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Saturday, December 7, 2013

District of Columbia Starts Slow, Finishes Strong in 85-75 Win Over LIU Post; Firebirds Improve to 6-0

December 7, 2013


WASHINGTON, DC – The Firebirds overcame a slow start in the first half to take a 35-32 lead into halftime, and then put the game out of reach with a 20-5 run over a five-minute span early in the second half as they snap a three-game series losing streak to their East Coast Conference foe LIU Post, and remain unbeaten at 6-0 (2-0 ECC) with an 85-75 victory Saturday afternoon in the nation's capital.
Junior transfer guard Telisha Turner (Criminal Justice – Wilmington, DE/Harcum), the top scorer in the ECC coming into today, led UDC with 23 points on 7-of-12 FG shooting (3-of-5 from long range) and a perfect 6-of-6 at the free-throw line. She also added a game-high four steals and two assists. Junior guard/forward Denikka Brent (Mechanical Engineering – Chesapeake, VA/Booker T. Washington HS) posted her second 20-point effort of the season as she made 9-of-14 from the field. Also, senior point guard Teara Shaw (Health Education – Bronx, NY/Indian River State), fresh off making the game-winning free-throw in UDC's most recent 77-76 win over Caldwell on Tuesday night, pitched in with a season-high 15 points, a team-high four assists and three steals.  Nine Firebirds entered the score column as UDC outscored LIU Post 19-10 in bench points.
The Pioneers (3-3, 1-1 ECC), meanwhile, were led by an outstanding, 30-point, 10-rebound effort by junior guard Chelsea Williams. She was 8-of-17 from the field, 4-of-7 from long-range, and a perfect 10-of-10 at the free-throw line. Also, senior guard Kiki Sears registered 16 points, a game-high seven assists, five rebounds and four steals, and Alexis Peters, another senior guard, added 12 points, five rebounds and four assists. LIU Post had a slight shooting edge (48-percent to 47-percent) but was hampered by 24 turnovers and 12-of-20 (60-percent) free-throw shooting.
LIU Post's Williams and UDC's Turner traded three-pointers to open the game, but a 10-0 Pioneers run culminating in a layup by Peters gave the visitors a 13-3 lead with six minutes played. LIU Post still led 20-14 after  a three-pointer by Jalyn Brown at the 8:39 mark when a layup by sophomore forward Tatyana Calhoun (Environmental Science – Disputanta, VA/Sussex Central HS) followed by a three-pointer by Julissa Anderson (Criminal Justice – Greensboro, NC/Southeast Guilford HS) gave UDC its first lead of the afternoon, 21-20 at the 6:53 mark. Later, Calhoun capped what amounted to a 15-3 Firebirds surge with a layup at the 3:28 mark to give UDC its largest lead of the first half, 29-23.
The Pioneers would answer with a 9-2 run of their own though, and with 22 seconds left in the period, they were back up 32-31 after a pair of Williams free-throws. A layup by Brent, followed by a steal and a layup by Turner right before the half allowed UDC to take a 35-32 lead into intermission. LIU Post hurt itself in the opening period with 3-of-8 shooting at the free-throw line and 14 turnovers which an opportunistic Firebirds defense turned into 13 points.
In the opening two-and-a-half minutes of second half play, LIU Post out-scored UDC 9-4 and took a 41-39 lead after Williams converted a conventional three-point play on an and-one layup. But right back came the Firebirds with a jumper by Brent to tie it, and a three-pointer by Turner to take the lead for good at the 16:49 mark. Those two buckets jumpstarted a 20-5 Firebirds run that took just five minutes, and it gave UDC a 59-46 lead with 12:36 left to play.
The Firebirds' lead ballooned at 20 (74-54 at the 4:30 mark) and UDC went on to win comfortably by a 10-point margin.
UDC came into this week two spots away from a top-25 national ranking in the USA Today Coaches' Poll and won both of its games to stay undefeated at 6-0. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, December 10th.
The Firebirds will look to tie the 2011-12 team for its program best 7-0 start on Wednesday, December 11th as they host the No. 23 ranked team in the nation, Shaw University.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Breast surgeon sees the light, embraces alternatives

