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Cancer is a debilitating disease to say the least. Many people around the world have cancer and are struggling with their treatments.

Maybe you have been through cancer treatment and survived?

Maybe you have a loved on that has cancer or maybe you were close
to someone who died of cancer? In either case, maybe you can take
your experience and knowledge and turn it into a positive and help
others who are suffering too.

Are you someone that has specialized knowledge about cancer that could
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Are you interested in participating in group discussions about cancer and
the experiences that people go through with it.

Are you wondering if you have been told everything there is to know about cancer?

Are you worried about the level of care that people with cancer receive?

Are you interested in learning more about cancer for your own knowledge and understanding the suffering and trials that cancer sufferers go through?

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Effective Treatment Options Available for Moderate to Severe Acne
By: Jill Dow

Suffering from even a minor acne flair up can wreck your week, but suffering from continual moderate to serious acne can ruin your self esteem. There are options that can help you if you have moderate to severe acne.
One of the most common treatments for acne is a topical cream. The primary ingredient in many acne creams is benzoyl peroxide. Benzoyl Peroxide helps acne by killing acne bacteria and by reducing oil production of the skin. You’ll find benzoyl peroxide

products available in creams, gels, and cleaning pads. There are also other topical acne applications with different active ingredients. You’ll find sulfur, salicylic acid, and resorcinol products. These are all available as over the counter treatments at your local drugstore. Other more potent topical acne treatments are available by perscription. These are generally antibiotic based. They help stop acne by keeping the pores open and uninfected.

Sometimes a topical treatment alone cannot do the job and your dermatologist may recommend an oral antibiotic as well as a topical treatment.

While there is no known cure for acne, there are a number of acne treatments and treatment combinations available today to help you keep your acne under control. In some cases acne prevention and treatment will be a life-long endeavor, for others it’s a problem only during the teenage and young adult years. Regardless of the severity or duration of your acne problem a trip to the dermatologist for proper diagnosis based on your skin type and circumstances is highly recommended. Your doctor will work with you to come up with the best acne prevention plan for you.

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Six Possible Ways to Prevent or Fight Cancer

You may have recently read that due to advances in the treatment of heart disease, cancer has become the number one killer in North America. This is interesting news.

You might want to know how you can possibly prevent and fight cancer, but if you do have or even think you have cancer or any other health condition, be sure to consult your primary care physician for proper diagnoses and treatment. This article is for information purposes only.

Some steps that may help you to fight or prevent cancer.

1.Juicing is a powerful way to find health, partly because fresh juice has powerful antioxidants but also because juices contain loads of phytochemicals.

All of the plant chemicals have NOT been isolated but just remember that most of todays drugs are synthetic imitations of naturally occurring plant chemicals. There is speculation that these phytochemicals work better in the combinations that nature has produced them in.

Fresh fruit juice provides those phytochemicals to the body. In order to make fresh juice, consider getting a juicer or a A Vitamix blender.

It is a lot easier to get the health benefits of drinking a pound of carrots rather than trying to eat a pound. A pound of carrots basically makes less than a full cup of juice.

Just think about how many powerful phytochemicals you can get into your body this way.

And cabbage juice has been rumoured to lower the risk of cancer. It doesn’t taste great, but so what? This may be due to a chemical that rapidly disappears after the cabbage becomes juice, so you must drink it quickly.

Vitamin U which comes from cabbage juice has been very useful to people with ulcers.

2. Antioxidants can reduce the amount of free radicals in the body. Many scientists consider that the actions of free radicals in your body may lead to cancer. Some excellent antioxidants include vitamins A,C and E, Alpha Lipoic Acid and Coenzyme Q-10 (available at health food stores or online)

3. Your mental state is important, grab a copy of Bernie Siegel’s book, ‘Love, Medicine and Miracles’. This book talks about patients who went into remission. Bernie believes their remissions were due to changes in their mental states. basically, by becoming more loving towards others they may have affected a change in their bodies.

4. Use Essiac Tea – which is a special blend of herbs that was used by Indians in Canada. A Canadian nurse used it to treat many cancer patients. This combination of herbs includes Turkish Rhubarb, Sheep Sorrel, Burdock Root and Slippery Elm Bark.

5. Read the book ‘How to Fight Cancer and Win’ – http://tobeinformed.com/o/fightcancer.php This book remains popular despite the fact that it was written over a decade ago. The author used to work for a pharmaceutical company in Germany. He travelled far to find the information he shares in this book.

6. Get the right kind of exercise. The Falun Dafa exercises are perfect for frail, physically unfit people as well as those who are in great shape. Ask your doctor before changing your level of physical activity.

This article and its contents are for informational purposes only. No guarantee on accuracy is claimed or implied. This information is not meant to diagnose, treat or prevent any health condition or problem. If you have a health condition or issue or think you might, contact your primary care physician for proper diagnoses and/or treatment. This information has not been tested or evaluated by the USFDA nor by anyone else.

David Snape maintains a website called ‘All Things Pondered’ – http://allthingspondered.com. Dave also practices Falun Dafa.

7 Tips to Help You Avoid Buying a
Destructive Soap or Cleanser if You Have
a Skin Problem By: Michael Hrenko

Psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema, and any
other skin problems are irritated very
easily by most soaps. As a former
psoriasis sufferer I would estimate I
tried at least 30 different soaps hoping
that would cure my psoriasis. I later
discovered I was wrong and my psoriasis
was only irritated from soap, but soap
was not the cause of it.

