Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Psychic Night Fundraiser


Come enjoy an evening of mediumship and help support the services Strength for Life provides to people living with cancer.

DATE:  Sunday, October 23, 2011
TIME:   6 - 10:00 pm
Place:  Popei's Seafood Resturant
              760 Grand Blvd
              Deer Park, NY 11729
Donation:  $65 per person
includes dinner, one drink, unlimited non alcoholic drinks and a 2 hour "open forum" event with psychic mediums 
Raffle for Individual Card Reading at the event that night (included in ticket price)


RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!!
LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE!!!


To be a part of this event send
checks payable to:


"Strength for Life"
902 Constance Lane
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776


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Don't forget about our upcoming
on November 20, 2011 at 9am
Sunken  Meadow State Park!
Video from the Inaugural Run!


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"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time with a tremendous whack."
~ Winston Churchill

Saturday, September 10, 2011

John Hopkins Update

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins :

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer 
    cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have
    multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients
    that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after 
    treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the
    cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a  person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer
    cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has nutritional deficiencies.
These could be due to genetic, but also to environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies,
changing diet to eat more adequately and healthy, 4-5 times/day
     and by including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growingcancer cells and also destroys
rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can
    cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7.. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns,
scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often
    reduce tumor size. However prolonged use ofchemotherapy and radiation
do not result in more tumordestruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from
    chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either
    compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb
    to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to
      mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.
      Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer
      cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
*CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made
    with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute
     would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small
     amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in
    color Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the
    gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting
    off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancercells are being starved
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c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based
    diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little other meat
    like chicken. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites,
which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked
    food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance
    growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw
    vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at
temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C)..

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine Green tea is a better alternative  and has cancer fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals,  EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroycancer cells..
Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's
      normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put
     the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to
     have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave..

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
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Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Self Myofascial Release

I was first introduced to this therapy of using a foam roller to open up and free some muscular tightness then learned how to massage trigger points with the same foam roller and wanted to share this information with you to educate our clients.  I know that there are certifications out there for myofascial release – but many of the techniques are quite simple and the internet has a plethora of information. 

Personally I had trouble with my IT band (Iliotibial band) which was causing some severe discomfort.  Cause could have been my footwear or the quad stretching I was doing using opposite hand to foot instead of the right hand to right foot stretch - a more direct line.  In any event, I had pain.  I understand this is also an occurrence with runners.  To use the foam roller to release tension in the fascia (connective tissue surrounding the muscle) for the IT band – you simply lie on your side on the foam roller, the top leg is placed at a 90 degree angle with the foot on the floor, the bottom leg has the foot raised slightly off the floor – you then you roll just from below the hip joint to a point above the knee.  This can be painful at first – start slowly to relieve the pain not cause additional pain and/or bruising. 

The same technique can be used to release upper back knots; adductor tightness – let your body tell you what needs to be released.  

When I was first introduced to the foam roller we were told to lay with the roller along our spine and just allow the chest and hips room to open up. No movement – simply allow the stretch to happen.  As with flexibility training – hold the stretch for 30 – 60 seconds, exhaling to allow the body to relax and ‘embrace the openness’.

Walking Backwards.....the benefits..........

Challenge yourself ...walking backwards on the treadmill is said to burn 20% greater calories, improve your balance and be good for your brain – so why not give it a try. 


The key, of course, is to start slow and not hold onto the railings.  Start at 1.0 – 1.5 to get the feeling and progress slowly eventually adding an incline. You will feel how this method of exercise utilizes your muscles differently engaging your quads and calves greatly; you are landing on the ball of your foot instead of heel; and definitely focusing on your postural muscles.


Of course, I couldn’t write about this without experimenting with it a few days.  After my normal treadmill interval routine there is a 5 minute cool down so I took those five minutes to do some backward walking.  I have been able to increase the speed to 2.2 in just 2 days and noticed that although I am walking so slowly backwards my heart rate was averaging about 75% HRM – not a cool down rate – and it kept me interested and not wanting to jump off. 


