Adjunctive Therapies Archives - Rethinking Cancer

Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) – A Game Changer

RethinkingCancer — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:29:27 +0000

The LDN story begins with Naltrexone (not low dose), a drug first developed in the 1960s as a strategy for reducing addiction to narcotics and alcohol. It is an opiate receptor blocking agent so that, when taken orally in 50 mg. doses a day, drugs like heroin cannot be absorbed into the body and, because […]

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Introduction To The Detoxification System By Sherry A. Rogers, M.D.

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:55:38 +0000

You have heard of the respiratory system. Diseases of it range from colds to pneumonia, asthma, emphysema and more. You have heard of the cardiovascular system. Its problems include hypertension, heart attacks, and phlebitis. You have heard of the gastrointestinal system. Problems with this include ulcers, hiatus hernias, gall stones, hepatitis and colitis. You have […]

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Yoga For Your Face?

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:07 +0000

A group of dermatologists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago were highly skeptical of the proliferation of websites touting facial exercises to reverse the visual effects of aging. Presented by men and woman with no medical credentials, these programs were touting “nonsurgical face-lifts” with only anecdotal evidence of any beneficial effects. The […]

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Whole Body Hyperthermia: Fever Therapy vs. Cancer By Ruth Sackman

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:06 +0000

The following article by Ruth Sackman, co-founder and past president of FACT, was written over 15 years ago. Unfortunately, not much has changed since then. Are you under the impression that Americans have the most advanced medical care delivery that is available? If you think that, you are mistaken. I would like you to become […]

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The Ginger Footbath By Tessa Therkleson, Ph.D., RN

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:06 +0000

The internal and external use of ginger has been an ancient remedy in India and China for thousands of years, but it’s only in the last 30 years that it’s use has been studied in the West, primarily as a result of positive experiences in European anthroposophical hospitals. Ginger has a warming, relaxing effect, enlivening […]

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Satisfy Your Soles By Holly Reich

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:05 +0000

Feet take abuse every day. Pounded on hot side walks, cramped into shoes, they never stop working. One of the ways to get your feet rejuvenated is through reflexology, a science that came out of Egypt and has been more recently used as an adjunct to modern medicine. There are 7,200 nerve endings in the […]

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It’s the Pot that Counts! By Environmental Working Group

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:04 +0000

Doctors at the Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine were perplexed when cancer patients with similar conditions and symptoms responded differently to treatment by the same medicinal herbs, says the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Vol. 9, No. 2 ) They investigated and found that the problem lay in the type of pot used for […]

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Pot for Pets

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:03 +0000

Now that medical marijuana (cannabis sativa) is legal in 29 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (including the 4 just added in the November election), perhaps it’s not surprising that humans are not the only ones experiencing the therapeutic virtues of this age-old plant. Animal lovers who may or may not partake of marijuana […]

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Lavender — Tranquility and Beyond

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:03 +0000

Folk healers have used lavender since ancient times to treat ailments like anxiety, insomnia, depression, headaches, hair loss, nausea, acne, toothaches, skin irritations and cancer. Modern scientists have confirmed these benefits, and are in the process of discovering a whole lot more. A flowering plant in the mint family, lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is easily recognized […]

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Hug Therapy

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:02 +0000

Here’s a therapy that energizes the immune system, lowers blood pressure, reduces anxiety, encourages sleep, increases compassion and feelings of well-being, and has no negative side effects. And the more you engage in this kind of treatment, the greater the benefits. It’s called “hug therapy.” Despite the lack of a long scientific-sounding name, this is […]

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