Healthy Tips

The cause of skin cancer and melanomas does not lie entirely with the sun. If it did our ancestors would not have survived and we wouldn’t be here. It was almost unheard of 100 years ago; it’s been slowly increasing over the last 40 to 50 years. Cases of melanomas have doubled in the U.K. in the past 30 years. The sun hasn’t got any stronger and the ozone layer is still intact, but the foods we consume on a daily basis have changed vastly. It’s the sun, combined with nutritional deficiency that causes skin cancer. It’s the irritation caused by the sun burn that will determine where the cancer will take hold, but it’s the nutritional deficiencies and other lifestyle factors that causes it to grow, that’s why it keeps reappearing after treatments. The only ways to cure any skin cancers or melanomas are to address the underlying causes.

Cancer is not a 100 different diseases as we have become to believe but one disease in over 100 different locations. All cancers have mostly common causes. Remember that many people get skin cancer in areas of the body that don’t see a lot of the sun, like the soles of the feet or the palms of the hands. Also dark skin people get skin cancer just as much as fair skin people. The reasons why a person develops any cancer are well known, and to cure it, all these issues you must address.

The underlying causes are our lack of fresh fruit and vegetables, the use of too many toxic chemicals, many of which are know to be carcinogenic, our sedentary lifestyle, which because of it, our built in defence system which is our immune system has become sluggish and lastly emotional stress which does have a major impact on human health, including cancer.

Melanomas can be very aggressive so if one wants to cure themselves, they need to address all the factors mentioned above. Today we consume many foods which are not suitable for human consumption. For instance, processed foods which nearly all contain fat, salt or refined sugar and those 3 items are known contributors to cancer. The toxic chemicals we use on a daily basis which are mostly in personal care products and are absorbed into our body through our pores. Then we can thank the ubiquitous automobile for our lack of exercise. We need exercise to rid the body of toxins, as it boosts the all important immune system making it work more efficiently.

Emotional stress or unresolved conflict, not letting go of a problem, which might be the loss of a close friend, a business crisis or bankruptcy can have a major effect on the immune system and all cancers are simply a disease of a weak immune system.

There is no mystery about the causes of skin cancer or any other cancer. If you want to achieve a permanent cure, it is essential to eat freshly grown food everyday which is of paramount importance, remove all toxic chemicals, and get some exercise. If you are in the sun use some common sense and cover up during the hottest part of the day. That is the only way to become free of the disease….for good!

Skin cancer and melanomas are an entirely preventable and curable disease and our modern medical approaches are not necessary the most effective approach to healing cancer patients.

Alan Wighton is an independent health researcher, having spent many years gaining knowledge, particularly on the subject of cancer. If you have found this article helpful and would like to learn more, visit his website where you can download a free article that has been written with facts and information to help people overcome their cancer.

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Cancer, our number two killer, our modern day scourge has, since the end of the last Great War, been skyrocketing. Despite vast amounts of money being spent on research, are we any closer to reducing the cancer rate?

I’ve been lucky enough to have travelled, have been to many third world countries and when in these countries I like to observe how people live. Several facts with cancer which are clearly obvious, the more developed the country, the more chances one has of getting it. Looking at cancer statistics for all cancers from the “World Health Organization” (WHO) for the year 2002, for every 100 people that get cancer in the United States of America,

90 will get it in Australia  70 in Greece 50 in Chile 30 in China 15 in Botswana 10 in Vanuatu.

We are still travelling and over the last 3 years we have spent many months living in Vanuatu. We have got to know many of the local people, especially in the isolated northern islands. They don’t get cancer, I’ve asked, also talked to doctors and been to their hospitals but we do so why?

Let’s look at the different ways these people live, firstly at the food they eat.

The majority of their food is fresh, grown locally where they live. They don’t use fertilizers or sprays. Most of our food is commercially grown using artificial fertilizers and sprays. The only processed food they use is a little rice, flour and maybe sugar. Processed food today forms a huge part of our diet. They eat very little meat, some chicken, free range of course and home raised pork. We are big meat consumers. They eat no dairy products. We eat dairy products everyday. They don’t use salt. Statistics tell us we consume 10 grams per person per day. They quench their thirst with coconut milk or water. We drink tea, coffee, soft drink and alcohol. Children have as a snack, paw paw, banana or some taro. Our children eat as a snack biscuits, chippies or lollies. They live in houses that are made of natural products. Our houses are made of products that use many chemicals, boric-treated timber and formaldehyde an insidious poison that’s in curtains, carpets, upholstery and particle board flooring. They don’t use personal care products. We have a vast array of products that we apply directly to our porous skin; nearly all are from the petro-chemical industry and many are known to be carcinogenic. They get plenty of exercise because there are few roads so they have to walk. We no longer get exercise as we have a car to take us where we want to go.

