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Opiates And The Risks of Breast Cancer

September 29, 2014

The relationship between opiates and breast cancer has been focused on three important aspects. The first aspect has been what the use of opiates is with regard to cancer in general and breast cancer in particular. The second aspect of this relationship has been whether or not the use of opiates for specific functions with regard to cancer treatment endangers the lives of the patients by contributing to recurrence of cancer long after its successful treatment. The third aspect has been the exact mechanisms by which opiates produce the said effect in the body of patients and what should be done about it. All these aspects are addressed in this article in the sections that follow.

Breast Cancer And The Use Of Opiates

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer among women in the world. Two reasons for this have been advanced. The first one is that breast cancer is generally associated with estrogen, a special type of hormone responsible for femininity. Since this hormone is predominantly found in women (sometimes in high levels), this makes them completely exposed to possible development of breast cancer. The second one arises from the observed trend of an increasing risk of breast cancer and age among women. There are several underlying reasons for this but the fact remains that with people in general living longer they get exposed to certain health conditions. For women, breast cancer is the common health condition that comes with age.

Opiates have been extensively used in the treatment of cancer as part of modern therapies. The use of opiates is in the form of drugs that are derived from morphine, a common type of plant that represents what opiates are, which is used as an extremely powerful painkiller for cancer patients. The exact mechanism by which opiates (in the form of morphine-based pain killers) works to relieve patients of pain is a complex process. But it suffices to say that the active chemical compound in opiates activates special cells within the nervous system of the patient leading to massive decline in pain sensations. This presents great relief to patients, particularly when one considers the intensity of cancer-induced pain which patients do experience.

Breast Cancer

Opiates And Breast Cancer: The Danger Of Recurrence

There has been considerable concern about the relationship between opiates and cancer recurrence in patients. The concern has been based on the growing discovery that some patients who, in the course of their treatment for cancer used morphine-derived drugs as pain killers, showed signs of the disease recurring after some time. The argument has been that the opiates that are found in the drugs must be responsible for this observed phenomenon.

There are two important things that should be understood from this. The first one regards the exact use of opiates in cancer patients. In practice, opiates are used as pain killers on patients before other forms of therapy, such as surgery, are used. During such times, the drugs are usually administered in heavy doses as a way of dealing with the equally intense pain.

The second one regards the use of the drugs during times when the disease is still in its early stages of development. There have been a number of studies that have sought to demonstrate the exact effect of opiates on cancer cells. It has been shown, with mixed reactions, that opiates do show anti-cancer properties at times and that they can actually be used to inhibit the rate of growth of cancer cells. Although this is so, the efficacy, extent and possible mechanism by which this occurs remains a subject of research.

What has caught our attention is the increasing proof that indeed using opiates as pain killers in patients of breast cancer may contribute to the cancer occurring again in them later.

Ways of recurrence as a result of opiate use in breast cancer patients

Breast CancerThere are several ways in which use of opiates as pain killers leads to recurrence of breast cancer in patients. Basically, this ability is understood by the role that the compound plays in the processes of metastasis and angiogenesis. These two processes are critical for the growth and development of cancer. Through angiogenesis, cancer cells are able to derive their own supply of blood from the existing circulatory system, thus fueling their own growth. Similarly, through metastasis, cancer cells are able to spread to other parts of the body via the circulatory system.

Opiates have been found to enhance angiogenesis by their effect on the immune system. Naturally, the body produces special hormones that work to prevent possible development of cancer cells. Use of opiates has been found to suppress the production of the hormones, thus weakening the immune system and exposing a patient to possible recurrence of breast cancer long after treatment.

Further, it has been found that opiates encourage cancer cells to spread through the body long after treatment. What usually happens is that a few cancer cells may be circulating in the body after treatment of breast cancer. Opiates do have a direct effect on these cells in the body. It is this effect that may encourage the cells to spread and redevelop into new cancer growth over eth course of time.

