BLACK RASPBERRIES SLOW CANCER BY ALTERING HUNDREDS OF GENES

Ohio State University ^ | Aug 27, 2008 | Unknown

[decimon]

(and not berry well)

Your berracity suffers for this. ;-)

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“For those of us with Cancer, berries sound tame compared to the treatments offered by the medical establishment.”

I'm really sorry to hear you are dealing with this. Amazing things are happening all the time, so I hope whatever your diagnosis is you are optimistic. As a member of the ‘medical establishment’ I just want you to know that not all of us think we have all the answers. In fact, I would say that the majority are open to new and novel ways to deal with cancer and other hurtful conditions. The problem with cancer is that in many ways understanding how to deal with cancer is similar to unraveling exactly how a single set of genetic instructions in an undifferentiated fertilized egg can lead to the development of a beautiful human being. The same instruction set is contained in every cell of your body, but some become the neurons in your brain, some become the hepatocytes in your liver, and some become the muscle cells in your heart. It's really complex, and cancer is what happens when the cells no longer know exactly what it is they are supposed to be. My prayers are with you and I wish you all the best.

[mowowie]

I’m offended!
Call them “Rasberries of color”

[AZLiberty]

Your berracity suffers for this. ;-)

I thought Freepers wore pajamas when posting.

[SunkenCiv]

Plus, ya get to eat blackberries every day...

[blam]

"Plus, ya get to eat blackberries every day..."

Apple
Walnuts
Broccoli
Curry
Banana
Aspirin
Fish Oil
Beans
Jalapeno Pepper
Black Rasberries

I just may live forever.

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[neverdem]

Carcinogen-altered genes in rat esophagus positively modulated to normal levels of expression by both black raspberries and phenylethyl isothiocyanate.

From a GD Stoner no less!

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

For those of us with Cancer, berries sound tame compared to the treatments offered by the medical establishment.

Doesn't it though? There are so many tried cancer therapies about which I read and they sound just as likely to produce the desired results as chemo and radiation and can leave you healthier and not destroy your wellbeing. I cannot see myself ever having chemo.

Good luck to you.

[allmendream]

Sorry but the most efficacious treatments and cures have historically been single molecule treatments upon a single molecular target; and this is only becoming more and more true.

Chinese traditional medicine is mostly hokum, like any alternative medicine, some herbs may well have curative properties but it is usually due to a single compound or class of compounds hitting a specific molecular target.

I can well see the alt-med crowd cry aloud that without the ‘entire natural herb’ the medicinal benefits would be lost, but then again they also believe in homeopathy - where a medicine is diluted to nothing but water that they claim retains some molecular memory of the medicine/toxin that it once contained.

[diamond6]

bttt

[allmendream]

If “traditional” acupuncture works so well then why does “sham” acupuncture work just as well in a clinical setting?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/26979.php