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Two questions today: #1 - Have you run across anything, other than cutting, that can be done for moles? #2 - I have recently begun taking a juice supplement Sibu Balance. It is made from the Seabuckthorn berry. I was curious if you had an opinion good or bad about a product like this?

Steve's Motivator this week, "ALL THE JOY YOU NEED" gives you the simplicity to obtaining joy and peace... If you enjoy Steve's weekly Motivator let him know and tell him you read it in "A Natural Environmental Health Facts Ask Lena Health Q & A ezine." mailto:Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com  

I answer all health questions to the best of my ability using what I gleaned from 20-years as a Medical Office Nurse and Administrator along with my education in nutritional and alternative modes. I am not a doctor and you should not think of me as one.

Q & A is for your information and education only and in some instances to give you a different perspective on a particular problem! 

My wish for you, in the use of the information gained here, is that you will apply it in a smart and safe manner in order to enhance your life and not harm it! Not to be used in place of your judgment but in  addition to...

I have always felt that I had to know all sides to a problem and then make a decision for myself and I hope that will be your attitude as well! 

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Thank you for your confidence and inquisitiveness! 
Lena
 

QUESTION #1:
 
I don't mean to take up your time, but you give such good advice that I wanted to get it on the following. My wife and I heard an in-law tell us about her brother who had a mole that was left untreated and it developed into skin cancer and has spread throughout his body, causing concern for them. Unfortunately he is in a hospital now and will be undergoing the cut and burn routine. This caused us concern because I have several moles, including one large one on my upperchest area that has been there for several years. Have you run across anything, other that cutting, that can be done for moles?
 
Charles
 
ANSWER:
 
You're not wasting my time Charles! And thanks for the compliment. Yes skin cancer can be very dangerous when left untreated or undetected!

I don't usually start an answer with this but this is one time I say start with your doctor since your moles already exist and verify that they really are a problem or not! 99 out of 100 are not but there is that 1 that could be bad news. So get your body to a GOOD dermatologist and have the spots checked out. I say dermatologist because I have seen Internists and GP's say a spot was nothing but looked suspicious to me and I urged the patient to see a dermatologist and my suspicions were confirmed. So do not depend on your regular physician for this problem... Usually moles and skin tags are nothing but if they are, REMOVAL  is the best treatment then there are things you can do that will prevent them from reoccurring... It is fast and for the most part painless and done under local anesthesia. There are some alternatives listed below but first do you understand the different types of skin cancers and how to detect if they are cancer or not?

There are three main types of skin cancers:

Basal Cell, Occurring in the outer layer of the skin and usually slow growing and almost always 100% curable when detected and removed. One out of every three cancers diagnosed each year is basal cell carcinoma. Usually found in sun exposed areas of the body such as the face, ears, neck, scalp, shoulders, and back. In addition, basal cell carcinoma sometimes resembles non-cancerous skin conditions such as psoriasis or eczema. Only a trained Dermatologist, a specialist in diseases of the skin, can tell you for sure.
Squameous Cell, also slow growing most of the time but there definitely can be an exception to the rule. This one invades your body and can be terminal when not taken care of soon enough. (That is the one I had on my lip in 1995 and ended up with two surgeries, which removed it and continues to be free of cancer.)
Melanoma, #1 serious; Now this one is a fast growing killer cancer that will invade the whole body fast or slow and modern medicine doesn't have a very good cure rate after it has spread.  More info further down...

Any unusual change on the skin can be a warning sign of skin cancer... Signs to look for are;

* An Open Sore that bleeds, oozes, or crusts and remains open for three or more weeks on any area of the body. A persistent, non-healing sore.

* A Reddish Patch or irritated area, frequently occurring on the chest, shoulders, arms, or legs. Sometimes the patch crusts. It may also itch or hurt. At other times, it persists with no noticeable discomfort.
  
*A Shiny Bump or nodule, that is pearly or translucent and is often pink, red, or white. The bump can also be tan, black, or brown, especially in dark-haired people, and can be confused with a mole.
 
*A Pink Growth with a slightly elevated rolled border and a crusted indentation in the center. As the growth slowly enlarges, tiny blood vessels may develop on the surface.
  
*A Scar-like Area which is white, yellow or waxy, and often has poorly defined borders. The skin itself appears shiny and taut. Although a less frequent sign, it can indicate the presence of an aggressive tumor.
 
