The Cost of Holding On:
Tightly clench your hand. After a few seconds, you'll notice
how tiring it is to do this.
Holding on takes energy. It doesn't really matter what we're
holding on to, a relationship, job, or material possessions,
it all takes energy.
And as the clenched hand exercise illustrates so well, you
can't reach out or grasp anything new when your hands are
clenched to hold on!
Why We Don't Let Go:
There are many, many reasons why we don't let go. Sometimes
it means facing our grief or other challenging emotions. For
example, we might not want to let go of a relationship
because then we'd have to face our fear of being lonely. Or
we might not want to let go of a job because we'd feel
worried about money.
It's really helpful to identify these emotions. Here's a
sentence completion exercise that will help you identify
what emotion is holding you back. Finish this sentence with
the first thing that comes to mind.
"If I let go of (fill in your situation) I'd have to face my
_________________.
Once you've identified the emotion that's holding things up,
practice letting that emotion go all by itself. Just for
now. Using the above illustration, the person who's worried
about facing their loneliness could practice saying, "I let
go of my worry about feeling lonely. For now."
I use the phrase 'for now' because we can only work with
ourselves in the present tense.
It helps to remind yourself that all things change. All
things. Winter isn't a failure because spring is here.
Change is the natural rhythm of things. In my experience,
more damage is done by holding on to things too long than is
done by letting go of something too early.
A Behaviour Modification Technique:
Here is a technique you will find helpful. Write a phrase or
few sentences about something you'd like to let go of. Eg:
"This situation at work" or "My feelings about D." Now,
scrunch up that paper and burn it or throw it away or rip it
into pieces. There's something powerful about putting things
into a physical form like this that makes it feel more real.
Letting Go in Stages:
Another thing that will help you let go is to do it in
stages. Start with a little, then work up to something
larger. Like any muscle, letting go is a skill that gets
easier with practice. I find this particularly helpful with
thoughts and emotions that I need to release. I'll just ask
myself to let go for an hour. Or an afternoon. Or a day...
Baby steps. Do you know if you change the direction of an
airplane by just one degree, it will arrive in a whole
different country? Small works.
Reframe the Thought:
Lastly, reframe the idea of letting go and think of it
instead as moving things along. Moving things along is being
in the natural flow of life and it involves releasing so the
new can come in. We release the old air in our lungs so the
new air can come in. We release what's in our intestinal
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Healing and Reverse Cancer Starts at the Kitchen (Part 2)
(Continued from Part 1)
[4] AF dosage dependent
Even at a higher AF ingestion, low protein diet still show lower foci (pre-cancer) formation than the high protein diet. #33, #34. Chart1
At 20% level of protein, foci increased in number and size as expected, as AF dose was increased. At 5% level of protein, dose-response curve completely disappears. #34, Chart 2.
Chart 2: High-protein diet shows AF response curve to AF-dosage. No such response curve is seen at low protein diet.
#33. Appleton BS and Campbell TC, "Inhibition of Aflatoxin-initiated preneoplastic liver lesion by low dietary protein" Nutr Cancer 3 (1982). 200-206.
#34 Dunaif GE Nd Campbell TC, "Relative Contribution of Dietary Protein Level and Aflatoxin B1 dose in generation of presumptive preneoplastic foci in rat liver." J Natl Cancer Inst. 78 (1987) 365-369
[5] Low Protein Diet can reverse the course of the cancer, yet high protein diet can turn on dormant cancer cell.
Rats that ingested with AF were first fed with 20% protein for 6 weeks. Foci appeared in this 6 weeks. When they were fed with 5% protein starting at 7 weeks, they showed the shrinkage of foci. #35
Rats that ingested with AF were fed with 5% protein for the first 6 weeks. They showed no signs of foci development. When they began to consume 20% protein starting at 7th week, foci appeared. #35
#35 Youngman LD and Campbell TC, "High protein intake promotes the growth of preneoplastic foci in Fischer #344 rat. Evidence that early remodeled foci retain the potential for future growth". J Nutr 121 (1991) 1454-1461.
[6] Plant protein does not have the same detrimental effect as the animal protein.
Soy or wheat protein, even at a 20% level did not make rats to form foci. #42, Chart 3
Chart 3: Soy Protein even fed with 20% level does not show cancer promotion
#42 Schulsinger DA, Root, MM; and Campbell TC "Effects of dietary protein quality on development of AF B1 induced hepatic preneoplastic lesions ". J Natl Cancer Inst 81, (1989): 1241-1245
Rats undergone 100 week period. All rats were ingested with AF. Those rats who were fed with 20% protein were all dead at the end of the study. No sign of cancer fo rats who were fed with 5% protein. #36, #43, Chart 3.9A, 3.9B.