Use of opiates as part of the standard therapies used to treat cancer is set to continue. On the other hand, fears about its association with recurrence of breast cancer will linger. What this calls for is careful and judicious use of the right therapies in treating cancer. AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center has been known as a leading centre for cancer treatment and management for a long time. We run a range of highly specialized services in cancer diagnosis, treatment and overall care of patients. Our focus is on using alternative therapies to boost the effectiveness of other methods used in standard therapies. The result of this is your overall recovery and wellness within the shortest time possible.

Breast Cancer And The Use Of Opiates

 

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Cancer Fungal Removal: Alternative Treatment Method

September 29, 2014

 

Cancer Fungal Removal as an Alternative Cancer Treatment Method

Fungal

Fungal

We have looked at the process that takes place in the development of cancer in the body. We have examined the several stages that take place in the body of a normal person culminating to the onset and development of cancer. In this article, we shall focus our attention on an important subject: cancer fungal removal as an alternative cancer treatment method. We shall evaluate the complex relationship between fungus and cancer, the role that mycotoxins play in cancer development and different methods that are used to tackle the problem under alternative cancer treatment.

What are fungi?

Fungi are one of the many types of microorganisms that exist freely in the environment. Compared to bacteria and viruses, fungi are different in that they are well developed in terms of the number of species as well as in their ability to easily adapt to the physical conditions surrounding them. This ability to adapt to the surrounding environment is very important and it is manifested in their ability to undergo a series of physical and biochemical modifications quite easily to suit the prevailing conditions.

Although the human body has a number of different species of fungal within it, it hardly develops complications from their existence. This is because the immune system of a normal person is able to contain the effect of the fungus at acceptable levels.

The Fungal Stage of Cancer

There is a complex interconnection between cancer and fungal development. This interconnection is seen in one of the main stages of cancer development in which changes to special microstructures in the body (somatids) gives rise to fungal – like microorganisms. It is the activity of these fungal – like microorganisms that gives rise to the right conditions within the cells for the onset of cancer. This process takes place in four different steps as explained below.

Transformation of Somatids

In the first step, due to the prevailing conditions created by biochemical changes at the cellular level, somatids in the body of a patient are changed into fungal – like microorganisms. Since at this stage the internal cellular environment is characterized by increasingly anaerobic conditions, the new fungal that have developed from somatids play a key role in the process of fermentation of lactic acid in the cells.

Movement of Fungus into Cell Nucleus

In the second step, the new fungal, having successfully colonized the specific body cells, move to the nucleus of the cell. This movement to the nucleus of otherwise normal body cells produces a number of unpleasant consequences. For instance, it is when the fungi move to the nucleus of the cell that they are able to replicate and increase in number, thus colonizing many more cells of the body. Also, movement to the fungi to the cell enables them to reproduce rapidly thud producing mycotoxins, special metabolites that contain a range of poisonous compounds. It is mycotoxins that play an important role in creating the right conditions within the cells for the development of cancer.

Effect of Mycotoxins 

In general, the existence of fungi in the body results into production of mycotoxins, metabolites of the fungus which are made up of different compounds. In the third stage of this process, the full effect of mycotoxins produced by the fungus becomes apparent. The first thing that the toxins do is hamper the natural process that is responsible for blocking possible cancer development and repairing of the DNA of cells. It should be noted that the cells of the body have their own in-built mechanisms which prevent the development of cancer and ensure that the DNA of all cells are in perfect condition. However, mycotoxins work by reversing this process thus exposing the body cells to the full danger of mutations and development of cancer.

Development of Cancer and Fungal

In the fourth stage, the already damaged cells easily mutate and develop into cancer cells. The ease of change from normal body cells to cancerous ones is further facilitated by the already poisoned cell environment as a result of the complex cancer-causing process. The role of fungi in this process can therefore be visualized easily.

