food, your energy will go up, however, it only feels that your energy is going up. In fact, this false energy is really your body being stimulated viarepparttar 114442 flight or fight response that I spoke of earlier. After this reaction has worn off, your energy levels will come crashing down as most people experience every day after they have eaten a high sugar food.

Most children that have ADD can completely heal themselves just by eliminating processed sugars in their diets. Children eat way too many processed sugars. The behaviors and bodily responses that these children feel arerepparttar 114443 flight or fight responses of their nervous systems. All forms of processed sugars such as nutra sweet, cane juice, corn syrup, brown sugar, splenda, powdered sugar and others haverepparttar 114444 same effect onrepparttar 114445 body. The chemical structures of these compounds are very harmful torepparttar 114446 body and should not be consumed on a frequent basis.

Fruit sugars are very healthy for you. The monosaccharides (simple sugars) in these natural foods are in a structure that are beneficial to your cells. Fruit sugar has a much different effect on your body than does processed sugar. Fruit sugars nourish and energizerepparttar 114447 body naturally. This is true energy as compared torepparttar 114448 false energy one gets from processed sugars. Your cells requirerepparttar 114449 simple sugars in fruits consistently since they serve to fuelrepparttar 114450 body withrepparttar 114451 best substances. Make sure you consistently eat many fruits a day. I would recommend eating 4 to 5 pieces of different fruits a day for better health.

The True Bitterness of nutra sweet & sucralose (splenda tm)

What you are about to discover is information that has been known for quite some time by various health organizations. Please take this information seriously because there are agendas in place to hide this truth and to use it against you.

Aspartame (nutra sweet) is actually worse to consume than sugar. This technical name includesrepparttar 114452 following brands of sweeteners- (equal, nutra sweet, spoonful and equal measure).

Be advised that these compounds are very powerful and can cause severe biological effects in your body. To say that they are toxic is an understatement. The manufacturer of these compounds knows ofrepparttar 114453 dangers in consuming regular amounts of aspartame substances. As I have already said there is an agenda for putting these compounds into various products.

If you want to knowrepparttar 114454 true agenda then research it for yourself. I am not one who attempts to prove anything to anyone. I challenge you to do your own research and see if you can prove what I am saying wrong. In trying to prove me wrong, you will prove me right.

The Breakdown of Aspartame

Aspartame is a volatile substance, meaning that it breaks down very readily under normal storing conditions. Primarily, all aspartame compounds break down into methanol (alcohol), which is a known neurotoxin. The methanol in time then will break down into formaldehyde that is a highly reactive chemical that is damaging torepparttar 114455 cells and genetics ofrepparttar 114456 body.

This process can cause a number of neurodegenerative diseases such as alzheimers, lupus, multiple sclerosis (MS), and parkinson’s disease. The methyl alcohol that forms from aspartame is thousands of times more potent thanrepparttar 114457 alcohol found in a normal alcoholic beverage.

Reactions to aspartame products includerepparttar 114458 following: headaches, nausea, depression, fatigue, heart palpitations, slurred speech, breathing difficulties, memory loss, seizures and even death. Consuming high amounts of aspartame can also increase your cravings for carbohydrates. I explained earlier that consuming high amounts of empty carbohydrates (refined flours, pasta, rice, chips) will lead to weight gain.

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