Bowie State U Volleyball Roundup

LADY BULLDOGS BREEZE TO 3-0 SWEEP OF CHEYNEY IN MATCH ONE OF DOUBLEHEADER






BOWIE, Md. – It took Bowie State University just over an hour to defeat the visiting Cheyney 3-0 in match one of a doubleheader with the Lady Wolves. The BSU Lady Bulldogs won by scores of 25-15, 25-15 and 25-21 to win its second match of the season.



Junior Briana Flowers recorded a match-high nine kills and added 11 digs and a service ace to lead Bowie State. The Lady Bulldogs trio of junior Brelyn Finley along with freshmen Alexis Fisher and Marissa Martinez chipped in three kills each. Martinez led both teams with a match-high 20 digs and junior Kasi Eisenzimmer tallied 17 assists.



Cheyney (0-9) was led by Lindsay Ashby with five kills on 19 attacks. Kennetha Wallace had a team-high eight assists and Crystal Mann along with Katherine Brooks were tops on the Lady Wolves defense with a dozen digs each.





FLOWERS, McINTOSH AND EISENZIMMER LEAD BOWIE STATE TO STRAIGHT SET WIN OVER CHEYNEY





BOWIE, Md. – Juniors Kasi Eisenzimmer and Briana Flowers along with sophomore Paige McIntosh knocked down seven kills apiece to lead Bowie State to a three set sweep of Cheyney University. Bowie State won the first match of the doubleheader and walked away in match two by scores of 25-15, 25-19 and 25-20.



Denise Hill (Chester, Pa.) was Cheyney’s top offensive producer in the final match of the doubleheader, pacing the lady Wolves with eight digs. Crystal Mann (Burtonsville, Md.) had four kills and nine digs. Kennetha Wallace (Nashville, Tenn.) and Nichel Bryant (Yeadon, Pa.) led Cheyney’s defense with 10 digs each. The loss keeps Cheyney winless on the season at 0-10.



Freshman Yaje Ngundam setup her teammates a match-high 15 times and redshirt freshman Marissa Martinez picked up a match-high 16 digs for the Lady Bulldogs. In addition to Eisenzimmer’s team-tying kill total, she also contributed three service aces, three assists and eight digs.



Bowie State (3-12) returns to action this Saturday (9/29) and Sunday (9/30) at CIAA Round-Up #2 hosted by Winston-Salem (N.C.) State University. The Lady Bulldogs will open the weekend against Johnson C. Smith at 11 am (Saturday) followed by a 3 pm match versus Livingstone. Bowie State will close out their portion of the Round-Up against Winston-Salem State at 9 am Sunday morning.

SUPPORT COACH TO CURE MD PROGRAM THIS SATURDAY

SUPPORT COACH TO CURE MD PROGRAM THIS SATURDAY




WACO, Texas - For the fifth year in a row, college football coaches nationwide will join together in support of the Coach to Cure MD program, which will be held during games of Saturday, September 29, 2012. The rapidly growing annual effort has raised more than a million dollars to battle Duchenne muscular dystrophy.



College football fans will be asked to donate to research projects supported by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. focused entirely on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.



Football fans can donate to Duchenne muscular dystrophy research by either going online to www.CoachtoCureMD.org or by texting the word CURE to 90999 (a $5 donation will automatically be added to your next phone bill).



Last year, more than 10,000 coaches at 505 different institutions participated in Coach to Cure MD events. Both those figures are well higher than in any of the program's first three years (2008-2010). The four-year fundraising total is just over $1 million.



Duschenne muscular dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood and primarily affects boys across all races and cultures. Boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy develop progressive muscle weakness that eventually causes loss of mobility, wheelchair dependency and a decline in respiratory and cardiac function. Currently, there is no cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and limited therapeutic options.

Fatal mistake may give you cancer

Are 'toxic teeth' raising
your cancer risk?

    Could you be one of the millions of people carrying a potentially cancerous toxin in your body?

    The answer is "YES" if you've got mercury amalgam fillings in any of your teeth. And it's likely you do…

    As late as 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continued to slap its stamp of approval on the dental fillings—declaring them safe for continued use. Now maybe they're about to say, "Oops, we were wrong!" Keep reading and get the details. . .

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    Mercury's chorus of supporters included the American Dental Association (ADA), whose written statements assert that "dental amalgam is considered a safe, affordable and durable material [that] has been studied and reviewed extensively, and has established a record of safety and effectiveness."

    That's right; the FDA and the ADA swore that this mixture of mercury, silver, tin and copper—resting just inches away from your brain—is essentially harmless!

    So if the government honchos approved it… and the medical establishment backed 'em up… what's the beef?

    Simply put—there's NO safe level of mercury that you should be willing to tolerate!

    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mercury is a dangerous neurotoxin that can cause damage to your brain, kidneys and other organs.

