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Doctors of the South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute are buzzing about the new findings relative to bone marrow stem cells and finding a cure for cancer. The new process involves transplanting clean stem cells, ones that are extracted from the bone marrow and cleaned, or through healthy bone marrow of a matching donor.  Chemotherapy is used to clean the bone marrow of any cancer, which is found there. Then the clean stem cells, from the original patient or from a healthy donor, are transplanted back into the bone marrow, thus relieving the bone marrow of the cancer. When the stem cells return into the system, the immune system resets and immediately starts to attack any leftover cancer cells. This process has greatly improved the immune system’s ability to fight off infection. The studies only include mice up to this point, but in the future, they hope to begin human testing. It is a great step forward in the search for a cure for cancer.

For more information, contact Carolyn at Natural Choices, or by phone @ 812-375-1677.

Chlorophyll

• DNA mutations can be caused due to carcinogens in the food we eat everyday, and in the environment in which we reside.
• Protection from DNA mutations is critical for to preventing disease and prolonging life.
• Chlorophyll,   a water-soluble compound,  is the forerunner in the protection against carcinogens found within the confines of the human diet and environment in moderate, daily doses.
• Numerous mechanisms within chlorophyll help the fight against cancer via modulating enzymes involved in the daily metabolizing of carcinogens by directly binding with carcinogens, considered to be dietary, to quicken the excretion rate, which further protects from ionizing radiation.
• Experimental studies reveal that a special form of chlorophyll could very well help to prevent liver, breast, colon, and pancreatic cancers. It also could confer protection from the harmful effects of radiation.
• It is especially effective in exterminating carcinogens found in well-done meat.
• Clinically it is found to produce positive benefits for leukopenia patients. Leukopenia is a disease in which the person has a low white blood cell count.

My experiment of drinking hot tea instead of coffee and iced tea instead of soda pop is coming along well. I have to say I feel better. I really notice that I don’t have that acid-y feeling in my throat and stomach so I think this was a good change to make.

But what I wanted to tell  you about today was something I learned while reading more about green tea. It was big news last summer that I didn’t hear about.

MedicalNewsToday.com gave this report in June, 2009:    

According to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression.

Green tea could improve men's health.

I was reading a brochure from the Ask the Doctor series of literature at Natural Choices in Columbus, Indiana. It was for senior men (my husband is close to qualifying and I am always looking for ways to make him healthier … ) and Decker Weiss, NMD, was the doctor giving information. He said,

Green tea is the most widely consumed liquid in the world, after water. Men in China and Japan have been drinking it for centuries. They also have very low rates of prostate cancer. Research has discovered that a potent plan substance in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, can stop the growth of prostate cancer cells dead in their tracks.

That certainly concurs with the results of the study, doesn’t it? I would say that if I can get my husband to drink green tea more often, since he already drinks tea instead of coffee, it would be good for his health.

My husband does a lot of things for me all the time. He’s a gem and I’d like to keep him around as long as possible, so switching his tea off to green tea may help me do that – and make him feel good knowing I am doing it especially for him!

I know I will be able to find a great selection of green teas at Natural Choices. Plus, I will be able to pick up one of the “Ask the Doctor” pieces of literature to bring home with the tea. As he always tells me, “It’s the little things in life that make him the happiest.” It may be a little thing to him, but keeping him healthy is a big thing to me.

– Ellie of the Natural Choices Blog Team

I am well into my month of no soda pop, drinking only tea and water. I have to admit, I do feel better.

But all this talk about tea has made me realize, even though I have been a tea-drinker for many years, I don’t really know what “tea” is. I mean, coffee comes from the coffee bean. There are so many varieties of tea, so where does it come from?

According to Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, tea is:

1 a: a shrub (Camellia sinensis of the family Theaceae, the tea family) cultivated esp. in China, Japan and the East Indies, 1 b: the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the tea plant prepared and cured for the market, classed according to method of manufacture (as green tea, black tea or oolong) and graded according to leaf size (as congou, orange pekoe, pekoe or souchong)

But then, you might ask, what about all the flavored and herbal teas? Well, Webster refers to them, too:

3: any of various plants somewhat resembling tea in properties; also: an infusion of their leaves used medicinally or as a beverage

Alvita is just one of the brands of teas you'll find at Natural Choices.

The idea I take hold of from that is the “medicinal” comment about teas since that has always been the bent when offered a cup of black tea, green tea or an herbal tea. The powerful anti-oxidants in green and white teas can do so many things like lowering the rate of heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s. Not to mention the calming effect and stress reduction that comes from holding a hot cup of tea in your hands and just smelling the aroma – no matter what the type, flavor or brand is, it’s like a little cozy hug.

An added important note about teas: many teas have caffeine. Many herbal teas are caffeine-free and others may be decaffeinated. But you have to read the labels closely. If you monitor or eliminate caffeine in your diet, pay attention to the teas you purchase. The shelves are lined with a tremendous selection of decaffeinated and tasty teas at Natural Choices in Columbus, Indiana. You might have trouble just picking one, or two, or even three!

Healthy for you, tasty, and calming. Sounds like time for a cup for me!

–Ellie of the Natural Choices Blog Team