A Personal Note From The B.A.B.E.
Posted by Michelle Moquin on September 2nd, 2013
Good morning!
I realize many of you are probably out enjoying the Labor Day Holiday, and soon I HOPE to be out too. However, the fact that this is Labor Day prompts me to post a personal opinion because of the need to point out again that the republicans have been against anything Obama is for. When Obama announced that he will leave it up to Congress to decide whether he should take action that he wants to take, he showed that his beliefs as a Constitutional lawyer and his belief that a President has to obey that Constitution. More importantly he wanted to make it more difficult in the future for a president to take this country to war on his own.
The traitorous actions by the House of saying no to anything Obama wants is not lost on the Russians. For the first time in our history the Russians are sending members of their own to argue against a President of this nation. Why? Because they know that this bunch of bigots will once again decide for a white person of any country, rather than support a black man. No surprise there.
Labor Day to these hypocrites is merely an opportunity to lie to the people. They are firmly behind the 1% that are paying them to make it profitable to send American jobs overseas.
Obama is simply trying to send a message to those that would use chemical weapons upon civilians, that when the United Nations of the world decided that was something that would trigger a military response, that it would. Just because those nations only gave lip service to the edict, doesn’t mean Obama should. Wouldn’t we be disappointed if he did? I know I certainly would. It would be not be characteristic of him.
In the past those same white led nations have used their power to subjugate and plunder OTW nations. They have set themselves up as holding up moral standards to lead the planet by. Yeah right. But once again this is but another example of that hypocrisy. The British allowed Hitler to take country after country until it became apparent that their security was in jeopardy. By then it was too late and we had to enter to save their sorry cowardly ass.
This behavior has repeated itself in modern history by every nation led by a white man including America. Obama is simply saying he refuses to take the cowardly way out. He is standing by the principle that was agreed upon by every nation that is a member of the United Nations, including Syria, Russia, China, and Great Britain, that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated. Again, if he decided to go along with the crowd, wouldn’t you be disappointed? I know I would.
Watching those white run nations cop out just shows that in general white men are gutless when it comes to standing on principle when they have to put some skin in the game. It seems Obama is the only one with a pair. Like the republicans in our country, to them principle and morals are but sound bites they use to justify their positions and to move their constituents to vote for them.
It is truly a sorry state of affairs that a foreign power has recognized the degree of racism in this country in one of our Branches of government that it feels it can send a delegation to that branch to argue against the President of our country. They know that they can interfere in our internal politics because it is blinded by racism. Sickening enough for you? Happy Labor Day.
Now…I’m off to get some sunshine myself. Blog me if you have some time.
Peace & Love to all of you.
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September 2nd, 2013 at 11:32 am
Michelle, I agree. We need to show courage under fire.
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:37 am
The democrats don’t have the ability to support their side against organized obstructionism by the republicans.
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:37 am
Like the way you think, Michelle.
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:39 am
White men have been posturing like they have principles since the beginning of governments, but they have never had any. I am not surprised they can’t recognize it in Obama.
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:47 am
Starve Cancer to Death with the Ketogenic Diet
Explained by Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, Boston College
A 65-year-old woman with brain cancer had surgery to remove the tumor, but the operation couldn’t remove it all. The woman started following the ketogenic diet—a diet very high in fat, moderate in protein and very low in carbohydrate. She also had chemotherapy and radiation. After six weeks on the diet, a brain scan showed that the tumor had disappeared.
A brain scan five months later showed it was still gone. However, the patient stopped the diet—and a scan three months later showed that the tumor had returned.
Yes, a special diet called the ketogenic diet can fight cancer. Here is a video of Dr. Thomas H. Seyfried speaking on manipulating energy metabolism in the body to target cancers.
This diet is being used to manage brain cancer and advanced (metastatic) cancer, which is when the disease has spread beyond the original tumor to other parts of the body (such as breast cancer that spreads to the liver and bones).
It may be effective in fighting most, if not all, cancers, but it must be done under the supervision of an experienced oncological nutritionist.
Here, what you need to know about this little-known therapy for cancer…
HOW IT WORKS
The ketogenic diet is very high in fat—the ratio is four grams of fat to one gram of protein/carbohydrate. It has long been used to control epilepsy and is offered as an epilepsy treatment at hundreds of hospitals and clinics around the world, including The Johns Hopkins Epilepsy Center, Mayo Clinic and Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA.
