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Coconut oil is a healthy addition to your diet. Coconut oil has similar nutritional effects to mother's milk. This oil is converted in your body into quick energy, and is not stored as fat. It is even more effective on skin conditions like planter's warts and athlete's foot. Components of coconut oil have been found to have remarkable physiological effects: anti-infective/antiseptic, promoters of immunity, glucocorticoid antagonist and nontoxic anticancer agents.

A study published in 1998 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown that lactating mothers who eat coconut oil and other coconut products, have significantly increased levels of lauric acid and capric acid in their breast milk. Thus, the milk supply has increased amounts of the protective antimicrobials, which will give even greater protection to the nursing infant. In countries where coconut oil is a diet staple, levels of lauric acid in the mother’s milk can be as high as 21% and capric acid can be as high as 6% giving her infant even more protection against viruses, bacteria, and protozoa.

The amazing oil is effective in destroying viruses that cause influenza, measles, herpes, mononucleosis hepatitis c; bacteria that can cause stomach ulcers, throat infections, pneumonia, sinusitis, urinary tract infections, meningitis, gonorrhea, and toxic shock syndrome; fungi and yeast that lead to ringworm, candida, and thrush; and parasites that can cause intestinal infections such as giardiasis. The antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal properties of coconut oil are directly attributed to the medium chain fatty acids (mcfas) in the oil, including capric acid and caprylic acid, and the powerful lauric acid. These fatty acids are concentrated in coconut oil.

Not only can coconut oil help protect you from the germs that cause ulcers, lung infections, herpes, and such, but also heart disease and stroke. In countries where people eat a lot of coconut products cardiovascular disease is much less frequent. In Sri Lanka, where coconut oil has been the primary dietary fat, the death rate from heart disease has been among the lowest in the world. Coconut oil can be used in cooking, but also as a cream for your hair and face. It helps restore and heal your skin and gives temporary relief to skin irritations.
Coconut oil will actually speed up metabolism, your body will burn more calories in a day which will contribute to weight loss, and you'll have more energy. The best in flavour, texture, aroma, and overall quality is a premium virgin coconut oil that is made in Indonesia.

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The Marburg Virus Disease, also known as Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever is a rare, infectious, acute hemorrhagic viral fever that affects both human and nonhuman primates. It was first identified during the 1967 epidemics in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany and Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia from. Outbreaks of Marburg are usually centered in Central and East African countries. It kills hundreds of people each year and the case fatality rate is approximately 25%. Outbreaks occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1998 to 2000, 2004-2005 in Angola and 2008 in Uganda.

Marburg spreads through bodily fluids and the incubation period is from 3 to 10 days. Symptoms include onsets of fever that typically last 7 days, chills, myalgia and inflammation of the eyelid and eye membrane, intestine and liver. In the 5th day a maculopapular rash appears on the torso. The acute stage of Marburg can include jaundice, severe weight loss, delirium, massive hemorrhaging, pancreas inflammation and liver failure. Within 7-10 days patients who survive begin to recover and recovery usually last 5 weeks or more. In fatal cases death occurs 6-9 days from the clinical onset of symptoms. Caregivers require barrier infection control measures as the disease is highly contagious. There is no specific treatment or vaccination for the Marburg Virus, hospital treatment is supportive in nature. In the U.S. there has been one reported case in 2008.

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Psychic surgery is particularly popular in the Philippines and Brazil. It is a procedure that usually involves the creation of an incision using bare hands or in some cases kitchen utensils, the remove of pathological matter and the immediate healing of the incision. In many countries it is considered medical fraud. Psychic surgeons claim to heal a wide variety of diseases, including AIDS, different types of cancers, tumors, blindness and depression. Here are 5 famous and controversial psychic surgeons that attract many followers.(WARNING: Psychic surgery is regarded as a hoax by the medical community and no proof of it's effectiveness has ever been given. If you suffer from any disease please consult your physician or other licensed medical professional to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent it.)

