HollisToo

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 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…)

Cancer for aging baby boomers and everyone else is probably the most dreaded word they could hear. The word represents a disease that is not greatly understood.

It is the second leading cause of death in the United States with somewhere between 100 and 200 different types of cancer. The disease may invade any and every part of the body but lung cancer is the leading cause of death.

What scientist do know about the disease is that it is characterized by an abnormal growth of cells. The damage occurs when the cells divide in an uncontrollable way that causes lumps and tumors. One exception to this is leukemia. The abnormality in this type of cancer exist in the blood stream. (more…)

Did you know that baby boomers are growing older? Yes, that is right and some of us are older than others.

All foolishness aside, age takes its toll on every one, eventually. The body begins to stop producing certain substances that keep us operating smoothly. For instance, Co-enzyme Q10 may start slowing production as early as age twenty. CoQ10 is the cellular energy producer of the entire body.

Another one, particular to this post and baby boomers, is human growth hormone. It is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain and is initially responsible for early growth. It then helps to maintain our tissues and organs as we grow older.

The problem is (more…)

In June of 2010, I turned 61 and I also pulled or strained my right hip flexor while running wind sprints up my drive way. The injury was a result of improper warm up or stretching and perhaps just plain overdoing for my age.

I have always tried to be active and maintain a certain amount of health and muscle tone. Yes, there have been minor injuries along the way. At my age, this injury has set me back worst than any of the others; it has been nearly three months and still not able to run.

This story is not necessarily about me but meant to let baby boomers know that these types of injuries are becoming more and more common. (more…)

Today’s post is about one of those important subjects that should be important to everyone, especially to aging baby boomers. In a little bit of double talk, it is even important to those who don’t even know that it should be important.

I will include the original post in its entirety that was taken from Marketwire.

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Slowing Down The Aging Process
With expert coaching it can be as simple as exercising once a week

TORONTO, ONTARIO, MEDIA RELEASE–(Marketwire – Sept. 7, 2010) – As Baby Boomers age, the dreaded days of increased health issues and joint aches edge closer-what most people don’t realize is that they can slow the aging process down. (more…)

Aging baby boomers are faced with a host of potential health problems. Some are secondary in nature. By that I mean that the actual cause of the illness stems from a root cause such as stress. Other illnesses are simply a failure of the body’s ability to prevent the disease. In this short article, we will discuss how magnesium can help in both of the above circumstances.

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral found in the body. It is also a micronutrient and as much as sixty percent of the mineral is stored in the bones. Most of the remainder of mineral is found in the muscles and cells. It is estimated that it is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body.

Aging baby boomers seem to have lower dietary intakes of the mineral which results in a deficiency. Other deficiency causes may be problems with absorption, increased renal excretion and some drugs that we may take that interacts with the mineral.

Overall, Magnesium seems to help in the following ways: (more…)

Recently I received an email that spoke of B17 and apricot seeds. It mentioned them in relation to fighting cancer in the body. It stated that the #1 question (out of thousands of people) that is asked of them is ‘How much vitamin B17 should I take?’

Now at first look, I found it a little odd but then I thought about it in this way. It shows the way people are beginning to think about alternative medicine; their attitude is starting to change. In other words, the question was not ‘Will vitamin B17 work to kill cancer?’ or ‘Does it have to work with conventional means (chemo, ect.)?’.

To me by stating “How much?” shows (more…)

Our bodies contain and use potassium as a dietary mineral. It exist in the form of an electrolyte. Electrolytes allow (more…)