    And after decades of denial—the government finally may bend to pressure from the American public and other health professionals regarding the safety of this product.

    The FDA is considering issuing new statements about amalgams based on testimony presented by a panel of experts convened in December 2010 to re-examine the issue.

    The FDA's own panelists made two shocking recommendations; namely that the agency should:

• Warn all consumers that amalgams are mainly mercury, and
• STOP amalgam use for pregnant women and children!

    So when did mercury amalgams become the darling of the dental industry? And just how much mercury is in the fillings?

A long history of so-called safe use...

    You've got to go back a mighty long time to find the first use of mercury in dentistry.

    What we now know as mercury amalgam was first developed in the 1800s in England and France. Advocates first introduced the product to U.S. dentists around 1833.

    But it wasn't an immediate hit…

    Many dentists objected to the new fillings—citing concerns about mercury poisoning.It became a serious concern in 1926 when a German physician, Dr. Alfred Stock, showed that a dangerous mercury vapor actually escapes from these fillings.

    Dr. Mark A. Breiner, DDS, author of Whole-Body Dentistry, explains that when you inhale this deadly vapor, it passes through your lungs into your blood. This guarantees the mercury is circulated to every tissue and cell in your body!

    Naturally, this includes your brain…

    WHO said some of the health damage caused by mercury includes:

• Attention deficit disorders
• Birth defects
• Developmental delays
• Emotional imbalance
• Immune system impairment
• Impaired vision and hearing
• Insomnia
• Paralysis

    You might be wondering why you don't see cancer on this list. This is because government agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are quick to say there's no clinical evidence to link mercury exposure to the formation of cancer.

    But the agency also admits that "human data currently available are very limited." As I've often said in these pages, it's difficult to prove a cause-and-effect relationship between cancer and a substance that people are exposed to for decades in their food and water or in the environment. The toxic effect is gradual, and at the same time most of us are exposed to dozens of other possible carcinogens, so it's hard to say that any one of them "caused" a person's cancer.

    But the following should give you a hint: The EPA has determined that amalgam fillings removed from your mouth should be considered TOXIC WASTE!

    So the EPA says they're perfectly safe while they're IN your mouth… but become a health hazard once they're removed and released into the environment.

    And they call it science. . .

Poison is as poison does!

    Let's not fool ourselves, folks. Mercury is a heavy metal second only to plutonium in toxicity. And plutonium is radioactive — so that gives you an idea of how bad mercury is.

    Dr. Breiner said the average dental filling contains the same percentage of this toxin as a typical mercury thermometer (about 500,000 parts per million).

    And a broken thermometer is considered a biohazard if the mercury is exposed!

    Estimates show your mercury fillings release as much as 15 micrograms of mercury per day.

    Multiply that by the number of fillings in your mouth and you can see why an analysis published in The Science of the Total Environment said some 67 million Americans easily exceed the levels of mercury vapors the EPA considers 'safe!'

    Plus, anything that impairs your immune system boosts your chances of developing abnormal cell growth.

    Scientists have found that heavy metals such as mercury increase the damage inflicted on cells by free radicals. The heavy metals also disrupt the process of apoptosis—or natural cell death—that your body uses to remove unhealthy cells.

    Many dentists recommend immediate removal of mercury amalgam fillings. But Dr. Breiner cautions that these fillings should never be removed without adequate testing and safety procedures.

    Finding a good, qualified alternative dentist is not easy. (The preferred term is "biological dentist.") Sensing which way the wind is blowing, a lot of dentists now claim they're mercury-free. Any dentist can use the term.

    But the procedures for removing mercury fillings are delicate and complex. It's hard to get this highly toxic substance out of the teeth without releasing large amounts of it into the body and doing more harm than good. Likewise for removing another type of toxic dental work, root canals — a subject we covered in Issue #189.

    We cover the whole subject in our Special Report, The Secret Poison in Your Mouth. The report devotes several chapters to how to find and choose the right dentist. And the report has just about everything else you need to know about mercury amalgam fillings and root canals. Here's a two-word summary: They're deadly. I strongly urge you to click here, get our report, and get started on removing them.

    Whether you choose to remove your silver fillings or not, just remember a toxin is still a toxin—even when it's ground up and pressed into your mouth by a so-called "expert" with a degree and a government license!

BOWIE STATE PLACES 7th AND 8th AT TOWSON INVITATIONAL

PALMER LEADS LADY BULLDOGS AT TOWSON CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL

TOWSON, Md. - The Lady Bulldogs cross country team competed in their second meet of the 2012 season traveling to the Towson (Md.) Invitational.  The 5K event was held at Oregon Ridge Park and Bowie State placed 8^th overall with a score of 226 total points. Host Towson University cruised to a first place finish with a score of 32 points followed by Mount St. Mary's in second with 43 points while UMBC was third with 47 points in the eight-team field.

