What the Health have I Done?! 60 Day Check-in

It's Thursday, March 1st - day 60 of my 90 day challenge to lose 30 pounds. I lost 22 pounds in 5 weeks, but gained back 2 pounds at last weigh-in. Find out how I'm progressing... Will I make my goal of 184 pounds by March 31st?

What the Health?! Mid-weigh check-in.

It's Tues, Feb 14th - Happy Valentines Day. I'm 45 days into my 90 day personal challenge to lose 30 lbs in 90 days. Last week I celebrated losing 22 total lbs. Today I have a confession to make. Find out why I'm pissed at myself...

"Meet" Vegetarianism

This month I celebrate 17 years as a vegetarian. My mother laughs at me now, because when I was a child, she remembers cooking delicious meals and casseroles only to watch me pick out all of the spinach, broccoli, celery, and anything else green.  I would have a pile of ‘green stuff’ on the side of my plate that I would refuse to eat for the first twenty years of my life. Now, my whole refrigerator is filled with everything green. What made me give up my Standard American Diet (SAD) of predominantly red meat and potatoes? Several things – and am I glad that they did!

It was partly my mother’s influence, but it wasn’t her cooking that prompted my change. My mother and both of her parents developed colon cancer during a short period of time. In fact, my grandmother lived the last decade or so of her life with no colon at all. Talk about a reason to change my ways – I didn’t ever want to have to endure what she went through. A colostomy bag is not for me. My mother and grandfather were luckier as they only lost very small portions of their colons. When my mom beat colon cancer only to have cancer return in the form of lymphoma a couple of years later – and then beat that too, I knew I had some strong “fighting genes” in my gene pool, but I also realized I have some genetic predispositions to contend with as well. Thankfully, I discovered that although our genes load the metaphorical gun, it’s our lifestyle that pulls the trigger.

I was also influenced by a good friend of mine who was raised by vegan parents. He had never consumed meat or dairy his entire life. He was also a phenomenal athlete who was a star on his collegiate cross-country track team. He made running marathons look easy and he never seemed to lack energy, stamina or strength. I was so intrigued by his physical ability and absence of past medical problems that I quickly accepted his challenge to “go raw” for 21 days and only eat fruits and veggies. I was already in pretty good shape and had yet to suffer any health problems, but nonetheless my transformation was remarkable.  The increased energy alone was enough to make me never crave animal products again.

It’s undeniable that humans were designed to be vegetarians. The physiological proof starts with the alkaline saliva in our mouths. Also in regards to our mouths, the shape of our teeth (flat molars for grinding) and the movement of our jaw (up and down and side to side also for grinding) indicate that of a vegetarian. Compare our mouths to that of a carnivorous dog and you will find acidic saliva, sharp incisors and pointed molars designed for ripping and tearing flesh as well as a jaw that only moves up and down (no need to grind the meat side to side). The next clue is the dexterity of our magnificent hands - complete with opposable thumbs for grasping and picking fruits and veggies – as opposed to a carnivore like a bear that has massive claws for holding live prey and tearing its flesh from the bones. Human digestive tracts are very long and curvaceous so they can extract all of the nutrients from the living fruits and veggies -while true carnivores (such as lions) have very short and relatively straight digestive tracts to expel the rotting flesh and it’s toxic digestion by-products from their bowels as quickly and easily as possible.

If that physiological evidence isn’t enough to convince you that vegetarianism should be the way of humanity, then try this test. Put a pile of berries and a rabbit in a playpen with a four year old child and observe what happens. Then try the same experiment with a four year old lion cub in a cage. My guess is that the child will eat the berries and pet the rabbit. And in the lion cub’s cage there will be a bloody mess and a pile of untouched berries. Instincts don’t lie. And by the way, anyone who thinks that humans are at the top of the food chain is dead wrong. I invite them to spend the night in the wilderness full of lions, bears, mosquitoes and snakes – or take a swim in shark infested waters. In reality, decomposers such as bacteria and fungi are the ones on top of the food chain.

