Chlorophyll in Leafy Greens (Barley) Help Prevent Cancer

The dietary advice to eat your greens in nothing new. Most people have mothers who reminded them to eat their vegetables since childhood. The dietary advice is not new, but researchers have discovered another reason to eat salads and leafy greens. LLNL researchers Graham Bench and Ken Tuteltaub found that small doses of chlorophyll, found in green leafy vegetables, could help to neutralize certain cancer causing toxins in the system.

Researchers found the giving a person a small dose of chlorophyll (Chia) or chlorophyllin (CHL) could reverse the effects of aflatoxin poisoning that could cause cancer. Chlorophyll is found in green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, broccoli and kale.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL, researchers Graham Bench and Ken Turteltaub, found that the chlorophyll found in leafy green vegetables could reverse the effects of antitoxin poisoning. Aflatoxis is a potent carcinogenic mycotoxin associated with the growth of mold, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus.

Foods that often contain this toxin include corn, corn products, cottonseed, peanuts, peanuts products, tree nuts and mild. The researchers, working with colleagues from Oregon State University and Cephalon Inc, found the greens have potential to be chemo preventive, meaning that they can help to prevent cancer.

Cancer causing elements in the environment, environmental carcinogens, are believed to contribute to a majority of human cancers. These carcinogens related to lifestyle factors are ofter related to lifestyle factors, including tobacco use and diet. Notable examples are the carcinogens related to tobacco use and smoking, cooking meats at high temperatures and fungal food contaminants called aflatoxins.

“The Chla and CHL treatment each significantly reduced aflatoxin absorption and bioavailability,” Graham Bench stated in a press release from LLNL.

“What makes this study unique among prevention trials is, that we were able to administer a microdose of radio-labeled aflatoxin to assess the actions of the carcinogen directly in people. There was no extrapolation from animal models which often are wrong,” Ken Turteltaub stated in a press release from LLNL.

The research, which is co-funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Resource for Biomedical Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, appeared in the December issue of the journal, Cancer Prevention Research

source: huliq.com

7 health tips for the deskbound

If you're spending long days hunched over a desk or computer, you're not alone. Here are seven ways to integrate healthier habits into a tough work day.

1. Grandma was right.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, just as our mothers told us. Eat a healthy one before you start work, ideally within one hour of waking. This fuels your body and brain for a healthier metabolism and stable blood sugar, which means steadier focus and less fatigue. Plus, eating a balanced breakfast sets you up to have fewer cravings and eat less the rest of the day.

But lose the cereal! Many people consider cereal a healthy breakfast, probably thanks to decades of advertising, but it is not. It is essentially a large dose of refined carbohydrates, and milk only compounds the problem. (The endocrinologist I trained with used milk, rather than orange juice, to quickly raise diabetics' blood sugar when they were low.)

A balanced meal is a combination of proteins, carbs and a little healthy fat, and should keep you satisfied and focused for about 4-6 hours.

2. Trade java for green tea.

When blood sugar drops and the midmorning (or afternoon) blahs set in, many of us reach for coffee, often laden with corn syrup-based flavors, sugar or artificial sweeteners.

Instead, trade your coffee for green tea. Green tea has caffeine, although less than coffee, but it is metabolized more slowly and gently. That means you won't have the initial jolt to your blood sugar, or the drop after. (That's a good thing!) And you will get a nice dose of beneficial nutrients, including antioxidants and polyphenols.

Researchers have found that two to three cups of green tea a day can have potent immune-boosting benefits. While coffee takes a toll on skin, green tea is showing promise as protection against aging from UV radiation.

3. Dump the sweeteners.

As for those sweeteners, whether you're having them in your coffee, tea, soda or snacks, they are draining your energy and your health.

Trade them in for xylitol or stevia, natural sweeteners with no or few calories. Xylitol is actually good for you, and it tastes and looks just like sugar. Trade sodas — diet or regular — for water or club soda. If you are used to highly sweetened beverages, give your palate time to adapt; it will.

4. Pack a snack.

Just say no to the doughnuts, cookies, candies and other junk food that tends to show up anywhere people congregate. Instead, buy some small reusable containers or snack bags, and pack them with nuts. A portion is a small handful, or about two dozen almonds, for instance. It's perfect: a little protein, some carbs and some healthy fat. Avoid trail mixes if you're watching your weight: dried fruit is loaded with sugars. Add one of our wonderful local apples. Come prepared, and you will be so much less likely to give in to temptation.

5. Master the stairs.

Does your office have stairs? Can you take a three-minute break? One of the best forms of exercise is burst training. (Of course, check first with your health-care professional before beginning any exercise program.)