Eleuterio Terte

Coined as the "Father of faith healing", Eleuterio Terte brought attention to psychic surgery in the 1940s. He performed surgeries routinely, and with his pupil Tony Agpaoa trained others in this procedure. Terte became known in the U.S. in the late 50s after reporters Ron Ormond and Ormond McGill described his practices in their book „Into the Strange Unknown".

Jun Labo

Jun Labo is probably best known for having “treated” comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman was diagnosed with large cell carcinoma, a rare form of lung cancer, and traveled to the Philippines in March 1984 for a six-week course of psychic surgery. Labo claimed to have removed large cancerous tumors. Kaufman died from renal failure, a consequence of a metastatic lung cancer on May 16 1984.

Ze Arigo

Brazilian Ze Arigo, born Jose Pedro de Freitas became well known in his native country after having allegedly removed a tumor from the lung of a Brazilian senator. Arrested for illegally practicing medicine in 1956, he received a 15 months sentence but was pardoned by the president for having cured his daughter. Arrested again in 1962, he served 7 months, but was allowed to treat people while in jail.

Joao de Deus

Joao Teixeira de Faria, better known as Joao de Deus (John of God) claims to perform visible and invisible operations. He works with a team of 30 “spirit doctors” and daily thousands of people visit his center Casa de Dom Inacio de Loyola in the small Goias town Abadiania, southwest Brazil. The sessions are free of charge, but a concoction of herbs is always prescribed, usually 3-6 bottles, at the price of 10 Brazilian Reais (5.85 dollars) per bottle.

Alex Orbito

Alex Orbito is better known in the U. S. through his association with actress Shirley MacLaine who described his procedures in her book, “Going Within: A Guide for Inner Transformation”. He conducts “International Healing Seminars and Gatherings” in the Pyramid of Asia Spiritual Healing Center in Cabanbanan, Manaoag Philippines. On June 14, 2005, Canadian authorities indicted him for fraud, but the case was dismissed in January 2006.

BONUS:

The Spirit of Dr. Adolf Fritz

Dr. Fritz supposedly was a German doctor whose spirit was channeled by many Brazilian psychic surgeons. The first to have channeled Dr. Fritz was Ze Arigo in the 50s, followed by brothers Oscar and Edivaldo Wilde who claimed the spirit after Arigo’s death. After the brothers death Edson Queiroz claimed the spirit, who now visits Rubens Farias Jr.
Arigo claimed Dr. Fritz was born in Munich but moved to Poland when he was four because of his father's asthma. One year before his graduation a general came into his office with his daughter, but Fritz couldn't save her so the general arrested him for her murder. Tortured in jail, he escaped and fled to Estonia where he lived until his death in 1918. No record has been found of Dr. Fritz and followers of Arigo claim the spirit probably faked his story and accent to preserve his identity.
Both Arigo and the Wilde brothers died in violent car crashes. Queiroz also had a violent death: he was stabbed multiple times. Rubens Farias Jr. claims Dr. Fritz warned him about his own violent death.

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Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits. When consumed in moderation alcohol can have certain health benefits, but long time consumption can bring serious health problems including cirrhosis of the liver, pancreatitis, epilepsy, alcoholic dementia, heart disease, nutritional deficiencies, sexual dysfunction and even death. The careers of these amazing musicians were sadly cut short by their addiction to alcohol. Here are 5 legendary musicians who drank themselves to death:

John Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980)

Hailed as the greatest drummer in the history of rock, loved for his feel of the groove, speed and power, John Bonham is best known as the drummer for legendary band Led Zeppelin. Although he never took drumming lessons he started playing with pans, containers and coffee tins at age five, imitating his idols Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.

He got his first drum set at 15 and at 20 he got is big break when Robert Plant asked him to join a band that noted guitarist Jimmy Page was putting together. Sadly the "God of drums" had another love beside his drums: alcohol. On 24 September 1980 he started his day by drinking almost half of liter of vodka and continued in the same manner. A little after midnight he was left at his home “to sleep it off” and was found dead the next morning. He had choked to death in his sleep, a victim of alcohol poisoning.

Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931)

Known as one of the most influential 20’s jazz soloists, alongside Louis Armstrong, Bix’s gift has inspired a large number of musicians. Born in Davenport, Iowa, Beiderbecke taught himself to play the cornet by ear at age 13. He played with the Wolverines in 1924, the Jean Goldkette Orchestra alongside Frankie "Tram" Trumbauer until 1926.

The following year, Beiderbecke and Trumbauer joined the most prestigious dance orchestra in the country, the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. He stayed with them until 1929 when his alcoholism began to affect his work. His drinking frustrated Paul Whiteman so much that he wrote on a sheet music arrangement form the note "Wake up, Bix." He first moved with his parents in Iowa, then into a rooming house in Queens, New York where he drank a lot and worked on his solo piano pieces. He died in his apartment on August 6, 1931 during an alcoholic seizure. The official cause of death was lobar pneumonia and edema of the brain.

Bon Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980)

Bon Scott will always be remembered as one of the best frontmen of all time. Born in Forfar, Scotland, his family immigrated to Australia in 1952. Bon worked as a postman, bartender and truck packer. Inspired by Little Richard, he started his first band, “The Spektors” in 1964, and years later his band merged with another, ”The Winstons ”, and formed “The Valentines”. After a drug scandal “the Valentines” disbanded and he joined “Fraternity” and in 1974 he joined “AC/DC”.

The band’s most successful album,”Highway to Hell”, propelled Scott to a legendary status. Sadly, it was his last album as his drinking caught up with him. On 19 February 1980, 33 years old Scott passed out after a night of heavy drinking in a London club. He was found dead in a car, having chocked on his own vomit. The official cause of death was acute alcohol poisoning and death by misadventure.

Lester Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959)

One of the giants of the tenor saxophone and a jazz legend, Lester Young grew up in a musical family. His father taught him to play the saxophone, the trumpet, violin and drums. He played in his family's band until 1927 when he refused to tour in the Southern United States, where racial segregation was in effect.

He moved to Kansas City, where he was part of several bands, but he rose to prominence after playing with “Count Basie's” orchestra. In 1940 he left the band and until 1943 when he returned he played with a number of small bands, but also made recordings with Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole. He was drafted in the army and some critics argued that his style declined after his return from World War II. His health steadily declined, he was eating significantly less, drinking more, and suffering from liver disease and malnutrition related to his alcoholism. He died in the early morning hours of March 15, 1959, in New York, at the age of 49.

Keith Whitley (July 1, 1954 - May 9, 1989)

Although he had a brief career in the country music industry, from 1984 until his death in 1989, he continues to inspire an entire generation of singers and songwriters. He charted five singles consecutive Number Ones on the Billboard country charts: "Don't Close Your Eyes", "When You Say Nothing at All", "I'm No Stranger to the Rain", "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" and "It Ain't Nothin”.

Sadly Keith started drinking in his teenage years, and although he tried to overcome his alcoholism, he failed. His wife even went so far as tying their legs together before going to bed, so that Whitley couldn't wake up in the middle of the night to take a drink, but she often found him drinking perfume or nail polish to get intoxicated. His brother-in-law found him dead face down on his bed, fully clothed. The cause of death was acute ethanolism, alcohol poisoning and his blood alcohol level was 0.477.

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Dating back more than 4,000 years, Chinese diet green tea has been long revered as a tasty drink that can ward off diseases and improve one’s well-being. Since its first recorded use during the time of Emperor Shen Nung, the link between Chinese diet green tea and good health has never been severed. It's been used as treatment for everything from headaches to depression.
Green tea is not fermented and is produced by steaming fresh leaves at high temperatures. During this process, it is able to maintain important molecules called polyphenols, which seem to be responsible for many of the benefits of green tea. Polyphenols might be able to prevent inflammation and swelling, protect cartilage between the bones, and lessen joint degeneration. They also seem to be able to fight human papilloma virus (hpv) infections and reduce the growth of abnormal cells in the cervix (cervical dysplasia).

