by Dr. Thomas Lodi - An Oasis of Healing | Dec 13, 2011 | Health Articles
War on Cancer The “war on cancer” was declared around 40 years ago, billions of dollars have been spent on research and trillions of dollars on treatment. In spite of this, we are witnessing an increase in both the incidence and death rate from cancer. Obviously, not...
by Dr. Thomas Lodi - An Oasis of Healing | Dec 11, 2011 | Health Articles
The Atkins Diet Robert C. Atkins “borrowed” the diet that he promoted from the British and became wealthy as a result of it. It had been the standard diet prescribed for type II diabetics in Great Britain for many years before Atkins’ exploits and...
by Dr. Thomas Lodi - An Oasis of Healing | Dec 9, 2011 | Health Articles
As Howard Zinn has pointed out, grass root movements begin in “the streets” and, if effective, legislation can then be enacted. No longer is the student of “the way things really are” deluded into believing that meaningful change can come about through legislation,...
by Dr. Thomas Lodi - An Oasis of Healing | Dec 8, 2011 | Health Articles
Cancer and Inflammation I have come to view cancer as I view all conditions that deviate from optimal functioning, the only real definition of health. A tumor is a biochemical relationship between blood vessels, connective tissue and malignant (mutated, anaerobic...
by Dr. Thomas Lodi - An Oasis of Healing | Dec 7, 2011 | Health Articles
Breasts, Broccoli and Cancer Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the world today. More than 1.1 million women each year are diagnosed with breast cancer and over 200,000 of these women are Americans. These statistics are frightening especially in light of...