If most people in modern society had to raise, kill, clean, prep and cook their own meat, there would be a whole lot more vegetarians. Thank God for our modern food production industry – right? Wrong! If slaughterhouses and meat packing plants had windows or an open-door policy, my guess is that everyone would be a vegetarian!

Animal cruelty is a travesty and is prevalent in almost every aspect of the carnivorous side of the food industry, but I’ve found that most people simply don’t care – they don’t want to think about it – they just want their meat neatly packaged or prepared and cooked for them. They don’t even want to know what went into the process. If they only knew or thought about what went into the “meat process” and how it goes straight into their bodies, then they would realize that “we are what we eat” – right?

Maybe the chronic diseases suffered by many people in today’s modern society are simply nature’s revenge for the cruelty that mankind’s carnivorous population is exacting on the rest of the animal kingdom. For scientific proof that animal consumption is linked to chronic disease, I would be happy to direct you to Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s book "The China Study".

Recently I was having dinner with a colleague who seemed quite perplexed when they discovered I was a vegetarian. Their immediate reaction was “Oh, you don’t eat meat? What do you eat?” My simple response was “Plants and living foods”. Simple and to the point – when you eat a plant based diet of fruits and veggies, you are eating living foods and thus ingesting life into your body. When you eat meat, it is dead and so you are ingesting death into your body. Plus, the higher up the food chain we eat, the farther we move away from the natural source energy of the sun, the mineral nutrients of the soil and water, and the purity and oxygen from the air.

Look, I’m here to tell you that if I can make the “cold-turkey” conversion from the typical male American meat-and-potatoes diet to vegetarianism, anyone can do it. Having made the transition and having lived on ‘both sides of the food chain’ – I can honestly say without a doubt or reservation that vegetarianism is an exponentially far superior lifestyle to that of an American carnivore. Forget all the macho B.S. - you don’t need meat or dairy to get protein – I work out harder and longer than most of my meat eating friends and never lack energy, stamina or strength. In addition, I’ve never had a tooth cavity or a broken bone – and that means a lot considering my active lifestyle!

Think about it – better yet, try a vegetarian, raw food diet and experience the awesome benefits for yourself. You’ll be happy you did.

For more on my vegetarian lifestyle read my book: "Health and Happiness: an owner's manual for the mind and body"

Written by Sean Donovan - Founder of Grassroots Reform Organization (GRO), author, speaker, life coach, health advocate

Stress Less

Stress is the greatest detriment to the mind and body. Stress can be directly linked to cancer, heart disease, depression, anxiety and a whole host of other mental and physical ailments. In our modern society, it is almost impossible to escape stress – in fact; most of us encounter it on a daily basis.

What causes stress in your life?

Statistical evidence suggests that when our country enters into an economic recession, health problems increase. I think this is due to two factors. First, the mental stress caused by financial problems translates into chemical imbalances and physical stresses that can wreak havoc on the mind and body. And second, people are forced to make sacrifices due to lack of money and usually one of the top sacrifices is the quality of food which they purchase. The dollar menu at a fast food restaurant becomes the best option instead of healthy, fresh organic foods. The lack of anti-oxidant intake from no longer consuming healthy foods further contributes to the "stress effect" as the body lacks defenses. Trying to save money by eating cheap food will usually result in greater expense later in medical bills or reduced income from time lost at work due to illness.

Stressful times are the very times when we need to be most diligent in our efforts to maintain health and combat the effects of stress. If we let stress take control of our bodies, we will lose our health and cause a much higher level of stress. Exercising, eating nutritious foods, drinking plenty of mineral rich water, smiling, stretching, yoga, meditation, walking, talking to loved ones and restful sleep are some ways to fight stress.

How do you cope with stress?

Often, many people turn to alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals or other drugs to ease their stress - only to add to the chemical imbalances in their bodies caused by the very stress they are trying to cope with. Not that there is ever a good time to drink, smoke or do drugs, but  it would certainly NOT be during stressful times.

My best advice - put your stresses into perspective relative to your life as a whole. Usually you will discover that whatever you are stressing about is far less detrimental to your health, happiness and success than the actual effects of the internal stresses you are creating by stressing. Make sense?

For more info...

