Vitamin A helps restrained Cancer Growth?

What if a substance was found that normalizes out-of-control cell growth? The result could be a way to treat and prevent cancer. And a new study offers hope that discovery may have already been made. Scientists from the University of Chicago have just published groundbreaking research in the journal Cell which concludes a powerful compound exists that can restore a healthy balance to cell processes. It's not a new chemotherapy agent or drug but one derived from nature -- retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A.

According to the American Cancer Society, estrogen fuels the growth of two out of three breast cancers. The female hormone can spur on cancer by altering the expression of certain genes resulting in breast cells that become malignant and proliferate. The University of Chicago study found that retinoic acid can also alter these same estrogen-sensitive genes. But instead of causing cells to grow without restraint, a hallmark of cancer, retinoic acid restored normal balance to the cells and inhibited their growth.

"This work reveals important insights on the interplay between vitamin A and estrogen action," said Myles Brown, MD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, in a statement to the media. "These insights will hopefully lead to new approaches for the prevention and treatment of the most common form of breast cancer."Retinoic acid has already demonstrated cancer fighting effects in previous studies and it is currently used to treat a rare form of leukemia. In addition, earlier research has associated retinoic acid with the halting of breast cancer cell proliferation. For the new study, Kevin White, PhD, professor of human genetics and director of the Institute for Genomics and System Biology at the University of Chicago, and colleagues focused on documenting cell receptors for the vitamin A derivative.

They used a process dubbed ChIP-chip analysis that combines chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), which locates where the retinoic acid receptors are bound to the genome, with micro-array gene-chip analysis, which measures the expression levels of specific genes. This merging of techniques allowed the scientists to map out the complete genetic effects of retinoic acid and its receptors in a cell line provided by patients who had estrogen-fueled breast cancers. The results showed that 39 percent of the genomic regions bound by the estrogen receptor known as alpha overlapped with the estrogen receptors bound by retinoic acid.What's more, they discovered that estrogen and retinoic acids receptors often competed to activate or repress many of the same genes. For example, estrogen increased expression of the same 139 genes that retinoic repressed and retinoic acid activated 185 genes that estrogen repressed. For approximately140 genes, estrogen and retinoic acid had the same effect.So what does all this mean? As the scientists explained in their press statement, they now have evidence that estrogen and retinoic acid carry on a kind of "cross talk". So, although they can have opposite effects, certain estrogen and retinoic acid receptors on cells activate each other and normalize each other. That provides what the researchers call "an additional level of control for achieving a balanced regulation of expression."

Vitamin A - the secret nutritional weapon against cancer?The study also uncovered another way retinoic acid could help fight breast cancer. Some of the genes that are expressed in malignant breast tumors don't have estrogen receptors so anti-estrogen drugs can't be used as therapies.

That makes so-called double or triple negative breast cancers extremely difficult to treat and, subsequently, they carry poor prognoses. However, in the new study, the researchers found these forms of cancerous cells did respond positively to the vitamin A derivative.The new study may have produced a new way to help predict long-term survival for breast cancer patients, too. When the researchers compared the effects of retinoic acid on tissues from 295 breast cancer patients with the results from the scientists' initial study using a typical breast cancer cell line, they discovered that the more strongly a tumor responded to retinoic acid, the greater the chances of long-term survival and a lack of relapse."Understanding all the components of this process could be used against breast cancer in three ways," said Dr. White, in the media statement. "It suggests new ways to think about preventing the disease in those at high risk. It offers molecular tools that could provide a more precise diagnosis and predict outcomes. It could also be used to enhance current therapies, making existing drugs, such as tamoxifen, that selectively block estrogen's effects even more powerful, or even to develop new anti-cancer drugs."

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Soul Braiding

Walk-Ins- Soul Braiding
In Soul Braiding, an advanced Soul joins their energy to a body formed by another Soul by becoming the dominant energy of that karmic matrix (body-mind) for the greater development of both Souls.

Causes: When an individual gets to a certain level of spiritual advancement, they naturally become inclined to take on greater spiritual challenges for their continued growth. There are few tasks harder in the universe then taking on the challenges of "Soul Braiding". To understand why this is, compare a Soul Braid to the more common and less challenging form of a walk-in which is a "Soul Exchange".

Classic walk-in situations - "Soul Exchanges" - are very simple: one walks out and leaves forever - and - one walks in and stays for the rest of that body's natural life. In "Soul Braiding", the walk-out is never totally out of the body and so the walk-in is never totally free to be themselves. It is like "me and my shadow": where me is the walk-in (the main energy that the body obeys and experiences) and where the shadow is the walk-out (but unlike a shadow is not silently dragged along).

Which is why it is a "Soul Braid". For, like a braid of hair, the Soul energies are intertwined and lay side by side in the same field. Since they are part of the same whole, each strand of the braid - the part that is the "walk-in" and the part that is the "walk-out" - is independent and each one pulling on it can unravel the braid. When the walk-out "pulls too hard" on the energy field, it causes sensations of extreme disorientation for the walk-in which disrupts their control of the body. This disorientation can last for hours, days, or weeks at a time and it impairs the individual's functioning and usually results in illness.

When the walk-in "pulls too hard" on the energy field, they will end up leaving it altogether for hours, days, or weeks at a time. The usual result of this is the manifestation of a serious illness in body-mind that forces the walk-in to come back and "fix".