It eases epilepsy by stabilizing neurons (brain cells). It does so by reducing glucose (blood sugar), the main fuel used by neurons, and increasing ketones (beta-hydroxybutyric acid and acetoacetic acid), a by-product of fat metabolism used by neurons when glucose levels are low. Reducing glucose and increasing ketones play key roles in fighting cancer as well.
The typical American diet is about 50% to 60% carbohydrate (fruits, vegetables, breads, cereals, milk and milk products, and added sugars in sweetened foods and beverages). The body turns carbohydrate into glucose, which is used for energy.
Cancer cells gorge on glucose. Eating a ketogenic diet deprives them of this primary fuel, starving the cells, which stop growing or die. Also, ketones are a fuel usable by normal cells but not by cancer cells, so this, too, helps stop cancer growth.
In addition, the diet…
Puts you into a metabolic state similar to that of fasting—and fasting has repeatedly been shown to arrest cancer.
Lowers levels of insulin (the glucose-regulating hormone) and insulin-like growth factor—both of which drive tumor growth.
CASE HISTORIES
The first case report about the ketogenic diet for cancer appeared in Journal of the American College of Nutrition in 1995. The ketogenic diet was used by two children with advanced, inoperable brain cancer who had undergone extensive, life-threatening radiation and chemotherapy. They both responded remarkably well to the diet.
A case report that I coauthored, published in Nutrition & Metabolism in 2010, told the story (see beginning of this article) of the 65-year-old woman with glioblastoma multiforme—the most common and most aggressive type of brain tumor, with a median survival of only about 12 months after diagnosis.
Standard treatment—surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible, plus radiation and/or chemotherapy—extends average survival time only a few months beyond that of people who aren’t treated.
My viewpoint:
In animal research, the ketogenic diet is the only therapeutic approach that deprives tumors of their primary fuel…stops tumor cells from invading other areas…stops the process of angiogenesis (blood supply to tumors)…and reduces inflammation, which drives cancer. The diet also could reduce the need for anticonvulsant and anti-inflammatory medications in brain cancer patients.
Considering how ineffective the current standard of care is for brain cancer (and for metastatic cancer), the ketogenic diet could be an attractive option for many cancer patients.
WORKING WITH AN EXPERT
The ketogenic diet for cancer is not a diet you should undertake on your own after reading a book or other self-help materials. It requires the assistance of an oncological nutritionist or other health professional who is familiar with the use of the regimen in cancer patients. Ask your oncologist for a referral.
Important aspects of the ketogenic diet include…
Measuring glucose and ketone levels. For the management of cancer, blood glucose levels should fall between 55 mg/dL and 65 mg/dL, and ketone levels between 3 mmol and 5 mmol. In order to monitor those levels—and adjust your diet accordingly—you need to use methods similar to those used by patients with diabetes.
These methods include glucose testing several times a day with a finger stick and glucose strip…daily urine testing for ketones…and (more accurate) home blood testing for ketones, perhaps done weekly.
Starting with a water-only fast. If you are in relatively good health (aside from the cancer, of course), it is best to start the ketogenic diet with a water-only fast for 48 to 72 hours, which will quickly put you in ketosis—the production of a therapeutic level of ketones. This fast should be guided by a health professional.
If you are fragile or in poor health, you can skip the water fast and initiate ketosis with the ketogenic diet, reducing carbohydrates to less than 12 grams a day. This should produce ketosis within two or three weeks.
Macronutrient ratios and recipes.
Working with a nutritionist, you will find the fat/protein/carbohydrate ratio that works best for you to lower glucose and increase ketones…and the recipes and meal plan that consistently deliver those ratios. A food diary, a food scale and the use of a “KetoCalculator” (available on Web sites such as KetoCalculator.com/ketocalc/diet.asp) are necessary tools to implement the ketogenic diet.
Helpful:
The oncological nutritionist Miriam Kalamian, EdM, MS, CNS, managed her own son’s brain tumor with the ketogenic diet, and she counsels cancer patients around the world in the implementation of the diet. You can find more information on her Web site, DietaryTherapies.com.
CLINICAL TRIALS
Currently, there are several clinical trials being conducted using the ketogenic diet for cancer.