Press Release - "Health and Happiness: YOUR owner's manual for the mind and body"

Hot off the press – the revised, personalized edition of Sean Donovan’s book “Health and Happiness: YOUR owner’s manual for the mind and body” is now available for your life-enhancing, reading pleasure. This newly revised edition combines Sean’s “words of wisdom” with an exciting new personalized printing technology from Daytona Beach based publisher DME.

Written for people who don’t normally read books, this book uses interesting analogies and common sense (yet often forgotten) advice along with a personalized touch to create maximum health and happiness in your life. The unique printing process uses information given during the ordering process to merge your name throughout the text and produce a book unique only to you. The personalized technology even incorporates your name into the book’s title on the cover! Sean and DME create a unique reader experience that even well-read literary enthusiasts have yet to experience.

Regardless of your age, race, religion, sex, political affiliation or national origin - we should all have one common denominator – our health. We only get one shot at life and when our health is gone, nothing else matters. The human mind and body comprise the most sophisticated 'machine' on earth. Our bodies are far more sensitive and complex than any automobile, DVD player or other man-made item; but unlike those products, we don't come with an instruction manual at birth. This Health and Happiness guide offers great technologies to help the average person make better decisions regarding their mind and body.

Health reform in the USA starts with “US” - and the daily choices we make - choosing to read this book is the first step in the right direction. Visit http://www.grassrootsreform.net/ to get your copy today.

Building Blocks

A Chapter excerpt from "Health and Happiness: an owner's manual for the mind and body" - now available in new, unique, custom personalized print.

I like analogies because they allow us to think things through logically when they are approached from a different view point. That is why I am going to compare eating food to building a house.

Imagine you are a building contractor and I have just hired you to build a house. Better yet, let’s say the house is already built and it just needs maintenance and renovation. There are no complicated plans to read or foundations to dig. The hard part is done… Everything is already built. The house just has some squeaks and creaks and a few leaks. Much like your body could have some strains, sprains, bruises, cancers, arthritis or poor vision. Let’s say you have to repair a leaking roof. What materials would you need? It depends on the type of roof, but overall you may need some flashing, caulk, shingles, tar paper, coatings etc… Now let’s imagine that the only material available to you is concrete. Besides being extremely heavy, concrete is also porous and absorbs water – making it a poor choice for a roofing material. You could keep pouring concrete on the roof until the weight collapses the structure – or find a new material to properly fix the problem.

Your body is much more complex than any building on earth and needs a wide variety of materials to keep it operating properly. The problem is that most of us are not operating properly, but don’t realize it until damage has been done. If your body needs roofing materials (salad) and all you give it to work with is concrete (fast food), then repairs and maintenance cannot be carried out. Your body just stockpiles the concrete (maybe around the waist or hips). Not only does your body not get what it needs, but it gets an excess of what it doesn’t need. When materials are obviously stockpiling in the body and other problems still persist, take it as your body warning you that you need to put something else in it!

My second analogy is a termite infested wall (or cancer ridden cells that must be repaired). The wall is made out of wood and is badly deteriorated. We need new wood and nails to rebuild it. Let’s compare the new wood to fresh, raw fruits and vegetables and the nails to fresh spring water. Then let’s burn the new wood (much like what cooking does to the nutrients in fruits and veggies) and then rust the nails (much like carbonating the water and adding sugar). How strong will our new wall be when made of burnt wood and rusted nails? How many nutrients are we cooking out of our food? How polluted, carbonated, colored and artificially flavored is your water?

Your kidneys and liver are like an air filter in you homes’ heating and A/C system. If you don’t regularly change the filter, it becomes clogged and the system has to work harder to force air through the dirt, thus increasing your electric bill. If the filter becomes too clogged, it may not let any air pass and may burn up the motor and system. You can’t naturally change your body parts, but you can keep them clean and hydrated and assist them in the detoxification process with sweat, activity and stretching. Think about this: your body is your permanent home that you live in every day of your life - 24/7. Keep it clean and well maintained and it will provide you many years of comfortable, trouble free living.

