My mom has stage 4 ovarian cancer

@Picklebobble2 We are being poisoned in a multitude of ways. Everything from what’s in the tap water here in the USA to chemicals and heavy metals that are being found in foods, supplements, hygiene items, cleaning products, cosmetics, air (industrial pollutants), etc. Well water here on campus was found to be have one of the highest levels of arsenic in the entire USA. I had lived in a campus apartment for over 11 years while working on campus. They shut down the wells as a result and switched over to the city’s public water supply. About a year after I moved to an off-campus apartment water testing results were made public. After I lived in other parts of the city for about a decade water testing revealed that the city’s water was found to have high levels of chromium hexavalent, one of the highest levels in the USA. Both arsenic and chromium hexavalent are linked to cancer formation. The chlorine that is added to water is another carcinogen. Two of the lipsticks I had used starting 17 years ago for a couple years were tested by an independent consumer agency and found to have lead in them. I was anemic during the time I was using them and was very anemic despite taking a good iron supplement daily. The anemia stopped after I stopped using the lipsticks, they had been discontinued by the manufacturer. Lead is also considered a carcinogen.

There is a lot of research being done on foods and other things that are anti-angiogenesis (things that stop the formation of cancer stem cells) with good results so it is not a psychological thing. It’s a new branch of medicine. Blackseed oil (from the Nigella flower plant) has been the subject of over 400 medical research studies around the world. Boswellia is another herb that is highly anti inflammatory and said to be an anti carcinogenic. Meriva turmeric high in cucurmin has been recommended by some oncologists before breast cancer surgery because it has some anti-cancer properties. Many more, in fact a long list of foods, herbs etc that are anti-angiogenesis.

@cherokeepatti We have a type of an apricot tree which doesn't produce bitter seeds yet we don't eat many of them in one go just to be safe.

@CrazyMusicLover Someone went overseas and brought them here. I think you can find them online for sale. Have to make sure they are not irradiated because it neutralized the Laetrile in them.

@MrBrownstone yeah ,my stage 4 cancer surviving boss recommendeded apricot seeds. My mom has dentures so can't chew the seed. They make supplements though.

@MrBrownstone yes I've started her on herbal stuff. I won't know until the next CT scans if it did anything

@Confined Just never combine grapefruit juice with any medication because it increases its effects.

@CrazyMusicLover interesting. Never heard that. But i mostly drink orange juice.

@Confined [quote]Many drugs are broken down (metabolized) with the help of a vital enzyme called CYP3A4 in the small intestine. Grapefruit juice can block the action of intestinal CYP3A4, so instead of being metabolized, more of the drug enters the blood and stays in the body longer. The result: too much drug in your body. [/quote]