Symptoms: "Soul Braids" seldom have easy lives. They live for long periods of time feeling totally disoriented in their daily existence. They often will experience a string of illnesses which are a direct result of two streams of energy inhabiting their one body at the same time. Usually the challenges of the "braided" life are such that the "braided" individual knows that a walk-in has happened and is inevitably drawn to the resources which are needed to meet the challenges of the "braided" life. In most cases, the main personality is unaware of such occurrences. The integration stage, when different life expressions share space, are entering or departing, can be a confusing and unsettling time for the body vehicle which has the challenging task of being the container of this changing, dynamic flow of energies. Emotionally, it has the formidable task of staying balanced. Patience is necessary to allow the blending of these energies to move comfortably into creative expression. It is best to move slowly and allow time to make the necessary adjustments in harmony with the personality needs.

For the evolved, this blending of souls is for the purpose of a higher nature and contribution to the betterment of humanity. However, those who are troubled, depressed, influenced by chemicals and emotionally out of control may encounter "take overs" of an invasive nature. These souls in trouble then experience what has been referred to as possession or multiple personality disorders. Asking for both spiritual and psychological help in these situations is your best choice. Your humanity is just beginning to understand the complexity and the multidimensional nature of the soul and its affect upon the personality.

After Effects: Soul Braiding is a life sentence. If you are a "braid" and there have been long periods in your life when you have repeatedly experienced bouts of disorientation, then you can be sure that your "braiding" is not going well. The best way to deal with the "after effects" of Soul Braiding is to expand the capabilities of body, mind, and spirit with energy clearings such as Geometric Repatterning or Remote Releasement. A life long program of Chakra and Inner Body Cleansing should be followed to keep the "braid" in a continuous state of energetic harmony.

Advice: "Soul Braiding" is more intimate than a marriage because the "walk-in" and the "walk-out" are together 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. The more that the two energies can "get along" and find a way to live together "in peace", the easier it will be for "both" of them. Although Souls can be braided to resolve lives long karmic conflicts, it is more likely that they have been drawn together because they share a problem that neither has been successful at resolving on their own. In working on the problem together, they have a unique opportunity to resolve their karma and speed up their growth. The best advice is for the "Soul Braid" is to become as clear as possible - energetically - by pursuing both Chakra and Inner Body Cleansing.

Case History: Soul Braiding is a very rare phenomena. Given the challenges that are involved, most Souls are uninterested in doing it. For, until they can master their own energy, Soul Braids invariably end up with cancer or another life threatening illness that takes time, patience, resources, and effort to overcome. However, as in any other karmic endeavor, the greater the challenge, the great the reward. Soul Braids - who survive their challenges - usually end up becoming masters of energy (because they have mastered their own) and are able to conduct it more powerfully and cleanly to others than anyone else on Earth.

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What to do to reduce stress and tension?

1. Get up 15 minutes earlier 2. Prepare for the morning the night before 3. Avoid tight fitting clothes 4. Avoid relying on chemical aids 5. Set appointments ahead 6. Don't rely on your memory ... write it down 7. Practice preventive maintenance 8. Make duplicate keys 9. Say "no" more often 10.Set priorities in your life 11. Avoid negative people 12. Use time wisely 13. Simplify meal times 14. Always make copies of important papers 15. Anticipate your needs 16. Repair anything that doesn't work properly 17. Ask for help with the jobs you dislike 18. Break large tasks into bite size portions 19. Look at problems as challenges 20. Look at challenges differently 21. Unclutter your life 22. Smile 23. Be prepared for rain 24. Tickle a baby 25. Pet a friendly dog/cat 26. Don't know all the answers 27. Look for a silver lining 28. Say something nice to someone 29. Teach a kid to fly a kite 30. Walk in the rain 31. Schedule play time into every day 32. Take a bubble bath 33. Be aware of the decisions you make 34. Believe in yourself 35. Stop saying negative things to yourself 36. Visualize yourself winning 37. Develop your sense of humor 38. Stop thinking tomorrow will be a better today 39. Have goals for yourself 40. Dance a jig 41. Say "hello" to a stranger 42. Ask a friend for a hug 43. Look up at the stars 44. Practice breathing slowly 45. Learn to whistle a tune 46. Read a poem 47. Listen to a symphony 48. Watch a ballet 49. Read a story curled up in bed 50. Do a brand new thing 51. Stop a bad habit 52. Buy yourself a flower 53. Take time to small the flowers 54. Find support from others 55. Ask someone to be your "vent-partner" 56. Do it today 57. Work at being cheerful and optimistic 58. Put safety first 59. Do everything in moderation 60. Pay attention to your appearance 61. Strive for Excellence NOT perfection 62. Stretch your limits a little each day 63. Look at a work of art 64. Hum a jingle 65. Maintain your weight 66. Plant a tree 67. Feed the birds 68. Practice grace under pressure 69. Stand up and stretch 70. Always have a plan "B" 71. Learn a new doodle 72. Memorize a joke 73. Be responsible for your feelings 74. Learn to meet your own needs 75. Become a better listener 76. Know your limitations and let others know them, too 77. Tell someone to have a good day in Latin 78. Throw a paper airplane 79. Exercise every day 80. Learn the words to a new song 81. Get to work early 82. Clean out one closet 83. Play patty cake with a toddler 84. Go on a picnic 85. Take a different route to work 86. Leave work early (with permission) 87. Put air freshener in your car 88. Watch a movie and eat popcorn 89. Write a note to a far away friend 90. Go to a ball game and scream 91. Cook a meal and eat it by candlelight 92. Recognize the importance of unconditional love 93. Remember that stress is an attitude 94. Keep a journal 95. Practice a monster smile 96. Remember you always have options 97. Have a support network of people, places and things 98. Quit trying to fix other people 99. Get enough sleep 100.Talk less and listen more 101.Freely praise other people 102. Do a 15 minutes simple meditation 103. Smile often 104. Sing your favorite song 105. Have a walk around the garden or park 106. Aways belief in yourself With love and lights, Winson Chin