Let’s be clear on something – food doesn’t heal the body or cure disease. The body heals the body and defeats disease. Eating the right foods and eliminating the wrong foods gives the body the necessary ingredients to carry out its inherent functions. Give your body the materials it needs and it can rebuild itself and keep itself well maintained.  Keep it cleansed and detoxified and it will operate more efficiently and stress-free for years to come.

Ease into Activity

Now that spring is upon us and the weather has turned pleasant and favorable for a more active lifestyle, there are some precautions that you should take heed of in order to protect your health and longevity.

Many of us lead rather dormant lifestyles during the winter months. The cold weather and shorter days naturally tend to lull us into a lazier, less active lifestyle.

Then the first beautiful day of spring or the opening of baseball season motivates us to get off the couch and go out and do some much needed yard work or pitch a little baseball with the kids. The catch is, however, that we are not accustomed to the strenuous activity and many of us spend the next few post-activity days or weeks suffering from aches, pains, strains, sprains, torn muscles, slipped disks – or worse, a heart attack.

To further complicate matters, we often put a lot of pressure on ourselves to get the job done in one afternoon or weekend. Slow down - the life you save may be your own! Pushing your body too much too fast could land you in a funeral home, hospital or on the bed recovering for weeks or months.

Slow and steady may not always win the race, but it may insure that you live longer and perform stronger for many races to come in the future. (Turtles usually live very long lives)!

Here are some tips to insure that you stay healthy and happy:

1.        Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Water is the key to life - and dehydration is a leading cause of high blood pressure, muscle aches, cramps, headaches and a whole host of other ailments. It is estimated that 90% of Americans are dehydrated daily. Coffee, soda, Gatorade, energy drinks, etc… are NOT substitutes for water – in fact, many of these “drinks” further dehydrate us. I recommend pure, alkaline, mineral rich water such as FIJI Water (click to find out why).

2.      Stretch. Our muscles and deep tissue can become oxygen and nutrient deprived due to inactivity. This deprivation combined with the decreased ability to detoxify and remove lactic acid can lead to a lot of aches, pains and more serious problems. Stretching can loosen these atrophied muscles up and get the juices flowing to prepare you for work.

3.      Get a massage: Massages and therapeutic bodywork isn’t just a luxury that rich housewives enjoy after their facials and spa treatments. Bodywork is a MUST in your pursuit for health, happiness and pain-free living. Deep tissue massage can rapidly detoxify the body and get nutrient-rich, oxygenated blood flowing to muscles, organs and tissues that are starved of life and attention. Massage can revitalize your body and make you impervious to injury and disease.

4.      Hot/Cold therapy: Visit a sauna or a hot yoga studio and expose yourself to some heat in a controlled environment. When the heat becomes too great, take a break or a cold shower and then re-visit the heat again. This will build up your tolerance and prepare you for the changing weather outdoors and high levels of internally generated heat from activity. This will also get your juices flowing and help your body detoxify – thus reducing your chances of dropping dead in the yard from heart attack or heat stroke.

5.      Interval training: Start out with some gradual physical training. Do one minute of strenuous activity followed by one minute of rest. Check your resting pulse before the activity, check your active pulse immediately following the activity, check your pulse again after one minute of rest. Your pulse should return to its initial resting rate within one minute of stopping the activity. If your pulse is not returning to its resting rate, it means your heart is “gasping” for breath – which could be a great indication of cardio-pulmonary problems. Try implementing an arginine (amino acid) supplement into your diet to naturally improve cardio health.

6.      Gradually increase activity: If your pulse returns to its resting rate within a minute, then start to gradually increase the activity periods, but still rest for a minute in between activity. Example: Two minutes of strenuous activity, one minute of rest – increasing the activity by one minute or so every day until you are ultimately working for 10 minutes, resting for one.

7.      Get a check-up: See your physician for regular physical check-ups even when you are feeling fine. Find a good physician who will devote the time to listen to you and truly care about your health and lifestyle. Interview doctors until you find the right one (your life may depend on it). Visit the right doctor regularly – not just when you are sick. Keep him up to date about all changes (for the better or worse) in your life and all medications you are taking.

