What Is Wrong With Western Medicine?

The good news is that it responds well in an acute setting!

If you have a heart attack, got hit by a car or had a stroke, Western Medicine is there for the treatment.  When you start looking at other healing traditions, prevention is the first step and treatment is the last step!

A perfect example is the woman who's daughter was in the advanced stages of brain cancer and she asked her oncologist if it would be OK to give her daughter a super food called blue green algae.  The doctor said it would be fine and a number of his patients had used that supplement with success in fighting cancer.

She naturally wondered why he didn't tell her about this product a year before, when she first brought her daughter in to see him.

You see, the doctor really had no choice.  He couldn't tell her about this or any "natural or alternative health therapies"  and still keep his job at the hospital.  Insurance regulations would preclude such suggestions and of course he could get into administrative trouble by recommending natural, non- FDA approved drug treatments for cancer.

The way conventional medicine works, is that treatment is first and prevention is second!  We think things are starting to turn around since a recent 2007 survey by the National Health Interview Survey, almost 40% of adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicne to treat a variety of conditions.


Thanks,

Jim

What Course of Action Do I Take Once Diagnosed With Cancer?

We recommend you follow these four steps:

First Step is to be educated. Educated not only means doing your research on your particular kind of cancer but more over, it is time for you to confront your illness and take an active, positive role in your healing process. This positive attitude is an important step in reaching your goal of defeating this disease. Being depressed and negative has an extreme impact on your long term success and you don't want that mentality in this equation.

Second Step is Detoxification. A toxic body is not able to deal with the stress of Cancer and its high risk, therefore a cleansed body is a much better candidate to restore you to full health. Products like our Eight Herb Essiac can help you detoxify your body and create an alkaline pH. You may also want to visit your dentist since one of the biggest sources of toxins could be the old fashion "silver" fillings in your mouth.

Third Step is Joining a Support Group. Joining a Cancer support group not only helps you with your emotional needs but it provides you with knowledge to help you take charge of your disease. Being with people that are fighting a similar battle helps you with your strength and willpower.

Fourth Step is Therapeutic Nutrition. This simply means you should see the nutritionist your oncologist recommends to determine a daily supplement program of vitamins and supplements to support your medical oncology therapies. Did you know that up to 40% of all cancer patients die from malnutrition, not from the cancer? A proper diet including additional vitamins and supplements can enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatments and reduce some of those side effects.

(credit the source of this information to Jacob Swilling, phD, copyright 2007 Take Charge of Your health, Inc.)

What Is Cancer?

Cancer can be considered an imbalance in the chemistry of the body.

"It is a breakdown of natural systems otherwise designed to achieve and maintain throughout life, a vibrant healthy body protected by an amazing immune system.  Cancer does not occur in a healthy balanced body.  Therefore, when you achieve a healthy balance you will no longer have cancer.

The most common factors known to contribute to the development of the disease include:

Altered pH balance - Poor blood sugar management  - Stress - Dehydration - Oxygen Deficiency - Free Radicals - Toxins (including Mercury fillings) - Poor Nutrition.

Standard medical protocals to treat cancer is with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.  However, what is being treated is the manifistation of the disease and ignores the source of the disease.

The "cure" for cancer is to restore the body to its natural healing state.

(source: Jacob Swilling PhD, copyright 2007 take charge of your health, Inc.)"

It is our wish that you try our Eight Herb Essiac.  Essiac can rid the body of toxins and help restore your body to an alkaline pH balance.

Try it and see for yourself how you can improve your health and rebuild your immune system to fight off illness and disease.

Who Shouldn't Take Essiac Tea?

Everyone talks about how Essiac should be taken if you have cancer, diabetes, arthritis, etc. but who should not be taking Essiac?

Yes, there are those that should not be taking Essiac and those conditions are as

follows:

1.  If you are pregnant or nursing.
2.  If you have ulcers
3.  If you suffer from Kidney disease or have kidney stones.
4.  If you have a high level of iron already in your system, you shouldn't take Essiac.

We always recommend that you should see your physician if you are suffering from any illness or disease, that you talk with your medical provider about the benefits and risks of starting a regime of Essiac.  There may be reasons that medications you may already take could be compromised by taking Essiac.  Always check with your doctor before you begin taking Essiac.

Confused Over Essiac On The Web

There are so many people selling Essiac Tea on the Web, how do I choose?