Senior Michelle Palmer led the Lady Bulldogs with a time of 27:06.36 (45^th) and freshman Faith Sykes was right behind with a time of 27:22.24 (46^th).  Sophomore Nikole Baker and senior Indya Price finished 54^th and 55^th respectively with times of 28:33.81 and 28:37.82 and sophomore Rayshawn Penn was Bowie State’s final scorer, crossing the finish line with a time of 30:19.75 (59^th). Freshman Carissa Smith also competed but did not factor in the scoring, finishing the course with a time of 32:23.77.

The Lady Bulldogs will next head to the HBCU Challenge in Cary, N.C. next Saturday (9/29).

CHICK AND SMOTHERS HELP BULLDOGS TO 7^TH PLACE FINISH AT TOWSON INVITATIONAL

TOWSON, Md. - The Lady Bulldogs cross country team competed in their second meet of the 2012 season traveling to the Towson (Md.) Invitational.  The event was held at Oregon Ridge Park and Bowie State placed 7^th overall with a score of 172 total points. Navy claimed finished first overall (28 points), followed by Mount St. Mary’s in second (50 points) and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (68 points) finished third. Delaware State placed fourth (150 points) and Morgan State rounded out the top five (157 points).

Sophomore Ndjami Chick was the first Bulldog to cross the finish line, placing 27^th with a time of 30:12.73. Senior Dana Smothers finished 36^th overall (32:06.57) and sophomore J.D. Tharpe, III finished the 5-mile course in 42^nd place (33:41.35). Bowie State sophomore Sonny Hicks placed 44^th (34:03.83) and freshman Jalame Gomez finished the course in 54^th place (37:43.36).

The Bulldogs will next event will be the HBCU Challenge in Cary, N.C. next Saturday (9/29).

Tara Davenport and Shadae Swan Join Bowie State Full-Time Staff

BOWIE, Md. -- Bowie State University Athletic Director Anton Goff announced the hiring of Tara Davenport (Compliance Coordinator) and Shadae Swan (Assistant Women's Basketball Coach) as full-time staff members.

Davenport received her undergraduate degree from Bowie State and worked as a student assistant in the Compliance Office and served as an intern in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) office in Hampton (Va.). Swan was the second assistant for the Lady Bulldogs basketball team on a part-time basis during the 2011-2012 season and will now serve as the top assistant to head coach Renard Smith.

Reduce Cancer Risk Up To 40 percent with this one common food product

Nutrient found in common foods
can reduce cancer risk up to 40%
. . .but you must avoid this mistake!

Eating as little as three small servings of certain vegetables per month was found to slash bladder cancer risk by a stunning 40 percent.

In this study, conducted at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, researchers did a survey of the dietary habits of 1,100 people. 275 them already had bladder cancer.

Interestingly, they found that among smokers as well as non-smokers, those who ate three or more servings per month of these specific raw vegetables slashed their risk of developing bladder cancer. (Note: this is not an endorsement of smoking-as-long-as-you-eat-veggies.)

Furthermore, non-smokers who ate three-plus servings of these veggies a month had a whopping 73 percent lowered risk of developing bladder cancer compared with smokers who did not eat the veggies! Keep reading and I'll tell you what they ate. . .

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Understand that this research involved just three small servings in a whole month — a ridiculously tiny amount of plant food. Yet it produced a powerful anti-cancer effect.

The anti-cancer nutrients of these vegetables only stay in the body for approximately 12 hours, meaning that participants only got 36 hours of nutrients — out of the 720 hours in a month. That amounts to a measly 5 percent of the time… and still their bladder cancer incidence dropped by 40 percent.

And it's very important to note the researchers did NOT find a protective benefit when the people in the study ate equal amounts of cooked. You need to eat the vegetables raw.

The foods that achieved these amazing results were raw cruciferous vegetables — broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and related plants.

Don't make this mistake with your vegetables

The study suggests that the anti-cancer properties of cruciferous vegetables are destroyed by cooking them — which lines up perfectly with what the leaders of the raw food movement have been saying for years.

Be very careful who you listen to…

Bear in mind that the flat-earthers who dominate conventional medicine have been bashing the raw food movement for years — claiming raw foods have ZERO health benefit.

Of course, this view flies in the face of research that shows raw foods are in fact one of the best medicines for almost all the degenerative diseases now afflicting people in advanced, highly developed countries. We eat too much cooked, processed food that's been robbed of important nutrients.

Raw vegetables and fruits contain hundreds of cancer-fighting plant compounds. Scientists are identifying new ones all the time.

Fifty-five key epidemiological studies have been conducted about the critical relationship between eating cruciferous vegetables and preventing cancer. And 69 percent of these studies show a positive correlation between eating these vegetables and reduced cancer risk.

