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Alternative medicine for treating cancer

Author: Markus Wahlgren Cancer is the name given to any illness resulting from one of our body's own cells growing out of control. There are many processes that control a cell's growth and division, each of which can go wrong. Several of these control mechanisms need to be damaged before a cell becomes cancerous. There are more than 200 different types of cancers, which are categorized in to carcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma and leukemia based on the cells from which they arise. The principles involved in treating cancer are - either directly destroying the cancer tissues or indirectly destroying them by depriving them of blood supply and/or their nutrition. But the irony is that whatever conventional treatment is used to destroy cancer cells do affect to some extent the normal cells also. They may damage the skin, liver, intestine the bone marrow and other rapidly multiplying cells. Sometimes the effect of the treatment is more devastating than the disease itself. Role of Alternati

3 Fruit Juices That Can Boost Your Health

Author: Adam J. Thompson If you're like most people, you've probably heard about many of the fruit juices being promoted for health and wellness benefits. In this article, we're going to look at a few of them and just get some plain facts. Juice #1: Goji Berry Juice This juice is extracted from the Goji berry, or wolfberry, which is grown in the Himalayas and other remote areas in Asia. The Goji berry has been used for 1000's of years by the chinese for natural health purposes. The main nutritional benefit Goji berry juice provides are special poly saccharides, which are used by the body for communication and control of your immune system and other body systems. Goji berries also contain an abundance of antioxidants, vitamins and other nutrients. Juice #2: Xango This juice comes from the berry of the mangosteen, a tropical evergreen tree. While some sources say that the health benefits of Xango are unproven, that is not a factual assertion. While not as well validated a