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the cell cycle, it helps the body to differentiate between cancer cells and noncancerous cells. This helps the immune system to target cancer more effectively.

These elements of cancer prevention are merely the tip of the iceberg. There is a vast world of natural whole foods and alternative methods that can be used to prevent and manage diseases and conditions ranging from cancer to arthritis. Some alternative therapies are:

Nutritional Therapies: Individuals are beginning to realize the link between nutrition and health. Every treatment plan should incorporate an emphasis on diet and nutrition; this is an important component in prevention and even possibly restoration.

Herbal Therapies: Herbal medicine is possibly the oldest form of treatment in the world. I believe nature's pharmacy is by far the best pharmacy. This form of therapy may be used to strengthen the body's ability to eliminate cancer cells.

Immunologic Therapies: This type of treatment is based on the belief that cancer developed in the body because a breakdown of the immune system. The aim is to strengthen the immune system so that it is able to fight off and destroy cancer cells.

Mind-Body Therapies: This type of treatment focuses on the emotions, state of mind, spiritual faith, and behavior. The emotional state has been linked with many illnesses, so it used to actually change the course of illness, and possibly bring the individual into remission.

Cancer is probably the most complex disease that is in existence today, but Alternative and holistic practices will soon find there way as the mainstream treatments for prevention and cure, at least in my world. It often pains my heart to know that so many suffer from illness and disease that is 100% preventable. In the case of cancer treatment, a person is so much more than the symptoms that cancer or any other condition causes in the body. This means that we need to be treated accordingly, there are three components of the healing process that are paramount; these are mind, body and spirit. To design a treatment plan that disregards any one of these factors is affliction waiting to happen.

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