Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Aromatherapy, herbs, natural living, etcThat was an intersting read and I beleive sadly it to be true for the most part. But one of the statesments presented were that some things were promoted by the DTC and science disproved it. But what was the scientific proof to cancer and diabetes? Certainly diabetes possibly could be avoided by some people but others I jsut don't know. Some are born with a problem. Same with cancer. I am a healthy living woman who was diagnosed this year. My FIL who is a former Christian minister was just diagnosed with prostate cancer. This is a man that has been healthy all his life, becasue of religious reasons would not drink any alcohol or smoke and he eats incredibly healthy. He walks everyday and had active sex well into his late 70's. And the head of our local organic food warehouse a couple years ago was diagnosed with a rare form of MS. He advocated healthy living and still was overcome with this. I don't like the big pharma truth, as Butch has presented, but I think certainly sometimes drugs will prolong the life in soem people. And that if one must turn to drugs for help,and they truly feel it is what they should do, there should be no shame in that. But I hope none of us will be faced with a choice as such. Blessings -Love and Light- Ray and Kristena Roder http://www.dreamseeds.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Sometimes I think life was easier in more stoic times when people just called whatever happened " God's will " , coped as best they could, and let it go at that. I do believe our thoughts and feelings contribute to our reality, but have a hard time with the extreme new agey idea that we are in total control. [Dave:] Interesting thread, and I agree with you both. Living healthy is no guarantee of living long. And being physically healthy is no guarantee of living well. Somehow we seem to have bought into a myth that we’re all entitled to a long, healthy, happy life, and the truth is, it ain’t so. Our bodies are not that different from a car, except we only get one. We spend an awful lot of energy and money working to keep the outside of our cars looking great, but if we don’t put in an equal effort in keeping up the inner parts, it will be a good-looking wreck sooner than later. Even if we maintain everything and lubricate, polish, replace parts, and fuss with it endlessly, it will wear out eventually. I had an uncle who lived into his 90s. He had one lung, the result of getting shot during WWII. He smoked like a chimney, and drank like a fish. He was a well-known radiologist (he invented those lead blankets they throw over you at the dentist’s office during your x-rays) and he worked into his 80s. He drove fast cars, was never sober, hacked and coughed like an old tractor, had numerous hobbies, loved to party, and was both heartily loved and sincerely hated. He lived to be an old, old man, then one day he just keeled over, and that was that. Not bad. We’ve all known someone like that, just as we’ve all known someone who sickened and died in their prime. Me, I’ve got no right to be as healthy and strong as I am after my crazy youth. But it’s a crapshoot, friends, and all we can do is the best we know how. -- Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/448 - Release 9/14/2006 -- Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/448 - Release 9/14/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Sometimes I think life was Easier in more stoic times when people just Called whatever happened " God's will " , coped As best they could, and let it go at that. Some of us are like the Chevrolets, some of us are like the lambourghinis No matter what happens we all end up in the Junk yard eventually. The point is to Love, Learn and laugh as long as you can. Life is like a card game it s not what you're dealt it's what you do with it that counts. Jennifer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Kristena wrote: <Same with cancer. I am a healthy living woman who was diagnosed this year. My FIL who is a former Christian minister was just diagnosed with prostate cancer. This is a man that has been healthy all his life, becasue of religious reasons would not drink any alcohol or smoke and he eats incredibly healthy. He walks everyday and had active sex well into his late 70's> Points well taken. Sometimes I think life was easier in more stoic times when people just called whatever happened " God's will " , coped as best they could, and let it go at that. I do believe our thoughts and feelings contribute to our reality, but have a hard time with the extreme new agey idea that we are in total control. As for your FIL, how old is he? Sounds like he had a great long run at it. At some point we die from a terminal illness called the human condition. By the way, I love your website! Ien in the Kootenays http://profiles./free_green_living Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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