Where to start in order to start a health restoration journey

1. Get out the sugar.

Go low on added sugar,the cakes ,sodas biscuits etc. It is almost hard to refrain from sugar related foods but if taken in lower quantity the results are worth.

2. Use whole unrefined foods.

If you don’t cook then is most probably refined unless it comes directly from the farm. Cook real food chosen from wide variety of grains such as beans,lentils etc
Keep servings to a maximum of 2 cups per day.

3. Increase vegetable servings

They should take almost half of your plate. Enjoy the diversity for various nutrients. You can increase your vegetable servings to 3 times a day whenever possible.

4. Use good fats as part of your diet

Avocados and eggs are simple choices you can add to any meal as you replace the carbohydrate serving.

5. Eat nuts and seeds

They are rich in magnesium and fibres like those from peanuts, almonds,macadamia. A handful is just enough instead of a cake or other starch based snack.

6. Get on the move

Incorporate 20 to 30 minutes walk in your busy schedule.It could be easier than a gym depending on your lifestyle.

The bottom line is reducing the carbs in your diet. You can visit us for more personalized approach depending on your specific issue. The above is a good starting place for you to take control of your health whether at risk or already diagnosed with a lifestyle disease.

 The treatment approach has remained the same over the years :- cut (surgery), burn radiation, and chemotherapy. Many advances have are in place in those main ways, the survival rate and quality of life after a cancer diagnosis has not changed significantly. Despite of the efforts put in place, there has been increased cases of more cancers in the world. In other instances, cases previously found in older people are being seen in other younger ages. The big question remains why is this despite the advances in health care?

 Cancer has been considered a genetic disease where changes in genes that control how the cells grow, divide and self destruct are changed. These mostly are due to environmental factors such as chemicals, toxins exposure diet, just to mention causing insult to the DNA .Some genes are inherently faulty and are passed on to siblings of the carrier. Some of the most well recognized genes are the BRCA for certain breast cancers. Luckily such represent less than 10% of all the cancers. Meaning the big burden of most of the cancers is modifiable since most development depends on environmental factors of which some if not all we have control!

There is a new scientific body of knowledge on environmental issues playing a big role in growth of cancer called epigenetics,

 Epigenetic is the study of biological systems that make genes to be turned on or turned off. Basically these are additions or omissions in the expression of genes that influence whether disease happens or not. These are mediated by environmental aspects such as diet, stress, chemicals, and toxins.

 Are you saying that my lifestyle is key in determining whether I get cancer or not?

 Precisely, yes you can fuel your body to cancer or make it inhabitable to cancer.

 So if you eat nutrients dense foods, handle stress effectively, help the body eliminate toxins, keep hormones controlled in a personalized way as per your unique self that’s the key.

Stages of cancer

    Initiation

 This occurs when normal cells or stem cells after some insult to the DNA mostly by environmental factors also known as carcinogens cause permanent changes to the gene. These changes make those particular cells prone to develop into cancer cells. Mostly the body is able to destroy such cells but if they divide, the daughter cells are still prone to cancer. The changes are irreversible but the good news is that they remain in that state unless triggered into the next step.

     Promotion

 After the above, the initiated cells are susceptible to growing more daughter cells if some promoters are present. They occur in two groups, Specific promoters which target only particular cells or certain receptors. on specific promoters which attach to any initiated cell .These cause proliferation or increase in cells thus forming a mass which is normally diagnosed as a tumour.These cells are reversible and most excitingly, respond to dietary changes. Studies have shown most animal proteins tend to be promoters while plant based nutrients are antioxidants and tend to be antipromoters thus an observation that cancer progresses or regresses consequently. The difference in some individuals getting cancer while others don’t is dependent on their diet and other lifestyle.

    Progression

 These occur when the cell masses extend to other local areas and remotely through the lymphatic or blood normally referred as metastasis.

Solution

Modern approach including preventive measures is necessary. regular wellness check proper dieting and exercises will be essential.

There is the much an outpatient hospital can handle during the treatment process especially the services that never require one to get an admission. The reason why Canspi Hospital is working on a both in-patient and out-patient setup is to ensure that a more enhanced service delivery is in place.

Canspi Hospital has been steadfast in their services delivery since thousands of people need them. Despite the economic challenges that have been experienced this year both well wishers and benefactors have stood with this facility. This has enhanced for a reliable source of help when needed by many in Nairobi and Kiambu counties as well as people from other parts of the country.

This is their proposed outlook of the facility after the upgrades are completed. the plan can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uol3fNII6s