Breast Cancer and the Modern World

Breast Cancer in the Modern World

Mammograms and Thermal imaging are great tools to aid in the detection breast cancer, but they only find a problem after it has begun and do nothing to detect the risk before the disease begins to manifest itself.  It is obvious that waiting until a problem develops before trying to address it is one of the reasons why so many people die of cancer.  It is possible to determine your risk of developing breast cancer and therefore to make intelligent diet, lifestyle and nutritional changes that may reduce the likelihood of manifestation.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in U.S. accounting for 32 percent of all female cancers.  Breast cancer is responsible for 18 percent of cancer deaths in women, and is second only to lung cancer as the cause of death from cancer among women in United States. The number one risk factor for developing breast cancer is just being a women. 100 times the likely hood of developing b/c women have more breast cells and women’s breast are constantly exposed to the growth-promoting effects of the female hormone estrogen and progesterone.  In the year 2001 an estimated 192,200 women were diagnosed and 40,600 of these women died from the disease.  The older a woman is the greater chances of developing breast cancer with approximately 77 percent of the cases occur in women over 50 years of age.  Caucasian, Hawaiian and African-American women have the highest incidence of invasive breast cancer in U.S., four times higher than the lowest group including Korean, American Indian and Vietnamese women.

Cancer develops at a cellular level for years or decades before something can be identified using modern imaging techniques.  BRCA 1 & BRCA 2 (BReast CAncer 1 & 2) are healthy proteins that prevent the formation of tumors.  If these genes are “stoped from performing this function the result is an increased chance of developing a tumor.  While genetics point to breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 to be implicated in only three to five percent of breast cancers.  Accelerating the onset of menstruation from 16.5 years in 1842 to 13 years in 1995 and to 11 to 12 years old in the year 2003 parallels an increase in degenerative diseases later in life. The Shanghai Breast Cancer Study showed that women who exercised during adolescence and adult experience a 40% reduction of breast cancer.  Researchers found two factors increasing risk of developing breast cancer meaning increased abdominal body fat distribution increased weight at age 30.  Endocrine disruptors are synthetic or natural estrogens that act on the endocrine system mimicking, blocking or interfering in some manner in the natural instructions of hormones to cells.  Well-known endocrine disrupters are the drug DES, dioxin, PCBs, DDT, pesticides, and plasticizers.  Humans also reported in 2003 that women with Type II diabetes are 17 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than those without.  The sources of estrogen includes endogenous formation from inside the body, xenobiotics from environmental toxins, and hormone replacement therapy.  In every case whether one takes it or makes it, the body must metabolize it and this requires a healthy liver capable of methylation and phase I and Phase II liver detoxification. Famous studies indicate that breast cancer is vastly increased in countries where increased milk production per capita is known, the highest of which is in the free world, while Japan has the lowest incidence of breast cancer in the least milk production per person.  Thyroid metabolism when reduced has also been shown to negatively effect metabolism of estrogen.

The seventh for citrus vegetables and results in certain metal groups informed the digestive tract which assists can leverage intoxication and reducing estrogen to healthy forms.  Studies show a significant reduction in the risk of breast cancer with regular consumption of Brassica vegetables including brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale and turnips.  Calcium d-Glucarate and DIM (di-indole methionine) are ways to reduce the Bata Glucaronidase from building up in the intestine that is associated with an increase in cancer activity.

To lower the risk of breast cancer simply reduce carbohydrates to stabilize insulin levels, eliminate dairy, reduce red meat and alcohol consumption, increase fiber, increase brassica vegetables, increase exercise, and the reduce exposure to xenobiotic estrogens.  Nutritionally it is recommended that Livaplex and Livco with Vitanox be employed to reduce estrogens along with calcium d-Glucarate, and DIM be employed.

It is possible to change the outcome of cancer by understanding what created it.  Do not wait for a lump to go bump in the night to awaken to all that can be done to support the health and well-being that may actually prevent all forms of cancer.

Organic Minerals are More than Rocks!