36. Youngman LD and Campbell TC "Inhibition of Aflatoxin B1-induced gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase positive (GGT+) hepatic preneoplastic foci & tumors by low protein diets: evidence that altered GGT+ foci indicate neoplasticism potential" Carcinogenesis B (1992) 1607-1613
43. Youngman LD "The growth and development of aflatoxin B1-induced preneoplastic lesions, tumors, metastasis, and spontaneous tumors as they are influenced by dietary protein level, type, and intervention. Ithaca, NY Cornell U Ph D Thesis 1990
[7] Dietary Protein Daily Consumption Recommendation
Dietary protein less than 10% has lower rate of tumor formation. #37. It means 50 gm of animal protein per day which is about 1 egg only per day. Any amount higher than 10% would be detrimental.
37. Duncif GE and Campbell TC , "Dietary Protein Level & Aflatoxin B1-induced preneoplastic hepatic lesions in the rats". J Nutrition 117 (1987) 1298-1302
[8] HBV Studies
These studies were done with transgenic mice that already have HBV presence. Some of them will develop liver cancer while others not depending on the protein diet.
Transgenic rats that are inherited with HBV gene showed hepatic cancer when fed with 22% protein; less intense cancer with 14% protein; and none with 6% protein. Chart 4. 5. # 47,48
Chart 4 HBV gene can be turned on or off depending on level of protein diet
Chart 5 Degree of liver tumors on mice depends on level of dietary protein
#47 Hu J., Cheng, Z., King J., et al "Repression of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transgene and HBV-induced liver injury by low protein diet." Oncogen 15 (1997): 2795-2801
#48 Cheng Z., Hu, J., King J., et al "Inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma development in heptitis B virus transfected mice by low dietary casein" Hepatology 26 (1997) 1351-1354.
[9] DBMA and NMU Studies
Those two substances are experimental carcinogens. Similar results were found on comparing cancer incidences between high-protein diet versus low-protein diet. # 49-51
#49 Hawrylewicz EJ, Huang HH, Kissane JQ. et al "Enhancement of the 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) mammary tumorigenesis by high dietary protein in rats" Nutr. Int. 26 (1982) 793-806
#50 Hawrylewicz EJ, "Fat-protein interaction, defined by 2-generation studies." In C. Ip, D.E. Birt, A.E. Rogers and C. Mettlin (eds.) Dietary fat and cancer pp 403-434. New York: Alan R Liss Inc, 1986
#51 Huang HH, Hawrylewicz EJ, Kissane JQ, et al. "Effect of protein diet on release of proclatin and ovarian steroids in female rats." Nutr. Rpts. Int 26 (1982): 807-820
[10] Nitrite vs. Protein
When MIT researchers reported in Science in 1979 (#15) about the carcinogenesis of nitrite, the public reacted by not eating 'hot dogs'. In that report, the rats fed with excess of nitrite had cancer incidences of 10.2% versus rats with no nitrite of cancer case of 5.4% . It is only 10.2% versus 5.4% that is enough to brought to public attention.
#15. Nitrate story, Newberne, P., "Nitrites promote lymphoma incidence in rats." Science, 204, ( 1979), 1079-1081; 10.2% vs. 5.4%.
However, in terms of high protein diet, the statistics is 100% to 0% (Chart 6, and Reference 16)
Chart 6, 100 week of feeding of 22% protein diet, Rats are all dead.
# 16. Indian research on dietary protein, its effect on cancer. Madhaven, TV, Gopalan, C., Arch Path 85, 1968, 133-137. "Effect of dietary protein on the carcinogenesis of aflatoxin.
[11] Vegetarian Diet does not have to sacrifice the good taste
After reading those original publications, I began to change my diet; and it doesn't have to sacrifice with the good taste. Let me show you my typical plate for lunch in the following chart:
The top bowl is a vegetable soup with Kale, brocklie, carrort, mushroom, and tomotto in a broth of miso and pepper. The lower left, I have onions, radish, garlic, coconut flakes, avocado, and self-fermented sauerkraft. On the lower right are strawberry, grapes, sweetpepper, sliced apples on salad green.
[4] AF dosage dependent
Even at a higher AF ingestion, low protein diet still show lower foci (pre-cancer) formation than the high protein diet. #33, #34. Chart1
Chart 1: Low AF yet High Dietary Protein shows more pre-cancer than High AF yet lower-protein Diet.
Chart 2: High-protein diet shows AF response curve to AF-dosage. No such response curve is seen at low protein diet.
#33. Appleton BS and Campbell TC, "Inhibition of Aflatoxin-initiated preneoplastic liver lesion by low dietary protein" Nutr Cancer 3 (1982). 200-206.
#34 Dunaif GE Nd Campbell TC, "Relative Contribution of Dietary Protein Level and Aflatoxin B1 dose in generation of presumptive preneoplastic foci in rat liver." J Natl Cancer Inst. 78 (1987) 365-369
[5] Low Protein Diet can reverse the course of the cancer, yet high protein diet can turn on dormant cancer cell.