Cancer Fungal Removal as an Alternative Cancer Treatment

Apart from transformation of normal body somatids, the production of mycotoxins can also arise from the different forms of fungi that exist in the body of an otherwise normal individual. Notably, Candida infection in the body can be a strong source of mycotoxins which can trigger the process described before. In fact, this process has been strongly linked to cancer development. It is because of this that alternative cancer treatment pays much attention to the removal of cancer – causing fungus from the body.

Fungal

There are several natural methods that are usually used to destroy Candida and other forms of fungal infection in the body. Natural products such as Apple cider vinegar, baking soda and garlic have proven to be effective remedies to fungal infection. All these products work by killing the spores of the fungus thus making sure that the body is free from conditions that easily breed cancer.

If you have any of the different types of fungal infection, we strongly recommend that you pay us a visit at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center for help. Dr. Dalal Akoury, who has spent her career tackling cancer using alternative treatment methods, will get you the right natural method to use to get rid of the fungi in your body. This will be a strong preventive measure against the development or general management of cancer.

Cancer Fungal Removal as an Alternative Cancer Treatment Method

 

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Sexual Addiction and Erectile Dysfunction

September 29, 2014

Sexual Addiction and Erectile Dysfunction – Facts Discussed

Sexual addiction

Is Sexual Addiction causing Erectile Dysfunction in your sex life? Be mindful of what you watch you could be causing more harm than good to your sex life.

We are today surrounded with a lot of conveniences which causes us to have real time information at the touch of a button and in the comforts of our living rooms and bed rooms. What we may not know is the negative effects of these conveniences in our societies and individual lives. This article is going to discuss the outcomes of certain sexual addiction as possible causes of certain sexual dysfunctions. However before that, let us look at some available statistics in relation to sexual addiction. It is believed that today in the US alone about 12 million people are suffering from sexual addiction. This has majorly been contributed by the conveniences around us enabling us easy accessibility of sexual materials on the Internet, cable television and videos.

Sexual addiction is a serious problem in which one participates in persistent and intensifying patterns of sexual behavior despite cumulative negative consequences to one’s self or others. Like other addictions, these behaviors continue despite genuine and tireless efforts to stop. Many may not think that sex can be addictive since there are no chemicals involved. However, the body produces many hormones and neurotransmitters during sex that produce the same chemical “high” as drugs or alcohol. Sex addicts, like any other addicts, often have a background of abuse (sexual, physical, emotional or neglect, and family histories sprinkled with numerous addictions. The complication and difficulties in solving this problem arises because of the denial and shame associated with sexual behaviors. Despite the variance in opinion about sexual addiction, the acknowledgment of compulsive sexuality is growing, and more help is available today than ever before.

Effects of porn and masturbation

  • Different researches and studies have established that masturbation is perfectly normal and can even be a physically healthy activity especially in the middle-aged men it cuts the risk of prostate cancer.
  • It can also reduce anxiety, and thereby help restore stress-racked immune systems.

Nonetheless according to experts, there is emerging evidence suggesting that over indulgence in masturbation aroused by the vast cornucopia of freely available porn we are accessible today is leading to serious cases of erectile dysfunction (ED) as we will be finding out as we progress with the discussion.

Stress Is Bad for Your Sex Life

This may sound like anti-onanistic propaganda however medical professionals say that masturbating too much is actually a pretty standard form of addiction, which is worsened by pornography. Watching porn creates a huge flood of dopamine in the brain. Over time, the receptors that were once very sensitive become less sensitive, and normal physical intimacy does not produce enough dopamine to stimulate the dopamine receptors. In other words, the more porn you watch, the harder and more graphic porn you’ll need in order to get firmer erection. If the trend continues, men can find themselves physically unable to maintain an erection, much less enjoy sexual contact with their sexual partners.

