Colds, Flu and Cancer

Colds, Flu and Cancer... how can you cope with them?

This paper attempts to help you understand the options you may have available.

TORONTO, CANADA The use of vitamin C supplements during chemotherapy is controversial. Many physicians advise their patients to stop using any supplements during chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Two new studies, just published in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, conclude that this advice is likely very misguided.

The first study painstakingly reviews the medical literature dealing with the use of vitamin C as an adjunct to chemotherapy. A total of 36 studies or reviews concludes that vitamin C is beneficial, 3 that it could be harmful, while one is neutral on the subject. Overall, the author of the study concludes that the use of vitamin C during chemotherapy results in: an increase in survival time; enhancement of the effect of chemotherapy; inhibition of tumor growth; a decrease in toxicity; and an increase in cell death. Dr K.N. Prasad of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center sums up the benefits of combining chemotherapy with vitamin C supplementation in this way… “antioxidants (including vitamin C) do not protect cancer cells against free radical and growth-inhibitory effects of standard therapy. On the contrary, they enhance its growth-inhibitory effects on tumor cells, but protect normal cells against its adverse effects.”

The other study reviews studies concerning the use of antioxidants in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Seven clinical trials evaluated the use of glutathione (intravenous injection) in conjunction with chemotherapy using cisplatin or oxaliplatin (specific cancer drugs). In all cases, neurotoxicity was significantly diminished without affecting the effectiveness of the treatment. Another clinical trial concluded that glutathione is highly effective in preventing diarrhea in patients treated for endometrial cancer with radiation therapy. Selenium (4 mg/day for 4 days before and 4 days after chemotherapy) was found to materially reduce bone marrow suppression and nephrotoxicity induced by the cisplatin. Vitamin E (300 IU/day) was found to reduce cisplatin-induced nerve damage from 85% to 31%. Coenzymes Q-10 has been found to protect the myocardium from damage during chemotherapy with adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, and 5-fluorouracil. Melatonin has been found to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy and reduce its toxicity.

Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Vol. 19, No. 4, 4th Quarter, 2004 (special issue) – The use of vitamin C and other antioxidants with chemotherapy and radiotherapy in cancer treatment.

In 1938 German researchers had great success using hydrogen peroxide in dealing with colds and the flu. Their data has been ignored (maybe suppressed) for over 60 years.

For many years people in t know have been attacking the influenza virus and common cold where they begin their breeding process, in the inner ear (middle). It is important to begin treatment as soon as symptoms appear for this remedy to be most effective.

In 1928 Richard Simmons, M.D. hypothesized that colds and flu virus enter the body through the ear canal. The medical community dismissed his findings. According to Dr. Simmons research, and contrary to what you may think or have been taught about how you catch the flu or a cold, there is only one way that you can acquire this air-born infection; and that's via the ear canal. It is not through the eyes, nose, or mouth, as most have beem led to believe.

Dr. Simmons was trained as an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon). I believe his deductions on how to treat the common cold and/or the flu came from the fact that he knew, from his studies and training, that bacteria would have no trouble traveling from the outer ear, to the inner ear, through the eustachian tube and the nasophanynx to the soft palate in the throat. All along the way, they would find a dark, moist, area in which to grow and multiply throughout the body.

In this paper, we have put the focus on clean (distilled) water, food grade hydrogen peroxide, and Vitamin C for a reason – these three items have demonstrated an exceptional ability to help the body heal from almost any type of infection. This includes know or unknown viral infections and/or bacterial infections and/or cancer.

A diet that is almost free of processed foods is also important - this type of diet will provide the body with the necessary nutrients (vitamins and minerals) it needs, along with a reasonable exercise program, to complete the healing process.

Actually, these products do not heal the body. What they do is help the body heal itself and they are able to accomplish this without causing any side effects in the body.

We suggest you use 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide (we use Wyn’s Water) that has been manufactured with distilled water without using any additives or stabilizers. This will give you the cleanest product possible for use in the body.

For Vitamin C, we suggest Sodium Ascorbate Crystals manufactured by a reputable pharmaceutical company (we use Bronson Labs [USA] products).

All of our hydrogen peroxide products are manufactured in distilled water and free of any additives or stabilizers. For more information, click here.

For people who are coping with some form of cancer, there is also the challenge of resolving emotional concerns as we have found that it is not possible to separate the emotional aspects of the body from the physical. Only when these issues are addressed, can a person begin to create a positive attitude, which will help to bring about the positive changes they are seeking.

Thank you,

William E. “Bill” Cooper, EFT CC, TFT,

Cognitive Psychotherapist

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The information contained herein is for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to replace the advice or attention of health care professionals. Consult your physician before beginning or making changes in your diet, supplements or exercise program.

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