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February 20th, 2010 | 
Author: (NaturalNews) Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Is it possible to cure mesothelioma the natural way, given its poor prognosis? The answer is a resounding yes! In recent years, Paul Kraus, Rhio O`Connor and others chose to avoid conventional cancer therapies, feeling that they would have a better chance of survival by using supplements, herbs, rest and a nutritious diet. In so doing, they have provided living proof that curing this malignant cancer and living a long and healthy life is possible.
What Exactly is Mesothelioma Cancer?
A person may have been exposed to asbestos at work and inhaled asbestos dust or fibers. The fibers then become lodged in the membranes that surround the lungs, heart or abdomen. Over a period of time, these fibers cause tissue abnormalities, resulting in mesothelioma cancer.
Symptoms of Mesothelioma
Many people are not too worried when mesothelioma symptoms first appear, since the symptoms are vague and are sometimes thought to be nothing more than a bad case of flu. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, chest pain and/or a persistent cough.
Once diagnosed, mesothelioma carries a very poor prognosis particularly because it is a cancer that is often diagnosed late. Many people diagnosed with this disease are told to “put your affairs in order”.
Conventional treatments include chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
Mesothelioma survivor Paul Kraus was determined to fight his peritoneal mesothelioma cancer the natural way. He became a vegetarian and started a rigorous anti-cancer diet which included organic fresh fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts and rice. In addition, he added many vitamins and supplements to his daily routine, consumed freshly squeezed juices and tried a treatment known as “ozone therapy”. The rationale for ozone therapy is that cancer cells do not thrive in an oxygenated environment.
Paul Kraus’ prognosis was very poor and he was told by his doctors, very honestly, that his chance of success with chemotherapy was not high at all. In addition, he was informed that the quality of his life would be severely compromised by the heavy chemotherapy treatments that would be prescribed. He was given a year to live but has survived a further eleven years by going the natural route.
Mesothelioma survivor Rhio O’Connor contracted pleural mesothelioma after asbestos exposure in his youth. He decided against surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Instead, with some help from physicians, he developed a regimen that included consuming more than 100 supplements daily, following a nutritious diet and practicing holistic, mind-body medicine.
O`Connor was inspired by Hippocrates who, more than 2,000 years ago, said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. O`Connor is the published author of the book “They Said Months, I Chose Years: A Mesothelioma Survivor`s Story.”
Told that he had less than a year to live and to take his wife on a cruise, he fought mesothelioma the natural way and lived a further 7 years to tell the tale.
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Heartburn is a sensation of burning discomfort in the chest just behind the breastbone. It is the result of contact of corrosive acidic contents in the stomach with the unprotected lining of the esophagus. There are many causes of heartburn. They include the following:
Lifestyle, diet, and certain medications can all contribute towards heartburn. They do so by causing hyperacidity in the stomach, by causing increased stomach pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) at the entrance to the stomach, or by directly inflaming the esophageal lining.
The most important predisposing factors for the above include the following.
Eating/dietary habits: Citrus fruits, peppermint, tomatoes, spearmint, raw onions, tomatoes and products made from tomato, black pepper, spicy foods, fatty foods, and garlic eating all contribute their own little bit towards heartburn.
Greasy or fatty foods slow down the digestive process in the stomach and result in the stay of food for longer than is usual. This gives the contents of the stomach more opportunity to move up into the esophagus after relaxation of the LES.
Beverages that cause hyperacidity in the stomach: Coffee contains caffeine. A high intake of caffeine through heavy coffee drinking can raise the acidity level in the stomach. Further, heavy intake of beer, tea, and carbonated drinks also results in hyperacidity.
Moreover, besides the beverages above, spicy foods, tomato products, and citrus fruits contribute towards directly inflaming the esophageal lining.
Certain medications may cause hyperacidity in the stomach or may directly inflame the esophageal lining.
What causes heartburn? To understand this, it is important to understand the mechanism of opening of the LES. It is important for the LES to relax to provide it rest after being in the constricted position for a long time during the digestion of food in the stomach. The LES timing mechanism is set in the brain to open after a fixed period of time after entry of food into the stomach. The LES thus relaxes and opens after the stomach contents of a moderate meal have all passed into the duodenum.
This is the normal case. In such a case, the stomach is empty when the LES relaxes and opens, so there is no question of acid reflux and heartburn.
Heavy meals or fatty foods are taxing for the stomach. They may result in hyperacidity in the stomach. Further, longer than the normal time is taken in their case for the digestive process to be completed in the stomach.
So, in the above cases, when the LES relaxes and opens after a fixed duration after entry of food in the stomach, the food is still in the stomach and the stomach muscles continue to apply pressure on the contents of the stomach. Consequently, this acidic food then moves up into the esophagus and acid reflux and associated heartburn occurs.
Other causes of heartburn include certain predisposing body positions, hormonal disturbances and extra pressure on the stomach during pregnancy, hiatal hernia, obesity, smoking, and wearing tight clothes.