#a) offspring will always inherit any genetic disease or predispositions the parent had

[in-asterism]

cursed daughter of a blessed mother who is the blessed daughter of a cursed mother who is the cursed daughter of a cursed mother

[drferox]

Are crosses of cancer-prone breeds like the boxer or golden retriever any less likely to develop breed-associated cancers, or is it just a genetic crapshoot based on the purebred parent? Assuming you are not breeding two dogs that are both predisposed to developing cancer.

The genetics of cancer are interesting and complicated. All cancers could be considered a genetic disease, because all cancers are due to genetic changes in the cell. Some of these cancers have a distinct pattern of running in bloodlines, and are probably at play in purebred dogs with known cancer predispositions.

Very broadly and generally speaking, there are two types of genes we consider.

Oncogenes. These can be thought of as pro-cancer genes. The more you have, the more they’re expressed, and the more likely you are to have a cancer.

Anti-oncogenes. Sometimes called anticancer genes. These genes prevent oncogenes being expressed, or check for DNA transcription errors. If you lose these or have less for any reason, cancer becomes more likely.

In a living, multi-cellular organism, like dogs in this case, every cell starts with the same DNA. In the course of life some cells will receive genetic damage, such as from UV light or due to certain viruses or carcinogens, for example, and their DNA may change. DNA errors may include duplicating or activating an oncogene, or losing an anti-oncogene, and so cancer develops.

Broadly speaking, the more ‘safety nets’ in an individuals genome, the more difficult it is for them to develop cancer, but they wont be immune. Every time a cell replicates you basically roll dice, and if the numbers come up badly, you lose.

Now, there’s not just one gene for each cancer. That would be far too simple, though some genes are more common than others. There are multiple, multiple genes at play and we probably don’t know what all of them do. It’s really all one big mess. Dogs have 78 chromosomes, but they have far more than 78 genes. There are lots and lots of different genes on the same chromosome. There are some genes that are commonly inherited together, two different traits that seem to go hand in hand. Sometimes these are linked genes. They are genes that occur on the same chromosome. Genes can switch from one chromosome of a pair to another. The closer two genes are to each other on a chromosome, the stronger they are linked together and the more likely they are to always occur together.

A living organism, a dog in this case, is a great big mess of interacting genes and multiple traits. Through the process of artificial selection, or selective breeding, we have developed families of dogs that share the traits we’ve been selecting for.

However it is also likely that we’ve inadvertently selected for genes we didn’t want, genes that are strongly linked with traits we were targeting. 

My personal theory is that the genes for domestication, the genes that make dogs so trainable and fond of humans, are linked with oncogenes that we had no way of knowing about. We probably have accidentally selected for pro-cancer genes in our dog breeds.

This might be why it always seems like the nicer dogs get the nastier conditions.

But back to your original question, if you cross two dogs that have the same oncogenes, you will have the same risk in the offspring. If you cross dogs that have different oncogenes, you might get lucks and the offspring may not inherit either of them, or they may inherit sets from both parents and be more at risk. If you cross two dogs and the offspring happen to inherit more oncogenes and less anti-oncogenes, then you will have a higher cancer risk.

So the answer depends on information that we currently don’t have a means to gather, but you are rolling the dice with every breeding, and with every cell division within the individual. Usually we roll well. Sometimes we roll badly.

[kellyjrpeterson]

Foods to Prevent or Fight Cancer

By Dr Thomas Lodi

I chose the word, “Fight” to be used in the title of this discussion because it demonstrates how people think about cancer and all other sorts of “disease” for that matter.  The fact that the chemical composition of plants (phytochemicals) found in many species has specific “anti-cancer” properties when eaten is not at all in question. What needs to be replacedprior to discussing these issuesany further is the fundamental template for understandingthat we have in regards to cancer and other “diseases”.This requires that we have a paradigm shift from the “disease model” to the functional/metabolic model, which recognizes that we are fundamentally as much a part of nature as is a butterfly, an oak tree or a gorilla.  Then, and only then is it possibleto develop rational programs that will resolve, in healthful fashions any and all dysfunctional physiological states, known as “ill health”.

The substratum of this corrected paradigm is as follows; nature is perfect in that it always functions out of necessity and whose imperative it is to achieve or maintain optimal functioning of the organism, which is precisely its requisite contributionto the synchronized operations of all other organisms resonating to the harmonic voicings of the divine. All one needs in order to most appropriately and correctly comprehend and intercede in any situation with a particular organism, is to know that organisms’ niche and it’s functional role or requirements in that niche.

With this renewed understanding, the concept of ‘disease’ vanishes as a separate entity or as an inherited predisposition to become dysfunctional.  In fact, all genetically transmitted “errors”, such as gene translocations, are fully exhibited early in the organism’s life and with the exception of humans; these individuals do not go on to produce offspring.

What is usually referred to as “disease” is actually the body (nature) undertaking a series of biochemical and physiological actions to restore balance, or homeostasis as a consequence of being in a destabilizing internal or external environment.  This restorative ‘dance’ becomes abundantly clear when one carefully dissects the operations of the body leading to what has been named, ‘diabetes type 2’ or ‘hypertension’ (high blood pressure) or even the chest pain called ‘angina pectoris’.

In any condition wherein the body is in an environment that is antithetical to its designed functioning, i.e., exposure to toxic chemicals or radiation or diminished capabilities of waste disposal,there is a reflexive set of actions undertaken by the approximate 100 trillion cells constituting the human body to maintain the synchronized congruence of cellular and physiological functioning.  Consequently, blood pressure may rise to maintain flow in a system of arteries that have developed an inflammatory response to diet related toxins in the blood, cells become insulin resistant to protect themselves from the deleterious effects of excess sugar, or pain is so severe that eating is prohibited and rest is mandated. These are corrective measures, not enemy combatants; processes, not entities.  

In as much as plants are the native foods to primates, they contain all such materials that would be most favorable to maintaining their maximum capabilities as established by their genetic potential.  For those uncertain regarding the natural food of primates, a simple cursory review of the anatomy and physiology, as well as the eating habits of undomesticated primates will quite easily correct this knowledge deficit.

