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Anticancer - A New Way of Life, fyrst gefin út á frönsku 2007 og síðan af Penguin Health 2008. Hún er rituð af Dr. David Servan-Schreiber geðsjúkdómalækni og prófessor við Læknaháskólann í Pittsburgh (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine). Hann er einnig einn af stofnendum miðstöðvar fyrir samþættar meðferðir (hefðbundnar og óhefðbundnar) við sama háskóla. Með bókinni fylgir bæklingur sem auðvelt er að hafa með sér hvert sem er og fletta upp í. Á baksíðu bókarinnar má lesa þetta:

"I've lived cancer-free now for seven years. In this book I'd like to tell you what I learned."

We all think about cancer, but even the word itself makes us fearful. anticancer turns that fear on its head - it is simply all the best, most thorough and quite amazing research on how you can build your body's natural defences, whether you have cancer or not. It is a myth that cancer is primarily linked to our genetic make-up - our lifestyle is the major determining factor and there is so much we can do to help boost our body's natural capacity for protection. We can: Guard ourselves from the imbalances of our environment. Adjust our diet, cutting back on cancer promoters and including the greatest number of foods that help prevent, and actively fight, tumours. Create a relationship with our bodies that stimulates the immune system. Understand and heal the psychological wounds that feed cancer.

"All of us have cancer cells in our bodies. But not all of us will develop cancer."

(The) Cure for All Cancers, skrifuð af Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D., N.D., gefin út af New Century Press 1993.

Hér er bók sem vekur forvitni og hörð viðbrögð. Dr. Clark hefur verið úthrópuð sem skottulæknir. Á netinu má engu að síður nálgast vitnisburð fólks sem segist hafa læknast með því að nota aðferðir hennar. Til að gefa hugmynd um hvað hún er að fara fylgja hér á eftir innrömmuðu orðin á fyrstu blaðsíðu bókarinnar: "Cancer can now be CURED, not just treated. We are not accustomed to thinking about a cure for cancer. We think of remission as the only possibility. But this book is not about remission. It is about a cure. This is possible because in 1990 I discovered the true cause of cancer. The cause is a certain parasite, for which I have found evidence in every cancer case regardless of the type of cancer. So lung cancer is not caused by smoking, colon cancer is not caused by a low-roughage diet, breast cancer is not caused by a fatty diet, retinal blastoma is not caused by a rare gene, and pancreatic cancer is not caused by alcohol consumption. Although these are all contributing factors, they are not THE cause. Once the true cause was found the cure became obvious. But would it work? I set a goal of 100 cases to be cured of cancer before publishing my findings. That mark was passed in December, 1992. The discovery of the cause and cure of all cancers has stood the test of time and here it is!"

Síðan má spyrja sig hvernig standi á - hvort sem Dr. Hulda hefur á réttu að standa eða röngu - þeirri miklu þögn sem umlykur hugmyndir hennar. Er það af því að þetta er ekki svara vert - eintómt bull og verið að hafa fólk að fíflum og féþúfu átölulaust eða er lækningin sem hún býður upp á of einföld? Hvað sem því líður hefur bókin um skeið legið frammi í öllum helstu heilsu- og bókabúðum hérlendis og hægt er að fá hana lánaða á bókasöfnum.

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements, written by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, a leading nutritional consultant. Published by Avery Books.

Part One lists and explains the various types of nutrients, food supplements, and herbs found in health food and drug stores. Part Two describes more than 250 common disorders, from acne to yeast infection, arranged in alphabetical order and identifies the supplements that can be used to combat the conditions. Part Three is a guide to alternative remedies and therapies that can be used in conjunction with a nutritional program. Whether you are looking for relief from a particular ailment or simply wish to maintain optimum health the book provides you with an abundance of information to design a complete nutritional programme.

 

(The) Plant Programme (Recipes for Fighting Breast and Prostate Cancer) eftir Professor Jane Plant CBE og Gill Tidy, gefin út af Virgin Books Ltd. 2004.

Jane Plant's breast cancer recurred five times before she learned of the relationship between diet and the disease. In her international bestselling book, Your Life in Your Hands, she describes how her training and knowledge as a natural scientis enabled her to understand and, eventually, overcome her cancer. In Prostate Cancer: Understand, Prevent and Overcome, she then expanded her research into prostate cancer - the second biggest cancer killer among men.

In The Plant Programme Jane and fellow scientist Gill Tidey show how adopting a lifestyle of non-dairy eating and healthy living can complement conventional medical treatment of breast or prostate cancer and help in the prevention of the diseases. With hundreds of tasty, easy-to-make and nutritious dairy-free meals for all occasions, as well as tips on how to cope with dining away from home, The Plant programme can help save lives.

 

Your Life in Your Hands (Understanding, Preventing and Overcoming Breast Cancer) eftir Professor Jane Plant. Fyrst gefin út árið 2000 í hörðu bandi og síðan í mjúku bandi árið 2001 af Virgin Pubishing Ltd.

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