Many people have used heat therapy to heal diseases, including some health clinics, but now heat therapy gives hope to cancer patients.
Eight years ago Diane Trepka learned she had breast cancer and was given five months to live. She beat those odds, but last year her cancer came back."It came back as a rash on the incision site," said Trepka. It was actually a small cluster of tumors.
She'd been told she couldn't have radiation therapy a second time, bu that was not true. The Cleveland Clinic is now using using a treatment called hyperthermia for patients with recurrent cancer like Trepka."We utilize this in conjuction with radiation when we're trying to maximize the effect in a local area of concern," explained Radiation Oncologist Dr. Justin Juliano. The device is placed over Trepka's tumor site and emits targeted and controlled heat at about 106 degrees.
The heat actually kills some tumor cells, but the main purpose is to get blood and oxygen to the tumor site. That makes radiation work better."Where I was after four and half to five months of chemotherapy, where the tumors started to fade, I was there in eight treatments. I could see the fading process," said Trepka. Diane and her husband Jim are amazed and instead of treatable, her doctors are using a new word."Our goal is to eradicate," said Trepka.
Cutting up one vegetable before you cook it could be less healthy for you.
A new study from the UK says you shouldn't chop up carrots before you cook them.That's because boiling carrots while they're still whole retains 25 percent a healthy compound.The compound is falcarinol and is an important anti-cancer component. Researchers say if you chop carrots into small pieces, it will increase the surface area and allow more nutrients to empty out into water.
If you're looking for an energy boost, you might turn to coffee or energy drinks.
The amino acid L-theanine has a calming effect and comes from the camellia sinensis plant species.That's the same plant where people harvest white, black, and green tea. L-theanine is found in vitamin water, sobe lifewater, and some gatorade. The amino acid does produce increased energy and concentration. Health experts say L-theanine may not have the same health benefits if you take away the other chemicals in tea.