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She was trained as a board-certified breast surgeon – performing breast reconstructive surgeries on women who’d had full mastectomies from breast cancer. And she was a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society and fought for insurance coverage for breast reconstructive surgeries.
At one time she firmly believed there was no known cause – and no known cure – for breast cancer.
Then it struck her mother… a person who’d religiously followed all conventional advice… never missing an annual mammogram and regularly examining her own breasts. Her mother’s cancer was caught “early” by American standards, was less than 1 cm, and had not spread to her lymph nodes. Here’s what happened, and how it radically changed this surgeon’s mind about cancer. . .
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In theory, this surgeon’s mother shouldn’t have died…but five years later, she did.
And that started a radical shift in Dr. Christine Horner’s thinking. Especially when she noticed that the women coming to her for surgery were ever younger. She began to search for a reason why.
From there, she discovered many things women could do to avoid being stalked and hunted down by this killer. She quit her practice and wrote a comprehensive book detailing her discoveries.
Her book, Waking the Warrior Goddess, tells the story of her transformative “breakthroughs” and her shift to an understanding of natural ways to be well.
In it, she creates a 30-step program (in chapter 29) that you can start by yourself or with other “warrior goddesses” for new control of your life and health. And let me say right now that most of her 30 steps will reduce the risk of ANY kind of cancer for ANYONE, woman or man.
Many of these potent strategies can singlehandedly lower your breast cancer risk. Combine a bunch of them, and you may be able to slash your risk to near zero.
Who this savage killer is…
Breast cancer is a voracious killer willing to stalk any woman out of her teens. But like a lion on the savannah, its preferred targets are “slow easy targets”.The disease prefers older women with junk food diets, who carry around extra flab, and have suffered a major emotional trauma.
It’s even better if the prospect drinks a lot of alcohol, stays up half the night, works the night shift, and thinks organic fruits and vegetables are a waste of money. Thriving on stress, hating exercise, and burning the candle at both ends all add fuel to the fire. Again – let me stress that the same is true for other types of cancer.
Dr. Horner’s book will teach you how to become as unattractive to this monster as possible. She wants you to know you are FAR from powerless...
You can radically lower your risk, and improve your chances of survival even if you already have cancer.
Start with one thing…
Dr. Horner urges you to start with just one thing, and then add another every day, week, or month, until you’re implementing all 30 points in her plan.
Grab a friend or a group and make the journey together. The program is easy and stress-free, and with a friend by your side it’s even better. If you have teenage daughters, invite them to join in, too.
As the Chinese proverb says, “Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”
She prefers to call her plan 30 “customs”, rather than points or steps, emphasizing that every new thing you add will lower your risk of this dreaded disease.
Here are 12 from her list of 30:
  1. Eat fresh, organically grown fruits and vegetables every day, including cruciferous veggies such as broccoli and cabbage at least three to four times per week. Women who eat the most cruciferous vegetables have a 40% lower breast cancer risk. A major part of Nature’s anticancer pharmacy, they contain phytochemicals, fiber, antioxidants, and vitamins. Check out your local farmer’s market, health food store, or national chains like Whole Foods and Sprouts. Also CSA’s (Community Sponsored Agriculture), which are basically co-ops that sell locally grown foods. If you enjoy gardening, grow some of your own food organically. The “organic” part of this equation is especially important, as many pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides cause cancer. And these days, genetically modified organisms are also a potential wild card for your health.
  2. Eat organic whole grains and seeds every day. Whole grains are conspicuously absent from the traditional American diet. But that doesn’t mean YOU should skip them. Realize that each plant contains its own blend of unique “medicines”. Be creative and have fun!
  3. Avoid health-destroying fats. Eat only those that promote your health – raw nuts, coconut oil, olive oil, avocado, macadamia nut oil, omega-3 fatty acids. And avoid anything with trans-fatty acids. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and gamma linolenic acid (BLA) are two other healthy fats that help you sidestep cancer. They’re rare in foods, so must be taken in supplement form.
