Preview

Cancer Alternative Treatments: Documentary Analysis

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
1517 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Cancer Alternative Treatments: Documentary Analysis
Cancer Alternative Treatments

The year 2008 was one of the most difficult one of my life emotionally. On March 4th 2008 my Grandpa died of pneumonia. This is the first time in my life that someone close to me had died. I was in 7th grade at the time. I remember how everyone in my family was saddened and in a sense shattered by this event. At first I was in complete shock for the longest time and in disbelief that he passed. We were supposed to celebrate his birthday four days later on March 8th.
My Tia Meli had cancer during this time and she was not told right away that her father had passed away. She did go to the funeral once she was told. My Tia passed away April 14th 2008, seven days after her birthday and a month after my Grandpa. I remember when we
…show more content…
Edward Griffin theorizes that cancer is a result of a lack or deficiency of a specific nutrient or vitamin. This nutrient or vitamin he says people with cancer lack, is “vitamin B17.” It also goes by the name of amygdalin, nitriloside, and Laetrile. Vitamin B17 is found in various grasses in nature and Griffin explains that there has never been an animal found in nature with cancer. He says it’s only when animals are taken from the wild and put in man-made exhibits such as zoos’ that they then develop cancer. He gives very specific examples of what happened to bears in a zoo. Over a six year period five bears died from cancer. In captivity animals are not freely allowed to eat the foods they would forage for in their natural habitats. Bears in the wild consume berries that contain vitamin B17. When a bear kills a deer, by instinct they eat the rumen or stomach which contains nitrilosides (vitamin B17) from the various types of grasses the deer consumed. It is when they are captive and are not being fed foods that are rich in nitrilosides (vitamin B17) that they develop and are often killed by

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Life Changing Moment

    • 1006 Words
    • 5 Pages

    I remember that October day so perfectly. I got out of class, called my Aunt Gwen for directions to the hospital he was at, and went on my way. I arrived at the hospital just as my grandpa was slowly making his way down the hallway with his oxygen and with my aunt right by his side. I look at her face and I can tell she is trying to hold back tears. My Uncle Jacky was there too which is my grandpas oldest son. After the doctors we went to Ryan’s restaurant and ate lunch, its where he always ate with my grandma when she had to go to the doctors. Now my grandpa is a big guy and watching him barely eat that day was terribly hard. I could barely look at him for I was trying to hold back all my tears with everything I had. From that day on I knew my grandpa’s life wouldn’t be the same. The doctors said they would be able to cure him, the cancer had spread to his fluids. My grandpa has been doing chemo therapy to just slow the cancer down and sadly he has to come to his last treatment.…

    • 1006 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    I agree that cancer was correlated to increased animal protein intake. I agree grass is very high in cancer fighting nitrilosides. The Hopi Indians have had cancer rates of 1 in 1000 as opposed to 1 in 4 for the typical American. Many cultures and tribes around the world are "rumored" to be cancer free. The modern way of raising livestock and poultry might cause high cancer rate. They eat plants high in nitrilosides. If they eat plants they are more health than we are. I agree with some things the author thinks in the article.…

    • 203 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Sometimes we weren't able to go to school because of the bruises on our bodies. All of this took place up until my mom passed away in July of 1993. I was fourteen years old and will never forget the day. In my mind, it's like it happened yesterday. When I woke up, I walked down stairs to find my brother and asked him if she was up yet. He said he hadn't seen her, so I walked back upstairs and into the master bedroom. She wasn't in bed, so I headed for the master bathroom. When I entered the bathroom, I could see her body in the reflection of the mirror, sitting on the toilet, pale and blue. I screamed for my brother, who came running upstairs to find me. We laid her on the floor and my brother gave her mouth to mouth while I called 911. She lay in a coma for ten days, until my dad decided to take her off of the ventilator. Her passing was a weight lifted off of our shoulders because she was mentally and physically in a lot of pain due to her diabetes, severe depression and bipolar disorder. My brother and I were relieved because she was the main source of our…

    • 1363 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Alternative cancer therapies are an emotive subject. In this Summative assessment the main events in a hypothetical case history are recounted from a naturopathic point of view and an effective management plan for the final part of the nutritional treatment is described. To support the given treatment strategy an attempt is made to subjectively consider a critique of nutritional therapies in general and the Gerson cancer therapy in particular, written by Saul Green PhD, biochemist and science editor of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine. The argument for the use of the Gerson therapy is considered mainly by the review of several papers written by Hildebrand, Chairman of the Gerson Institute, and a more recent version of this therapy by reviewing the notes from the Aloe thing by L. Plaskett biochemist, and the Nutritional medicine course principle at TVU University.…

    • 2560 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Once I got out of school, my mom picked my siblings and I up to go eat. On our way to the restaurant my mom began to explain to us that Bellz had cancer and it had spread through her whole body. Making it incurable. I could feel a knot form in my throat but I was able to keep the tears back because I knew that she was in pain and suffering and she wasn't herself. I also kept thinking about how much better it'd be for her to not go through it any longer. When we arrived at the restaurant, which happened to be one of my favorites, but I just wasn't in the mood to eat anymore. I ordered food anyway, just so I could eat at least a little. We sat at the table waiting for our food when my little brother…