Rats that ingested with AF were first fed with 20% protein for 6 weeks. Foci appeared in this 6 weeks. When they were fed with 5% protein starting at 7 weeks, they showed the shrinkage of foci. #35
Rats that ingested with AF were fed with 5% protein for the first 6 weeks. They showed no signs of foci development. When they began to consume 20% protein starting at 7th week, foci appeared. #35
#35 Youngman LD and Campbell TC, "High protein intake promotes the growth of preneoplastic foci in Fischer #344 rat. Evidence that early remodeled foci retain the potential for future growth". J Nutr 121 (1991) 1454-1461.
[6] Plant protein does not have the same detrimental effect as the animal protein.
Soy or wheat protein, even at a 20% level did not make rats to form foci. #42, Chart 3
Chart 3: Soy Protein even fed with 20% level does not show cancer promotion
#42 Schulsinger DA, Root, MM; and Campbell TC "Effects of dietary protein quality on development of AF B1 induced hepatic preneoplastic lesions ". J Natl Cancer Inst 81, (1989): 1241-1245
Rats undergone 100 week period. All rats were ingested with AF. Those rats who were fed with 20% protein were all dead at the end of the study. No sign of cancer fo rats who were fed with 5% protein. #36, #43, Chart 3.9A, 3.9B.
36. Youngman LD and Campbell TC "Inhibition of Aflatoxin B1-induced gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase positive (GGT+) hepatic preneoplastic foci & tumors by low protein diets: evidence that altered GGT+ foci indicate neoplasticism potential" Carcinogenesis B (1992) 1607-1613
43. Youngman LD "The growth and development of aflatoxin B1-induced preneoplastic lesions, tumors, metastasis, and spontaneous tumors as they are influenced by dietary protein level, type, and intervention. Ithaca, NY Cornell U Ph D Thesis 1990
[7] Dietary Protein Daily Consumption Recommendation
Dietary protein less than 10% has lower rate of tumor formation. #37. It means 50 gm of animal protein per day which is about 1 egg only per day. Any amount higher than 10% would be detrimental.
37. Duncif GE and Campbell TC , "Dietary Protein Level & Aflatoxin B1-induced preneoplastic hepatic lesions in the rats". J Nutrition 117 (1987) 1298-1302
[8] HBV Studies
These studies were done with transgenic mice that already have HBV presence. Some of them will develop liver cancer while others not depending on the protein diet.
Transgenic rats that are inherited with HBV gene showed hepatic cancer when fed with 22% protein; less intense cancer with 14% protein; and none with 6% protein. Chart 4. 5. # 47,48
Chart 4 HBV gene can be turned on or off depending on level of protein diet
Chart 5 Degree of liver tumors on mice depends on level of dietary protein
#47 Hu J., Cheng, Z., King J., et al "Repression of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transgene and HBV-induced liver injury by low protein diet." Oncogen 15 (1997): 2795-2801
#48 Cheng Z., Hu, J., King J., et al "Inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma development in heptitis B virus transfected mice by low dietary casein" Hepatology 26 (1997) 1351-1354.
[9] DBMA and NMU Studies
Those two substances are experimental carcinogens. Similar results were found on comparing cancer incidences between high-protein diet versus low-protein diet. # 49-51
#49 Hawrylewicz EJ, Huang HH, Kissane JQ. et al "Enhancement of the 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) mammary tumorigenesis by high dietary protein in rats" Nutr. Int. 26 (1982) 793-806
#50 Hawrylewicz EJ, "Fat-protein interaction, defined by 2-generation studies." In C. Ip, D.E. Birt, A.E. Rogers and C. Mettlin (eds.) Dietary fat and cancer pp 403-434. New York: Alan R Liss Inc, 1986
#51 Huang HH, Hawrylewicz EJ, Kissane JQ, et al. "Effect of protein diet on release of proclatin and ovarian steroids in female rats." Nutr. Rpts. Int 26 (1982): 807-820
[10] Nitrite vs. Protein
When MIT researchers reported in Science in 1979 (#15) about the carcinogenesis of nitrite, the public reacted by not eating 'hot dogs'. In that report, the rats fed with excess of nitrite had cancer incidences of 10.2% versus rats with no nitrite of cancer case of 5.4% . It is only 10.2% versus 5.4% that is enough to brought to public attention.
#15. Nitrate story, Newberne, P., "Nitrites promote lymphoma incidence in rats." Science, 204, ( 1979), 1079-1081; 10.2% vs. 5.4%.
However, in terms of high protein diet, the statistics is 100% to 0% (Chart 6, and Reference 16)
Chart 6, 100 week of feeding of 22% protein diet, Rats are all dead.
