What is Cancer and What is Disease? And what does that have to do with South America?
Statistics tell us that one person in every two will have cancer. At the turn of the last century one person in 33 developed cancer. Now they tell us that, at the rate we are going, soon everyone will have cancer.
What is wrong with this picture? What has changed? And what are your chances of escaping? Well actually they are very good. We have good news for you.
You say, But I had cancer because my mother had cancer. It’s in the genes. And for sure there are genetic weaknesses in every family. But research is telling us that those genes do not kick in unless our immune system is compromised. It is when our immune system is sick enough, that that weakest link in our family chain is most likely to be the one that breaks. Our poor immune system, try as it may, just can’t keep up because it is so emaciated itself.
As you know FFJ is all about freedom, which only comes through independence. If I am dependent on getting to a hospital, I am very limited. I can’t live where I want. I can’t do what I want. I have to be in or near a large city. To our thinking that is not freedom. Many of us feel so dependent on a doctor that if we were ever faced with the prospect of being without our medical insurance, we would panic. That, my friend, is not freedom. Freedom involves choices. We hear from so many people who ask where we suggest they look in deciding where to settle, but they have to be near a large hospital. Well, that is seriously limiting.
If we just can’t help it, that’s one thing. But we have found, from experience, that most people can return to wonderful, absolute health if they are only willing to do it. And at any age. Our bodies are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Our immune system is awesome. Sadly few people are aware of that fact because we are forever being marketed otherwise in the process of harvesting us. “Ask your doctor if _______ is right for you.” Rarely anything to really help you toward health. Only to mask symptoms, and then those drugs cause side effects that require more drugs to mask those symptoms. We are going to try to pass on a more helpful kind of information to you from time to time.
Those of you who have been reading FFJ for several years know that your editor was diagnosed 14 years ago with an orange-size tumor. I had already had basil cell carcinoma of the skin for years, which was excised surgically. And now an abdominal tumor. My sister-in-law had taken me to the doctor because I was so weak I was in the care of her and my brother. The doctor called her in to be with me when he told me. Surgery was scheduled within days.
I had seen an M. D., Dr. Loraine Day, on TV a few months earlier. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and had refused traditional medical treatment, though she did have the lump itself removed. Neither she nor the other surgeon thought it was cancer. But it was and had invaded her chest wall and glands. Instead of further surgery, chemo and radiation, she went to a natural program and recovered against all odds. So I talked with my family about putting off surgery and trying the same program Dr. Day had used for three months and if there was no improvement, I would have the surgery. The surgeon told me if I waited six months I WOULD have the surgery and by then it would be emergency surgery.
To make this short, I followed the program to the letter. Absolutely no cheating. Cancer is very unforgiving and one must be meticulous in avoiding the things that cause cancer.
Without giving more detail here, in four months I was able to return to my home. My energy had partly returned but it was a few more months until I felt normal again. Two weeks after I returned home, or 4 1/2 months into this program, the cancer lesion on my face fell off. Three years later I went back and the tumor was gone. But to my surprise, my asthma that I had had since age 3, also was gone. My arthritis, which I’d had for 30 years, also was gone. And more than that, some herniated disks in my neck from an auto accident years earlier, also healed. I had no idea this was possible. How come none of the doctors I went to over the years ever told me about this instead of giving me drugs to take in case of a problem? Because, according to Dr. Loraine Day, they don’t know. So they can’t tell us. The pharmaceutical companies fund the medical schools and provide teachers as well. It is a brilliant marketing plan and it is working. And if a doctor does discover it, it is in the same way that you and I discover it, but if they were to tell you to do it, they lose their license to practice medicine in most states of the U. S..
While we are at it, I hope that none of you will fall for this idea that cannabis will cure cancer. That is the same mentality as those that want to go to the doctor and get a pill that will allow them to continue their unhealthy lifestyle without penalty, just pop a pill and everything will be okay. We are not saying there is no herbal benefit of cannabis. There may be. But cancer is not caused by a deficiency of cannabis. It is caused by a lifestyle that encourages cancer, heart trouble, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, arthritis, autoimmune diseases and the list goes on.