Unfortunately, few of those studies considered raw versus cooked vegetables. But it's likely the 31 percent that showed no reduction of cancer risk were using cooked vegetables.¹

Many complex, delicate molecules are easily destroyed by heat. So cooking these valuable foods wipes out the medicine they contain.

Microwaving broccoli destroys up to 98 percent of its phytonutrients (including its anti-cancer nutrients).

Alternative cancer doctors have known
about raw foods for a long time

Eating only cooked foods may be one of the biggest mistakes you can make with your health.

For years, the famous Gerson Institute and many others have trumpeted fresh, raw fruits and vegetables as one of the most effective routes to personal health. Yet most conventional doctors denigrate or ignore it.

Now, an August 2012 study provides even more evidence of how right they were.

A natural compound found in cruciferous vegetables now has been shown in both animal and epidemiological studies to have exceptional ability to cause cancer cell death, naturally.

Isothiocyanates restrain tumor growth by openly blocking the carcinogenic action of free radicals. Put another way, they prevent free radicals from attacking your healthy cells and making them cancerous.

One specific variety, phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC for short), has even been shown to induce cell death in certain cancers, including certain chemo-resistant cancers. Of course, broccoli, cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables are right beneath your nose every time you go to your local farmer's market or grocery store.

But don't expect to hear about PEITC from your oncologist.

Hinders breast cancer in animals

PEITC hinders breast cancer tumor cell development in animals, according to a study published August 2, 2012 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.²

To determine whether PEITC could prevent mammary tumors in mice, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute placed the mice on one of two diets — either a control diet, or a diet supplement with PEITC for 29 weeks. Then they measured the incidence and size of mammary tumors, along with cell proliferation, apoptosis (cell death), and neoangiogenesis (startup of cancer-feeding blood vessels).

They found that 29 weeks of PEITC was linked to an amazing 56.3% reduction in mammary carcinoma lesions larger than 2mm… concluding that although PEITC does not confer complete protection, those mice who received it clearly showed suppression of tumor progression compared to the mice in the control group.

What's more, the study showed that PEITC was well-tolerated.

The authors pointed out the limitations of their study, namely that human results couldpotentially differ from animal results… and that only human studies could definitively prove its effectiveness for humans.

Where can you get PEITC?

PEITC is a plant compound that occurs naturally in a large number of foods, especially these. . .

• Cabbage
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Kale
• Bok choy
• Collards
• Turnip greens
• Watercress
• Spinach
• Arugula
• Horseradish
• Daikon
• Mustard
• Radish

So you would do well to include them in your diet. And it doesn't take as much as you might expect to reap their anti-cancer benefit — as long as you don't make the mistake of cooking them.

Destroys mutant p53 genes

The p53 gene is regarded as the "guardian of the genome" because of its role in regulating your cell cycles and restraining cancer formation.

High oxidative stress — lots of free radicals -- creates mutations in the p53 gene and thereby promotes cancer cell growth.

Both PEITC and another isothiocyanate called sulforaphane, have been shown to destroy mutant p53 genes. They were in fact shown to spark apoptosis (natural, programmed cell death) in most cancer cells — including even drug-resistant leukemia cells.

Prostate, breast, and lung cancer studies

Half a million new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. alone, each year. Prostate cancer cells are highly resistant to conventional treatments such as chemo and radiotherapy.

The authors note that compared to the high prostate cancer risk in the U.S., incidence is low in India where people eat significantly larger amount of phytochemical-rich plant foods. So, scientists have been interested in investigating treatments based on nutrients in edible plants.

Among their discoveries: PEITC is especially useful when combined with turmeric (curcumin), the mild spice that gives curry its deep yellow tones.

Researchers at Rutgers injected specially bred mice with either curcumin, PEITC, or a combination, three times per week for one month. The injections -- especially the combination of PEITC and curcumin -- significantly slowed tumor growth.

They also tested for the therapeutic value of curcumin and PEITC against tumors that were already well-established. Results? Each treatment by itself had little impact, but combining the two "significantly reduced" tumor growth.³

More evidence it helps treat breast cancer

HER2 is an oncogene — a gene with the potential to cause cancer. It's linked to a poor prognosis in 30% of breast cancer patients.

PEITC treatment substantially reduced the expression of HER2, and induced apoptosis in HER2 cells.⁴

In another study, this one at the University of Pittsburgh, intake of PEITC for 29 weeks was associated with a 53.13 percent decrease in mammary tumors. It achieved this result by preventing the formation of new blood vessels and inducing apoptosis.⁵

The exact mechanism by which PEITC causes apoptosis (natural cell death) is still unclear.

Clinical studies using PEITC for lung cancer are currently underway.