So, to come around to the conclusion that plants contain natural chemicals that possess medicinal value for humans is tantamount to the augmented comprehension found in a child who had previously mastered addition and subtraction, when he learns that 4 divided by 2 equals 2. It is simply the, “oh yeah, of course” phenomenon.

Obviously, some plants are not appropriate for humans and if ingested could result in death, while other plants can be tolerated but are not useful and yet, still others areeasily digested and assimilated into vibrant flesh, blood and energy.

Clearly then, as alluded to previously, it is necessary to understand the function of the organism within the niche, or environment to which it is suitedfor by nature if one is going to assist the remedial process.  Zookeepers are quite aware of the value and necessity of this most vital knowledge concerning the hostages to whom they have responsibility for establishing and preservinghealth, or sustained viability. Whereas physicians find themselves captives in the same prison built of ignorance and shackled by malignant protocol as are their unwitting victims who are ultimately sacrificed at the alter of greed.

This artificial dilemma or predicament holds true only for humans and their domesticated pets or captives in zoos and science laboratories.  All other creatures are directed through life by instinct and there is never a question of what, how or whether to eat under any and all circumstances.

Humans would naturally eat abundantly of a variety of plants and fruits, nuts and seeds, as do their ‘cousins’ in the tropics.  They would enjoy vitality into old age without the requirement of corrective processes (“disease”), if they were not enculturated, becoming oblivious to their instincts and strangers to their indigenous natures.

We are left then with the task of identifying which, of the plants that constitute the native diet of humans would be most propitious or worthwhile when cancer or some other corrective process has brought the ravenous slave of appetite to their knees.  The answer is that all of the plants and fruits in their delectable medleys and diverse assortments should be eaten with relish and gratitude in the form that nature has seen fit to produce them. When eaten in their unadulterated and pristine form, gluttony is impossible and appropriate and healthy intervals will automatically occur between meals.

The plants then that are especially helpful with regards to human cancers involve quite an extensive knowledge of botany, biochemistry, physiology, pathophysiology and histology or we can just follow our tastes. That is, if they had not been perverted earlier on in life before we even knew that we were alive; during our preverbal state which lasted up to about 3 years of age.  After that age, all of our additionally acquired “tastes” were merely embellishments upon the original appetite imprints transmitted by our parents indicating their manufactured loyalty to the same culture to which their parents had shackled them.

Broccoli, cauliflower and the large variety of other cruciferous plants are especially beneficial with regards to cancer and other degenerative conditions, as are the sulfur containing vegetables, such as is found in the garlic and onion families.  There is a large variety of mushrooms which confer greatly enhanced immune capabilities and should, without hesitation, be included in any medicinally motivated dietary regimen, including but not limited to shitake, reishi, maitake, chagas, agaricus and the ordinary button, and portabellas.  Furthermore most of the edible berries are exceedingly important and almost asindispensible as seeds containing appropriate omega 3:omega 6 ratios found in hemp, flax and chia seeds. And finally, drinking the brewed leaves of the Camellia sinensis (green tea) plant has been benefiting humans for at least 5000 years.  

As stated, Western technology born of a fractionating, reductionist perspective, endeavors to dissect components of natural phenomena with the steadfast conviction that once the whole has been fractionated into isolated segments, these elements can be applied medicinally, e.g., to affect a “cure”. Without belaboring this fallacy any further, the ‘light’of understanding that pierces and eliminates the ‘shadow’ erroneously conceived of as “disease”likewise disappears its equally ephemeral defining opposite, “cure”.  

In the past several decades it has been discovered through Western technology that a very potent catechin, ECGC found in green tea has direct tumoricidal (cancer killing) effects and it is highly recommended to brew and drink several cups per day whether or not one has been diagnosed with cancer.  In addition to these effects, this amazing plant containsa multitude of potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immune enhancing and neuroprotective phytochemicals, with broad application in precluding and inhibiting the necessity of corrective or homeostatic requirements.

The Brassica genus of plants,also known as cruciferousvegetables (mentioned previously) have been extensively researched and biochemically dissected so systematically and meticulously that their constituent molecular components have in large part all been named, classified and even exalted to such an extent that they have become known as the “king” of vegetables.  The “elements” found to be present in this group include but are not limited to the following: carotenoids, quercetin, organosulfides, flavonoids, indoles, dithiolthiones, isothiocyanates, keampferol, glucarates, terpenes, phenolic compounds such as coumarins, protease inhibitors, vitamin C, dietary fiber, selenium, tocopherols(vitamin E), B vitamins as well as magnesium, potassium and calcium, all of which are highly bio-available, hence readily absorbed.

The isothiocynates (ITC) are of particular interest in that they are produced de novo when the plants are crushed (chewed).  At this time, myrosinase mixes with and converts the glucosinoltes into ITC, which among other properties such as metabolizing estrogens safely, stimulates Phase II detoxification in the liver, eliminating toxins that have been prepared for excretion by Phase I processes.  This is exceedingly germane since we now, literally live in a sea of toxins.

It is neither necessary nor advantageous to elaborate any further regarding the degree to which the plants under discussion have been dissected and artificially labeled. Nature, the physical manifestation of the divine, produces no isolated ‘nutrients’ but rather an innumerable array of substances existing in a coherent, synergistic web whose effects are collaborative and defy comprehension.  

The catastrophic and heart rending destruction of many ofmother Earth’s ecosystems by the cyclopean Western mind, whose practices have determined the model for today’s worldwide zeitgeist,has overwhelmed and devoured thebalance once provided by Eastern thought.  This hideous behemoth arose out of an arrogant narcissism, which fashioned the modern world from the jaws of itsfabricated god, science; a heartless, soulless theocracy now poised to devour all that is sacred.

