My Best Health

Social networking sites have gained a lot of popularity in the past few years; the popularity as such has gone so high that it has been termed as one of the addictions. The various social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Digg are the most popular amongst the many out there. People have been so glued to the social networking sites that they feel its mandatory to log on to them at least once a day and there are other who make sure the number is no less than 10. Going by such statistics, the business firms have chosen to collaborate with such social networking sites and come up with something called the social media marketing.

The business firms; the corporate or the manufacturers, use the internet marketing techniques and post them on the social networks which get the people to look into them and by clicking on those ad’s they are directly diverted to the main website, which is more detailed information about the products and services showing a better and comprehendible picture to the viewer. And to make sure that the targeted audience actual gives a second look to your campaign, then you have to make sure that it is presented in the most creative way, with a catchy title and if possible an appealing picture to go with it, if they happen to see your work rather than read it, the impact is much more better.

Almost the whole world is on these social networks making it a platform for people of all age groups. The most common ad’s that are posted on these social networks are about fashion, cell phones and other gadgets. The products that are marketed are something that attracts both the sexes. Phones are a craze amongst both boys and girls, and the latest fashion trends and events are also brought to the notice of its members. Social media marketing is one of the growing means of online marketing and it is here to stay for a long time to come. A lot of these updates are also flashed on the users mobile screens by means of SMS, when they log on to these sites via mobile phone.

Cancer is the name given to any illness resulting from one of our body’s own cells growing out of control. There are many processes that control a cell’s growth and division, each of which can go wrong. Several of these control mechanisms need to be damaged before a cell becomes cancerous. There are more than 200 different types of cancers, which are categorized in to carcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma and leukemia based on the cells from which they arise.

The principles involved in treating cancer are either directly destroying the cancer tissues or indirectly destroying them by depriving them of blood supply and/or their nutrition. But the irony is that whatever conventional treatment is used to destroy cancer cells do affect to some extent the normal cells also. They may damage the skin, liver, intestine the bone marrow and other rapidly multiplying cells. Sometimes the effect of the treatment is more devastating than the disease itself.

Role of Alternative Medicine in treating cancer

A larger study of Alternative medicine use in patients with different types of cancer was published in the July 2000 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. It was found that nearly 70% of the patients used at least one form alternative medicine along with the conventional treatment. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) are sponsoring a number of clinical trials at medical centers to evaluate alternative medical therapies for cancer.

Alternative medicine includes therapies like herbal remedies, vitamins, special diets, and acupuncture among others.

Acupuncture: effective in the management of chemotherapy associated nausea and vomiting and in controlling pain associated with surgery. Now used in a trial to reduce the symptoms of colorectal cancer

-Homeopathy

-Ayurveda

-Shark cartilage: Being tried in non-small cell lung cancer. it prevents new blood vessels growth

-Hyperbaric oxygen: In patients who had larynx removed for larynx cancer

-Massage therapy: for cancer related fatigue

-Pancreatic enzyme therapy along with specialized diet for the treatment of pancreatic cancer

-Mistletoe extract: for the treatment of solid tumors

-Wheatgrass therapy

-Macrobiotics: The macrobiotic diet is strictly vegetarian and requires you to consume about half of your daily calories from whole grains, about a quarter of your calories from vegetables, and the rest of your calories from beans, seaweed and soups

-Bioelectric therapies

-Moerman’s Anti-Cancer diet

-Hoxsey herbal therapy

-Essiac herbal therapy: Essiac is a herbal tea mixture that relieves pain and reduces the size of tumors. It contains four herbs- burdock, rhubarb, sheep sorrel and slippery elm

-Pau D’Arco herbal therapy

-Chaparral herbal therapy

-Laetrile (amygdalin): a chemical found in lima beans, raw nuts and the pits of many fruits. Amygdalin produces cyanide, which proponents claim kills cancer

-Alkaline diet: such as fruits and vegetables and restricting acidic foods

-Antioxidant found in fruits and vegetables

-Vitamins A, C and E: These are very good anti oxidants

-Detox therapies including Gonzales nutritional metabolic therapy, colon therapy, and Gerson therapy

The most successful practitioners integrate various components of the alternative cancer treatments for a better outcome.

Markus writes and publishes articles about Alternative treatments for diseases including cancer, and other unbiased topics on Independent-views.com.

Social Media Marketing Is One of the Best Ideas on Board

Alternative Medicine for Treating Cancer