There is a natural order to life on earth. The sun appears each day on the eastern horizon,bathing the earth in sunlight.    From the water, air, minerals and sunshine, life flows into the lifeless earth. The air breathes life into plants, energized by the sunshine on the bright green leaves. Minerals, dissolved by the fungi of the soil, flow with the water into the roots of plants. Plants turn lifeless minerals into essential nutrients for animals and humans.
Every part of nature is orderly, organic, integrated and whole.
When one considers nature, we see that nutrients have a natural progression through the environment—from the mineral kingdom to the vegetable kingdom, then on to the animal or human kingdoms. These are referred to as “kingdoms” because they are distinct and have natural laws that govern each of them. At the same time, all of nature follows universal laws.
An example of this distinction is in the food that is appropriate for each kingdom. An animal will not eat rocks for its essential mineral needs. Directly or indirectly, animals are only fed through the plants. Animals are governed by the laws of nature, and no matter how nutritionally deficient they become, they do not break these laws in search of nutrition. Cows grazing in a field do not begin eating the dirt when the grasses are all consumed. They find another field or starve.
The Natural Laws reveal that the mineral kingdom must be “prepared” for animal and human consumption. One type of preparation is done by the vegetable kingdom. Minerals from the soil are absorbed through the roots of the plants. Plants are nourished by these minerals and the health of the vegetable kingdom is “rooted” in the mineral kingdom. The health of the animal kingdom is “rooted” in the vegetable. Even carnivorous animals eat animals that ultimately were sustained in the vegetable kingdom. The common denominator in this natural order is organically-bound minerals.
Organically-bound minerals are more than rocks and dirt. They are minerals that
are part of a whole. Organic minerals are bound to proteins, fats, trace minerals, vitamins, enzymes and as yet unknown organic nutritional essentials. Organically bound minerals are essential to the function of the plant or animal— no other form will do!
Minerals that have not become “organic” by passing through the vegetable kingdom are considered inorganic minerals. Some inorganic minerals are nutritionally essential for animals and humans, such as the calcium bicarbonate found in spring or well water. But boil or cook that water and the calcium is altered into a form which is unhealthful.
MOST inorganic minerals, however, are challenging to one’s health. Let’s learn why.
Inorganic Minerals Can Cause Nutritional Debt Inorganic minerals which enter the body as nearly insoluble compounds require many more metabolic processes to become assimilated in the body. In other words, some inorganic minerals draw more nutrition FROM the body than they give to the body. This causes a nutritional debt. Imagine that the body is similar to a bank. Your body can store some of the nutritional essentials in your “health bank.” When vitamins or minerals or enzymes or co-enzymes are required to complete a metabolic process, the body draws from the “bank.” Continuous consumption of inorganic minerals can create a nutritional debt that leads to the breakdown in health.
Examples of Inorganic Minerals
Some so called, “supplements” are made from inorganic minerals and are not readily available for use in the body. Some examples are:
•    Calcium carbonate, •    Zinc picolinate, sulfate, or zinc oxide •    Potassium chloride, citrate, or gluconate •    Magnesium oxide, magnesium sulfate •    Ferrous sulfate, fumarate, or gluconate
Do you recognize any of those minerals in your supplements? If so, they may be contributing to a nutritional debt.

132 Ways Sugar Can Destroy your Health

1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.
2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body.
3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.
4. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
5. Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection(infectious diseases).
6. Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function, the more sugar you eat the more elasticity and function you loose.
7. Sugar reduces high-density lipoproteins.
8. Sugar leads to chromium deficiency.
9. Sugar leads to cancer of the ovaries.
10. Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose.
11. Sugar causes copper deficiency.
12. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
13. Sugar can weaken eyesight.
14. Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine.
15. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.
16. Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract.
17. Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children.
18. Sugar malabsorption is frequent in patients with functional bowel disease.
19. Sugar can cause premature aging.
20. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.
21. Sugar can cause tooth decay.
22. Sugar contributes to obesity
23. High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis.
24. Sugar can cause changes frequently found in person with gastric or duodenal ulcers.
25. Sugar can cause arthritis.
26. Sugar can cause asthma.
27. Sugar greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans (yeast infects.
29. Sugar can cause heart disease.
30. Sugar can cause appendicitis.
31. Sugar can cause multiple sclerosis.
32. Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.
33. Sugar can cause varicose veins.
34. Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraceptive users.
35. Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
36. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
37. Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.
38. Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
39. Sugar can lower the amount of Vitamin E (alpha-Tocopherol in the blood.
40. Sugar can decrease growth hormone.
41. Sugar can increase cholesterol.
42. Sugar can increase the systolic blood pressure.
43. Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
44. Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein.
46. Sugar causes food allergies.
47. Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
48. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
49. Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
50. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
51. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA
52. Sugar can change the structure of protein.
53. Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen.
54. Sugar can cause cataracts.
55. Sugar can cause emphysema.
56. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
57. Sugar can promote an elevation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL).
58. High sugar intake can impair the physiological homeostasis of many systems  in the body.
59. Sugar lowers the enzymes ability to function.
60. Sugar intake is higher in people with Parkinson’s disease.
61. Sugar can cause a permanent altering the way the proteins act in the body.
62. Sugar can increase the size of the liver by making the liver cells divide.
63. Sugar can increase the amount of liver fat.
64. Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
65. Sugar can damage the pancreas.
66. Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.
67. Sugar is enemy #1 of the bowel movement.
68. Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).
69. Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
70. Sugar can make the tendons more brittle.
71. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraine.
72. Sugar plays a role in pancreatic cancer in women.

