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"CERVICAL HEALTH • Vitamins for a Healthy Cervix C/hanges in the cellular structure of the cervix, according to research, may contribute to the onset of cervical cancer. Specifically, when older cells aren't sloughed off they disrupt the growth of new cell layers. This condition is known as cervical dysplasia and may raise your risk of cancer. Vitamin therapy can maintain the health of your cervix or heal it." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Hence, screening with cervical "Pap" smears leads to a defensible algorithm for interventions for the stages of cervical cancer. Our brief in this chapter is to decide whether there is an analogous algorithm for colorectal cancer that is also defensible. Various authors estimate the dwell time for a polyp to transform into colorectal cancer to be at least a decade, if not two. By definition, "evil" cancers have brief dwell times. They undergo the transformation to the biology of metastasis too quickly to permit staging or even screening." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"Benefits: Promotes cervical mobility, massages tight neck and head musculature, relieves headaches and sinus congestion, eases eyes tired from the computer. Caution: Keep the range of motion comfortable as you move slowly from side to side. Avoid movement if cervical disc herniation is present. Cats and Dogs Get down on your hands and knees, making sure that your hips are balanced over your knees and your hands are directly beneath your shoulders. Inhale, sinking your navel,front ribs, and chest toward the floor. Let your shoulder blades move together, and gaze softly upward." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"The only cancer screening test that has been shown unequivocally to decrease mortality is the venerable Pap smear for cervical cancer. Yet even that is not a fail-safe talisman for warding off premature death. Howard Brody, a primary care physician at the University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston, recalls a tragic case of a young woman who put her faith in the Pap test: One of the saddest cases I ever took care of was a woman in her late thirties who died of cervical cancer. She'd had an abnormal Pap smear four or five years earlier. A [biopsy] found some abnormal cells." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"Several studies have shown that individuals with low levels of beta-carotene and vitamin C have significantly increased risk of cervical dysplasia. In fact women with the lowest levels of beta-carotene had two to three times more risk than women with the highest levels. Women who had an intake of less than thirty milligrams of vitamin C per day had a ten times greater risk of cervical dysplasia than women whose intake was higher. Other epidemiological studies have shown that dietary deficiencies in vitamin A, vitamin E, beta-carotene, and vitamin C increase the risk of cervical cancer." - Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.)

"Faulty alignment around the seventh cervical vertebra (at the base of the neck) can also be a reason for asthma and breathing difficulties. Spine. _cervical —thoracic _lumbar Osteopathy Dr Andrew Taylor Still worked in Missouri, USA, in the nineteenth century. He founded osteopathy after he became discontented with orthodox medicine—three of his children caught viral meningitis and he was unable to save them using his medical skills and the drugs then available." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"In patients with folic acid deficiency, changes in the cells of the cervix (called megaloblastic abnormalities) and low blood levels of folic acid have been associated with a moderately increased risk of invasive cervical cancer.57,58 Deficiency has been observed more often in women who are taking oral contraceptives. In another study, women taking 10 mg of folic acid daily for three weeks (while continuing oral contraceptives) showed a striking reversion of the megaloblastic changes toward the normal,59 with a regression-to-normal rate of 20 percent in this study and 100 percent in another." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Having entered a woman's cervical cells via sex, they can take control, ordering the invaded cell to start responding to instructions from the new boss, instructions that ultimately lead to cervical cancer. This doesn't happen in all cases, however In some women who are infected, the virus is unable to get a sufficiently strong foothold to move into the deadly phase of its mission. 'The goal of the papillomavirus is not to create cancer, but to alter allegiances,' says Ewald. " - Jacky Law, Big Pharma: Exposing the Global Healthcare Agenda (Get the book.)

"In 1999, for each person afflicted by illness, the government spent twelve dollars on cervical cancer for every dollar spent on bipolar disorder. For every dollar spent on schizophrenia, thirty dollars were spent on HrWAIDS.44 Unlike the psychotics, the neurotics pay cash." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"There is local immune tissue in the cervical epithelium, and the immune status of this tissue is in part responsible for resistance to the virus. This is the background logic for both systemic immune support and local immune support. As part of the research protocol, you will see the use Criteria and Guidelines for Treatment Selection Note: Not all of the treatments described in this chapter are appropriate for self-care. Some, such as the escharotic treatment, need to be administered by a licensed health-care practitioner trained in women's health." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Folic acid deficiency is closely linked to the development of cervical dysplasia. There have been reported cases of women who, after a diagnosis of cervical dysplasia, began taking folate supplements and subsequently had a completely normal Pap test. Beta-carotene and vitamin A deficiencies are closely associated with the development of cervical dysplasia. In one study, women deficient in vitamin A were three times more likely to develop severe dysplasia. Vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements have been shown to improve cervical dysplasia to the point that no abnormal cells are in evidence." - Robert M. Giller, M.D., Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common Ailments (Get the book.)