What to do next

Whether as a preventive or therapeutic, you can't go wrong by taking these steps:

• Include cruciferous veggies in your diet every day
• Make a special point of using broccoli sprouts regularly. Sprouts are more nutrient-dense than full-grown vegetables. They're also very inexpensive and easy to prepare for eating.
• Steam or marinate your veggies to break down their fibrous outer shell. Do not microwave!
• To maintain all essential nutrients in raw form and still soften them, marinate them in apple cider vinegar for 30 to 60 minutes before eating.
• Metastatic cancer patients or others with compromised immune systems should juice their vegetables to maximize their nutrient absorption and limit the stress and energy needed to digest them. With juicing, you discard most of the fiber, which would otherwise fill you up and pass through you undigested. You just drink in nutrients that cross the intestinal wall into the bloodstream and nourish you.

Have you tried these strategies and found them helpful? Please share your favorite RAW cruciferous veggie recipe with all of us, on our Facebook page.

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Bowie State Football Service Appreciation Day (Saturday, September 29th)

Bowie State University Football has designated Saturday, September 29^th as Service Appreciation Day (see attachment) and ask for your support in promoting this event. All Active Duty and Veteran Service members get into the Winston-Salem State game for FREE with I.D.!! Spouses and children with service members at time of purchase are half-price ($7.50). This is the BULLDOG NATION’S way of saying thank you for all you have done and continue to do.

For additional information, contact Brian Jamison (bjamison@bowiestate.edu), 301-860-3572 or Donna Polk (dpolk@bowiestate.edu), 301-860-3582. For additional ticket information, call 301-860-4062.

BULLDOGS COME BACK TO TAKE 24-17 OVERTIME WIN AGAINST FAIRMONT STATE

BULLDOGS COME BACK TO TAKE 24-17 OVERTIME WIN AGAINST FAIRMONT STATE

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BOWIE, Md. - The Bowie State Bulldogs scored 24-unanswered points to beat the Fairmont State in overtime on Saturday afternoon in Bowie. The Falcons led 17-0 with 11:46 to play before the Bulldogs scored the next 24 points of the game.

“Defensively we played well all game and our offense picked it up late, however, we definitely have to fix some things on special teams”, said a very happy Bowie State head coach Damon Wilson.

Fairmont State (0-3) was led offensively by Bobby Vega who passed for 166 yards on 14-of-27 attempts. He also threw for a touchdown and was intercepted twice on the afternoon. Mark Sampson was on the receiving end of three passes for 87 yards. Daniel Monroe tallied  79 yards on 17 carries for the Falcons. Defensively the Falcons were led by Garrett Davis with nine tackles. Matt Larrubia and Ronnie Lockhart also recorded eight tackles for the Fairmont State defense.

Bowie State (3-0) was led offensively by senior Tyrae Reid with a career-high 329 yards on 23-of-38 passing. Reid also threw three touchdown passes and an interception in the game. Senior Douglas McNeil caught seven passes for 105 yards and a score for the Bulldogs. Junior Corwin Acker carried the ball 26 times for 105 yards, his second straight game with over 100 yards on the ground. Acker also caught six passes for 59 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Defensively the Bulldogs were led by redshirt freshman Curtis Pumphrey with nine tackles. Senior Kenyon Kinard wrapped up the thriller with eight tackles and redshirt freshman Antoine Young along with senior Bekwele Amadi added seven and six tackles respectively.

“The team is excited about being 3-0 heading into conference play next weekend … This team has shown a lot of perseverance so far this season and have a lot of room to grow but the guys are fighting and that’s all we can ask for”, said Wilson.

Fairmont State blocked a pair of Bowie State field goals and the Bulldogs blocked the game winning attempt by the Falcons in the fourth quarter. In addition, both teams turned the football over three times in the game. Bowie State held an advantage in total offense (453-308) and first downs (23-12). The Bulldogs also controlled time of possession, with a 17 minute advantage (46:23–28:37).

The Falcons scored the only points of the opening half when Johnny Dearstine made 22-yard field goal after Fairmont State recovered a Bowie State fumble at the Bulldogs’ 12-yard line. Fairmont State extended the lead after Scott Davidson blocked a Bulldog field goal attempt that was scooped up by Ryland Newman and retuned for the FSU touchdown. The Falcons took a 17-0 advantage after Vega capped off a four-play, 42 yard drive with a touchdown pass to Collin Alford.

The Bulldogs responded with a five-play, 51 yard drive that ended with Reid finding Acker for the score. Bowie State redshirt sophomore Mario Diaz-Aviles added a 24-yard field goal with 6:06 to play in the game to cut the Fairmont State lead to 17-10.

Reid found McNeil on a 31-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 17-17 with just 2:15 to play in regulation. The Falcons got in position for a 29-yard field goal attempt as time expired, however the kick sailed wide right and the game headed into overtime.

On the opening drive of overtime, Reid again found Acker from 12 yards out to finish an 11-play drive to open the overtime period. The Falcons were unable to answer as Vega’s pass went through the hands of Chris St. Hilaire and Bowie State wrapped up the victory.