Most studies have examined green tea in the form of a brewed beverage, rather than in capsule form. One cup of tea contains approximately 50 milligrams of caffeine and 80 to 100 milligrams of polyphenol content, depending on the strength of the tea and the size of cup. Studies have examined the effects of habitually drinking anywhere from 1-10 cups per day (or greater). In capsule form, there is considerable variation in the amount of green tea extract (gte); there may be anywhere from 100 to 750 milligrams per capsule.
Green tea is also has chemo preventive activity. Curcumin seems to act synergistically with green tea in preventing mutations and tumour development. If Green tea is consumed daily, cancer rates are statistically lower. There is now growing scientific research from reputable sources that show promising results as to how the active ingredients in green tea extract might be responsible for lowering rates of various kinds of cancer. More recently, scientists have begun to dig into the legends of green tea and its medicinal value to find out how accurate the claims are and what, if anything, in green tea can be overwhelmingly beneficial to the human body. Green tea is now known to prevent breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer and other forms of cancer. In fact, if green tea were a prescription. New research shows green tea fights cancer, heart disease, cholesterol and obesity.

Green tea are equally effective antioxidants. Tea is also a good source of another class of flavonoids called flavonols. Flavonols found in tea include kaempferol, quercetin, and myricitin.Green tea drinkers are reported to have lower total cholesterol.Green tea are believed to be 50-100 times stronger than either vitamin e or vitamin C. Green tea are water soluble and can be extracted in water. However, some green tea nutrients such as beta carotene and vitamin e are oil soluble and are best extracted in oil. If you drink matcha, you can ingest the tea in its entirety including beta carotene, vitamin e, and other oil soluble nutrients that are not usually extracted in water.
Green tea's benefits are still being discovered. Each year, new studies are done to determine the health advantages associated with drinking green tea, and the results have been simply astonishing. Green tea has such a wide variety of benefits that it is often touted as a wonder tea.

Other Health Benefits

Green tea has always been known to have several health benefits, but who knew that it could contribute to weight loss as well?
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that green tea extract can increase metabolism and fat oxidation of the body. In theory, scientists believe that the weight loss benefits of green tea extracts are due to their caffeine content but the results of the study show otherwise as they discovered that green tea extracts have weight loss benefits beyond that of caffeine.

In their study, the researchers administered alone the same amount of caffeine as that in green tea extracts but found that it did not make any significant changes in the body’s overall energy expenditure. This led them to conclude that green tea extracts have ingredients in them that actively interact with each other, promoting increased metabolism and fat oxidation that lead to weight loss.

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Breast cancer is a malignant growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. It is the most common cancer in women. Treatment of breast cancer varies depending on the individual case and the type and stage of the cancer. Treatment options may include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Here are 5 actresses who battled the awful disease and survived.

Cynthia Nixon


Cynthia Ellen Nixon is best known for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series “Sex and the City”. More recently she can be seen in “Sex and the City 2”. The Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winning actress was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammogram in October 2006, but kept the diagnosis a secret because she wanted to avoid attention. Two years later she went public and since then she has become a breast cancer activist. Also in 2008 she began to serve as an Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Her mother is also a breast cancer survivor.

Christina Applegate


Christina Applegate is best known for playing the role of Kelly Bundy in the popular comedy series “Married… with children”. More recently she played the lead character Samantha Newly in the sitcom “Samantha Who?”. At age 36 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, even though cancer was found only in one breast. She chose the double mastectomy because she had tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation which often triggers breast cancer and she wanted to reduce the chance that the cancer would spread or come back. In the months following the operation she underwent re-constructive surgery. Her mother, actress Nancy Priddy is also a breast cancer survivor.

