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Communicating Anger Compassionately Whether it is irritability or unmitigated rage, anger is an emotion everyone knows about. Unfortunately, few people have been taught how to process this feeling in an assertive and compassionate way. If we resort to raising our voice, yelling, or lashing out when we are angry; that is an aggressive expression of anger. Approximately 70% of peopl ...Fat Intake and Breast Cancer With several studies showing a relationship between fat intake and breast cancer, it is quite possible that the problem isn't fat itself, but overall nutrition; people who eat more may be more susceptible to breast cancer. Over nutrition may also correlate with some of the other risk factors; females with lower food intake stay thinner and ofte ...Cervical Cancer: Relying on Pap Smears Alone for Cancer Prevention Can Kill You Even though the test itself usually leads to no harm, what you do not know about Pap smears and over-reliance on reassuring results can be severely detrimental to your health. This, in fact, can kill you. The reasons for this seemingly shocking statement and other crucial things that a smart woman should know regarding cancer prevention are the ...Menopause: Special Tests and Follow Up Visits Ideally, all women should begin to have biannual mammograms, or breast x-rays, at the age of forty years. The reason for this is that mammograms can detect breast cancer before a palpable lump has developed and increase the rate of early detection. Early detection of breast cancer can increase survival rates. At the very least, you should hav ...Locally Advanced Breast Cancer There are several indications of a locally advanced breast cancer: a stage 3 cancer, with a size larger than two inches and lymph node metastasis; swelling of the skin, or a big, matted cluster of lymph nodes in the armpit; or it might be stuck to the chest muscle, or ulcerating through the skin.These are all indications that the breast c ...How To Prevent From Developing A Cyst and Natural Remedies Cysts are abnormal growths occur in any part of the body. These abnormal growths are usually characterized by an enclosed sac filled with fluids. The cysts that are associated with malignant tumors or infections may develop into cancer. It is advisable to remove cysts immediately even if no pain is felt by the person. There is a common but ...The News You Don't Want To Hear: You've Got Breast Cancer For many people being told that they have cancer is one of the most stressful times in their lives. Just as we think we have everything under control, something comes along that can shatter even the strongest of wills.Out of the blue, in September 2002, Sara faced one of the biggest challenges of her life - her mother was diagnosed with b ...Lung Cancer: Not Just a Man's Killer Lung cancer has long been associated as a killer of men but now it has passed breast cancer as the number one killing cancer of women. The American Cancer Society states that women are 1.5 times more likely to get lung cancer than men. Studies also show that African American women are more likely to get lung cancer than white women.While ...Fishing For A Cause? Casting For Recovery Most everyone has an inspirational person in their life.A teacher, a relative or mentor that helps to give direction to us as we fumble and negotiate our perilous way through life.For me, that person was my sister Esther.Truth be told, she was more like a mother to me. Making sure that her little brother who romped through l ...What Disease Are You Fighting Against? The headline article in Arizona Woman, October 2006—“The Fight Against Breast Cancer Expands," prompted me to write this article.In spite of all the research, chemotherapy, etc. cancer is on the rise.Many books have been written on the important fact that our thoughts and feelings create our reality. I am sharing these insights wit ...Breast Cancer Prevention Have you ever wondered why so many women and men get breast cancer? After much research there are 3 main reasons why and how people get it.1. At the cancer institute they discovered that 100% of all breast cancer patients, none of them have iodine in their systems. The most enriched form of Iodine is seaweed. With all of the sushi sales ...Victorious There it is again. I muttered to myself, frustrated as I washed my arm. Every morning for five or six days in the fall of 2003, I noticed this rust-colored sticky stuff that appeared in both drips and smears on my left forearm and thigh. I had no idea where it could be coming from.Finally, on Sunday morning I found the answer. My e ...Herbal And Alternative Treatments For Breast Cancer Herbal remedies have been around for for thousands of years. Now, women with breast cancer facing chemotherapy and radiation are supplementing this traditional medicine with herbal remedies and alternative treatments. They are not abandoning the usual breast cancer treatment; they are using herbal remedies and alternative treatments to curb the ...Higher Leverage Against Lung Cancer The fight against cancer has been progressively advancing through the years. Combined efforts from the government, civil society, and health advocacy groups have gained dramatic results. Cancer awareness is on the rise, alternative less cancer-prone lifestyles are arising, while medical researches and technological advancement have tremendously ...Naked Tanning: Is It Desired You may be quite enthusiastic to get a complete homogeneous tan all over the body. What about tanning naked? Sounds easy...but, wait...Is it that much desired? Is it safe for you?Well, tanning has become a fashion statement for all, but the main purpose of it is something different. Tanning is done to increase the melanin content on your ...Why