Breast Cancer Ribbon Template

On first account, a pharmaceutical "cure" is as unlikelyorganic food, we have quite an amazing arsenal at
as it is oxymoronic. Drugs do not cure diseaseour disposal.
anymore than bullets cure war. Breast Cancer Ribbon1) Cruciferous Vegetables, such as broccoli, kale,
Template Beneath modern medicine's showy displaycollards, cabbage and cauliflower contain a variety of
of diagnostic contraptions, heroic "life-saving"powerful anti-cancer phytochemicals. The
procedures, and an armory of exotic drugs ofisothiocynanate sulfurane and the glucosinolate
strange origin and power, it is always the body'sindole-3 carbinol, in particular, have demonstrated
ability to heal itself - beneath the pomp andsignificant in vitro and in vivo activity against breast
circumstance - that is truly responsible for medicine'scancer. Large population studies have demonstrated
apparent successes. Too often, in spite of whatthat those who are in the top quarter percentile of
medicine does to "treat" or "save" the body, it is thecruciferous vegetable consumption have 50% less
body which against invasive chemical and surgicalchance of developing breast cancer than those in the
medical interventions, silently treats and saves itself.lowest quarter percentile. This sort of risk reduction
If it were not for the body's truly miraculousis impossible for a drug, and so, it is often played
self-healing abilities, and the ceaseless self-correctiondown, lest the oxymoronic farce of pharmaceutical
process that occurs each and every moment withinprevention be revealed for what it is.
each and every cell in our bodies, it would die within aLung Cancer Secrets Revealed Click here
matter of hours. The mystery is not in how our body2) The Estrogen Connection. Most breast cancer is
succumbs to cancer; rather the mystery is in how,estrogen receptor positive. For this reason reducing
after years and even decades of chemical exposurethe effects of endogenously created estrogen, and
and nutrient deprivation our bodies prevail againstreducing exposure to exogenously created estrogen
cancer for so long.(e.g. dairy consumption, hormone replace therapy)
The primary causes of breast cancer: nutritionaland estrogen-mimicking molecules (e.g. the leaching of
deficiencies, exposure to environmental toxicity,bisphenol-A from plastics, and paraben preservatives
inflammation, estrogen dominance and the resultantin body care products) is crucial in reducing breast
breakdown in genetic integrity and immunecancer risk. Supporting estrogen metabolism with the
surveillance, are entirely overlooked by this fixationindole-3 carbinol in cruciferous vegetables, blocking
on drug therapy and its would-be "magic bullets."the conversion of androgens into estrogen with
Billions of dollars are raised and funneled towards drugaromatase inhibiting foods like white button
research, when the lowly turmeric plant, the humblemushrooms and pomegranate, or aromatase inhibiting
cabbage and the unassuming bowl of miso soup mayherbs like hops, red clover, and grapeseed, and
offer far more promise at preventing and treatingreducing estradiol binding to breast cell receptors with
breast cancer than all the toximolecular drugs on theflaxseed lignan and the soy isoflavone genistein, are
market put together.all ways in which natural substances have been
When it comes to the breast cancer industry'sdemonstrated to prevent and inhibit breast cancer.
emphasis on equating "prevention" with "early3) Inflammation: the Cox-2 enzyme is
detection" through x-ray mammography, nowhere isover-expressed in most breast cancers, and plays a
the inherently pathological ideology of allopathickey role in metastasis. This enzyme's job is to literally
medicine more clearly evident. Not only is the veryburn (oxidize) arachadonic acid, which is its main
ionizing radiation used to discern pathological lesions insource of fuel. This process of combustion results in
breast tissue one of the very risk factors for thethe production of the pro-inflammatory eicosanoid
development of breast cancer, but the identificationknown as prostaglandin E2, which is found in high
of the word "prevention" with "early detection," is alevels in malignant breast tumors. This entire
disingenuous way of saying that all we can do toinflammatory cascade depends on the production of
prevent breast cancer is to detect its inevitablearachadonic acid from the consumption of high levels
presence sooner than would be possible without thisof polyunsaturated omega 6 fatty acids found in all
technology.of those "healthy" grains, seeds and beans (e.g. soy,
If women succumb to the idea of prevention aspeanut) we've been told to consume by public and
doing nothing but waiting for the detection of theprivate health organizations. It is excess omega 6
disease, many will find a similarly deranged logicfatty acid consumption, unopposed by sufficient
reemerge later when the self-fulfilling prophecy oflevels of the omega 3 fatty acids, that literally
prevention-through-doing-nothing is fulfilled andprovides the fuel that cancer ultimately feeds off of.