Brain cancer. There are trials at Michigan State University and in Germany and Israel testing the diet’s efficacy as a complementary treatment with radiation for recurrent glioblastoma…and by itself to improve the quality of life and survival time in patients with brain cancer.
Michigan State University currently is recruiting patients for its trial. Contact: Ken Schwartz, MD, 517-975-9500, e-mail: ken.schwartz@ht.msu.edu.
Pancreatic cancer.
A trial at Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa is recruiting patients with pancreatic cancer for a trial using the ketogenic diet along with radiation and chemotherapy. Contact: Jane Hershberger, RN, BSN, 319-384-7912, e-mail: jane-hershberger@uiowa.edu.
Lung cancer.
The University of Iowa also is recruiting lung cancer patients for a similar trial. The contact information is the same as for the trial on pancreatic cancer.
Metastatic cancer.
The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is recruiting patients with metastatic cancer for a study of the effect of the ketogenic diet on quality of life, tumor growth and survival. Contact: Jocelyn Tan, MD, 412-360-6178, e-mail: jocelyn.tan@va.gov.
You can find out more about these trials at ClinicalTrials.gov. Enter “Ketogenic Diet” into the search engine at the site for a complete listing of cancer trials and trials testing the ketogenic diet for other conditions, including epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lafora disease (a severe neurological disease), Parkinson’s disease and obesity.
CAN THE DIET PREVENT CANCER?
Cancer survivors and people with a family history of cancer may wonder if they should go on the ketogenic diet as a preventive measure. It is not necessary for people to follow the diet if they do not have cancer.
A six-to-seven-day water-only fast done once or twice a year—under a doctor’s supervision—can be effective in reducing the risk for recurrent cancer in survivors and in those individuals with a family history of cancer. Fasting reduces glucose and elevates ketones.
Source: Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, a professor of biology at Boston College and author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer (Wiley).
His numerous scientific articles have appeared in Nature Medicine, Science, The Lancet Oncology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Oncology, Cancer Letters, Journal of Neurochemistry and many other medical and scientific journals.
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:50 am
Love it when you decide to write your own opinion. Beautifully written.
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:27 pm
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A senior Vatican official on Monday warned the war in Syria could escalate into a global conflict, a day after Pope Francis made an impassioned call for peace.
“The Syria conflict has all the ingredients to explode into a war of global dimensions,” Monsignor Mario Toso, head of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, told Vatican radio.
“The solution to Syria’s problems is not in armed intervention. Violence will not decrease and there is a risk of a conflagration that extends to other countries,” he said.
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I h8te it when I have to agree with the Vatican.
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Just what would the Pope do to stop the deaths resulting from the chemical assault by Assad. This from a church who hasn’t been able to stop the sexual assault their priest have sustained upon the children in their trust.
My advice to the Pope from a faithful catholic is to clean your own house before you seek to the laundry of someone else’s.
September 2nd, 2013 at 1:20 pm
The russians have been emboldened to send a delegation to the House of Congress. It is truly a shame what some of my people will do in the name of white supremacy.
September 2nd, 2013 at 2:14 pm
I agree with you Michelle. If we were more united this, the rest of the world would be more on our side.
September 3rd, 2013 at 7:59 am
I’ve got some (re)reading to do, I checked out fr the long weekend after I read Doug’s comment (which was profound, thank you D) and I’ll be back for a more thorough read of the comments I skimmed through this am…
I only take issue with ‘warring’ on all the usual general principles but I know sometimes you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do and in this case Obama is in that position. I like your way of expressing this above, Misch, well put (but, of course!)
…and I thought of you this morning bc I am starting my openly expressed ‘attitude of gratitude’ to the peeps in my life (would send you one but you don’t have time to read email’s, do you? : )
I’ll be back for the women of MM blog tomo, got caught up in the busy business of life for a mo’ I apologize for that.
Luv, Zen Lill
September 4th, 2013 at 8:09 am
Thanks for thinking of us Zen Lill. I am following your advice.
September 4th, 2013 at 8:36 am
Okay now that Japan has been notified that we expect more. Let’s wait at least a month before we raise the next earthquake from 6.5 to 7.0.
Those who move ahead of the approved schedule, will have to answer to the TAO. Only the Grum who are experiencing the most severe effects of the ocean pollution have permission to act precipitously.
Remind us why if you feel you belong in that category.