PRIMARY CAUSE AND THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER PART 1 of 2
By Dr. James Howenstine, MD. March 22, 2007NewsWithViews.com
The main factor responsible for the rapidly rising incidence of prostate cancer in men and breast cancer and uterine cancer in women appears to be the excessive exposure of modern men and women to estrogen. If testosterone had anything to do with prostate cancer there should be an epidemic of this disease in teenage males. All persons on planet earth are getting, for the first time in history, steady large exposure to estrogen from inhaled fuel exhaust, plastics, estrogen implants in meat and fed to chickens, herbicides, pesticides and propylene glycol.
All disease arises from metabolic imbalance.[1] When the underlying metabolic imbalance is corrected the disease goes away. If you fail to keep up the correction for the underlying metabolic imbalance (i.e. revert back to whatever created the metabolic imbalance in the first place), the disease will come back. This is called preventative medicine. Cancer is no different--it is caused by an underlying metabolic imbalance that turns normal cells into cancer cells.
How Does Excess Estradiol Cause Cancer of Prostate, Breast and Uterus?
Researchers such as Ercole Cavalieri Ph.D., Director of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer at the University of Nebraska have learned that a metabolite or byproduct of estradiol and estrone(the two most potent human estrogens) is destructive to adenine and guanine. These two purines along with the pyrimadines cystine and thymine compose the 4 nitrogenous bases of DNA. The diminished production of DNA permits gene mutations that can lead to cancer. Other estrogen metabolites are metabolized in the liver and excreted in the urine. The dangerous metabolite of estradiol and estrone is found most often in people eating more of dangerous transfats, fewer of good fats (extra virgin olive oil, fish oil) and less of sulfur containing amino acids found in beans, garlic, onions, cauliflower, cabbage.
The normal protection against gene mutation involves maintaining good physiologic levels of progesterone and testosterone. Stress increases the cortisol levels which makes the body resistant to other hormones and increases oxidation which is at the heart of how DNA damage is caused by these estrogen metabolites.
Males develop falling levels of testosterone and progesterone as they age. At the same time the level of estradiol is rising producing estrogen dominance in elderly males. Men with low levels of testosterone[2] are at greater risk of developing prostate cancer than men with higher testosterone levels.
Estrogen dominance activates the oncogene Bel-2 while progesterone and testosterone activate the protector gene p53. In laboratory cultures of prostate cancer cells, breast cancer cells and endometrial cancer cells the proliferation of cancer cells is produced by Bel-2 and prevented by p53.
What Causes Estrogen Dominance?
Estrogen dominance causes more cases of cancer of prostate, breast and endometrium than any other cause. Common causes for estrogen dominance include:
Insulin Resistance Males with the highest rates of insulin resistance were compared to males with the best insulin sensitivity. When males with the highest insulin resistance and greatest waist to hip ratios were combined the risk of prostate cancer was increased by 8.21 times.
Stress Cortisol blood levels rise in stress which impairs the action of insulin permitting blood sugar values to rise and insulin to be less effective(insulin resistance).
Obesity accelerates estrogen production in males because fat cells convert testosterone and androsterone into estrogens which stimulates the growth of the prostate gland. Generally the more fat a man carries the higher his estradiol levels will be. To make matters even worse for males the enzyme aromatase converts testosterone to estrogen. This is less likely to occur when testosterone therapy is taken in cream form(compounding pharmacists make this)rather than by injection. This action of aromatase can also be blocked by extract of passion flower plant.
Transfats found in pastries and processed foods promote weight gain, diabetes, arteriosclerosis and cancer
Embryonic Damage[3] Excess estrogen exposure to differentiating cells particularly in the testes and ovaries between days 18 and 23 is common and important. This damage results in delayed puberty and infertility in males and miscarriages, precocious puberty and progesterone lack by age 35 in women.
Xenoestrogen exposure Males working in factories making herbicides have 9X greater incidence of prostate cancer. Exposure to insect sprays, outgassing from carpets, etc in homes also puts estrogen into the body.
Liver Diseases and Alcoholism Impaired metabolism of estrogens leads to excess estrogen and enlarged breasts in males.
Other causes for estrogen dominance include sleep deprivation, working nights in bright lights and trying to sleep in daytime, fluoride exposure from water and toothpaste, environmental estrogens(outgases from carpets and home chemicals), sedentary lifestyle, polluted air(vehicle exhaust) and hypothyroidism.
Can Anything Be Done About Estrogen Dominance?
The incidence of breast cancer in the United States is 141.1 and the incidence of breast cancer in Northern Thailand(Chiang Mai Province) is 13.7. Most of the males and females in this province consume a phytoestrogen herbal substance called Pueraria mirifica PM. This plant has a tuberous root which can be eaten. The plant appears identical to other local plants and can only be distinguished from other non-PM containing plants during the 2 weeks annually when it is flowering. Most of the PM being sold is misidentified and has none of the benefits of PM.