A resulting and obvious maxim from this discussion is that whatever practices are required to be restored to heath; the same are required to maintain health. Consequently, this very same native diet of humans precludes the necessity by the body to engage in corrective measures, for it will already be in exuberant health.  The overflowing energy and diminished deterioration of the body resulting from this indigenous lifestyle will then translate into an increased and delightful longevity, barring the unexpected bolt of lightning striking from above.

Foods to Prevent or Fight Cancer published first on https://akesislife.tumblr.com

[shirleyjgolding]

Foods to Prevent or Fight Cancer

By Dr Thomas Lodi

I chose the word, “Fight” to be used in the title of this discussion because it demonstrates how people think about cancer and all other sorts of “disease” for that matter.  The fact that the chemical composition of plants (phytochemicals) found in many species has specific “anti-cancer” properties when eaten is not at all in question. What needs to be replacedprior to discussing these issuesany further is the fundamental template for understandingthat we have in regards to cancer and other “diseases”.This requires that we have a paradigm shift from the “disease model” to the functional/metabolic model, which recognizes that we are fundamentally as much a part of nature as is a butterfly, an oak tree or a gorilla.  Then, and only then is it possibleto develop rational programs that will resolve, in healthful fashions any and all dysfunctional physiological states, known as “ill health”.

The substratum of this corrected paradigm is as follows; nature is perfect in that it always functions out of necessity and whose imperative it is to achieve or maintain optimal functioning of the organism, which is precisely its requisite contributionto the synchronized operations of all other organisms resonating to the harmonic voicings of the divine. All one needs in order to most appropriately and correctly comprehend and intercede in any situation with a particular organism, is to know that organisms’ niche and it’s functional role or requirements in that niche.

With this renewed understanding, the concept of ‘disease’ vanishes as a separate entity or as an inherited predisposition to become dysfunctional.  In fact, all genetically transmitted “errors”, such as gene translocations, are fully exhibited early in the organism’s life and with the exception of humans; these individuals do not go on to produce offspring.

What is usually referred to as “disease” is actually the body (nature) undertaking a series of biochemical and physiological actions to restore balance, or homeostasis as a consequence of being in a destabilizing internal or external environment.  This restorative ‘dance’ becomes abundantly clear when one carefully dissects the operations of the body leading to what has been named, ‘diabetes type 2’ or ‘hypertension’ (high blood pressure) or even the chest pain called ‘angina pectoris’.

In any condition wherein the body is in an environment that is antithetical to its designed functioning, i.e., exposure to toxic chemicals or radiation or diminished capabilities of waste disposal,there is a reflexive set of actions undertaken by the approximate 100 trillion cells constituting the human body to maintain the synchronized congruence of cellular and physiological functioning.  Consequently, blood pressure may rise to maintain flow in a system of arteries that have developed an inflammatory response to diet related toxins in the blood, cells become insulin resistant to protect themselves from the deleterious effects of excess sugar, or pain is so severe that eating is prohibited and rest is mandated. These are corrective measures, not enemy combatants; processes, not entities.  

In as much as plants are the native foods to primates, they contain all such materials that would be most favorable to maintaining their maximum capabilities as established by their genetic potential.  For those uncertain regarding the natural food of primates, a simple cursory review of the anatomy and physiology, as well as the eating habits of undomesticated primates will quite easily correct this knowledge deficit.

So, to come around to the conclusion that plants contain natural chemicals that possess medicinal value for humans is tantamount to the augmented comprehension found in a child who had previously mastered addition and subtraction, when he learns that 4 divided by 2 equals 2. It is simply the, “oh yeah, of course” phenomenon.

Obviously, some plants are not appropriate for humans and if ingested could result in death, while other plants can be tolerated but are not useful and yet, still others areeasily digested and assimilated into vibrant flesh, blood and energy.

Clearly then, as alluded to previously, it is necessary to understand the function of the organism within the niche, or environment to which it is suitedfor by nature if one is going to assist the remedial process.  Zookeepers are quite aware of the value and necessity of this most vital knowledge concerning the hostages to whom they have responsibility for establishing and preservinghealth, or sustained viability. Whereas physicians find themselves captives in the same prison built of ignorance and shackled by malignant protocol as are their unwitting victims who are ultimately sacrificed at the alter of greed.

This artificial dilemma or predicament holds true only for humans and their domesticated pets or captives in zoos and science laboratories.  All other creatures are directed through life by instinct and there is never a question of what, how or whether to eat under any and all circumstances.

Humans would naturally eat abundantly of a variety of plants and fruits, nuts and seeds, as do their ‘cousins’ in the tropics.  They would enjoy vitality into old age without the requirement of corrective processes (“disease”), if they were not enculturated, becoming oblivious to their instincts and strangers to their indigenous natures.

We are left then with the task of identifying which, of the plants that constitute the native diet of humans would be most propitious or worthwhile when cancer or some other corrective process has brought the ravenous slave of appetite to their knees.  The answer is that all of the plants and fruits in their delectable medleys and diverse assortments should be eaten with relish and gratitude in the form that nature has seen fit to produce them. When eaten in their unadulterated and pristine form, gluttony is impossible and appropriate and healthy intervals will automatically occur between meals.

The plants then that are especially helpful with regards to human cancers involve quite an extensive knowledge of botany, biochemistry, physiology, pathophysiology and histology or we can just follow our tastes. That is, if they had not been perverted earlier on in life before we even knew that we were alive; during our preverbal state which lasted up to about 3 years of age.  After that age, all of our additionally acquired “tastes” were merely embellishments upon the original appetite imprints transmitted by our parents indicating their manufactured loyalty to the same culture to which their parents had shackled them.

Broccoli, cauliflower and the large variety of other cruciferous plants are especially beneficial with regards to cancer and other degenerative conditions, as are the sulfur containing vegetables, such as is found in the garlic and onion families.  There is a large variety of mushrooms which confer greatly enhanced immune capabilities and should, without hesitation, be included in any medicinally motivated dietary regimen, including but not limited to shitake, reishi, maitake, chagas, agaricus and the ordinary button, and portabellas.  Furthermore most of the edible berries are exceedingly important and almost asindispensible as seeds containing appropriate omega 3:omega 6 ratios found in hemp, flax and chia seeds. And finally, drinking the brewed leaves of the Camellia sinensis (green tea) plant has been benefiting humans for at least 5000 years.  

