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They also point to yet another reason for women to quit smoking before pregnancy, according to lead study author Dr Aimin Chen, a researcher at the US national institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Besides low birth weight, prenatal smoking has been shown to raise the risk of miscarriage, premature delivery and other pregnancy complications, Chen noted in an interview.

The current study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, is based on data from nearly 35000 children who were born between 1959 and 1965 and followed through the age of eight. Mothers reported on their smoking habits during pregnancy, and the children had their weight and height measured at ages one, three, four, seven and eight.

Overall, children of smokers were more likely to be overweight or on the verge of becoming overweight by the age of eight. At that age, the risk of being overweight climbed about 17 per cent for every 10 cigarettes a mother smoked per day while pregnant.

The connection between prenatal smoking and childhood weight remained when the researchers accounted for factors such as family income and the mother’s weight, race and education.

Random Tip- Stretching your skin to the fag ends of its youthfulness? :- We all know that smoking seriously affects the internal organs (the lungs and heart), and causes cancer, but did you know that it also affects skin, body weight and shape? It’s easy to spot a chronic smoker - by the nicotine stained-teeth and nails, sallow complexion, dark lips, and dark circles. Now given a choice between a healthy complexion and your favorite brand of cigarettes, which would you choose?

The Reason Smoking makes the skin dull. Nicotine, the active ingredient in cigarettes, makes the entire circulatory capacity of the body sluggish. The smoke from the cigarette contains high levels of carbon monoxide-which is absorbed by the hemoglobin in the blood. The blood can absorb carbon monoxide 200 times faster than oxygen, so a lot of oxygen is displaced by carbon monoxide, slowly poisoning the skin and the organs, and starving them of life-giving oxygen. The liver is pushed to the max to oust these chemicals, and is unable to perform its normal functions. As a result, the skin loses its healthy glow. Skin damaged by smoking has a yellowish to grayish tint, and a wasted appearance. Also, smoking constricts the blood vessels, so wound and injuries take time to heal. While these effects are not as life threatening as heart and lung disease, they can, nevertheless, increase the risk of more serious disorders and have a noticeable ageing effect on the skin. -Random Tip

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This is the largest study to date linking prenatal smoking to a higher risk of obesity into adulthood.

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Cancer is an excessive growth of unwanted cells in our body. These excess growth of cells consume a lot of glucose found in the blood and starve the organs that need glucose. Cancer cells release toxic substances that interrupt the normal functioning of the other healthy organs. Hence cancer has to be treated immediately.

Although there are many treatments available to treat cancer, many people prefer alternative medicines for treating cancer as it has many advantages when compared to the other types of treatments for cancer and it has minimal side effects. Herbal and immunology therapies are the common form that is followed. Following a healthy food habit during alternative treatments for cancer would help to fight cancer at a faster rate. Foods like Hazel nuts, tomatoes, blue berries, and Brazil nuts can be taken when undergoing treatments for cancer.

Brazil nuts have anti-cancer properties and hence they find their place in alternative treatments for cancer. It is found that selenium is found at higher levels in Brazil nuts. Selenium is used to fight against cancer. Vitamins and minerals are essential for healthy growth of the cells. Essiac Tea has anti-cancer properties and is used in the alternative treatments for cancer. Echinacea Angustifolia root is best in its anti-cancer properties and to boost the immune system.

Beta glucan is a cancer alternative medicine that is used to fight against all types of cancer.

This cancer alternative medicine is derived from baker’s yeast, oat and barley fiber, and many medicinal mushrooms, such as maitake.Beta glucan as a it improves the immune system to fight against any type of cancer. It is believed that a weak immune system is responsible for cancerous growth in our body.

Laetrile is also used as one of the alternative treatment for cancer since it works on all types of cancer. Tumor related pains are relieved by the usage of laetrile. Laetrile can be taken as intravenous or orally. If intravenous the dosage should be 6 gms and if oral it should be 3 gms per day. Emulsified vitamin A is usually added as a supplement to laetrile. MGN-3, a medication that produces the natural killer cells in our body is also used in the treatment of cancer.

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In January, 2005 it was reported that cancer has surpassed heart disease - for the first time - as the top killer of Americans younger than 85. In 2002, the most recent year for which information is available, 476,009 Americans younger than 85 died of cancer, compared with 450,637 who died of heart disease. An estimated 1,372,910 new cancer cases and 570,260 cancer deaths are expected this year.

Paclitaxel, a preferred treatment for lung and breast cancers, has a cancer-promoting risk as well….

Lung cancer remains the biggest cancer killer, projected to claim 163,510 lives this year. Paclitaxel will be used in the attempt to save the lives of many of these patients. However, one little-known effect of Paclitaxel is that in a subset of these patients there will be up to a fivefold increase in the production of Interleukin - 8 (IL-8) - a cellular communication molecule that initiates the growth of new blood vessels to feed the growing cancer. In other words, if you fall into this subset of patients, treatment using Paclitaxel alone may not be effective at preventing recurrence.

NF-kB blockade enhances cancer killing ability of Paclitaxel!