  4. Eat two to three tablespoons of flaxseeds every day. Research shows that flaxseeds are one of the most powerful medicinal foods you can eat. Make sure they’re organically grown. Grind them in a coffee grinder and sprinkle on vegetables and salads, add to smoothies, include as a grain in muffins, or take in supplement form.
  5. Eat exotic Asian food like maitake mushrooms often. They’ve been part of Japanese medicine for thousands of years, and contain an army of therapeutic weapons against breast cancer. Maitake mushrooms stop tumor growth, make tumors shrink, and prevent them from spreading. They stimulate your immune system. When women with Stage 2 to 4 breast cancer were given maitake mushrooms, 68.8% of their tumors shrank. Eat them as a gourmet food, or take as a supplement.
  6. Drink green tea every day. Eight to 10 cups a day can lower your risk of breast cancer. And may extend your life if you already have cancer. Sip throughout the day, and it may not be so hard to drink that much. It can also be taken in supplement form if you dislike the taste or get too wired from the caffeine. (Green tea has much less caffeine than do black tea or coffee, but eight to ten cups is still a lot by my standards. Personally, I think the supplements are the most practical way to get the amount Dr. Horner recommends.)
  7. Consume turmeric every day. It’s extraordinary for fighting breast (and other) cancers. In fact, it’s considered the #1 anticancer spice. It inhibits cancer several ways… especially blocking the cancer-promoting action of the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme. It can be used as a spice, or taken as a supplement. Turmeric and green tea enhance each other’s anticancer effects. If you decide to take it as a supplement, look for curcumin, the concentrated extract of turmeric’s active ingredient.
  8. Avoid sugar. It’s a potent poison. Use stevia instead. Cancer loves sugar; it’s the preferred food of tumors. And it causes your insulin levels to spike, leading you straight to breast cancer, diabetes, and obesity. High insulin levels can increase your breast cancer risk by up to 283%.
  9. Lower your body fat. Obesity is linked to 20 to 30 percent of all postmenopausal breast cancers. Fat cells produce estrogen, especially after menopause. Environmental toxins are linked to obesity… they disrupt your normal weight-control signaling. (Another reason to eat organic foods. And I might add that monosodium glutamate – MSG – likewise leads to obesity. This additive – under many different names – is found in most processed foods.)
  10. Strictly limit your alcohol intake. F. Scott Fitzgerald once wisely said, “First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” Even one alcoholic drink per day can be risky if you’re low in folate. So if you take a glass a day, also take a folic acid supplement to reduce your risk. Never regularly indulge in two or more alcoholic drinks per day. Alcohol boosts your levels of estrogen and prolactin, and both stimulate cell division in your breasts that can turn into cancer.
  11. Throw out your toxic cleaning materials and cooking pans. Manufacturers are not required to list harmful chemicals, even though most products contain them. There’s an effective non-toxic alternative to replace every toxic cleaner. Also watch out for other home toxins – in furnishings, construction materials, dry cleaning, personal care products, lawn and garden products, and more… If you live in a new home, it’s likely the building materials will give off high levels of gases – “outgassing” -- so it’s a good idea to buy a good air filter. Outgassing levels are much lower in older homes. Certain houseplants can absorb toxins, so put a few in each room. And keep the temperature cooler to lower outgassing.
  12. “Early to bed, early to rise…” An Irish proverb states, “A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.” Go to bed by 10:00 pm, and be up by 6:00 am. You’ll be following Nature’s rhythms, letting your body claim its highest surge of melatonin, which is hugely protective against breast cancer. For the other 18 action steps, consult Christine’s book, Waking the Warrior Goddess.
  13.     
Final thoughts about this book…
Do I completely agree with everything Dr. Horner says? No. I think she’s wrong about a few things, including her soy recommendations.
And while most Americans could afford to decrease their protein, I don’t necessarily think ALL meat is bad. Some organic chicken, and even moderate amounts of grass fed beef, are thought to be healthy and are certainly hormone-free.
But you can be sure that eating conventional factory-farmed animals that were fed fattening (and GMO) corn and injected with a slew of drugs will be bad for your health.
Most doctors have absolutely no idea how to create extraordinary health. Do these things, and you’ll be way ahead of them. These steps could save your life.
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Bowie State Women's Indoor Track and Field Opens Season at Navy Lid-Lifter

