Nearly ending it all with cancer was terrible enough for my family and I yet the thought of dealing the rest of my days devoid of one more full nights rest was going to be the end of me. Night sweats had taken hold after my operation and I had to do something concerning it. This story tells what I did.
Not too many years ago I shocked to learn I had cancer; I was not a happy camper to discover that I would require a hysterectomy at such a youthful age. Although I have two kids already, I wished to have been able to hang on to the choice for another if we so chose. It is a weird feeling to realize that you can no longer have children especially when it is not your choice.
In the early stages of my struggle I was mandated a regiment of treatments that required radiation and chemotherapy. The chemo was not very bad at first but as time went on I could tell it was altering my body. I know it can kill cancer but it felt like a fight to the death was happening within my body and the outcome would either be me or the cancer. I have forever thought there must be a healthier way to deal with fighting cancer. Perhaps one day the cure will be made available to us, but until then I will only dream that if there is a biological un-patentable treatment out there, the health and drug industry will keep a lid on it.
Eventually I was able say I was cancer free and the feeling of relief had covered me from top to toe. Yet as rapidly as I had found this new reprieve I found a fresh dilemma had taken its place.
Prior to cancer I had a rather ordinary sleep pattern. I would go to bed, wake up perhaps once for a bath room break and go back to bed to finish with a full night’s sleep. But after the treatment and the surgery I found myself tossed into a new world of menopause induced by my hysterectomy.
Now with this menopause came its cousin, menopause night sweats, and a complete line of additional problems. If I were to show you all of the connected issues included I might go on ceaselessly. The night sweats were enough. The sweats would keep me up all night also cause my partner to lose numerous hours of rest too. Eventually it caused my partner to change to another room. I had to discover a solution. These night sweats were destroying me and my relationship.
I tried numerous solutions to my problem as well as tried almost every natural and un-natural cure available. I tried chilly pillows, I tried absorbing nightgowns, I tried bizarre sheets, you name it I tried it. I was about to surrender when a colleague of mine showed me a contraption known as a Bedfan. Now to be quite honest with you as she said it over the phone I was thinking she said Bed Pan so I was a bit taken back given that I could not figure for the life of me how a Bed Pan was going to help with night sweats.
Anyhow, the Bedfan ended up being the hero I was trying to find. In order to make clear how it works I will take a quotation from one of the earliest users of the fan. One woman stated it was like cooling off under a waterfall and not getting wet at all. That is just how it felt. Starting from that first night on, I never had night sweats ever again. Now don’t get the wrong idea I can sense my body getting hotter and merely from habit for a while I expected to begin sweating, yet it never happened.
Evidently the way this thing works is, as soon as your body gets hot, your bed is not able to purge that heat quickly enough. By means of the Bedfan the hot air is moved out of the bed, in no way giving it a chance to increase to sweating. This is how it feels; the next time you are lying in bed and you start to feel warm, simply lift up your legs to raise the sheets up high. Then gradually let your legs down and feel the gentle breeze drifting across your body to cool it down. That is how it feels all night long.
Eventually I find myself disappointed that I can no longer have children but at least I am still breathing. Not only am I still alive but thanks to the Bedfan, I am able to sleep better and get the relaxation I require so that I can still spend time with the beautiful children I do have. I hope this will help someone as much as it has helped me and my husband.
What is the link between health and how we breathe? What parts of our lifestyle increase or decrease the risk of Cancer and other chronic illnesses? How does breathing optimally lead to preventing or healing illness? Can you pass a breathing test? These are some of the questions being asked and answered here along with a few other suggestions of how a natural approach to health and wellness can help
Breathing is not just about sucking in air
now and again! And there are certainly advantages for health.
Preventing and healing of cancer
Many of us are aware of somebody who has been affected in some way by cancer
cancer now or have had it in the past or someone in their family or in their circle
of friends
At this very moment, as I write, a close member of my family has just been
diagnosed with a malignant tumor in the salivary glands leading to invasive surgery and a loss of facial muscle use. Over 20 yrs ago I had cancer of the cervix which was removed via drastic surgery and my own mother died of a cancer that had spread into the lymphatic system. One of my uncles died of skin cancer not too long ago.