Bowie State travels south next weekend, for a 7 pm contest against the Falcons of Saint Augustine’s University. The game site has changed from the Saint Augustine’s campus to Durham (N.C.) County Stadium.

Few people know about THIS chemo side effect

Do chemo treatments turn folks
into numbskulls?

    It probably won't shock you to find out about another serious consequence of going through chemo treatment. Especially not if you already know it can cause nausea and vomiting… leave you feeling weak and exhausted… cause excess hair loss… and bring on additional aches and pains…

    But believe it or not—these cancer drugs can damage your brain too! Yes, there's another reason to think twice before agreeing to chemotherapy. And if you decide on chemo anyway, this article suggests some tips that can reduce the damage. Keep reading and I'll explain. . .

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Drink This and Cancer Comes Pouring Out of Your Body     "If I could pick only one treatment to cure my cancer, this would be it," says a top expert on alternative cancer treatments.     Research conducted by a scientist at the Detroit Institute of Cancer Research showed this is one of the world's most powerful cancer cures. Even the mainstream National Cancer Institute confirmed that this do-it-yourself treatment kills cancer cells. Then they buried the research.     Personally, I've been writing about cancer treatments for almost seven years. Out of nearly 400 that I've investigated, I haven't found an at-home treatment that's better.     It worked for Robert, age 54, who had late stage stomach cancer. His doctors told him he didn't have chance. The most they could do was buy him a little time, using four aggressive chemotherapy drugs PLUS radiation — a deadly, toxic, last-ditch treatment.     INSTEAD Robert used this non-toxic liquid and was completely cancer-free within months. The amazed doctor was forced to admit Robert's cancer was "in remission." Two years later, he was still cancer-free.     Click here and watch an important video presentation about this discovery.

    Statistics show a significant number of chemotherapy patients suffer from a condition called chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment.

    In layman's terms, the Mayo Clinic's website says "chemo brain" and "chemo fog" are more common expressions. This condition refers to thinking and memory problems that can occur after conventional cancer treatment.

    I first heard of "chemo brain" at a clinic in Germany where my colleagues and I were interviewing a young patient named Oliver. You can listen to his full story by clicking here. Before trying alternatives and getting rid of his cancer, Oliver went through an incredible amount of chemotherapy. It's a miracle he survived it. But he told us it permanently damaged his mental abilities.

    That was news to us. Till then, we didn't know loss of brain function was yet another price chemotherapy patients had to pay.

    The symptoms of chemo brain are fairly consistent and may include:

• Confusion
• Difficulty in articulating thoughts
• Difficulty learning new skills
• Fatigue
• Feeling of mental fogginess
• Inability to multitask
• Difficulty concentrating
• Short attention span
• Short-term memory problems
• Trouble with verbal memory (e.g. remembering a conversation)
• Trouble with visual memory (e.g. recalling an image or list of words)

    After decades of denying that any such problem existed—it looks like the medical community may finally be willing to admit it DOES!

Here's what the studies suggest…

    Recent findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology examined the effects of chemotherapy on breast cancer survivors.

    Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL reviewed previously published studies on the brain function of breast cancer patients who received chemo treatments.

    The Moffitt investigators found that earlier studies presented conflicting evidence on how severe the cognitive problems are. In their recent review of the studies, they determined that:

• Patients treated with chemotherapy performed significantly worse on tests of verbal ability than did cancer-free people, and
• Patients treated with chemotherapy performed significantly worse on tests of visual-spatial ability than did noncancer control patients.

    Experts say a great number of chemo patients experience short-term memory loss and problems with focus and concentration during and shortly after the treatments.

    Although most of these folks improve over time—about 15 percent continue to suffer a loss of brain function years later.

It's hard to pinpoint the cause...

    Naturally people want to know why chemo makes them mentally sluggish, even if it's only temporary. But the truth is—it's difficult for doctors to give solid reasons.

    The American Cancer Society (ACS) said this is because some folks with cancer might have brain problems even before chemo treatments are administered.

    In some cases, hormone treatments such as estrogen blockers may contribute to the problem. Even the cancer itself can cause muddled thinking.

    Other problems that may negatively impact your brain function include:

• Additional treatment drugs (e.g. steroids, pain medications, anti-nausea drugs)
• Age
• Depression
• Infection
• Low blood count
• Other illnesses, such as diabetes or high blood pressure
• Stress or other emotional difficulties

    Many of these factors—and the loss of mental sharpness they cause—can improve with treatment. But some may cause long-term brain problems unless they are properly addressed.

    Aside from the other contributing factors, ACS points out the difficulty in assessing brain problems. Different researchers use different tests to measure memory problems and cloudy thinking, so it's hard to compare results.

    What's more, some people experience such mild symptoms that test results can appear normal.