Bowie State Women’s Indoor Track and Field Opens Season at Navy Lid-Lifter


ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Bowie State women's indoor track and field team opened the 2013-2014 season at the Navy Lid Lifter on Tuesday at the Wesley A. Brown Field House. Bowie State earned a 61 to 8 win over Johns Hopkins and was led by junior Kendall Jefferson.  

Reynolds placed first in the long jump (5.54m) and triple jump (12.07m), qualifying her for the nationals in both events.

Senior Brelyn Finley placed third overall in the shot put with a throw of 12.45m and sophomore Faith Sykes also had a tough five finish, placing fourth in the 500 meter dash (1.17.93). Sykes also competed in the 200 meter dash, finishing in seventh place with a time of 26.44.

Sophomore Carissa Smith and senior Vernesse Thomas-Quickley crossed the finish line in sixth and seventh place in the 60 meter hurdles with times of 9.40 and 9.43 respectively.

Sophomore Jasmine Street rounded out Bowie State’s individual top ten finishers, placing ninth in the 60 meter dash with a time of 8.05.

The Lady Bulldogs’ 4x400 Meter Run “A” team consisting of freshman Leia Conrad, Regan Taylor, Sykes and Thomas-Quickley, placed eighth with a time of 4:09.25.

The Lady Bulldogs next date of competition is Saturday (December 7th) at the Jack Pyrah Invitational hosted by Villanova University.

UDC Women's Basketball Escapes With 77-76 Win Over Caldwell; Improves to 5-0

 
December 3, 2013

UDC Escapes From Cougars With 77-76 Win; Improves to 5-0

WASHINGTON, DC – A wild finish at UDC Gym Tuesday night saw the Firebirds make two of four consecutive free-throws with zero time remaining as the University of the District of Columbia women's basketball team eked out a 77-76 victory over Caldwell to improve to 5-0 on the season.
Caldwell's Antoinette Pilla made the first of two free-throws with 3.8 seconds remaining, but missed her second shot. UDC's Denikka Brent controlled the rebound and immediately passed to point guard Teara Shaw, who frantically pushed the ball up the court. Shaw was fouled in the act of shooting a three-pointer at the buzzer, and was awarded three foul shots with zero time remaining. Before Shaw shot any of her free-throws, an irate Caldwell head coach Linda Cimino was charged with a technical foul. Firebirds head coach Lester Butler, Jr. elected to send leading scorer Telisha Turner to shoot the two free-throws for the technical foul, and Turner missed the first but made the second to tie the game, 76-all. Shaw then returned to the stripe to shoot her free-throws. She missed the first, but made the second to give the Firebirds the narrowest of narrow victories, 77-76.
Turner (Criminal Justice – Wilmington, DE/Harcum) was five points under her East Coast Conference-best season average but led the team in scoring with 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting from the field (3-of-9 from long-range). Sophomore forward Tatyana Calhoun (Environmental Science – Disputanta, VA/Sussex Central HS) had seven offensive rebounds in the second half, which allowed the Firebirds to out-score the Cougars 14-0 in second chance points in the closing period. She finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds – her second double-double of the season. Junior transfer ShaKena Williams (Accounting – Washington, DC/Frederick CC) added 12 points and junior guard/forward Denikka Brent (Mechanical Engineering – Chesapeake, VA/Booker T. Washington HS) added 11 points and seven rebounds. Also, reserve point guard Shantrel Oliverwas instrumental in keeping the Firebirds in the game in the first half. She finished the game with eight points (all coming in the opening period), a game-high five steals, one block and a team-high four assists.
Emily Caswell led three Cougar scorers in double-figures with 22 points on 10-of-17 FG shooting (2-of-3 from long-range) and also added seven rebounds. Jeanette Anderson added 18 points and nine rebounds, and Antoinette Pilla pitched in with 17 points (including 4-of-7 from three-point range).
Caldwell out-shot UDC 54-percent to 40-percent from the field and 64-percent to 32-percent from three-point range. The Firebirds, however, won the rebounding battle, 42-33 (including a 25-15 disparity in the second half) and they out-scored the Cougars 42-28 in the paint and 28-9 in second-chance points.
The game, which featured 17 lead changes and six ties in all, featured a see-saw battle early on, with Caldwell taking the upper-hand, 24-21 on a pair of free-throws by Anderson near the nine-minute mark. Consecutive three-pointers by the 6-foot-2 center/forward Milena Bubnjevic(Criminal Justice – Leskovac, Serbia/Leskovacka Gimnazija) ignited a 12-0 Firebirds surge that propelled the hosts to their largest lead of the night, 33-24 with 7:45 to play in the first half. Caldwell had a resounding response though, as the Cougars mounted a 19-4 run over the next six minutes to go in front, 43-37 at the 1:35 mark. Caldwell still led 45-39 with under a minute left, but Turner hoisted a prayer at the halftime buzzer that somehow went in, making the score 45-42 at intermission.
The second half scoring began with consecutive layups by Brent, giving UDC a 46-45 advantage within the first minute of action once play resumed. An Alyssa James layup, followed by a Nicole Angelo three-pointer helped Caldwell regain a four-point lead, 50-46. Later, UDC used a 5-0 run to erase a 52-48 deficit and pull ahead, 53-52 on a Calhoun layup, but the Cougars jumped right back in front, 55-53 on a three-pointer by Pilla. Caldwell would not trail again until the very end of regulation.
Still leading 55-54 at the 13:25 mark, Caldwell went on an 8-1 run, culminating in a Pilla jumper to take a 63-55 lead with about 11 minutes left to play. Calhoun scored four points during a Firebird 6-0 run which cut the lead to two, and later, a running jumper in the paint by Williams at the 5:46 mark brought UDC within one, 66-65. Caswell answered for Caldwell, knocking down a clutch jumper near the five-minute mark. Pilla then buried a three-pointer close to the four-minute mark, and the Cougar lead was back to six, 71-65.
Twice the Firebirds pulled within three, and later a Shantrel Oliver steal led to a fast-break three-pointer by Williams, which made it a two-point game, 75-73, with 56 seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, Caldwell's Anderson missed a wide-open finger-roll layup, and the Firebirds went right back down the court and tied the score on a Brent layup with 33 ticks left.
Sophomore guard Tajruba Baldwin-Kollore (Public Health – Newport News, VA/Denbigh HS) came up with a steal on the next Caldwell possession, but she then turned the ball right back over on the fast-break, giving the Cougars the ball with 21 seconds left. On the brink of turning the ball over before half-court, Cimino was awarded a controversial timeout with 12 seconds showing on the clock. Caldwell then used up some more clock before Pilla was fouled in the paint driving to the basket with three seconds remaining. She made the first to put her team up 76-75, but missed the second, which set the stage for the bizarre ending to the game.
UDC, which is two spots away from earning a top-25 national ranking in today's USA Today/WBCA Poll, is now just two wins away from tying the 2011-12 team's program-best seven wins to start the season. The Firebirds will host conference foe LIU Post on Saturday, December 7th at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Bulldogs Head Coach Darrell Brooks Selected CIAA Coach of the Week

