Radiation Everywhere!

I have been putting off writing about this topic because it is really overwhelming all of the information that I have been given in the past few months. I am going to try and cover as much as possible today.

I will start by talking about my past treatments. First of all I will touch on my chemotherapy. I find that it is just a crazy way to fight disease. You basically pump the body full of poison and slowly kill everything including all of your good cells with the hope that you will be able to kill or slow down the bad ones. In the process many people actually end up dying from chemo rather then dying from cancer. I was one of the lucky few that was able to bounce back from chemo. However, what price did I pay for that regimen? I just think about what my heart and kidneys had to go through just to process out all of the toxic chemicals. Actually, what they are still going through. They say it will take up to a year until my body is back to normal. Some day I think we will look back at the chemo process like we look back at blood letting. CRAZY!!

Then came radiation. This is one of the most interesting parts of my treatment because you could actually watch my skin changing color everyday. First of all let me tell you about my visit with the radiologist. He was a very nice man but while I was there he told me that usually sarcoma's do not respond to radiation. O.K. so why I am I doing it then?? I look back on my experience and realize that I did not ask many questions or challenge the things that were being done to me. I just followed like a good little patient and trusted everything the doctors told me. I now wish that I would have been better informed and had asked more questions. For instance, doesn't radiation cause cancer?? I am confused why a cancer patient would be subjected to 2 months of radiation. When I was getting my treatments the girls would set me up and then close a metal door that was about 6 inches thick and leave the room because they did not want to be exposed to any radiation. Interesting?? Now my skin got darker and darker as my treatments continued. When I finished I had a burn the size of a small salad plate on my shoulder. The skin eventually peeled off and you could no longer even see that I had any kind of treatment. It was very similar to getting burned by the sun. Then I went to Hippocrates and they started me on my cleanse. Part of my cleanse involved supplements to help get the toxins and chemicals out of my body. After about one week the burn mark from my radiation started to reappear. It is crazy to think that after a month I still was still carrying around those damaging toxins from my radiation and my body was getting rid of them the same way it received them. Through my skin. My skin is still discolored until this day. I am watching it carefully because I feel like it is part of this healing journey to rid myself of all of the poisons that have been pumped into my poor body.

While I attended Hippocrates many of the lectures talk about radiation and how we are all exposed everyday and how that is effecting our health. I think one of the most powerful points was when they talked about why the cancer rate in Marin county is higher then any where else in the world. They do lectures up there quite a bit and many people will approach them and say, "I don't understand why I have cancer because I have been a raw vegan for ten years and have followed your program to the tee." The answer is quite scary. Marin county is extremely beautiful with rolling hills everywhere. It is also a place of great wealth where people demand the best of everything. This being said it also contains the most cell phone towers of any where in the country. They are unavoidable. These towers send out so much radiation everyday. There are so many towers so close together and the ironic part is that they still don't get great reception. So it is not only about what you put in your body but it is also about the environment you live in. Let me elaborate.

Chemicals on our food of course, but how about the chemicals in our cleaning products, hair and make up products, soaps and body cleansers. Have you ever read any of these labels? The ingredients are filled with all sorts of chemicals that you nor I could even pronounce. There are natural products available but for some reason we just continue using what we know. I am still doing it!! I need to take my own advice. Everyday I change something in my environment. I am not throwing everything out of my house but when I am finished and it is time to buy a new product. I am reading labels. My body deserves that.

Now lets talk about electronics. This is some scary stuff. We are using cell phones non stop. How many of us don't even have home pones anymore? The statistics are unsettling. I did not challenge where they got their facts but I will just pass on what I was told.

1. Using a cell phone more then an hour a week can cause brain damage that can lead to cancer.

2. Children under the age of 16 using cell phones are 48 times more likely to get brain cancer. Yes I did say 48 more times.

3. Using computers is a direct form of radiation. Using lap tops on your actual laps is radiation going right to your reproductive areas. Put something in between you and your computer! Working all day on computers isn't only hard on the eyes.

4. T.V.'s also give off radiation. Be careful not to sit too close. How about how long our kids play video games. YIKES!

5. Going through airport x-ray machines of course have radiation but did you know the whole time you are on the plane you are getting radiation as well. Have you ever wondered why pilots and flight attendants can only work so many hours? They are also known to be among the sickest professionals.

I feel like there are many more examples but I can not think of anymore right now. This is our world and technology is not going anywhere. I don't mean to lecture or try and scare you. I am just the messenger. We all need to look at how much of this is in our daily lives and try and reduce it as much as possible. There is a product I will tell you about called Bio Pro. They are small devices that fit onto your computers and cell phones. They also have pendants and small credit cards that fit in your wallet. Basically what these products do is that they absorb the radiation so it is deflected from entering our bodies. I am not good at the technical info so if you want more info or details or studies on these findings. Then check out their website at http://www.bioprotechnology.ca/I have yet to buy any of these for myself because they are expensive but I definitely see the value.

Sorry this blog is so long winded. There was just so much I wanted to say. I hope none of you feel like I am lecturing you because that is not my motivation. I just really want to make sure that I have passed on everything I have learned. What you do with it is your choice. Take good care of yourselves. Love ya,

Kristine

P.S. I found this article that pretty much just states all of the same facts I have been telling you about food. However, sometimes it takes hearing it from multiple sources so if you have time check it out.
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/drmao/12623/food-safety-what-you-need-to-know