Elisa Goodman’s Cancer Hacks: A Holistic Guide to Overcoming Your Fears and Healing Cancer.

“May you understand that everyone in your shoes has at one point felt alone, scared, and powerless. But you may learn that you are not alone; you can face your fears and regain your power. That is what these hacks are – ways to put you back in the driver’s seat.” Goodman’s guide opens in the introduction with this encouraging message to readers. Goodman explores her cancer journey as it relates to her personal diagnosis in her 30s to her husband’s diagnosis more than a decade later. Goodman addresses common cancer myths and follows with her 10 cancer hacks. The book closes with guides, lists, and a 7 day cleanse description. Those battling cancer themselves or those supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis will find her enlightened introspection and knowledge an encouraging voice in a sea of doubt.

” I said no to chemotherapy and freezing my eggs. I said no to long, intensive radiation and agreed to doing a shorter regimen of localized radiation. I started therapy, yoga, and meditating. I started eating alkaline foods and juicing like crazy.” Goodman took a more alternative route and gained incredible knowledge in the process. Her husband’s battle with cancer 12 years later was met with more traditional therapy, intensive chemotherapy and radiation. His battle ended a year and half later with his passing. Goodman, even after such tribulation, states, “The greatest lesson I have ever learned is that you have to have faith in yourself, faith in your life, and faith that everything does work out.”

Goodman took what she had learned during both her own cancer battle and that of her husband’s to create 10 cancer hacks and address cancer myths. “When confusion strikes, fear sets in, and fear can lead us to cling to information, just for the simple fact that it is information.” From this confusion evolves the many myths regarding cancer that many still believe today.

Myth #1 What you put in your body doesn’t cause cancer. Here Goodman addresses an appropriate diet plan that is all about eating clean the 80/20 way. She hits on the many chemicals in our food and the destruction that is sugar. Myth #2 Cancer is a death sentence. Goodman counters that the cancer diagnosis is not what it once was and is both preventable and survivable. Myth #3 cancer is contagious. Simply stated, stop fearing you can get cancer from someone. Myth #4 One mistake can cause cancer. “Instead of heckling yourself for smoking so many cigarettes, ask yourself what you can do in your whole life to make yourself healthier.” Myth #5 Stress doesn’t cause cancer. “Our current culture is stressed and it is causing cancer to host a party in our bodies.”

Her 10 cancer hacks as follows:

  1. The standard American diet – “During the past few decades, we have seen a huge shift in the quality and production of what we are ingesting.” Here Goodman again addresses more closely the proper diet and what one can eat, to eat clean. Essentially, our bodies and minds cannot operate effectively and efficiently on “crap.” She delves deep into the fundamental rules for eating clean.
  2. An imbalanced gut – “Taking care of your gut is the most important thing you can do for your body. Your gut health directly affects your digestive system as well as your internal and external systems.” She offers way to keep that gut healthy. Pay attention to your gut!
  3. Water – we need to focus on what is in our water and how it is negatively affecting our health. Again, Goodman provides this guidance on how to ingest what is best.
  4. Parasites – yes, it is a frightening thought but many people are completely unaware of those pesky little guys that may be lurking in your body. Goodman shares some simple tricks to eliminating the likelihood of getting a parasite, but also what can be done if you have one.
  5. Dirty mouth – “You need to care for your body and its needs and that means the whole body and its needs.” Maintain excellent oral hygiene and say no to silver fillings. Poor oral health can be directly linked to disease.
  6. Toxic buildup – it is important to be continually detoxing to limit chemicals that can make a home in your organs and tissues.”
  7. Denial and the suppression of emotions – “Positive health comes from optimal physical and emotional and mental health.” Emotions can be directly linked to cancer so practice mindfulness and self awareness.
  8. Disconnection from self – “Our world is full of constant distractions. In this chaos it is easy to lose focus. We are disconnected from ourselves, which tends to be the root cause of many problems.”
  9. Lack of solid sleep – get enough sleep at night, go to bed at 10 pm and take a nap too!
  10. Build your cancer fighting environment – from finding the right doctor to finding emotional support, Goodman encourages you to build that network of support.

Each hack is a chapter full of guidance, lists, encouragement, little caveats on what you can do to be the healthiest, cancer-free you. Listen to your intuition and recognize that although a cancer diagnosis is scary, it does not mean a death sentence. You are in control of your health and your treatment.

