The first thing that struck me reading this book is that the author recommends ten specific supplements as remedies for some of the most serious health problems we face today such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and insomnia. When I say specific, I mean that the name of the brand is given, the dosage, where to buy it, and a lab certified Certificate of Analysis is also included on the book website for each one.
I found this to be a stark contrast to other books on nutritional supplements which give a lot of vague information and leave the reader more confused than before they read the book.
The next thing that impressed me is that the efficacy of each supplement is verified by science based evidence rather than hype and unsubstantiated claims. Shane Ellison's background as a pharmaceutical chemist and scientist makes him uniquely qualified to write about supplements which can effectively replace prescription drugs like statins, antibiotics, prostate drugs, sleep aids, blood pressure meds, and especially anti-cancer treatments like chemo and radiation. Throughout the book he includes numerically indexed references to the science studies which verify his claims. Listing of references is found in the endnotes section of the book.
My 49 year old brother-in-law and my 23 year old nephew both died of cancer within 18 months of each other. I watched them waste away at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston while having their immune systems disabled by poisonous chemo. They were fed Froot Loops for breakfast, microwaved salisbury steak patties for dinner, and Jello for desert. They were demoralized, stripped of their health, hope and life, and in the end, they both died slowly under a morphine drip.
In the chapter "Avoid Cancer Now" Ellison writes about a turmeric cancer cure that ironically, has been studied and confirmed by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers. Hundreds of laboratory studies by Drs. Bharat Aggarwal, Razelle Kurzrock, and others at the center, have demonstrated that curcumin (the active pigment agent in turmeric) is effective against melanoma, breast, bladder, brain, pancreatic, and ovarian cancers, to name just a few. "In the lab, we haven't yet found a type of cancer it doesn't show activity against," says Aggarwal. Why are they not using this now to treat patients? Drug companies can't patent a spice that's why! There's far more money to be made using Big Pharma's patented chemical poisons. The obscene profits made selling these drugs ensures that America's sickness treadmill keeps running smoothly while the cancer industry keeps soliciting Americans for research donations.
Early this year I had a spot on my left temple that looked like melanoma. As it grew from a small spec to around 3/8 inch diameter, I thought about my dear deceased relatives and I started to become concerned, really concerned that I might end up just like them. I didn't even want to put my attention on it or think about it much, not to mention getting a biopsy and possible removal by a dermatologist. I knew from my research that trying to slice off cancer from the skin, or cutting and prodding it inside the body could actually make it spread, especially prostate cancer. In other words, this is not a fundamental solution. I also started to lose weight which added to my fears.
After investigating natural cancer cures, I was ready to try graviola until I read about the gaping hole it can leave in your skin, the possibility of infection, and the reappearance of the spots after time. Also, since graviola is mainly a topical solution, it doesn't really eradicate the cause of the cancer which has taken root throughout the entire body at the cellular level. That's when I received an advance copy of a chapter from Over-The-Counter Natural Cures and read about the $8 cancer cure.
Ellison's explanation of why we get cancer and how we can prevent and cure it was the clearest and best that I'd ever read or heard of anywhere, including the oncologists at M.D. Anderson. While everyone else is talking about "fighting" cancer, Ellison says we need to instead "co-operate" with and enhance our body's natural defenses. Why did these doctors not tell our family about cancer being caused by DNA damage from toxins, and that a robust immune system and corrected cell signaling messages can prevent and even cure cancer? Had we known, we might have gone the natural route rather than chemo and possibly been been able to save our family members. Perhaps physicians and hospitals are so deeply invested in the conventional drug/surgery system that they never really consider using natural alternatives.
I obtained the bottle of turmeric supplements recommended in chapter 9 of Shane's book and began taking as much as three grams daily. In addition to that, I prepared a paste by emptying capsules, mixing the turmeric powder with organic honey, then smearing it onto a bandage which I placed over the spot on my face before bedtime each night. I also started eating blackberries and black seedless grapes which Ellison recommends for their antioxidant properties.
Within about a week and a half the spot started to shrink and I could feel the tide turning. A perceptible shift occured in my body from a pervasive feeling of sickness, to healing, as my immune system seemed to get the upper hand again. After thirty days the spot was completely gone as if it had never been there at all. I can't express the relief I felt. I went from the gloomy prospect of facing my own death (an experience well described by Suzanne Somers in her book Knockout), to the wide open mental spaces of health and optimism again. There is no price that can be put on natural remedies like this. But if I had to assign a value, I'd say that this book is worth many times it's weight in gold.
Ellison recommends that every American include turmeric in their daily intake regimen just like Dr. Aggarwal and his fellow Indians do. I couldn't agree more. Maybe then we can have 1,000 percent less cancer like the people in India do.
