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"She'd just come from her surgeon's office where she learned she had a "highly suspicious" mass in her left breast that a mammogram and ultrasound indicated could be cancerous. The mass was so dense that her surgeon broke two biopsy needles during his examination. She had a history of breast cancer in her family, so the odds were against her. Her surgeon had her scheduled for a lumpectomy two days hence, and they both agreed he would perform a mastectomy if the mass was cancerous, which seemed very likely. I met her at my office at 5:00 the next morning." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.)

"Recent comments from Richard Carmona, US surgeon General from 2002 to 2006, are revealing. Carmona says that during his tenure his speeches were censored by the Bush administration and he was stopped from providing accurate scientific information to the public on a variety of issues. If it doesn't "fit into the ideological, theological, or political agenda," he told a congressional committee in 2007, it "is ignored, marginalized, or simply buried." "The job of surgeon general is to be the doctor of the nation," he lamented, "not the doctor of a political party." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"By 1617, John Woodall, a surgeon for the British East India Company, published a cure for scurvy—lemon juice. James Lind was another British surgeon. He wrote Treatise on the Scurvy in 1753. James Lind gave some sailors two oranges and one lemon each day, while other sailors received cider, vinegar, or other possible scurvy cures. This may have been the first scientific nutrition experiment in the history of science. He proved that fresh citrus fruit prevented and cured scurvy. By 1795, limes were standard supplements on British ships and scurvy was no longer a problem." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"State Department in 1963, he was a surgeon on the Loma Linda heart surgery team that brought open-heart surgery to that country for the first time. He pointed to a photograph of a girl who, with her family, had walked 100 miles to get an operation. In Vietnam, a year before South Vietnam fell, the work of the heart surgery team in Saigon was featured on the Walter Cronkite TV program. As a surgeon he was a pioneer of open-heart procedures. (Dr. Leonard Bailey, who has performed more infant heart transplants than anyone in the world, unabashedly refers to Wareham as "my mentor."" - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"The mass was so dense that her surgeon broke two biopsy needles during his examination. She had a history of breast cancer in her family, so the odds were against her. Her surgeon had her scheduled for a lumpectomy two days hence, and they both agreed he would perform a mastectomy if the mass was cancerous, which seemed very likely. I met her at my office at 5:00 the next morning. I used hypnosis to guide her into super-conscious awareness—a hypnotically induced state of deep meditation—where she remained for about forty-five minutes. When she opened her eyes, she was smiling. "What was that?" - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.)

"Even then surgeons remove much healthy tissue along with the sick tissue, even entire organs that could have been saved by natural healing, which operates at microscopic levels that the surgeon's scalpel can't match. Author G. Edward Griffin writes, "Excluding skin cancer, the average cure rate of cancer by medical doctors is 17%" (World without Cancer: The Story of Vitamin Bn). So, not only is the cure rate low, but the definition of "cure" hardly paints a healthy picture." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"One outcome of this 1980 report was the issuance of the surgeon General's Advisory on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in May 1981, for which Dr. Warren was the lead contributor. Twenty-four years later, he again played a significant role in the development and issuance of an updated surgeon General's Advisory in February 2005. In Greening Your Cleaning, the first installment of the New York Times bestselling Green This! series, Deirdre Imus shows just how easy it is to make "living green" your way of life." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"If you're having surgery, make sure you and the surgeon are in agreement on what you're having done ?and where. While surgical mistakes like operating on the wrong site (for example, the left knee instead of the right) are rare, taking a few moments to confirm a procedure with your surgeon could avert a disaster. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends that surgeons sign their initials direcdy on the site to be operated on before the surgery. • Ask questions ?again and again! Make sure you know what is being done to you and why." - Editors of FC&A, 1001 Home Health Secrets for Seniors (Get the book.)

