Re: Seeking Recommendations of Holistic Wellness Retreats -

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Thank you very much for responding to my post. I am not related to Professor

Shoham, but he sounds like a person worth discussing with, so I have sent him an

email.

Don't get me wrong. I don't believe that listening to angels playing harps in

the background is going to do the trick. But I do believe that the healing

process is more effective in a calm environment, rather than dealing with the

day to day hassles of life. Yes, I can do the same treatment at home, but I

would end up as a nervous wreck, as I continuously have to put on an act for my

little children that all is OK, and deal with all the mundane stuff like running

a business, rather than focus for once on myself. Therefore, the idea to

disconnect for a while from day-2-day stuff has some sort of appeal

I was very interested in your comment " There are so many more interesting

approaches for the

melanomas, e.g., IPT dacarbazine with DNCB, Lonidamine, betulinic/betulonic

acid, dithiodinicotinic acid, melacine, virulizin, etc., but it will take many

years for conventional medicine and approvals to catch up. "

This is all very new to me, and I would like to have some more information as to

what you are suggesting and how you would expect them to work in my case.

All the best

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> Your last name jumped out at me as Professor Shoham, MD, PhD in

> Israel is a friend of mine. His e-mail is:

> <shohamj@...> When we last spoke he was setting up a center

> such as you describe. Professor Shoham is the international editor

> of Integrative Cancer Therapies. Should you contact him you are

> welcome to use my name.

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> Another excellent source of alternative information is Shlomo " Gubi "

> Guberman in Raanana. Gubi is on this list and has written a book on

> alternative cancer therapies. gubisara@...

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> I just punched up your blog

> http://cid-b1591267072bca0b.profile.live.com/. High dose vitamin C

> can be a very good strategy when it is crunch time. In the Southern

> California -Tijuana area we will use it with menadione. Still, I

> think it is mediocre as a long term strategy. Like chemo one can

> often see shrinkage, but it will only kill those cells that are

> susceptible. There is no way I could call it a curative

> treatment. There are so many more interesting approaches for the

> melanomas, e.g., IPT dacarbazine with DNCB, Lonidamine,

> betulinic/betulonic acid, dithiodinicotinic acid, melacine,

> virulizin, etc., but it will take many years for conventional

> medicine and approvals to catch up.

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> We do have a retreat center in Del Mar, CA but I am not sure that it

> would be a good fit for you. Although very serene this is almost

> accidental. I don't have a clear understanding of " connect with

> myself " and what this has to do with reversing cancer. We don't do

> any meditation, hypnosis, nor do we go around and smell pretty

> things. Other people may find this the right path for them and there

> are many practitioners who provide these sorts of services.

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> We focus on quite the opposite. Our intention is to awaken the brain

> and with it to free you from immune anergy and autonomic atonia. We

> help line you up with sensible treatments and then attempt to help

> you take responsibility for your own treatment decisions. This is a

> major point in our program. No clinic/physician/practitioner is

> going to do your dying for you, so can their motivation be stronger

> than yours? Our goal is not to make you dependent on us, but to make

> you dependent on yourself.

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> One of the starting places of our program is to help a person

> recognize the biases and fantasies that infect our decision

> making. We don't try to rid you of these; we just make you aware of

> them so you can choose to allow their existence, or not.

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> Whenever I hear someone go on about serenity, etc., I am suspicious

> that part of their brain is preparing them for death. If you like I

> could look around for a place with a nice collection of dirges, and

> maybe with paintings of precious souls sleeping in the arms of

> angels. We have seen our share of serene people come here. They

> came to the wrong place. What they really want is that ocean

> voyage. Others come here incredibly fearful. Perhaps they are

> afraid we'll waterboard their colon. No, fear/panic/siege is no

> solution either.

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> What is the best mental state for beating cancer? It is one of

> problem solving, self-discipline, boldness, and taking responsibility.

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