# 16. Indian research on dietary protein, its effect on cancer. Madhaven, TV, Gopalan, C., Arch Path 85, 1968, 133-137. "Effect of dietary protein on the carcinogenesis of aflatoxin.
[11] Vegetarian Diet does not have to sacrifice the good taste
After reading those original publications, I began to change my diet; and it doesn't have to sacrifice with the good taste. Let me show you my typical plate for lunch in the following chart:
The top bowl is a vegetable soup with Kale, brocklie, carrort, mushroom, and tomotto in a broth of miso and pepper. The lower left, I have onions, radish, garlic, coconut flakes, avocado, and self-fermented sauerkraft. On the lower right are strawberry, grapes, sweetpepper, sliced apples on salad green.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Healing and Reverse Cancer start at the kitchen (Part 1)
Healing and Reverse Cancer start at the kitchen. I know many of you have deep doubt. Initially, I feel the same thing. However, with my school nutrition professors' helps and with my diligent research on original publications, I come to the following conclusions: Stay away from animal-based food as much as possible, you will have better chance in both preventing and reverse cancer. I will include original publication including charts to convince you that animal proteins do several things in different stage of cancer: (1) cancer initiation; (2) cancer promotion; (3) magnify toxicity of carcinogen; (4) remember carcinogen imprint even the cancer is in remission.
I should say that the following research are all based on experiments on rats. There are three types of carcinogens that will be discussed in this blog story:
(1) Aflatoxin (AF): This is the most potent carcinogen found on the mold that infested on peanut and corn. Most of the research report in this blog are all based on AF.
(2) Hapatic B Virus (HBV): This virus can also cause liver cancer in mice and in human.
(3) DBMA (7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene) and NMU (N-nitrosomethyl urea), Those are additional 2 experimental carcinogens.
AF Study
[1] Good-quality Protein is a double-edged sword
Proteins are classified as 'good-quality protein' and 'bad-quality protein'. The so-called 'good quality protein' implies that when these proteins are digested, they turn out all the essential amino acids we need for repair and for synthesizing new enzyme. Animal-based proteins are the 'good-quality' protein because they foot the bills. However, in terms of metabolizing toxin, even they detoxify most of the toxin, they produce minute amount of very toxic metabolites that are detrimental: initiate and promote the cancer, etc. For example, AF is metabolized, or detoxified by the MFO (mixed function oxidase) enzyme in the liver. However, during the detoxification, some minute amount of very toxic metabolites are produced. This makes 'protein' , a double-edge sword: even we need protein for repairing, too much protein actually help initiate and promote cancer. (See Charts 1&2)
Chart 1: The Enzyme Factory. The MFO detoxify AF while at the same time produce minute amount of highly toxic metabolite. Animal Protein is a double-edge sword.
Chart 2: High-protein diet has enhanced enzyme activities in the body.
[2] High-Protein Diet helps on Cancer Initiation
Low-protein (5%, or 25-30 gm per day) diet help reduce cancer initiation via low DNA binding to AF toxin. (Charts 3-2, 3-3) References : #23, #33, #37, #36, In all studies, rates were ingested with AF, then subject to low-protein diet and high-protein diet. Following are the original publications on the studies.
#23. Preston RS , Hayes JR, and Campbell, TC "Effect of Protein deficiency on the in vivo binding of aflatoxin B1 to rat liver macromolecules", Life Sci., 19, (1976) 1191-1198
#33. Appleton BS and Campbell TC, "Inhibition of Aflatoxin-initiated preneoplastic liver lesion by low dietary protein" Nutr Cancer 3 (1982). 200-206.
37. Duncif GE and Campbell TC , "Dietary Protein Level & Aflatoxin B1-induced preneoplastic hepatic lesions in the rats". J Nutrition 117 (1987) 1298-1302
36. Young man LD and Campbell TC "Inhibition of Aflatoxin B1-induced gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase positive (GGT+) hepatic preneoplastic foci & tumors by low protein diets: evidence that altered GGT+ foci indicate neoplasticism potential" Carcinogenesis B (1992) 1607-1613
Chart 3-- Low dietary protein reduces cancer initiation.
[3] High-protein diet promotes cancer
These parts of the studies were done on rats of 12 week study instead of 100 weeks studies because of the cost. The researchers observe 'foci' or pre-cancer development in rats rather than full tumor which can only be observed after 100 weeks.
High protein (20% or 100-120 gm per day) diet promotes cancer. Typical American diet is 15-16% or 70-100 gm per day. The cut-off point is 10% protein (Chart 3-6).
