There is an important clinical trial planned to study the effects of mistletoe on cancer (specifically, of the colon). It will be CROWD-funded -- that is, by PEOPLE, not by BIG PHARMA. Dr. Peter Hinderberger, M.D., Ph.D. a practitioner at the Ruscombe Mansion Clinic in Baltimore, has a key role in this study. Here is what he has to say about it:
"As you may know, Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) is doing a mistletoe study. An oncologist at JHH and I share a patient who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and a bleak prognosis and is now free of cancer thanks to her lifestyle changes and mistletoe. This sparked the oncologist's interest and his decision to do a trial on mistletoe. This study will cost approximately $300,000. None of the funds will come from Big Pharma.
The patient co-founded a non-profit organization, Believe Big, to help families navigate cancer treatments. She offered to do the fundraising. She organized a gala dinner and almost 600 people signed up. We have the money to start the trial but need to raise more to finish it.
This is truly historic: Johns Hopkins, one of the top-ranked medical research facilities in the world, is doing a study on a botanical substance for cancer. This in itself is absolutely remarkable. Even more remarkable is that this is patient driven, not initiated by the manufacturer, nor a researcher, by Big Pharma, or an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. There is more: this is being funded by a grass roots organization. Not Big Pharma, not the government, but by us -- YOU and ME!
I have used mistletoe in my practice successfully for over three decades. It is time for mistletoe to be an integral part of a standard cancer treatment protocol. With this study the oncological world will not be able to continue to ignore mistletoe any longer."
Early on in this blog, I discouraged folks from participating in the Pink Ribbon cancer awareness campaigns (see the link on side-bar to the right about "Pink Ribbons Inc"). Big Pharma has its dirty fingerprints all over those "races for the cure." Please, if you want to donate toward a more worthy cause, JOIN the CROWD that is funding the Johns Hopkins mistletoe study. They could really use every penny you can spare. You can donate at http://www.believebig.org/clinicaltrial.html or mail a check to: Believe Big at 14030 Woodens Lane, Reisterstown, MD 21136. All donations are tax deductible.
Betsy's Road Less Traveled
Thursday, May 29, 2014
A Mistletoe Success Story
The fellow in this video spoke at a recent BelieveBig fundraising dinner.
What is BelieveBig? That will be the topic of my next post. For the time being,
allow Frank Ridgeway's story to pique your curiosity:
What is BelieveBig? That will be the topic of my next post. For the time being,
allow Frank Ridgeway's story to pique your curiosity:
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Betsy: 1 Cancer: 0
Well! Good news on the tumor battle front.
Follow-up (6-month) MRI reveals that the tumor is diminishing. On the MRI screen, it shows up as a dark mass. Although its diameter is just slightly smaller than the original lump, it is way flatter. My oncologist poked around and said it feels more like scar tissue. The original lump was pretty round and squishy -- now it's rather flat and seems to be more nestled against the chest wall, almost out of the perimeter of the breast.
Other good news: NO evidence of ancillary lymph node cancer. The original MRI (6 months ago) showed a small mass in a lymph node. And now it's gone -- GONE! Doctor also confirms that she feels nothing in that area upon physical examination. Oh..... yay!
More good news: the intravenous dye contrast that was sent through my veins during the MRI exam did not reveal any cell activity in the area. It appears to be "quiet" in terms of new growth.
I am still feeling great, have lost 15 pounds, and the cancer blood marker (CEA) is in the normal range. I will continue with the regimen I am following. Hey, it seems to be working!
Follow-up (6-month) MRI reveals that the tumor is diminishing. On the MRI screen, it shows up as a dark mass. Although its diameter is just slightly smaller than the original lump, it is way flatter. My oncologist poked around and said it feels more like scar tissue. The original lump was pretty round and squishy -- now it's rather flat and seems to be more nestled against the chest wall, almost out of the perimeter of the breast.
Other good news: NO evidence of ancillary lymph node cancer. The original MRI (6 months ago) showed a small mass in a lymph node. And now it's gone -- GONE! Doctor also confirms that she feels nothing in that area upon physical examination. Oh..... yay!
More good news: the intravenous dye contrast that was sent through my veins during the MRI exam did not reveal any cell activity in the area. It appears to be "quiet" in terms of new growth.
I am still feeling great, have lost 15 pounds, and the cancer blood marker (CEA) is in the normal range. I will continue with the regimen I am following. Hey, it seems to be working!
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Water Fluoridation: A National Disgrace
Fluoride occurs in nature, in our food, soil, and water. It has not been defined as an essential nutrient.
So it's gotta be ok for us to consume, right?
Big pharma sells fluoride in the form of a drug. It has been defined as such by the FDA. If you want to take pharmaceutical-grade fluoride in a pill, you have to have a doctor's prescription. You would be instructed to take a certain amount based upon your age and weight in order not to exceed "safe limits of consumption."