There is a plethora of information on the internet about “heel striking versus forefoot striking” – one of the main points of heel striking is the degree of compression it puts on our joints – one article quotes “the impact force to be 1.5 – 3 times your body weight traveling through the heel, ankle, knee, hip, shoulder and neck.” 


There is also the new craze of “minimalist foot wear” for running and hiking that boasts about the landing of the forefoot through the arches to the heel, with Dr. Oz a big proponent of this type of footwear. 


The conclusion is that no matter what your fitness level is you can incorporate this forefoot landing and experience the difference.  The beginner will start with backward walking, adding an incline and speed, the more advanced may try some backwards running on a track or the new minimalist footwear…it is said that the Japanese have incorporated this method since the 40’s and tout that “100 steps backward walking is equivalent to 1,000 steps conventional walking”. The benefits realized in the practice of backwards walking/running, in addition to balance and caloric, include an increased awareness in vision and hearing – win/win!


"There is no such thing as a failed experiment,
only experiments with unexpected outcomes."

~Richard Buckminster Fuller





Sunday, August 7, 2011

What's on your Bucket List??????

You may remember the movie – and if you have not seen it – it is so worth your time.

“…Carter Chambers, a blue collar mechanic, and billionaire hospital magnate Edward Cole meet for the first time in the hospital after both have been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Although Edward is reluctant to share a room with Carter, complaining that he "looks half-dead already," they become friends as they undergo their respective treatments.

Edward , a cultured loner who enjoys nothing more than tormenting his personal valet/servant, Thomas, who later reveals his name is actually Matthew.  Edward prefers to call him Thomas because he finds the name Matthew too "biblical." Edward drinks a specific brand of coffee called “Kopi Luwak”, one of the most expensive coffees in the world.

Carter, a gifted amateur historian, begins writing a "bucket list," or things to do before he "kicks the bucket". After hearing he has less than a year, Carter discards the list. Edward finds it the next morning and urges Carter to do everything on the list (and adds more things to do), and offers to finance the trip for the both of them.

The pair begins an around-the-world vacation. They go skydiving together, ……and have many other adventures…. At one time Carter reveals with great amusement that the origin of the Kopi Luwak coffee Edward enjoys, grown in the Sumatran village, is eaten and defecated by a jungle cat, and is
harvested because of the special aroma of the gastric juices.


Carter crosses off “laugh till I cry" from his bucket list

.....and "kiss the most beautiful girl in the world" is crossed off when ….(watch the movie)

….. and "help a complete stranger for the good"


We all have desires, wishes and plans – and one of the best way to assure that we accomplish them is to write them down because crossing them off – feels so good.

Strength for Life is holding its’ second annual “Fall-anthropy
Sky Diving event on September 24 – 25 at Sky Dive Long Island.


If skydiving is on your list – please join us for this event. Strength for Life will offset the cost of your jump if you choose to fundraise for us. If you raise $1000, by becoming a fundraiser we will pay for your jump; if you raise $1500 we will pay for your jump and the video of the jump. This is a win/win – you get to cross skydiving off your list or as in the movie….."help a complete stranger for the good" ...and we help cancer patients/survivors – cross off “feel my absolute best.”


(FUNdraising is easy when you reach out to friends and family - sharing your goal and sharing news about Strength for Life - we provide all the help you need including a page on the active.com website linked to Strength for Life.)  View : Last year's video

Please join us, share the news with family and friends – or support my jump
– and just so you know -
I am facing my fear of heights as well as crossing it off my list!!!


*(From Wikipedia)

Friday, July 29, 2011

"Today is a Gift: - 2012 Strength for Life Calendar


Honor a loved one by purchasing a day
in Strength For Life’s



Articles to Share....

Since you checked in .........

I have updated our Facebook page regularly with these very interesting articles so I would like to share them with those of you who do not visit our Strength for Life Facebook page.

Processed Meat TOO Dangerous for Human Consumption


Antioxidants and Infertility


New Trend in American Eating


What is really in the food???


It would be nice if the Food and Drug Administration stopped issuing warnings about toxic substances and just gave me the names of one or two things still safe to eat. ~Robert Fuoss