Foci development observation is the primary methodology for research. Foci are tiny pre-cancer clusters. The methodology was taken from Reference #31
#31. Fabre E., and Cameron R., "The Sequential Analysis of Cancer Development", Adv Cancer Res (1980) 125-226
(To Be Continued on Part 2)
I should say that the following research are all based on experiments on rats. There are three types of carcinogens that will be discussed in this blog story:
(1) Aflatoxin (AF): This is the most potent carcinogen found on the mold that infested on peanut and corn. Most of the research report in this blog are all based on AF.
(2) Hapatic B Virus (HBV): This virus can also cause liver cancer in mice and in human.
(3) DBMA (7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene) and NMU (N-nitrosomethyl urea), Those are additional 2 experimental carcinogens.
AF Study
[1] Good-quality Protein is a double-edged sword
Proteins are classified as 'good-quality protein' and 'bad-quality protein'. The so-called 'good quality protein' implies that when these proteins are digested, they turn out all the essential amino acids we need for repair and for synthesizing new enzyme. Animal-based proteins are the 'good-quality' protein because they foot the bills. However, in terms of metabolizing toxin, even they detoxify most of the toxin, they produce minute amount of very toxic metabolites that are detrimental: initiate and promote the cancer, etc. For example, AF is metabolized, or detoxified by the MFO (mixed function oxidase) enzyme in the liver. However, during the detoxification, some minute amount of very toxic metabolites are produced. This makes 'protein' , a double-edge sword: even we need protein for repairing, too much protein actually help initiate and promote cancer. (See Charts 1&2)
Chart 1: The Enzyme Factory. The MFO detoxify AF while at the same time produce minute amount of highly toxic metabolite. Animal Protein is a double-edge sword.
Chart 2: High-protein diet has enhanced enzyme activities in the body.
[2] High-Protein Diet helps on Cancer Initiation
Low-protein (5%, or 25-30 gm per day) diet help reduce cancer initiation via low DNA binding to AF toxin. (Charts 3-2, 3-3) References : #23, #33, #37, #36, In all studies, rates were ingested with AF, then subject to low-protein diet and high-protein diet. Following are the original publications on the studies.
#23. Preston RS , Hayes JR, and Campbell, TC "Effect of Protein deficiency on the in vivo binding of aflatoxin B1 to rat liver macromolecules", Life Sci., 19, (1976) 1191-1198
#33. Appleton BS and Campbell TC, "Inhibition of Aflatoxin-initiated preneoplastic liver lesion by low dietary protein" Nutr Cancer 3 (1982). 200-206.
37. Duncif GE and Campbell TC , "Dietary Protein Level & Aflatoxin B1-induced preneoplastic hepatic lesions in the rats". J Nutrition 117 (1987) 1298-1302
36. Young man LD and Campbell TC "Inhibition of Aflatoxin B1-induced gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase positive (GGT+) hepatic preneoplastic foci & tumors by low protein diets: evidence that altered GGT+ foci indicate neoplasticism potential" Carcinogenesis B (1992) 1607-1613
[3] High-protein diet promotes cancer
These parts of the studies were done on rats of 12 week study instead of 100 weeks studies because of the cost. The researchers observe 'foci' or pre-cancer development in rats rather than full tumor which can only be observed after 100 weeks.
High protein (20% or 100-120 gm per day) diet promotes cancer. Typical American diet is 15-16% or 70-100 gm per day. The cut-off point is 10% protein (Chart 3-6).
Chart 4: High Protein Diet promotes foci (pre-cancer) development in rats.
Foci development observation is the primary methodology for research. Foci are tiny pre-cancer clusters. The methodology was taken from Reference #31
#31. Fabre E., and Cameron R., "The Sequential Analysis of Cancer Development", Adv Cancer Res (1980) 125-226
(To Be Continued on Part 2)
Friday, April 11, 2014
The wiseman in India
How often we feel so misery when we learned that we have a life-threatening illness, or if we lose job, or we have some other unspeakable misfortune. The following story may be able to direct you to a brighter side; turning a misfortune into an opportunity.
Once upon a time, there was a wise man living in a village of India with his son and a donkey. They are farmers; they worked in the field using both human and animal powers.
One day, the donkey disappeared; suddenly, the man and his son lost valuable animal power to plow the field. Their neighbors felt so sorry for them and came to condone them. The wise-man smiled and said,
" Don't worry. It is too early to feel sorry". The wise-man said.
Surely, after a week, the donkey came home with a wild horse. The horse worth a lot of money. The neighbors came over to congratulate the wise-man. The wise-man smiled and said,
"It is too early to congratulate. We will wait and see."
Two weeks later, the wise-man's son rode on the wild horse and fell from the horse and broke his neck and was seriously crippled. The neighbors felt so sorry for their misfortune and came to condone them.
Still, the wise-man smiled and said,
"It is too early to feel sorry".
Three months later, the village was engaged a warfare with a neighboring village. All the capable young men were enlisted and later died in the battle field except his son because his son was crippled from the falling from the wild horse.
