Staying Healthy Today Show

Highlights… PANCREATIC CANCER - MEDITATION - Healed From Pancreatic Cancer - His Doctor Called Him A Miracle. Dr. Joe Dispenza, Stories of Transformation. January 25, 2026. 12:53 min:sec “…One week after planning retirement with his wife, Mark was told he was inoperable, incurable, and terminal. Stage four pancreatic cancer had spread to his lymph nodes and liver, and doctors were clear- stabilization was the best outcome he could hope for. With limited time and undergoing chemotherapy, Mark fully committed to change. Having never meditated before, he and his wife meditated twice a day, every day, focusing on Blessing of the Energy Centers. Two weeks after a powerful meditation experience, a scheduled PET scan showed something no one expected - no tumor in his pancreas. Two years later, Mark continues to receive clear scans. As he says, “I didn’t cure cancer. I became somebody who no longer has it.”…”1) Watch documentary. “Source: It’s Within You”2) My favorite Story of Transformation I found before I knew I had my cancer. Then sent to me again months later after I knew I had my cancer. Patience, Practice and Persistence. Family physician cures herself of rare sarcoma after chemo, radiation and natural therapies fail. 3) See my interviews with head UCSD researcher Hemal Patel, PhD documenting whole body physiologic change from this form of meditation. Interview 1 ; Interview 2.4) Recommended home course I am enjoying currently. I have continued “work” to do to. ”Count Your Blessings” HEALING - SHAME - SELF-ESTEEM - CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES - ADULT DISEASE - You Can’t Heal a Body You Hate. Before you can heal, shame needs to go. Makai Allbert, EPOCH Times, January 24, 2026. 1) Self-Kindness Over Self-Judgment2) Common Humanity Over Isolation3) Mindfulness Over Over-Identificationa) The harming power of shame. “…Shame is a pervasive, multidimensional emotion influencing brain, body and social life. While shame can foster accountability, its toxic forms drive stigma, withdrawal and mental illness….”b) Acute Stressors and Cortisol Responses: A Theoretical Integration and Synthesis of Laboratory Research. “…Tasks containing both uncontrollable and social-evaluative elements were associated with the largest cortisol and adrenocorticotropin hormone changes and the longest times to recovery….”c) Acute Threat to the Social Self: Shame, Social Self-esteem, and Cortisol Activity. “…Cortisol changes may be specifically tied to the experience of emotions and cognitions reflecting low self-worth…”d) Immunological Effects of Induced Shame and Guilt. “…those individuals in the self-blame condition reporting the greatest increases in shame in response to the task showed the greatest elevations in pro-inflammatory cytokine activity…”e) Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of premature mortality. “…ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) are associated with an increased risk of premature death…”f) The Relation Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Health: Turning Gold into Lead. “…Clearly, we have shown that adverse childhood experiences are both common and destructive. This combination makes them one of the most important, if not the most important, determinants of the health and well-being of the nation…”g) Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. “…We found a strong graded relationship between the breadth of exposure to abuse or household dysfunction during childhood and multiple risk factors for several of the leading causes of death in adults…” Kirk’s Comment: Change your thoughts and emotions (energy and frequency) and change who you are. Leave the old “energetic self” behind. If we don’t manage those 60,000-70,000 thoughts per day of which 90-95% are the same as yesterday we never change our energetics, therefore we never change our physiology and we remain the same and susceptible to the same old disease (s). I work everyday at this. For some it may come quickly like the above cancer example, for others, like myself, the work continues :-))!PAIN - OPIODS - HERBALS - Struggling with Chronic Pain? New Research Unveils Innovative Approaches to Pain and Opioid Use Disorder, IMA, October 11, 2025. Can Herbal Medicine Help End the Opioid Crisis? IMA Researchers Propose a Clinical Trial. A new study published in the Journal of Independent Medicine proposes testing a combination of herbal therapies as adjunctive treatment for opioid use disorder. Independent Medical Alliance, Jan 30, 2026. * Saffron 100 mg twice daily - components like crocin have demonstrated effects on reducing opioid craving and withdrawal scores in patients on methadone maintenance therapy. Gemini AI “…evidence suggests that saffron ( Crocus sativuscap C r o c u s space s a t i v u s 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑢𝑠 ) can help manage pain due to its anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antioxidant properties. Clinical studies indicate it is effective for chronic pain conditions like fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and menstrual cramps. It acts by reducing pain-causing inflammation and modulating neurotransmitters…” * Berberine 100 mg twice daily - can inhibit morphine-induced sensitization and has potential to induce extinction of drug-related behavior. Gemini AI “…Berberine shows promise for pain relief by targeting inflammation and nerve pathways, demonstrating analgesic effects in studies for conditions like diabetic neuropathy, nerve injury pain, and chronic pelvic pain, working through mechanisms like reducing inflammatory markers (NF-κB) and modulating opioid/neurotransmitter systems, though it can cause GI side effects and interacts with medications, requiring medical consultation…” * Nigella sativa 100 mg twice daily - supplementation has been linked with alleviation of withdrawal symptoms and improved psychological health. Gemini AI “…Nigella sativa (black seed) helps manage pain, particularly for arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, and neuropathic pain, due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic properties. Studies suggest it can be as effective as topical diclofenac or superior to acetaminophen for reducing joint pain. The primary active compound, thymoquinone (TQ), is responsible for these effects…” * Corydalis 100 mg twice daily - alkaloids are modulatory neurotransmitters of analgesia and dopamine, directly relevant to the neurobiology of OUD. Gemini AI “… Corydalis yanhusuo is widely recognized in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and supported by recent studies as an effective herbal, non-addictive pain reliever, particularly for chronic, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain. It contains alkaloids like dehydrocorybulbine (DHCB) and L-tetrahydropalmatine (L-THP) that help reduce pain, including headaches, menstrual cramps, back pain, and muscle aches. COMMENT: Elimination diets as simple as eating no dairy products, wheat products, eggs, sugar, alcohol and eliminating caffeine while the rest of the diet is eating only whole food for 2-4 weeks can bring about rapid and dramatic pain reduction frequently. In fact, in all my shockwave patients which is a treatment for many “itises”, I encourage them to go on the diet I just mentioned above, or modified-fast like Prolon (www.prolonlife.com) to see how much of their pain condition is related to food? 10%, 60%, 90%? It sometimes can be a dramatic reduction in pain in a very short time. Pain and Depression Relief with the Carnivore Diet…I just got finished reading “The Carnivore Diet” by orthopedic surgeon Shawn Baker, MD and he mentions pain reduction frequently and improvement in mood as a result of being on the “Carnivore” diet. I am sure the Carnivore Diet if done as mentioned will help a lot of people with pain reduction, metabolic normalization and weight loss. The question has always been for me “Is it a lifelong diet or just a therapeutic diet?” Dr. Baker reviews many arguments in his book including “Where are the longevity or Blue Zone cultures that eat a purely carnivore diet?” There isn’t in the traditional Blue Zone areas of Ikaria (Greece), Sardinia (Italy), Nicoya (Costa Rica), Okinawa (Japan) and Loma Linda (CA). BUT there ISN’T a purely plant-based one either. Loma Linda may be the closest but they are not all pure vegans. He does mention Hong Kong (where I was born) being one of the longest lived areas in the world and they eat a very high per capita consumption of meat. Gemini AI “…Hong Kong has one of the highest per capita meat consumption rates in the world, with residents consuming approximately 664g of meat per day, equivalent to about two 10-oz steaks. Total annual meat consumption is estimated at 189.48 kg per person, driven by high intakes of pork, beef, and seafood…” Gemini AI “…Hong Kong consistently ranks as having one of the longest life expectancies in the world, frequently topping global lists alongside Japan. While sometimes ranking #1, recent 2022-2024 data indicates it now ranks in the top 3, with life expectancy for women reaching approximately 86.8 years and men around 80.7 years…” I enjoyed hearing his many logical arguments from his perspective even though I have listened to counter arguments in favor of whole food plant-based eating for 25 years being a vegan. I am eating more animal food now starting before I “got” my colon cancer (9/26/23) and the tumor was removed (1/16/25). It was after I got my first Covid infection in August of 2021 and I had to stay away from the office for about 10 days that I remember going out and having a hamburger at “In and Out” after about 25 years of not eating meat. That two year period from then until I was diagnosed with colon CA was not my best period of eating let’s