The Health Plus Letter
July 31, 2007, Vol. 5, No. 13
By Larry Trivieri, Jr. – founder & publisher
http://www.1healthyworld.com

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Table Of Contents
New This Issue
Quote of the Day
Fast Fact
Are We Treating Cancer But Killing the Patient? by George J Georgiou, Ph.D.,ND.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Works To Heal Autismby David A. Steenblock MS, DO
Self-Care Tips for Dealing With Varicose Veins
Recommendations
Medical Freedom

New This Issue

Welcome to another issue of The Health Plus Letter. This week, I’m sharing another article on the innovative work Dr. David Steenblock is doing using hyperbaric oxygen therapy, in combination with diet and nutritional supplements, to treat autism. Also included below is an excellent article by holistic physician Dr. George J Georgiou on the inherent life-threatening flaws in conventional medicine’s approach to treating cancer. Pay close attention to the abysmal success rate chemotherapy actually has overall. You’ll also find self-care tips for effectively dealing with varicose veins.

As always, please continue to send me your comments and suggestions. And please spread the word about The Health Plus Letter by passing it along to your friends and inviting them to subscribe.

Quote Of The Day

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

— T.S. Eliot

Fast Fact

All human beings at the time of their birth are colorblind.

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Are We Treating Cancer But Killing the Patient? by George J Georgiou, Ph.D.,ND.

Don't we live in a crazy toxic world! It's unbelievable some of the things that intelligent human beings get up to, destroying their own kind in the name of "medicine!" Read the following paragraph to understand what I mean:

The consultant oncologist picks up the phone angrily and calls his oncologist colleague who has been treating the patient sitting in front of him, “stop all chemotherapy immediately,” he says, “you have completely destroyed her liver which is pretty much irrecoverable!” This is exactly how this patient, who I was seeing for support using natural medicine, told me the story. She has received over 20 courses of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, plus countless surgeries, for a breast cancer that metastasized to the bones. Only God knows what her destiny will be!

The other oncologist treating her was quite prepared to continue bombarding her with more chemotherapy and radiation, without even thinking of the detrimental effects and side effects. The cancer was the enemy and this is what we shall attack, irrelevant whether we kill the patient. “The tumor shrunk, but we lost the patient” is something that is often heard in cancer circles.

To my mind the logic stinks and should be carefully reviewed by all who say that they treat cancer. I think it is time to talk a little about cancer treatments for two reasons – first, it has reached pandemic proportions and many families are afflicted with the trauma of this disease, and second, because so many people are dying, even though they are being treated with chemotherapy, surgery and radiation.

If you are being diagnosed with cancer, invariable you will be told to undergo surgery,chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, etc. These seem to be the only so-called “proven” paths to take. Most people believe that all medical treatments are solidly grounded in science, and that in order to be made available to patients, such treatments must be unequivocally proven to be effective by rigorous clinical trials. This is simply not true!

But are there other paths that the cancer patient can take, while still under the care of their oncologist? The problem with any other natural treatment is that it is seen with suspicion by most medical doctors, often saying that they are unproven and therefore cannot be used. Dr. David Brownstein, in the foreword of the book: Avoiding Breast Cancer wrote: “The pharmaceutical companies want us to believe that a cure for cancer will be found by a “magic-bullet” drug. This will never occur.”

What Is The Success Rate Of Chemotherapy?

It's probably time to examine the success rate of chemotherapy that has been used for so many decades. What is the success rate of chemotherapy as used by oncologists?

An important paper has been published in the journal Clinical Oncology addresses exactly this question. This meta-analysis, entitled "The Contribution of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy to 5-year Survival in Adult Malignancies" set out to accurately quantify and assess the actual benefit conferred by chemotherapy in the treatment of adults with the commonest types of cancer.

All three of the paper's authors are oncologists. Lead author Associate Professor Graeme Morgan is a radiation oncologist at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney; Professor Robyn Ward is a medical oncologist at University of New South Wales/St. Vincent's Hospital. The third author, Dr. Michael Barton, is a radiation oncologist and a member of the Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Liverpool Health Service, Sydney. Prof. Ward is also a member of the Therapeutic Goods Authority of the Australian Federal Department of Health and Aging, the official body that advises the Australian government on the suitability and efficacy of drugs to be listed on the national Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS) – roughly the equivalent of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Their meticulous study was based on an analysis of the results of all the randomized, controlled clinical trials (RCTs) performed in Australia and the US that reported a statistically significant increase in 5-year survival due to the use of chemotherapy in adult malignancies. Survival data were drawn from the Australian cancer registries and the US National Cancer Institute's Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry spanning the period January 1990 until January 2004.

Wherever data were uncertain, the authors deliberately erred on the side of over-estimating the benefit of chemotherapy.

