When investigating alternative cancer cures and other ailments, the most important first step is thorough research. Alternative medicine cancer treatments are out there, it is just a matter of educating oneself about the options.
While no alternative cancer cures or treatments are officially endorsed, both alternative medical sites and more traditional cancer treatment centers such as the Mayo Clinic, do indeed, offer advice and cite examples of potentially successful alternative cancer cures. While no health care organization recommends the postponement or abandonment of any type of conventional therapy, there is a wealth of information available on various treatment alternatives. As with any treatment, conventional or alternative, every patient should exercise caution before commencing a new regimen. Every type of treatment does have some side effects, which should be discussed with your physician.
pH Balancing
Balancing the levels of Acid and Alkaline in the body is a common alternative treatment for curing various ailments including cancer. In principle, pH balancing utilizes minerals such as calcium and magnesium to help balance the body’s acid and alkaline levels. Essentially, it is believed, that when certain minerals are taken, they neutralize the acids of cancer cells. The cancer cells will not survive in levels of high ph or acidity and die.
Detoxification and Nutrition
While these therapies alone are not purported to cure cancer, when combined with other types of treatments, these alternative medicine cancer treatments may be a success. Detoxification is quite simply the reduction or removal of various types of “toxins” from the body. Colon cleansing, fasting, water or heat therapy, even coffee enemas are considered popular methods of detoxifying the body to help as alternative cancer cures. Increasing the regular intake of water is also another recommended method of detoxification.
Whether choosing to use a combination of foods with various nutrients for cancer therapy or maintaining nutrition for improved health, nutrition is considered a natural cancer treatment to be used in conjunction with other more traditional therapies.
Herabal Extracts, Plant Products and Natural Substances
Amygdalin, also known as Laetrile, is a natural substance that is extracted from apricot seeds and administered as both an oral form and injection. The injections are often more potent and are recommended for those cancer patients who are very ill. This type of treatment is also combined with dietary recommendations and proteolytic enzymes.
Peptides called antineoplastons, found in blood and urine of those individuals without cancer cells, are also used as a highly contested treatment. It is theorized that because these peptides are missing from cancer patients, administering the treatment will cause cancer cells to transform back to regular cells.
An extract from red berries and fruits such as pomegranates called ellagic acid is used to impede the further growth of cancer cells. Tests suggest that the acid binds to cancerous cells, preventing their further growth.
Other herbal and plant extracts that are being tested to be used to as cancer treatments include:
o Artemesia – from wormwood
o Chuchuhuasi Tree Extract
o Essiac Herbal Tea
o Graviola from a tree found in the Amazon rain forests
o Hoxsey – an herbal compound made from various roots
o Lapachol – extracted from the bark of a South American tree
o Radium weed
o Red Clover
o Tian Xian
Other Alternative Treatments
The Mayo Clinic also recommends trying any one or combination of these 11 alternative cancer cures for improving physical health and perhaps ridding the body of cancer. These alternative medicine cancer treatments are more physical in nature and work best when used in conjunction with other more traditional treatments.
o Acupuncture
o Aromatherapy
o Biofeedback – using your mind to help monitor or even control certain body functions
o Regular Exercise Regimen
o Hypnosis
o Massage Therapy
o Meditation
o Music Therapy
o Relaxation Techniques
o Tai Chi
o Yoga
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