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Is There A Cancer Personality?? by Dr Laurence Magne

SUMMARY: current as well as traditional research indicates that there is a personality more prone to getting cancer. Are you one of them?

Over 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates noticed a potential connection between personality traits and health conditions. Since he is considered by many to be the father of modern medicine, is it possible that he was onto something?

Current research is indicating that he was. Traditional Chinese medicine has known this for quite awhile, generally looking to the personality of a patient for diagnosis purposes.

A variety of illnesses, ranging from chronic fatigue, arthritis, diabetes, asthma and various auto-immune disorders have been shown to be a link between personality traits and health. The main reason for this appears to be the fact that our personality traits tend to determine what causes us stress and how we handle that stress.

Stress has an incredibly negative impact on the immune system, dragging it down and making it function poorly.

Our personality traits and health often times seem out of our control in this day and age. Far too many people fall back on the common excuse that it is "just how I've always been," when discussing either half of the equation.

As an example, we've all been around people who seem to be able to take the stresses and negative conditions of life in stride, without allowing anything to really bother them. At first glance, this personality trait would probably lead to good health, right?

If a person is truly unbothered by things then, yes, their personality traits and health are working together to create a positive outcome. If, however, they are actually bothered by things but suppress them, then that is likely to have a negative impact on their health. Suppression of emotion, which creates internal stress, has been shown to negatively affect the immune system.

Because of the intimate connection between your personality traits and health, try implementing the following three suggestions:

Take charge of your life. Feeling out of control is one of the most negative personality traits and health damaging points of view. Understand that you are constantly making choices in your life and that, in reality, everything that occurs in your life is a result of a choice you made.

Focus on the task at hand, without wasting energy by letting your thoughts wander. This is actually one of the central concepts of Zen Buddhism, frequently summed in the following way: When hungry, eat; when tired, sleep. People frequently hear this and think that everyone does that when, in reality, too many people have a thousand thoughts running through their head at every moment. In the book Cancer Free For Life, there are many examples and ways to reduce stress in your life and techniques to understand cancer in order to eliminate it.

Eliminate worry from your thinking. When you boil down every situation in life, you find only two different types...the situations you have control over and the situations you don't have control over. If you don't any control, there is no point in worrying. If you do have control, don't worry about it, just plan on making sure the best outcome is realized. Eliminating worry from your life is one of the most positive personality traits and healthiest thing you can do. Visit www.cacner-free-for-life.com today to claim a FREE report on The 10 Ways to Cure Cancer.

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Dr Laurence Magne Publisher, Author Cancer Free For Life Email : lmagne@yahoo.com Website : http://cancer-free-for-life.com

Cancer-fighting protein protects skin by George Jugaru

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A protein that helps suppress cancer also protects against sun damage by promoting a tan.

"The number one risk factor for melanoma is an inability to tan," said Dr. David Fisher, the study's senior author and director of the Melanoma Program in Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

"People who tan easily or have dark pigmentation are far less likely to develop the disease."

In Friday's issue of the journal Cell, Fisher and his team said they found that p53, a tumour-suppressor protein, also protects skin from sun damage. Because of its protective effects against cancer, p53 is also known as the "guardian of the genome."

The researchers studied how keratinocyte cells near the surface of skin react to sun exposure. Normally when keratinocytes are exposed to the sun's rays, they produce a hormone that leads to the manufacture of a skin-bronzing pigment.

When keratinocytes from humans and mice were exposed to UV radiation in the experiment, p53 and another protein called pro-opiomelanocortin or POMC, went up. But in mice keratinocytes that lacked p53, POMC was never produced and the rodents did not tan, which suggests that it is p53 that causes POMC to rise. Process may explain sun seekers' addictive behaviour

The same process also leads to the production of beta-endorphin, which is linked to feelings of pleasure.

"This might explain addictive behaviors associated with sun-seeking or the use of tanning salons," Fisher said.

Understanding the suntan process could lead to products that allow safe tanning without exposure to damaging UV radiation, even in people who don't otherwise tan, the researchers said.

The findings could also provide a way to identify drugs that restore the response of p53 when it is defective.