Tocotrienols and Cancer

 

 

 

Vitamin E against Cancer

If you take a multivitamin with Vitamin E or a Vitamin E supplement, check and see if it is a form called “alpha-Tocopherol.” If so, consider switching it out to a form of Vitamin E called “delta or gamma Tocotrienol.” Delta and gamma tocotrienols are derived from the seeds of annato (pictured above), which is what is used to make cheddar cheese orange. The color is very unstable and prone to oxidizing and turning brown so the plant protects it with delta and gamma tocotrienols. Tocotrienols can offer the same protection to your cells, preventing oxidative damage and the systemic inflammation that can follow. Many studies – both lab studies, animal studies, and human studies – demonstrate benefit from taking at least 200 – 300 mg of Tocotrienols a day in the following ways:

  • Healthy cell death (apoptosis)
  • Reduction in new blood vessel growth of tumors (cutting off their nutrient supply)
  • Stimulate Natural Killer cell activity against cancer cells and bacteria
  • Improve cholesterol levels
  • Decrease cardiovascular build up of arterial plaque
  • Decrease your risk for developing Type II Diabetes
  • Improve the symptoms of menopause
  • Prevent bone loss

So many benefits with no side effects! Come on by the clinic to pick up a bottle or ask when you are in for your next appointment. You can also call to have your tocotrienols shipped to you: 630-321-9010.

 

The Evolution Angel: An Emergency Physician’s Lessons with Death and the Divine

Evolution Angel, Michael Abrams, MDReview courtesy Edgar Cayce Books. org:

I asked him, “Are you the angel of death? You must be to keep showing up at these times.” He paused and said, “Let’s just say you can think of me as an ‘evolution angel’.”

For years, emergency and trauma physician Michael Abrams saw his patients dying in every conceivable way. In time he began to wonder if there was anything he could do to help the souls of the dying make the harrowing transition into the next world. Extending himself to the dying in a silent communion akin to prayer, he made a life-changing discovery.

For anybody experiencing a sense of loss around death and dying, this book reconfigures our understanding around the process. From the learnings of one who has had much experience with death as an event, Dr. Abrams perspective offers comfort and hope.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction p. 1
Chapter One
First contact – The nature of angels – The myth of evil.
p. 11
Chapter Two
Aging and death – The Prime Directive and the rationale for transparency.
p. 25
Chapter Three
The angelic mindset – Constant Vigilance – Returning the energy.
p. 35
Chapter Four
Designing your life in advance – Why we aren’t all rich and famous – The problem with eternity – The problem with reincarnation – The parable of the Sower and the Tares.
p. 45
Chapter Five
Free will or Divine will: Who is in control? – How angels answer prayers – Great misfortunes: Inevitable or changeable? – Begging to live on Earth – Helping others with positive thoughtforms.
p. 63
Chapter Six
Sex, love and soul mates – The big picture – How angels find a soul mate – Why soul mates age and die.
p. 81
Chapter Seven
The anatomy of God – The true meaning of infinity – Enlightenment.
p. 95
Chapter Eight
Angels in training – The myth of angelic hierarchy – The wave-particle duality resolved – Te varieties of angels – How angels adjust the physical plane.
p. 111
Chapter Nine
The real Jesus – The mustard seed principle – The basis of Christ’s miracles: The Philosopher’s Stone revealed – The laughing Jesus – The many paths.
p. 123
Chapter Ten
The surprising truth about money – Overcoming money shame – Money as love – Consciously creating money.
p. 139
Chapter Eleven
How humanity lost the ability to converse with God – How anyone can hear the spirit and speak with angels – The most powerful meditation.

Brain Lymphatics

An Italian anatomist reported finding lymphatic vessels in our brains or “brain drains” in 1816, but modern science has only just recently identified them again.

An image outlining our brain’s drainage system

This re-finding might lead to further knowledge on management and prevention of multiple sclerosis cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and ALS.

Improving brain health could be yet another benefit of Lymphatic Enhancement Therapy (LET).

NIH researchers uncover drain pipes in our brains

Results provide first evidence of the body’s waste system in the human brain.

Cancer as a Turning Point

Cancer as a Turning Point - Laurence LeShan
Cancer as a Turning Point – Laurence LeShan

Revised in 1994, Cancer as a Turning Point by pyschotherapist Laurence LeShan is a guide that frames dealing with a diagnosis of cancer in a way that is not usually addressed by conventional oncology, and yet instructs on our most powerful tool we possess for healing: the human mind.

The book is just the start of a path towards inner healing work for people with a diagnosis of cancer, their families, and health care professionals. LeShan and his colleagues summarize their work:

Feelings and thoughts neither cause nor cure cancer, but they are integral aspects of the whole person. As you reshape the ecology of your total being with meaningful psychological and lifestyle changes, you can mobilize your own life force – whether dealing with a life-threatening illness, generally improving your health, or working toward a life of greater enthusiasm and zest.

