Post by Willow on Apr 23, 2015 13:27:46 GMT 9.5
A healthy diet can be a fantastic adjunct to traditional therapies and possibly reduce the need for medication BUT it should always be in conjunction with trained medical staff if you already have a serious illness. Ther is plenty of valid medical information on the net without following unqualified food bloggers (who have their place but only for a good recipe or two)
The work of these Drs - Caldwell Esselstyn, John McDougall, Joel Fuhrman and others of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine can assist anyone who wants to improve their lifestyle choices. They publish well researched, scientific information and while their approaches vary slightly they focus on whole food plant based eating with no or almost no oils! (yep not even olive oil!)
ARTICLE
IF a cancer cure sounds too good to be true, then frankly it probably is.
THAT'S the warning from the Cancer Council in the wake of author Belle Gibson admitting she lied about having the disease and of the death of "wellness warrior" Jessica Ainscough.
Ms Gibson, a 23-year-old social media entrepreneur, convinced fans she recovered from terminal brain cancer through healthy eating and natural therapies.
Ms Ainscough, 29, recently died after trying to stave off her rare form of cancer with natural healing.
Cancer Council Victoria CEO Todd Harper is urging patients to be wary of cancer cure claims that sound too good to be true.
"We are very concerned about anyone who makes unproven scientifically flawed claims about cancer treatments because the risk is that cancer patients will take them seriously," he told AAP.
Patients should consult their doctor before trying alternative or complementary treatments, including extreme diets.
The council was concerned that if patients were "tricked by salesmen" into believing these offer alternatives to proven scientific treatments, they will either delay or avoid having them.
"We do know that nearly all of these alternative treatments are ineffective and some are actually harmful," Mr Harper said.
"It is really important that cancer patients take advantage of the (scientific proven) advances to give themselves the best opportunity for survival or at least to manage their cancer diagnosis more effectively."
Mr Harper wouldn't comment on individual cases, saying the circumstances may be complex and involve ignorance or someone being unwell.
But he said such cases did set back the Cancer Council's cause.
"Every time there is publicity about these unproven therapies, we see an increase in calls to the Cancer Council lines around the country.
"So we know that it does gather traction with people because cancer patients are very vigilant in trying to identify treatment options for themselves."
The work of these Drs - Caldwell Esselstyn, John McDougall, Joel Fuhrman and others of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine can assist anyone who wants to improve their lifestyle choices. They publish well researched, scientific information and while their approaches vary slightly they focus on whole food plant based eating with no or almost no oils! (yep not even olive oil!)
ARTICLE
IF a cancer cure sounds too good to be true, then frankly it probably is.
THAT'S the warning from the Cancer Council in the wake of author Belle Gibson admitting she lied about having the disease and of the death of "wellness warrior" Jessica Ainscough.
Ms Gibson, a 23-year-old social media entrepreneur, convinced fans she recovered from terminal brain cancer through healthy eating and natural therapies.
Ms Ainscough, 29, recently died after trying to stave off her rare form of cancer with natural healing.
Cancer Council Victoria CEO Todd Harper is urging patients to be wary of cancer cure claims that sound too good to be true.
"We are very concerned about anyone who makes unproven scientifically flawed claims about cancer treatments because the risk is that cancer patients will take them seriously," he told AAP.
Patients should consult their doctor before trying alternative or complementary treatments, including extreme diets.
The council was concerned that if patients were "tricked by salesmen" into believing these offer alternatives to proven scientific treatments, they will either delay or avoid having them.
"We do know that nearly all of these alternative treatments are ineffective and some are actually harmful," Mr Harper said.
"It is really important that cancer patients take advantage of the (scientific proven) advances to give themselves the best opportunity for survival or at least to manage their cancer diagnosis more effectively."
Mr Harper wouldn't comment on individual cases, saying the circumstances may be complex and involve ignorance or someone being unwell.
But he said such cases did set back the Cancer Council's cause.
"Every time there is publicity about these unproven therapies, we see an increase in calls to the Cancer Council lines around the country.
"So we know that it does gather traction with people because cancer patients are very vigilant in trying to identify treatment options for themselves."