The moral of the story is that a misfortune such as learning about a diagnosis of a life-threatening disease can be an opportunity for a person to have a better and brighter new life. Here is my own story about turning a misfortune into an opportunity.
Back in 2009 when I came back from Taiwan sabbatical, I was diagnosed with Barrett esophagus, a pre-cancer of esophagus due to acid reflux. After reading quite a few articles about acid reflux treatment, I was sold for a so-called effective once-for-all surgery procedure, called the Nissen procedure. I did the procedure in 2012. That procedure was my worst experience. Not only the acid reflux symptom did not disappear, it actually got worse. Any food with certain texture such as meat, I would have serious acid reflux problem.
Thus this misfortune forces me to eat plant-based food and stay away from animal proteins. It turns out, the misfortune of the surgery became my opportunity for a healthy life style; exactly what the Indian wise-man teaches about the life lessons.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Sun Rise, Sun Set, and Grounding--Part 3
Here are the practical applications of Dr. Pam's "cancer stem cell theory and SSG treatment". In writing this part of the essay, I also included most up-to-date commonly believed cancer theory and prevention.
(1) Diet. What we eat determines the course of cancer prevention and prognosis. We especially have to pay attention to those details where both Chinese medicine and Western Researchers have agreed: Avoid any food that causes insulin resistance. This include all sugary foods including foods made of white floor ( bread, breakfast cereal, quick oat, bagel), drinks that contains corn-syrup ( fluid juice, or sweetened yogurt). Best food to eat in this category are beans and greens, vegetables of all colors that include berries, red grapes, apples, onions, etc. Avoid foods that cause inflammation. Foods that cause inflammation are foods that are rich in omega-6, that include cheap vegetable oil, dairy products, grain fed animal meats. Animal proteins are also known as 'cancer promoters' that we need to avoid as much as possible.
(2) Living a life in sync with the nature. The nature has day light and night darkness cycle. A healthy human beings' wake and sleep cycle is in sync with nature's cycle. Dr. Pan advises his patient s to go to bed as early as 9:30 PM and get up at 6:00AM. Even it is very hard for a modern people to go to bed that early, try to go to bed at latest 10:30 PM, and get up at 6:00 AM. Watch the sun rise and sun set will stimulate our eyes and mind. According to Dr. Pan, it is healing for cancer patient. For Western cancer researchers, watching sun rise and sun set do no harm to the patients; it actually relaxes the mind. Our digestion also follows nature's cycle; sluggish in the morning and evening while active at noon. Do not eat big meals or hard-to-digest protein meals in the morning or evening ; instead, eating the biggest meal at noon.
(3) Protect your brain. Dr. Pan says that the protecting Yang-Pai death cavity (陽白穴) is the key for healing. Actually, there are more ways of protecting our brains. For example, we can avoid head injury as much as possible. We can also do whatever means nurturing our mind. This is consistent with the so-called 'mind-body' medicine that the Western Cancer Researchers begin to recognize its importance in cancer prevention and healing.
(4) EMF and grounding: Dr. Pan is very passionate about eliminating EMF exposure and grounding practice. Even some Western Researchers talk about it. Yet, here in the U.S. , dentists and doctors love to use x-ray and other forms of radiation for diagnosis. Thus, we need to take charge not allowing doctors to give us unnecessary radiation on our body. Remove all electric devices including electric blanket from our bed room. Minimizing watching TV or talking on the cellular phone. Although it is hard to practice grounding using bare foot in our modern society, we can swim at least 3 times a week not only to exercise, but an excellent way for grounding. Another good practice at home would be to remove all carpet in our home, as carpet insulates us from grounding. Carpet also harbors dust, mites, and unwanted chemicals such as formaldehydes. They are quite unhealthy for human beings.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Sun Rise, Sun Set, and Grounding--Part II
From Part 1.
According to Dr. Pan, the frequencies of those 10 death cavities (死穴) are altered in the presence of cancer stem cells. Thus, if one sends an alternative frequency signal to one of the death cavities and observe a resonance phenomenon, the researcher can say that cancer stem cells reside on the cavity.
Dr. Pan claims that this method allows him providing early cancer detection before cancer stem cells are converted into cancer cells.
Diet connection
With this new 'Resonance' detection tool, Dr. Pan is able to determine which food is effective in preventing the formation of the cancer stem cells. He found that three foods are highly effective in blocking the formation of the cancer stem cells. They are: yam (sweat potato) leaves (地瓜葉), ginger, and lemongrass. He learned about lemongrass from a patient in Laos.