Melanoma is the most common type of Skin Cancer and not limited to just the visible skin area and has some different appearances from squameous cell or basal cell. Melanoma is a type of cancer that forms in melanocytes (pigment producing cells). Of the many different types of melanoma, most are seen in the skin but not limited to and including nail beds, soles of the feet, and scalp. However, it can also be found in the eye, anal canal, rectum, and vagina. Melanoma is on the rise in the United States, accounting for about 4% of all cancers. The amount of new cases has steadily increased each year, but researchers say they are unsure why. They may be unsure but I'm not, even if I don't have absolutes I've read enough scientific studies over the last fifteen years pointing to a mineral imbalance in patients with cancer, disease and illnesses. How they keep missing that fact  is beyond me, but add to that the  fact that our farming earth has become totally absent mineral content along with the environment being saturated with chemicals of all kinds and skin care, hair care and cleaning products rampant in carcinogens this will happen more and more in all cancer and chronic illnesses. It's a total miracle that there isn't 100% illness? Now things to look for to denote Melanoma;

*Asymmetry. Unlike benign moles, which are generally round and symmetrical, early melanomas usually are shaped irregularly. Draw a line down the center of the mole or growth. If the pattern on both sides of the line is not equal, then that lesion is asymmetrical. 
*Borders. Malignant melanomas generally have irregular edges. 
*Color variegation. The color of malignant melanomas is often variegated (mottled), ranging from tan to brown and black, and sometimes containing blue, red or white areas within the mole.
* Diameter enlargement. Diameter enlargement of a mole in excess of six millimeters (1/4 inch) may be a warning sign of melanoma.
Until such time that you get to a dermatologist here are some alternatives to use that has been shown to stop or prevent cancer from occurring in moles and abnormal skin tags try some of the following;

1. With a cotton swab; Apply Liquid Minerals to area morning and evening and take 20-30 drops internally twice daily.
2. Spray with Ionic Silver Water three times a day.
3. Apply Shark Liver Oil Topical Ointment three times a day.
4. Build your Immune System so that any invading virus or bacteria cannot get ahold on your body in any area.
To do that: take Life Transfusion Ionic Liquid Minerals, Immune Support and Antioxidants daily...
5. Apply Castor Oil, if you can find it, to the affected area three times a day.

Number 4 is the best way of preventing cancer in any form in the body...

Hope this helps.
Lena
 
 
QUESTION #2:
 
Greetings,
 
I wanted to express my appreciation for your articles. My sister opened a whole new world of natural medicine to me and referred me to you ezine. I find it very informative.
 
Now for my questions, I have recently begun taking a juice supplement Sibu Balance. It is made from the Seabuckthorn berry. I was curious if you had an opinion good or bad about a product like this?
 
I go through a distributor at www.gotsibu.com to purchase it, but you can find more information about the actual product at www.sibuinternational.com/heavenlyfruit
 
Thanks for your time,
 Bruce
 
ANSWER:
 
Thanks for the compliment Bruce. Thank your sister for me...

On to the Sibu Balance question; You asked for it and I won't mince words but here goes... Good only if you are severely nutritionally unbalanced so that a little nutrition is better than none at all. Any juice if obtained right will be good for you in moderation and this is the same. If you are looking for a total health product Sibu Balance isn't it and over the long haul will most probably not keep you from becoming ill or getting healthy from major problems. As I looked at Sibu Balance (Buckthorn berry juice)through several site eyes I find that it's missing 60 minerals as it only contains 20 of those needed by your body, for a full balance your body requires a full 84 minerals and trace minerals... It's also missing a lot of vital vitamins and I personally wouldn't buy it simply because it's quite expensive for missing so much. I also found everything geared to MLM, which isn't bad but it appears to be overpriced for what it contains... Their claim of balance doesn't hold true in their list of nutrients...

Hope this doesn't change your opinion of me.
Lena
 

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MOTIVATOR
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ALL THE JOY YOU NEED

Thomas Aquinas once said, "No one can live without joy." But many
people try. And the reason is often simply because they don't know how to be happy! They are so intent on the three Ps -- power, prosperity and prestige -- that they miss out on joy.

Try to imagine this picture. It is a photograph taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who pioneered modern photography as an art form during the early decades of the 20th Century. He became known for his photographs of apparent contradictions: pictures that left mysteries unexplained.

One of his famous photographs was shot in a poor section of Spain in the 1930s. The picture depicts a run-down alley surrounded by decaying walls, strewn with rubble randomly stacked in thick piles lying on the street, and riddled with bullet holes dotting gray walls. The setting alone evokes feelings of sadness and despair.

But then...the contradiction. Within the grim alley children are playing. They wear dirty and tattered clothes, as one might expect in such a setting, but like playing children everywhere, they laugh with carefree joy. In the foreground, a tiny boy on crutches hobbles away from two other boys, his face lit up with a broad grin. One boy is laughing so hard he has to hold his side. Others lean on the cracked walls, beaming with delight.