Explore “mobilizing your life force” whether you or somebody you care about has received a diagnosis of cancer.

Click to visit LeShan's website and take advantage of the most powerful healing tool you possess - the heart's desire to live life fully
Click to visit LeShan’s website and take advantage of the most powerful healing tool you possess – your heart’s desire to live life fully

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A House Divided: A Call for Science and Medicine to Unite

A House Divided – In the following essay, Dr. Ayre issues a call to science and medicine to unite for the common good of humanity.

Follow the link below to read more:
MDs Must be Participants in Evolution of Medicine
S.G. Ayre, American Medical News, March 25, 1988
Low Dose Naltrexone Video

Many patients report improved quality of life for a variety of ailments with the use of Low Dose Naltrexone or LDN. Follow the link for a video demonstrating Natrexone’s proposed mechanism of action in its capacity as an immune modulator.

In-Vitro Studies on Insulin and Chemotherapy – Visit the following links for studies originally published in Chinese on the enhancing effects of insulin when used in conjunction with chemotherapy.

Cancer, Industrialization, and Consumer Activism

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
– Ralph Nader

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
– Ralph Nader

This month…

  • Cancer and Consumer Advocacy
  • Unnecessary Dangers of Using Microwave Ovens
  • Cancer and Our Environment: Two Crusaders
  • Upholding Organic Guidelines

Unnecessary Dangers of Using Microwave Ovens
Microwave dangers

Hazards of Microwave Ovens
Microwaves have been a popular consumer product for several decades in this country, with little to no mention of the harm they can do to food and the humans who eat that food. First developed during WWII to cook food for soldiers on the move, they were subsequently banned in Russia in 1976 due to the overwhelming scientific evidence of the harmful effects of eating food prepared by such means.

Unnecessarily Risky
There is an extensive body of research demonstrating the many dangerous effects that microwaving has on food and the people who eat that food. With other means of cooking food quickly and safely, there is absolutely no reason to take such risks with the food you eat. Please click on the picture of the microwave for more documentation on the dangers of using the device.

A Safe, Sensible Alternative: Convection Ovens
A convection oven works by circulating hot air to quickly and evenly heat food as a safe, sensible alternative to microwave ovens. See the link below for more information on the benefits of convection ovens.

Benefits of Convection Ovens..

Cancer and Our Environment: Two Crusaders
Rachel Carson
Work of Rachel Carson

Published in 1962, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring documented the deadly impact of pesticides on all levels of the food chain, from birds and animals to humans. The book is widely recognized as the beginning of environmental health awareness.

Carson’s Legacy
Rachel Carson died at the age of fifty-six from complications arising from cancer treatment. And because of her work, public awareness has been raised to a consciousness of the impact human activity has upon the health of the environment and by extension, the health of those who live in that environment. The popularity of Al Gore and his mission to create public awareness of global warming follows in the wake of the movement of which Carson was an integral part.

Sandra Steingraber
Biologist, author, and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber has researched and written several works on how industrial processes and agriculture impact the environment and contribute to the incidence of cancer.

Her latest publication, “Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey to Motherhood” looks at the issue of environmental health with a mother’s passion to protect, nurture, and create the best of all possible worlds for her baby.

Sandra Steingraber’s Website…

Upholding Organic Guidelines

Planting Peace
Growing Popularity of Organic Labelled Products

Americans spend approximately 6 billion per year on organic labelled food and this amount is growing. As an expanding, lucrative market, industrial agriculture corporations are taking advantage of the trust placed in organic labelled products.

As a result, the standards for organic labelling are jeopardized as corporations more interested in immediate profit than sustainable growth flout the standards of organic, sustainable food production at the expense of the environment and the consumer.

Creating and Maintaining Integrity in Organic Guidelines

Organic guidelines in the United States are regulated by the USDA. Like all governmental agencies, the USDA is subject to influence by corporate pressure from lobbyists.

There are also organizations who work to maintain the integrity of organic guidelines to create sustainable, workable ways of maintaining environmental health.

Please visit the link below for more information on Organic Consumers Association, a non-profit entity “campaigning for health, justice, sustainability, peace, and democracy,” and be aware of what “organic” means for the food that you eat.

Organic Consumers Association Website

Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN) Survey Results

Thank You For Participating!

In March, we sent out a survey (courtesy of the LDN Research Trust – www.ldners.com) to our patients on file as taking LDN. Of the 38 surveys sent out, 16 were completed and returned.

The following is a summary of the feedback:

Diagnosis, Duration of Treatment, and Side Effects
16 Patients Total

Diagnosis

Relapsing/Remitting: 9
Benign: 1
Primary Progressive: 4
Secondary progressive: 1
Fibromyalgia: 1

Of the 9 patients with Relapsing/Remitting MS, all reported experiencing between 1-2 relapses confirmed by a neurologist or GP before starting LDN.

One patient reported experiencing a relapse after taking LDN. This was not confirmed by a neurologist. All other patients have thus far experienced no relapses.

Duration of LDN Use

Six months or less: 3
Seven months – one year: 5
Over one year: 6

Two patients discontinued use of LDN because no symptom relief was gained.

Side-Effects

8 patients reported experiencing no side effects associated with LDN use.

6 patients reported experiencing the following temporary side-effects when starting LDN. These side-effects did not persist past the first month of use:

– difficulty sleeping
– strange/vivid dreams
– night sweats
– stiffness in legs at night and in morning

1 patient reported the persistent side-effect of weakness in legs. This patient continues to use LDN.

1 patient reported aching in lower legs, attributed to LDN. This patient discontinued use of LDN because no symptom improvement was gained.

Diet and Supplementation

14 patients take various dietary supplements

8 patients make dietary modifications, such as the Swank Diet and wheat and/or dairy free.

Specific Symptom Response
16 Patients Total

Patients were asked to respond to symptom relief of the following symptoms while on LDN. (Note, patients who never had this symptom are not included in the tally)

Specific Symptom Response

Bladder Urgency:
1 patient reported symptom gone
4 patients reported great improvement
4 patients reported slight improvement
1 patient reported great increase

Bladder Retention:
4 patients reported great improvement
4 patients reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement

Sexual Dysfunction:
2 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement
2 patients reported no improvement

Bowel Control:
1 patient reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Diarrhea:
3 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement

Constipation:
1 patient reported great improvement
3 patients reported slight improvement
2 patients reported no improvement
2 patients reported slight increase

Memory:
2 patients reported great improvement
6 patients reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement

Concentration:
6 patients reported great improvement
2 patients reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement

Depression:
4 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement 3 patients reported no improvement

Balance:
4 patients reported great improvement
4 patients reported slight improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Dizziness/Vertigo:
1 patient reported symptom gone
3 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement
2 patients reported no improvement

Fatigue:
7 patients reported great improvement
4 patients reported slight improvement
2 patients reported no improvement
1 patients reported slight increase

Restless Legs:
1 patients reported great improvement
5 patients reported slight improvement
2 patients reported no improvement

Sleep Disturbance:
2 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement
3 patients reported no improvement

Hearing:
2 patients reported slight improvement
2 patients reported no improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Speech:
2 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement

Swallowing:
1 patient reported symptom gone/great improvement
1 patient reported great improvement

Migraine-Type Headaches:
2 patients reported symptom gone
2 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported no improvement

Optic Neuritis:
1 patient reported symptom gone
2 patients reported slight improvement
3 patients reported no improvement

Blurred Vision:
2 patients reported symptom gone
3 patients reported great improvement
3 patients reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement

Double Vision:
2 patients reported symptom gone
1 patient reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement

Mobility:

4 patients reported great improvement
3 patients reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Muscle Spasm:
1 patient reported symptom gone
4 patients reported great improvement
2 patients reported slight improvement
3 patients reported no improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Muscle Strength:
1 patient reported great improvement
4 patients reported slight improvement
5 patients reported no improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Muscle Pain:
1 patient reported great improvement
3 patient reported slight improvement
4 patients reported no improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Tremor:
2 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight to no improvement
1 patient reported no improvement

Tingling:
5 patients reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement
5 patients reported no improvement 1 patient reported slight increase

Itching:
1 patient reported symptom gone
1 patient reported great improvement
1 patient reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Numbness:
3 patients reported great improvement
5 patients reported slight improvement
5 patients reported no improvement
1 patient reported slight increase

Neuralgia:
1 patient reported great improvement
2 patients reported slight improvement
1 patient reported no improvement
1 patient reported great increase

Overall, with virtually no side-effects and an opportunity to stabilize if not improve or eradicate symptoms associated with Multiple Sclerosis and other similar auto-immune disorders, LDN is a great boon to many people.
We will be adding to these results to strengthen statistical relevance every six months. Since last March, we have another 25 or so patients to survey.

Once again, thank you to all who participated!

Sincerely,

Rebecca Ayre
Contemporary Medicine

email: rayre@contemporarymedicine.net
phone: 630-321-9010
fax: 630-321-9018
web: https://contemporarymedicine.net