Disrupt The Disease Cycle

Mary Madsen, a dear friend who serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation For Caregivers http://www.ffcg.org/ that I established after my wife’s death, worked with me to write a series of short articles focused on getting and staying healthy. These are based on our research and our own experience. The message we present is designed to help you understand and take actions to Disrupt The Disease Cycle. With Mary’s permission, I will republish these articles in this blog over the coming months.

We are reminded daily of the consequences of disease. One of two men and one of three women will get cancer in their lifetime. Fibromyalgia, unheard of 15 years ago, is now common. Chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer’s, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, and many other diseases are viewed as inevitable when they need not be. The scientific, medical, and increasingly mainstream media are reporting on a growing body of research that definitely links many illnesses to toxins in our bodies.

The World Health Organization recently reported that 24% of the disease burden (lost years of healthy living) is attributed to “modifiable environmental factors;” things that we have the knowledge or technology to control. The National Geographic dedicated much of their October 2006 issue to the causes and effects of chemical toxicity. I am working on a future post entitled ‘Our Chemical Report Card’ this will be a summary of their published findings.

In retrospect, the link between toxins and illness seems obvious. More than 40 years ago Rachael Carson published Silent Spring and we “discovered” that the proliferation of chemicals was devastating our wildlife, forests, and waterways. How could these same chemicals not affect our own health? Some of course saw the linkage; many of us missed the obvious. To remain healthy, we must act to Disrupt the Disease Cycle.

Disrupt the Disease Cycle is a phrase that proposes a proactive approach to health management based on an understanding of the fundamental cause of disease. Consider, for example, that approximately 80% of cancers are due to factors that have been identified and can potentially be controlled. Diet, tobacco use, air and water pollution, alcohol, medications, the HPV virus, and radiation are some things we all need to control to avoid cancer. Cancer isn’t an event. It is a process we can disrupt.

If you want to live healthy longer, you must modify environmental factors that make your cells sick. You need to lower the amount of toxins you ingest, remove to the fullest extent possible those that have collected in your body, and maintain a lifestyle that will slow the rate of reintroduction and toxic buildup in your body. You have to do things that promote cellular health and natural cleansing. This requires a bit of knowledge and guidance.

I am not a medical professional and I cannot diagnose or give medical advice. But I can research and compile publicly available data, distilling it to what I believe are key issues and vital information you need to consider in order to proactively manage your health. I can encourage you to maintain a healthy lifestyle, control your personal environment and provide your body with the nutrition it needs to handle today’s toxic onslaught. If you Disrupt the Disease Cycle you can Retire Healthy!