PM contains a valuable phytoestrogen named miroestrol. Miroestrol is similar to the safest human estrogen estriol. Miroestrol is 3000 times stronger than the estrogenic activity exhibited by soy isoflavones(genistein). PM has more than 1000 times the estrogenic activity of red clover. In addition to miroestrol PM contains substantial amounts of other phytoestrogens including daidzein, genistein, puerarin, and mirificin.
When miroestrol enters an estrogen receptor it modulates the effect on the receptor. PM supplements when the estrogenic activity is low and dilutes if the receptor estrogenic activity is high. Miroestrol has no effect on estrogen levels in the body as it only influences the estrogen receptor.
In a clinical study on menopausal women in Thailand miroestrol lowered hot flashes 11 fold and night sweats 4 fold within 30 days. Most women start to notice relief of symptoms within one week.
Approximately 70% of Japanese women taking PM noted an increase in breast size. This was more apparent in younger women than older women.
The dosage of PM in females was 2 mg. per kilo of body weight. In the first month of therapy for menopausal symptoms 3 mg can be taken. Each pill of Beyond Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT contains about 80 mg. so taking 3 pills would supply this. A U.S. woman weighing 70 kilos should take one pill 80 mg. twice daily. In the clinical studies in Thailand doses no toxicity was noted even in doses 2000 times the usual dosage. Traditional Thai usage has menstruating women skip the therapy during menses.
Therapy With PM In Males
The dosage in males is one half that of women (1mg. per kilo of body weight). Males have not noticed any increase in breast size. Both males and females in this region of Northern Thailand continue to be physically active and retain their black hair into their 80s. Elderly women have firm breasts and youthful appearing skin. Elderly men continue to be sexually active. Their memories are good and they have not been ill. One man in his 80s was surprised when asked if he got up to urinate during the night. He replied “No one here wakes up to do that.”
H.R.T. Plus
Dr. Gary Gordon’s company Longevity Plus has formulated a new sublingual product that contains Pauraria Mirifica phytoestrogen complex along with Methylcobalamin and Nutri-Folate which has all forms of folic acid.
Methylcobalamin became available in 1998 and quickly gained recognition for it’s ability to regenerate nerves. Research has shown that sublingual Vitamin B12 in this product Methylcobalamin MC was nearly as effective as injections of B12. Additionally protection can be obtained against the development of diabetic polyneuropathy, reversal of Bell’s palsy, improvement in chronic depression, reduction in the frequency of disabling headaches and improvement in neurologic conditions. This form of B12 has improved testicular function allowing some patients to again become sexually potent.
Some patients in psychiatric institutions have been restored to normal life when their B12 deficiency is corrected. B12 therapy can also stimulate return of normal growth patterns in children, Patients who are pregnant, using birth control pills and all vegetarians are at risk for B12 deficiency.
Deleterious high homocysteine blood levels are quickly reversed by MC therapy which may also help prevent Alzheimer’s Disease, aging, cancer and arteriosclerosis. Folic Acid deficiency is very common currently. Alcohol destroys stores of folic acid. As many as 50% of pregnant women are at risk of folic acid depletion which can cause spina bifida, cleft palate, brain damage and impaired learning in the newborn child.
Folic acid depleted individuals are vulnerable to viral, fungal and bacterial infections. Nutri-Folate contains all the forms of folic acid including natural 5’MTHF. Vitamin B6 can reverse carpal tunnel syndrome, helps prevent problems caused by excessive sugar intake and improves utilization of protein.
The dose of H.R.T. Plus is one or two tablets taken sublingually daily. Swallow after the tablet has dissolved. This therapy provides the valuable estrogenic substance PM along with Methylcobalamin and all the valuable forms of folic acid.
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This product, H.R.T. Plus or the other P.M. product Beyond H.R.T. might help males shrink the size of their enlarged prostate glands. Both these products supply PM so they might help males suffering from enlarged prostate glands in view of the apparent lack of symptoms of enlarged prostate glands in Chiang Mai province. There do not appear to have been any published studies of PM in males at this point. I think that taking one or the other of these products for 2 months in a dosage of one tablet of Beyond H.R.T. daily or one sublingual H.R.T. Plus sublingually daily for 2 months might prove beneficial and is safe. Beyond HRT and H.R.T. Plus can be purchased from Longevity Plus 1-800-580-7857 and from Natural Health Team 1-800-416-2806. For part 2 click below.