As stated, Western technology born of a fractionating, reductionist perspective, endeavors to dissect components of natural phenomena with the steadfast conviction that once the whole has been fractionated into isolated segments, these elements can be applied medicinally, e.g., to affect a “cure”. Without belaboring this fallacy any further, the ‘light’of understanding that pierces and eliminates the ‘shadow’ erroneously conceived of as “disease”likewise disappears its equally ephemeral defining opposite, “cure”.  

In the past several decades it has been discovered through Western technology that a very potent catechin, ECGC found in green tea has direct tumoricidal (cancer killing) effects and it is highly recommended to brew and drink several cups per day whether or not one has been diagnosed with cancer.  In addition to these effects, this amazing plant containsa multitude of potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immune enhancing and neuroprotective phytochemicals, with broad application in precluding and inhibiting the necessity of corrective or homeostatic requirements.

The Brassica genus of plants,also known as cruciferousvegetables (mentioned previously) have been extensively researched and biochemically dissected so systematically and meticulously that their constituent molecular components have in large part all been named, classified and even exalted to such an extent that they have become known as the “king” of vegetables.  The “elements” found to be present in this group include but are not limited to the following: carotenoids, quercetin, organosulfides, flavonoids, indoles, dithiolthiones, isothiocyanates, keampferol, glucarates, terpenes, phenolic compounds such as coumarins, protease inhibitors, vitamin C, dietary fiber, selenium, tocopherols(vitamin E), B vitamins as well as magnesium, potassium and calcium, all of which are highly bio-available, hence readily absorbed.

The isothiocynates (ITC) are of particular interest in that they are produced de novo when the plants are crushed (chewed).  At this time, myrosinase mixes with and converts the glucosinoltes into ITC, which among other properties such as metabolizing estrogens safely, stimulates Phase II detoxification in the liver, eliminating toxins that have been prepared for excretion by Phase I processes.  This is exceedingly germane since we now, literally live in a sea of toxins.

It is neither necessary nor advantageous to elaborate any further regarding the degree to which the plants under discussion have been dissected and artificially labeled. Nature, the physical manifestation of the divine, produces no isolated ‘nutrients’ but rather an innumerable array of substances existing in a coherent, synergistic web whose effects are collaborative and defy comprehension.  

The catastrophic and heart rending destruction of many ofmother Earth’s ecosystems by the cyclopean Western mind, whose practices have determined the model for today’s worldwide zeitgeist,has overwhelmed and devoured thebalance once provided by Eastern thought.  This hideous behemoth arose out of an arrogant narcissism, which fashioned the modern world from the jaws of itsfabricated god, science; a heartless, soulless theocracy now poised to devour all that is sacred.

A resulting and obvious maxim from this discussion is that whatever practices are required to be restored to heath; the same are required to maintain health. Consequently, this very same native diet of humans precludes the necessity by the body to engage in corrective measures, for it will already be in exuberant health.  The overflowing energy and diminished deterioration of the body resulting from this indigenous lifestyle will then translate into an increased and delightful longevity, barring the unexpected bolt of lightning striking from above.

Foods to Prevent or Fight Cancer published first on https://akesislife.wordpress.com

[akesislife]

Foods to Prevent or Fight Cancer

By Dr Thomas Lodi

I chose the word, “Fight” to be used in the title of this discussion because it demonstrates how people think about cancer and all other sorts of “disease” for that matter.  The fact that the chemical composition of plants (phytochemicals) found in many species has specific “anti-cancer” properties when eaten is not at all in question. What needs to be replacedprior to discussing these issuesany further is the fundamental template for understandingthat we have in regards to cancer and other “diseases”.This requires that we have a paradigm shift from the “disease model” to the functional/metabolic model, which recognizes that we are fundamentally as much a part of nature as is a butterfly, an oak tree or a gorilla.  Then, and only then is it possibleto develop rational programs that will resolve, in healthful fashions any and all dysfunctional physiological states, known as “ill health”.

The substratum of this corrected paradigm is as follows; nature is perfect in that it always functions out of necessity and whose imperative it is to achieve or maintain optimal functioning of the organism, which is precisely its requisite contributionto the synchronized operations of all other organisms resonating to the harmonic voicings of the divine. All one needs in order to most appropriately and correctly comprehend and intercede in any situation with a particular organism, is to know that organisms’ niche and it’s functional role or requirements in that niche.

With this renewed understanding, the concept of ‘disease’ vanishes as a separate entity or as an inherited predisposition to become dysfunctional.  In fact, all genetically transmitted “errors”, such as gene translocations, are fully exhibited early in the organism’s life and with the exception of humans; these individuals do not go on to produce offspring.

What is usually referred to as “disease” is actually the body (nature) undertaking a series of biochemical and physiological actions to restore balance, or homeostasis as a consequence of being in a destabilizing internal or external environment.  This restorative ‘dance’ becomes abundantly clear when one carefully dissects the operations of the body leading to what has been named, ‘diabetes type 2’ or ‘hypertension’ (high blood pressure) or even the chest pain called ‘angina pectoris’.

In any condition wherein the body is in an environment that is antithetical to its designed functioning, i.e., exposure to toxic chemicals or radiation or diminished capabilities of waste disposal,there is a reflexive set of actions undertaken by the approximate 100 trillion cells constituting the human body to maintain the synchronized congruence of cellular and physiological functioning.  Consequently, blood pressure may rise to maintain flow in a system of arteries that have developed an inflammatory response to diet related toxins in the blood, cells become insulin resistant to protect themselves from the deleterious effects of excess sugar, or pain is so severe that eating is prohibited and rest is mandated. These are corrective measures, not enemy combatants; processes, not entities.  