"In 1998, in vitro tests found that maitake was highly inhibitory against a line of human cervical cancer and T4 leukemic cells. These researchers noted the potency of the maitake extract warranted further study. At Gunma University School of Health Sciences, Gunma, Japan, researchers compared maitake with shiitake and oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). Mice given maitake in their feed showed much lower rates of urinary-bladder cancer when compared to the control group, as well as those mice receiving the other mushrooms." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Infection with human papillomavirus, the cause of genital warts, is now known to be the major cause of cervical cancer. Epstein-Barr virus, in addition to being a culprit in lupus and multiple sclerosis, is now fingered in certain cancers such as Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Hepatitis B is thought to be associated with an increased risk of some liver cancers. Even some psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia and certain types of obsessive-compulsive disorder, are believed to be directly or indirectly the result of infections." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Herniated discs in the cervical region will give typical pain patterns and numbness. You can tell where the trouble is by looking at a chart for the corresponding nerve-root areas. Referred pain from the cervical ligaments is different. It is sore locally and also at a distance in accordance with the dermatome chart. Traction relieves pressure on a nerve root, but makes a ligament hurt more. Neck muscle injuries are usually accompanied by muscle spasm and loss of motion. Injection of a local anaesthetic will relieve the spasm long enough to help make a diagnosis." - Ben E. Benjamin, Listen to Your Pain: The Active Person's Guide to Understanding, Identifying, and Treating Pain and Injury (Get the book.)

"Perhaps the most striking example of this is the Pap smear for early detection of cervical cancer, once a leading cause of cancer deaths in women. The Pap smear can disclose changes in cervical cells that preclude invasive cancer, permitting treatment that prevents cancer. Because of the Pap smear, the incidence of cervical cancer has declined steadily. Death rates have declined nearly 80 percent since the 1930s. Now precancer of the cervix is detected far more often than actual cancer. An estimated 4,100 Americans will die of the cancer this year. With any luck, the P.S.A." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.)

"Folic acid deficiency has been implicated in a wide variety of disorders from Alzheimer's disease to atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke, osteoporosis, cervical and colon cancer, dementia, and cleft lip. Nutritionists have long known that high doses (I'm talking 5 to 20 mg, not meg) of folic acid can have a nice brightening effect on mood. That's not surprising because over the past thirty-five years, many studies have shown a high incidence of folate deficiency associated with depression (as well as other mental symptoms like cognitive decline)." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"The presence of a mucopurulent discharge from the cervix is a tip-off to a cervical infection. This yellow discharge is then tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Being infected with chlamydia is of special concern for the pregnant woman because it can cause spontaneous abortion, premature rupture of the membranes, premature labor and delivery, and postpartum endometritis (infection of the uterus). Due to the frequent asymptomatic nature of chlamydia infection, examinations of all women suspected of having an STI during pregnancy should include testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"New vaccines that, for example, are said to prevent cervical cancer (connected with the human papillomavirus or HPV) merely force the body to move toxins into other areas. This may give rise to the appearance that the "enemy" is dead and the body is now cured and safe. Not by a long shot! The short-term gain of becoming symptom-free through the use of such magic bullet approaches can have serious repercussions in the long-term." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Freeze-dried strawberries inhibited growth of two types of cervical cancer cells grown in culture. A study using rats with esophageal cancer found that freeze-dried strawberries inhibited tumor growth and tumor initiation. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY: Strawberries block enzymes (COX-2) responsible for promoting inflammation. OBESITY: Ongoing research is investigating the role of strawberries in weight management. DIABETES: Phytochemicals in strawberries were found to control type 2 diabetes by reducing blood glucose levels after a starchy meal." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Cabbage intake has been linked to a lower incidence of colon, lung, cervical, and breast cancer. BREAST CANCER: The Polish Women's Health Study included hundreds of Polish and Polish-born women in the United States. The study revealed that women who ate three or more servings of raw, lightly cooked, or fermented (sauerkraut) cabbage were seventy-two percent less likely to develop breast cancer as opposed to those women who only ate one and a half servings per week." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Retinoic acid and retinoid receptors: potential chemopreventive and therapeutic role in cervical cancer. Lancet Oncol. 2005 Sep;6(9):712-720. Brown L, Rimm EB, Seddon JM, Giovannucci EL, Chasan-Taber L, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Hankinson SE. A prospective study of carotenoid intake and risk of cataract extraction in US men. Am } Clin Nutr. 1999 Oct;70(4):431-432. Chu YF, Sun J, Wu X, Liu RH. Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of common vegetables.} Agric Food Chem. 2002 Nov6;50(23):6910-6916. Kelemen et al." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"HPV (Human papillomavirus), the cause of genital warts and cervical dysplasia, is sensitive to Creosote bush's NDGA content as is Herpes simplex virus types I and II. A douche of Creosote bush tea applied twice daily or a suppository applied before bed is a useful approach for either virus affecting vaginal and/or cervical tissues. Otherwise, topical use of the oil or salve is efficacious. Cold sores respond very well to external salve application." - Charles W. Kane, Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest (Get the book.)