1, Lee, John Hormone Balance For Men What your Doctor May Not Tell You About Prostate Health and Natural Hormone Supplementation Copyright 2003 by Hormones Etc P.O. Box 84900, Phoenix, AZ 85071 (800) 528-0559 e-mmail:info@hohnlee.com pg. 9 2, Morgentaler A, et al Occult prostate cancer in men with low serum testosterone levels.JAMA 1996 Dec 1;276(23):1904-63, Colborn Theo Our Stolen Future
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PROSTATE PROBLEMS AND HORMONES: Male Prostate, Estrogen dominance and Progesterone benefits
by John R. Lee, MD - a Harvard-trained physician and leading medical authority on natural progesterone, Medical News Letter January 1999
Some years back, a handful of men called or wrote to tell me of their experience with progesterone, usually the result of handling progesterone cream while helping a woman apply it. They reported that their symptoms of prostate enlargement or benign prostatic hypertrophy (3PK) such as urinary urgency and frequency decreased considerably, and their sexual performance increased, Needless to say, this gave me much to think about. Since then, several men with prostate cancer have told me their PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) level - an indication of prostate cancer - decreased when they started using a daily dab of progesterone cream, and that they have had no progression of their prostate lesions since using the cream. One man called to say his bone metastases are now no longer visible by Mayo clinic X-ray tests.
Though I retired from active practice ten years ago, six of my former patients with early prostate cancer have been using progesterone cream (along with diet, some vitamin and mineral supplements, and saw palmetto) for about five years. All report their cancer has shown no progression.
The Wrong Treatment All These Years
Since Huggins showed, in 1941, that castration (removal of the testicles) slowed progression of prostate cancer, physicians have assumed it was the resulting lack of testosterone that slowed the cancer, and ever since have relied on suppression of testosterone in their treatment of the disease. However, the testosterone suppression benefit only lasts two to three years, and then the prostate cancer progresses to an androgen (male hormone) insensitive state and continues to spread. Despite this, metastatic prostate cancer patients are treated with androgen blockade through castration (orchiectomy) and/or hormone-suppressing drugs
I remember reading studies done 30 to 40 years ago showing that testosterone supplementation prevented survival of prostate cancer cells transplanted to test mammals. In more recent (as yet unpublished) studies it has been shown that in a prostate cancer cell culture, testosterone kills the cancer cells. A 1996 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that in mice, testosterone will shrink human prostate tumors. The benefit of castration in prostate cancer stemmed from estradiol reduction, not testosterone reduction
Tracking the Culprit
Why does prostate cancer occur so often in aging men? Consider the changes in testicular hormone production as men age:
1. Testosterone levels fall;
2. More testosterone is changed (by 5-alpha-reductase enzyme) to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), stimulating prostate growth;
3. Progesterone levels fall. Progesterone is vital to good health in men. It is the primary precursor of our adrenal cortical hormones and testosterone. Men synthesize progesterone in smaller amounts than women do but it is still vital. Since progesterone Is a potent inhibitor of 5-alpha-reductase, the decline of progesterone in aging males plays a role in increasing the conversion rate of testosterone to DHT.
4. Estradiol (an estrogen) effect increases. Testosterone Is a direct antagonist of estradiol. Both the fall in testosterone and the shift from testosterone to DHT allows increased effect of estradiol. Male estradiol levels are equivalent to or greater than that of postmenopausal females, but normally estradiol's effects are suppressed (antagonized) by the male's greater production of testosterone. Perhaps estradiol Is also the culprit (along with DHT) in prostate growth.
Getting Down to the Gene Level
Embryology teaches us that the prostate Is the male equivalent of the female uterus. The two organs differentiate from the same embryonic cells and they share many of the same genes such as the oncogene, Bcl-2, and the cancer-protector gene, p53. It is not surprising then, that the hormonal relationships in endometrial cancer will be the same in prostate cancer; that is both are very sensitive to the harmful effects of unopposed estrogen and are protected by progesterone. Researchers T.S. Wiley and Bent Formby, Ph.D. have done test tube studies that verify this relationship, but human studies still need to be done.
The course of prostate cancer growth, like breast cancer growth [is] due to the continued presence of an underlying metabolic imbalance. The underlying metabolic imbalance in all hormone-dependent cancers is estrogen dominance. Prevent the estrogen dominance and you will prevent the cancer. If the cancer is already underway, correcting the estrogen dominance will slow the cancer growth and prolong life. The benefit of castration in prostate cancer stemmed from estradiol reduction, not testosterone reduction. Given the choice, I would choose testosterone and progesterone supplementation...."
Dr. Lee's Healthy Prostate Program
1. Diet should avoid sugars, refined starches, and other glycemic (insulin-raising) foods as well as high. estrogen food such as feedlot-raised meat and milk.
2. Avoid xenoestrogens such as pesticides and some plastics
3. Maintain a good intake of antioxidants.
4. If you are over 50, monitor saliva hormone levels of progesterone and testosterone.
5. Supplement progesterone and testosterone by transdermal cream to maintain saliva levels consistent with that of healthy mature males. When supplemented in this manner: I recommend 8 to 10 mg per day of progesterone and 1~2 mg per day of testosterone.
6. From my clinical experience, It would not surprise me that exercise and an active sex life are also protective factors against prostate cancer.