HAMPTON, Va. – Bowie State University men’s basketball head coach Darrell Brooks was named the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Coach of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a 3-1 record last week.

Under his guidance, the Bulldogs began the week with an easy 81-61 home win over Concordia (N.Y.) before dropping a109-97 road contest at West Chester. Bowie State bounced back after the Thanksgiving break picking up neutral site victories against Virginia-Lynchburg (95-82) and Bluefield (71-66).

The Bulldogs return to action on Wednesday (December 11th) when they host the University of D.C. at 7 pm.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Free Throws Loom Large in Bowie State’s 81-70 Loss at Shippensburg




SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Shippensburg shot 32-of-45 free throws compared to just 5-of-16 for Bowie State in the Lady Bulldogs 81-70 loss to the Raiders.

Junior Ashley Castle (Brooklyn, N.Y.) poured in a career-high 27 points and added three assists and four steals to lead Bowie State. Junior teammates Kiera Phipps (Arlington, Texas) and Alisha Burley (Baltimore, Md.) chipped in 11 and 10 points respectively in the Lady Bulldogs first loss of the season.

With the game at tied at 10-10, the Raiders went on a 15-1 run to take their largest lead of the game at 25-11 with 9:31 left in the first half. Bowie State closed the gap to eight, four times in the final 9:31 but trailed 37-29 at halftime.

The Lady Bulldogs shot better behind the 3-point line in the first half (44 percent) than they did inside the arc (29 percent) in the opening period. Bowie State made 10-of-35 first half field goals and 4-of-9 triples.

The Raiders (5-1) made 12-of-32 first half field goals (38 percent), which included 3-of-10 (30 percent) beyond the arc.

First half free throws were relatively close in the opening period with Shippensburg converting 10-of-17 (59 percent) compared to 5-of-13 (39 percent) for Bowie State.

The Lady Bulldogs pulled within five with 2:52 left in the second half, but solid free-throw shooting and rebounding allowed the Raiders to close it out. Speaking of free throws, Shippensburg attempted a whopping 28 second half free throws, making 22 while Bowie State had only three free throw attempts over the final 20 minutes, missing all three. In fact, Bowie State second half free throws came in the final 2:01.

Senior Alessandra Flores Conway (Hagerstown, Md.) and junior Denver Clyde (Glen Burnie, Md.) contributed seven points each for the Lady Bulldogs and graduate student Brooke Miles (Upper Marlboro, Md.) along with junior Jasmine McIntosh (Bowie, Md.) contributed four points in the setback. Clyde led Bowie State on the glass with nine rebounds while Miles pulled down seven.

The Raiders were led by Stephanie Knauer’s double-double of 20 points and 15 rebounds. Lauren Gold scored 19 points and Sarah Strybuc recorded 16 points and a game-high seven assists for Shippensburg. Caitlyn Deeter rounded out Shippensburg’s double figure scorers with 10 points.