    ACS said there is currently no known way to prevent chemo brain. But there ARE things you can do to help jump-start a sluggish brain…

Three simple solutions to help
recharge tired brain cells!

    It's true that sickness and aging can take a toll on a healthy brain. But it's possible to keep your brain sharp and focused despite these challenges.

    Adriane Fugh-Berman, M.D., author of Alternative Medicine: What Works, recommends three easy tips for battling memory problems:

• Eat low-fat foods—diets high in fat and cholesterol can clog the small arteries that provide healthy blood flow to your brain. This can lead to mini-strokes, which have been tied to age-related memory loss…
• Perform mental exercises—many folks have found that learning a new language, writing a daily journal or taking classes helps give the brain a workout. You can also use games and puzzles to stimulate your mind, strengthen nerves… and help preserve brain function...
• Engage in physical activity—aerobic activity is a great way to increase blood flow, oxygenate your brain and help boost your brain processes...

    These are just three simple steps you can take to help revive a 'numb skull'… clear brain fog… and sharpen your mind as you age!

    I would be remiss if I didn't also mention our new book Awakening from Alzheimer's. While mainly targeted at people who have dementia, this book lays out detailed recommendations that can help anyone maintain and improve brain health. I'm taking advantage of many of them myself. Author Peggy Sarlin, a good friend of mine, got the tips from some of the world's top alternative doctors.

    You should be aware that more than a decade ago, author and leading cancer researcher Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D., declared that antioxidants are a top-notch antidote for chemotherapy poisons.

    He said that studies prove antioxidants actually minimize the nauseating side effects of chemotherapy drugs—and even enhance their performance!

    I'll tell you more about which superstar nutrients can help battle chemotherapy contamination in an upcoming article.

    Meanwhile, here's to your good health!

    And speaking of your health. . .liquid cleanses may not be such a good idea. I wrote about this in the last issue. If you missed it, you can read it right now, below.

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Dubious Liquid-Detox and Anti-Cancer Diets

    Liquid cleanse and detox diets are all the rage these days, promising everything from weight loss to extreme energy to cancer prevention.

    It's this last one that got my attention. And that's why I'm writing about this today. What I have to say may not sit well with some cancer experts (many of whom are well-meaning amateurs) -- but you need to know an all-liquid crash diet, especially at home without supervision, may not be a good idea. Let's take a look. . .

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What really happens in a liquid-cleanse

    First, let me tell you exactly what I'm talking about. There are dozens — hundreds, probably — of different detox programs and strange, short-term liquid diets that claim every medical benefit under the sun.

    In terms of cancer, the theory behind a detox cleanse is that we all have toxins trapped in the folds of our gastrointestinal tracts. The toxins can come from anywhere — herbicide- and pesticide-treated foods and chemically-produced household products are major culprits.

    As the theory goes, if those toxins find their way to your intestines and stay lodged there for too long, they'll either turn into eventual cancer or knock you sideways with some other chronic disease. Colon cleansing in itself (also known as colon therapy) is now a popular offering at alternative healthcare facilities. The goal, of course, is to remove these long-lodging toxins, along with putrefied waste that gets stuck in your bowels.

    Colon hydrotherapy done by a professional usually involves tubes that inject water and sometimes herbs up into the colon via the rectum. For the record, I believe this is a useful cancer therapy, although it's only supported by case studies and anecdotes, not large studies.

    But liquid cleanses approach things from the other end — they're taken by mouth. That's what I'm talking about here.

    Most liquid cleanses involve keeping to a liquids-only diet for a specific number of days. The idea is that the bowels don't have to work as hard to push out liquid waste, which frees them up to unclench, reenergize, and push out old solid waste.

    Liquid cleanses also force you (usually) to avoid foods that stress your body. Your organs respond in turn with improved function. That goes for not only the bowels but the kidneys and liver as well.

    Some of the liquid-cleanse diets I've read about include

• Prune juice fasts — seven straight days of prune juice and nothing else
• Diuretic diets — purported to help fluid retention
• Fasting diets — where you fast for a day every few days and then resume eating
• Laxative tea diets — where different herbal concentrations taken in tea form are used to purge your gut of everything

    Others that sound more nutritious include a cleansing program that combines a vegan diet with whole food nutritional supplements, and a liquefied all-vegetarian diet (whole fruits and vegetables pureed into drinkable meals — a "juicing" approach). I'm no expert in this subject, but a liquid diet that provides good nutrition sounds like a better idea than one — for example — that requires you to live on water, lemon juice and a dab of honey for some long period of time.

    I don't lump careful eating plans like the Gerson Therapy with short-term liquid cleanses that provide almost no nutrition at all. The real cancer diets provide you with plenty of healthy nutrients. They can be followed for a lifetime (and you'll live longer if you do.) Not so the water-plus-a-dab-of-honey fasts.