7. It is known that chronic inflammation may also be potentially carcinogenic. It is wise, therefore, to maintain one's intake of antioxidants such as vitamin C, selenium, and the fat soluble anti-oxidant vitamins, A, E, D, and K.
John R. Lee, MD - Medical News Letter January 1999
Coffee drinkers who suffer from asthma can breathe a sigh of relief: according to a study performed by a Harvard physician, asthmatic coffee drinkers suffer nearly one-third fewer symptoms of asthma than those who live without java.
Dr. Scott T. Weiss, associate professor of medicine at the Medical School and associate physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, concluded from a study of more than 20,000 patients that caffeine might serve to relax the constricted lung tissues which cause asthma.
In asthma patients, the muscles surrounding the bronchial passages constrict, blocking the passage of air and making breathing difficult. Senior Environmental Protection Agency scientist Joel D. Schwarz, who collaborated with Weiss on the study, explained that the caffeine, a bronchodilator, is effective against such constriction because it relaxes these muscles.
According to Schwarz, the researchers chose to study coffee because caffeine is chemically similar to theophylline, an asthma treatment. So far, coffee is the only beverage found to produce these results.
"We were unable to demonstrate any effect in tea or colas," Weiss said, adding that such beverages contain significantly less caffeine than coffee.
Weiss stressed that while caffeine can relieve some background symptoms of asthma, coffee is not a substitute for appropriate therapy for asthma.
"If you took away coffee, more symptoms would be reported," said Weiss. "If you've got asthma, see a doctor and get the right medicine."
Dr. Dirk K. Greineder, who is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Medical School and treats asthma patients, described the study's results as "a real link."
"I'm not surprised by the findings," Greineder said. "One would have predicted that caffeine helps asthma."
"Until recently, the mainstay medication for asthma was theophylline, which is chemically very similar to caffeine," Greineder said. "I've had patients with high caffeine intakes who needed to take less theophylline to adjust for the caffeine."
Approximately eight million adult Americans suffer from asthma, with treatment costs of up to $4.6 billion a year, according to the study.
Asthma is the leading cause of absence from school, amounting to ten million lost school days per year.
PD: In an emergency situation if someone is having an asthma attack and you don't have the proper medications or cannot take the person to a medical facility immediately, give the person a cup of strong black coffee. (This is not part of the article, somebody told me that a long time ago, and now I corroborated the information with the preceding article.)
La ortiga, la guanábana y el hawthorne berry son algunas de las plantas comunes que se dan en Puerto Rico con grandes propiedades terapéuticas. (Luis Alcalá del Olmo)
Una raíz, una fruta o hasta un hierbajo puede esconder propiedades medicinales si uno sabe cómo identificarlas. El uso de las plantas para la sanación y el bienestar es muy conocido y cada año este conocimiento se vuelve más accesible y aceptado.
“Una cuarta parte del planeta es árboles, plantas. De esas plantas solamente una cuarta parte conocemos sus propiedades terapéuticas y curativas. El resto está en investigación. Pero con las que tenemos conocidas, y aprobadas por las agencias federales como FDA, tenemos muchas plantas que nos pueden ayudar con diferentes condiciones”, asegura el conocido naturópata Rubén Marchand. (Luis Alcalá del Olmo)
De las plantas medicinales que se dan en Puerto Rico siempre se oye hablar de la sábila, la albahaca, la manzanilla, la hierbabuena y otras que se encuentran a menudo en los huertos caseros. Sin embargo, hay otras plantas menos conocidas por sus beneficios de salud que pueden ser consumidas.
“Casi siempre si la vas a comer pues en tu desayuno, en tus meriendas. Si la vas a tomar pues son cuatro tazas de té al día”, explica Marchand.