Bowie State (3-1) returns home to host Queens (N.Y.) College on Saturday (December 7th) at 2 pm in the A.C. Jordan Arena.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Bowie State Holds Off Bluefield College 71-66 (MEN'S Bb FINAL)

ETTRICK, Va.—Senior Ray Gatling (Oxon Hill, Md.) tossed in a team-high 23 points to lead Bowie State to a 71-66 victory over Bluefield (Va.) College on Saturday evening to wrap up the Bulldogs participation in the Virginia State “Chick-fil-A” Classic.

Graduate student Brian Freeman (Clinton, Md.) recorded 13 points and tied for game-high rebounds with nine, while senior teammates Carlos Smith (Baltimore, Md.) and Zafir Williams (Philadelphia, Pa.) added eight points each in the victory.

Bowie State jumped out to a 6-0 lead forcing the Rams to call an early timeout. Gatling, the Classic Most Valuable Player, drained his first 3-pointer of the game right after the timeout and senior David Golladay (Upper Marlboro, Md.) hit a pair of free throws to push the Bulldogs lead to 11-0.

Asher Dillow stopped the Bowie State run with a 3-pointer at the 15:57 mark for Rams first points of the contest, but the Bulldogs led 11-3 at the first media timeout.

The Bowie State stronghold continued as the lead grew to 24-10 midway through the first half.  Bluefield made a little run but the Bulldogs strolled into intermission with a comfortable 44-22 advantage.

The Rams shot a dismal 25.7 percent from the field in the first half, making only 9-of-35 field goals, which included 2-of-14 beyond the arc.

The Bulldogs on the other hand, shot 51.6 percent (16-of-31) from the field, which include 5-of-12 behind the 3-point line. Bowie State shot well at the free throw, knocking down 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Bluefield opened the second half with 7-0 run before a layup by freshman Tai Marshall (Atlantic City, N.J.) stopped that run and cut the Rams deficit to 46-32. The Rams were able to pull within seven at 52-51 with just under 11 minutes in the contest and appeared to be gaining momentum and confidence. The Rams got back into the game behind hot shooting by Kearston Marion and Josh Nesbit.

A dish by Kyle Grisby to Nesbit created the games first tie at 53, but Bowie State regained the lead on their next trip down the floor. A pair of free throws by Freeman gave Bowie State a little breathing room and a triple by sophomore Justin Beck (Baltimore, Md.) pushed the lead up to eight at 61-53 with 7:27remaining in the game.

Bluefield continued to hustle and rallied to close within two at 64-62 with 2:42 left on the clock, but would get no closer the rest of the way.

The Bulldogs improve to 5-4 overall, while the Rams fall to 3-4 on the season. Bluefield was led by Marion with a team-high 18 points, while Nesbit added 16 in the loss.

Bowie State will return to action on Wednesday (December 11th) hosting the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds at 7 pm in the A.C. Jordan Arena.

Is your doctor a real doctor?

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Is your doctor a real doctor?

