Re: Cancer's Origin...Cancer Prevention
Omega 3 - Fish Oil is (for me, at least) a lifesaver (so far).
After my stroke, I was taking many meds. Little by little, they took me off some, one by one. However, no matter what I did, my cholesterol and triglicerides stayed out of whack - and really high. Cholesterol in the 400 range, and Triglicerides 650+ off the charts.
After many - many - changes and additions/subtractions/changes in meds of that type, I dropped about 50 point in cholesterol, and about 100 in triglicerides. I take 3 different statins - soon to be two, now.
The addition? Fish Oil - 3 times a day. Last test my cholesterol is under 180, and my triglicerides, for the very first time is under 200 and good cholesterol is up about 10 points. I was taking 2 per day, but they have just increased it to 3, hoping it will drop some more.
Since I have never changed the way I eat (my diet is the best cholesterol diet you can be on, and its the stuff I eat everyday, long before I had a stroke) - salads every day (I've always been a salad junkie, eating salads as a snack when everyone is eating chips, dip etc.), fish, chicken (never ate the skins) and beef (and I never ate the fat).
My blood pressure is, and always has been, low 108/62 or thereabouts so, no extra meds there.
The difference - the only difference, is the addition of Fish Oil.
Diabetes IS certainly suseptible to carbohydrates - because your body turns them into energy (sugar) at every possible moment it can. But, if your insulin is low, a serious case of diabetes cannot be cured with a diet - it can help, to be sure, and if you have mild diabetes, could keep you med free for quite awhile. Avoiding sugars and carbs all together is dangerous. (much the same as not enough salt and potassium). Your body needs some sugars and your body needs some salt and potassium.
Also:
In March 2002, the Texas Commissioner of Health ordered the defendants to recall all Radiant Health "Herbal Essence" products that had been commerically distributed. The recall was ordered because of safety concerns about the manufacturing process [4].
In April 2002, the Attorney General of Texas charged Peskin, Maximum Efficiency, and the parent company (Perkins Management Company) with making misleading claims about the products and Peskin's credentials. The government's complaint charged Peskin and the company with making false claims that he held a Ph.D degree, was a research scientist, and was a professor at Texas Southern University [4]. The complaint also noted that the company had not registered with the FDA or obtained a Texas manufacturing license as required by law. Peskin quickly agreed to a temporary injunction that prohibits these claims and bars the defendants from making unsubstantiated claims that their products will protect against heart disease; reduce the risk of breast, prostate, and other cancers; eliminate varicose veins; lower blood pressure; lower cholesterol; eliminate cellulite; prevent diabetes; manage ADD; help children or other persons with ADD, ADHD, or hyperactivity; make children smarter; or cure constipation [5]. In January 2003, the county judge issued a permanent injunction ordering Peskin and his company to pay $100,000 in fines and costs and prohibiting them from:
Making unsubstantiated claims that their products will (a) protect against heart disease; (b) reduce the risk of breast, prostate and other cancers; (c) eliminate varicose veins; (d) lower blood pressure; (e) lower cholesterol; (f) eliminate cellulite; (g) prevent diabetes; (h) manage ADD; (i) help children or other persons with ADD, ADHD, or hyperactivity; (j) be safe for infants, toddlers, or pregnant or nursing mothers; (k) make children smarter; (l) cure constipation; and (m) any other express or implied health or disease claim which bas not been substantiated by Defendants and approved by the FDA or satisfies the requirements of § 403(r)(6) of the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act.
Providing or discussing any general nutritional information or theories in connection with the advertising of any particular brand of nutritional supplement.
Using any vignette or symbol, including the "heart smart" vignette, on the labeling of any food or drug product advertised, manufactured, processed, sold, or distributed which makes any health or disease claim that has not been validated and approved by the FDA;
Representing, in any labeling or advertising that food products will mitigate, treat, cure, or prevent specific classes of diseases, as well as performing any role in the human body's response to a disease.
Exaggerating Peskin's credentials, education, background or expertise by stating that he (a) is the "Holder [of the] Emeritus Life-Systems Engineering Chair, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University" or (b) is a doctor, professor or holder of a Ph.D.
Using Peskin's book Radiant Health—Beyond the Zone to help market Herbal Essence, Mineral Essence, or Basic Essence [6].
Peskin, a former employee, and Yes Supplements are facing a private lawsuit charging them with fraud, conversion (theft), business disparagement, tortuous interference, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract in connection with unauthorized use of a client list to market supplements. The judge has issued a restraining order [7].
(information taken from "Quackwatch)
When it comes to things like health, the snake oil salesmen are still alive and well.
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