It is Crucial To Exercise Daily To Keep Your Mind And Body Fit Do you exercise? If not, it is truly important for both your physical health and your mental health. Yes, even your brain benefits from regular exercise. This is only one of many reasons why exercise is so important.Daily exercise is one of the largest contributors to a trim body. Exercise helps tone muscle and reduces unwanted body fat. ...Antiperspirant and Breast Cancer: Linked? The information below is taken from the FDA newsletter that I receive:"FDA is aware of concerns that antiperspirant use -- in conjunction with underarm shaving -- may be associated with increased risk of developing breast cancer. FDA continues to search scientific literature for studies examining this possible adverse drug effect. Unfortu ...Open, Full and Imperfect: What You Must Know About Your Heart Last Friday was National Wear Red Day, an intentional opportunity to wear a red dress as a symbol of awareness of the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of women in America.I didn't wear a red dress, but I did get my very first electrocardiogram.I wish I could say that I had planned it that way.The truth is tha ...Shifting Paradigms In Hormonal Therapy Of Breast Cancer Until recently tamoxifen occupied the central stage in adjuvant (post operative) hormonal treatment of breast cancer. Tamoxifen has been the unchallenged hormonal therapy of choice for adjuvant treatment of early stage breast cancer for over two decades.Things have changed now. A new group of hormonal drugs that has been introduced few ye ...The Strength Within That terrible word, that scary word that word that brings terror into the lives of all families. Cancer. She has cancer. My beautiful, lovable, intelligent daughter. The one who goes out of her way to help other people, every day showing her family and friends how much she loves them, has cancer.She called me one night to talk to me. ...Preventing Overweight and Obesity - Are You Responsible Enough? Obesity is now assuming epidemic proportions. Worldwide there are over 1 billion overweight people and out of that more than 300 million in the obese category. With the U.S. weight loss market alone grossing over $46 Billion, and projections of 1 trillion by 2010, obesity, diet control and weight control nutrition is assuming increasing conce ...Breast Cancer - Post-Treatment Side Effects So you've finished treatment, your hair is starting to grow back and the fog of chemotherapy is slowly starting to lift - what now? One of the issues all breast cancer survivors must deal with is the long-term side effects that can arise post therapy.From a physical standpoint, your body has changed. The after effects of surgery can lea ...The Risks of Getting Tested for Breast Cancer Testing for breast cancer is quite expensive. That's because the really hard work is searching for the specific mutation. It's like proofreading the whole manuscript to find the typographical error; once you know where it is, finding it in other copies is fairly easy. Initially, there was great fear that there would be insurance discriminatio ...Gifts to Celebrate Breast Cancer Survivors If you have loved ones or friends that have survived breast cancer, it’s time for celebration. Your friend or loved one has been through a very stressful time and lots of procedures. And no matter which procedure they had, they must be emotionally and physically drained. It’s time to let them know you are celebrating with them and will do whatev ...The Case of the Nun's Disease Dr Watson laid aside his diary and read out aloud what he had written to himself to confirm that everything was as he had remembered of the case.On glancing over my notes of the seventy odd cases in which I have during the last eight years studied the methods of my friend Sherlock Holmes, I find many tragic, some comic, a large number mer ...Breast Cancer Screening Breast cancer is the second most common cancer women face second only to lung cancer, however it is the most feared cancer or disease for most women. It occurs in about 12% of women who will live to the age of 90. Several well established factors increase the risk of breast cancer and they include family history, nulliparity (not having had ch ...Use the Law of Attraction to Make Your Miracle Have you seen any miracles lately? Or maybe experienced one or two of your own? Do you even believe in miracles these days? Regardless of how you define one, when you start looking for miracles, you’ll find life is filled with them. Even better, when you understand the nature of miracles and how they come about, you can create your own at wi ...Anti-Aging Therapy Today, anti aging therapy is a rapidly growing area in medicine. What is anti aging therapy?To begin with, scientists do not have an answer or a so-called "magic bullet," to revere the effects of aging. There are some therapies that have shown some signs of anti aging effects, but it is still a strong belief that the best way to effective ...Major Discovery: How Carcinogens Cause Cancer Hunting for Genetic Mutations and Cancer A little background:1. What is a gene? A gene is an assembly line that produces a protein. A gene is made out of DNA. 2. What are proteins? Proteins are the major building blocks of cells. 3. What is a mutated gene? A mutated gene is a modified assembly line. A modification ca ...Exercise And Breast Cancer Taking every opportunity to distribute my marketing material for my new book, I stopped by a children’s clothing store one Sunday afternoon. Upon leaving the parking lot, my six year old son caught a glimpse of “those ribbons with two lines”. In my half-engaged attention, I acknowledged his observation that there were “more than three” on this ...
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