"If you have a parathyroid tumor, you probably will be referred to a head and neck surgeon, who can remove this tumor. One reason why it's important to identify other causes of high blood calcium levels is that sometimes bone pain related to cancer is accompanied by high calcium levels. Lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and multiple myeloma all can cause bone pain and elevated calcium levels. Sarcoidosis—an immune-mediated disease?can cause elevated calcium levels, too." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"What if I had known about coenzyme Qio before I'd sent that kind man to a surgeon? His death had been a real heartbreak for me, and one that still strays into my thoughts. I couldn't bring that one gentleman back, but from then on I could, and did, tell patients awaiting open heart surgeries to start taking a daily dose of 30 milligrams (mg) of coenzyme Qio two weeks in advance. Thanks to the lessons from one patient, they all came off the heart-lung bypass machine without a problem. All through the 1980s, I found myself driven to learn all I could about mind-body and nutritional medicine." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "REPPED: Introduction Twelve years ago a good friend, and a vascular surgeon, ruptured a disk. This guy was a surgical whirling dervish. He would routinely be seen making hospital rounds before the chickens shook the dew off their feathers and it was uncommon for him to close up the surgical suite before midnight. The ruptured disk kept him out of the operating room, and the inactivity just about drove him crazy (it did drive his wife crazy). He loved his work, he was a very good doctor (and still is), and he needed a way to speed his recovery." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "There was so much pain in her legs she could not stand at the operating table, and her arms and shoulders were so sore she could not hold the instruments needed to perform her duties as a surgeon. Kris had tried all the traditional medical interventions for fibromyalgia, but with only very limited success. In mid-2003 Kris learned that a clinical study involving ribose in congestive heart failure was underway at the university. So, understanding the biochemistry associated with her affliction, she sought out the pharmacist and cardiologist leading the study." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"With my surgeon's approval, about three months ago, I started training five days a week, with positive lenses only on my right eye (+1, +1.25, +1.50). In the beginning I hardly read 3/10 on Snellen tables. Now, though it isn't easy, I get 9/10. In spite of these very good results, my right eye vision is still unclear. Am I doing everything correctly? I think that your results speak for themselves. 6/10 improvement in three months is a more than great result, even if your last improvement isn't stable yet. Passing from +1 to +1.25 and then to +1." - David De Angelis, The Secret of Perfect Vision: How You Can Prevent and Reverse Nearsightedness (Get the book.)

"Gottesman urged "would-be eugenists to abandon their fixation on IQ as the trait to be maximized in our species in favor of an Index of Social Value (ISV)": The ISV would take into account the fact that a garbage hauler and a brain surgeon make essential contributions to the smooth functioning of society, but that society would break down more rapidly if garbage haulers went on a prolonged strike than if brain surgeons did." - Jay Joseph, The Missing Gene: Psychiatry, Heredity, and the Fruitless Search for Genes (Get the book.)