8.      Chiropractic Adjustments: Your body runs on electricity. The brain communicates with the organs and every cell in the body through electrical signals sent through the spinal cord and nervous system. If your spine is out of alignment causing pressure on nerves and disks, then the body cannot function properly – leaving you susceptible to disease and injury. Chiropractic adjustments are easy, painless, affordable and essential in your quest for health and pain-free activity. Finding the right chiropractor will be an integral part of maintaining optimum health and peak performance.  

9.      Smile: The act of smiling greatly reduces stress. Stress is the number one underlying cause of all disease. If you have to do something (like cut the grass) – you might as well make it enjoyable – so smile while you are doing it! If you can’t muster up a smile for such activity, then hire someone else (or a lawn company) to do it for you. If you think the $45 for the lawn service is too much to spend – weigh the lawn maintenance cost in comparison to $45,000.00 heart surgery – followed by weeks of missed work. Maybe you can smile as you enjoy a different activity such as playing with your kids on the professionally cut lawn - knowing that you avoided a health crisis. Care for your body and use your time wisely and you will be living on Easy Street!

10.  For many more healthy tips, join us on Wellness Wednesdays at the DME BeneFitness center as we present our Peak Employee Performance (PEP) program from noon to 1pm. Inquire with the DME HR Department, Stillman Rice at BeneFitness, or Lea D'Loughy

Healthy Bytes - Allergies

That tell-tale yellow pollen is a sure sign that spring is on the way and renewal of plant life and beautiful flowers and tasty fruits and veggies won’t be far behind. However, pollen means allergies for many people. Here are some tips that will help minimize your sniffling, sneezing, and itchy, watery eyes.

o   Eliminate all dairy products (milk, cheese, butter, etc…). Dairy products contain histamines which cause our immune system to flare up and kick mucus production into high gear.

(Image Borrowed from NotMilk.com)

o   Invest in a Neti pot – the use of Neti pots is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that has been effectively clearing peoples’ sinuses for centuries. A Neti pot is inexpensive and can be found at any health food store or pharmacy. The Neti pot flushes the sinus cavity with an isotonic saline solution and water which removes allergens and pathogens from the sinuses and nasal passages.

o   Eat a tablespoon a day of organic, locally farmed honey. The local honey will help build up your tolerance for local pollen and allergens.

o   Drink lots of pure, mineral-rich water. Hydration will help your body flush out toxic intruders.

o   Don’t touch your face with your hands! You touch the car door and viola – you’ve got pollen on your fingers – next thing you know you’re putting on yellow makeup in the rearview mirror along with your eyeliner!

o   Visit a sauna or steam room daily. The hot air and steam not only help open up sinuses and nasal passages, but also help your body’s white blood cells and macrophages multiply quicker, thus strengthening your immune system.

o   Skip the drugs – they often create side effects worse than the actual symptoms you are taking them for!

Fast Food - Beans

Beans, beans good for your heart - the more you eat…... the more you lower your cholesterol and add energy boosting protein and iron to your body (why what did you think I was going to say?) I’m SeanDon and I love healthy “fast” foods.

Kiwi - the "Fuzzy Fruit"

KIWI the “Fuzzy Fruit"

Great Health benefits are attributed to eating this delicious and nutritious “Fast Food”: 

-      A couple of Kiwis each day can significantly lower your risk for blood clots and reduce the amount of fats (triglycerides) in your blood.

-      Kiwi increases blood flow to the eyes and visual cortex

-      It’s a blood thinning alternative to Aspirin for protecting cardiovascular health (asprin and other NSAID drugs such as Thlenol and Ibuprofen can cause inflammation, ulcers and bleeding in the intestinal tract.)

-      100,000 people are hospitalized and 10,000 to 20,000 die from NSAID drug related complications each year.

-      Kiwi is an excellent source of Vitamins C (more than an orange) as well as vitamin E, polyphenols, magnesium, potassium, and copper - all working together to protect the blood vessels and the heart.

-      Kiwi is one of the most nutrient dense of the major fruits.

-      Lutein - effective in reducing the risk of heart disease and cancer. It may also help prevent cataracts & macular degeneration.  A serving (two medium sized kiwis) is the richest source of Lutein in the plant food world right behind fresh, organic yellow corn.