Edie Falco


Eddie Falco is best known for her roles as Carmela Soprano in HBO series “The Sopranos” and Diane Wittlesey in “Oz”. More recently she plays the lead role in series “Nurse Jackie”. At age 40 Falco was diagnosed with breast cancer on September 5, 2003, went into treatment and by 2004 she was cancer free. She chose to keep the diagnose private as she did not wish to cause concern, not even the cast and crew of “The Sopranos” knew. The show’s producer, a close friend of the actress helped keep things quiet by working her schedule around her treatments.

Jaclyn Smith


Jaclyn Ellen Smith is best known for the role of Kelly Garrett, one of three beautiful private investigators in the television series “Charlie's Angels”. More recently she hosted Bravo reality show “Sheer Genius”. She was diagnosed in 2002, at age 56, after a lump was discovered during a routine check-up and underwent a lumpectomy and radiation. In a program titled Strength in Knowing: The Facts and Fiction of Breast Cancer Risk she shares her first-hand experience battling cancer and the importance of recognizing breast cancer risk factors.

Suzanne Somers


Suzanne Somers is best known for her roles as Christmas Snow on “Three's Company” and as Carol Lambert on “Step by Step”. More recently she has become an author of a series of best-selling self-help books. In 2001 Somers announced that she had breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy to remove the cancer followed by radiation therapy, but declined to undergo chemotherapy. She decided to forego chemotherapy in favor of alternative treatment. She has received criticism from the American Cancer Society for promoting alternative cancer treatments.

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Phobia is a term used is psychiatry to describe an irrational disabling intense fear of an activity, things, animals, people or places. Phobias are a common form of anxiety disorders and can vary in intensity. Most sufferers understand their fear is irrational but they are unable to overcome it. There are various methods of treatment: cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing or antidepressant medications. Here is a list of crippling and bizarre phobias.

Ablutophobia


Ablutophobia is the irrational fear of bathing, washing or cleaning. Although uncommon, it seems to be more prevalent in women and children. Symptoms may include: breathlessness, dry mouth, shacking, nausea and heart palpitations. Abluthophobia can lead to social isolation, body image disorders. It elevates the risk of common or rare diseases due to lack of personal hygiene.

Agyrophobia


Agyrophobia is the irrational fear of crossing roads. Those afflicted believe that they will suffer bodily harm or they will not be able to defend themselves even though no actual threat is posed. It includes a fear of being attacked on the street or being unable to defend oneself while crossing the road.

Aichmophobia


Aichmophobia is the irrational fear or of pointy, sharp objects such as pencils, screwdrivers, knives, needles and even a pointing finger. Symptoms may include: trembling, anxiety, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, feeling of dread, terror and panic.

Chorophobia


Chorophobia is an intense, prolonged, irrational fear of dancing. It can be hard to recognize as it can be seen as part of one’s personality to avoid dancing. Chorophobes will experience symptoms such as irregular heartbeat, chills or hot flashes, sweating or feelings of dread, terror and panic when confronted with the possibility of dancing.

Coulrophobia


Coulrophobia is an exaggerated, irrational fear of clowns. Very few studies have been conducted on the causes. It is one of the most common specific phobias, prevalent in children, but also teenagers and adults.

Dysmorphophobia


Dysmorphophobia, body dysmorphic disorder is a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect. It results in significant suffering, occupational and social dysfunction that can lead to social isolation. It is believed that in the United States alone as much as 1% of the population may have dysmorphophobia.

Gymnophobia


Gymnophobia is an irrational fear of nudity. Sufferers usually realize their fear is irrational. They may worry about seeing others naked or being seen naked. A gymnophobic will go to extreme measures to obscure his or her/his own skin or even the shape of the body and can suffer panic attacks when seeing nudity.

