Milk, as a rich source of vitamin D and calcium, is an important food which can reduce the risk of colon cancer. Both these nutrients suppress cancer in a powerful way. According to Dr. Cedric Garland, director of the Cancer Centre at the University of California at San Diego, blood levels of vitamin D can predict the risk of colon cancer. He examined 25,620 blood samples collected in Maryland in 1974, for vitamin D content and then he compared colon cancer rates over the next eight years. His conclusion was that those with high blood levels of vitamin D were 70 per cent less likely to develop colon cancer than those with low levels.
According to several studies, it appears that calcium suppresses harmful physiological factors leading to colon cancer. Dr. Cedric Garland has noted that men who drank a couple of glasses of milk daily over a 20 year period were only one-third as prone to developing colon cancer as non-milk drinkers. Dr. Garland estimates that 1,200-1,400mg of calcium per day might prevent 65-75 per cent of colon cancers. One reason is that calcium can suppress the proliferation of surface cells on the inner lining of the colon, thereby preventing the rapid cell growth which is a sign of developing cancer.
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One of the best ways to improve the quality of your indoor air is by cleaning without toxic chemicals. As an added bonus, ounce for ounce homemade cleaning formulas cost about one-tenth the price of their commercial counterparts. It’s easy and safe.
A commonly available mineral full of many cleaning attributes, baking soda is made from soda ash, and is slightly alkaline (its pH is around 8.1; 7 is neutral). It neutralizes acid-based odors in water, and absorbs odors from the air. Sprinkled on a damp sponge or cloth, baking soda can be used as a gentle nonabrasive cleanser for kitchen counter tops, sinks, bathtubs, ovens, and fiberglass. It will eliminate perspiration odors and even neutralize the smell of many chemicals if you add up to a cup per load to the laundry. It is a useful air freshener, and a fine carpet deodorizer.
A chemical neighbor of baking soda, washing soda (sodium carbonate) is much more strongly alkaline, with a pH around 11. It releases no harmful fumes and is far safer than a commercial solvent formula, but you should wear gloves when using it because it is caustic. Washing soda cuts grease, cleans petroleum oil, removes wax or lipstick, and neutralizes odors in the same way that baking soda does. Don’t use it on fiberglass, aluminum or waxed floors—unless you intend to remove the wax.
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