RiceRice possesses anti-cancer activity. Like other seeds, it contains anti-cancer protease inhibitors. The use of brown rice is especially helpful in preventing cancer.
Soya-beansThis vegetable contains compounds which can manipulate oestrogen and also directly inhibit the growth of cancerous cells, thereby reducing the risk of breast cancer in women of all ages, according to Stephen Barnes, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology and biochemistry at the University of Alabama. One soya-bean compound, phytoestrogens is quite similar chemically, to the drug tamoxifen, which is given to certain women to help prevent breast cancer and its spread. Soya-bean also helps to block the growth of cancer cells in another way not related to oestrogen. Studies in cells have found that soya-bean substances, for some unknown reasons, can entirely halt the growth of cancerous cells even though they do not have any oestrogen receptors to block, according to Dr. Barnes. That means these soya-bean compounds fight cancer in at least two separate ways, he says.*38/355/5*

Gordon was a precocious child of two gifted parents. Both his mother and father had been only children, and each had always been the center of attention. In their marriage, each had little empathy for the needs of the other. Gordon became an added burden for both his parents to tolerate. They were continually “shushing” him and admonishing him for interrupting them. Gordon recalled countless times when he squirmed with anticipation, almost bursting with the need to express himself or share some experience. Occasionally they would express interest in what he had to say, but even then they cut him off abruptly. He grew to adulthood with deep feelings of anxiety when his needs were not immediately satisfied. He had learned that waiting was not only frustrating but futile. He habitually went to lunch at eleven-thirty A.M. and frequently had food brought up to the office in the middle of the afternoon. He became increasingly overweight and yet refused to control his eating. He would become angry and belligerent when, on business trips, his plane was delayed or someone was late for an appointment. A severe marital problem developed when his wife began refusing his constant sexual advances. He not only was outraged, but actually accused her of deliberately tormenting him by withholding sex. In the same way, he became irritated when dinner was not ready to be placed on the table almost immediately when he came home from the office. Any kind of tension was like an unbearable pain.Tension and frustration are an inevitable part of being alive. To refuse to tolerate such experiences is to deny this reality. Overcoming this toxic attitude often means letting go of the fantasy that life “should” be easy and that frustration is unfair.*62\350\8*

L-Tryptophan. Although release of serotonin, 5-hydroxy-tryptamine (5HT), by blood platelets is an important factor in initiating migraine attacks, a lowering of 5HT in the brain may lessen tolerance to pain. In the brain, the nerve cells producing 5HT are generally inhibitory, i.e. they damp down nervous activity; this may explain why a lack of 5HT increases pain sensitivity. An obvious way to combat this would be to increase the concentration of 5HT but, unfortunately, when taken by mouth, it does not enter the brain. Another amino acid, L-tryptophan, does enter the brain where it is turned into 5HT by enzymes so that a large amount of L-tryptophan increases 5HT levels. (Mice fed on a diet deficient in L-tryptophan become intolerant to pain and dislike bright lights; this can be compared to the photophobia that causes migraine sufferers to wear tinted spectacles.) L-tryptophan is now being tried in the treatment of migraine; results are encouraging and further trials are planned. One great advantage of the drug is that there are no side-effects (except occasional drowsiness).
Clonazepam. This substance was first introduced as an anti-epileptic drug but is effective in migraine, particularly migrainous neuralgia where one tablet taken at night will alleviate the headache which often wakes people. The following case history demonstrates this point:A 50-year-old, large man was under a good deal of pressure at work and was also active as secretary of a number of voluntary organizations. One Christmas, he began to have attacks of severe pain behind the right eye, which went red, and his nostrils were blocked. The pain woke him and lasted for half an hour. He was unable to go to sleep again and was becoming increasingly tired.The initial treatment was ergotamine three times daily for a limited period to try to break the pattern, but to no avail. Following this it was decided to try a trial of steroids, and Prednisolone was given three times daily (as this form of treatment sometimes works in this condition). This form of therapy can only be used for a short time and the course was stopped three weeks later; he was free of headaches for three weeks when they returned. He then took Clonazepam and the next day felt as if he were very drunk and was unable to move; on the following day he was still very sleepy but had not had a headache. He continued treatment on a smaller dose and the headaches disappeared, the only adverse effect being that he could be woken from his sleep.Clonazepam can also be used in the treatment of acute attacks of common or classical migraine. There are some unwanted side-effects, the commonest being drowsiness. As well as having a direct and immediate sedative effect, it also increases the brain levels of 5HT but whether this is the reason why it is helpful in migraine is uncertain.
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