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Cancer strikes anyone, the rich and the poor, the famous and the lowly, the old and the young, the healthy and the ill. It happens anywhere in the world. It’s like a lottery ticket issued without exception to everyone. We all play, hoping against hope we won’t win the prize. more…
(photo)Nowadays people are attracted by the vegetarian lifestyle, and more are encouraged that turning vegetarian would benefit them health wise and for environmental concerns. While it is true that I have been consistently advocating functional foods specifically vegetables and fruits to be the foundation of cancer prevention, I am not strictly advocating a vegetarian diet but rather one that is plant based. more…
We’re all well aware of blood cancer symptoms. You may even have a personal blood cancer experience symptoms with a loved one battling the disease.
You’ll observe the weakness, fatigue, body malaise and breathlessness. More specific symptoms include excessive or easy bruising, frequent gum and nose bleeding. Cancerous blood cells, distinctly different from normal white blood cells, have lost their function in warding off infections. As such, recurrent infections with high fever and chills usually occur. You’ll have irksome excessive night sweats. Then, those cancerous cells seed your abdominal cavity. As a result, lumps grow in the abdominal organs causing abdominal distention, anorexia, vomiting and difficulty in urination. Headache, visual difficulties, confusion and delirium ensue when the brain is the region of metastasis. Leukemia, the medical term of blood cancer, is a devastating disease.
(photo) Remember those New Year resolutions at the beginning of the year? To keep cancer out of the house, you’ve resolved to eat healthy food and exercise regularly. Time rolls so fast and we’re at the end of January. Are you still doing it?
Work and family demands take most of our time. We’re loaded with work at this time of year. It really is difficult to squeeze in a workout and shop for those functional foods. It’s not a surprise that most of us have fallen off our resolve to eat right and exercise. more…