I was 62 when I made the change. I have known of at least one 85-year-old that did the same thing. So don’t be misled to think you’re too old. You aren’t. Also, the change is usually quite fast. Every victim of high blood pressure I’ve known who decided to go this route had normal blood pressure in less than a month, some who had been on three different medications for many years. Let us encourage you that for almost everyone, you can return to health. Now, if you’ve lost a leg because of diabetes, regrowing a leg is a bit much to ask of the immune system. But my own recovery from long-time degenerative disease that medics claim are incurable, seems miraculous, but it is not miraculous at all. It is normal. When we restore our immune system, it will do what God created it to do and to be–get us well and keep us that way as long as we keep doing what we should. What did I learn from all that? If you give your body what it needs, and quit putting toxins in to gum up the works, you rebuild your immune system, and your immune system is designed to fix everything. I know that’s hard to believe because of our mental conditioning. I didn’t fully understand it myself at the time. Just look at the benefits. Not only am I completely well, I have no pain anywhere, and I have more money to spend. I no longer have any medical expense or prescription expense. I do go for certain medical checkups but paying for them is a small matter here in South America where I am. And yes, the doctors here are very good! I have no reason to go anywhere else.
The video included here, The Truth About Cancer and Disease, is by Dr. Thomas Lodi, M.D. He jokes that he is a “recovering allopath.” For those who don’t know, allopath just means he is an M.D. and went to medical school. Recovering because he realizes the inadequacy of allopathy. Allopathic medicine, which only treats symptoms, is on the other side of the fence from naturopathic medicine which seeks to establish conditions that enable the body to heal naturally. We hope to help you understand what disease truly is and what you can do about it if you choose to. We want you to know what power is in your hands. We think this doctor does a good job of explaining.
We hope this will give some of you hope. There is good news out here and we will work to be sure you know about it. In the meantime, do remember that we can’t just stop taking drugs that have been prescribed in most cases. We have to make the changes necessary so that we no longer need them. And hard as it may be to believe, in most cases we can do it. If you are under the care of a physician, perhaps he or she will be willing to monitor your progress.
Here is to your good health!
Arlean
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Overall, a good article. Your advice is rock solid, but the jab against cannabis is unwarranted and shortsighted. Sure, if you’re thinking that smoking cannabis alone will cure your cancer, you’re likely in for a rude awakening. However, that doesn’t change or negate the anti-tumoral effects of cannabinoids. Cannabis is a good addition to the diet, intake, and treatment of sick and healthy people alike. And yes, direct application of concentrates has been shown to greatly reduce and even “cure” various cancers. In fact, the anti-tumor effects of cannabis are one of the reasons scientists suspect cannabis consumers, even heavy daily users, don’t usually get lung cancer.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4
Hi Rational Voice and others. First, all opinions are welcome here, even opposing ones (albeit thanks for the kind words). Here is why I take the position that I do. I have been there and I care what happens to people with cancer! Most Americans have been brainwashed to think there is a pill or treatment that will cure their ills and they will not need to change their lifestyle. Sugar goes directly to feed a tumor and would you believe some doctors have candy on the table in the patient waiting room when they should be told to get the sugar out?! Cancer is not caused by a deficiency of cannabis. Cancer is the result of an overall unhealthy lifestyle and there IS only one way to change that. This is not a jab at cannabis, it is a jab at the mindset if you take this herb or that pill it will cure (or even help) your cancer. Go ahead and smoke cannabis or make tea out of it if you want to. People should be able to smoke or eat or drink whatever they want (as long as they don’t blow the smoke into my air space) but telling people it is even a partial answer to their cancer only contributes to what has already been done to them in my opinion. You would see me “taking a jab” at cauliflower if cauliflower producers were touting it as a cure for cancer like the cannabis people are. The only real answer for cancer is to go back to God’s original plan for our health. Start eating what God sent in the form that He sent it and quit putting things in our body that our bodies were never designed to process. Get fresh air and sunshine, daily exercise, forgive those who have hurt us and so on. Just think about it, okay? The cancer rate now in the U.S. is one out of two. You could be a victim some day and I don’t want you thinking cannabis is the answer. We want to keep you around, Rational! ;D
Thank you for the clarifications, and the rational discussion!