Besides this, porn-induced ED can create further performance-anxiety concerns, compounding into a problem that is both biological and psychological. This may necessitate individuals to start developing real self-confidence issues like they may:

  • Feel irritable
  • Sleepless
  • Frustrated
  • Anxious

This can occasioned one to lose a relationship quite easily because there is no specific number that indicates you are masturbating too frequently and remember that even masturbating every day isn’t necessarily a problem; nonetheless it’s conditional only if it’s interfering with your work, your social life, or your sex life (i.e. erectile dysfunction) should you be concerned. However in the event that you do have an issue, then the cure is simple: Stop watching porn and resist the urge to masturbate as much as possible and in a period of say 6 to 12 weeks your brain will get back to more typical dopamine sensitivity (though recovery time varies). Remember that some people’s brains may reach homeostasis (or, physiological equilibrium) much faster and so time should be your best friend when it comes to reestablishing homeostasis in the brain.

It is important to note that masturbation as an element that can cause erectile dysfunction is treatable at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury’s care, and during recovery doctor Akoury will tell you that most men will often experience flat line libido a condition that can last for several weeks depending on the sensitivity of addiction. However the effect should not raise any alarm since it is temporal and will eventually soon go away. Remember that treatment will only be helpful to you when you’re properly evaluated by the experts. It is therefore very important that you seek the professional treatment from the experts and so calling doctor Akoury will be very ideal for you or better still pay her a visit at her office at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center and you will be attended to in total confidentiality.

What are the signs?

When one becomes addicted to sex then there is a problem because sex is supposed to be enjoyable and pleasurable to all participating parties. Addicts do not actually enjoy sex and therefore if you are seeing any or all of the following behaviors in your life or in your friends life, then you may make a resolve to seek for help from the experts like doctor Akoury who besides being a sexual dysfunction expert, is also an addiction expert of several years and she will be able to help you overcome your twin problems of sexual dysfunction and addiction respectively. The following are some of the behaviors that may be associated with sexual addiction which should concern you;

  • Compulsive masturbation
  • Simultaneous or repeated sequential affairs
  • Pornography
  • Cybersex, phone sex
  • Multiple anonymous partners
  • Unsafe sexual activity
  • Partner objectification/demand for sex
  • Strip clubs and adult bookstores
  • Use of prostitution/escorts
  • Sexual aversion/anorexia
  • Frequenting massage parlors
  • Sexual paraphilia’s (a need for unusual sexual stimulation) and/or any sexually offensive behavior

Finally having gone through this article, you may be able by now to tell whether you’re addicted to sex or you have a problem with masturbation which is causing you erection problems and distorting your sex life. If this article has pointed out this condition in your life, I would make an appeal to you that your condition is treatable and the treatment process will begin with you calling doctor Akoury to book for an appointment today. Doctor Akoury values your life and only wants to help you live life to the fullest.

Sexual Addiction and Erectile Dysfunction – Facts Discussed

 

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Nervous Tension and Stress Causes Cancer

September 28, 2014

Discover How Nervous Tension Causes Dancer at the Cellular-Level

Introduction

Nervous tension

Nervous tension

In this article, we shall learn how nervous tension and stress causes cancer at the cellular level. Quite specifically, we shall learn how prolonged stress levels are the root cause of a complex physiological process that ultimately leads to cancer. Of course this is a complicated process but before we get into the complex specifics, it is important that we summarize the process here so that you can visualize how exactly things unfold during this process.

Summary of How Nervous Tension Causes Cancer at the Cellular Level

Physiological and psychological stress triggers a process in which the cells of the body lose their normal levels of adrenaline. When this happens, there is a sharp and uncontrolled increase in the amount of sugar within the cells. The corresponding effect is that there is a decrease in the levels of oxygen within the cell. It is this condition that makes it quite easy for normal body cells to turn cancerous and set off the process of metastasis. This is so because cancer cells are anaerobic in nature and as a result; thrive quite comfortably in environments that are characterized by low levels of adrenaline and oxygen against high levels of sugar.

Of course there are many other complex steps that occur in – between this. Let us now look at exactly how this happens. We have divided it into steps so that the process is completely clear.