"Women who lack insurance don't get regular Pap smears to check for cervical cancer. Children who are uninsured go without routine vaccinations; those with asthma don't get preventive treatment. In early 2007, a twelve-year-old boy named Deamonte Driver died in a hospital in Washington, D.C., from a brain infection that began as a rotten tooth. His single mother had been trying for weeks to find a dentist willing to take Medicaid payments to care for her two sons. Then the family lost its Medicaid coverage and Deamonte died, because his mother couldn't afford to pay for an $80 extraction." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "Howard Brody, a primary care physician at the University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston, recalls a tragic case of a young woman who put her faith in the Pap test: One of the saddest cases I ever took care of was a woman in her late thirties who died of cervical cancer. She'd had an abnormal Pap smear four or five years earlier. A [biopsy] found some abnormal cells. Everybody thought we'd gotten it all. She had a normal Pap smear every year after that, year in, year out." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "The woman took herself to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer. When the woman brought suit, her managed care company said it could not be held responsible for the behavior of the two doctors. Mary Jane and John Bohnen's son, Daniel, was accidentally shot in the face with shotgun pellets. A few minutes before Mary Jane was to take Daniel to the hospital to have his right eye repaired, she got a phone call from their insurer. The managed care company wanted Daniel to get a second opinion from one of its medical consultants before the surgery." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"You want the head support to be easy, so that it is not straining your neck but emphasizing and supporting the natural curve and shape of your cervical spine. Let your feet and legs roll out into an easy, relaxed position. Extend your arms to the sides at an angle, knuckles down, palms up, hands relaxed. Savasana (continued on next page) As with all other yoga poses, make this pose yours, in your space and in your time. After you have set up, rest for a minute or two and then start to notice what you are feeling. Notice the sensation of the backs of the legs?" - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Unexplained or persistent cervical bleeding. 13. Vulvar condyloma with abnormal Pap smear test result. 14. To be used for follow-up after treatment plan is completed, especially in high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. Referrals for Conization or LEEP 1. Pap smear results that are more than one grade of dysplasia different than that seen on colposcopy or reported on in the biopsy. 2. Biopsy squamous intraepithelial lesions with three to four quadrants involved. 3. Unsatisfactory colposcopy with any degree of squamous intraepithelial lesions on biopsy. 4." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"He had evidence of keratosis pilaris (bilaterally), allergic rhinitis, and he had mildly enlarged anterior cervical lymph nodes. He was taken off dairy, and started on various nutritional supplements, including zinc, vitamin C, cod liver oil, vitamin E, transfer factor, and probiotics. He responded extremely well to this nutritional and supplementation therapy, and stopped getting asthma attacks. He was actually able to stop all of his prescription medications. A year later, his mother reported that he was "doing great." He was growing well, and had gained four and a half pounds." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Retinoic acid and interferon enhanced the effect of radiation on locally advanced cervical adenoma, again improving survival times [119]. Two patients with advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma (stage IIIC) received antioxidant therapy (1200 IU vitamin E, 300 mg coenzyme Q]0, 9000 mg vitamin C, 25 mg mixed carotenoids, and 10,000 IU vitamin A) before conventional chemotherapy and 60 g ascorbic acid twice weekly at the end of therapy. Both women had normal CA-125 levels and remained disease-free more than 3 years after initial diagnosis [120]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

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