Holistic Approach to Cancer

Holistic Approach to Cancer
By Michael E. Goldberg

The holistic approach to cancer is to boost a person's energy, to boost a person's immune system, to make sure the body is alkaline (and not acidic), to greatly reduce stress and negativity and negative thinking (because this depletes energy), to ensure cells have adequate oxygen (through deep breathing and hydration), to cut out refined sugars, starches, most fats and processed and junk foods from the diet and to greatly reduce consumption of meat and dairy products.

The holistic approach also advocates that we greatly reduce our exposure to toxins in the air, food and water, and that we use natural products and filter our drinking water. Toxins damage our immune system and compromise its ability to prevent cancer. Iodine deficiency may result from toxicity and iodine helps to de-toxify the body. So, look into iodine supplements. Also, look into the consumption of seaweed and kelp that contain iodine. De-toxify your body with the high nutrient diet below below and a lot of filtered water with fresh lemon and lime along with milk thistle supplements.

The holistic approach is intended to be used in combination with conventional medicine and not in lieu of conventional medicine. With respect to any disease and its treatment, consult a physician.

Holistic-oriented research indicates that toxins in the air, food and water and in other products we ingest or put on our bodies damage the immune system and permit cancer cells to proliferate. It is also clear from the holistic research that poor diet and nutrition and lack of exercise damage the immune system too. Stress and negativity drain a person's energy and damage his or her immune system. All this leads to a sick body that cannot fight the proliferation of cancer cells in it.

The holistic approach helps you achieve and maintain balance and high vibrations. The tools it uses are education, information, coaching, daily meditation and prayer, deep breathing techniques,exercise stretching, nutrition and energy body cleansing and Reiki and other forms of energy body healing.

It is important to keep the energy body clean and vibrant, removing energy blockages and attachments so that energy levels are high and energy flows freely through the body. This is done through Reiki and energy healing and emotional release techniques along with meditation and visualization techniques and positive thinking techniques.

It is important to let go of the painful past and any negative energy stored at the cellular level such as anger, fear, worry, resentment, regrets and guilt. It is important to achieve and maintain peace of mind and balance and an ongoing feeling of inner peace and joy and cultivate positive thoughts and emotions (i.e., the ongoing flow of unconditional love felt in the heart and body leads to inner peace).

It is important to maintain a healthy weight and to end obesity and smoking. It is important to reduce body fat (measured as BMI) to acceptable levels. The holistic approach to achieve this is through diet, exercise, stress reduction and natural supplements.

We must consume a healthy diet that consists primarily of whole foods and avoid processed foods. Generally speaking, we should only consume foods that contain a lot of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. A high nutrient diet is recommended. This diet should consist almost entirely of whole fresh vegetables, which provide the vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants so needed by the body.

According to holistic research, sugar, a lack of oxygen at the cellular level, toxicity and acidity feed cancer. Diet, exercise and energy body cleansing and healing will hep reverse these factors. The diet discussed above should help the body stay alkaline (as opposed to acidic). It will eliminate refined sugars, fat and starches that are in processed foods and substantially reduce meat that all keep the body acidic. The holistic research indicates that an alkaline body is best for cancer.

Take good sized doses of vitamins and trace minerals - a, b complex, c, d3, e, k1 and k2 and co q 10, fish oil, flaxseed oil, astragalus, liquid, collodial trace mineral supplements (especially liquid, collodial trace minerals), alpha lipoic acid and resveratrol.

Super foods such as, chlorella, spirulina, wheatgrass, and garlic will help boost the immune system. They can be taken as supplements.

Holistic research indicates the benefits of turmeric, soursop, pau' d arco and hemp oil with respect to cancer along with the topical use of frankincense essential oil. Holistic research also indicates the benefits of bromelain re natural treatment for cancer. Bromelain is a natural enzyme that is derived from pineapple and is sold as a supplement. Due to toxicity and poor diet, many people are iodine deficient. Holistic research indicates the need to normalize iodine levels. You can raise iodine levels through the high nutrient diet discussed in this article along with iodine supplements. Also, seaweed and kelp are a good source of iodine.

Supplements that help boost energy and the immune system include co-q10, Asian mushroom supplements (reishi, shitake, mitaki, cordyceps and others), astragalus, resveritrol, vitamins c, d3 and b complex vitamins and green tea extract supplements.

Holistic research indicates the benefits of eating the apple seeds along with the apples you eat. According to the research, the seeds are rich in vitamin B17 and natural cyanide that kills cancer cells.

Try alkaline water or put baking soda or powder in your filtered water to help keep your body alkaline and reduce acid.

Exercise is important. Do daily cardio exercises and lift weights. This will help reduce blood sugar and boost energy and the immune system. It will help get oxygen and energy flowing. Do yoga and stretching. This will also help get oxygen and energy flowing.

Get outdoors and expose your skin to moderate amounts of sunshine each day, especially on your face and arms. This will help your body produce vitamin D3 for good health. Breathe deeply, center yourself and maintain good posture to improve the flow of oxygen and energy in your body. Get into nature often- around trees, running water and the ocean. The air in these locations has more oxygen in it. Also, put a lot of plants in your home and keep it well ventilated to improve the oxygen in your home.

Greatly reduce stress in your life because stress drains energy and damages the immune system, so needed to prevent and fight cancer.

Most stress comes from our thoughts and emotions. Choose positive thoughts and emotions over negative ones and reduce stress factors in your life to conserve and boost your energy. Focus on being and feeling happy.

Meditation and deep breathing techniques are important to get the mind and body to relax and get us out of a state of stress and negativity.

Reiki and energy healing are also important with respect to cancer.

Please see my articles on the holistic approach to Type 2 Diabetes and Depression on EzineArticles.com for additional holistic techniques that will help with respect to Cancer too.

The foregoing is not intended to be medical advice. It is information based on holistic health research. It is a holistic approach intended to be used in combination with conventional medicine. Consult your physician for medical advice.

September, 2012

Michael E. Goldberg is a Reiki Master, Health and Life Coach and Author of The Road to Healing, Good Health and Wellness (available on amazon.com, kindle and barnes and noble.com), End of Mood Disorders (available on amazon.com and barnes and noble.com) and The Road to Happiness, available for free at http://www.theroad2happiness.com and the Facebook Page entitled The Road to Happiness along with many free articles on holistic health at EzineArticles.com. Michael provides Reiki healing and life and health coaching. Michael can be reached at mikegoldberg888@yahoo.com or the Facebook Pages Michael Goldberg or Mike Gold.

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