. Sugar can adversely affect school children's grades and cause learning disorders..
74. Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha, and theta brain waves.
75. Sugar can cause depression.
76. Sugar increases the risk of gastric cancer.
77. Sugar and cause dyspepsia (indigestion).
78. Sugar can increase your risk of getting gout.
79. Sugar can increase the levels of glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test over the ingestion of  complex carbohydrates.
80. Sugar can increase the insulin responses in humans consuming high-sugar diets to low sugar diets.
81 High refined sugar diet reduces learning capacity.
82. Sugar can cause less effective functioning of two blood proteins, albumin, and  lipoproteins, which may reduce the body’s ability to handle fat and cholesterol.
83. Sugar can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.
84. Sugar can cause platelet adhesiveness.
85. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance; some hormones become underactive and others become overactive.
86. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.
87. Sugar can lead to the hypothalamus to become highly sensitive to a large variety of stimuli.
88. Sugar can lead to dizziness.
89. Diets high in sugar can cause free radicals and oxidative stress.
90. High sucrose diets of subjects with peripheral vascular disease significant  increases platelet adhesion.
91. High sugar diet can lead to biliary tract cancer.
92. Sugar feeds cancer.
93. High sugar consumption of pregnant adolescents is associated with a twofold increased risk for delivering a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant.
94. High sugar consumption can lead to substantial decrease in gestation duration among adolescents.
95. Sugar slows food's travel time through the gastrointestinal tract.
96. Sugar increases the concentration of bile acids in stools and bacterial enzymes in the   colon. This can modify bile to produce cancer-causing compounds and colon cancer.
97. Sugar increases estradiol (the most potent form of naturally occurring estrogen) in men.
98. Sugar combines and destroys phosphatase, an enzyme, which makes the process of digestion more difficult.
99. Sugar can be a risk factor of gallbladder cancer.
100. Sugar is an addictive substance.
101. Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.
102. Sugar can exacerbate PMS.
103. Sugar given to premature babies can affect the amount of carbon dioxide they produce.
104. Decrease in sugar intake can increase emotional stability.
105. The body changes sugar into 2 to 5 times more fat in the bloodstream than it does starch.
106. The rapid absorption of sugar promotes excessive food intake in obese subjects.
107. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
108. Sugar adversely affects urinary electrolyte composition.
109. Sugar can slow down the ability of the adrenal glands to function.
110. Sugar has the potential of inducing abnormal metabolic processes in a normal healthy individual and to promote chronic degenerative diseases.
111.. I.Vs (intravenous feedings) of sugar water can cut off oxygen to the brain.
112. High sucrose intake could be an important risk factor in lung cancer.
113. Sugar increases the risk of polio.
114. High sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures.
115. Sugar causes high blood pressure in obese people.
116. In Intensive Care Units, limiting sugar saves lives.
117. Sugar may induce cell death.
118. Sugar can increase the amount of food that you eat.
119. In juvenile rehabilitation camps, when children were put on a low sugar diet, there was a 44% drop in antisocial behavior.
120. Sugar can lead to prostate cancer.
121. Sugar dehydrates newborns.
122. Sugar increases the estradiol in young men.
123. Sugar can cause low birth weight babies.
124. Greater consumption of refined sugar is associated with a worse outcome of schizophrenia
125. Sugar can raise homocysteine levels in the blood stream.
126. Sweet food items increase the risk of breast cancer.
127. Sugar is a risk factor in cancer of the small intestine.
128. Sugar may cause laryngeal cancer.
129. Sugar induces salt and water retention.
130. Sugar may contribute to mild memory loss.
131. As sugar increases in the diet of 10 years olds, there is a linear decrease in the intake of many essential nutrients.
132. Sugar can increase the total amount of food consumed.
Provided by Nancy Appleton in the book Lick the Sugar Habit