IL-8 is under the control of an inflammatory regulating protein called nuclear factor-kappa Beta (NF-kB). When the activation of NF-kB is blocked, IL-8 dries up, much like a faucet that has been turned off. Thus, blocking NF-kB activation enhances the cancer killing ability of Paclitaxel. These results were seen with many types of cancer cells, including lung and esophageal cancer cells.

Paclitaxel is NOT the Only Drug that Promotes Excessive NF-kB

Paclitaxel is but one of a group of drugs that has this unwanted side-effect of activating NF-kB. Other drugs in this group include Doxorubicin, 5-Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, VP-16 (Etoposide), ARA-C, and Methotrexate. In addition, research demonstrates that excessive NF-kB activity contributes to cancer development in the following types of cancers: non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic, primary liver, head and neck cancer, prostate, breast, esophageal, stomach, colon, Hodgkin’s disease, and multiple myeloma.

Supportive treatment that improves chemotherapy effectiveness…..

Paclitaxel, along with the other NF-kB activating chemotherapeutic drugs, is approved for the treatment of a wide range of cancers. It appears likely that they will continue to be used for the foreseeable future. If you are on (or considering using) Paclitaxel or one of the other drugs in this group to treat cancer, there is a supportive treatment that you need to know about that improves the effectiveness of these drugs and reduces your risk of having a cancer recurrence.

We have a Multi-Dimensional Approach to Reducing Inflammation that Complements and Enhances the Impact of these Drugs!

At the Center for Learning about Healing in Ann Arbor, MI where I practice integrative medicine and behavioral oncology, I focus on multi-dimensional ways to empower patients to evaluate and change patterns of eating, behaving, thinking, and coping that are known to contribute to inflammatory reactions in the body. These methods complement the cancer killing effects of Paclitaxel, Doxorubicin, 5-FU, and other such drugs.

Genomic Testing Can Clarify Your Specific Inflammatory Molecular Mechanisms that Sustain Your Cancer

Inflammation is present before, and during the life of a cancer. In cancer, inflammation is a pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cellular and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. However, inflammation is also essential for tissue repair and tissue rebuilding. Genomic testing (easily performed with saliva or blood samples) allows us to create a personalized map of your inflammatory tendencies based on your genomic predispositions. This method is revolutionary because it allows you to regulate your genomic capabilities to your advantage, which then allows you to reduce the expression of your inflammation-related genes.

What Cancer Patients Need to DO is
Reduce the Expression of Inflammation-Related Genes

Once you know your specific genomic blueprint for excessive inflammation, we work together to develop the tools you need to re-set the expression of your inflammation blueprint. These tools must be unique to you, precisely because your genomic expression capabilities are unique to you. These tools include anti-inflammatory diets supported by oral and intravenous nutrients that block and down-regulate NF-kB. Remember, it is this protein that is responsible for the abnormal rise in IL-8 during Paclitaxel administration. By measuring markers of cellular inflammation before, during, and after chemotherapy treatment, and using your unique tools, we compile a personalized treatment record of inflammatory responses (normal and abnormal) that serves as a benchmark for your risk of cancer recurrence after chemotherapy treatment.

With these personalized guidelines, you will have insider knowledge about choices of foods, behaviors, and interpersonal relationships that will be conducive to keeping your inflammation-related genes quiet. Patients with high inflammatory markers during chemotherapy are at higher risk for recurrence, and thus need to more closely monitor and modulate their NF-kB expression after the chemotherapy ends.

What is important to understand is that:
- There is an optimal amount of expression of NF-kB consistent with health;

- Excessive expression contributes to diseases like cancer recurrence, especially when NF-kB is turned on continuously; and

- You will have the power and the tools needed to regulate NF-kB’s expression.

Become the Captain of Your Healing Team!

As your physician-coach, I recommend that you become the captain of your healing team, and let me and my team partner with you to clarify the specific molecular mechanisms driving your specific cancer. We coach you to learn the skills and to master the tools needed to reduce the collective contribution of foods, emotions, and behaviors to the excessive expression of inflammation-related genes. By working together, you learn to modulate your inflammation blueprint by modulating the expressive capacity of NF-kB. Modulating your expression of NF-kB is the inner game of self-discovery, consciousness expansion, forgiveness, and cell (self) renewal that is what allows healing to occur. (To view diagrams describing NF-kB in health and in disease, visit our website at http://www.arond-thomasonline.com!)

Learn More about How You Can Improve Your Chances of Not Having a Cancer Recurrence…

You or a loved one can learn more about how you can improve the effectiveness of your cancer treatments and improve your chances of not having a recurrence. at http://www.1CancerCoach.com.

James Arond-Thomas, MD, is Director of The Center for Learning about Healing in Ann Arbor and West Bloomfield, MI. Dr. Arond-Thomas partners with people with cancers and other serious illnesses to construct a “whole person” roadmap leading to health and well-being. To find out more about how you can benefit from Dr. James’ ground-breaking research and clinical experience, send an email to DrJames@1CancerCoach.com, or call us at (734) 995-4999.