A continuación una guía de algunas de las plantas medicinales poco conocidas que se dan en la Isla: Jengibre:
“Jengibre es un digestivo, es un antiinflamatorio, y esas son sus propiedades más significativas. Se está usando para el artritis, se usa para el sistema digestivo”, indica Marchand. Además, puede servir como un antivomitivo y antibiótico contra las molestias estomacales e intestinales. Marchand advierte que no todo el mundo puede tolera el jengibre. “Se usa para el sistema digestivo pero personas más sensibles tienen que tener cuidado con ella porque es un poco fuerte”, añade. Aceite o compresas de jengibre pueden ayudar contra el dolor articular y muscular. Se puede utilizar para cocinar, pulverizadas, fresca, en tabletas o en jarabe. Guanábana:
Marchand recuerda los "tesecillos” y guarapos de guanábana que utilizaban los abuelos. Es una planta que tiene numerosas aplicaciones curativas. Ayuda contra la hipertensión, el asma, la diabetes, desórdenes del hígado y tienen propiedades digestivas. Recientemente, se ha descubierto que la guanábana es muy efectiva para tratar el cáncer y los tumores, indica. La corteza y las hojas tienen propiedades terapéuticas adicionales para tratar problemas de circulación, parásitos, enfermedades de pecho y hasta funciona como un sedativo natural. La pulpa de la fruta se puede tomar en jugo o en agua, y las hojas y la corteza se preparan como té. Llantén:
El llantén es una planta que se da más en la región este de la Isla. Marchand la describe como una planta poderosa para tratar los problemas respiratorios: gripe, resfriado, bronquitis crónica, tos, sinusitis, asma, laringitis. “Se utilizó con otra planta que también se consigue aquí muy fácilmente, el anamú, conocida como la hierba que el cabro no mastica por su amargo, por su sabor fuerte. En combinación con ella se ha utilizado efectivamente para problemas del cáncer”, agrega. Se toma en té o en jugo. Cola de caballo:
La cola de caballo no es una planta muy conocida, pero se puede cultivar y se puede conseguir aquí. “Esta es una planta muy poderosa. Es la planta del cabello, de las uñas, de la piel, y los huesos. Así que es una planta para problemas dermatológicos, también es diurética, ayuda mucho a las personas con problemas reumáticos. Sus propiedades terapéuticas son sumamente amplias”, señala. Funciona como cicatrizante, regenerador celular, cura los tendones adoloridos, ayuda a controlar las hemorragias y se puede utilizar para bajar de peso. Se toma en té, en jugo, jarabe, como infusión o cápsula, o exteriormente como ungüento, crema o loción. Diente de león:
Esta planta ayuda sobre todo al sistema digestivo, especialmente los problemas hepáticos. “Para personas que tienen problemas con la vesícula biliar, el hígado, cirrosis hepática, el diente de león (dandelion, en inglés) es una planta sumamente poderosa para este tipo de condición”, asegura Marchand. También puede prevenir las infecciones del tracto urinario y ayudar con el dolor tipo artrítico. Se toma como té, se puede comer en ensalada o en jugo. Ortiga:
La lista de condiciones que ayuda la ortiga ('nettles' en inglés) es larga. “La ortiga es una planta que también se da aquí y se conoce tradicionalmente como pica-pica porque tiene unos vellos que cuando las personas se los toca se irrita y se inflama, como una reacción alérgica. Es una planta bien poderosa para problemas reumáticos, ayuda también a los riñones”, explica. Es un diurético, antinflamatorio, tiene propiedades antihistamínicas, purifica la sangre, ayuda los niveles de azúcar, ayuda al cabello y las uñas, entre otros. Se toma en té o se utiliza en ortigaterapia. Hawthorn Berry:
“El famoso Hawthorne Berry es una planta muy poderosa para los problemas cardiacos. Es diurética, ayuda a las personas con problemas de la presión, taquicardia, arritmia, condiciones cardiacas” indica. También ayuda aliviar espasmos musculares y dolores de pecho, y disminuye la ansiedad. Se toma como té.
Cannabis oil has been on the minds of men with prostate cancer. It seems that many people want to know if cannabis oil can cure prostate cancer. If you ask any man who has used cannabis oil for prostate cancer and had his cancer go in remission, the answer is yes. If you ask a scientist, the answer will be that there is not a lot of data on the medical uses of cannabis oil. Read on to learn more about this alternative treatment for prostate cancer.
What Is Cannabis Oil?
Cannabis oil comes from Cannabis sativa, a plant that has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. This plant goes by many names, such as marijuana, hemp, or cannabis. Scientists have discovered in cannabis 66 biologically active components that are called cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are a group of compounds found in Cannabis species (Cannabis sativa L. and Cannabis indica Lam.). The most powerful cannabinoid is thought to be the chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC. Other substances in the plant are also being studied for their medical benefits. Cannabinoids may have benefits in the treatment of cancer-related side effects. Hemp generally refers to the stalks and sterilized seeds, which have a much lower concentration of THC, and hempseed oil is more of a health food.
Health Benefits of Cannabis Oil vs. Hempseed Oil
The THC in cannabis is known to relieve pain, control nausea and vomiting, and stimulate appetite in people with cancer and AIDS. There are studies that suggest that cannabis oil or hemp oil can shrink cancer tumors as well as diabetes, ulcers, arthritis, migraines, insomnia, infections, skin cancer, and many other diseases.
Hempseed oil is considered a superfood with high levels of gamma linolenic acid (GLA) and protein. The plant has a unique ratio of omega-3, omega-6, and GLA of 2:5:1. Hempseed oil is made from varieties of C. sativa that do not have a lot of THC, namely 0.3% or less. The phytosterols may offer some protection against prostate and other cancers, but hempseed oil does not contain the cannabinoids found in cannabis oil. You can also buy hempseed oil online or at a health food store. Can Cannabis Oil Treat Prostate Cancer?
