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Reinventing cancer treatment will bring about enhanced health. Identifying what really works for this condition, you have to look no further than your lifestyle. Cancer may be a wake up call that something in your life isn’t working.

Study

A study in which mice were given larger living quarters, more playmates, lots of toys, and an interactive environment shrunk their tumors.

This was reported in an issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication. The evidence showed that cancer in treatable by providing an enriched environment, and a strong social network.

Emotional Health

If social connections and emotional state play a role in the formation and remission of cancer, the allopathic treatments are way out of line.

Geneticist Professor Matthew During from The Ohio State University offers powerful new evidence that social connections and an individual’s mental state may play a role in cancer.

This makes sense, since our thoughts produce chemicals that have a profound influence on our health.

Observations

These are some observations that were made in the Lab:

What was found is that if you take mice from a nice environment and put them into an even better one their cancers regressed.

Laboratory animals are usually housed in groups of five or so, and are given all the food they want and get to play the whole day.

In this case they were placed in an enriched environment with 15-20 playmates. Then they are provided with more space, toys, and things to do. Their tumors shrunk when they were placed in these new living conditions.

The researches found the animals’ interaction with the environment had a profound influence on the growth of the cancer. The effect was more profound than they thought possible.

We may not be mice, but we all know mind over matter, and the placebo effect. All our body chemistry is influenced by what we eat, think, feel, and our environment.

When During and his colleague Lei Cao placed mice with cancer in that enriched environment, the animals tumor mass shrunk by 77 percent and the volume by 44 percent. On top of that five percent of mice that were given cancer showed no sign of the disease after only three weeks in their new home.

Outside the lab alternative practitioners have seen the exact same things in patients. They have seen cancers disappear when people got rid of what they didn’t want and started doing what made them feel good.

Cancer is Tied to General Well-Being

Cancer is tied to general well-being. It shows that you can’t look at a disease without looking at the whole person. The surgery, chemo, and radiotherapy hasn’t worked well for all the above reasons. You have given people what they don’t want. Making someone feel sick to get better makes no sense.

There has to be a new perception of disease, one where environment counts. Mice may not be humans, but somehow this make sense. If medicine was logical we would be doing everything differently.

Humans are social Animals

Mice are social, and so are humans. This could be another important piece to the puzzle. If fact for humans it is so important that it influences lifespan.

People who have good social ties are shown t o survive longer. This is important in the age of computers, television, and stressed filled work days.

It can be it takes a village to raise a child, and it also takes a village to help you attain a long healthy life. Perhaps, isolation with a combination of toxic treatment isn’t the answer to cancer.

The facts are that low social interaction harms you as much as some nasty habits such as alcoholism, smoking, and not exercising. It is more dangerous than obesity according to some studies.

One of the features of a cancer diagnosis is people may avoid you.. Friends fall away, when they are needed the most. Now, it seems that it helps the patient and the people that keep the friendship strong. Social ties and optimism turn on the longevity genes.

What This Means

What this means is we have been looking in the wrong places for a magic bullet. A comprehensive look at people’s lifestyle is unprecedented. Looking for dysfunction in a cancer’s patient’s life may provide a clue to this condition. Neutralizing the effects of some harmful thoughts is important. You are what you eat, think, believe, and do.

The environment that you are surrounded by has a huge impact on your life. Cancer may just be a sign that things in your life are not working well for you. The best defense is all around you. Your thoughts monopolize and influenced your life.

Thoughts release hormones that impact our health; this means we have to rethink how we approach cancer. What if it isn’t a sentence, but a wake up call?  We need to view this as an opportunity to change our life.

Green fields have a health connection that is seen in the area residents.

There was a study done at the Indiana University School of Medicine, which found that children who resided in areas with lots of green growing plants, and green fields, cut their chances of being obese. The study was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and it looked at children aged 3 to 18 who had lived in the same residence for at least 2 straight years. It found that the more green a neighborhood, the slower the increase in body mass index (BMI), the effect was independent of factors such as age, race and gender.

