Tuesday, October 16, 2012

A Mom's Search For Healing

A month and a half ago, my friend, D, invited me on a day trip to her current favorite place in the world.  It's Great Basin National Park, specifically Lehman Caves!  It is in Baker, Nevada and is a very beautiful spot.  But the draw for her is not the scenery or the Cave Tour, nor even the souvenirs, all of which are lovely  On the grounds of the park is a little grove of apricot trees that were planted by Mr. Lehman over 90 years ago.  These apricot trees are still producing fruit and are organic and of heirloom variety.  The reason D. was drawn to these trees is not the fruit, but the pits strewn on the ground in abundance.  The fruit was left to grow naturally and left unharvested, except for the herds of deer who came to partake of the dropped fruit in the late summer and any tourists who wanted to sample the fruit as they passed through. All the discarded pits were left under the trees.  When D. came upon this grove, there were thousands and thousands of apricot pits covering the ground under the trees.  When she saw them, she was beside herself with joy.  For all these years the pits had been accumulating, meaning nothing to the visitors, park rangers and passers-by.  But to her they are like gold and here is why.


D's  20-something son has been diagnosed with leukemia and these apricot pits could mean his ultimate cure. They contain a compound called Laetrile, or Vitamin B17, which synthetically is compounded into cyanide.  Now, I know that you're thinking, hello, cyanide is a poisonous substance!  But that is the synthetic form.  In its natural form, Laetrile attacks rogue cells in the body, especially cancer cells.  If the FDA had let the cat out of the bag years ago, millions of people would still be alive, in my opinion. About 15 years ago, I started hearing murmurings of people taking trips out of this country to go get treated in places like South America and Mexico because of these natural cures, illegal in the U.S.,  that were healing them from all kinds of cancers.  I also heard about the benefits of apricot seeds and their healing effect.  But then I heard that they had cyanide in them and that they were poison.  I didn't think anything else about it and eventually quit hearing about it at all.  

 Until now:  D. is determined to help her son.  A healthcare professional  and a longtime believer that natural foods and processes are best, she started educating herself through books, doctors, knowledgeable individuals and her own instincts.  I think she is definitely onto something, especially after reading 'World Without Cancer' by G. Edward Griffin.  The first edition, published in 1974 and the second updated edition, published in 1997, is still a shocking revelation about how conspiring men took over our medical system and the government regulatory agencies to  produce products that lined their own pockets with millions of dollars, making them the richest men in the world, but sacrificing the lives of millions of poor, unknowing individuals.  They intentionally tampered with experiments and studies of Laetrile, a natural and inexpensive substance, and skewed the results. And to make it even more inaccessible, Laetrile was made illegal and a campaign was waged to make it known as quackery and even harmful.

But here in Baker, NV was a virtual gold mine, in terms of hope and healing and so D. gathered up almost every last pit.  She must have visited the park several times.  I was fortunate enough to go with her once. The park rangers were somewhat curious at first, but when she told them about her son and that apricot seeds could be beneficial for his leukemia, they let her be.  I went with her on one of her trips and got to help her.  My reward?  A box full of at least 1000 apricot pits.  They are totally harmless, if taken in the correct amount. The recommended dosage is 5 per day.  They can be bitter-tasting and so you can mix them up with molasses and take them that way or you can eat them straight like I do and chase them down with a favorite drink!  I don't think they taste bad at all, especially coming from these wonderful, non-pesticide, heirloom trees!

My hope is that D's son will be cured of his leukemia and that she will be able to help others with her knowledge and resources.  She wants to use some of these pure apricot pits to sprout apricot seedlings so that others who want that kind of resource can have them.  But what I think we still need is more enlightenment and education on the subject of Cancer and it's cures.  I still have a lot to learn on the subject, but I do want to know if Laetrile or Vitamin B17 is being utilized now, after being discovered as being an anti-cancer substance as early as the mid-1920's!  Right now Laetrile in any form other than what you may get naturally, from your own garden, is illegal in the US.  Why is that? Now, cancer has overtaken heart disease as the No. 1 killer among Hispanics in the U.S., and the rest of the country may be only a few years behind.  And yet, cancer treatment is one of the most profitable businesses in the nation.  I'd like to see such a huge profit margin have a better success rate than what has been happening in this country.

Can you tell that I loved my little road trip of apricot pit harvesting?  I definitely did! 

Here is a video that I found interesting in support of my searching:

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank You my freind, that was so thoughtful and supportive. I really liked the clip on Suazzane Summers, there are more and more people getting on the band wagon to ge information out there. As a healthcare proffesional myself for many years I have seen much cynisism in the industry because there is so much failure but we are all so indoctrinated into the system we for the most part accept it as normal. The Doctors and Nurses who have invested so much time, money and hard work to be who they are need to beleive in what they are doing and when we see see hopelessness we either feel sadness or we get angry and blame the pt who is just as indoctrinated into the system and keeps going back to the doctor to "cure" them. It's sad that there are greedy designing men who have been and are willing to get rich on the suffering of others. We "healthcare" proffesionals would be more exited to go to work if we were truly in a "healthcare" inustry instead of a sick and dying industry. Healthcare would also be affordable and the world would be a truly healthy wealthy place of life and love. Sincerly, your freind D

A GAL NEEDS... said...

So true, D! You and so many other healthcare professionals are so caring and gifted and we couldn't ask for better. Now, please, let's give you more to work with and use those gifts for even greater good!

Richard & Natalie said...

This is interesting and something I have never heard of before. I'm thinking I should have planted an apricot tree instead of a peach tree in my yard....

cari said...

My dear friend, thanks for the informative post! Sadly, aas you know I became an statistic about a year ago. As an advocate for natural medicine myself for many years, prior to my diagmosis, I did a lot of research about the subject as well. And, I have to honestly say that now more than ever I have mixed feelings about opting for an all natural treatment for cancer. Without trying to expand too much on the subject, I have to say that there are so many factors to consider such type of cancer, stage, age etc. For that reason I have hard time believing that one type of natural remedy alone will cure. Now, don't get me wrong, I believe there is a lot of power in natural products. In fact, there are so many natural treatments for cancer that it can get very confusing. I considered all my options before opting to receive chemotherapy. I personally decided to use both conventional and natural approches to treat my cancer. I haven't personally tried the apricot pits but know of a place in town where they can be acquired. I wish your friend the best in finding the best treatment for her son. I know how hard it is to see our love ones go through such difficult trials. But above all, let's not forget that faith works miracles and will never change. Love, Carola

A GAL NEEDS... said...

Beautifully spoken, and I am so thrilled that you are now cancer-free! Luv you!

cari said...

Thanks dear Helena! Love you too!

Rachel said...

Talk to Betty Barrett!! This is how they cured her of her cancer years ago!

A GAL NEEDS... said...

I knew that she had gone the natural route, didn't know with what, though.

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