Even so, the study concluded that overall, chemotherapy contributes just over 2 percent to improved survival in cancer patients!

Yet, despite the mounting evidence of chemotherapy's lack of effectiveness in prolonging survival, oncologists continue to present chemotherapy as a rational and promising approach to cancer treatment.

"Some practitioners still remain optimistic that cytotoxic chemotherapy will significantly improve cancer survival," the authors wrote in their introduction. "However, despite the use of new and expensive single and combination drugs to improve response rates...there has been little impact from the use of newer regimens" (Morgan 2005).

The Australian authors continued: "...in lung cancer, the median survival has increased by only 2 months [during the past 20 years, ed.] and an overall survival benefit of less than 5 percent has been achieved in the adjuvant treatment of breast, colon and head and neck cancers."

Basically, the authors found that the contribution of chemotherapy to 5-year survival in adults was:

2.3 percent in Australia

2.1 percent in the USA.

They emphasize that, for reasons explained in detail in the study, these figures "should be regarded as the upper limit of effectiveness" (i.e., they are an optimistic rather than a pessimistic estimate).

A Further Significant Study

Another cancer researcher obtained similar results about 25 years ago, back in the eighties. A German epidemiologist from the Heidelberg/Mannheim Tumour Clinic, Dr. Ulrich Abel has done a comprehensive review and analysis of every major study and clinical trial of chemotherapy ever done. To make certain that he had reviewed everything ever published on chemotherapy, Abel sent letters to over 350 medical centers around the world asking them to send him anything they had published on the subject. Abel researched thousands of articles: it is unlikely that anyone in the world knows more about chemotherapy than he. The analysis took him several years, but the results are astounding: Abel found that the overall worldwide success rate of chemotherapy was "appalling," only 3%, because there was simply no scientific evidence available anywhere that chemotherapy can "extend in any appreciable way the lives of patients suffering from the most common organic cancers."

Success Of Chemotherapy Only Three Percent!

In fact, he found similar figures to the Australian oncologists – 3% - yes that is three percent! Abel emphasizes that chemotherapy rarely can improve the quality of life. He describes chemotherapy as "a scientific wasteland" and states that at least 80 percent of chemotherapy administered throughout the world is worthless, and is akin to the "emperor's new clothes" - neither doctor nor patient is willing to give up on chemotherapy even though there is no scientific evidence that it works!

How Will You Treat Your Cancer, Doctor?

In 1986, McGill Cancer Center scientists sent a questionnaire to 118 doctors who treated non-small-cell lung cancer. More than three quarters of them recruited patients and carried out trials of toxic drugs for lung cancer. They were asked to imagine that they themselves had cancer, and were asked which of six current trials they themselves would choose. Of the 79 respondents, 64 (81%) said they would not consent to be in a trial containing cisplatin, a common chemotherapy drug. Fifty-eight (74%) of the oncologists found all the trials using any type of chemotherapy unacceptable. What reasons did they give? Basically, they quoted the ineffectiveness of chemotherapy and its unacceptable degree of toxicity.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Works To Heal Autism! By David Steenblock, MS, DO

The Summer 2006 issue of The Pressure Point, a newsletter put out by the International Hyperbarics Association, Inc., features powerful testimonials of doctors and parents who give glowing reports of successful outcomes for their autistic children who have undergone hyperbaric oxygen treatments.

In the beginning one doctor thought there was surely no hope for autistic children. But then after using hyperbaric oxygen, especially in conjunction with Vitamin B12 [methyl B12 to be exact], the hopelessness disappeared.

Now, children on all levels of what doctors call the “autistic spectrum”* (*because some children are very highly functioning, and others need constant shadowing) are benefiting. As one doctor put it, “the impregnable walls of conventional thinking are beginning to crumble.”

At our office we’ve been using hyperbaric oxygen for autism and other brain disorders for over 20 years. We, too, have parents who give glowing reports of their children, after being put on some dietary changes by Dr. Steenblock, and utilizing what the families lovingly call HBOT [hyperbaric oxygen therapy]. The children love the “spaceship” ride in our hard chambers, allowing them to watch their favorite cartoons as they “dive”. Parents enjoy trading stories and being encouraged by each other.

To learn more about Dr. Steenblock’s innovative approach for treating autism, as well as the work that he is doing with adult and umbilical stem cells, contact: Personalized Regenerative Medicine, 26381 Crown Valley Parkway Ste 130, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 (800) 300-1063 www.strokedoctor.com

Self-Care Tips for Dealing With Varicose Veins

Varicose veins are a condition characterized by enlarged, swollen, elongated, and/or twisted and bent veins.