Step One: Initial Stress and Nervous Tension 

At this step, a completely normal person is subjected to emotional or psychological nervous tension for an extended period of time. Now, there are several things that happen to the body of a person who is subjected to such conditions. What is important to us though, is that when a person is subjected to such conditions, the production of the melatonin in the body subsides. Stress & nervous tension interferes with the special mechanisms that are responsible for production of melatonin. Yet melatonin is a highly important hormone in our body since it plays a key role in stimulating and sustaining the functioning of the immune system. Also, melatonin is responsible for preventing possible development of cancer cells in our bodies. Therefore, its inhibition by exposure to extended nervous tension predisposes the body to the process that definitely leads to development of cancer.

Another process that occurs in the body during this stage is increased production of cortisol. This is a special hormone that is automatically released by our bodies when we are exposed to intense stress and nervous tension. Although cortisol seeks to help us cope with the level of stress we are subjected to, its effect on the body is always undesirable. The hormone leads to depletion of adrenaline within the cells of the body.

Step two: Effect of Stress & Nervous Tension on the Immune System

At this stage, the effect of the stress and nervous tension on the immune system begins to be apparent. It was stated before that suppression of melatonin production leads to the immune system being compromised. Although this is true, it is not accurate. Low production of melatonin does not directly lead to a decline in the efficiency of the immune system. There are several steps involved in the process. What actually happens is that when melatonin levels in the body get depleted as a result of extended nervous tension, production of an important hormone called interleukin 2 is suppressed. Since this is the hormone that is directly responsible for strengthening the immune system, its depletion directly leads to suppression of the immune system. This is a necessary condition for the onset of cancer.

Depletion of adrenaline at the first stage also leads to a number of consequences that are experienced at this stage of the process. For instance, a low level of adrenaline in the body cells of a person directly leads to a decrease in the levels of two important hormones: dopamine and tryptophan. Since tryptophan and dopamine, just like interleukin 2, are important hormones for the normal functioning of the immune system, their depletion directly leads to the immune system being completely compromised; therefore creating the right environment for cancer to develop.

Step Three: Low Immune System to Cancer

At this stage there are three key processes that occur and lead to cancer. The first two are directly linked to the development of cancer in the body while the third one occurs through a series of interconnected steps.

In the first process the highly compromised immune system, as a result of the consequences of depletion of melatonin, directly predispose the cells of the body to development of cancer.

In the second process, the low levels of adrenaline that have been discussed in step two above lead to depletion of vitamin C in the body. When Vitamin C is depleted in the body, the body cells are in the risk of undergoing mutation at any time. Therefore, adrenaline depletion leads to depletion of vitamin C which leads to mutation of body cells thus causing cancer to develop.

In the third process, low levels of adrenaline causes the oxygen available in the cell to be broken down. This process triggers a complex reaction in the form of fermentation within the cells and an increase in the amount of lactic acid in the cells. It is this environment that leads to somatids giving rise to cancer causing microorganisms, resulting to the onset of cancer within the body.

Conclusion

Nervous tension

Nervous tension

We have discussed how exposure to intense stress and nervous tension sets the stage for the process of cancer development. It is important to note that with the right methods, this process can be arrested and cancer development nipped in the bud. This is the motivation that drives Dr. Dalal Akoury of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Having served fellowships in oncology and years of experience handling a diverse clientele, she understands the importance of health and fitness in helping you manage your stress levels. It is this approach that has helped many to reverse the process of cancer development. Feel free to contact us at any time and book an appointment with Dr. Dalal Akoury.

Discover How Stress & Nervous Tension Causes Cancer at the Cellular-Level

 

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Integrative Medicine

September 28, 2014

Difference between integrative medicine and functional medicine

Integrative medicine and functional medicine are two completely different approaches to medicine. Each one of them has specific characteristics and is built on its own principles that define how it works, what it seeks to achieve and how this is actually done. Therefore, by evaluating the special characteristics of each one of them, we shall have provided a clear understanding of how different the two are from each other.

