Category: Integrative Cancer Support

Exercise is a prevention strategy as well as a treatment. According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) statistics, more than 64 percent of the U.S. adult population is overweight, and roughly 31 percent of American adults are obese. That translates to approximately 59 million American adults that are obese. Incidence of adult obesity has increased sharply since the 1970s. In 2001, the CDC estimated that more than 300,000 deaths per year were associated with overweight and obesity. In adulthood, obesity becomes a serious health issue. Heart disease and cancer, the leading killers of Americans, often have a strong correlation with obesity. Adult obesity is caused by: unhealthy eating habits established in childhood, adolescence, and late teens that continue in adulthood. a sedentary lifestyle coupled with a decreased metabolic rate. lifestyle changes due to the proliferation of labor-saving technology, such as elevators, cars, dishwashers, televisions, power lawn mowers, and computers. a decrease in metabolic needs and energy expenditure coupled with the same or increased food intake. Diabetes, which is often associated with obesity, is also increasing sharply in the United States. Type 2 diabetes affects more than 16 million, or almost 8 percent, of American adults. An estimated 34 percent of this population...

I have seen many patients with excessive lead levels. Often they have strange symptoms that have baffled their doctors and specialists, especially neurologists. How do we get exposed? Lead-based paint and the resulting dust and soil contamination is a main source. Other sources of exposure include the use of lead solder in canned food containers and in leaded water pipes providing domestic drinking water. However, uncommon sources of exposure still exist, including unglazed low-temperature fired ceramic pottery, pewter drinking vessels, plumbing systems with lead-soldered joints, old paint removal, indoor firing ranges, and nearby mining and smelting operations. Increasing amounts of lead in the body can cause impaired neurobehavioral  development in children (low IQ), increased blood pressure, kidney injury, and anemia (CDC, 2002). According to a review in JAMA by Needleman lead affects IQ at all detectable levels.   Lead can also bind to hemoglobin displacing oxygen and causing fatigue. This is very bad for athletes. Neurophysiologic decrements can occur in adults as a result of workplace exposure to lead. At extremely high levels, lead will produce severe central nervous system injury and paralysis. The potential adverse effects of lead on reproduction are areas of ongoing research and may include miscarriage...

Testosterone protects against heart attacks and may even help reverse atherosclerosis in men (Zmuda, et al., 1997).  Low testosterone is associated with and contributes to metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke (Haffner, Karhapaa, Mykkanen, & Laakso, 1994; Khaw, et al., 2007; Oh, Barrett-Connor, Wedick, & Wingard, 2002; van den Beld, et al., 2003). Metabolic syndrome and diabetes are bad things to have if you're trying to avoid a heart attack. If “your gut is larger than your butt” you probably have metabolic syndrome. The benefits of healthy levels of testosterone in men include improved ejection fraction (a measure of the heart's ability to pump blood to the rest of the body), increased muscle mass, decreased fat mass, improved sex drive, improved mood and improved bone density. High naturally occurring levels of testosterone in men are associated with low mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer (Khaw, et al., 2007). Low testosterone is strongly associated with atherosclerosis but exactly how testosterone replacement therapy can slow down or reverse atherosclerosis is not completely understood yet. Lower levels of testosterone are associated with increased CIMT particularly in men with type II diabetes (De Pergola, et al., 2003). Remember that CIMT is...

Dr. Steve Parcell   Supplements: (once results are achieved lower doses can be taken) High dose multivitamin mineral (all the B vits plus minerals) DHA 300 mg CoQ10 100 mg to 300 mg Alpha lipoic acid timed release 200-300 mg N acetyl cysteine 600 mg/day Phospatidylserine 100 mg Vinpocitine 5mg twice a day (do not take if on blood thinner) Vitamin D 400 iu to 10,000 depending on blood levels   Tests: Oxidative Stress Test FIA 5000 (intracellular nutrient analysis) Homocysteine (toxic to the brain) Fatty acid analysis (show levels of good and bad fats in your body) Antigliadin antibody test (gluten sensitivity test) ApoE genotype (Athena diagnostics, genova): there are three types of ApoE genes. ApoE2, ApoE3 and ApoE4. Apo E2 and ApoE3 are considered good because they function as important antioxidants in the brain. ApoE4 is closely correlated with Alzheimer’s disease, other neurological problems and has no antioxidant function. The purpose of testing is so that optimal preventive strategies can be implemented. C reactive protein. This is a marker of inflammation. The higher the number is the more likely it is that your brain is under free radical attack.   Sleep: Get at least 7-8 hours per night....

By Kelly Parcell, ND and Steve Parcell, ND The Papanicolaou test (Pap smear) is one of the most effective cancer screening tests available.  It can detect premalignant lesions and has contributed to the decline in cervical cancer morbidity and mortality in the United States since its development in 1941. Pap smears in women who have smears categorized as low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LGSIL) or atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) can be difficult to manage because it is not entirely clear how to follow up or treat such patients. The purpose of this article is to help the physician understand the implication of an abnormal Pap smear, demystify the classification system, and help guide the clinician in choosing rational integrative treatment options for ASCUS and LGSIL, from an integrated medical point of view. The use of vitamin A, C, E, folic acid, green tea, selenium, carotenes, and indole-3 Carbinol are discussed. This paper also gives the scientific rationale for integrative treatment and prevention strategies, supplies a clinician’s decision tree for the evaluation of the abnormal Pap smear and gives an overview of the various surgical options. Introduction: The Papanicolaou test (Pap smear), one of the most effective cancer screening...