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Preventing Cancer Today!! by Dr Laurence Magne

SUMMARY: there are simple and easy ways to prevent cancer starting today!!

At any age, it is vitally important to stay fit and healthy. It is easy to let go of our discipline, thinking that we've earned the right to relax and enjoy foods for instance that we know are not good for us. However, lifelong health is a lifelong commitment. This is the way to prevent cancer today!!!

It starts with positive emotions, because they are a simple method to keep us healthy. A healthy diet is more than the food we eat. It is everything that nourishes us physically, mentally or spiritually. Even picturing images of being nurtured or loved by someone strengthens the immune system.

Do you want more energy so you can work non-stop without getting tired? Strike a healthy balance between activity and rest. Remember throughout the day to plan little breaks and relax, relax, relax.

Sweat It Out! Sweat is one way the body cleanses itself. Impurities like alcohol and nicotine along with excess sodium can be eliminated through perspiration. You can sweat some other harmful heavy metals that can cause serious health problems if allowed to accumulate in the body. Exercise, warm baths or piles of blankets will help you to sweat.

Exercise Duration You need to perform at lease 30 minutes of moderate intensity activities 5 to 6 days a week. You will increase cardiovascular endurance, overall endurance, general organ strength, muscle strength, flexibility, raise your metabolism, reduce body fat and lower risk factors for hypertension, adult onset diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis. Of course, you must have a healthy diet to gain these benefits.

Choose an exercise routine that will raise your heart rate to your target zone. Stay in your target zone for 20 minutes. Your cool down should last for 5 minutes. You will burn body fat, lower your cholesterol, blood pressure and risk factors for degenerative diseases. Keep your heart rate at 50 to 60% of your target zone at first, increasing the intensity of your work-out as your fitness level improves.

Exercise intensity is determined by your fitness level. Light intensity activities are slow walking, easy cycling, gardening and most household activities which raise the heart rate 50 to 60% of your maximum heart rate. Moderate activities are fast walking, jogging, past paced cycling, competitive swimming and aerobic dancing which raise the heart rate 60% to 70% of your maximum heart rate. High intensity activities are weight lifting, sprinting and mountain climbing which raise the heart rate to 70% to 80% of your maximum heart rate.

Stretching Do you own a cat? What is the first thing your cat does when it gets up after a nap. It yawns, and it stretches every limb in turn. So, set your alarm for five minutes earlier than you normally get up. Lie in bed. Breathe deeply. Pause. Turn into a cat: stretch your legs and your arms in turn, as far as they will go without hurting yourself. Yawn. You'll start your day much more relaxed.

Drink Water When You Exercise Drinking water during exercise reduces cardiovascular stress and improves performance. After a strenuous workout, you have to replace the fluids you have lost. Otherwise, you will suffer chronic dehydration. Drink water before, during and after exercising, and remember that water reduces body temperature thus making the whole exercise process safer.

The Wonders of Water Boosting your intake of water makes good sense, because water eases digestion and regulates body temperature. Water also bathes the cells and accounts for about 60 percent of body weight. And it can help you exercise longer and more efficiently. Drinking water can ward off constipation and maybe even crankiness. And since it's a natural appetite suppressant, water can help us lose weight and keep it off. It can also help keep skin healthy. To learn more about the way to stay healthy, read Cancer Free For Life.

Water quenches your thirst, aids your digestion, cools your body during exercise, flushes out impurities, prevents constipation, carries nutrients to cells, reduces risk of kidney stones, lubricates joints and promotes good skin tone. Get into the habit by starting with a glass of water in the morning, then work in a glass or two between meals. Wow! Drink a glass of water right now!

Dr Magne has been researching the ways to maintain lifelong health and to avoid cancer. Visit www.cancer-free-for-life.com to claim your FREE report on the 10 Ways to Cure Cancer. This article is available for reprint for your website and newsletter, provided that you maintain its copyright integrity and include the signature tag.

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Dr Laurence Magne Publisher, Author Cancer Free For Life Email : lmagne@yahoo.com Website : http://cancer-free-for-life.com

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