What proponents like about cannabis oil is that it is a natural treatment that does not seem to cause harm to other cells in the body and is better tolerated than chemotherapy. Unfortunately there are few reputable US studies on Cannabis for treating humans for prostate cancer. There is plenty of anecdotal evidence however of cannabis oil shrinking prostate cancer tumors while reducing pain, eliminating insomnia, and helping the patients have a general sense of well-being.
There are many stories of people who have used cannabis oil to shrink prostate cancer tumors, and many of the people had success combining the oil with traditional therapies to fight their cancer. The problem with getting hard data and studies is that United States laws make it challenging for clinical studies on the marijuana plant to take place. Plus, there seems to be a lack of funding for the research. The studies that have taken place tend to focus on symptoms (such as pain relief and nausea) rather than the efficacy of the cannabis oil to shrink cancer tumors.
Can Cannabis Oil Help with Cancer Symptoms?
Cannabis oil contains cannabinoids. The potential benefits of cannabis oil is for relieving prostate cancer are shrinking tumors, pain relief, improved sleep, and and over feeling of well-being. Doctors who prescribe or recommend cannabis to cancer patients most commonly to do so for symptom management.
Are There Any Facts Showing Cannabis Works?
There are limited studies on medical uses for the cannabis plant. Most of the research involves cannabinoids, including THC, and not the low-THC hempseed oil.
In 1997, the US Government authorized an in-depth investigation into the medical use of marijuana. The Office of National Drug Control Policy commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the risks and health benefits of marijuana. The IOM offered several conclusions regarding the usefulness of medical marijuana.
According to the IOM, scientific data shows that cannabinoids, THC in particular, have some potential to relieve pain, control nausea and vomiting, and stimulate appetite. The effect of cannabinoids on the immune system is not clear. The research found that the reduced anxiety, sedation, and euphoria from cannabinoids could help certain patients and situations, but this could be distressing for others.
The researchers reviewed many studies and found that smoking marijuana delivers harmful substances and could increase lung diseases and certain types of cancer. Because marijuana contains many active compounds, the drug cannot provide precise effects unless they isolate individual components.
In recent discussions, scientists reported that THC and other cannabinoids such as CBD (cannabidiol) can kill or slow the growth of certain cancer cells growing in laboratory dishes. Some studies involving animals also suggest certain cannabinoids may slow growth and reduce spread of some forms of cancer. The problem is that these substances have not been tested in humans. At this time there is not any scientific evidence from US controlled studies in humans that cannabinoids can cure or treat cancer in people.
In 2008, a team of scientists in a combined effort between Spain, France, and Italy conducted laboratory tests that they published in The Journal Of Clinical Investigation. The researchers showed THC as a cure for brain cancer as well as had the ability to terminate other cancer cells in the body. They found that THC inhibits cell death and tumor metastasis while not affecting and maybe even protecting normal cells.
Is Cannabis Legal?
Cannabis is a controlled substance that classified as a Schedule I agent (which means that it is a drug with increased potential for abuse and no known medical use).
Legal Facts about Cannabis:
By federal law, the possession of Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is illegal in the United States.
Several states have medical marijuana laws that allow medical use of cannabis.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved cannabis as a treatment for cancer or any other medical condition.
Cannabinoids are chemical components of cannabis. Some cannabinoids such as dronabinol and nabilone are approved for the treatment of cancer-related side effects.
Laws define marijuana as, “all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. It does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.”
How Do You Get Cannabis Oil?
You can make your own cannabis oil. You can read about this at CureYourOwnCancer.org. How much to take and how potent your oil will be are good questions. There just are not solid answers. Patients start by taking an amount about the size of a grain of rice and ramp up the amount.
A group in Santa Cruz, CA, called the Wo/men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM), make a cannabis oil (from organic herb they grow) called “Milagro oil,” to treat various conditions. For cancer they recommend a gram of oil per day for 60 days, although some patients are affected by the psychoactive side effect. Diluting with hempseed oil is helpful for those cases.
There are several videos about how to make cannabis oil hosted by Rick Simpson online. Simpson has been providing people with instructions for making this oil for years and has politically active in getting word out about the medical value and cancer-fighting properties in cannabis oil. He has testimonialsfrom patientson his site. The oil is usually ingested for cancer, but is also used topically or vaporized for other conditions. The process involves highly flammable alcohol and needs to be done with caution.
The level of cannabinoid in the cannabis plant is unpredictable and lower than the doses that have been used in animal studies; therefore any benefit from this compound requires the use of a purified and concentrated form. This applies to cannabis oil, because purified oils contain about the same ratios of compounds as the plants from which they come. Even though some fans of cannabis oil prefer to use Cannabis indica (rather than C. sativa) for its higher cannabidiol levels and lower THC levels, the levels are not consistent or predictable.
If you are interested in cannabis for treating prostate cancer, do further research on this drug. Be sure to check the laws in your state or country and talk to your doctor about possible complications.