If you’ve read much about alternative health, you’ve come across the word “naturopath” or you’ve seen the initials “ND” (instead of “MD”) following a doctor’s name. The doctors we interview in our Special Reports are often ND’s. The initials stand for doctor of naturopathy.
You’ve probably seen the word, but you may wonder what it means, and what kind of qualifications and training the person has. I know I used to wonder all the time. What the heck IS an ND? Who are these people? Keep reading, because I decided to look into it and I’m going to tell you what I found.
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Let me say right off: here at Cancer Defeated we’ve been researching alternative cancer treatments for about nine years, and some of the best people we’ve come across are naturopathic doctors. In fact, some of the best cancer experts aren’t ANY kind of doctor at all. They come from other fields.
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I’m mainly interested in results. I don’t care all that much about what the diploma on the wall says.
An embarrassing revelation...
But at the same time, I have a confession to make. I have to admit I feel a bit deflated when someone who calls himself a doctor turns out to be an ND instead of an MD. It’s like a little voice in my head says, “Oh, you mean he’s not a real doctor.”
I should kick myself, but the mainstream medical profession has surrounded itself with such an aura of superiority, I’m still a bit intimidated by their smug claims. The propaganda has worked. After all, we’ve been exposed to it all our lives. They’re the establishment and they’ve got all the power and most of the money.
If nothing else, I know MD’s are pretty bright and they’ve survived just about the toughest obstacle course in the education industry. But I also know something else. I went to a so-called elite school way back in the 1970s. About half the undergrads were trying to get into medical school. No kidding, that’s how many guys at my college wanted to be doctors (it was an all-male college back in those days).
And even at that tender age I had serious doubts about the motive and personality of the people who were going into that profession. Too many of them wanted to become doctors for the money and the social status. This sounds harsh, but it’s a fact. I saw it with my own 19-year-old eyes.
Oh, heavens, they studied hard and were bright, but if being an engineer or running a dry cleaning store had paid as well they would have become engineers or dry cleaners. Being a country boy, I was new to such blatant careerism and it shocked me. I thought a person chose a profession because he found it rewarding. Some of these guys told me privately they HATED the idea of becoming a doctor.
Their interest in medicine – if they even had any – was more like the interest kids these days have in computers. They were fascinated by the science and technology aspect. But most of them didn’t rise to even that level of interest. It was all about having a lucrative, high-status career. For doctors reading this who did (and do) really feel the call, forgive this, but if you’re honest with yourselves I think you’ll have to admit it’s true of many of your colleagues.
So I have no hesitation about recommending other types of medicine, including naturopathy. I’ve had great success treating myself with alternatives. Give me a “quack” any old day. My friends and relatives who stuck with conventional medicine are falling apart around me, while I’m not doing too badly for someone my age. What’s more, surveys show the same is true of most people who are into alternative medicine. We’re a healthy bunch.
So now let me help you choose your “quack.”
What’s a naturpath? I finally found out!
The truth is that many naturopathic doctors have a lot of the same skills as conventional doctors, but they receive additional training in natural therapies and a commitment to heal the body, not medicate it.
Just look at the six values that govern them – all of which are centered around a natural approach to healing.
The first commits them to treating the cause of an illness instead of just suppressing the symptoms, as in conventional medicine.
Second, they follow the mantra to “First, do no harm.” Meaning they steer clear of drugs and procedures with harmful side effects.
Patient education is the third core value. Naturopathic doctors believe being a physician means teaching, not dominating a patient.
Fourth, naturopathic doctors treat you as a whole person instead of a combination of parts. They consider physical, mental, emotional, environmental, and social factors before labeling anything. No cookie-cutter diagnoses, in other words.
Fifth, they work to prevent illness by considering your individual risk factors and making personalized interventions.
And their last core value is to place a huge emphasis on the healing power of nature and the body’s innate ability to heal itself. This means they turn to drugs only as a last course of action.
Bottom line – naturopathic medicine is designed to curb most chronic illnesses without sentencing you to a lifetime of drugs and side effects.
You hardly ever hear a medical doctor say, “Let’s figure out the cause of your problem so you can get over this without having to take drugs the rest of your life.”
Their attitude is profoundly wrong, because chronic diseases can be caused by something as simple as a wheat allergy or a sensitivity to preservatives. Those causes are more common than you think. So don’t let yourself be put on a lifetime regime of drugs because your doctor doesn’t know how to diagnose you correctly.
How do you find a qualified
naturopathic doctor?
The main problem with naturopathic medicine is that it’s not widely regulated. I’m not a fan of regulation, but the lack of it means you have to do your own homework and think for yourself.
The title Doctor of Naturopathy isn’t protected. So depending on which state you live in, any practitioner can use the title whether they’re qualified or not.
Right now, there are three levels of naturopathic care. The first consists of practitioners who are largely self-taught or who went through some type of apprenticeship. They call themselves “naturopaths.” Sometimes they’re good, sometimes not. I’m not putting down the good ones – I’ve met some self-taught or lightly-credentialed healers who are very good indeed. But you need to check things out.
The next level up is practitioners who practice under other professional licenses but offer some naturopathic services – a chiropractor might do this, for example. Chiropractors have plunged wholesale into herbal medicines, supplements and other alternative therapies. Some of them are very good healers.