Haptephobia


Haptephobia (also known as aphephobia, haphephobia, haphophobia, hapnophobia, haptophobia, thixophobia) is a rare specific phobia that involves the fear of touching or of being touched. The symptoms vary by person depending on their level of fear, but typically include irregular heartbeat, sweating, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, nausea, inability to speak, dry mouth and shaking.

Nyctophobia


Nyctophobia is an extreme and irrational fear of darkness. It is one of the most common fears in children, but it usually passes as the child matures. In adults it can become crippling. Sufferers avoid dark rooms, going outside at night and can become angry and defensive if encouraged to spend time in the dark.

Osmophobia


Osmophobia, also known as Olfactophobia, Osmophobia is a phobia which causes sufferers to experience an intense and irrational fear of bad smells. This phobia is often seen in migraine sufferers who have experienced odor-induced migraines.

Phasmophobia


Phasmophobia is an exaggerated or irrational fear of ghosts. Phasmaphobia can be somewhat difficult to diagnose and treat. It is usually contracted at a very young age when a usual fear of ghosts is common and can be aggravated by either a perceived contact with a ghost, or through movies and television.

Spectrophobia


Spectrophobia also known as eisoptrophobia is a specific phobia involving a morbid irrational fear of mirrors and one’s own reflection. The term is often erroneously used to describe a fear of ghosts. It is attributed to the fear of self-knowledge or as a symptom of denial of traumatic events.

Taphophobia


Taphophobia or taphephobia is an exaggerated or irrational fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries. Sufferers will take extreme avoidance measures such as avoiding to cover themselves in blankets or being buried in the sand at a beach. They will suffer panic attacks if pushed to the ground or encouraged to sit on the ground in large crowds.

Tetraphobia


Tetraphobia is a fear or aversion to the number 4. It is more common in Asian regions such as China, Japan and Korea, due to the fact that The Chinese word for four sounds very similar to the word for that. It is so prevalent in these regions that telecommunications firm Nokia do not release any phone models that begin with the number 4 (except the Series 40 platform) "as a polite gesture to Asian customers".

Triskaidekaphobia


Triskaidekaphobia is an exaggerated fear of the number 13. It is regarded as a superstition and is usually related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th (paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia). For the sufferer it can lead to social isolation as it can be impossible to avoid in work or social environments.

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Love Story (1970)

Plot: Harvard Law student coming from a wealthy family Olivier Barett IV (Ryan O’Neill) falls in love with working class Radcliff College music student Jennifer Cavelleri (Ali MacGraw). Despite their different economic-class backgrounds and his father strong opposition the pair get married and start their life together.

Character: Jennifer Cavalleri

Disease: Leukemia (although not stated explicitly, it is suggested)
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of white blood cells. The disease can be acute (with a rapid on-set) or chronic (it develops slowly). Common symptoms of chronic or acute leukemia can include: fever, headaches, blurred vision, confusion, weight loss, easy bruising or bleeding, weakness, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting and painful swellings in the neck, under the arms, or in the groin.

Stepmom (1998)

Plot: Divorced mother of two Jackie (Susan Sarandon) struggles with keeping her children Anna (Jena Malone) and Ben (Liam Aiken) happy and maintain a good relationship with her ex husband Luke (Ed Harris). Jackie’s biggest problem is Luke’s new live in girlfriend Isabel (Julia Roberts) and their conflict deepens with Jackie’s sudden diagnose of cancer.

Character: Jackie Harrison

Disease: Breast cancer
Breast cancer is a form of cancer originating from breast tissue. It affects one in eight women during their lives and is the second leading cause of death by cancer in women, following lung cancer. Although primarily a disease affecting women, almost 1% of breast cancers occur in men. Early breast cancer has no symptoms. The first symptom of breast cancer is usually a lumpin the breast tissue. Other symptoms may include: breast discharge, nipple inversion, or changes in the skin overlying the breast.

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Plot: It's Paris 1989 and young English poet Christian (Ewan McGregor) defies his father by joining musical troupe led by Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo) that is developing a new play for the now legendary Moulin Rouge. He starts a passionate but deadly love affair with the club’s courtesan and main star Satine (Nicole Kidman).