Run up the stairs as fast as you can for no more than 60 seconds. If you can't do a full minute at first, do 20 seconds, wait 20 seconds, then sprint for 20 seconds again, and work yourself up to a full minute. Don't do more than a minute at a time; it's actually less effective. Alternative: Many of my clients keep an X-iser portable stepper machine under their desk. It's small, makes no noise, won't make you sweaty and many people can share one (some NFL, NBA and MLB teams do).

6. Change your focus.

Eyes are muscles, too, and keeping the same focal length for hours strains them, as well as your neck and shoulders. Take a break at least once an hour to look farther away, ideally, at some of our beautiful Hudson Valley scenery.

7. S-t-r-e-t-c-h!

Here's a good one. Stand up. Interlace your fingers, then turn your palms away and stretch your arms in front of you, stretching your shoulders and back. Keeping the same hold, cup the base of your skull with your palms, and press your elbows backwards, opening your chest. Now clasp your hands behind you, and bend forward at the hips, bringing your head toward your knees. Bring your arms up gently, as far as you can. Hold for a few deep breaths, bringing fresh oxygenated blood to your brain.

OK, time to go back to work now! I hope you feel restored, rejuvenated and ready to continue your day.

source: recordonline.com

Curing Massive Cancer With Green Barley

I just want to share a testimony of a cancer patient and cured by a miraculous herb - Green Barley.

CANCER SUCCESS STORY of Bob Davis

In April 1996, I was admitted to the hospital as an outpatient for an x-ray. It was found that I had massive cancer. I had a mass in my abdomen a foot wide and several inches thick. Further, I had several masses in my chest, some of them "the size of soft balls". It was also determined that I had cancer in my bone marrow.

I was immediately converted into an "in" patient and started on a very heavy chemotherapy program. I had chemo in April, May , and June, with no effect on the cancer. It seemed to thrive on the stuff.

It was the middle of June when my doctor told me that the chemo wasn't working. He later told me that another treatment would kill me. I knew that this was true because my body was ravaged by the chemo. I was curled up in a fetal position unable to sleep or eat. I was emaciated and had excruciating pain all through my body.

I asked my doctor what we were going to do. He said, "Try..........something else"

The previous February I had called a college chum who had devastating arthritis. He couldn't climb stairs or drive his car. I asked him how he was doing and he said "Fantastic"! He told me that he was taking an herbal product and it had eliminated his arthritis in three weeks. I asked him what it was and he said "Dried green barley leaves". He gave me the 800 number and I ordered a bottle for my wife who has arthritis.

It was the middle of June as I mention above, that I received a phone call from the owner of the company that provides the dried green barley pills. She asked me how I was doing on the pills. I told her that I wasn't using them. I had gotten them for my wife and they helped her when she remembered to take them.

I then said the most fortunate thing I have said in my life. I said, "I'm fighting another battle". She asked me what it was and I told her that it was cancer. She said, "Oh, Mr. Davis, You don't know do you"? I asked her what was it that I didn't know and she said, "Don't you know that cancer and arthritis can't grow in an alkaline body"? I told her that I had never heard that before.

To make a long story short (one of my favorite phrases), I started taking the pills and in ten days my cancer was 95% gone! My next Ct scan showed no cancer in my body and I have been cancer free ever since.

I was checked last month and I am still cancer free. I still take 20 200 mg tablets of dried green barley every day. It costs me a whopping 95 cents or so.

Since then I have adopted a 95% (I do have birthday cake with a grandchild now and then) vegan diet which I really like. I feel better than I have in 40 years. People say I look younger. I have "lotsa' energy.

In 2001 I had an exam that showed the possibility of prostate cancer, so my doctor sent me to a urologist who confirmed that I did indeed have prostate cancer and pressed me for my answer to his options. His favorite solution was radical surgery.

I asked him if he believed in alternative medical treatments for cancer, to which he responded, "Well, yes." which could hardly be considered enthusiastic support of the idea.

He sat in front of me on a chair, knee to knee and face to face as he pressed me for my answer. I told him that I would take an alternative route and left his office.

Three weeks later, I went back for a visit. He said, "Well, have you made up your mind?" I asked for another PSA test.

He said, "But you just had one only three weeks ago."

I reminded him that I had told Him my plan was to take an alternative treatment. He said, "Well OK, but it had better be good, not just 1 or 2 points, or we are going to have 'that talk',OK?

I said, "OK" and he authorized another test.

A few days later, he called; "Mister Davis, I don't know what you are doing. but keep it up. You do not have prostate cancer!" I have been checked regularly since and I am still good.

What did I do? For three weeks I went on a juice fast and colon cleanse program.

I am eager to share information on cancer treatment and general health issues. I do occasionally speak at meetings on several related subjects. My favorite subject is ENZYMES!!!

If you have illness too and cured by this green barley... Feel free to post it here...