Lose Weight Safely Through Diet Plans, Weight Loss Exercises, Natural Weight Loss Therapies July 26, 2008
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Seeing my uncle fighting for his life with cancer makes me realize that I must start taking care of my health from now on.
As the tumor is blocking food from being digested and sent to the intestine, my uncle can only take liquid food for the time being.
I am grateful that I am able to eat, drink and sleep. No more complaining about terrible food, boring life, gossipy people, lousy acne treatment …
No way am I going to take diet pills to lose weight. They may cause side effects like kidney failure or liver malfunction that damage your health terribly. Of course, I don’t mean all diet pills. There are some diet pills that are safe to be consumed.
You have to exercise your discretion when it comes to losing weight. Before considering diet pills, why not try diet plans, weight loss exercises or natural weight loss therapies?
I get serious about losing weight, getting in shape and making sure that what I put into my body is really helping it, instead of hurting it.
There is a way that you can possibly get to eat all the food that the plan suggested and still lose weight if you find a diet plan that best matches your lifestyle.
Remember to find a diet plan that provides creative and exciting meals. If not, you will be bored to death before you even lose a pound.
A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Fight With Cancer Increases A Stomach Cancer Patient’s Confidence July 8, 2008
Posted by Health Mama in : Cancer , 1 comment so farMy uncle who was recently diagnosed with fourth-stage stomach cancer is fighting for his life now. He hasn’t started his chemotherapy yet because his immune system is not strong enough.
I managed to dig out a breast cancer survivor’s story and showed it to my uncle. He was so moved after reading Esther Khaw’s successful fight with cancer, marriage and money woes that he would do his best to fight too. Esther Khaw could win over cancer, so could he.
I told my uncle that I would buy him a cool Indiana Jones hat once his hair starts to fall off.
Why You Should Try Alternative Cancer Treatment April 9, 2008
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Cancer has become the single most dreaded killer disease and cancer patients are on the rise. But the heartening factor is that new effective drugs are being used, new alternative cancer treatments and pain alleviating methods treatments are in place.
New medicines, new technologies, new alternative cancer treatment approaches are working together to rid cancer. It has been found that in the case of even advanced breast cancers , hormone treatments are providing miraculous recoveries. Even the dreaded Leukemia which meant certain death, today is being treated with a great amount of success.
However, going through the grueling process of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy really takes a toll on cancer patients. It could even make them feel worse than they did before they started their treatment.
This has resulted in millions of dollars in researching alternative cancer treatments. New Hope Medical Center is one such alternative cancer center that has developed the most comprehensive cancer treatment — The New Hope Treatment Method.
The New Hope Treatment Method combining traditional treatment methods and alternative treatments are designed to meet each patient’s individual needs. They believe in building the immune system, implementing anti-tumor protocols, and detoxification. Unlike The New Hope Treatment Method, chemotherapy or radiation treatments emphasizing on destroying cancer cells.
New Hope has also developed treatment plans for Lupus, Allergies, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Arthritis, ALS, and Hepatitis C.
My Fight With Cancer, Marriage And Money Woes May 11, 2007
Posted by Health Mama in : Cancer, Love & Marriage , 6commentsI felt the urge to share with you Esther’s true life story that I read this afternoon. I broke down halfway reading through the article. This is a real life story.
It’s hard to believe that this radiant-looking woman suffers from fourth-stage breast cancer and in April 2005 was given only six months to live.
But at the time of our interview Esther Khaw, 44, a mother of two, is still savoring life. She says,” I have learnt to cherish my life. Don’t take your time and people for granted, that’s my humble advice.This illness and other crises in my life have made me a stronger person.”
Money and Marriage Woes
Esther’s problems began in 1995 when she set up a garment shop with a friend. Although she was doing well as an insurance agent, she had to borrow large sums of money for the business. But it didn’t take off, and she found herself owing money to several banks.
At the same time, her 10-year-marriage, which she describes as loving until the, began to turn sour and by the end of 2001, the couple separated. Esther fell into depression.She found herself at a loss with her kids, then five and nine years old. Fortunately, her husband continued to visit the children regularly and a capable maid helped to take care of the boys.
For 18 months, Esther often thought of suicide, but then she picked herself up.”I realized I had to continue to live for myself and my children.” With emotional, financial and spiritual support from friends, her life started changing for the better. She wound up her garment business and returned to what she knew best - selling insurance.”Getting out of depression was the turning point in my life,” she says.
Wanting to help those in the same situation as herself, she began reaching out to single parents and women with failed marriages, offering financial advice. At the same time,to enrich herself spiritually, she enrolled into bible school. Life had new meaning and she felt ready to face whatever challenges would arise.
Cancer and Then Hope
In March 2005, plagued by a persistent cough, rashes, joint aches and lethargy, Esther went for a medical checkup. Results showed she had fourth-stage breast cancer and that it had spread to her liver and bones.”I felt I’d been given a death sentence,”she says.
She refused treatment until one day, while changing, she felt a piece of flesh from her left breast fall off -it was her nipple. It had rotten away and there was a cavity in her left breast, exposing breast tissue. This time she agreed to chemotherapy. Thankfully, her body responded well to it. After the first round, the tumor began to shrink. After three rounds, the cancer cells in her liver and bones shrank to almost undetectable levels. By October 2005,her left nipple had grown back.”I think it’s a miracle,” she says.
Esther completed her sixth and final round of chemo in November and while she’s not out of danger yet,she’s also determined to savor every moment she has. She’s thankful for her faith, good friends and new people she’s met, like the medical social worker who encouraged her from the time she was diagnosed.”They showed me that life is worth living.”
Today, despite the possibility of a relapse, Esther looks nothing at all like a sick people. Her skin is rosy, her eyes are sparkle and her loss of hair is hidden by a lovely wig. She tells us that by sharing her story with us, she hopes to inspire others that no matter how bad things are, life is worth living.
“I almost gave up on myself and my life a long time ago,but I have my faith now and I believe things will get better. Life’s lessons are better learnt through coming out of dealing with sorrows in your life,” she says.
From Esther’s fight with cancer and money woes, I learnt that no matter how bad things are, life is worth living.
How do you feel after reading her story ? I would like to hear from you.