You are right.  There are so many choices for Essiac on the Web that it is hard to determine who I should buy from.  Let me help you narrow down your selection.

First, there are actually two formula's for Essiac Tea.  The original formula was made up of 4 herbs.  This is the formula that had been used for hundred of years and passed down from the Ojibway Indians in Canada to Rene Caisse who introduced it to the United States in the 1920's.

The improved formula is made up of 8 herbs.  The original 4 herbs are used however 4 additional herbs were added to improve the effectivness and potency of Essiac.  This new 8 herb formula was created by Rene Caisse and Dr. Charles Brusch in the mid 1960's.

One of the reasons for improving the formula was that clearly the toxins and pollutants that entered the body in the 1800's is now greatly expanded due to modern society and things like jet fuel in our systems, frozen foods and additives for fast foods, to name a few.  Essiac needed to be upgraded to meet the challenges of a new fast pace society.

Therefore, if you are looking at Essiac we would suggest you choose the upgraded eight herb formula.This is the formula we use at Herbal Balance For Life, Inc.

OK, now that I understand I want the eight herb version, how do I choose a supplier?

Most all of the people advertising Essiac on the Internet are mom and pop suppliers that are buying herbs from growers and mixing up the formula at home.  You see, the four herb formula is now public domain and you can find the formula on the internet quite simply.  As you can see from their pictures, most people simply put the ground herbal formula in a "baggie" and send out to you.  You will find that most of those suppliers only deal with the readily available 4 herb formula.

The eight herb formula is still a secret and was given to our competitor, Flora, out of Canada in 1992 through Rene Caisse .  Through our association with the Dr. Charles Brusch estate and their designates, we were able to license the rights to that same eight herb formula.

I mention our competitor Flora because both Flora and ourselves, Herbal Balance For Life, Inc. manufacture and package our Essiac under cGMP compliant standards.  These are the standards set forth by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) which sets guidlines as to accuracy, cleanliness, bacteria level, in effect, all of our products in are made in a sterile clean room enviornment. Everything is acurately weighed, chemists and packagers wear masks, gloves, caps & gowns, shoe covers working in air circualted control conditions where human hands never touch product.

So, we ask you, why would you want to buy from somebody using a home mix master to blend a formula that is calibrated in a pyrex measuring cup and who knows if they are even wearing gloves?  Just the thought of contamination or accuracy of the formula worries us and it should you.

Always choose a reputable company that is making product to the standards set by a federal agency and monitered on a regular basis for something you will be ingesting!

Jim

PS  We always appreciate your questions and comments.  Please keep them coming.

Surfing The Web For Cancer Cures?

I keep seeing Essiac Tea and can it hurt me?

The quick answer is no.  But with millions of people wondering about this "wonder cure" (which it is not) there can always be somebody that has a reaction to Essiac.

Lets answer the questions as they come up:  Wonder Cure, no it is not.  Why then all the hype about Essiac Tea?  Because Essiac has been, for generations an all natural source to rid the body of toxins, to detoxify the system and return your body's ph balance to an alkaline state.  It is when your body is acidic that cancer cells grow and multiply and cancer cells actually feed on the acid in your system!

Your body must be in an alkaline state to fight off disease, Essiac is a path to that goal.

There have been reports from people starting Essiac Tea that symptons can include loose bowels, smelly persperation, runny nose and increased urination.  These symptoms are very rare but are not of any concern because it is for some a normal change of your system.  All of a sudden you are ridding yourself of years of plaque and toxins that have been coating your organs and you are actually "steam cleaning" your engine.  These symptons do not last long and should be of no concern.

For those who cannot tolerate this kind of minor change in their body's functions, you can flush your system by drinking, in the course of an hour or so, a gallon of distilled water, and that should be sufficient to wash out your system and flush out any remaining Essiac in your body.

At the end of the day, remember Essiac has been in use for hundreds of years and there has never been a fatality reported in connection with taking this all natural herbal formula.  It is safe for adults and children and it is recommended that directions always be followed.  As a maintenance level you should take 2 oz of Essiac tea twice per day, or for soft gel users, it would be 2 gel caps twice per day.  There are directions for those who are suffering from disease how much to take as and aggressive dosage.  Please following dosing directions.  Some people think if 2 oz will help than I will take 6 oz because more is better.  Do not do this, always FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!