The FAT Truth

Don’t be fooled by Fat Fallacies - Fats can be Good!
The fact is fats are essential nutrients.    Examples of bad fats are corn, soybean,
That means they are essential to health. The brain and nervous system are 65% fat. The surface of every cell in our body is fat. Fats keep our skin healthy, support immune function and lower the risk of diabetes. Our hormones are made from fat, and fats are carriers for vitamins and minerals. Good fats improve and normalize cholesterol levels, support a healthy heart and are known to enhance the prevention of cancer. Fats are nutritional essentials.
Yet we are told to avoid fats - that they cause disease. How did fats get such a bad reputation? Because, some fats are remarkably bad for our health. Unnatural fats are very unhealthy, leading to heart disease, cancer, immune dysfunction, pain and obesity. Our bodies have no means to deal with unnatural “bad fats,” so they get stored in our bodies and block healthy processes. That is where the trouble begins. Imagine you were to drive your car into a mechanic and he tells you that the oil in your car is rotten, it is full of pollution, it will not protect your car anymore. Would you tell him, “I don’t want any oil then, drain the oil out if it is bad for my car, I don’t want any oil in my car at all!” That is very similar to what we are doing today. We eat bad fats – get sick, the “mechanics” tell us to avoid fats! This is ridiculous!!! We need fat – it is essential to life, it is essential to health.
Out with the “bad” and in with the “good” fats. But which is which?? Like other whole foods, fats and oils that come to us in a fresh, unrefined state are healthy. The proper extraction of the oils from these whole foods is an important step in the process of health. That’s because heat, oxygen and chemical solvents can change the natural goodness of the oils (fats) and even the best sources for oils can be ruined in processing. Good fats come from properly prepared olives, seeds and nuts, from pasture-fed animals, wild, cold- water fish and even from green leafy vegetables!
Examples of bad oils are safflower, sunflower, cottonseed and canola oils, hydrogenated and partially-hydrogenated oils, and the absolute worst of them all are trans-fats.
Why would food scientists ruin the oils with processing? The answer is to produce cheap oil and to prolong shelf-life. Some oils are damaged as they are extracted. Hydrogenated fats and oils were once natural, but they have been processed using heat and chemicals in order to prolong their shelf-life for profits. The worst part about this processing is that it changes the structure of the fat to become a transfat. “Transfat is made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil — a process called hydrogenation. Hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor stability of foods containing these fats.”* *U.S. FDA website http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ qatrans2.html
A trans-fat is an unnatural fat that our body has no way to process, so it stays in the body, blocking healthy processes for a very long time - 255 days! Trans-fats are like bad oil in your car that you cannot quickly drain out. Bad oil in your car will cause it to overheat, get low mileage and ultimately breakdown. These transfats are the saturated fats that have been associated with heart disease, cancer and immune dysfunction. These unhealthy fats are found in margarine, shortening, commercial cookies, crackers and chips—and in most packaged “foods.” You must avoid them!!
Fats:
A Matter of God-Made (natural) vs.
Man-made (de-natured)
Finding the best high quality fats is easy, but you have to be careful and use common sense.
• Oils (fats) that are found in natural foods – GOOD
• Oils (fats) that are heated, chemically processed or rancid (spoiled) - BAD
Healthy Fats are a Nutritional Essential
Things to do when it comes to fats:
• Eliminate all hydrogenated, partially-hydrogenated and trans-fats from your foods. These are the unhealthy type of saturated fats. Read labels and avoid or discard any that you find.
• Avoid all corn, soybean, safflower, sunflower, cottonseed and canola oils in your cooking and in prepared foods. These are heat and chemically extracted oils and have been damaged or contaminated in processing.
• Eat foods containing healthy fats including butter, olive oil, grass-fed meats, free-range eggs and wild, cold-water fish.
• Use healthy fats in your meals,including healthy extra-virgin olive oil, organic butter, and unrefined organic coconut oil.
• Take high quality essential oil supplements from Standard Process.
• Consider consuming fish or cod-liver oil supplements and high vitamin butter concentrate.

