Article on Smoking in Macrobiotics Today

[jhlp]

Roy,

Did you write the article on cigarette smoking and macrobiotics? It blew me away. I felt the earth shift when I read that Michio Kushi still smokes. What sort of self deceiving person continues to smoke in light of all the scientific info linking cigarettes w/ a myraid of disease? This article made me question my adherance to macro...I've been very strict on a healing diet (for inherited cancer--gene defect) maybe it's time to use common sense. I am still so shocked that people can deceive themselves and justify smoking!

[Roy Collins]

Yes, I admit it. I am guilty of writing the article AGAINST smoking.
But it was George Harrison's death from smoking related cancer that made me do it! No, actually, he was part of the reason and I had intended to write it anyway, for a long time. I'm glad that I was able to reach one person, you. Please pass the word on - it is a lethal poison no matter how you view it. I believe that the original version of the article is still here at cybermacro. The version I wrote for Macrobiotics Today was a little more in depth and discussed the issue of enslavement/addiction (as opposed to freedom). Thanks for the feedback.

In peace, Roy

[soultraveler01]

Originally posted by Roy
Yes, I admit it. I am guilty of writing the article AGAINST smoking.
But it was George Harrison's death from smoking related cancer that made me do it! No, actually, he was part of the reason and I had intended to write it anyway, for a long time. I'm glad that I was able to reach one person, you. Please pass the word on - it is a lethal poison no matter how you view it. I believe that the original version of the article is still here at cybermacro. The version I wrote for Macrobiotics Today was a little more in depth and discussed the issue of enslavement/addiction (as opposed to freedom). Thanks for the feedback.

In peace, Roy

Excellent Article Roy. Thank you for writing it and for speaking up.

Dave

[Roy Collins]

Thank you, Soul Traveler. In my opinion macro still offers the greatest hope in helping to control and reverse cancer. In my case I continued with the more flexible diet but also had surgery and the controversial chemo alternative called BCG. BCG is from the TUBERCULOSIS bacteria, similar in structure to Anthrax. The live bacteria is in liquid form and was installed in my bladder via a catheter (6 sessions) and left to coat and inflame the wall of my bladder.

The bacteria forces the immune system to respond and T-cells come to the infected area and gobble everything in sight that
doesn't belong, TB and cancer cells. All but one small polyp remained. It was then burned off. If I had continued with the STRICT macro diet I would have been too weak to fight. I therefore had to make the modifications I talked about in the smoking article. I then gained back nearly 30 lbs. Now I am
only 8 lbs shy of my normal weight.

At this point in time/space, I am happy to say that I am cancer-free. But I will need constant monitoring my the medical doctors for the rest of my life. I am grateful to them for helping me through this very dark period in my life. To help others to avoid having to endure the two years of suffering that I went through, I thought that writing the article against smoking might help. I wish you well in your cancer battle as well. It is not easy, listen to your heart.

In peace, Roy