You haven't heard from me for a while because I am having some health isssues. I will be back blogging again when I am feeling better. All the best to you! Take care!
January 28, 2023
January 14, 2023
133. Chemo Cancer and a Jackalope?
Last winter a Canadian journalist interviewed an American scientist on the radio. The following are some of the highlights I caught. Since the story involves two scientists and therefore may get confusing, I will call the interviewee "Professor Now", and a scientist from the past "Professor Then".
Professor Now had decided to skip his boring research for a change and write a book about the phenomenon of the Jackalope, a fictitious, mythical creature that made it's debut in the Midwest during the 1930s. (FYI: A Jackalope is a cross between a rabbit (or hare) and a deer, a miniature deerabbit if you will. I can claim I have seen one a long time ago: I think it was in some old timer's garden shed, while my husband insists it was in a small bar in North Dakota. At any rate, no doubt a fair amount of liquor was involved!) The brazen professor put his research money to good use, crisscrossing all of the U.S. in search for any pertinent information on this chosen topic. It was thus that he eventually met a husband and wife duo who had been manufacturing the lovely creatures in their basement over the course of some 30 odd years accumulating a hefty nest egg in the process. But it did not dawn on poor Professor Now, till the proud couple opened their deepfreeze to reveal it to be stuffed to the brim with rabbit skins, that real-life rabbits needed to die in order for this cottage industry to flourish!
Professor Now also stumbled across some research done during the Depression by a previous colleague, Professor Then. And this is where the book gets really interesting. Professor Then was minding his own business, when word came to him that some starving hunters from the Dust Bowl area had spotted rabbits with horns on their heads, real horney rabbits. (pardon the pun) It sounded so incredulous that he wanted to see and examine this phenomenon for himself. The hunters obliged and provided him with some specimens which were examined and it turned out that the horney protrusions on their heads were caused by a virus. Still, it took another 50 years of on-and-of research till there was a connection made between that and the Human Papilloma Virus, a strain of which, as you know, causes cervical cancer for which there is a vaccine at present! Professor Now concluded the radio interview with an appeal to listeners to inform him and/or dispatch to him any horney animal you have ever come across...No, sorry, I don't think he meant your significant other! 😉
This leads up to my next topic: Minuscule creatures that cause cancer. Back middle of next week. SanTeh!
January 10, 2023
January 03, 2023
132. Chemo There is Sweet and then there is Sweet
I'll get off my high horse on sugar after this post (I think 😇), but thought I should mention the following:
In light of my "situation" I tried really hard this festive season not to overdo it on the sweets. Yes, I do admit I had some, but this year I nibbled daintily, instead of gobbling up by the mouthful. And it paid off: I am happy to announce that I gained not an ounce over the holidays! Hurrah! Something happened though that I did find upsetting. We went to visit our son and grandson over Christmas and had promised to look after buying all the groceries for the Christmas supper: turkey, potatoes, salad, gravy, cranberries, you name it. Because we were traveling, not all the above foods were made from scratch. The Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, Kraft Stovetop Chicken stuffing mix and McCormick gravy package were obviously store-bought. That they all would contain some form of sugar goes without saying, but it is the type of sugar that is upsetting. The canned cranberries were processed with Glucose-Fructose, which is a sneaky way of saying High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS); ditto with the stuffing, which also contains Maltodextrin; the gravy just indicated a non-descript "Sugars". Sugar is mentioned 3 times in the ingredients of the stuffing! There is just no getting away from it. While HFCS is not banned, it is restricted in some parts of the world. Maltodextrin is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as being safe, but here is where things get interesting: researchers have discovered that Maltodextrin changes gut bacteria and leads to promotion of intestinal inflammation. If this peaks your interest, please read all about it in the following link:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328349746_Maltodextrin_Modern_Stressor_of_the_Intestinal_Environment This article also mentions Splenda which contains Sucralose And Maltodextrin. As an aside: the Glycemic Index of Maltodextrin is 105-110 whereas that of regular table sugar is around 65. Any food with a GI of 55 and less is considered "low". And you probably already know that eating low GI foods can help you gain more control over blood sugar, help manage diabetes and count calories. Other names for Maltodextrin are: Corn Syrup Solids, Modified Corn Starch, Modified Rice, Tapioca or Wheat Starch.
And here is an article on High Fructose Corn Syrup which can contain up to 80% fructose:
https://www.abouthealth.co.nz/blog/post/high-fructose-corn-syrup-alternatives.html
Because we all crave sweets form time to time, I came across this great suggestion: eat sugary treats along with something that is high in fiber. Very wise advice I think! I'll get off my high horse now!😉 Bon Appetit!
Back towards the end of the week.
January 02, 2023
131. Chemo Cancer Lives on Sugar and Something Else
Watch the video on "Cancer and Sugar" by Dr. Berg
This video, also by Dr. Berg is interesting: "What happens if you stop eating sugar for 14 days"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRj1RKh4xyY
What Dr. Berg has neglected to mention is if the sugar is in pastries, goodies, soft drinks, etc., or does that also include fruits and vegetables that have sugar. It is not clear to me. I think he should indicate that, but I am assuming that he is talking about Added Sugar.
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