Story of lemongrass
When Dr.Pan was in Lao, he saw a dying patient and said to himself that this patient had only a few days to live. Three months later, this patient came back to see him; this time, this thought-to-be-dying patient was not only alive, but active and much better color on his face. Surprised, Dr.Pan asked the patient what did he do. The patient said that he ate lemongrass. Dr. Pan took the sample and study lemongrass with his new instrument. Sure enough, lemongrass was very effective in preventing cancer stem cells to form and to reside.
Insulin resistance
Both Dr. Pan and Western cancer researchers agree that insulin resistance depresses the activity of sirtuin, and hence promotes the formation of cancer stem cells. Thus, we have to avoid eating anything causing the blood glucose to spike. Avoid eating refined flour, breakfast cereal, pasta, bagel, bread, etc.
The toxins
Both Dr. Pan and the Western researchers agree that presence of toxins in the body can promote growth of the cancer stem cells. Dr. Pan is very specific about the mercury as a toxin. It was present in Taiwanese drinking water. It also comes from the mercury filling. Dr. Pan suggests to remove all mercury filling and replace them with ceramic filling.
The electromagnetic field connection
Dr. Pan had measured the magnetic fields for normal healthy people and dying people. He says that the magnetic field for a normal, healthy individual should be around 20,000 gauss; while the dying people always have a magnetic field of 80,000 gauss. Thus, he stresses the importance of grounding to remove excess electromagnetic field from the body. Why does the electromagnetic(EMF) field in human body important? According to Dr. Pan, our neural signal transmission (that involve both neurotransmitter and ions) depends on suitable EMF. When EMF is abnormally high, signal transmissions and ion transports will be interrupted resulting in calcification and other abnormal physiological functions. A typical symptom for a person with an abnormally high EMF is that the patient loses appetite and has severe insomnia.
The sun-rise, sun-set connection
Our eyes are magnificent organs. They not only allow us to see, but the interactions of photons with the cells of the eyes allow us a wake-sleep cycle. The photons emitted by the sun during the sun-rise and sun-set period has a wavelength around 680 nm. These photons interacts with the 陽白穴 (Yang-Pai Death Cavity) and invigorate the surtuin (or the longitivity gene). He claims that patients watch sun-rise and sun-set while grounding can heal their cancer disease naturally.
How true is Dr. Pan's theory? I welcome your comments. We also need to see more clinical evidences for supporting his theory. A practical application for Dr. Pan's theory will be presented in Part III.
According to Dr. Pan, the frequencies of those 10 death cavities (死穴) are altered in the presence of cancer stem cells. Thus, if one sends an alternative frequency signal to one of the death cavities and observe a resonance phenomenon, the researcher can say that cancer stem cells reside on the cavity.
Dr. Pan claims that this method allows him providing early cancer detection before cancer stem cells are converted into cancer cells.
Diet connection
With this new 'Resonance' detection tool, Dr. Pan is able to determine which food is effective in preventing the formation of the cancer stem cells. He found that three foods are highly effective in blocking the formation of the cancer stem cells. They are: yam (sweat potato) leaves (地瓜葉), ginger, and lemongrass. He learned about lemongrass from a patient in Laos.
Story of lemongrass
When Dr.Pan was in Lao, he saw a dying patient and said to himself that this patient had only a few days to live. Three months later, this patient came back to see him; this time, this thought-to-be-dying patient was not only alive, but active and much better color on his face. Surprised, Dr.Pan asked the patient what did he do. The patient said that he ate lemongrass. Dr. Pan took the sample and study lemongrass with his new instrument. Sure enough, lemongrass was very effective in preventing cancer stem cells to form and to reside.
Insulin resistance
Both Dr. Pan and Western cancer researchers agree that insulin resistance depresses the activity of sirtuin, and hence promotes the formation of cancer stem cells. Thus, we have to avoid eating anything causing the blood glucose to spike. Avoid eating refined flour, breakfast cereal, pasta, bagel, bread, etc.
The toxins
Both Dr. Pan and the Western researchers agree that presence of toxins in the body can promote growth of the cancer stem cells. Dr. Pan is very specific about the mercury as a toxin. It was present in Taiwanese drinking water. It also comes from the mercury filling. Dr. Pan suggests to remove all mercury filling and replace them with ceramic filling.
The electromagnetic field connection
Dr. Pan had measured the magnetic fields for normal healthy people and dying people. He says that the magnetic field for a normal, healthy individual should be around 20,000 gauss; while the dying people always have a magnetic field of 80,000 gauss. Thus, he stresses the importance of grounding to remove excess electromagnetic field from the body. Why does the electromagnetic(EMF) field in human body important? According to Dr. Pan, our neural signal transmission (that involve both neurotransmitter and ions) depends on suitable EMF. When EMF is abnormally high, signal transmissions and ion transports will be interrupted resulting in calcification and other abnormal physiological functions. A typical symptom for a person with an abnormally high EMF is that the patient loses appetite and has severe insomnia.
