| Herbal remedies have been around for for thousands | | | | taken to fight nausea. It also helps in loss of appetite, |
| of years. Now, women with breast cancer facing | | | | fatigue and sleep disorders. The AAMA recommends |
| chemotherapy and radiation are supplementing this | | | | women with breast cancer should get acupuncture |
| traditional medicine with herbal remedies and | | | | during their chemotherapy treatments but only after |
| alternative treatments. They are not abandoning the | | | | you have spoken to your primary doctor. |
| usual breast cancer treatment; they are using herbal | | | | All doctors and researchers stress that diet and |
| remedies and alternative treatments to curb the side | | | | exercise play a key role in treating cancer. Stick to a |
| effects. | | | | diet that is high in fruits, vegetables and grains. The |
| Ginseng has been used by the Chinese for centuries. | | | | National Cancer Institute recommends at least 5 |
| They believe that it stimulates the immune system | | | | servings of fresh fruits and vegetables per day. |
| and energies the patient. There are more than 30 | | | | Phytochemicals are found in fruits and vegetables and |
| active compounds in the ginseng root. Many of the | | | | they prevent cancers in a number of ways. Research |
| compounds are believed to have anti-tumor | | | | shows that they help in detoxification of carcinogens, |
| properties. In a Chinese study it was found that | | | | DNA repair, boosting of the immune system and |
| women who took ginseng before their diagnosis had | | | | maintenance of cellular control mechanisms. Obesity |
| a higher survival rate than the women who took | | | | plays a role in getting cancer. Change your diet, eat |
| ginseng after their diagnosis. Women have reported | | | | healthy and go for a walk or ride a bike. This is a |
| that they have a higher quality of life and suffer less | | | | suggestion we should all take to heart. |
| depression while using ginseng. | | | | These alternative methods may well help you |
| There is a mushroom, the Maitake that helps in | | | | through your breast cancer treatment and perhaps |
| boosting the immune system. Here again, in the East | | | | even get you a speedier recovery. New studies are |
| this has been used widely. Lab studies have been | | | | being done everyday for women with breast cancer. |
| done using liquid Maitake extract. Many researchers | | | | Discuss these alternative therapies with your Doctor |
| believe that the mushrooms contain beta-glucans | | | | and always let your physician and your oncologist |
| which helps to enhance the immune system. They still | | | | know about any therapies you want to take, before |
| don't know why, but they are working on it. | | | | you take them. This will make sure that the |
| Mistletoe extract has been used in Europe to treat | | | | alternative therapy won't interfere with your |
| cancer patients for over 80 years. It has been | | | | chemotherapy and radiation therapy. |
| shown to kill cancer cells and boost the immune | | | | Disclaimer: I am not a doctor nor am I in the medical |
| system. There have been very few studies done | | | | field. This is just information that I researched out of |
| here on mistletoe, but some research is under way | | | | curiosity and the desire to know all of the options |
| and will be out at the end of this year. Researchers | | | | available. |
| are studying the safety, the effects on the immune | | | | Copyright © Mary Hanna, All Rights Reserved. |
| system and its toxicity. | | | | This article may be distributed freely on your website |
| Acupuncture is especially helpful for nausea and post | | | | and in your ezines, as long as this entire article, |
| surgical pain. Many studies done by research | | | | copyright notice, links and the resource box are |
| oncologists have shown that acupuncture was better | | | | unchanged. |
| for women with breast cancer than the medication | | | | |