In as much as plants are the native foods to primates, they contain all such materials that would be most favorable to maintaining their maximum capabilities as established by their genetic potential.  For those uncertain regarding the natural food of primates, a simple cursory review of the anatomy and physiology, as well as the eating habits of undomesticated primates will quite easily correct this knowledge deficit.

So, to come around to the conclusion that plants contain natural chemicals that possess medicinal value for humans is tantamount to the augmented comprehension found in a child who had previously mastered addition and subtraction, when he learns that 4 divided by 2 equals 2. It is simply the, “oh yeah, of course” phenomenon.

Obviously, some plants are not appropriate for humans and if ingested could result in death, while other plants can be tolerated but are not useful and yet, still others areeasily digested and assimilated into vibrant flesh, blood and energy.

Clearly then, as alluded to previously, it is necessary to understand the function of the organism within the niche, or environment to which it is suitedfor by nature if one is going to assist the remedial process.  Zookeepers are quite aware of the value and necessity of this most vital knowledge concerning the hostages to whom they have responsibility for establishing and preservinghealth, or sustained viability. Whereas physicians find themselves captives in the same prison built of ignorance and shackled by malignant protocol as are their unwitting victims who are ultimately sacrificed at the alter of greed.

This artificial dilemma or predicament holds true only for humans and their domesticated pets or captives in zoos and science laboratories.  All other creatures are directed through life by instinct and there is never a question of what, how or whether to eat under any and all circumstances.

Humans would naturally eat abundantly of a variety of plants and fruits, nuts and seeds, as do their ‘cousins’ in the tropics.  They would enjoy vitality into old age without the requirement of corrective processes (“disease”), if they were not enculturated, becoming oblivious to their instincts and strangers to their indigenous natures.

We are left then with the task of identifying which, of the plants that constitute the native diet of humans would be most propitious or worthwhile when cancer or some other corrective process has brought the ravenous slave of appetite to their knees.  The answer is that all of the plants and fruits in their delectable medleys and diverse assortments should be eaten with relish and gratitude in the form that nature has seen fit to produce them. When eaten in their unadulterated and pristine form, gluttony is impossible and appropriate and healthy intervals will automatically occur between meals.

The plants then that are especially helpful with regards to human cancers involve quite an extensive knowledge of botany, biochemistry, physiology, pathophysiology and histology or we can just follow our tastes. That is, if they had not been perverted earlier on in life before we even knew that we were alive; during our preverbal state which lasted up to about 3 years of age.  After that age, all of our additionally acquired “tastes” were merely embellishments upon the original appetite imprints transmitted by our parents indicating their manufactured loyalty to the same culture to which their parents had shackled them.

Broccoli, cauliflower and the large variety of other cruciferous plants are especially beneficial with regards to cancer and other degenerative conditions, as are the sulfur containing vegetables, such as is found in the garlic and onion families.  There is a large variety of mushrooms which confer greatly enhanced immune capabilities and should, without hesitation, be included in any medicinally motivated dietary regimen, including but not limited to shitake, reishi, maitake, chagas, agaricus and the ordinary button, and portabellas.  Furthermore most of the edible berries are exceedingly important and almost asindispensible as seeds containing appropriate omega 3:omega 6 ratios found in hemp, flax and chia seeds. And finally, drinking the brewed leaves of the Camellia sinensis (green tea) plant has been benefiting humans for at least 5000 years.  

As stated, Western technology born of a fractionating, reductionist perspective, endeavors to dissect components of natural phenomena with the steadfast conviction that once the whole has been fractionated into isolated segments, these elements can be applied medicinally, e.g., to affect a “cure”. Without belaboring this fallacy any further, the ‘light’of understanding that pierces and eliminates the ‘shadow’ erroneously conceived of as “disease”likewise disappears its equally ephemeral defining opposite, “cure”.  

In the past several decades it has been discovered through Western technology that a very potent catechin, ECGC found in green tea has direct tumoricidal (cancer killing) effects and it is highly recommended to brew and drink several cups per day whether or not one has been diagnosed with cancer.  In addition to these effects, this amazing plant containsa multitude of potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immune enhancing and neuroprotective phytochemicals, with broad application in precluding and inhibiting the necessity of corrective or homeostatic requirements.

The Brassica genus of plants,also known as cruciferousvegetables (mentioned previously) have been extensively researched and biochemically dissected so systematically and meticulously that their constituent molecular components have in large part all been named, classified and even exalted to such an extent that they have become known as the “king” of vegetables.  The “elements” found to be present in this group include but are not limited to the following: carotenoids, quercetin, organosulfides, flavonoids, indoles, dithiolthiones, isothiocyanates, keampferol, glucarates, terpenes, phenolic compounds such as coumarins, protease inhibitors, vitamin C, dietary fiber, selenium, tocopherols(vitamin E), B vitamins as well as magnesium, potassium and calcium, all of which are highly bio-available, hence readily absorbed.

The isothiocynates (ITC) are of particular interest in that they are produced de novo when the plants are crushed (chewed).  At this time, myrosinase mixes with and converts the glucosinoltes into ITC, which among other properties such as metabolizing estrogens safely, stimulates Phase II detoxification in the liver, eliminating toxins that have been prepared for excretion by Phase I processes.  This is exceedingly germane since we now, literally live in a sea of toxins.

It is neither necessary nor advantageous to elaborate any further regarding the degree to which the plants under discussion have been dissected and artificially labeled. Nature, the physical manifestation of the divine, produces no isolated ‘nutrients’ but rather an innumerable array of substances existing in a coherent, synergistic web whose effects are collaborative and defy comprehension.  

The catastrophic and heart rending destruction of many ofmother Earth’s ecosystems by the cyclopean Western mind, whose practices have determined the model for today’s worldwide zeitgeist,has overwhelmed and devoured thebalance once provided by Eastern thought.  This hideous behemoth arose out of an arrogant narcissism, which fashioned the modern world from the jaws of itsfabricated god, science; a heartless, soulless theocracy now poised to devour all that is sacred.