    If you'd like to know more about the Gerson Therapy — one of the first natural cancer treatments and still one of the most renowned — you can get an introduction in either of two reports we publish, Natural Cancer Remedies that Work and Breast Cancer Cover-Up.

    Short-term liquid fasts are another story. The general belief in conventional medicine is that liquid cleanses are dangerous and ineffective, except for the brief fasts required just before colon surgery or a colonoscopy. The thinking goes that longer-term liquid cleanses leave you nutritionally depleted with such a low daily calorie intake that your mood and energy levels get affected in a negative way.

    I doubt if most liquid cleanses last long enough to put the average person at risk for some kind of nutritional deficiency. The lack of nutrients might leave you vulnerable to infections for a time. If you insist on doing a liquid fast, I suggest doing it in warm weather rather than during the winter cold and flu season. Old and frail people are obviously at greater risk of infection any time and I wonder if a liquid fast — especially an unsupervised one — is a good idea.

    Critics say you're also at risk of losing muscle mass, which could slow your metabolism and make it harder to lose weight in the future. I haven't seen any hard evidence for this. But here's a charge I can believe: According to most sources, even if you lose weight on one of these cleanses, you're bound to gain it back quickly.

    I don't think short-term crash diets are an effective weight-loss plan.

Your body already knows what to do

    The biggest bone of contention critics have with these diets is that they're not backed by medical science. This is true, but that's not what concerns me. Plenty of effective alternative therapies aren't yet backed by "medical" science. Which by the way, doesn't mean they've been disproven, it just means nobody has put together an institutionally-funded, white-coat lab study yet.

    What does concern me though, is that most of these diets leave your body without real nutrition for several days at a time.

    According to Charlotte Kikel, a nutrition consultant and clinical herbalist in Austin, TX, you have an internal clock that sends your body a message to move your bowels every eight hours — assuming there's something inside that needs to be moved.

    This doesn't mean you should head to the bathroom every eight hours. Your body knows when it's time to go, and your clue to whether it's all working well is when you have easy movements with no straining, along with well-formed, solid stool.

    The most effective ways to prompt healthy bowel movements and keep your gut clean, meaning you push toxins right on through, are:

1. Drink plenty of fluids — especially water
2. Boost your fiber intake, preferably from plant-bases like vegetables and fruit instead of grain
3. Exercise — hands down one of the best ways to keep your bowels moving

    I'll share another secret I recently learned from my own nutritionist that works like magic for me: Magnesium is a natural laxative — that's why it's found in pharmaceutical laxatives like Phillips Milk of Magnesia. However, most magnesium supplements are designed to PREVENT the laxative response because some customers get diarrhea — and that's NOT why most of us take a magnesium supplement!

    For example, magnesium aspartate is the most common form of magnesium in supplements. It's actually designed to prevent you from going! But if you take magnesium citrate (not easy to find, but it's available), you'll probably experience the laxative effect — and most of the time it doesn't take many pills to do the job. Plus you get plenty of healthy magnesium to boot.

Unplug and empower your system

    There may be some nutritional wisdom in certain cleansing programs. Success stories I've read talk about people learning to revamp their approach to eating. They say that by taking away their normal daily consumption habits, they grow less attached to bad behavior — like regular snacking or high-sugar cravings — and learn to be aware of their bodies and what they really need.

    I say fine if it does lead to long-term changes in your eating habits. But that's in doubt.

    A short-term liquid diet is not a magic bullet. But there is real power in mindful eating and breaking bad eating habits.

    If you're bent on trying a liquid diet, my advice would be to do it under the guidance of a nutritional professional. Your body's nutrition is too important to experiment on just to see if something works.

    Better yet, think of your daily eating habits as a regular opportunity to cleanse your bowels. The most important "bowel cleanse" you'll ever find is something you were born knowing how to do, and that's have a bowel movement.

    The best full body detox, according to Charlotte Kikel, is to eat the natural things nature intended. That gives you the natural feature most liquid-cleanses promise.

    After all, the foods you eat and avoid have one of the biggest single effects on whether you develop cancer in your lifetime. In my experience, the real strength of liquid detox diets isn't what you drink while you're on the diet, but instead comes down to the bad foods you learn you can live without.

    Personally, I had quite a bit of success changing my eating habits under the guidance of skilled clinicians, under an eating plan that lasted weeks and essentially became permanent — although at the start they didn't tell me I'd have to eat that way for good.

    Probably just as well, it would have been too discouraging at the beginning. I thought it was temporary, and that kept me going. I thought I could go back to my old ways after getting rid of my toxins. By the time I learned it was the program for life, I'd adjusted to the new way of eating.

    The motto is "eat for life" — not for a crash fad diet that's going to last for just a few days or a week. But take your new eating habits one day at a time. . .or one week at a time. Don't set yourself to climb Mt. Everest.

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