I have thought about it, a lot. Over many, many years. (I will forever continue to do so) And on your primary point, I think we are in complete agreement.
Please be clear — I am not trying to tell you or anyone else (and I don’t think other advocates are either), that cannabis will “cure” everyone’s cancer just by smoking it, or that all you need is some cannabis in your diet and you’ll be fine. Every individual body, metabolism, and system is completely unique, and cancer can be incredibly complicated. Cannabis is amazing, but it’s probably not a “miracle cure-all”.
I believe that you literally are what you eat. If you’re depending on corporations, fast food, and frozen convenience “foods” to feed you, as most North American’s are, you are never going to be a picture of good health. Those corporations have a vested interest in selling you more of their “food-like” product, not improving your health. I think we’re both in agreement about that.
Likewise, as you have so much as pointed out, the harmaceutical industry has no interest in “curing” much of anything. There is no profit in “cures”. This is without a doubt one of the driving factors behind cannabis prohibition to this day. As a medicine, cannabis is too good for big-harma to compete against. In many ways it’s social acceptance forces a change of the entire health-care paradigm. More of a return to nature, I hope.
As of yet, and unlike the cauliflower industry, there is no cannabis lobby trying to get you to buy more cannabis. Only concerned individuals who want to see the real science exposed in order to demonstrate that there is no legitimate reason to demonize this amazing plant. Truth is, cannabis is probably the most studied plant on the planet, and we still don’t know enough about it’s almost magical properties. Including it’s anti-cancerous properties. (Fun/disturbing fact: Uncle Sam and his corporate owners have know about the anti-tumoral properties of cannabis since at least the early seventies, and have instead chosen to focus all resources and energy on what potential harms there may be — not what benefits could be derived from it.)
Please make no mistake about it, cannabis absolutely without question does hold a key to preventing and even “curing” some cancers, and I urge you to study it more. But again, we are in complete agreement in that cannabis alone will not make one “healthy”. As you point out, one’s entire lifestyle is what determines “health”, and there are no short cuts. Where I think we differ is that I think cannabis can be one of the cornerstones to good health, much like any other vitamin or natural food. The only other natural source of cannabinoids is a mother’s breast milk, if that tells you anything.
http://www.naturalnews.com/036526_cannabinoids_breast_milk_THC.html#
In fact, I would go so far as to say that when you care about your body, cannabis is about the only “drug” you will willingly consume for any extended period of time. I myself have cut out every other drug, including caffeine… well, almost — refined sugar is a really hard one because it’s in dang near everything, but I try as best I can! And as a vegetarian/vegan, I already eat only what nature provides in it’s original packaging as much as and whenever possible. Cannabis is also one of those things that nature provides, and it can be just as beneficial to the body as broccoli — with the added benefit of being good for the mind and spirit as well. (I understand broccoli may also be a great anti-tumoral food)
Believe me, I know tales of cannabis “curing” cancer seem far fetched. I was very skeptical for many years as well. Most of us have been bombarded by pro-corporate anti-cannabis propaganda our entire lives. Seeing past that requires a great deal of free thinking which doesn’t come easy to most.
In any event, I’ve probably rambled too long. I’m very glad to hear that you’ve beaten your cancer, and I know that by living as you seem to be, you will be with us for many, many more good years to come. Take care, and keep up the great work on this blog!
Full disclosure: I’m hoping to avoid those miserable cancer statistics you point out, which is one of the multitude of reasons why I left babylon and moved to Uruguay in search a simpler, happier life! 🙂
I am laughing. Harmaceutical, huh? I’ll remember that one.
great! keep me informed,
tks dave
Thanks so much for your positive response.
Thanks for the info!
Many thanks for the feedback!