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akbear49
akbear49 Member Posts: 51
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

My brother Bud passed away last week from prostate cancer, he would have been 65 today.    I posted this on the Healing Well forum Bud frequented. 

 Once again thank you all for the mutual support you show not just my brother but for each other. I'm not the type of guy who runs to the fad cure of the month or who is easily swayed by miracle cures - I tend to be somewhat level headed. ( others may argue that point but ... )
I am reading a book called Healing Spices by Bharat Aggarwall, PhD of MD Anderson in Texas - it outlines the curative impacts of different spices - there is a growing body of evidence that certain spices can prevent cancer. Flying home from Buds funeral I'm reading that prostate cancer is one of those cancers that certain spices can slow or stop the growth of. Flying home from Buds funeral...
I will be sharing this exact post on the Cancer Survivor Network forums I use as well and will be adding spices to my diet. If nothing else I will be eating some tasty foods soon

hang in there and good luck to you all
Ed

many other cancers are mentioned in the book as well - I felt it is important to share this with as many as possible.    I certainly wouldn't recommend abandoning traditional medicine but this is worth a serious look.   For example you can google: spices head and neck cancer - read some of the info available, look at the research sources - why isn't this info readily available to all of us

I got the book on Amazon.   Good luck

Ed 

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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    Condolences...

    Sorry about your brother....

    John

  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,722 Member
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    just a pinch

    Ed,

     

    I am sorry to hear of your brothers passing.

     

    If there is a coffee enema count me out (or maybe in).

     

    Matt

  • akbear49
    akbear49 Member Posts: 51
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    CivilMatt said:

    just a pinch

    Ed,

     

    I am sorry to hear of your brothers passing.

     

    If there is a coffee enema count me out (or maybe in).

     

    Matt

    Thanks

    Thank you both for your condolences - it was a big shock

    Coffee - I prefer only one way in and a different way out for this guy   ;-)

    Ed

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
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    Add my sympathies, too....

    I'm very sorry you lost your brother.

    I've been hearing about cinnamon for everything lately.  Is that the kind of spices we're talking about here?

    LOL @ Matt....only you'd have coffee enimas stashed in the back of your brain....You always crack me up.

    p

  • akbear49
    akbear49 Member Posts: 51
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    phrannie51 said:

    Add my sympathies, too....

    I'm very sorry you lost your brother.

    I've been hearing about cinnamon for everything lately.  Is that the kind of spices we're talking about here?

    LOL @ Matt....only you'd have coffee enimas stashed in the back of your brain....You always crack me up.

    p

    Cinnamon

    Greetings phrannie51

    Cinnamon is definitely one of them - cinnamon has been shown to reduce blood sugar levels which is good.  

    The book lists 50 different spices, quotes their benefits used by various cultures, details studies done and by whom, and has recipes for each.

    One of the biggie spices is curcumin, the main component in the spice tumeric, has been shown to help combat head and neck cancer - the source of that study is UCLA Jonnson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

    reading on in the book, it claims that pepper enhances the other spices

    no mention of coffee enama's though -- whew   ;-)

    Ed  

  • fishmanpa
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    akbear49 said:

    Cinnamon

    Greetings phrannie51

    Cinnamon is definitely one of them - cinnamon has been shown to reduce blood sugar levels which is good.  

    The book lists 50 different spices, quotes their benefits used by various cultures, details studies done and by whom, and has recipes for each.

    One of the biggie spices is curcumin, the main component in the spice tumeric, has been shown to help combat head and neck cancer - the source of that study is UCLA Jonnson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

    reading on in the book, it claims that pepper enhances the other spices

    no mention of coffee enama's though -- whew   ;-)

    Ed  

    Danger Will Robinson Danger!

    I love Cinnamon!

    With shakes, oatmeal etc. it's wonderful. BUT...  DO NOT use it if your mouth is sensitive during treatment!! Yell

    "T"

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
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    akbear49 said:

    Cinnamon

    Greetings phrannie51

    Cinnamon is definitely one of them - cinnamon has been shown to reduce blood sugar levels which is good.  

    The book lists 50 different spices, quotes their benefits used by various cultures, details studies done and by whom, and has recipes for each.

    One of the biggie spices is curcumin, the main component in the spice tumeric, has been shown to help combat head and neck cancer - the source of that study is UCLA Jonnson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

    reading on in the book, it claims that pepper enhances the other spices

    no mention of coffee enama's though -- whew   ;-)

    Ed  

    I used Curcumin and Tumeric caps

    on my German Shepherd to help his arthritus....didn't know it might also help HNC.....interesting!

    LOL on the enema's....that keeps cracking me up....glad it didn't take off at the coffee boutiques....not  only would we have to chose a type of coffee, but how it would be administered....in a cup or a bag...

    p

  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,722 Member
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    phrannie51 said:

    I used Curcumin and Tumeric caps

    on my German Shepherd to help his arthritus....didn't know it might also help HNC.....interesting!

    LOL on the enema's....that keeps cracking me up....glad it didn't take off at the coffee boutiques....not  only would we have to chose a type of coffee, but how it would be administered....in a cup or a bag...

    p

    thank goodness

    P,

    Close call

    M

  • phrannie51
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    fishmanpa said:

    Danger Will Robinson Danger!

    I love Cinnamon!

    With shakes, oatmeal etc. it's wonderful. BUT...  DO NOT use it if your mouth is sensitive during treatment!! Yell

    "T"

    When I was 4 weeks out of

    my last chemo treatment I was SO hungry.  I saw a recipie for baked cinnamon French toast....hmmmmm (I thought).  I soaked the bread in the eggs for 24 hours, then put this wonderful cinnamon/brown sugar/butter topping on it and popped it into the oven.  OMG what a mistake!!  Surprised  I never had anything burn like that in my whole life.  I still have trouble with cinnamon....I tried that same receipe just a few weeks ago....still a tad ouchie.

    p

  • akbear49
    akbear49 Member Posts: 51
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    eating

    funny how foods affect us all different

    early on during treatment I ate an apricot and it burned my throat

    a couple of days later my daughter gave me an orange to eat, I was thinking uhh ohh if an apricot hurt an orange is going to be murder.   My daughter gave it to me and I didn't want her to worry any more than she already was so I ate it...   It tasted like an orange, by this point my taste buds were just about shot but I did taste that orange, not good but it didn't burn either

    Ed

  • debbiejeanne
    debbiejeanne Member Posts: 3,102 Member
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    ed, so sorry to hear of ur

    ed, so sorry to hear of ur loss.  sometimes the battle is just to great for us.  i pray that you'll find comfort in the fond memories you have of your brother.  sending you a hug just in case u can use one.  i stole it from skiffin....lol.

    God bless,

    debbiejeanne              

  • akbear49
    akbear49 Member Posts: 51
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    debbiejeanne said:

    ed, so sorry to hear of ur

    ed, so sorry to hear of ur loss.  sometimes the battle is just to great for us.  i pray that you'll find comfort in the fond memories you have of your brother.  sending you a hug just in case u can use one.  i stole it from skiffin....lol.

    God bless,

    debbiejeanne              

    Thank you

    debbiejeanne

    thank you for that - I'm back on the forum to honor my brothers memory and encourage others to hang in there - this is a tough cure but it is doable.   i didn't "discover" this forum until 4 days after my last treatment in July 2011.   i really could have used it while I was going thru my own little version of hell.

    Maybe I can help others

    take care

    Ed

     

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