So this serious illness has definitely affected myself and dear ones
ones and perhaps people you know also. The good news is that in this modern age of information, the ability to become aware of the issues and remedies avilable, make it much more possible to become an active participant in our own healing process and to be able to take early preventative steps and be able to support conventional
To this end I have drawn up a list below of some of the main areas, activities,
foods and lifestyle choices that are generally associated with an increased risk of cancer. Not all of them are directly causal but all are contributory.
What it Might Be Best To Avoid
1. Fatty foods in the diet from fatty meat. Maintaining a high protein, high fat diet
2. Too much coffee, tea and fizzy drinks
3. Aflatoxins i.e fungal products found in foods like peanuts and soya
4. A diet that doesn’t include a sufficient amount of minerals, vitamins and iodine
5. Nitrosamines and amines which can be found in food that has not been refrigerated, in processed meat and
cheese
6. Slow movement of foods through the colon
7. Overeating (associated in 35% of all cancers) and being overweight
8. Certain types of mushrooms.
9. A diet high in refined foods and sugars
10. History of having had any cancer before
11. Diabetes
12. Promiscuity and early sexual experience – especially in the case of cervical cancer
13. gene history, the family you come from, what sex you are, your occupation
14. Estrogens
15. Some hair dyes
16. Viral infections, flu, colds, diarrhea and rashes
17. Drugs such as antibiotics, aspirin, water tablets, immunosuppressants,
amphetamines or antihistamines
18. Smoking and drinking alcohol to excess
19. Overexposure to industrial toxic fumes and chemicals
solvents, asbestos and hydrocarbons
20. Stress, especially if prolonged or consistent, depression and guilt
21. Excessive exposure to radiation and hot or cold conditions.
22. contaminated and not so pure drinking water.
23. A habit of shallow or poor breathing
All of these, singly or accumulatively, can lead to an overtaxing of the sympathetic nervous system which ultimately leads to increased susceptibility to toxemia and acidosis which is the right environment for anaerobic organisms to multiply and take over.
If you are not breathing correctly this may not be directly linked to cancer but because cancer is
anerobic and is unable to thrive where there are high concentrations of oxygen, anything
that increases the oxygen in your body and blood supply is good. Breathing poorly can result in serious compromises in health as well as your
emotional and mental wellbeing.
Oxygen is in fact a natural antibiotic and so optimal breathing is one way to ensure a good supply of material with which to fight viruses and bacteria
For the best chances of success with a cancer treatment, make sure you
practice and develop your breathing.
What is YOUR Breathing Like?
Take the F.REE Breathing Test and Evaluation!!
How well or poorly we breathe will have an effect on whether or not we suffer from heart attacks, cancer, asthma, bronchitis and so on. So are peak performance such as in activities requiring mental acuity, athletics, acting, speaking or singing.
Creeping Cancer
The term, cancer originally comes from the latin word for crab. Cancer was
described as a crab-like disease by Hippocrates, who noticed that cancer, by
nature ‘crawls’ or spreads and sprawls through the body, eventually leading to death. Now cancer is more usually defined as an uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer is actually more than one disease and is a general term used to describe over 100 different types, but what is common about them is that they all include a process whereby body cells multiply in an uncontrolled way.
because cancer is anaerobic it is unable to survive in the presence of oxygen. This explains
why the One organ that is otherwise so prone to failing under constant stress and poor diet, the heart, in fact never gets cancer. The heart absolutely thrives on a good supply of oxygen.
How breathing exercises can help
Deep breathing exercises fill the lungs with a plentiful supply of oxygen enabling the body to work at full capacity for optimal health and giving the best chances against contracting more serious diseases such as cancer
What we need to remember, however is that along with the use of oxygen the body produces a potentially lethal by-product known as free radicals which need to be dealt with by making sure you take in foods rich in antioxidants.