It is easy to spot the contrast -- and the point. Joy amidst the rubble of life. Laughter amongst its ruins.

We cannot avoid pain, however hard we try. But we can avoid joy. We cannot escape hardship and trouble, but we can miss out on much of life's peace and laughter.

If you feel as if you could use more joy, try this:

    Spend time daily doing something you enjoy.
    Do those things that bring inner peace.
    Learn to laugh heartily and frequently.
    Cultivate within yourself an attitude of hope.
    Fill each day with as much love as it can possibly hold.

You'll still have plenty of problems, but through it all, you'll find all you joy you will ever need.

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Steve Goodier Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com  is a professional
speaker, consultant and author of numerous books. Visit his site for more information, or to sign up for his FREE newsletter of Life, Love and Laughter at http://LifeSupportSystem.com. 

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FOOD OF THE WEEK
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Olea europaea L
 
When my grandchildren were younger they liked to use this week's food as finger fun. Each finger would have a black or green one slipped on one or both hands and used them as fun food, waving them and plucking one at a time off a finger and into their mouth. Some mom's would find this disgusting but I find that children use all kinds of things for play that can invariably end up good for them just as the olives did for my grandchildren. They are growing up and I don't see that behavior any longer but still fondly remember chiding them that food wasn't a toy but secretly admiring their ability to make fun out of every aspect of life...
 
The olive - Olea europaea L. - is a subtropical evergreen tree or shrub with leaves that are waxy green on top and grayish green on the bottom. Young bark is green, but older bark is gray. In the Mediterranean, olive trees are known to live for over a thousand years. If the top is damaged, a new tree will sprout from underground parts. The olive tree gives us great food and health nutrients! Olive trees have been cultivated for thousands of years, and were already plentiful during biblical times. The olive can be traced back to Biblical times when a branch in a dove's mouth sent Noah the message that dry ground existed and he and his family could leave the ark. Olives continue to be grown in the Mediterranean area today. The olive was also important to the Greeks and the Romans, who made it a part of their mythologies to celebrate the use of its oil as an essential food and fuel for lamps. The olive leaf extract was also used to prepare the dead for burial.
 
The conditions for the olive's greatest cultivation is found in Italy and Spain. It was the Spanish who spread the olive to America. Catholic missionaries spread the olive to Mexico and later to California, as well as to South America.
 
Plucked from the tree, the olive is extremely bitter, and virtually inedible. Prior to eating, olives are typically cured, either in brine, water or in oil. Freshly picked olives can also be stir-fried to remove some of the bitterness before eating.
 
Known Health Benefits:
 
FRUIT: First are the fruits processed and eaten either as ripe or pickled. Olives are most widely used in Italian dishes...
 
LEAF: Olive leaf extract has also been studied for its ability to normalize blood pressure.
 
The most commonly known use of the olive is its oil:
 
Widely used and best for our health is the oil pressed from ripe fruit... Like other types of vegetable oils, olive oil contains no cholesterol. Organic virgin oil has 120 calories and 14 grams of fat per tablespoon. The olive oil is important in prevention of heart disease. Its high concentration of monounsaturated fatty acids, compounds decrease blood levels of LDL cholesterol - the type associated with plaque build-up in the arteries - and increase levels of protective HDL cholesterol. The higher amount of monounsaturated fatty acids in olive oil is known to help improve your cardiovascular health. Olive oil is classified mainly by the amount of acidity, as well as the flavor, color and aroma. "Extra virgin" olive oil meets the highest standards for low acidity and rich and fruity taste. It should have less than .8% acidity content. "Pure" olive oil has a lighter color and aroma, and is often used as a general, all-purpose olive oil.
 
About 40% of the calories in the typical Greek diet come from olive oil. To some that looks like a lot of fat, yet this traditional Mediterranean style of eating -- which emphasizes fish, olive oil, whole grains, and fruits and vegetables -- seems to contribute to the favorably low rates of heart disease among people who live in the countries that ring the Mediterranean Sea. Both vitamin E and polyphenols act as antioxidants, inhibiting the development of heart disease by reducing the oxygen-related damage along artery walls. An ingredient in olive oil also appears to make the blood less likely to clot, reducing the chance that an errant blood clot will block an artery and lead to a heart attack or stroke.
 
In our house you will find olive oil as the only oil used and I make my own butter spread by putting one-half butter and one-half olive oil whip it up and into a container and refrigerate it. You cannot tell the difference and it has no artificial anything to make it unhealthy. Try it you will like it!
 
Lena

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