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Fish Oil Helps Dogs With Lymphoma Live Longer
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
April 30 2000 | 5,318 views

A diet supplemented with fish oil and the amino acid arginine appears to increase survival time in dogs with lymphoma, a cancer that affects white blood cells. Dogs with this kind of cancer, similar to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in humans, are easily treated, but as with humans, their cancer tends to return.

Half of the dogs received a special chow with the two supplements in it, and the other half ate chow with soybean oil added. The two chows were identical in nutritional value, and formulated to be equally tasty to the dogs. All the dogs were being treated with the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin every three weeks, and were living at home with their owners.

Previous research has shown that some polyunsaturated fatty acids, like those found in fish oil, may help prevent the growth and spread of cancer tumors, and may help prevent cachexia -- the devastating weight loss and muscle wasting seen in some cancer patients despite adequate nutrition. Likewise, arginine supplements have been reported to improve immune responses, and might help the body fight cancer.

The dogs were fed one of the chows twice a day during and after their cancer treatment. The researchers report that compared to the control dogs, those who ate the supplemented chow showed higher blood levels of two fatty acids called C20:5 and C22:6 that seem particularly effective in fighting cancer. Dogs with more of these fatty acids in their blood also tended to have more normal levels of lactic acid, which tends to accumulate in the blood when metabolism is disrupted in cancer patients.

The dogs with higher levels of these two fatty acids survived longer than those with lower levels, and had longer remissions, periods of time before their disease came back.

Cancer 2000;88:1916-1928



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I believe the researchers have a big clue here. Dr. Omura is one of the most prominent physicians in Japan. The chairman of Sony Corporation and the Dali Lama have both been his patients. Dr. Omura developed the bi-digital O ring muscle test and has written hundred of peer-reviewed scientific articles regarding muscle testing. He is on of the top researchers in the world in this area. His work has determined that EPA/DHA appears to be an effective way to treat many viral infections and cancers.

The problem, though, is that most of the infections and cancers tend to develop an electromagnetic resistance barrier which prevents the supplements from going from outside the cell (extracellular) to inside the cell (intracellular). He has developed a technique called selective drug uptake enhancement which involves stimulating very specific areas on the palm that are acupressure points that correlate to the area which needs the therapy. The acupressure technique works for about five hours and the supplement will actually migrate into the cell so it can perform its work.

Unfortunately, many infections and cancers are in multiple areas of the body and multiple sites would have to be stimulated to achieve this benefit in each area. Dr. Doug Phillips in West Palm Beach, who is one of the top biological dentists in the country, and I have established in the last few weeks that there is a simpler and more effective technique to achieve this benefit.

It involves using the north pole of a very powerful neodymium magnet placed directly on a specific spot on the back of the skull for five minutes. This seems to provide the same benefit to the ENTIRE body by inducing a strong current in the medulla (part of the brainstem). Dr. Phillips treats patients with chronic pain and chronic illness from a dental aspect. He had previously used an Anodyne machine to achieve this results and his patients were gladly paying $2,000 for this instrument, because the treatment worked.

The great thing about this magnet treatment is that the high powered magnet only costs $25. Nothing wears out and, as long as one does not lose it (it is about the size of three stacked quarters), it works for the rest of your life. I am very excited about this therapy as it will likely make any drug, vitamin or herb work much better. The EMF force on the medulla appears to effectively enhance intracellular absorption for all items that we have measured for up to five hours.






 
 
 
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