Last week, I was chit chatting with someone.
I was talking about a dcumentary I had watched about bottled water. The documentary made a pretty-significant impact on me and I am a tap water girl since I saw it.
One (of the many) messages the documentary presented was that plastic water bottles are carcinogenic.
So I was chit chatting with this gentleman ~ and low and behold... he is a cancer researcher.
Random chit chats like this throw me into ecstacy - so I picked his brain a wee bit.
He told me that he had already resolved himself to the fact that he'll die of cancer eventually - and he went on to explain how cancer grows and attacks the body. He taught me quite a few things I didn't know in our brief chat.
Yesterday I placed a picture on my Facebook in support of cancer surivers. It was just one of those chain posts - but it means something to me as there are people in my life who I care deeply for who are cancer surivers. Cancer has taken people I love from me. (As we know, most people in our society have been deeply affected by cancer).
A friend of mine sent me this video (which I had never seen before).
Now I've seen articles about naturalpathic medication for Alzheimers patients being more effective than traditional meds (or simply consuming Coconut Oil -which has no patent) Alzheimer's is another disease that touches me personally), I'm a big believer in using marijuana instead of prescription painkillers to deal with pain.... (it's not my cup of tea for recreational use but you better believe I'll make people I love give it a try if and when they are dealing with chronic pain instead of keeping mum when they are prescribed stuff like Oxy - well The replacement Oxy - whatever it's called....). Someone close to me recently had open heart surgery and I worry about what meds he's taking.... I don't trust Drug companies at all....
I've wanted to see a naturalpathic doctor for a long time... I'm skeptical about everything lately - especially when it comes to healthcare and food.
It's starting to really really depress me
The cancer reasearcher who I spoke with told me he didn't believe we'd ever find a cure for cancer because it's so difficult to pinpoint what causes cancer in an individual. He told me it takes 25 years for cancer to grow to the point of detection. I trust his opinion. But when I see a clip like this I can't help but question him, the government, doctors, etc. etc. etc.....
What do you think? Is there something we can do other than rely on those who are funded by the government (who may not be open to all options) or drug companies (who obviously are motivated by profit)? Am I turning into a conspiracy theorist who needs to stop paying attention to this kinda stuff?? (lol).
.... I'm sincerely interested in hearing what other people think. I want to do something - if not now - someday....