This information is not coming from the outside fringes of the medical community, but from the founder of the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center and a pioneer in research on why cancers recur and spread to other parts of the body.

Dr Max Wicha reported, “The reason breast cancer and other malignancies often return aggressively after treatment is that when tumor cells die under assault from chemotherapy and radiation, they give off substances that can reactivate a special set of master cells known as cancer stem cells, Dr. Wicha said in an interview Tuesday.”

There is still controversy in the existence of cancer stem cells, but the idea is gaining traction.

In the last 2 months alone there have been  published studies on cancer stem cells in breast, ovarian, prostate and brain cancer around the nation.

Dr Wicha ‘s hope is to eliminate the use of general chemotherapy, with its debilitating side effects and treat cancer with targeted therapies specifically against stem cells.

The above is information reported by Mark Roth of the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette.

My personal hope and belief is that as science has the ability to tap into more and more information on the human body, the gap between alternative and mainstream medicine and science will close. I see that gap closing in our present time and future. As we accelerate in our learning and growth on this planet all things become possible and joining hands on our journey to healing will only make it more exciting and accelerated.

Three inch loss on the body signifies 1 lb of body fat! Imagine the size of 1 lb of butter.

Kids that are overweight btween 2-4, 6-8 and 10-12 exponentially increase their chances of being obese adults.

Toxins are a huge contributing factor to weight gain, or inability to lose weight…as well as many other health issues.

60,000 deaths occur in Canada from air pollution per year!

The top 2 selling prescriptions in Canada are for Viagra and Prozac!

We all live in the same world. What are some of the things you can do to improve your health and reduce your potential risk for illness?

Though one product may not be the answer to everything, we all need to do something to improve our health! One of the regular habits I do in my life is nutritionally cleanse. This combined with good food and excercise helps me stay lean and clean, clear, full of energy, great sleep, vibrant health and more.

For more information, go to www.healthbites.isagenix.com or www.youpotentiality.ca or call 416-854-0486

Cheers to your good health! Stay, Be, or Get Hot N Healthy!

Habits take time to form and to change. 30 days and then some to really embed them. If you want long lasting change, then you need to change your perspective. Someone asked me during a question and answer period how long would they have to eat salad and I responded by asking them how long they wanted to live. Salad is not “diet food”. Salad is live food and even though it is nutrtionally deficient and covered in pesticides, insecticides and herbicides it is still a far better option than chicken wings and fries.

As I speak to more and more people I see that they really don’t understand what truly healthy eating looks like…so I am writing a book and those of you that have heard this before will be glad to know it is being manifested right now as we speak. The book is being created to give simple clear guidelines to help you acheive greater vitality and health in your life. It is compact and simple and will give you helpful tips as to how to get these things we know we need but don’t do or grasp into your life and into your body.

More to come.

Young man came to me, 23 years old. Diagnosed with deviated septum, snoring issues and had an appointment with sleep disorder clinic as he is exhausted from lack of sleep. He was not obese, worked out regularly and ate well.
We put him on a “nutritional cleanse” and now he sleeps more restful and wakes up with way more energy. He is leaner, has more muscle definition and is very excited about his results.

Kate, at You Potentiality reminds that there are many things, medication, like caffeine, smoking, heavy food and carbs, and even alcohol consumed too close to bedtime that can affect your sleep and therefore your health. Ironically, even medication for insomnia can have adverse health effects and cause you to lose sleep. Follow the quick tips below and check out the recommended general relaxation and rebalancing techniques combined with a personalized cleansing and nutrition system to help you in gaining a healthier sleep pattern.

Quick tips to aide your sleep:

1. Don’t eat carbs after 6pm This one is admittedly the hardest tip to follow but staying away from the chips and cookies while watching the evening news will bring about the quickest and most beneficial health benefit. Your sleep will be easier.
2. Ensure a dark and quiet sleeping environment. Turn off the TV, lower your blinds or wear a night-shade over your eyes. If your room is too bright or too noisy, you are losing the health benefits of a deep sleep
3. Put a quiet time into effect in the hour or two before bedtime. Just like when you were a child, that quite time is beneficial in helping to put the stresses and stimulus of the day behind you.
4. Count sheep. Don’t laugh! Keeping your mind engaged in a boring activity can numb your brain into a boredom induced and relaxing sleep.
5. Progressive muscle relaxation Quite easy to do, while lying down for bed, this technique involves every muscle group in your body. Starting at your toes, you tense all their muscles as tightly as you can, count to 10 and then completely relax them again. Do this for every separate muscle group in your body, working your way up from one by one to the top of your head.

You Potentiality can help you relax and calm your nervous and digestive system to bring about a very natural state of well being that will help to enable a natural and healing sleep.

Are you occasionally feeling overwhelmed, or experiencing exaggerated feelings or thoughts? Perhaps you feel like you are in a constant state of anxiety, but those feelings are not necessarily associated with any specific situation.

Types of emotional disorders can loosely be categorized as

• Psychoses
• Drug induced disorders
• Disorders secondary to brain damage or other medical illness
• Emotional disorders

Emotional disorders are by far the most common symptom and many are merely various forms of anxiety. Anxiety and depression are universal human feelings, and we all experience them from time to time. Normally, such feelings can be connected with identifiable stress factors and they usually don’t last for long.

If your symptoms are beginning to dominate and disrupt your life then they may be signs of emotional distress. Luckily, People usually respond favorably to help from a well-qualified and experienced mental health professional. Kate Unger, at You Potentiality, has long been combining Craniosacral Therapy, Healing Touch Therapy, and Shiatsu Therapy, and she offers all-encompassing health and wellness sessions.

So call Kate today to book a Craniosacral Therapy (CST) session to get the relief you are seeking. CST is a soothing and pain-free experience that is designed to have lasting positive effects.

There is a great event coming up that we would like to help spread awareness of, and that is the upcoming MS Walk with the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. The MS Walk is in its 18^th year and is an annual fundraiser of the MS Society. This year’s MS Walk takes place on Sunday April 19^th.  It’s a fun, family-oriented event that raises funds for multiple sclerosis research and services. If you are not local or cannot attend and want to sponsor a walker, this is a great opportunity.

They also have a “text to win” contest where Ontario residents can enter to win an iPod Touch by texting the word ‘MSBLOG” to 101010. The contest deadline is the same day of the walk (April 19^th, 2009). Contest rules are available online. Please click here for more details.

Multiple Sclerosis is a debilitating and stressful disease and many people affected are turning to complimentary and alternative medicines, including healthy eating advice and massage as a way to help manage the effects of their disease. we have been combining Craniosacral Therapy, Healing Touch Therapy, and Shiatsu massage to clients suffering from MS and other health issues, offering them all-encompassing health and wellness sessions.  Combining these gentle, hands-on techniques has been extremely successful in giving clients the results and relief that they are seeking, but have otherwise not been able to achieve.

If you or someone you know are seeking relief from the symptoms and stress involved with MS, or any other debilitating disease, please do check out You Potentiality. We are more than happy to schedule a session with you – in the comfort of your own home or office if you prefer.