Chiropractic these days has soared far above what it was 40 years ago. I take it seriously as a clinically validated form of healing. I’ve personally been cured of “untreatable” health problems by a chiropractor and I know other people who have as well.
But the third level of naturopathic medicine – and your best bet for primary healthcare – is a licensed naturopathic doctor with a four-year medical degree. These naturopathic doctors (NDs) complete graduate-level programs that include the same basic sciences studied by conventional doctors. In fact, some naturopathic medical schools actually require more instruction in basic and clinical sciences than do a lot of the top medical schools.
Along with those basic sciences, they train in all the natural therapies: clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, physical medicine, massage, hydrotherapy, and more.
Naturopathic medical schools are formally accredited by a council recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. A lot of them go through internships and residencies. They have to pass board exams to be licensed as primary care doctors. Some go on to work in research. The National Institutes of Health even funds some naturopathic medical research.
Scope of Practice
The problem, and the reason a lot of people can’t get access to naturopathic care, is that the profession is still hung up in regulatory red tape. Right now, fifteen states and three U.S. jurisdictions regulate the profession - Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and D.C.
Some naturopathic doctors can write prescriptions or give vaccines, but it depends on where they live. Right now, eleven of the states that grant ND licenses give prescription rights. Eight states let NDs perform surgery.
Washington State has the most freedom on the naturopathic front. NDs there are considered comparable to primary care MDs. Washington naturopathic doctors even accept insurance. In Connecticut, the insurance situation is even better – the state law there forces all insurance companies to cover naturopathic services.
But go somewhere like Texas or Iowa and you’ll have a hard time even finding a licensed naturopathic doctor.
It’s sickening to think about, but your right to non-invasive, healing care is pretty much determined by where you live.
The ideal situation would be for all of us to use naturopathic doctors as our primary caregivers. But given the lack of ND licensing laws in most states, it’s just not possible.
If you’re in a state where you can access qualified naturopathic care, do it. And even if your state doesn’t license NDs, you may still be able to find a degreed naturopathic doctor who practices under a license issued by another state (though their scope of practice would be limited).
If your only option is to see a traditional naturopath -- one who lacks all the fancy credentials -- it’s essential you ask for qualifications and references. You don’t want to end up being treated by someone who got his or her degree from a three-month Internet course.
Are MD’s good for anything?
The answer is yes. Conventional, establishment MD’s are good for some things and I still go to mine from time to time. You need an established relationship with an MD if you’re to have access to the conventional medical system when you need it. And believe me, you will.
Medical doctors are great for shock-trauma treatment. If I were in a car accident or accidentally sliced a limb with a chain saw, I’d head for the emergency room like everyone else. Likewise if I thought I was suffering from a heart attack. It’s a little late at that point to think about herbs and vitamins. You need something to get you through the next 24 hours.
Another factor is that more and more MDs are becoming “integrative doctors” who practice natural and alternative medicine in addition to the NIH/FDA/AMA approved stuff. In addition to being a medical doctor, such a doctor might be licensed to practice chiropractic, homeopathy or any number of other disciplines – or perhaps has just gotten himself (or herself) up to speed on nutrition and the various branches of herbal medicine.
But to be honest, MDs like that are still rare. Things are changing, but most MDs still consider ALL alternative treatments quackery. If you’re dealing with chronic diseases like arthritis, heart disease or cancer, their brand of shock-and-awe treatment won’t do you any fundamental good. At best, it’ll just suppress your symptoms. At worst, it’ll give you awful side effects that plague you the rest of your life while your disease sticks around.
Now that I’ve studied the matter, I know conventional medicine is worthless when it comes to late-stage cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. It’s somewhat more successful with some early-stage cancers. When it comes to diabetes, they merely buy you time. When it comes to heart disease, they’ve had remarkable success, but the same (and better) can be achieved with alternatives at a fraction of the cost of conventional treatments.
Praise God, I don’t suffer from cancer, heart disease or the other degenerative diseases, but I can tell you from personal experience that straight, unrepentant MD’s are nearly worthless in helping you with pain, digestive problems of any kind, allergies, skin diseases, or headaches. I had those problems when I was young and got no relief until I turned to alternative medicine.
Among dermatologists – skin doctors – the joke is that “it’s a great business because the patients never die and they never get well.” Is that the kind of doctor you want – the kind who thinks a comment like that is funny?
The difference between MDs and NDs is something like this: Say you have a short circuit in your house. It starts a fire. An MD would show up, put the fire out, and tell you to call if it happens again. An ND would show up, put the fire out, and figure out what caused the fire in the first place so it never happens again.
In one situation, you’re always at risk. In the other, your risk has been eliminated.
And the comparison is a little unfair to fire fighters. You can be pretty sure they’ll put out a fire, but a conventional MD often won’t help your chronic disease at all, from acne when you’re a kid to arthritis when you’re a senior. And if he does it’s probably with a prescription drug that does you untold harm while just masking the symptoms of your illness.
Naturopathic medicine is designed to support good health for the rest of your life. Incorporate a good ND’s advice into your healthy lifestyle, and you’ve got something that will last.