The sun-rise, sun-set connection
Our eyes are magnificent organs. They not only allow us to see, but the interactions of photons with the cells of the eyes allow us a wake-sleep cycle. The photons emitted by the sun during the sun-rise and sun-set period has a wavelength around 680 nm. These photons interacts with the 陽白穴 (Yang-Pai Death Cavity) and invigorate the surtuin (or the longitivity gene). He claims that patients watch sun-rise and sun-set while grounding can heal their cancer disease naturally.
How true is Dr. Pan's theory? I welcome your comments. We also need to see more clinical evidences for supporting his theory. A practical application for Dr. Pan's theory will be presented in Part III.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Sun Rise, Sun Set and Grounding--Dr. Pan's Cancer Healing Theory-Part 1
Who is Dr. Pan (潘念章)?
Dr. Pan received his medical doctor degree from Taiwan National Defense Medical School (囯防醫學院) in 1981. He has been pathology specialist at Taiwan Veteran Hospital ( 榮民醫院）for 8 years and had been working on approximately 2000 dead bodies to study the causes of their deaths. He had been appointed in a special team of doctors to treat Mr. Chiang Jing-Kuo's （蔣經國， then President of R.O.C) diabetics. During this time, Dr. Pan learned about Chinese medicine from his mentor, Dr. Huang Ming-Teh (黃民德). After the death of Mr. Chiang, he was then appointed as a head doctor for type B hepatitis (the so-called Taiwan National Disease) prevention and treatment. He started working on breast cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. He is now a faculty of Bastyr University specialized in alternative medicine and treatment. He wrote a book, 'Principle of enjoying Longitivity' (享壽主義).
Summary of Dr. Pan's cancer stem cell theory and detection
Dr. Pan's theory can be summarized in the following chart which combine currently accepted Western Medicine theory and his own thinking and practice.
In the chart, the top part of the circle represents the normal cell, and normal stem cells (CD 45). The bottom part of the circle is the cancer cell, and cancer stem cells (CD 24, and CD 44). In the lower right, there is a mark called 'Sirtuin' that Dr. Pan called it the longitivtiy factor (長壽基因) is actually an enzyme that is involved in counteracting aging and inflammation. When sirtuin activity is low, the individual is susceptible to aging or cancer. CD 24, CD 44, together with sirtuin have been discovered by Michigan researcher in 2003.
The upper left of the circle shows the process of transforming a normal stem cell into cancer stem cells. The process involves toxin, inflammation, oxidation stress and apoptosis. The lower right of the circle shows the factors that facilitate the transformation from normal stem cells to cancer stem cells. These factors include: stress, insulin resistance, inflammation, and decrease in activity of sirtuin, the longitivtiy factor. These processes and factors are accepted by all cancer researchers including Dr. Pan.
What are the differences between Dr.Pan's research group and Western Cancer research groups?
While both groups recognize the importance of detecting and isolating cancer stem cells and sirtuin, Western researchers are far short of detecting CD 24 and CD 44, or cancer stem cells in vivo for several reasons. First, their presence is in minute quantity with concentrations in the range of pico or 10(E-15) gm/mL. Not many conventional instrument has such a sensitivity. Second, they do not reside in one place but flow through many locations. Thus, it is very difficult to locate those cancer stem cells.
Here, Dr. Pan, with his Chinese 'blood circulation path' (經絡系統), has a tremendous advantage. According to Chinese medicine 'blood circulation path', disease attacks the body from surface and proceed to the core through the following path: Tai-Yang (太陽) via Bladder and Small Intestine Circulation Path(膀胱經與小腸經) 、Sau-Yang through Gallbladder and SanJiaug Circulation Path. 少陽(膽經與三焦經)、Yang-Ming via Stomach and Large Intestine Path, 陽明(胃經與大腸)、Tai-Ying via Spleen and Lung Circulation Path 太陰(脾經與肺經)、 Sau-Ying via Kidney and Heart Circulation Path 少陰(腎經與心經)與 and finally the Zieu-Ying via Liver and shing-Pau Circulation Path. 厥陰(肝經與心包經). The paths are transported via vibrational frequency resonance leading to the formation of the cancer stem cells and this path is shown as the inner left half circle from the top to the bottom.
Dr. Pan asserts that cancer stem cells reside on among 10 the so called 'death cavity' (死穴). They are: Yang-Pai ( 陽白), Chung-Hu(中府)，Shung-Tsung(神藏)，Jung-Mun(章門)，Juai-Ku( 絕骨)，Yung-Chuang(湧泉)，Tim-Tau(地道)，Kau-Fung(膏芳)，Taung-Mung (衝門) , Su-Pai(四百). Part of the cavities are displayed in the following diagram. Yang-Ming (陽明) is at forehead while Yung-Chung (湧泉) is at the bottom of the feet.
(To be continued)
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