In our third part concerning baby boomers and cancer, I want to talk about an herb related substance in that it can be found in approximately 800 plants. There are several different related names that can be given it. They are nitrilosides, vitamin B 17, amygdalin, laetrile.
Amygdalin, one of the compounds of nitriloside, is the compound that is the anti-cancer fighter. It was discovered and has been around for a little over one hundred years and has been considered non-toxic for that period of time.
Amygdalin/B 17 is contained in the kernels of seeds of most fruits and most are edible. Some of the more common fruits that contain the highest concentrations are apricots, apples, peaches, plums and cherries. (more…)
I don’t know if there is any particular age limit that applies to this subject. Baby boomers, in particular, are sure to remember those years. I do know that for me there were several years that did.
You have to realize that for a red headed, shy, freckled faced boy from a family of eight boys and no girls that anything related to a girl was cause enough to get red faced. This story begins in the 1950’s at school when the teacher sends that note home instructing your parents that on such and such date the class will be exchanging the thing that causes it all, the ‘Be My Valentine’ cards.
The cards would be purchased, brought home and of course we had to be the one that wrote the note and signed the thing. Today, my grandchildren buy cards that are Sponge Bob, Bratz, Disney, Hanna Montana, Transformers, Spiderman and on and on. Back then, they were cards with hearts and a very personal message like ‘Be My Valentine’ or ‘Your My Valentine’ on them. (more…)
I am going to continue in this post about aging baby boomers and cancer. If you ask the question, “How many lives does cancer take each year?”, you will get a few different answers. The American Cancer Society estimates 7.5 million globally die from cancer each year and roughly 600,000 in the United States. That is approximately 1600 each day. Wow! This, I suppose, is after many months of torturous treatments.
One report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology indicates by 2030 that 70% of all reported cancer will be accounted to those people 65 years and older. That is an increase up from 61% and can only be attributed to aging baby boomers.
As baby boomers increase in age and incidence of cancer, so does the cost. It is estimated that the increase may be as high as 27 percent by 2020. I indicated in my last post that many are beginning to look at alternative forms of treatment, many of which involve herbs.
One such form of treatment is the Essiac Formula (more…)
