Guest guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 There's a product called Orithrush by Ecological Formulas that can be used as a mouthwash or a douche. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Extension Update Exclusive More than a third of global cancer deaths caused by modifiable factors A study published in the November 19 2005 issue of The Lancet concluded that one-third of the deaths from cancer worldwide are due to risk factors that could have been modified. Previous studies have examined the effects of risk factors on cancer mortality, but most have examined only one risk factor, one type of cancer, or one population. Dr Majid Ezzati of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and colleagues estimated mortality from cancer attributable to nine risk factors: overweight and obesity, low vegetable and fruit intake, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol use, unsafe sex, air pollution, indoor smoke from coal use, and contaminated injections in health care settings. By reviewing published studies and government reports, they determined that 2.43 million of the 7 million worldwide cancer deaths in 2001 were caused by the joint effect of these factors. Of these deaths, 1.6 million were among men and .83 million of them were women. Over a third of the deaths were from lung cancer. Smoking, alcohol use and low fruit and vegetable intake led individual risk factors for global cancer deaths. Despite the fact that they account for only 15 percent of the world’s population, high income countries accounted for 29 percent of the cancer deaths and 31 percent of deaths attributed to the nine risk factors. Among low and middle income countries, Europe and Central Asia had the greatest number of cancer deaths attributable to these factors. The authors cite an article published in a previous issue of The Lancet in which the writer (Sporn, MB) “states that the obsession with curing advanced disease has prevented progress in the war on cancer.” Dr Ezzati concluded, "Primary prevention through life-style and environmental interventions remains the main route for reducing the global cancer burden. If implemented, reduction of exposure to well-known behavioral and environmental risk factors would prevent a substantial proportion of deaths from cancer. Protocol Cancer prevention Cancer is a disease caused by genetic mutation. Most people have a difficult time grasping the molecular complexities of genes and their relationship to cancer. To bring this down to the simplest level, the following definition from the New England Journal of Medicine (Haber 2000) should enable lay persons to understand how genes are intimately involved in cancer processes: "Cancer results from the accumulation of mutations in genes that regulate cellular proliferation." Human studies show that about 70% of gene mutations are environmental and, thus, relatively controllable based on what we eat, whether we smoke, or exposure to genotoxins or radiation (Ljungquist et al. 1995; Herskind et al. 1996; Finch et al. 1997). Antioxidant supplements have become popular because they reduce gene damage inflicted by free radicals. However, it takes more than antioxidants to adequately protect genes against environmental mutation. The most prevalent cause of environmental genetic mutation is the food we eat every day. While certain foods are particularly genotoxic, even healthy foods result in the body being exposed to small amounts of carcinogens. A consistent finding in epidemiological studies is that people who consume the most calories have significantly higher incidences of cancer (Kuska 2000; Winick 1991). There are several mechanisms that explain why overeating causes cancer, but one reason is that more gene mutations occur in response to higher food intake. The first line of defense against the many carcinogens in the human diet is agents that prevent gene mutation. Many antimutagenic agents have been identified in fruits and vegetables, the most potent being the indole-3-carbinols, the chlorophylls, and chlorophyllin (Negishi et al. 1997). The traditional dietary antioxidants should be considered only as a secondary line of defense against cancer because it is more important to inactivate or neutralize carcinogens in the first place than to try to protect the cells and proteins downstream from their effects. Chlorophyllin is the modified, water-soluble form of chlorophyll that has been tested as an antimutagenic agent for more than 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 As far as I know, genes are the primary problem. I don't recall ever seeing anywhere that people are responsible in some way for their thyroid problems. Roni From: mihok456 <mihok456@...> hypothyroidism Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 7:12 AM Subject: Prevention Hi group, I know no one really knows the cause of hypothyroidism (as far as I know), but can anyone tell me some things to avoid that may be triggers? I am severely hypothyroid and it runs in my family. I'd like to avoid having my daughter, who is now 12, going through this hell if possible. Thank you, Terry ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Hi Terry, I can give your my experience with this. I did not have a thyroid problem until I was in my 50's. I thought since I got to that age with no problems I had made it, but I was wrong. All the Women in my family have some form of thyroid problem and we all got it at different ages. Some young, some older. My suggestion to you is to be as healthy as possible for your entire life. Or your daughters life in this case. Maintain a normal weight, and get exercise, and eat right. I think the more good things you do throughout your life the easier it will be if you ever do get a problem. For me the biggest thing is to maintain a healthy weight. If I had been overweight when my problem started it would have been much harder on me. I might research vitamins and supplements and see if there is anything that might help, but not sure if anything will stop someone from getting a thyroid problem if it is in the genes. I thought I did everything right, and I still have the problem. Hopefully there will be discoveries that will provide more help to people with this problem, so look on the bright side. Your daughter may not have to worry about this for a long time, and who knows, she may never have to deal with it. Don't stress yourself out worrying about this as that isn't good for you. > > Hi group, > > I know no one really knows the cause of hypothyroidism (as far as I know), but can anyone tell me some things to avoid that may be triggers? I am severely hypothyroid and it runs in my family. I'd like to avoid having my daughter, who is now 12, going through this hell if possible. > > Thank you, > Terry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Terry, You wrote: > > I know no one really knows the cause of hypothyroidism (as far as I know), but can anyone tell me some things to avoid that may be > triggers? I am severely hypothyroid and it runs in my family. I'd like to avoid having my daughter, who is now 12, going through this > hell if possible. The most common cause is one of two autoimmune conditions, which together are called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Both excess and deprivation of iodine seem to trigger it. She might want to avoid goitrogenic foods, such as raw cruciferous vegetables, unfermented soy, and fluoride, for example in tea. However, if you have the idiopathic familial condition (second most common), the best you can do is probably just expect it to develop as she matures. Watch for the symptoms and be prepared to get replacement hormones quickly. Many of the more severe problems come from trying to ignore the condition for a long period. She could also avoid the Hashi's triggers. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 As you say, no one knows. But we do know that soy [especially unfermented] attacks both your thyroid gland and the thyroxine in your body so I would try to avoid that wherever possible. The problem is that soy is in so many prepared foods [and at times with no mention of soy on the label] that it is difficult to avoid. As for goitrogens I think the experts suggest you eliminate or at least lower their consumption if you are hypothyroid but I never heard of them being suspected of causing hypothyroidism. I pay that no mind; YMMV. As for hypothyroidism being hell, as a matter of fact probably about 95% take one simple pill per day and live perfectly normal lives once the dose is titrated. Blood work probably should be done fairly regularly; maybe once per year? OTHO that tiny percentage who do not benefit from the typical treatment have more than enough hell at times for all of the people who have it. Luck, .. .. > Posted by: " mihok456 " mihok456@... > <mailto:mihok456@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Prevention> > mihok456 <mihok456> > > > Fri May 20, 2011 7:12 am (PDT) > > > > Hi group, > > I know no one really knows the cause of hypothyroidism (as far as I > know), but can anyone tell me some things to avoid that may be > triggers? I am severely hypothyroid and it runs in my family. I'd like > to avoid having my daughter, who is now 12, going through this hell if > possible. > > Thank you, > Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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