    • 630 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Early in November, my mom was scheduled to have surgery on November 20th, about three days before Thanksgiving. My aunt flew out to us to help around the house and to help my mom when coming home from the hospital. Everyone in the family was on edge. I was already stressed from the junior years school workload, but now I had my mom and her surgery to think and stress about, too.…

    • 466 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    My grandfather passed away and it sent my family and i into a turmoil. It was so sudden and fast we knew we had to prepare for our future without him. That day was the first day ever that my whole family and I sat in silence. No conversations, No cracking jokes or laughter, just silence. It was a day of sadness, but as the strong family we are, we lifted each other up and we accepted it and we made a promise to each other that we would never leave each other's sides. That day made me realize how much our family is united and this day put our strength to the test and we didn't let it break us. It actually brought us even…

    • 545 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    On August 28th of this year, my grandfather passed away. He was 94 years old and died peacefully in his sleep at his home in the Dominican Republic. Three weeks later, on September 16, his wife and partner for 60 years, my grandmother, passed under similar conditions. While I cannot say for certainty, I believe she died of heartbreak. She was never the same after losing her partner, her best friend and the love of her life. My family and I were informed via telephone the day after their passing because their rural community of San Cristobal is frequently without phone service. I remember both phone calls rather vividly, as my rather had placed both on speaker phone. I remember the heartbreak that I felt, the devastation, the loneliness, but I do not remember anyone asking what date and time either of them passed. Instead, we all cried together and embraced each other. Particularly in the loss of my grandmother, I realize how death can impact a person's soul. My…

    • 1898 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    My question was, “Okay, do we tell her or just let everything seem as if it all going to be alright?” We just wanted Mom to be happy and not in any pain. So, we decided not to tell her that she was dying, just to take it one day at a time. After, that I took a month off from work to spend time with my mom not knowing when or if I was going to be able to handle it when she did pass. During this time off from work I would take her out to eat and shopping just to have that time to myself with her. She was so excited just to get out ever though it would wear her out being out and trying to walk. Mom would never let us know that she was in pain or needed something for the pain.…

    • 769 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    My grandpa had always spoiled me he got me treats when I didn’t ask for any he even one time spent a hundred dollars on popcorn for me to win a prize (it was a toy car I quit cub scouts after that). He had always been there when I needed him and when I didn’t and then he got sick when that happened he got grumpy and because he couldn't do what he loved to do because he was bed bound. Then he started getting heart attacks every time they happened I came and they were scary but he was old and he eventually died from old age and the whole family came everyone was thinking that it was eventually gonna happen and when that happened I just sat there crying…

    • 218 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Chemotherapy and cancer treatments have been a process in the making for over a hundred years. Although people have a sort of cynical approach towards cancer, saying that it is incurable and will ravage humans and society for the years to come, advancements have been made and in a positive manner.…

    • 680 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A Meaningful Song

    • 509 Words
    • 3 Pages

    In February, just a few months before, my family and I found out my mom had a brain tumor. Even though it wasn't cancerous, it still took a toll on everybody. My mother was, and still is, a caring, hard working person. She always did everything she could to give my brother and I the best life. Knowing that she had to have brain surgery, something that could take her life, was horrifying.…

    • 509 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    We moved out of her old, old folks home into a new old folks home where she would get more attention. When we started visiting her there, my parents started telling me and my sister not to be bothered by her asking the same question twice and answer as if it was the first time she had asked it. A little later that year my dad began to look worried and we it was getting close to the end. We then received a call from the doctor telling us that she was going to pass soon we were devastated. We couldn't believe it. We all wished we had more time. My dad drove to her as soon as he got the news. 3 days after he drove up, she passed in her sleep. We were at target when we heard the news and I cried the whole way home and then cried the rest of the day. We drove up to be with my dad the next day and cleaned out her room which was incredibly sad for my whole family. We stayed at my aunt's house which was a couple miles away from my grandma's home. The funeral was a couple days later and I cried the whole way through that too. My dad was a blank page. Trying to make us feel better, but clearly hurt. After the funeral we went home. A few days later the realization came in for my sister and she was out of it crying herself to…

    • 486 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The day that my grandma passed away is the most vivid day of my life, and its something that will forever be burnt into my memories. I lived the entirety of my childhood with my grandma; after her death, my already ravaged childhood became force and almost non-existent.…

    • 388 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    My first year of high school was one of the best but at the same time one of my hardest years. I remember falling in love for the first time with a boy my mom completely hated and escaping from my house at night to see him (this is the reason why my window is now sealed). It was during this time that we as a family received the news that my mom was sick. I remember how we had to unite and be strong as a family to help my mom go through those hard moments and this made my view about my family change. Thanks to this, I started to appreciate what I had.…

    • 435 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays