Stimulate Your Mind

Stimulate Your Mind - Nasser Kashou Prevention is better than a thousand cures.   One of the biggest societal ills and in turn a major (possibly the highest) contributor to Cancer Culture is the consumption of alcohol. The toxic and destructive effects of alcohol on society and our bodies is too much to cover in one post. For this reason, we are not going to discuss all the social ills, such as financial, emotional or physical abuse as a direct result of alcohol consumption. Nor will we discuss the deaths caused by drivers who had been consuming alcohol. What we will discuss is the toxic effect of alcohol on our bodies and how this is a major cause of cancer. I will begin by defining a few terms. Carcinogen: a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue. Metabolite: an intermediate or end product of metabolism, a chemical. Acetaldehyde: a metabolite of alcohol. Group 1: the highest rating; most dangerous carcinogen. Glioblastoma: a very aggressive type of lethal brain...

Did you know that our skin is the biggest organ in our body? It is. Yet, Cancer Culture encourages us to exponentially increase our chances of getting skin cancer. The biggest, and really, the most foolish cultural trend unique to our modern times, is sun bathing or sun tanning. Prolonged exposure to the sun increases our chances of getting skin cancer, it also damages the skin and accelerates aging. Have we ever paused to think about when, why and by whom this Cancer Culture began? Some may be thinking; the sun is a natural part of our environment and many people are Vitamin D deficient. Yes, both of these statements are true. However, there are optimal times to be out in the sun in order to get the most benefit of Vitamin D. This is certainly not by laying out like bacon on a grill in the middle of the afternoon without any layer of protection. Remember, exposing our skin directly too long to UV radiation is harmful. In fact, all front windshields in cars have a UV (UVA & UVB) fi...

Prevention is the best cure.  You may have heard this statement or similar at one point in your life. Indeed, prevention is a very effective line of defense against many problems and diseases we see around us. However, prevention cannot be efficiently applied without proper and sufficient knowledge. This knowledge can range from an individual to a global society level. Can you think of examples of what would fall under this umbrella of prevention? There are hundreds if not thousands of societal ills that could be possibly prevented with proper knowledge. Here I would like to focus on the cultural aspects that prevent us as individuals from attaining clear knowledge for proper prevention. In particular, what I like to coin as Cancer Culture. Before moving forward, I do want to state that there are situations wherein no amount of knowledge can/will prevent harm and/or disease from befalling us. I have to make this clear. Sometimes these afflictions are meant to touch us and it is up ...