The research showed that slowing the increase of the Body Mass Index (BMI) which is a measure of body fat based on height and weight would lower the child’s chance of becoming obese later on.

Outdoor Living

There may be a few reasons for these findings. There are more reasons to stay outdoors, and less pollution. Playing outside is usually very active it entails running, and walking. “Previous work, including our own, has provided snapshots in time, and shown that for children in densely population cities, the greener the neighborhood, the lower the risk of obesity. Our new study of over 3,800 inner-city children revealed that living in areas with green space has a long-term positive impact on children’s weight and thus health,” said Gilbert C Liu, an assistant professor of pediatrics and leader of the study.

Researchers from VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam looked at the health records of 350,000 people using the services of 195 general practitioners for more than a year. This study was conducted in the Netherlands. The study found health benefits if there was greenery within a .62 mile radius of where you lived. From less anxiety and depression to a lower rate of some common conditions.

Living Environment

Dr Jolanda Maas of the VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam, said, “It clearly shows that green spaces are not just a luxury but they relate directly to diseases and the way people feel in their living environments.”

Some of the reasons are the air quality is better, recreational sports, social contact and tranquil surroundings. Children benefited the most having a 21 percent less chance of becoming depressed. The study, funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, has been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Spending more time outdoors to participate in recreational sports is not only enjoyable but adds to a healthy lifestyle.

Green the Color of Health

Spending time gardening is another wonderful way to stay green and lean. People who eat lots of dark green vegetables tend to be lean and healthy.

It seems that green fields is the color of health. It is a reasonable assumption since the modern world has diminished our relationship to nature, we have become one of the least healthy generation. Our offspring are already poised to surpass us in this regard. From the green scenery, to the garden we are sustained by this color.

The 21^st century goal of sustainability is the focus of today’s world. With the overwhelming statistics, and the global warming proponents, the world now has to deal with all the ramifications of our planets resources. The marketplace is going to be made aware of our carbon footprint, and the materials used for all sorts of building, manufacturing, and durable goods.  Depending on the part of the world you live in, the investment and standards will be reflective of the economy and range of resources.

Daily life is certain to incorporate the next big thing, which is documented to address the carbon footprint that we leave. Retailers are looking to the market, through the eyes of the consumer, before they stock their shelves. Today’s environment is eco-friendly and in tune with nature. Lifestyle choices reflect the close look consumers are taking, when purchasing products from the practical to the luxurious. Consumers are more sophisticated, and in touch with the needs of the planet.

The understanding of the role that sustainability plays in the 21^stcentury is crucial to manufacturers, retailers, architects, home builders, and corporations. Collaborated efforts and the sharing of research will be the major focus of developing opportunities to reverse the trend which has depleted much of the earth’s resources. The challenges will continue to fuel the growth of eco-friendly businesses; the future of this segment will grow and dominate the world market.

Waste management, supply chain materials, recycled products, and renewable energy, are becoming increasingly important to the consumer. Reusable or disposable are examples of words that are increasingly important in the marketplace. At one time environmentally friendly was sort of a touchy-feely kind of experience. Now, it is survival 101, and is taking center stage in the world market. The ultimate story may well be played out in how we save the environment, and resources. Assessing the scene is really our scorecard to survival on this planet. We are now in a very challenging time, with the clock ticking away, and the path to the future being paved with our wastefulness, while our resources are being depleted.

Terms like water, carbon dioxide, organic matter, disposal, composting, biodegradable, and landfills are the terminology of this century. Pesticides, genetically modified, pasteurized, irradiated, and antimicrobial products make up the new vocabulary. From food products, to household cleaners it has become a world with scary and threatening imagery. Things like MSRA, and other infections that plague the hospitals, and other settings, means rethinking non-toxic solutions. Immunity is really the job of a powerful natural defense system that is intact in a healthy individual. A healthy planet would produce a healthy environment.

The claims that the function of science is to improve on nature are looking downright misleading, in the wake of all the problems caused by the misuse of the environment. The assessment demonstrated the lack of understanding of the role of the eco-system in place. The 21^st century goal of sustainability is now an ongoing commitment, as we transition to a more natural way of living.