Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Key to Being Healthy, comment

The Key to Being Healthy is affected by what we put into our bodies as this article states. Nutrition plays such an important roll in our overall health. If our bodies do not have the necessary vitamin and minerals it … Continue reading

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Hereditary/Genetic Disorders

I always find disorders in children extremely interesting. Through my experience children under the age of 2 who have anything from major physical challenges to typical chronic problems of allergies of hayfever or different foods, I have found to be … Continue reading

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Stem Cells, comment

The idea that a tumor is made from a stem cell that adopts daughter cells I find very interesting. By using chemo therapy it seems only the daughter cells are destroyed leaving a stronger stem cell. So chemo and radiation … Continue reading

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Cancer, comment

The growing rate of cancer defiantly warrants a closer look at the factors such as stress levels, toxicity levels and over all heath of individuals. This article also address the nutrition aspect specifically the carbs and sugars. This is another … Continue reading

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Congestive Heart Failure, comment

The example of congestive heart failure using a fist that is trying to open under pressure was a great way to explain the work the heart is doing. It will be interesting to follow the use of lymphatic work in … Continue reading

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Lung Cancer, comment

With Lung Cancer being responsible for the most cancer deaths in both men and woman. This article brings some interesting elements into play. With the loss of vitamin C being 30% for every cigarette a person smokes it would be … Continue reading

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Lung Cancer

It was very interesting to read all of the statistics regarding lung cancer. I do not know why lung cancers seem to be the hardest cancers to try and fight. Even the major cancer treatment facilities, conventional or the “clinical … Continue reading

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Congestive Heart Failure

Congestive heart failure has always been a mystery to me. When I first got into the health field I always thought congestive heart failure was incurable, but I may have to disagree now. When I have studied the stress the … Continue reading

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Cancer

Review of Robbins Basic Pathology 8th edition by Kumar, Abbas, Fausto, and Mitchell. Within the course of Dr. Johnson.It is shocking to do research on the high, growing rate of cancer developing. I met with a few doctors from Mayo … Continue reading

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Stem Cells

Review of Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th edition by Kumar, Abbas, Fausto, and Mitchell. Within the course of Dr. Johnson.The book talks about how stem cells have the ability to have self-renewal capacity and asymmetric replication. I have known stem cells … Continue reading

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