About Dr. Geo Espinosa, N.D., L.Ac, CNS, RH (AHG)
Dr. Geo is the Director of the Integrative Urology Center at New York University Langone Medical Center and the Chief Science Officer at Prostate Research Labs. Before joining NYU, Dr. Geo was a clinician, researcher and director of clinical trials at the Center for Holistic Urology at Columbia University Medical Center. He is a licensed naturopathic doctor, licensed acupuncturist, a Certified Nutrition Specialist and a Registered Herbalist. Dr. Geo is an author of the naturopathic entry in 1000 Cures for 200 ailments, by Harper Collins; March 2007 and “Prostate Cancer – Nutrients that may slow its progression,” Food and Nutrients in Disease Management – Maryland: Cadmus Publishing, 2009. He also serves on the editorial board of the Natural Medicine Journal.
Dr Geo is a frequent speaker at universities, medical schools and conferences on Integrative Health, nutrition and natural treatments for prostate disease. More on Dr. Geo
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En el año 1931 el científico Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970) recibió el premio Nobel por descubrir la causa primaria del cáncer en su tesis “La causa primaria y la prevención del cáncer“. Según el Sr. Warburg, el cáncer es la consecuencia de una alimentación antifisiológica y un estilo de vida antifisiológico.
¿Por qué?
Una alimentación antifisiologica (dieta basada en alimentos
acidificantes y sedentarismo), crea en nuestro organismo un entorno de acidez y éste, a su vez, provoca la expulsión del oxígeno de las células. El Sr. Warburg afirmó:
– “La falta de oxígeno y la acidosis son las dos caras de una misma moneda: cuando usted tiene uno, usted tiene el otro”.
– “Las substancias ácidas rechazan el oxígeno; en cambio, las substancias alcalinas atraen el oxígeno”.
– “Privar a una célula de oxígeno durante 48 horas puede convertirla en cancerosa”.
– “Todas las células normales tienen un requisito absoluto para el
oxígeno, pero las células cancerosas pueden vivir sin oxígeno (esta es
una regla sin excepción)”.
– “Los tejidos cancerosos son tejidos ácidos, mientras que los sanos son tejidos alcalinos”.
En su obra “El metabolismo de los tumores“, Warburg demostró que todas las formas de cáncer
se caracterizan por dos condiciones básicas: la acidosis y la hipoxia
(falta deoxígeno). También descubrió que las células cancerosas son
anaerobias (no respiran oxígeno) y no pueden sobrevivir en presencia de altos niveles de oxígeno. En cambio, sobreviven gracias a la glucosa siempre y cuando el entorno este libre de oxígeno.
Por lo tanto, el cáncer no sería nada más que un mecanismo de defensa
que tienen ciertas células del organismo para continuar con vida en un
entorno ácido y carente de oxígeno. Las células sanas viven en un
entorno alcalino y oxigenado, lo cual permite su normal funcionamiento.
Una vez finalizado el proceso de la digestión, los alimentos generarán
una condición de acidez o alcalinidad al organismo en función de la
calidad de las proteínas, los hidratos de carbono, las grasas, los
minerales y las vitaminas.
El resultado acidificante o alcalinizante se mide a través de una
escala llamada PH, cuyos valores se encuentran en un rango de 0 a 14,
siendo el PH 7 un PH neutro. Es importante saber cómo afectan a la salud
los alimentos ácidos y alcalinos,
ya que para que las células funcionen en forma correcta y adecuada su
PH debe ser ligeramente alcalino. En una persona sana el PH de la sangre
se encuentra entre 7,40 y 7,45. Tener en cuenta que si el PH sanguíneo
cayera por debajo de 7 entraríamos en un estado de coma próximo a la
muerte.
De acuerdo con lo expuesto aquí, se pueden generar dos listas de alimentos que acidifican y alcalinizan el organismo:
– Azúcar refinada y todos sus productos (el peor de todos: no tiene
ni proteínas, ni grasas, ni minerales, ni vitaminas; solo hidratos de
carbono refinados que estresan al páncreas. Su PH es de 2,1, es decir,
que es altamente acidificante).
Carnes (todas).
– Leche de vaca y todos sus derivados.
– Sal refinada.
– Harina refinada y todos sus derivados (pastas, galletitas, etc.).
– Productos de panadería (la mayoría contienen grasas saturadas, margarina, sal, azúcar y conservantes).
– Margarinas.
– Gaseosas.
– Cafeína.
– Alcohol.
– Tabaco.
– Medicinas.
– Cualquier alimento cocinado (La cocción elimina el oxigeno y lo trasforma en ácido) inclusive las verduras cocinadas.
– Todo lo que contenga conservantes, colorantes, aromatizantes, estabilizantes, etc: todos los alimentos envasados.
