Tag: Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy may be harsh on the body, but it isn’t fool-proof. Cancer stems cells may survive the treatment and spark new growth. Eat carrots and tomatoes since they are rich sources of anti-oxidative vitamin A. Enjoy broccoli for sulforaphane and pineapple for bromelain, two compounds that kill cancer cells. The flavonoids in kale will also find and destroy free radicals, while red grapes and blueberries disrupt essential pathways needed for cancer development.

Miracle fruit contains a protein (miraculin) that binds to your taste buds and makes sour foods taste sweet. Along with its unique taste-modifying property, these fruits also carry a string of health benefits. They help you lose weight, prevent diabetes, treat hyperuricemia, and boost immunity! They can also be used as artificial sweeteners and help you slash sugar from your diet.

Cancer is one of those words that holds the power to reduce people to tears. As soon as a person hears the word being...

Lymphedema is the swelling that occurs due to an abnormal collection of protein-rich lymph fluid just below the skin. Primary lymphedema is a congenital condition that could appear in infancy, puberty, or adulthood. Secondary lymphedema occurs because of damage to the lymphatic system. Risk factors include surgery that removes lymph nodes, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, obesity, inflammation, infections (parasitic or otherwise), venous diseases, and immobility.

Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years. It is an effective way to treat problems like allergies, pain from chemotherapy and also relieve allergies. If you want to quit smoking, acupuncture can help to keep the withdrawal symptoms and cravings away. By reducing stress, acupuncture can treat infertility and also help you shed some extra pounds. Although the results may be slow, it is an effective treatment technique with no side effects.

People with dry mouth have insufficient saliva in their mouths. Dehydration, mouth breathing, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, certain medications, nerve damage, and obstructions in your salivary ducts can all cause this condition. So can hormonal changes experienced during menopause and pregnancy and medical conditions like diabetes, Sjögren's syndrome, HIV, and infections that affect your salivary glands. Drinking alcohol, smoking, and having caffeine can also be contributing factors.

Due to the expensive treatment options, about one-quarter of the cancer patients do not opt for treatment. In such cases, natural remedies come as a savior. Baking soda and honey mixture has shown positive results in treating cancer. This is due to the anti-mutagenic, apoptosis inducing, and anti-inflammatory property of honey, and the alkalinity of baking soda.

Loss of eyebrows and eyelashes is medically termed as superciliary madarosis. Like all other hair on your body, eyebrows also have a shedding and...

Media and advertising, fashion models, and movie stars make you believe that big breasts are more attractive and make you look more ‘womanly’. If...

Chemotherapy works to destroy the rapidly dividing cancer cells in the body but in the process, it also affects the healthy ones leading to many side effects. While hair loss and anemia are the most common ones, other short-term side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue. Fertility issues, as well as issues with bones like osteoporosis are also noticed.

The cessation of menstrual periods in a woman is called menopause. An absence of periods for 12 consecutive months can be medically defined as menopause....

Chemotherapy is scary, but it doesn’t mean all hope is lost. The battle isn’t over yet - it’s just getting started! The way you...

Chinese herbs can not cure cancer, because there is no word for cancer in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). TCM doctors have historically recognized ‘cancer’ as several distinct diseases rather than a single disease. There is no doubt that cancer, by any name, is well known and well documented throughout Chinese medical literature, as TCM doctors have been dealing with it for millennia.

Side-effects of chemotherapy are painful and mentally strain the person. Go toward naturopathy route, know the side-effects clearly to get cured or alleviated.

For thousands of years, mushrooms have been highly respected in Asia for their health promoting properties. One mushroom was regarded as the “King of...