Functional medicine

Basically, functional medicine can be seen as an approach to medicine which is focused on identifying the underlying causes of chronic diseases and working to prevent them from occurring in the body of patients. What this means is that unlike other approaches that are concerned with the signs and symptoms of a disease, functional medicine is concerned with tackling the root causes of a diseases and if, possible, preventing the causes from existing within the body of a patient. To this end, functional medicine seeks to ensure that the body is restored to and maintained at an optimum physiological functional level.

How functional medicine works

There are several important things that define how functional medicine works. First of all, the practice is based on the idea that understanding a patient is far much important than understanding only the disease. To this end, functional medicine is concerned with the needs of the patient in terms of overall vitality and how this is affected by the presence of disease.

Second, functional medicine is based on the idea that all of us are completely different from each other. This difference among us is not a mere conjecture but rather a complex creation of genetic and environmental factors that have led to every one of us having a completely different biochemical make up from each other. It is based on this differences that our physiological functioning differ from each other’s.

Third, functional medicine is based on the idea that our bodies operate in a special fashion characterized by complex interconnection among the body systems. All the systems of the body are seen as a maze of interconnected processes which are influenced by the state of each other at any given time. Therefore, a disorder in a particular system or part of the body will definitely affect many other systems and parts.

Fourth, as much as the internal body systems are connected to each other, the body as a whole has the ability to achieve a state of balance and maintain it over a long time. Balance in this case is understood in two aspects: internal balance between all the systems in the body and balance between the internal systems of the body as a single entity and a multitude of factors that form the external environment.

Integrative medicine

At the root of integrative medicine is the need for healing in body, spirit and mind. Since this is the foundation of integrative medicine, the approach can be seen as one that combines conventional therapies with complementary ones as a way of healing an individual in eth body, spirit and mind. This holistic approach to health is a very important characteristic of integrative medicine and differentiates it from functional medicine and other approaches as well.

There are fundamental differences between integrative and functional medicine. Since we have looked at the important principles that define how functional medicine works, we now turn to those of integrative medicine. It is by comparing them that clear differences between the two approaches to medicine become clear.

Important principles of integrative medicine

Just like functional medicine, the practice of integrative medicine is based on particular principles. These are described as follows. The first one regards the range of therapies that are used to treat patients. Basically, integrative medicine is based on the idea that conventional therapies like drugs, surgery and other special procedures used in cases of different diseases work hand in hand with other therapies such as nutrition, physical exercise and even traditional healing methods like acupuncture and specific herbs. The two, conventional and complementary therapies, are seen as being not antagonistic to each other but rather complementary.

The second principle that defines the approach and practice of integrated medicine regards the relationship between the patient and the specialist. The basic idea that defines this relationship is that the two work hand in hand in the process of providing healing to the patient. Although this approach is similar to what is used in functional medicine, its application in integrative medicine is much more emphasized and pronounced than it is in the former case.

The third principle is that healing is not only absence of disease but rather overall wellbeing of the body, sprit and mind. You can note the slight difference between this and what is used in functional medicine. Whereas functional medicine lays much emphasis on healing all the internal systems first before attaining to gain a balance between the body as a whole and the factors in the environment surrounding it, integrative medicine is primarily concerned with ensuring that the body, mind and spirit of a patient are at peace. This is where all the focus is.

The fourth principle that defines how integrative medicine is practiced regards the use of scientific evidence. Since integrative medicine advocates the use of multiple therapies to cure a patient, there is always the need for concrete scientific evidence that the different therapies used are actually effective. Although scientific evidence is required in functional medicine as well, the manner, type and level of emphasis that is attached to it in the practice of integrative medicine is clearly different.

IntegrativeAWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has been on the forefront in promoting the practice of both forms of medicine: functional and integrative. Dr. Dalal Akoury is a certified practitioner of functional medicine with a lot of years of experience in the practice. She has worked with many patients having chronic illnesses often to satisfying results. You are free to contact us and experience not only our unparalleled expertise but also outstanding service in the form of unique and personalized care.

 

 

 

Difference between integrative medicine and functional medicine

 

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