The sooner you make a change when there is a deviation in life the more likely you are to avoid dangerous repercussions. When you are driving, for instance, you make constant small adjustments to stay between the lines. Wait too long to make the adjustment and you are likely to swerve off the road, hit a tree or worse, hit another vehicle.
The same is true with feelings that might come up in your heart. Let a negative feeling foment by feeding it with justifications and sooner or later the feeling will morph into a bad attitude. Hold that bad attitude long enough, provide it with sufficient nourishment and you will find that bad attitude turns into a seemingly permanent part of your personality.
What about disease? New research shows that many diseases follow a similar pattern. One imbalance leads to another in the absence of a necessary correction and the seeds of illness sprout into a full blown, advanced disease. Any doctor will tell you that treating advance stage disease is difficult if not impossible, whereas making the necessary changes early in the process can delay if not prevent the full manifestation of the disease.
A friend of mine sent a link to a fascinating presentation on a new way to approach cancer and seventy other common chronic diseases, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s. The new therapy is called “antiangiogenesis” and the results are as astonishing as the explanation of how it works. Watch and learn from William Li, founder and director of the Angiogenesis Foundation:
To learn more about William Li and his research team’s work please visit: http://www.angio.org/.
Shifting the focus of our attention from intervention to prevention is the key to more effective, healthier living. The sooner deviations can be detected and corrected the better. Just as with raising children, it is much easier to make the adjustments when a child is five years old than when he is sixteen. This basic fact of life cannot be avoided.
Food for thought in every corner of your life!
Have a wonderful day.
Gregory Hake 
Thank you for posting! What an impact this research can have not only for people with cancer but with many other serious diseases. I will share this with everyone I know.
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Wonderful! Thank you and have fun spreading the word!
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My little sister is an NHL cancer survivor (well, she’s in remission anyway) and I’ve gone “all organic” the second she started chemo and become avid in learning about alternative herbs such as turmeric, ginger, astragalus and also mushrooms reishi, maitake & shiitake. Very interesting post! Wish I had audio on this computer to hear the video too.
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Intriguing research… The excuses are dwindling for eating or supplying inferior foods! On a side note: bravo again to Jamie Oliver for his food revolution work at the level of our public schools. He & Dr. Li need to film a couple episodes together. Keep up the interesting links!
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Very enlightening!
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YES to prevention and studies about prevention! Thanks to TED and Gregg Hake for promoting these amazing and dedicated individuals.
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Wow, this makes total sense. I think it is easy to see the big imbalances that hurt health (eating fast food everyday, no exercise, etc.). As a society the west has lost its way health-wise and has become too dependant on treating things with drugs and surgery things that could have been handled more easily by changing a habit. Thanks for bringing this up, it’s important!
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Great points, Gregg. Even if you eat well but don’t handle stress well, that could potentially be a tipping point for disease.
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The Truth always puts the response-ability right where it should be, and is quite refreshing.
Thanks for illuminating some areas that could use some focus.
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Cancer is a complex topic. This is a wonderful talk in support of holistic health.
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Amazing but not surprising. The old “you are what you eat” has some relevance. I think seeking balance fueled by wisdom not fear (it doesn’t seem possible anyway) is a good place to start. We are complex beings there is no one element that we can balance and think it is the answer. There are always other elements to be factored in as well; for example emotions; it’s well documented how fear and hate also inhibit the body’s health.
As has been noted in previous posts we are responsible for all of our choices. This is welcome information that I am eager to read more about. Thanks for passing it on.
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Common sense wins again!
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Appreciated how William Li mentioned that he went back to the biology of angiogenisis and STARTED THINKING.
He looked deeper. Pivotal!
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Real prevention is the key… better health through lifestyle & maximized living. Thanks for supporting this through your blog!
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Regardless of the cancer topic, there is no doubt that mindfully adopting certain preventative measures into our lifestyle can be of enormous benefit. Fascinating TED talk – thanks!
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In case any one is interested, here is a still of Dr. Li’s slide of his list of anitangiogenic foods
http://blog.ted.com/2010/02/dr_william_lis.php
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Awesome presentation, as was stated you can change your health simply by making the right choices in the foods we eat.
This parallels with changoing our attitudes, our lives, with the thoughts we have, the people we surround ourselves with and our enviornment.
Thank you!
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I appreciate that you touch on prevention at emotional and mental levels as well as physical ones, in ourselves and our children.
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This was so exciting to learn about! It makes sense that the way to health is so simple and practical.
Having a close family member that went through chemotherapy and one who chose not to, I could see how although it can save your life, it is also a very difficult and painful process. I’m so glad that there is another option and for the work of William Li and many others.
The fact that there is a choice to begin to make changes before something happens or even after, is liberating and I’m so thankful that each person has the chance to change their future, whether it be their physical health or quality of life in any other area.
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