A resulting and obvious maxim from this discussion is that whatever practices are required to be restored to heath; the same are required to maintain health. Consequently, this very same native diet of humans precludes the necessity by the body to engage in corrective measures, for it will already be in exuberant health.  The overflowing energy and diminished deterioration of the body resulting from this indigenous lifestyle will then translate into an increased and delightful longevity, barring the unexpected bolt of lightning striking from above.

[meredithjpierre]

Foods to Prevent or Fight Cancer

By Dr Thomas Lodi

I chose the word, “Fight” to be used in the title of this discussion because it demonstrates how people think about cancer and all other sorts of “disease” for that matter.  The fact that the chemical composition of plants (phytochemicals) found in many species has specific “anti-cancer” properties when eaten is not at all in question. What needs to be replacedprior to discussing these issuesany further is the fundamental template for understandingthat we have in regards to cancer and other “diseases”.This requires that we have a paradigm shift from the “disease model” to the functional/metabolic model, which recognizes that we are fundamentally as much a part of nature as is a butterfly, an oak tree or a gorilla.  Then, and only then is it possibleto develop rational programs that will resolve, in healthful fashions any and all dysfunctional physiological states, known as “ill health”.

The substratum of this corrected paradigm is as follows; nature is perfect in that it always functions out of necessity and whose imperative it is to achieve or maintain optimal functioning of the organism, which is precisely its requisite contributionto the synchronized operations of all other organisms resonating to the harmonic voicings of the divine. All one needs in order to most appropriately and correctly comprehend and intercede in any situation with a particular organism, is to know that organisms’ niche and it’s functional role or requirements in that niche.

With this renewed understanding, the concept of ‘disease’ vanishes as a separate entity or as an inherited predisposition to become dysfunctional.  In fact, all genetically transmitted “errors”, such as gene translocations, are fully exhibited early in the organism’s life and with the exception of humans; these individuals do not go on to produce offspring.

What is usually referred to as “disease” is actually the body (nature) undertaking a series of biochemical and physiological actions to restore balance, or homeostasis as a consequence of being in a destabilizing internal or external environment.  This restorative ‘dance’ becomes abundantly clear when one carefully dissects the operations of the body leading to what has been named, ‘diabetes type 2’ or ‘hypertension’ (high blood pressure) or even the chest pain called ‘angina pectoris’.

In any condition wherein the body is in an environment that is antithetical to its designed functioning, i.e., exposure to toxic chemicals or radiation or diminished capabilities of waste disposal,there is a reflexive set of actions undertaken by the approximate 100 trillion cells constituting the human body to maintain the synchronized congruence of cellular and physiological functioning.  Consequently, blood pressure may rise to maintain flow in a system of arteries that have developed an inflammatory response to diet related toxins in the blood, cells become insulin resistant to protect themselves from the deleterious effects of excess sugar, or pain is so severe that eating is prohibited and rest is mandated. These are corrective measures, not enemy combatants; processes, not entities.  

In as much as plants are the native foods to primates, they contain all such materials that would be most favorable to maintaining their maximum capabilities as established by their genetic potential.  For those uncertain regarding the natural food of primates, a simple cursory review of the anatomy and physiology, as well as the eating habits of undomesticated primates will quite easily correct this knowledge deficit.

So, to come around to the conclusion that plants contain natural chemicals that possess medicinal value for humans is tantamount to the augmented comprehension found in a child who had previously mastered addition and subtraction, when he learns that 4 divided by 2 equals 2. It is simply the, “oh yeah, of course” phenomenon.

Obviously, some plants are not appropriate for humans and if ingested could result in death, while other plants can be tolerated but are not useful and yet, still others areeasily digested and assimilated into vibrant flesh, blood and energy.

Clearly then, as alluded to previously, it is necessary to understand the function of the organism within the niche, or environment to which it is suitedfor by nature if one is going to assist the remedial process.  Zookeepers are quite aware of the value and necessity of this most vital knowledge concerning the hostages to whom they have responsibility for establishing and preservinghealth, or sustained viability. Whereas physicians find themselves captives in the same prison built of ignorance and shackled by malignant protocol as are their unwitting victims who are ultimately sacrificed at the alter of greed.

This artificial dilemma or predicament holds true only for humans and their domesticated pets or captives in zoos and science laboratories.  All other creatures are directed through life by instinct and there is never a question of what, how or whether to eat under any and all circumstances.

Humans would naturally eat abundantly of a variety of plants and fruits, nuts and seeds, as do their ‘cousins’ in the tropics.  They would enjoy vitality into old age without the requirement of corrective processes (“disease”), if they were not enculturated, becoming oblivious to their instincts and strangers to their indigenous natures.

We are left then with the task of identifying which, of the plants that constitute the native diet of humans would be most propitious or worthwhile when cancer or some other corrective process has brought the ravenous slave of appetite to their knees.  The answer is that all of the plants and fruits in their delectable medleys and diverse assortments should be eaten with relish and gratitude in the form that nature has seen fit to produce them. When eaten in their unadulterated and pristine form, gluttony is impossible and appropriate and healthy intervals will automatically occur between meals.

The plants then that are especially helpful with regards to human cancers involve quite an extensive knowledge of botany, biochemistry, physiology, pathophysiology and histology or we can just follow our tastes. That is, if they had not been perverted earlier on in life before we even knew that we were alive; during our preverbal state which lasted up to about 3 years of age.  After that age, all of our additionally acquired “tastes” were merely embellishments upon the original appetite imprints transmitted by our parents indicating their manufactured loyalty to the same culture to which their parents had shackled them.

Broccoli, cauliflower and the large variety of other cruciferous plants are especially beneficial with regards to cancer and other degenerative conditions, as are the sulfur containing vegetables, such as is found in the garlic and onion families.  There is a large variety of mushrooms which confer greatly enhanced immune capabilities and should, without hesitation, be included in any medicinally motivated dietary regimen, including but not limited to shitake, reishi, maitake, chagas, agaricus and the ordinary button, and portabellas.  Furthermore most of the edible berries are exceedingly important and almost asindispensible as seeds containing appropriate omega 3:omega 6 ratios found in hemp, flax and chia seeds. And finally, drinking the brewed leaves of the Camellia sinensis (green tea) plant has been benefiting humans for at least 5000 years.  