-      Kiwi contains soluble fiber that protects the heart and pancreas and insoluble fiber that reduces the risk of some cancers, constipation and diverticulitis.

-      Copper - vital for the growth of infants, bone strength, brain development, the making of red blood cells and building a strong immune system.

-      The heart works more efficiently with the help of potassium from fruits and vegetables.  Potassium is significant in controlling blood pressure, heart activity and maintaining fluid balance.  A serving of kiwifruit outranks bananas as the highest source of potassium among all fruits.

-      Folate, magnesium and vitamin E are well represented in kiwifruit - benefits range from bone formation to reduced heart disease.  Folate helps protect against birth defects, cancer and heart disease.  Magnesium aids in bone formation, heart rhythm regulation, muscle relaxation and nerve function.  Vitamin E reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer and exercise-induced oxidative damage.

I don't know about your neighborhood, but my Love Wholefoods and Publix has good deals on KIWI fruit. 

  

Best wishes to you for a HEALTHY, HAPPY life!!!!

F@#% Cancer

I've been saying this for years -  
Medicine, chemotherapy, radiation and surgery are not prevention methods and are not the only ways to prevent, combat and eliminate cancer:

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size again yet. (Prevention is the obvious cure for all disease).

2. Cancer cells occur in the bodies of all animals almost every day.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors. 

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has nutritional deficiencies (and an immune system deficiency). These could be due to genetic, but also due to environmental, food and lifestyle factors. 

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, change your diet to eat more adequately and healthy, eat 6-8 times each day and include supplements that will strengthen the immune system. 

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc. 

7. Radiation - while destroying cancer cells it also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs. 

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size; however, prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction. (It is important to note that initial treatment with chemo and radiation will also substantially damage the body’s immune system).

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications. 

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply. 

*CANCER CELLS FEED ON: 

a. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and are harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color – a better alternative is Bragg's Aminos or 24kt raw salt. 

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk or almond milk, cancer cells are being starved. (There is a whole chapter on the dangers of milk in my Health and Happiness book).

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat based diet is acidic and it is best to eat only fish. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer. 

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). 

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine (and are acidic). Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer fighting properties. It’s best to drink purified or filtered water and to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic and it needs to be alkalized if you drink it. The natural way to alkaline it is to squeeze fresh lemons in it. Lemons are an alkalizing fruit. 

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup. 

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells. 

14. Some supplements, vitamins, minerals, nutrients and anti-oxidants build up in the immune system to enable the body’s own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death -which is the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells. 

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life. (Stress Less)

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily and deep breathing helps to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells. 

One more bonus tip from SeanDon: skip the deodorant/antiperspirant or use an all-natural, organic deodorant. Your typical off-the-shelf deodorant/antiperspirants contain toxins – and also block toxins from escaping your body through sweat.

“Fight as if you already have a disease and you may never get one – if you wait until you have a symptom or diagnosis, it could be too late!”

Health and Happiness to you - and F@#% you, cancer.

What is HEALTH?

So what is health anyway? Here is my definition:

H.E.A.L.T.H = Heightened Energy And Love That Heals.
H.E.A.L = Heightened Energy And Love.

What is heightened energy? I define heightened energy as raising your body’s metabolic rate, brain power, awareness, concentration, emotion, activity and energy levels to their maximum potential. Heightened energy is using your body to its fullest capability and performing as close to 100% as possible all of the time.

What is love? Love is a positive emotion that usually equals happiness. Love is an emotional bond with oneself, another person or something else. Love causes positive emotions which causes hormone and endorphin release in the body which causes positive attitude, which reduces stress and leads to more productivity, heightened energy and better health.

What is success? Success is feeling a sense of accomplishment and worth in oneself.

There is a circle between health, happiness, love and success. They all go hand in hand as one leads to the other.

A healthy body is one that is full of positive energy and has a strong immune system with the ability to defend itself from disease and heal itself after injury.

And remember - “Helping Everyone Always Leads To Happiness”!