Now I’m sure you don’t want to live the way they live or eat the food they eat everyday, but we can learn from them.

Cancer is a disease of a weak immune system which has been weakened through a lifetime of wrong eating, the use of too many chemicals and our lack of exercise. The first requirement of a person with cancer is to strengthen their immune system which is of course your guardian angel, our built-in repair system that keeps us healthy.

The way to strengthen your immune system is to eat the food that’s been designed for the human being, and they are fresh fruit and vegetables. One also needs to remove the food that suppresses the immune system, and they are processed food and food that is high in fat, salt and refined sugar. In addition, one should remove all chemicals from their lifestyle that is building up toxins within the body and of course get some exercise. We need exercise as it’s only through muscular activity that the immune system will function properly. It doesn’t have a pump like the heart; but relies on muscular contractions to circulate the lymph, which is the immune system fluid.

The importance of oxygen in the body was discovered back in 1931 by Dr Otto Warburg, a German biochemist who won his first Nobel Prize for the discovery that oxygen deficiency and cell fermentation are part of the cancer process. He stated that cancer is caused by a lack of oxygen in the cells and that cancer will occur whenever a cell is denied 60% of its oxygen requirements.

We don’t have a cure for cancer today but only expensive ineffective treatments. The problem with these is that they deal solely with the symptom of the disease, which is the cancer growth but give scant regard to the all important reason why the disease arrived in the first place. We all know someone who’s had their cancer treated medically with seeming success only to find a few months or years later it has returned. The way to become cancer free is through knowledge and education and applying a bit of common sense. When one removes the factors that caused the problem in the first place, the human body with the aid of a healthy immune system has a much greater ability to remove the cancer, slowly and surely and permanently. Isn’t that what we are trying to achieve?

We all regard the curing or healing of cancer as a complicated science but the facts are it only requires simple changes. True cures for cancer will only be achieved when a person stimulates their own bodies defence system and there are only natural ways to do that which are easy to carry out.

Alan Wighton is an independent health researcher, having spent many years gaining knowledge, particularly regarding cancer. If you want to learn more on what’s going on in the cancer industry, please visit Cancer Facts & Information

In health insurance, two major factors affect policy premiums or rates. The first major factor is your family health or personal health history. The second factor is age.

While calculating the life insurance premiums and health insurance premiums, the insurance companies, consider family history and personal health of the individual, as the major contributors. Most health insurance companies request urine samples and blood samples to ensure that there are no pre-existing health problems.

The majority of insurance companies provide plans with costlier premiums to individuals with serious or chronic conditions like coronary disease, cancer, diabetes or elevated blood pressure.

People who have perfect health will notice that the standard term policy might have slightly more premiums. This is because such policies cover most all health risks.  People who do not have time to lower their risk factors and can afford to pay above average premiums should conceder this policy as an option.

People shopping for insurance can check out quotes online to help them find the policy that’s right for them. People seeking health insurance can use the FAQ’s to determine what factors should be considered.

The variability of family history and health can have an adverse effect on policyholders with low insurance premiums. Therefore, such people may have to pay high premium amount.

In the early part of the decade, typical health insurance premiums skyrocketed with an annual growth of 10.8 %. In the year 2003, the premium growth shockingly remained strong, before it decreased to 8 % in the year 2004. Since 1982, medical insurance premium rates have risen on average 7% per year. It is very typical for health insurance premiums to be in a volatile business cycle. 

Health insurance had six during 1992.Employers in private industry employee compensation is 3%. In the month of September 2007, health benefits comprised a large portion of employer provided benefits. Number 7 is included.One percent of the total compensation. This made health insurance the largest compensation share for employers having an excess of 500 employees.

As costs climbed, employees bared the brunt of the premium increases. This has only moved the issue around.

An aging population has a significant impact on the future of health care industry in the United States. In terms of pharmaceutical treatment, in-patient care stays and physician visits, the elderly are the most high-cost demographic groups.

The primary reason for increases in premiums for medical insurance is the increasing age of the population. Since at a minimum, Medicare tries to cover services for 22% of the entire population, the increasing number of older people creates problems for the Program.

To avoid a lapse in coverage, it is imperative to pay premiums in a timely manner. Some insurance firms also provide discounts for such people. It is also very important for policyholders to do a comparison on health insurance plans. And so afterwards, they can choose from amongst the array what they think as the best plan. 

Because of the increasing cost of health care in the U.S., medical insurance is now a critical issue. Therefore, typical health insurance premiums, which are easy to pay, can ensure insurance coverage for most Americans.