Character: Satine

Disease: Tuberculosis (consumption)
Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly bacterial infection caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most infections are latent and asymptomatic. One in ten latent infections progresses to active disease which, if left untreated, kills more than 50% of its victims. Symptoms may include: chest pains, coughing up blood or mucus, weight loss, weakness or fatigue, fever, chills and night sweats.

One Last Thing... (2005)

Dylan (Michael Angarano) is a high school student with an inoperable brain tumor. He spends his day with his grief stricken mother Carol (Cynthia Nixon) and his two best friends. He gets a last wish from the Wish Givers Foundation, but his request surprises everyone.

Character: Dylan Jameison

Disease: Brain cancer
Brain cancer is the consequence of abnormal growths of cells in the brain. Although many growths in the brain are called brain tumors, cancer is a term reserved for malignant tumors. Malignant brain tumors grow and spread aggressively and often are life-threatening. Symptoms of brain tumors are varied depending on the location and type of the tumor, but more often they include: headaches, vomiting, seizures, uncoordinated movements and sluggishness or drowsiness.

The Bucket List (2007)

Quiet mechanic and amateur historian Carter Chambers (Samuel L. Jackson) and bitter corporate billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) share a hospital room. They develop a bucket list and start a journey that will help them find joy in life and bond an unlikely friendship.

Characters: Carter Chambers and Edward Cole

Disease: Lung cancer
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death in men and women, responsible for approximately 1.3 million deaths each year. The main cause for lung cancer is smoking. Other causes include radon gas, genetic factors, asbestos and air pollution. Symptoms include weight loss, shortness of breath, wheezing, difficulty swallowing, hemoptysis (coughing up blood) and chest and/or abdominal pain.

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Preventing flu is a regular part of medical care for senior citizens and at-risk patients. The traditional role of the primary care physician to administer vaccines may not be effective for adolescents, who tend to enter the health care system only for acute problems. 

You can prevent flu with the help of vaccines. Educating and keeping yourself informed can also help. More than 200 different viruses can cause colds and flu and viruses are constantly changing. Influenza epidemics are very common, especially in winter.


What you can do to prevent the flu?



You can stay healthy by eliminating as much stress from your life as possible, drinking plenty of water and eating a healthy diet, high in protein, fresh fruit and vegetables. It's important to avoid sugar, caffeine and alcohol and consuming herbal multi vitamin and minerals. Not at last, it's important washing your hands with an antibacterial soap.


Stimulating the immune system


People who have more than 2 or 3 colds or infectious illnesses per year are likely suffering from weakened immune system. The immune system is a complex system of interactions involving many organs and glands as well as substances such as white blood cells, lymphatic vessels and serum factors in our blood. The immune system is affected and depressed by pesticides, food additives, environmental pollutants, overuse of antibiotics, stress and improper nutrition, chemotherapy. Avoiding this can fortify our immune system. This will prevent not only flu but many others diseases: candidiasis infections, recurring infections, allergies, inflammations, chronic diarrhea.

Some herbs can help the immune system to act well. Astragalus is a powerful antioxidant which protects from toxins; Echinacea enhances the lymphatic functions; Ginkgo Biloba is a powerful antioxidant and increases circulation to brain cells; Olive Leaf is effective against numerous viruses, bacteria and fungi; Spirulina, a naturally digestible food, has an important role in cleansing toxins from the body. In addition to using herbs, is important to supply the body with adequate nutrients. This is about vitamins such Vitamin A, C, E and providing to the body the necessary quantities of zinc and germanium.
To improve immune system is important to get sufficient sleep, not smoke and exercise regularly.


Developing good habits will maintain you healthy


The flu is a highly contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. Avoiding contact with too many infected persons in the winter season is a must do. Not frequenting human agglomerations if not needed is a common right sense.