Central Coast Magazines Home and Lifestyle Winter 2024

THE EXPERT ask the odds of recovery a healthy lifestyle shift is logically a must. The old adage that we are what we eat is so relevant to Cancer and yet amazingly overlooked. That said, food itself is nowhere near powerful enough to battle, with dense nutrients required. These powerful components come via genuine concentrated supplementation & Nutraceuticals For 3 decades now I‘ve counseled Cancer sufferers to remain positive in the context of reality. Refreshingly, some wise individuals embrace the message for the need to change & do well. At the risk of sounding pessimistic (never the case) for all the media reports and never ending barrage of false hopes re actual cures becoming available within 5 years postulated by entities with obvious hidden agendas and others with genuine sincerity, the incidence of as well as mortality rates are indeed on the rise overall. Nevertheless while perception is king in marketing, as always the truth is reality to avoid denial. Now for the story behind my story, albeit a very basic synopsis or else a book will be required Forty years ago I happened to read a book by a Russian gentleman who overcame Cancer in his throat by exclusively using Propolis – of course this one anecdotal testimony wasn’t enough to run with, though certainly intriguing to say the least and sufficient to spark my initial passion. Later on I came to understand that when employed together with Vitamin C, the ensuing synergistic & catalytic reactions would enhance Propolis to achieve dynamic non-toxic results. Ironically Aussies still don’t know the amazing resin from bees that all kids once loved on trees. It’s a classic example of God-given wonders in nature we so often miss in the busyness of life. Thankfully this spurred my quest to research & source the intrinsically best naturally derived substances to support those suffering with Cancer from a genuine 1st do no harm perspective. Ten years on I was mentioned in a bestselling Prostate Cancer book not having realised the author was actually already using a product on himself that I’d been privileged to work in the development of, as well as another that I’d go on to have a substantial hand in. While he endorsed many substances in the book, these 2 were indeed the major highlights. Not long afterwards I had the pleasure of meeting & eventually forming a strong bond with Bernard Hughes, a WW2 fighter pilot

BY GEOFF GARLINGE

Prevention - Still the key & better than cure

W ith or without a Cancer diagnosis the gold message is still the same. Be kind to your body and build the bomb shelter before the bomb or subsequent ones drop. Living a functional & sustainable lifestyle is actually really enjoyable (I can’t recall last being ill). In the absence of Cancer both the chance of & frequency of sickness is naturally reduced. Again dealing with cancer will be phenomenally better implementing a wise healthy strategy. Promising so much would eventuate way back by the year 2000, our techno age that offered to dramatically improve quality of life has conversely failed across the board in the Cancer realm. The often insidious & sometimes rapidly progressing disease continues to clearly outsmart Medical Science in many forms, being that it is both highly adaptive while also elusive. This in effect means that primary tumors often already possess the innate ability to mutate as well as migrate at a cellular level, before basically parking to lay dormant as they hide out to avoid detection prior to re-emerging at the most inopportune time for them when the body is lacking adequate nutrition, not fortified and natural defence mechanisms are compromised. And while it’s certainly crucial to vigilantly maintain diagnostics, they can’t be 100% relied on. With the exception of a small number of specific conditions and as we now speedily approach a quarter of the way through the 21st century, the overall war is far from being won as the statistical data continues to be cleverly manipulated in order to validate ongoing use of conventional invasive therapies. The 5 year survival rate touted as the supposed indicator of success serves to illustrate this. The truth however is that most metastases (secondary Cancers causing the majority of deaths) occur afterwards and hence are not included in statistics designed to support the status quo. Even children are now well acquainted with the big C word, with many suffering themselves. Again this reflects on the failure of the modern day to deliver better quality of life for all ages. Fake toxic plastic foods are the new norm for multitudes, so why are we surprised to hear that 1 in 2 of all Aussies currently living are predicted to develop Cancer revealing the true situation. Nevertheless, thankfully while there’s life there’s hope for many from the natural perspective. In order to dramatically increase

diagnosed with aggressive Prostate cancer along with a disastrous prognosis who at 77 committed to a healthy lifestyle shift and lived well until 99! Another 7 years passed and my beautiful wife Lynda was diagnosed (missed by Mammogram) with highly infiltrating ductal carcinoma i.e. aggressive breast Cancer quite possibly via the typical 2 glasses of wine making dinner (not being privy to the knowledge back then), before being told in no uncertain terms by the top Professor & Specialist surgeon in the field that she would be dead in 2 years – unless she opted for Chemo, Radiation + the drug of choice (though not any more being an epic fail due to poor efficacy along with corresponding ensuing side effects). Just as with all others my counsel was “it’s your life/ body/Cancer and ultimately your choice that only you can make and should you decide to go down the Natural path, you’ll need to be 100% consistent in both the short & long term”. Thankfully she decided not to undergo the 1st recommendations with recent diagnostics confirming she’s still cancer free and just celebrated her 72nd birthday 22yrs later. Never did I imagine that down the track I would enjoy the privilege of working together with some of our finest minds in Universities on trials & studies based on Nutraceutical research. Together we’re strong as we put ego aside in order to receive from one another to help others. Nanomedicine advancements/ applications are particularly exciting as tangible results emerge. When young I knew so little, but now well know that the smartest people are made of others. Many people ask me if I get burdened fielding a constant stream of Cancer cases at all hours. The honest answer is never as I’m always mindful that mine is really a calling rather than a job. Being privileged to support those who need substantial help is a purpose driven vocation. Those who know me well are aware I embrace & live by the same principles I teach others. Hence why again thank God I can’t remember the last time I was unwell, which is amazing especially considering my oldest grandson is nearly 29 and my start in life was not good. So there is much to be said for an attitude of gratitude & a joyful heart that is good medicine. Keep looking up, be kind to others and your body to stay strong & keep well.

14 Home & Lifestyle Magazine | Winter 2024 © 2024 GEOFF GARLINGE Dip. HC MR A (Medical Reg. Aust) - Geoff Garlinge is a Certified Health Counsellor, Nutritional and Nutraceutical Cancer Support Specialist & consultant to Australian University research facilities and the Natural Health Industry. With 35 years experience in the field, Geoff has lectured with as well as to Doctors, Pharmacists & CM Practitioners concerning Natural Health strategies with a reach into Asia & The Middle East. He is also founder of AUSTRALIA'S OWN Pty Ltd which he has headed since 1994.