Today we are going to talk about a subject that will afflict one in every two people in the next 15 years. This disease will affect you personally through your relationships with friends and family many times over in your lifetime! Before the 70's, people would refer to it only by its first letter because there was so much fear of it. That's right; I am talking about ''The Big C'', cancer.

Former chief of the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer program warned in 2001 that cancer deaths will double over the next 20 years. The WHO estimated that the number of new cases of cancer would increase from 10 million to 20 million per year and the number of deaths from 6 million to 12 million per year. So far they have been on track!

Three quarters of these patients will live in developing countries where better sanitation, housing and medical care will boost life expectancy but bring many more people into the cancer age range, he explained. Smoking and diet were each estimated to cause 3 million cancers a year.

It is hard to believe that cancer rates aren't rising even faster! When you look at the fact that there are over 7,000 pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides that can be sprayed on our foods, and that 90% of the food that Americans consume is processed with even more chemical additives and preservatives, I think we should have a much greater cancer rate than we are seeing. Let's not forget about chlorinated water, heavy metal exposures, stress, lack of physical exercise and sleep!

The truth is, the human body is very resilient and adapts to nearly all situations, for a period of time. The question is, just how long can your body fight off the factors that lead to cancer?

For many of us, our bodies are losing this battle and the outcome will not be good. We are being diagnosed and scared into starting chemotherapy and/or radiation treatments immediately, without taking the time to search out effective, natural treatments. There are SO many natural products and therapies that I have seen work over the years. Visit my site for information on effective products!

Until next time, be well!

Thomas Von Ohlen, MS