Re: panc. cancer--thanks Heidi!

[Guest guest]

I totally agree with Heidi on this...I have been finding out more

and more about the pros of antioxidant therapy. Many doctors

won't even mention it or even stick their noses up about it.

Strangely enough, my psychiatrist started me on antioxidant

therapy...it just happened that it is something he has studied for

over 20 years. I had another doctor tell me that I should just stop

wasting the money on them, it wouldn't help...well, I feel better

than I ever have--more energy, in fact even my hair and nails are

longer and thicker than ever. The list of benefits goes on and on,

besides minimizing the free radicals and possibly hindering

cancer it also basically slows down the aging process in general

(now this may be more pronounced in so called " healthy "

people) but every bit helps!

I take vitamins, but I also try to eat healthy as much as possible

to get the nutrients from the food--you really can't substitute

vitamins for food and expect great results. As for alcoholic

pancreatitis in relation to the lack of antioxidants I can see where

I probably did some serious damage in my past. When I used to

drink I was basically on a " liquid diet " you could say...I just

couldn't eat or didn't feel hungry when I drank. It makes me sick

to think what it was doing to my body. Just my 2 cents!

Thanks!

Kay

>

> > > why on earth would there be any greater chance of these

> cells being

> > > cancerous than those cells being replaced throughout the

> rest of the body??

>

> Poncho replies: Most likely they are not more likely, but there is

a

> thought that as the body ages, the cell replacement process

gets

> a little sloppy, telluride's unwinding, Also there is the 'free

> radical " theory in that as the body ages there are more " free

> radical ions " present from environmental sources (including

the

> cumulative sun exposure) and that the presence of these ions

> can cause mutated cells within new cell growth. All theories

are

> cryptic and in the first stages of exploration and understanding.

> Flush out Free Radicals - Drink Water !! - Just kidding

>

>

> And Heidi furnishes this quote:

>

> A number of studies have explored the role of oxidative stress

in

> pancreatitis. Oxidative stress results from the production of

free

> radicals, which are by-products of metabolism that are harmful

> to cells in the body. Several ways to neutralize these

deleterious

> effects have evolved over time. Antioxidants, for example, help

rid

> the body of free radicals. Insufficient antioxidant levels in the

> blood (including reduced amounts of vitamin A, vitamin E,

> selenium, and carotenoids), though, may lead to chronic

> pancreatitis due to the destructive effects of increased free

> radical activity. Antioxidant deficiency and the risk of developing

> pancreatitis may be particularly relevant in areas of the world

> with low soil concentrations or low dietary intake of

antioxidants.

> In addition, the cooking and processing of foods may destroy

> antioxidants. Alcohol-induced pancreatitis is linked to low

levels

> of antioxidants as well. There is also some evidence that

> antioxidant supplements may eliminate or minimize oxidative

> stress and help alleviate pain from chronic pancreatitis.

>

>

> Drink water AND take your antioxidants! Not kidding!

>

> With hope and prayers,

> Heidi

>

> Heidi H. Griffeth

> South Carolina

> hhessgriffeth@h...

> Southeastern Representative

> Pancreatitis Association, Intl.