100 Perks of Having Cancer: Plus 100 Health Tips for Surviving It by Florence Strang Page B
Authors: Florence Strang
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instant health. They promise you that you will feel great, lose 20 pounds,
and have more energy than a five-year-old at Disneyworld. And you’ll have
it in three days! News flash: You can’t change your entire health in three
days. But you can make the decision to change and start taking the first steps
toward that change in three days.
Proper detox can only happen if you have two body parts in perfect
working order: your intestines and your liver. Without healthy pipes (bow-
els) and a healthy filter (liver), your body is unable to process contaminates
that attack us around the clock. The health of these organs is even more
important when going through chemo as it is up to your liver to metabolize
those huge doses of chemotherapy drugs. Having an unhealthy liver and
colon can lead to toxins collecting in your brain and fat cells, and circulating
through your entire body causing chronic illness and disease.
An unhealthy person allows toxins to enter his or her body through:
● smoking
● processed, high-sugar, high-chemical foods
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● chemicals in their environment, like BPA from plastics or chlorine in their
water
● pesticides in their foods
● pharmaceuticals
● chemicals in their personal-care products
A healthy person is someone who:
● eats clean, whole, nonprocessed foods, with no chemicals
● limits pesticide exposure in foods
● exercises regularly
● limits unnecessary pharmaceutical use
Perk #14: I Didn’t Have to Worry About My Guests Finding a Hair in the Food I Prepared
69
● drinks plenty of dechlorinated pure water
● is conscious of toxins in the home
You can fix your intestines by fixing your diet and your
lifestyle. For example, eating a whole food plant-based diet
Don’t look to a detox
and meditating every day promotes healthy intestines,
kit for your answer to
which results in healthy pooping, which, in turn, results in
health. Instead, change
a healthier you!
your lifestyle and make
It’s a bit overwhelming when you realize you need to
long-term investments
change the habits you’ve grown accustomed to for many
you can bank on.
years, so you may be tempted to look for quick and easy
Remember, according
solutions in this category. But the real “health” will come
to the Tao proverb, the
from a lifestyle committed to clean, whole foods, adequate
longest journey begins
water intake, exercise, a relaxed mind, and avoiding chemi-
with a single step.
cals . . . not from an enema bag or a three-day “cleanse.”
Perk #15
I Got Fast-Tracked for Blood Work
I would like to have a dollar for every minute I
have spent in hospital waiting rooms. We all
know how boring and time-consuming it is
waiting to have blood work and other routine
lab tests done. Before my diagnosis, I would sit
in the waiting room for hours, trying to look dig-
nified while holding a bottle of pee in my hand.
However, after I was diagnosed, I no longer had
to play the waiting game. At my hospital all I
needed to do was say, “I am a chemo patient,”
and I would get fast-tracked. I think the rationale
was that they didn’t want us chemo patients
hanging out with “sick people” since our immune systems were low. Hey,
it worked for me! I also had a special parking permit for chemo patients so
that I was guaranteed a parking spot close to the hospital.
Use your chemo status to your advantage. Find out if your hospital
will fast-track your routine lab tests, or give preferred parking.
If you are forced to wait, use your time wisely. Bring an inspirational
book to read, listen to your favorite tunes, or do a meditation.
HEALTH TIP #15
Even Ironman Needs Iron
A s you’re watching the blood pour into that glass tube from your arm,
think about this: Your blood is pretty cool. Blood plasma is the river
that everything floats in; white blood cells attack germs; platelets help you
I 70 J
Perk #15: I Got
instant health. They promise you that you will feel great, lose 20 pounds,
and have more energy than a five-year-old at Disneyworld. And you’ll have
it in three days! News flash: You can’t change your entire health in three
days. But you can make the decision to change and start taking the first steps
toward that change in three days.
Proper detox can only happen if you have two body parts in perfect
working order: your intestines and your liver. Without healthy pipes (bow-
els) and a healthy filter (liver), your body is unable to process contaminates
that attack us around the clock. The health of these organs is even more
important when going through chemo as it is up to your liver to metabolize
those huge doses of chemotherapy drugs. Having an unhealthy liver and
colon can lead to toxins collecting in your brain and fat cells, and circulating
through your entire body causing chronic illness and disease.
An unhealthy person allows toxins to enter his or her body through:
● smoking
● processed, high-sugar, high-chemical foods
68
100 Perks of Having Cancer
● chemicals in their environment, like BPA from plastics or chlorine in their
water
● pesticides in their foods
● pharmaceuticals
● chemicals in their personal-care products
A healthy person is someone who:
● eats clean, whole, nonprocessed foods, with no chemicals
● limits pesticide exposure in foods
● exercises regularly
● limits unnecessary pharmaceutical use
Perk #14: I Didn’t Have to Worry About My Guests Finding a Hair in the Food I Prepared
69
● drinks plenty of dechlorinated pure water
● is conscious of toxins in the home
You can fix your intestines by fixing your diet and your
lifestyle. For example, eating a whole food plant-based diet
Don’t look to a detox
and meditating every day promotes healthy intestines,
kit for your answer to
which results in healthy pooping, which, in turn, results in
health. Instead, change
a healthier you!
your lifestyle and make
It’s a bit overwhelming when you realize you need to
long-term investments
change the habits you’ve grown accustomed to for many
you can bank on.
years, so you may be tempted to look for quick and easy
Remember, according
solutions in this category. But the real “health” will come
to the Tao proverb, the
from a lifestyle committed to clean, whole foods, adequate
longest journey begins
water intake, exercise, a relaxed mind, and avoiding chemi-
with a single step.
cals . . . not from an enema bag or a three-day “cleanse.”
Perk #15
I Got Fast-Tracked for Blood Work
I would like to have a dollar for every minute I
have spent in hospital waiting rooms. We all
know how boring and time-consuming it is
waiting to have blood work and other routine
lab tests done. Before my diagnosis, I would sit
in the waiting room for hours, trying to look dig-
nified while holding a bottle of pee in my hand.
However, after I was diagnosed, I no longer had
to play the waiting game. At my hospital all I
needed to do was say, “I am a chemo patient,”
and I would get fast-tracked. I think the rationale
was that they didn’t want us chemo patients
hanging out with “sick people” since our immune systems were low. Hey,
it worked for me! I also had a special parking permit for chemo patients so
that I was guaranteed a parking spot close to the hospital.
Use your chemo status to your advantage. Find out if your hospital
will fast-track your routine lab tests, or give preferred parking.
If you are forced to wait, use your time wisely. Bring an inspirational
book to read, listen to your favorite tunes, or do a meditation.
HEALTH TIP #15
Even Ironman Needs Iron
A s you’re watching the blood pour into that glass tube from your arm,
think about this: Your blood is pretty cool. Blood plasma is the river
that everything floats in; white blood cells attack germs; platelets help you
I 70 J
Perk #15: I Got
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