Healthy fats: What may benefit you? Ask me!
From Standard Process: The oils at SP are prepared in a non-oxygen environment - a mixture of a partial vacuum and inert gases thereby displacing the oxygen that causes oils to go bad. This highly technical process assures you receive the essential oils your body sorely needs.
Cataplex F Tablets & Perles — Used by doctors since 1934. These essential oils support metabolism of fats and calcium. Helps muscles, skin, hair and prostate.
Linum-B6— Used by doctors since 1962. This Omega- 3 oil from flax seed supports hormone production and helps maintain healthy skin and nervous, cardiovascular and immune systems. This is a Nutritional Essential.
Wheat Germ Oil— Used by doctors since 1939. This Omega- 6 oil, is a rich source of Vitamin E complex and Octacosanol – Good for muscles, spinal discs, skin, heart and fertility.
Sesame Oil— Used by doctors since 1962. This Omega-6 oil builds the health of the blood, good for anemia and immune functions. Enhances Vitamin E activity and supports proper liver functions.
Black Currant Seed Oil— This Omega-6 oil supports inflammatory states, immune system, fat metabolism and PMS and menopause.
Super EFF — Available since 1949 (only from Standard Process). This polyunsaturated fatty acid is easily assimilated and enhances nervous system health, promotes energy production, and supports degenerative conditions of the body.
Tuna Omega-3 Oil— This life-sustaining omega-3 essential fatty acid promotes healthy cardiovascular, nervous and immune systems health.

Allergies / Hay Fever

Allergies / Hay Fever

Why do some of us suffer every year, others have good years and bad years, while others never suffer allergies?
Allergic reactions begin when substances capable of beginning a reaction enter through your nose, lungs, skin or intestines. These substances are commonly thought to be pollen and foods, but they enter your circulation through leaky mucous membranes irritated by inadequately digested foods, synthetic chemicals in our environment, drinks or foods. Tissues also become leaky from deficiencies of vitamins, minerals and other whole food components.
Regardless of the source, all allergic reactions are a response by your body to the foreign substance. The body responds by sending antibodies to the rescue.
Antibodies are an important part of the body’s natural defense system and are produced normally by our white blood cells to help fight infection or toxins. These white blood cells make antibodies to bind with the foreign materials and then eliminate them. This is a great design!
To summarize the cause of allergies:

1. Nutritional deficiency can be the cause of allergies.
2. Poor digestion can be the cause of allergies.
3. Insufficient healthy bowel flora can be the cause of allergies.
4. Environmental toxins can be the cause of allergies.

The office of Dr. Aaron Chapa can help to eliminate most of these causes! Our office can work with your specific needs to build your health to better handle your condition of allergies.

6 Ways to Maximize your Energy

1.Find some downtime every day-Even if it means getting up a few minutes earlier than everyone else in your house, take some time to really relax. Don't read email, don't write to-do lists. Do something that truly feels like downtime.
2.Make sure that you're getting enough iron-Eat lots of leafy greens (especially spinach), pumpkin seeds, soy and other beans, tofu, tempeh, lentils, hemp seeds, blackstrap molasses, and sesame seeds. To increase iron absorption, include foods that contain vitamin C with your iron-rich foods (e.g. oranges, strawberries, red bell peppers, broccoli).  
3.Make sure you're getting your B vitamins- If you're vegan, you'll especially need to watch B12. Good sources of B vitamins include: nutritional yeast, gluten free cereals, beans, tempeh, lentils, brewer's yeast, and molasses.
4.Increase your intake of magnesium-rich foods- This includes nuts (especially almonds and cashews), spinach, broccoli, pumpkin seeds, artichokes, black beans.
5.Include probiotics in your diet-Probiotics are the "living cultures" in kiefer and they help to maintain intestinal health and have been credited with other benefits from strengthening the immune system to preventing colon cancer. In addition to, miso, sauerkraut, tempeh, and kombucha (fermented tea) also contain probiotics. They are also available in supplement form- look for one that must be refrigerated.  Also one that has pre-biotics in it also.
6. Eat lots of fiber. High-fiber foods help you to feel fuller longer than low-fiber foods-They help to maintain blood sugar and act as a broom to keep the intestinal track moving. Fiber helps to lower cholesterol and prevent constipation, diverticulosis, and colon cancer. Eat lots of whole grains such as brown rice, quinoa, and gluten free cereals, fruits and veggies, beans, lentils, ground flax seeds, oat bran, and nuts and seeds. Don't let TV commercials fool you- it is easy to get plenty of fiber from the foods that we eat and no fiber "supplement" is necessary!