Symptoms

In the initial stages of varicose veins, the affected veins become more tense and stiff. This is discernible by touch, but cannot be seen. As the condition progresses, the veins become more enlarged and twisted, appearing as bluish, blackish elevations above the rest of the surrounding skin. Other symptoms, which are not directly related to the size or degree of the varicose veins, can include aches in the surrounding area, leg fatigue, itching, burning, or heat that seems relieved by elevating the legs or wearing stockings that compress the legs. The most common sites of varicose veins are the back of lower leg, the calves, and along the inside of the lower and upper legs.

Types

In addition to varicose veins that occur on the legs, other types of varicose veins include varicocele (varicose veins in the scrotum), hemorrhoids (varicose veins in the anus), and esophageal varices (varicose veins in the esophagus).

Causes

The primary causes of varicose veins are nutritional deficiencies, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, smoking, regular standing for extended periods at a time, pregnancy, and hormonal changes at pregnancy or menopause.

Self-Care

Aromatherapy: Add cypress as bath oil to baths. Lavender, juniper, rosemary, and lemon essential oils can be massaged around the affected areas (do not massage the veins directly).

Diet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet that emphasizes lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, as well as plenty of pure, filtered water. The following foods can be especially helpful: fresh organic berries and cherries, organic citrus fruits, buckwheat, millet, garlic, and onions. Also eat plenty of fish and minimize your red meat intake. In addition, avoid unhealthy fats, refined carbohydrates, sugar, salt, alcohol, fried foods, processed and refined foods, and milk and dairy products.

Herbs: Combine equal parts of the tinctures of hawthorn, ginkgo, prickly ash, and yarrow and take one teaspoon of this mixture three times a day. Topically, you can also apply a lotion made of ten parts distilled witch hazel and one part tincture of horse chestnut to help ease any discomfort. Cayenne pepper and ginger root are also recommended.

Homeopathy: Useful homeopathic remedies include Calc fluor., Hamamelis, Pulsatilla, Calc carb., and Carbo veg.

Hydrotherapy: Cold compresses applied to the affected veins can soothe painful symptoms.

Juice Therapy: Excellent juicing remedies include the following combinations: carrot, celery, and parsley; carrot, spinach, and turnip; carrot, beet, and cucumber; carrot, celery, and spinach; and watercress.

Lifestyle

Wear support stockings and exercise regularly. Walking barefoot as much as possible is also excellent.

Nutritional Supplementation: Recommended nutrients include vitamin C with bioflavonoids, vitamin B complex, vitamin, B6, vitamin D3, vitamin E, calcium, folic acid, magnesium, lecithin, essential fatty acids, proteolytic enzymes (taken away from meals), and rutin.

(The above information is adapted from Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, co-written and edited by Larry Trivieri, Jr.)

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Recommendations

Books
Captain Alatriste by Arturo Perez-Reverte. The author of this book is well-known in his homeland of Spain, as well as throughout Europe and Latin America. He deserves equal acclaim in the US. This book is the first in a series and is closely modeled on the swashbuckling adventures written by Alexander Dumas, but with a modern sensibility. If you enjoyed the Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask, you'll enjoy this too.

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. This is an excellent novel for “children of all ages,” that perfectly captures the angst of being young, finding one’s way, and discovering one’s talents. Its also an exceptional tale of friendship, loss and acceptance.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling. The fate of Harry Potter is finally revealed in this wonderful conclusion to what will doubtless be a children’s classic for many, many years to come. I read it in a single sitting and am now looking forward to rereading all seven books one after the other.

Website Links
http://www.cancerdecisions.com/072907.html - At this link you will find noted cancer researcher Ralph Moss’s article debunking the recent scare being foisted upon the public by the American Cancer Society in collusion with a pharmaceutical company that stands to profit from it. What a surprise!

http://www.herbtime.com/InformationPages/HiatalHerniaManipulation.htm - If you suffer from a hiatal hernia, here’s some useful information on how you can help yourself. (Hiatal hernias are far more common than most people, including many doctors, realize.)

Medical Freedom

Please contact and support the following organizations dedicated to protecting our health freedoms.

Citizens for Health - http://www.citizens.org

Alliance for Natural Health – http://www.alliance-natural-health.org (The leading organization fighting to preserve health f/r/e/edom in England and the EU.)

Institute for Health Freedom – http://www.ForHealthF/r/e/edom.org

International Advocates for Health Freedom (IAHF) – http://www.iahf.com

And to learn how corrupt and extensive Big Pharma’s monopoly is, visit http://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/online/research/index.html the website for the Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research. In particular, read their in-depth report The Pharmaceutical Drug Racket that you will find th/e/re.

That’s all for this week.

Health and Blessings!

Larry Trivieri, Jr. (larry@1healthyworld.com)

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