| Alternative Cancer Treatment Options | | | | help in the prevention of diabetes mellitus, heart |
| Traditional cancer treatment options form only art of | | | | diseases, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, hepatitis and |
| the story. An increasing number of health | | | | HIV/AIDS. |
| professionals are now exploring alternative cancer | | | | Naturopathy |
| treatment options that encompass the whole | | | | Naturopathy is a system of treatment that focuses |
| individual. | | | | exclusively on using the healing powers of nature |
| Nutrition Therapy | | | | such as sunlight, water and air. It is supplemented |
| Maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet that includes | | | | with therapies such as massage as well as a |
| foods rich in antioxidants and beta-carotene, is the | | | | wholesome diet. Naturopathy is by and large a holistic |
| best way to provide your body with the nourishment | | | | kind of treatment and includes homoeopathy, |
| it needs to fight cancer. Proper nutrition helps | | | | ayurveda, therapeutic nutrition, hydrotherapy or |
| minimize nausea and fatigue that are the main | | | | botanical medicine. It is based on the belief that the |
| side-effects of traditional cancer treatments and are | | | | body is self-healing and will recover and repair by |
| a critical component of the healing process. | | | | itself spontaneously if it is given a healthy, conducive |
| Buah Merah or Red fruit, found primarily in the | | | | environment. |
| Indonesian island of Papua, has very high levels of | | | | Pain Control |
| anti-oxidants, beta-carotene and tocopherol and | | | | Though, to a certain extent medication can be used |
| offers hope to all cancer patients. Beta-carotene and | | | | to manage pain, Acupuncture is gaining popularity as a |
| tocopherol have strong anti-carcinogenic properties | | | | means to control the pain experienced by cancer |
| and help by boosting the immune system and | | | | sufferers. The pain could be brought on by the |
| retarding the growth of cancer-causing cells. Buah | | | | cancer itself or as a side-effect to the cancer |
| Merah also contains Omega 3 and Omega 9 as well | | | | treatment. Prevalence and severity of pain depend |
| as linolenat, oleat, dekanoat and linoleat acids; all of | | | | on the extent, location and type of cancer as well as |
| which act as active medicinal compounds and also | | | | pain threshold of the person afflicted by cancer. |