Montpelier Family Chiropractic Newsletter |
February 2008 www.MontpelierChiro.com |
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News From the 'Cancer War' Are you old enough to remember when President Nixon declared the "war on cancer" in December of 1971? Since that time more than one trillion dollars has been spent in research to defeat the "enemy." The result? We are losing the war with ever-higher casualties. Depending upon which type of cancer you're talking about, the incidence has increased ranging from 30 to 300 percent in the intervening 28 years. Dr. Robert Weinberg, a world leader in cancer research at Harvard University, was asked in a radio interview recently what we have gained from all this costly research. He replied that the single most important thing we have learned is that the vast majority of cancer plaguing our society is directly a result of people's bad habits. If you're smoking, drinking and eating like there's no tomorrow, you're probably right. Dr. Weinberg asserts that cancer rates would sharply plummet if people would quit using tobacco, cut back on the all-American diet rich with fried foods high in saturated fat, and only drink alcohol in moderation. Dr. Weinberg's message to the public: The majority of cancers are not caused by faulty genes, nor are they cunning enemies lurking behind corners, ready to strike out at hapless victims. Instead, most forms of cancer are a cumulative result of daily habits, a consequence of voluntary lifestyle choices that each individual makes. Unfortunately, since cancer research is a huge, highly centralized industry, funding is jealously funneled to a handful of large institutions who endlessly seek to discover which faulty gene is the cause of each cancer. Too bad the money isn't made available to educate the public about the singular importance of a healthy lifestyle for avoiding most cancers! |
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