Constantemente la sangre se encuentra autorregulándose para no caer
en acidez metabólica, de esta forma garantiza el buen funcionamiento
celular, optimizando el metabolismo. El organismo debería obtener de los
alimentos las bases (minerales) para neutralizar la acidez de la sangre
de la metabolización, pero todos los alimentos ya citados aportan muy
poco y en contrapartida desmineralizan el organismo, sobre todo los refinados. Hay que tener en cuenta que en el estilo de vida moderno estos alimentos se consumen todos los días del año.
Alimentos Alcalinizantes (Saludables y favorables a la vida)
– Todas las verduras crudas (algunas son ácidas pero dentro del
organismo tienen reacción alcalinizante, otras son levemente
acidificantes pero consigo traen las bases necesarias para su correcto
equilibrio) y crudas aportan oxígeno, cocidas no.
– Frutas,
igual que las verduras, pero por ejemplo el limón tiene un PH
aproximado de 2.2, pero dentro del organismo tiene un efecto altamente
alcalinizante (quizás el más poderoso de todos). Las frutas aportan
saludables cantidades de oxigeno.
– Semillas: aparte de todos sus beneficios, son altamente alcalinizantes, como por ejemplo las almendras.
– Cereales integrales: El único cereal integral alcalinizante es el
mijo, todos los demás son ligeramente acidificantes pero muy saludables.
Todos deben consumirse cocidos.
– La miel (es altamente alcalinizante).
– La clorofila de las plantas (de cualquier planta) es altamente alcalinizante (sobre todo el aloe vera).
– El agua
es importantísima para el aporte de oxigeno “La deshidratación crónica
es el estresante principal del cuerpo y la raíz de la mayor parte de las
enfermedades degenerativas” afirma el Dr. Feydoon Batmanghelidj
– El ejercicio oxigena todo tu organismo, el sedentarismo lo desgasta.
El Doctor George w. Crile, de Cleverand, uno de los cirujanos más
importantes del mundo declara abiertamente: “Todas las muertes mal
llamadas naturales no son más que el punto terminal de una saturación de
ácidos en el organismo”. Contrario a lo anterior es totalmente
imposible que un cáncer prolifere en una persona que libere su cuerpo de
la acidez, nutriéndose con alimentos que produzcan reacciones
metabólicas alcalinas y aumentando el consumo del agua pura y que, a su
vez, evite los alimentos que originan dicha acidez, y se cuide de los
elementos tóxicos. En general el cáncer no se contagia ni se hereda…lo
que se hereda son las costumbres alimenticias, ambientales y de vida que
lo producen.” Mencken escribió: “La lucha de la vida
es en contra de la retención de ácido. El envejecimiento, la falta de
energía, el mal genio y los dolores de cabeza, enfermedades del corazón,
alergias, eczemas, urticaria, asma, cálculos y arteriosclerosis no son
más que la acumulación de ácidos.”
El Dr. Theodore A. Baroody dice en su libro “Alkalize or Die”
(alcalinizar o morir): “En realidad no importa el sin número de nombres
de enfermedades. Lo que sí importa es que todas provienen de la misma
causa básica: muchos desechos ácidos en el cuerpo” .
El Dr. Robert O Young dijo: “El exceso de acidificación en el
organismo es la causa de todas las enfermedades degenerativas. Cuando se
rompe el equilibrio y el organismo comienza a producir y almacenar más
acidez y desechos tóxicos de los que puede eliminar, entonces se
manifiestan diversas dolencias.
La quimioterapia
acidifica el organismo a tal extremo, que este debe recurrir a las
reservas alcalinas de forma inmediata para neutralizar tanta acidez,
sacrificando bases minerales (Calcio, Magnesio, Potasio) depositadas en
huesos, dientes, uñas, articulaciones y cabellos. Es por ese motivo que
se observa semejante degradación en las personas que reciben este
tratamiento, y entre tantas otras cosas, se les cae a gran velocidad el
cabello. Para el organismo no significa nada quedarse sin cabello, pero
un PH acido significaría la muerte.
¿Es necesario decir que esto no se da a conocer porque la industria
del cáncer y la quimioterapia son uno de los negocios mas
multimillonarios que existen hoy en día? ¿Es necesario decir que la
industria farmacéutica y la industria alimenticia son una sola macabra
entidad?
“Que el alimento sea tu medicina, que tu medicina sea el alimento”. Hipócrates. Fuente: http://www.empoderasalud.com/
A continuación te dejamos la recta para prepara un jarabe de Aloe vera el cual ayuda a desintoxicar todo el organismo.
Cannabis oil has been on the minds of men with prostate cancer. It seems that many people want to know if cannabis oil can cure prostate cancer. If you ask any man who has used cannabis oil for prostate cancer and had his cancer go in remission, the answer is yes. If you ask a scientist, the answer will be that there is not a lot of data on the medical uses of cannabis oil. Read on to learn more about this alternative treatment for prostate cancer.