"treatment" is now required. "Treatment," when not4) The Problem with Calcium: Women are told to
strictly surgical, involves the use of very powerfulconsume massive amounts of fossilized calcium/chalk
chemicals and high doses of ionizing radiation whichin order to prevent osteoporosis, despite the fact
"poison" the cancer cells. The obvious problem withthat there is absolutely no evidence demonstrating
these approaches is that the application of eitherthat thinning and porous bones are caused by a
form of death energy is not suitably selective, and inlimestone deficiency. Where does all this calcium go?
the long run, many women die sooner from the sideThe body in the attempt to protect itself from
effects of toximolecular "therapy" than from thebiologically inappropriate forms of calcium shunts
cancer itself.excess into the bone, where through stimulating the
Why is the obvious question never asked: ifbone-building cells (osteoblasts) to replicate
exposure to the genotoxic and immune systemprematurely, the replicative potential (i.e. the fixed
disabling effects of chemicals and radiation isnumber of replication cycles available to the
causative in breast cancer, then why is blasting theosteoblasts throughout one's lifetime) is prematurely
body with more poisonous chemicals and radiationexhausted. Although this may contribute to the
considered sound treatment? The answer to thisproduction of denser bone earlier in life, the bone
question has much more to do with ignorance than itmay not be stronger (glass is dense, but structurally
does an intentional desire to do harm. But the resultsweak), and the pace of bone formation later in life
are the same: unnecessary pain, suffering and death.will be outstripped by bone resorption, resulting in
Faced with a situation where medieval notions ofhigher facture rates, which is exactly the case in high
prevention and treatment of breast cancer are thecalcium consuming cultures.
norm, it is no wonder that when polled over 40% ofShunting calcium into the bone as a protective
women believe they will contract breast cancermechanism is inefficient and results in the elimination
sometime in their life - well over three times theirof calcium via other channels, e.g. excreting it through
actual risk. After all, have any of them been given athe kidneys, perhaps contributing to the narrowing
sense that there is something they can do to actuallyand calcification of the artery leading to the kidney
prevent their disease other than "watchful waiting"?(nephropathy), and calcification within the kidney itself
Obfuscating the real preventative measures available(kidney stones). The inability to fully rid the body of
to women to combat breast cancer, and all cancersexcess calcium via the bones or excretion via the
for that matter, trusted "authoritative" sources likekidneys and bowel may lead to the deposition of
the Susan G. Komen Foundation publish irresponsiblecalcium crystals in the joints (osteoarthritis) and the
statements like this:arteries (calcification of the fibrous cap on the
"It is unclear what the exact relationship is betweenatheroma), and arguably into the soft tissue of
eating fruits and vegetables and breast cancerbreasts.
risk...little, if any link was found between the two in aThe most common type of breast cancer in
pooled analysis that combined data from eight largeAmerican women - mammary ductal carcinoma - is
studies."usually discovered in x-ray mammograms by the
Have we really come to the point where thepresence of very small specks of calcium known as
commonsense consumption of fruits and vegetablesmicrocalcifications. It is likely that in susceptible
in the prevention of disease can so matter-of-factlyindividuals limestone (calcium carbonate, and the
be called into question? Do we really need placebovarious chelate forms: citrate, gluconate, etc) and
controlled, clinical trials to prove beyond a shadow ofbonemeal supplements (also known as calcium
a doubt that our bodies can benefit from thephosphorous or calcium hydroxapatite) will not only
phytonutrients and antioxidants in fruits andlead to the calcification of breast tissue, but may
vegetables in the prevention of cancer?exert proliferative effects on that tissue. This theory
Examples like these make it increasingly apparenthas gained support by a Queensland researcher, Won
that orthodox medicine, and the world view itJae Lee, who has identified a mechanism by which
represents, are approaching a theoretical end-timeexcess calcium acts as a mitogen (i.e. stimulating cell
perhaps most accurately described as Pharmageddon.division) capable of signaling breast cells to proliferate
Within the horizon of this perspective vitamins areuncontrollably. By inhibiting the calcium signaling Lee
considered toxic, fruits and vegetables simply awas able to dramatically block the growth of these
source of caloric content (a poor one, at that), andcancers. Although these findings do not prove calcium
drugs are understood as the only legitimate and forsupplements cause breast cancer, it raises the
that matter, legal, way to combat disease. Are wepossibility that changing the amount and type of
really at the tipping point, or is there still hope?calcium in the diet may have profound effects on
Thanks to thousands of scientific studies extantreducing breast cancer risk.
today on the therapeutic effects of foods, herbs andNumerous other natural substances have
spices on breast health, we still have a fightingdemonstrated profound activity against breast
chance to let sanity and good sense inform ourcancer, including but not limited to: vitamin D,
decisions about what we use as our medicine. Modernmelatonin, DHEA, black cohosh, red clover, skullcap,
science has increasingly confirmed the veracity of thecranberry, cats claw, grapeseed, inositol
Hippocratean phrase: "let food be thy medicine," andhexaphosphate, walnuts and many more.
until a prescription is required to obtain and consume