As stated, Western technology born of a fractionating, reductionist perspective, endeavors to dissect components of natural phenomena with the steadfast conviction that once the whole has been fractionated into isolated segments, these elements can be applied medicinally, e.g., to affect a “cure”. Without belaboring this fallacy any further, the ‘light’of understanding that pierces and eliminates the ‘shadow’ erroneously conceived of as “disease”likewise disappears its equally ephemeral defining opposite, “cure”.  

In the past several decades it has been discovered through Western technology that a very potent catechin, ECGC found in green tea has direct tumoricidal (cancer killing) effects and it is highly recommended to brew and drink several cups per day whether or not one has been diagnosed with cancer.  In addition to these effects, this amazing plant containsa multitude of potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immune enhancing and neuroprotective phytochemicals, with broad application in precluding and inhibiting the necessity of corrective or homeostatic requirements.

The Brassica genus of plants,also known as cruciferousvegetables (mentioned previously) have been extensively researched and biochemically dissected so systematically and meticulously that their constituent molecular components have in large part all been named, classified and even exalted to such an extent that they have become known as the “king” of vegetables.  The “elements” found to be present in this group include but are not limited to the following: carotenoids, quercetin, organosulfides, flavonoids, indoles, dithiolthiones, isothiocyanates, keampferol, glucarates, terpenes, phenolic compounds such as coumarins, protease inhibitors, vitamin C, dietary fiber, selenium, tocopherols(vitamin E), B vitamins as well as magnesium, potassium and calcium, all of which are highly bio-available, hence readily absorbed.

The isothiocynates (ITC) are of particular interest in that they are produced de novo when the plants are crushed (chewed).  At this time, myrosinase mixes with and converts the glucosinoltes into ITC, which among other properties such as metabolizing estrogens safely, stimulates Phase II detoxification in the liver, eliminating toxins that have been prepared for excretion by Phase I processes.  This is exceedingly germane since we now, literally live in a sea of toxins.

It is neither necessary nor advantageous to elaborate any further regarding the degree to which the plants under discussion have been dissected and artificially labeled. Nature, the physical manifestation of the divine, produces no isolated ‘nutrients’ but rather an innumerable array of substances existing in a coherent, synergistic web whose effects are collaborative and defy comprehension.  

The catastrophic and heart rending destruction of many ofmother Earth’s ecosystems by the cyclopean Western mind, whose practices have determined the model for today’s worldwide zeitgeist,has overwhelmed and devoured thebalance once provided by Eastern thought.  This hideous behemoth arose out of an arrogant narcissism, which fashioned the modern world from the jaws of itsfabricated god, science; a heartless, soulless theocracy now poised to devour all that is sacred.

A resulting and obvious maxim from this discussion is that whatever practices are required to be restored to heath; the same are required to maintain health. Consequently, this very same native diet of humans precludes the necessity by the body to engage in corrective measures, for it will already be in exuberant health.  The overflowing energy and diminished deterioration of the body resulting from this indigenous lifestyle will then translate into an increased and delightful longevity, barring the unexpected bolt of lightning striking from above.

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Breakthrough 4: You Can Improve Your Genes

A breakthrough sometimes comes from seeing a simple truth hidden behind a tangle of complications. You can change your genes, and therefore you can improve them. You are talking to your genes when you do simple things like eating and moving. 

That’s why a recent study showed that people who alter their lifestyle significantly caused changes affecting perhaps 500 genes. The changes supported their new lifestyle, and they started within a few weeks. A strong emotion may be enough to alter a gene, because emotions require a shift in brain chemistry--brain cells secrete new chemicals for sadness or happiness, confidence or shyness, when their genes tell them to. The most seemingly stable part of the body turns out to be amazingly fluid and flexible. The code of life is a streaming message that never ends. 

If you are a concert pianist and you have a twin who became a bricklayer, your two hands would be completely different in appearance, flexibility, and skill. Those differences would be reflected in different brain patterns. Your motor cortex will be imprinted with piano playing, your twin’s with bricklaying. Identical twins are born with the same set of genes, yet if you take their genetic profile at age 70, their genes are totally different. 

What has changed is a realization that genes only affect you if they are switched on; they have no effect if they are switched off. 

Twins are only born identical; they go through life having unique experiences, and those experiences switch some genes on and others off. Everyone’s body is the end product of a lifelong process that turns switches on or off. Along the way. Along the way, three possibilities can occur: A gene may turn on or off on a fixed schedule; depending on the person’s behavior and experiences; or as a combination of the two. 

Your behavior won’t affect certain genes, it will have a strong effect on others, and for the vast majority of your genes, nature and nurture both play a crucial role. There is no single gene that determines height. The latest research shows that over 20 genes are involved in how tall a person will grow, and even when they are analyzed, those genes can’t tell you if one baby will grow up to be short and another tall. Scientists can’t even decide if genes account for 90 percent of height or as little as 30 percent. 

Outside factors aren’t reliable predictors either. A few decades ago, medical researchers found that diabetes and sickle-cell anemia ran in families through inherited genes, and wondered if perhaps the same was true for other traits that also seem to run in families. Hope grew that eventually all disorders, physical and mental, could be detected and cured at the genetic level. Parents could find comfort in the knowledge that their child-rearing skills didn’t create mental disturbances in their offspring. People suffering from depression, anxiety, obesity, and a host of other complaints could stop worrying that their choices had created the problem. Genes were at fault, and genes would come to the rescue. 

The single-gene theory is quickly being abandoned, although the public continues to believe in it. In recent years, the genomes of thousands of individuals have been mapped, and there turn out to be at least 3 million differences in the genetic makeup of any two people (we possess only 20,000 to 30,000 genes, far less than anyone supposed). 