What antioxidants do
Antioxidants found in some foods prevent or slow the oxidative damage to our
body.They act as “free radical scavengers” and in this way prevent and repair any damage done by these free radicals.
Antioxidants are provided by taking nutrients such as Vitamin A and carotenoids, Vitamin C found mainly in citrus fruits and green leafy vegetables, Vitamin E found in nuts and grains, Selenium (in fish, red meat, eggs, garlic) and superfoods like Saw Palmetto and Acai berry.
Other common antioxidants include flavonoids from pomegranate and purple grapes, lycopene from tomatoes, lutein from dark green vegetables, and lignan from oats and rye
Natural Alternative Treatments
More alternative treatnments which can support healing from cancer include inner cleansing
parasite elimination, de-stressing and changing one’s self defeating thoughts and attitudes. Lowering stress and Changing one’s attitude has a direct bearing on theimmune system and five of the best ways to do this are laughter, daily positive affirmations, listening to relaxation music, walks in nature and various meditative practices
Being too hypervigilant, usually connected to some past trauma which puts the body on hyperalert, or thinking negatively
feelings of guilt, putting blame onto others, being over critical of self, in combination with poor
hygiene and toxic overload can create an environment that invites a flood of
unfriendly bacteria and other organisms into the body. In the end the body’s immune
system, electro-chemical and energy system and the body’s vital life flow becomes
overwhelmed by chaos, disruptions and blockages.All of this may encourage cancer
and other serious diseases to take over.
EFT and Tapping
This new and latest energy therapy is based on tapping on the acupressure points of the body to unblock any blocks in the energy flow of the body which may have come about through mental, physical, environmental and emotional upsets and stresses.
Click here to access a f.ree follow along video on how to do EFT
It is a process that you can easily learn and apply whenever you are in pain
In summary
A positive attitude, good nutrition, proper breathing and body energy balancing
protects you from cancer and other serious illnesses. Remaining relaxed and calm is preferable to being angry or having consistent feelings of guilt. Optimal Breathing can contribuite to a lowered risk of cancer, healing of cancer already present and better overall health.The more you practice proper breathing, maintain an optimistic frame of mind, feel confident and empowered the more likely you are to be healthy. These skills you can concentrate on developing through practice
Joy Idries is a Self Growth Expert and Spiritual Journey & Wellness Coach with a particular focus on showing how we can harness the positive energies in and around us for natural healing and joyful living. You can find out more about her methods and teaching at Chronic Illness and Laughter
Mesothelioma is technically considered a symptom, not a real illness. Mesothelioma can ultimately lead to mesothelioma cancer. This type of cancer is affecting the lungs and breathing functions in the human body. In some cases, it can also be found lining the intestinal cavity. Mesothelioma can also cause liver and abdominal cancers.
The main cause of Mesothelioma, is the prolonged asbestos exposure. Asbestos was a typical building material in the 20th century. Army personnel were exposed to asbestos in the 1940s-1970s. Many of those veterans are just now experiencing symptoms from the exposure. Many of us were exposed to asbestos without even knowing it. Some people can develop mesothelioma after only being exposed to asbestos for a short period of time.
The asbestos releases air borne particles that may be breathed into the breathing system. Asbestos is a naturally occurring material, made from miniscule fibers. These tiny fibers break down under any kind of pressure and turn into invisible dust particles. These dust particles can be inhaled into the human respiration systems and finally lead to mesothelioma. These fibers imbed themselves in the intestinal and chest linings. In the early 1960s, it was discovered the asbestos was harmful. It was not till 1986, the use of asbestos in building materials, was totally stopped. Many ceilings are made with asbestos and are still around today,
Mesothelioma lawyers and lawsuits are common today. The symptoms related to mesothelioma can take 10-40 years to start to show up. People that are just now realizing they were exposed, and are suing corporations for neglectfulness. If someone knows they have been exposed to asbestos, they need to let their doctor know, and pay very close attention to any symptoms related to mesothelioma. There is no cure for mesothelioma, but it can be handled if caught early enough. There’s continuous research being conducted to try and uncover a cure for this threatening disease.
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