If you have any form of a skin problem
you may have feared taking a shower or
bathing because of the dry, painful
itch, and film left by using a
commercially produced bar soap. Why is
that? What causes the itch left by a bar
soap and is there any way to cope?

Here are some tips to buying a better
soap or cleanser that may not irritate
your skin:

1. Glycerin is a good moisturizer.
Glycerin is known to moisturize from the
inside out, pulling in moisture from the
outside environment. It’s typically
found in better quality, more expensive
soaps like a hand made soap or good
cleanser.

Lower grade, commercially produced soaps
usually remove the glycerin and use more
cost effective chemicals which are much
more destructive to the skin.

2. Avoid any soaps that are granular.
Granular soaps are terribly too abrasive
for the skin of acne, psoriasis, eczema,
and dermatitis sufferers. This abrasive
soap may be okay to wash motor oil off
your hands but not to scrub the acne-
prone skin on your face.

I had acne as a teen and believed I
could scrub long enough to remove dead
skin cells to let my pores “breathe”. It
took little time to discover this was
only irritating my skin. If you have
beautiful, blemish-free skin a granular
soap may not be harmful. However, gentle
is the key for anyone who has any form
of blemish or sensitive condition like
psoriasis, eczema, or dermatitis.

3. Tea Tree Oil and Eucalyptus are
terrific for cleansing. Tea tree oil is
considered to have some of the best
natural antiseptic / antifungal
properties in the world. Eucalyptus oil
has been shown to fight infection-
causing bacteria, fungi,and viruses very
effectively.

The reason I have found tea tree oil and
eucalyptus to be so powerful in helping
my psoriasis was because both were
natural and complemented my skin. Far
too many chemicals are added into many
commercial soaps today that do their job
of cleaning but strip away the skins
natural moisturizers as well.

Although I no longer have psoriasis, I
still use a specific blend of aloe,
eucalyptus, and tea tree oil in a
concentrated cleanser. Email me at
michael@epsoriasis.net and I will tell
you what it is and where to purchase it
(I don’t personally sell it but can tell
you where to find it).

4. pH balance of you skin is critical.
Normal skin is naturally acidic with a
pH in the range of 4.2 to 5.6. Most
traditional soaps considered “mild” have
a pH of around 9.5 – 11 which is too
alkaline and may cause excessive dryness
and irritation. These soaps
traditionally remove the natural acid
protection and extract the fats from the
skin as well.

If you have eczema, psoriasis, or
dermatitis your skin may be even more
alkaline than normal in those affected
areas. Using a low-grade commercially
produced bar soap, which may be more
alkaline, could lead to infection. If
you prefer a bar soap try a hand made
soap. It will be more expensive but it
would be worth it if you saw results,
wouldn’t it?

Most cleansers may be more gentle
because they are made not to disturb
your skin’s pH level. The skin is
designed to protect itself by
maintaining a more acidic pH level. Many
commercially made soaps may rob the skin
of it’s natural acidic state, leaving it
unprotected.

5. Frequency of washing – don’t overdue
it. If you have acne you may have a
difficult time with this one. If your
skins excessively oily in your facial
area it’s could be because you are using
a poor quality soap that’s highly
alkaline. By washing too much you may be
stripping away the skins natural oil,
forcing it to produce more.

I wash my skin once a day. I often see
others recommending washing the skin up
to three times daily. Washing this much
is incredibly excessive for those of us
with sensitive skin.

6. Pure Aloe Vera – the absolute best
moisturizer. If you’ve ever had a severe
sunburn you would know not to take a
very hot shower. Don’t consider your
psoriasis, eczema, or dermatitis to be
any less severe than sunburn.

If you find yourself in a situation
where you’re in terrible pain from skin
lesions this may help. Before I found my
psoriasis cure I used Fruit Of The
Earth® Aloe Vera 100% Gel. This is the
closest thing to a pure moisturizer that
you will find. While I don’t need this
anymore because my psoriasis is gone, it
helped tremendously when my psoriasis
was very painful.

7. Natural. Most commercial “soaps”
today are really detergents loaded with
chemicals that irritate the skin and
upset it’s natural balances. I only use
and recommend hand-made soaps or very
mild cleansers. The best place to find
these hand-made soaps and cleansers are
alternative medicine retailers, health
food stores and the internet.

The skin is no different than life in
that you need balance to be at peace
with yourself. You need effective
solutions that will not cause extreme
side effects. If you want to see an
example of extreme un-balance examine
chemo therapy. Many patient’s undergoing
chemo loose their hair, many get
brutally sick, etc., because the body is
not meant to go thru this type of
intense therapy.

More on that next issue…

– This information is not a substitute
for medical advice or treatment for any
medical conditions. You should seek
prompt medical care for any specific
health issues and consult your physician
or health practitioner before starting a
new supplement regiment, herbal therapy,
or other self-directed treatment. —

About The Author

Michael Hrenko is the founder of
ePsoriasis, LLC. The company specializes
in teaching how he and others have
overcome psoriasis and eczema without a
doctor, prescriptions, expensive
treatments, and difficult fasting diets.
Claim your free copy of The Lazy
Person’s Guide to Beating Psoriasis at
http://www.epsoriasis.net/promotion.htm
as a one-time-only promotion.

(c) Copyright 2005, ePsoriasis, LLC

michael@epsoriasis.net

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