If there is thought to be a high risk of cancer spreading beyond your breast or its surrounding lymph glands following surgery, treatment with anti-cancer drugs may be advised.
Whereas radiotherapy attacks cancer cells in the specific area at which the X-ray beam is directed, the drugs used in chemotherapy can kill cancer cells throughout the [...]
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Some of the side effects of Danazol are due to the low levels of oestrogen in the body. These side effects are those usually associated with the menopause and they include hot flushes, night sweats and vaginal dryness.
Danazol may also affect blood sugar levels and the way that the body uses sugars. In particular, it [...]
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The discovery that antidepressants can help relieve symptoms of bulimia represents a major medical success story. Treatment with antidepressants is one of the few drug strategies shown to be of any value in managing this illness. In fact, scientific studies have found that use of these medications can reduce bingeing frequency by as much as [...]
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When Debbie Watson didn’t feel good about her life, she turned to food for a quick fix. Bingeing lessened her isolation and pain, but at the expense of her waistline. Only when she learned to love herself and accept love from others did she succeed in slimming down.
Debbie, of Durham, North Carolina, traces her struggle [...]
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on April 21st, 2009 by admin
VITAMIN B5 (pantothenic acid)
Functions: vital for a healthy immune system • important in metabolism (use) of protein, fat and carbohydrate • necessary for the manufacture of antibodies • plays role in maintaining health of nervous system.
Deficiency signs and symptoms: decreased resistance to disease
• depression • irritability • fatigue • headaches • dizziness • lack of [...]
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Now your entire body is nice and relaxed. Get comfortable in your chair, keeping your feet on the floor. Close your eyes. You’re going to become aware of various parts of your body. You’re going to actually “feel” them. Breathe in and out slowly through your nose, concentrating on your feet. Relax and focus on [...]
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CHICKEN AND RED PEPPER RICE
1 sweet red pepper
2 whole green scallions 1/2- garlic clove
1/4 cup chicken bouillon (more if necessary)
4 ozs. chicken, diced 1/2 cup brown rice, cooked parsley
1/4 cup Mama Fox’s Spaghetti Sauce (optional)
Wash and chop red pepper. Wash and chop scallions into small sections, setting aside green parts. Crush garlic. Saute the crushed [...]
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The Standard American Diet is sad indeed:
Fat: About 45% of our calories come from fat.
Protein: About 20% of our calories come from protein.
Carbohydrates: About 35% of our calories come from carbohydrates.
Refined
Carbohydrates: 50% or more of the calories from carbohydrates come from refined carbohydrates.
Processed
Foods: 75% or more of our total food intake is processed. Cholesterol: [...]
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The other diagnostic tests on offer include those that use pendulums or dowsing rods to test patients, those using radionic boxes, ‘energy boxes’, Vegatest electrical devices or other instruments. There are also tests derived from applied kinesiology, which mostly measure muscle strength. Most of these tests are based on ideas about energy fields or energy [...]
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on April 9th, 2009 by admin
In a medical book I read recently it said that man is not a machine and has to rest after making a strenuous effort. If the author, a medical doctor, had a proper understanding of technology he would have known that even machines cannot go on running forever, but need rest periods just as much [...]
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