Would it surprise you to learn that the FDA has never actually approved fluoride for safety and efficacy? And yet, this unapproved "drug" is dumped into 70% of the tap water in this country. Without our consent. Without a prescription from our doctor. Without taking into account "dosage intake" based upon age or weight. Without any warnings to the public of the harm it can cause.
Would it surprise you to learn that the fluoride that is dumped into our water is NOT pharmaceutical grade (sodium fluoride), such as is found in toothpaste and mouth wash? It is derived largely from the toxic chemical waste of the phosphate fertilizer industry, and is defined as fluorosilicic acid.
Fluorosilicic acid = the waste accumulated after the fertilizer industry scrubs down its smoke stacks. They cannot dump this toxic waste into a stream or river; there are environmental laws against this. And it would cost too much money to clean up the toxic mess. Ah, what better way to solve this problem than to SELL it (yes, for $$$$!) to municipal water companies across the country. Let them add it to the public drinking water .... for what purpose?.... to prevent cavities, right?
But fluoridation DOES prevent cavities, doesn't it?
That's what we have been told ever since we saw those propaganda films back in the 50's. But even the proponents of water fluoridation admit that, if there is a benefit (and that is most assuredly debatable!), it is through topical application of the fluoride onto the teeth, NOT by taking it systemically. And certainly NOT by ingesting it in the form of toxic waste from the fertilizer industry.
Fluoride is a carcinogen (osteocarcoma and cancer of the liver). It stresses kidney function. It contributes to arthritis. It causes dental fluorosis of the teeth. It works with lead to block cognitive functioning of the brain. It contributes to hypothyroidism. The list of damages that can be attributed to fluoride goes on and on.
David Kennedy, DDS, has produced a very comprehensive video about the evils of fluoridation, called "Fluoride Gate." I highly recommend that you watch it. See how a top-level scientist from the EPA was fired when he tried to expose this problem way back in the 90's!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpw5fGt4UvI#t=10
On a personal level, I have tried to alert my local water company about this problem. But without huge numbers of people crying out for a change to this policy, nothing will happen. So the best I can do at this point is educate. I am a member of Fluoride Action Network. Here is a link to that organization's website. It's loaded with well-documented info:
http://fluoridealert.org/articles/50-reasons/
So it's gotta be ok for us to consume, right?
Big pharma sells fluoride in the form of a drug. It has been defined as such by the FDA. If you want to take pharmaceutical-grade fluoride in a pill, you have to have a doctor's prescription. You would be instructed to take a certain amount based upon your age and weight in order not to exceed "safe limits of consumption."
Would it surprise you to learn that the FDA has never actually approved fluoride for safety and efficacy? And yet, this unapproved "drug" is dumped into 70% of the tap water in this country. Without our consent. Without a prescription from our doctor. Without taking into account "dosage intake" based upon age or weight. Without any warnings to the public of the harm it can cause.
Would it surprise you to learn that the fluoride that is dumped into our water is NOT pharmaceutical grade (sodium fluoride), such as is found in toothpaste and mouth wash? It is derived largely from the toxic chemical waste of the phosphate fertilizer industry, and is defined as fluorosilicic acid.
Fluorosilicic acid = the waste accumulated after the fertilizer industry scrubs down its smoke stacks. They cannot dump this toxic waste into a stream or river; there are environmental laws against this. And it would cost too much money to clean up the toxic mess. Ah, what better way to solve this problem than to SELL it (yes, for $$$$!) to municipal water companies across the country. Let them add it to the public drinking water .... for what purpose?.... to prevent cavities, right?
But fluoridation DOES prevent cavities, doesn't it?
That's what we have been told ever since we saw those propaganda films back in the 50's. But even the proponents of water fluoridation admit that, if there is a benefit (and that is most assuredly debatable!), it is through topical application of the fluoride onto the teeth, NOT by taking it systemically. And certainly NOT by ingesting it in the form of toxic waste from the fertilizer industry.
Fluoride is a carcinogen (osteocarcoma and cancer of the liver). It stresses kidney function. It contributes to arthritis. It causes dental fluorosis of the teeth. It works with lead to block cognitive functioning of the brain. It contributes to hypothyroidism. The list of damages that can be attributed to fluoride goes on and on.
David Kennedy, DDS, has produced a very comprehensive video about the evils of fluoridation, called "Fluoride Gate." I highly recommend that you watch it. See how a top-level scientist from the EPA was fired when he tried to expose this problem way back in the 90's!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpw5fGt4UvI#t=10
On a personal level, I have tried to alert my local water company about this problem. But without huge numbers of people crying out for a change to this policy, nothing will happen. So the best I can do at this point is educate. I am a member of Fluoride Action Network. Here is a link to that organization's website. It's loaded with well-documented info:
http://fluoridealert.org/articles/50-reasons/
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