DIET AND EXERCISE

DIET AND EXERCISE Back when I was 10 I was diagnosed with brain cancer. After discussing the surgical procedure and prognosis with the physician my mom and I went home and she asked me; "...so when do you want to schedule the surgery?" I replied; "Mom...I'm a 4.0 kid. There are no snowballs in Hades that would convince me to allow a doctor to put a knife in my brain." Naturally the argument flaired as she felt her position as an adult meant that she was both smarter than me and my CHOICE was based on ignorance, foolish, rash, fearful; all that. And she was the authority figure which came to a point in this heated discussion where she said "You know I'm your parent and I could force you." To which I replied; "Mother, darling... I love you dearly, but you have to sleep at night and if you ever say that to me again you might not wake up. Capish?" To which she replied "Fine. Your life is your own. Live. Die. Up to you." Perfect. After a massive amount of study, plus allowing the GP to barely remove that portion of the tumor that was outside my skull, plus a bit of bone, but no scalpel penetration below the bone; which he showed me in the vial after the procedure, for which I was wide awake because I don't trust them to put me to sleep and stick to their promise...anyway...2 years later after diet and exercise I had beaten brain cancer without chemo or surgery. Since then - I am much older now - I have beat cancer five times without chemo or surgery using the tips I learned as a kid. Some folks I know followed the steps and it has worked 100% of the time WHEN they follow the steps...basically good diet, good water, minimal environmental pollutants and plenty of exercise; much of it aerobic and some of it quite intense weights. It all has a purpose and does a specific thing to tumors; which I call "a sack lunch for my body to digest" and it does that nicely. The same techniques can work for an epileptic or anyone with a chemical imbalance or head trauma; that is, the best shot you are going to have to permanently curing your condition is probably going to come from the wonderful healing machine you were born with: YOU. And if you eat crappy foods and don't exercise for whatever reasons; no matter what pills or treatment or surgery you endure, you are probably not going to heal. Any physician who tells you otherwise is an idiot; go see a physical therapist, weight trainer, a dietician and a yoga instructor. You'll have much better results. Should you stop taking meds? Well, only if you want to endure the likelihood of increased frequency of seizures, possibility of increased brain damage and of course the epileptics nightmare; a sudden seizure and fall with a head injury. ...a terrifying prospect indeed. That said, since the chemicals you are taking MIGHT be reduced if you fix your diet and exercise more, the question of "what is right for you" rests solely in YOUR hands. You have to live with, or cure, or deteriorate (all up to you) you have to live with YOU for the rest of your life. SOME epileptics say "Oh, God/Birth/Nature screwed me. I wanna just die. Too much pain and stress." For them I can only say "PAIN AND STRESS AND SUFFERING OFTEN RESULTS IN NEW DISCOVERIES THAT CAN HELP MANY MANY OTHERS LIKE YOU." and at the same time, those discoveries provide YOU with relief and JOY knowing you helped others along the way to your own recovery. SO...instead of getting depressed about what cards nature dealt you, how about you consider it a wonderful opportunity to find out what helps you and how you can help others. I.E. for some, dark chocolate is a must. I.E. for some, coffee is a cherished drink, yet for others its a seizure in a cup. I.E. for some, straight MD meds are the only way to go and for others, a fifth or bourbon and a burrito keeps their seizures to a minimum. Obviously this is a rare bird, since heavy alcohol use kills brain cells so healing isn't likely in that condition...but each person must choose their own cure or poison. It is the nature of being human. The trick is to choose wisely and make small, gradual chances so you don't have a SHOCK to the system. Such is the case with a gal I know who refuses to take meds for her seizures; is enduring an increase in frequency; has gone from completely blacking out (when on meds) to now being semi-coherent during her seizures (an improvement); and recently added a few healthy diet choices which have had a remarkable effect. One is kelp power, or dried, ground kelp. I explained this is a powerful veggie; it has a HUGE spectrum of vitamins and minerals - pretty much the largest in the veggie department - which means all the chemical processes in your body that might be sluggish due to a lack of trace minerals are going to KICK START AND RUN - which can be a big shock to people - and that can cause seizures - so its a BE CAREFUL veggie. Its probably NOT something to take at night as it tends to wake you up like a triple espresso. Its probably NOT something to take if you are already feeling anxiety. HOWEVER, she now takes it when she is recovering AFTER a seizure, is feeling run down/hung over/a slug and says it quickly puts her brain back in functioning mode. She's a pretty smart/educated gal so I can tell when her brain and tongue are working well and when she's foggy. She doesn't take much...licks her finger and puts a tiny bit on her tongue...salty...and a pretty fast reaction. Remember anything on your tongue is likely to go straight to your brain...so the total leafy matter she dabs is probably less than 1/10th of a gram - about a pencil eraser circle mark or match head in volume...but boy oh boy does it light her tree. I asked her if it meant she was going to drink a little less coffee, since that was her "drug of choice" when trying to wake up. She's a little cash strapped so I also asked her if drinking less coffee and having more money for healthier foods might be a step in the right direction. We'll see how that plays out, but what she did do is go buy a tiny bag of fresh, dried kelp and its her espresso in a bag tool. I don't suggest anyone try a full kelp pill; that big a dose in your stomach isn't something you can easily get rid of and may not want. Another item she found to help her both REDUCE the FREQUENCY of seizures and the INTENSITY/AMPLITUDE and DURATION, as well as the time it takes to become lucid/functional again...is...a gel cap which are over-the-counter vitamin/mineral item. She puts a drop or two - about 1/20th of the RDA adult daily dosage on her tongue and says it helps her brain focus instead of feeling scattered; and that helps her when she is awake and when she is trying to sleep; it calms her and lowers her blood pressure. She said it causes her "scattered, fuzzy thoughts" to become focused and single minded. I noticed when she has had kelp in the morning and this mineral she turns up her music loud - house techno dance - with a big bassy driving beat - and uses that pulsing energy to regulate her thoughts and get each task done. I also read too much can also be dangerous, as it can create HYPO(low) BLOOD PRESSURE; but she is taking less than 10% of the adult dosage - but remember even 1/10th of an adult dosage of vitamin C or A or E or jalopeno peppers - whatever - can be a shock to someone if their chemicals are imbalanced or they have organs that aren't working quite right...so... ...so the big lesson here is any changes, whether its a healthier diet or more exercise or more seafood...whatever... should probably be done SLOWLY - in tiny baby steps - and with a LOG (she keeps a pretty detailed log) so you can see "Started eating avocados, seizures were 90% lower the following two days" or whatever you find works for you. And the other is learning to use changes in your diet - like adding kelp or other veggies or seafood or fruits etc. - and tracking their effect is a key to getting healthy naturally. If you can regulate your body with food (you can) and improve its function with exercise (you can) then you can heal any part of your body over time...naturally. And if you are healing, there's no reason to be sad or depressed; it means you are winning the battle; you are smarter than the problem; and you have the courage and intelligence to not only succeed, but to help others do so as well.