"A doctor might improve the survival rate of his patients by never giving a negative diagnosis.79 A surgeon could improve his patients' recovery by mentally rehearsing the surgery before heading into the operating room. Indeed, we might no longer need drugs, but simply good intentions. Since intention has been shown to affect the chemistry in our bodies, we should be able to speed up, slow down, or improve any physiological processes. We might develop many more breakthrough medicines by mentally targeting their effectiveness and minimizing their side effects." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"Despite their usefulness in shedding light on a subject still considered shameful, the surgeon General's Report, the World Health Organization alarm, and President Bush's commission fall far short of what they might have been. Nowhere do they mention the connection between mind and body, which is the starting point of all holistic medicine." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Or if you do go to a doctor, you're more apt to consult a plastic surgeon than an internist. But an internist may be exactly what you need. Sometimes what may seem like a cosmetic concern is more than meets the eye. For example, small, yellowish, and often ugly skin growths may show up on your eyelids. Medically known as xanthelasmas, they're actually tiny deposits of cholesterol forewarning that you may have high cholesterol and be at risk for heart disease. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BODY SIGN AND A SYMPTOM? Symptoms—such as pain, fever, and bleeding—come in loud and clear." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"He was a crude and sloppy surgeon, by any medical standard, possibly deliberately so, sewing up wounds with a simple stitch ?a perfect recipe for brain infection in larger mammals -but no cruder than most brain researchers of the day. After all, none of Ivan Pavlov's dogs survived his brain surgery, all succumbing to brain abscesses or epilepsy.1 Lashley sought to deactivate certain portions of his rats' brains to find which part held the precious key to specific memories. To accomplish this delicate task he chose as his surgical instrument his wife's curling iron ?a curling iron! ?" - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.) "Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Robert Becker, who performed a great deal of research on electromagnetic fields in the body designed a special electrode recording device which would roll along the body like a pizza cutter. After many studies it showed up electrical charges on the same places on every one of the people tested, all corresponding to Chinese meridian points.21 There were many possibilities to explore, some of which might pan out, and some not. But Popp was convinced of one thing: his theory of DNA and biophoton emission was correct and this drove the processes of the body." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"As a surgeon he was a pioneer of open-heart procedures. (Dr. Leonard Bailey, who has performed more infant heart transplants than anyone in the world, unabashedly refers to Wareham as "my mentor.") When rudimentary open-heart surgery was first practiced in the early 1950s, Wareham saw the emergence of a new field and extended his residency to acquire the necessary expertise. But what he saw on the operating table would have a profound effect on his own health habits." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.) "Now, I want to make it clear that I am no longer the lead surgeon; I am either the first or second assistant, and I do the minor parts of the operation. If I had to, I could step in and do the major parts—that's one of the reasons I'm in the room. But cardiac surgery is inclined to be long and sometimes quite taxing, lasting anywhere from three to six hours. "Sometimes I'll go out and rest for a half hour, and that's very refreshing. To increase my endurance I exercise regularly by doing my own landscape maintenance and gardening. But in recent years, in spite of adequate exercise, my Dr." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.) "For 30 years, they lived in Bellflower, California, where her husband was a surgeon and she was a nurse. In accordance with Adventist philosophy, they volunteered together for two international missions, spending three months each in Ethiopia and Zambia. Always ready to tackle new things, Marge began riding a bicycle at age 12 on a dare from her father, who called her too fat, and she's never stopped pedaling. She took up golf at age 40 and played for decades. At 90, she decided to go to Disneyland and sit in "one of those rides that swirl you around." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"WARNING SIGN If you're a snorer and are scheduled to undergo surgery, be sure to mention it to your surgeon and anesthesiologist. Snoring is a common sign of sleep apnea. Anesthesia can be risky for patients with this condition, and special precautions should be taken. AVERY RUNNY NOSE Having a runny nose—medically known as rhinitis—is usually merely a sign of a simple cold or allergy. But a continuously drippy nose may be a telltale sign of snorting cocaine, heroin, or other drugs." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Sushruta, the Indian surgeon, had perfected the technique, which was much needed, because countless noses were being cut off at the time by vicious gangs of bandits who wanted to humiliate as well as rob their victims. Hacking off noses (and genitalia) was also a common punishment for unfaithful spouses in those good of clays. In more modern times, the nose SIGN OF THE TIMES During the 19th and early 20th centuries, swollen noses were thought to be a sign of sexual obsession and habitual masturbation." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"According to heart surgeon Dr. Philip Bhark, only half of heart attacks are caused by known risk factors like tobacco and obesity. What, then, is causing such massive heart disease? Could it be that we are dying from broken hearts? And if so, what is causing them to break? The heart is made up of 10 billion cells that synchronize in electrical wavelike patterns. Dr. Bhark says that more than half of heart-related deaths are from sudden cardiac death, which is an abrupt disruption of the electrical pattern in the heart." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.) "Heart surgeon Dr. Phillip Bhark points out that the heart is three-dimensional in that it squeezes, twists, and turns in three directions, all in a spiral fashion. The flow of blood through the heart is in a lemniscate, meaning it flows in a figure eight or infinity symbol pattern that spirals as it moves. The infinity symbol is an extension of the double volute spiral, the first spiral pattern drawn by humans." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"The job of surgeon general is to be the doctor of the nation," he lamented, "not the doctor of a political party." The Drug Industry_ According to IMS Health, a health-care information company, nearly 230 million prescriptions were filled for antidepressants in the United States in 2006, more than any other type of medication. Sales of antidepressants and antipsychotics combined totaled $25 billion. Two decades ago, sales were at $500 million. In the mental health arena, these and other drugs are the pillars of conventional treatment for many conditions." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"When a surgeon makes a quip like, "If he ever leaves here, it'll be feet first," it's no wonder the patient wakes up crying in the recovery room. One can be honest about the diagnosis and still implant positive thoughts about the future treatment. A simple statement like "You'll wake up comfortable, thirsty, and hungry"—modified for obese patients—will promote recovery. Even the desire to smoke can be reduced by a suggestion at the end of the operation. I also do not hesitate to ask the patient not to bleed if circumstances call for it." - Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients (Get the book.)

"He recalls that Monday night in the hospital when, after a serious accident, the surgeon had told him he'd be better off with an artificial leg. "My operation was scheduled for the Tuesday morning," he says, "But then I had a visit from the surgeon the night before, who told me with a little smile: "You will be pleased to hear I am going to postpone your operation." All the same, Mr. Russell suffered years of acute pain and such difficulty in walking that for 20 years, he couldn't even go on holiday. "I began to take Serrapeptase, and the pain has 95% disappeared. I am absolutely delighted." - Robert Redfern, The Miracle Enzyme Is Serrapeptase (Get the book.)

"Is this how you would want the decision to be made about which operation your surgeon is recommending for you or a family member? (Perhaps when good data become available we will find that there is a role for spinal fusion sugery in the treatment of back pain. It is, however, quite telling that we still don't know—at this late date." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

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