Genes cannot govern all the other factors that make you who you are. A gene didn’t give you a love for gardening, a mania for collecting postage stamps, a taste for Bach, or an image of the person you would fall in love with. DNA is a memory bank storing every experience from the past that makes us human. Instead of letting those memories use you, you can learn to use them. 

Your DNA is no more physical than other parts of your body; it is made of energy, and you can change its energy patterns through a change of awareness. You were born with some predispositions that will determine how your body turns out, yet as you inject your own desires, habits, and intentions, a fixed trait will turn out to be very malleable--a mere wisp of desire is enough to affect DNA. The brain and DNA turn out to be the keys for reinventing the body. 

The big question is how FAR you can take the process. Genes stand in the way of change only because we accept that they have power over us. Yet some people find a way to overcome their genes. 

Everyone’s genes hide secret potential. A blind person could learn to “see,” by substituting the sense of touch for the sense of sight. MRIs have shown that the visual cortex of a blind person lights up when signals are sent to the tongue. With sensory substitution, a woman who had lost her sense of balance as a side effect of an antibiotic could not be helped by drugs or surgery because the entire vestibular labyrinth in her inner ear had been rendered completely useless. Yet by training with the Brain Port, which told her tongue when she was upright and when she wasn’t, she regained her balance. Then when the woman took off the Brain Port device that enabled her to balance herself, she didn’t immediately lose her balance again. One hour of training held good for about an hour after it ended. As she progressed, a day of training held good for a day afterward. Eventually, she could walk and ride a bike without wearing the Brain Port device at all. 

The brain’s vestibular system is extremely complex, and yet much or all of it found a substitute elsewhere, in a region of the brain that formerly wasn’t devoted to equilibrium at all. The brain is more more flexible and creative than commonly supposed. 

How does an organ that is mostly water, governed entirely by electrochemical impulses, know that a person needs a new way of sensing, one that so far as we know isn’t necessary to human evolution? 

The brain’s hidden potential comes down to the gene’s hidden potential. A brain cell can’t make a new move unless its DNA sends out new chemical signals. You are talking to your genes all the time. For every trait that is fixed, such as eye, hair, and skin color, myriad genes are weaving a complex pattern of response to how you think; how you feel; how you act; what you believe; what you expect; the threats you fear; the objects of your desires; the lifestyle decisions you make; the relationships you focus on; your immediate environment; and your habits and preferences. 

At the most basic level, lifestyle choices have genetic consequences. In the wellness movement, adopting these approaches may stop or even reverse serious illness. Hundreds of genes, it has been found, may be changing their expression in as little as a few months after patients change their lifestyle in a positive direction. Genes associated with cancer, heart disease, and inflammation were down-regulated or “turned off,” whereas protective genes were up-regulated or “turned on.”

At this moment you are making all kinds of choices that weave together the quirky, unpredictable, and creative patterns of your life. Your genes do care. When someone is dying, she can postpone her time of death until after a day she wants to live to see. 

It’s as if having a desire is enough to tell your body what to do. Every strand of DNA is wrapped in a buffer of complex proteins (the epigene) that somehow trigger a gene to turn on or off. When the epigene is affected by something you do or feel, it won’t create new DNA--your genetic inheritance remains the same as at birth, but its behavior can change drastically. Many positive implications open up if we can learn to switch genes on and off. Gene therapy has been a failure in treating cancer, but epigenes may come to the rescue. Because gene therapy tries to replace or change the genes you were born with, the body rebels, producing many undesirable side effects. If the epigene can tell your DNA to prevent a tumor from growing, or to stop the tumor after it starts, then cancer could be defeated by asking a cell to behave differently. 

Lifestyle changes are a start, but perhaps we possess more direct control. In rare cases an x factor can cause tumors to retreat for no known reason. It can even happen without any treatment at all: a certainty simply dawns on some patients that they will recover, and their certainty is borne out. That is more in line with traditional faith healing, which attributes cures to an invisible higher power and nothing physical at all. There may be an unpredictable combination of substance and spirit at work, where a patient’s subjective hope and belief enables a therapy to work. 

All of us cause changes to our genes, but it is a special skill to do so consciously. You only need to tune in. Tuning your body out is the single greatest harm you can do. Without a clear channel of communication, you can’t expect your cells to respond to your desires and intentions. 

Progressing from one stage to another can take years, but a sudden trauma like a car accident or serious illness can decrease body awareness quickly and dramatically. When someone near to us dies and we go into grief, the whole spectrum is there. 

Your body always senses when it is being ignored or judged unfavorably. For most people, ignoring their bodies has become a habit. If you were really tuned in to your body, you’d feel its discomforts before they demanded your attention. Tuning in comes down to becoming more aware. The more aware you are, the more sensitive you are to the body, and vice versa. To prevent those disorders from turning into a reality, you need to offer reassurance to your body that you will care for it, that you will listen when it speaks. 

Once you tune in, your body has an amazing capacity to correct itself. To begin this process, you need to feel comfortable in your body. There has to be a basic connection that isn’t blocked by guilt, shame, and discomfort. It all begins in awareness. 

Be with that energy. Simply by tuning in to it you are taking the first step toward a new body awareness. Repeat this new scenario several times. Your energy around unresolved issues will start to dissipate. 

1. Freeing up stuck energy through visualization

2. Stepping into the situation you once felt uncomfortable with

3. Feeling indifferent in the situation, to the point that you don’t mind it

4. Feeling completely comfortable

5. Enjoying and seeking out the once-avoided situation

Every stage of healing takes place in awareness. Keep checking in with the sensations brought up by your body. Be with them; look at them. If you keep returning in small visits to your discomfort zone, your body will begin to respond. Trust it, and don’t push yourself too hard, too fast. Expose yourself to the comforts of physical sensations that you have ignored. Give your body the  nourishment of positive sensations. Remind yourself that your body is the junction between the visible and invisible worlds. The most pleasurable experiences bridge those worlds. They have a component that your body understands and a component that your mind understands. Let the two merge into one. Then the process of tuning in is complete.