So,
what are these treatments that Andrea is having? The ones based at the Vision of Hope
Clinic are Hyperthermia, Ozone and High dose Vitamin C infusions. She’ll be having these 6 days a week for 3
weeks and then probably twice a week for 3 months or more.
Hyperthermia is very similar to being in
a sauna. By heating the body in this way various impurities that are within the
body are removed by sweating and cancer cells are weakened as they cannot
tolerate temperatures that healthy cells can. This high temperature creates a safe artificial fever in the
body, which has been shown to increase antibody and white blood cell production
in the same way that a natural fever would. Many pathogenic bacteria and
viruses cannot survive in such temperatures, and cancer cells have been shown
to die at temperatures from about 104-107°F (40-41.7°C). Incidentally, Hyperthermia
is now an FDA approved therapy for breast cancer in the US.
Ozone
is a form of oxygen molecule where 3 atoms of oxygen are joined together
instead of the usual 2. Ozone increases the oxygen
carrying ability of red blood cells, and helps them travel through the body by
reducing clumping and making them more flexible. Cancer hates oxygen by the
way, so by introducing Ozone into the sauna cabinet it is rapidly taken up by
sweating skin pores that have been opened up by the heat. This can then travel to the cells throughout
the body, and more carbon dioxide can be eliminated from the body. Ozone can massively increase the benefits of hyperthermia, as the ozone can
oxidise toxins, which may then also be eliminated from the body.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a major water-soluble
antioxidant with a variety of biological functions. But even though vitamin C
commonly functions as an antioxidant, it can also act as a pro-oxidant; where
it actually oxidises tissues, which is what chemotherapy does (only Vitamin C
does it without the damaging side effects). To obtain vitamin C at pro-oxidant
levels, at which it destroys cancer cells, is only achievable by intravenous
infusion. So by having these infusions the Vitamin C will selectively attacks
cancer cells, will NOT damage other cells and will also provide immune system
support to boot.
This 3 week treatment
alone is going to cost in excess of £5000.
Since the beginning of
October 2011 Andrea has already spent nearly £2000 on her new supplement regime
and other treatments.
The high dose powerful supplements
she takes, each in their own way are helping her body to rebuild itself, or
helping to actively ‘get at’ the cancer cells.
On top of the intravenous Vitamin C she also takes an oral high
absorption Vitamin C (up to 8000mg!)
Other supplements include:
Zinc, Vitamin D3, Selenium, Chlorella, Magnesium
Citrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Supamag Plus (a mineral and B Vitamin blend),
Homocysteine Support Formula, a wholefood anti-oxidant mix called Phytoshield
and an enzyme mix (basically these give either immune support, are anti-oxidant
and/or cleansing and building), and she also takes Strontium to aid bone
building.
She is also taking some more unusual but clever
formula’s: IP6 (a B Vitamin combined
with phosphorous) – which turns on the gene that stops cancer cells dividing –
the p53 gene, and D.I.M (Di-indolyl Methane) which stops the formation of bad
oestrogens which drive cancer growths, allowing the good oestrogen type to be
made.
She also eats up to 35 apricot kernels per day (they contain tiny
amounts of cyanide which attack the cancer cells).
Many of these supplements are at high dosages and quantities.
Just to give you an idea, one of her supplement bottles contains 90 capsules. She
takes 9 capsules a day; therefore she needs 3 bottles a month. Each bottle of
this supplement costs £20 – that’s £60 for a 1 month supply. Most of her
supplements last between 2-4 weeks. The cheapest one is £8 and the most
expensive is £265. Her monthly bill for
supplements alone is just under £600.00
Reiki is a non-invasive therapy
whose purpose is to treat holistically and to restore homeostasis. Andrea has a Reiki
treatment once a week. The Japanese word Reiki means ‘Universal
Energy’. Eastern medicine has always recognised and worked with this energy,
which flows through all living things and is vital to well-being. It is known
as ‘ki’ in Japan, ‘chi’ in China and ‘prana’ in India. It works with the ‘energy cycles’ (more
commonly known as the Chakras) in the body and also works through the Meridians
(energy system). Applying and
appropriating the energy in the right direction, the Reiki energy helps to
promote the management of stress and anxiety, to relax, to release emotional
blockages and to increase energy and vitality.
The life-force energy also promotes physical, mental and emotional
balance.
On top of all this, her diet, which she had already switched
to Raw Vegan, has been tweaked somewhat by the Nutritionist at Vision of Hope
so as to maximise nutrients needed for optimum function and restorative effect,
and also function in line with preventing the cancer from obtaining foods it likes
to feed off. So to this end she can consume as much as she likes as long as its
‘green’ and abstains from any foods that contain glucose (cancer loves to eat
glucose and grabs it in any form to aid its survival). Being a ‘raw vegan’
meant she had already cut out most of the foods that are on the nutritionists
‘avoidance’ list so was already heading in the right direction.
Andrea is a passionate believer in food being one of the main
if not THE main factor in our maintenance of a healthful body and mind and is
passionate about informing others as to the benefits of various foods to health
conditions. Since learning more and more
about the fundamentals of diet and health she has in mind a long term goal of
retraining as a Naturopathic Nutritionist.
I guess we might all end up as test cases for her!
Let’s make sure that by donating to her cause she is free of
the stress of money worries and can rest fully for her healing process and be
on the way to healthfulness for her long term goal.
