Inside Out : More simple cures

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By Cory QuirinoColumnistInquirer
Posted date: September 19, 2006
EVERY day in every way, you are unconsciously doing things to make yourself well or unwell. At the end of the day, you will either find yourself exhausted or still energized, depending on your chosen lifestyle.
Is it possible to derive as much power and pleasure from our bodies despite the passage of time? The answer is yes.There is still so much of life waiting for you, just as there is yet so much of life in you.Here are some disease-preventing information bits:
Bra-less vs breast cancer
Anthropologist and researcher Sydney Ross Singer and his wife, Soma Grismaiger, say in their book “Dressed To Kill: The Truth Between Cancer And Bras” (Avery Publishing), women who wear very tight bras for a long period of time, say 12 hours a day, are more likely to develop breast cancer than those who don’t wear bras.
Worse, women who wear bras when they sleep are 125 times more likely to develop the dreaded disease.
Tight bras smash lymph vessels situated very close to the breast’s surface. The cleansing action of lymph fluids that flow through the vessels to clean out toxins is prevented by bras.
Bras also squeeze clusters of lymph nodes in the armpits that produce immune cells to fight disease.
Tips: 1) Don’t wear a bra to bed.2) Use a bra loosely. It should never leave a mark on your back or skin.3) When removing a bra, massage your breasts to get the lymph flowing again.4) Try to minimize wearing underwire, push-up or strapless bras.5) Try not to wear a bra at all.
Tea for cancer preventionA 4,000-year-old brew has acquired an image as an anticancer tonic. Thank “The Divine Healer,” Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, for discovering the healing benefits of tea by accidentally dropping tea leaves into a pot of boiling water. Polyphenols in tea have anti-oxidant properties and can slow down cancer-causing reactions in our body.
Recent studies have shown that black tea has health benefits but green tea has more protective power, especially against cancer of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from throat to stomach.
To prevent this cancer: Avoid eating or drinking burning hot foods. Their temperature can damage the esophagus and increase the chances of developing cancer five times.Stop smoking.Drink in moderation (twice a week only).Limit consumption of smoked foods—bacon, hotdog, ham, etc.
(From American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts/Figures)
Preventing a cold
While avoiding this virus remains a challenge, there are tried and tested ways handed down to us by our ancestors that can ease the problem.
Virgin coconut oil—As a preventive, this all-around miracle oil has antiviral properties. Take 1-2 tablespoons daily to boost your energy and immune system.Vitamin C—Take at least 1,000 mg a day.Juice up—Drink a fresh glass of vegetable/fruit juice daily (carrot-apple, pineapple banana, sugar-beet-carrot, etc.).Water cure—drink 10-12 glasses of water daily.Exercise—It’s the only way to keep your body fit.Sleep well—get enough rest every night.
If you have a cold, take herbal comfort from Echinacea, as tea, hyssop, or horehound in tea or in lozenge form.
Honey for health
Pooh Bear was right. Licking the last drop of honey is good for you. According to researchers of the American Health Foundation, honey has ingredients that work against precancerous colon changes.While tests are still being done on rats, results are encouraging. The honey ingredient is called caffeic esters, which come from the thick brown material that honey bees get from trees to cement beehives. More reason to protect our rainforests.
Honey polish: One of my favorites is a sleek, smooth, cool honey rub. For a sensual, yet antibacterial, skin smoother, try chilled honey all over your body. Massage lightly. Instant relaxation guaranteed!
Love and light.
Reference: “Inner Cleansing Cures,” Editors of FC & A Medical Publishing