Who knew ?? Cancer treatment.

[Kevin, PA]

On our first trip to negril we had the chance to try some sour sop and loved it! I haven't been able to find the fruit in any store but goya makes sour sop/guanabana nectar that is easier to find. When I inquired with a Jamaican friend of ours back home about where to purchase the fruit in our area he mentioned that the fruit was good for preventing cancer.

The goya nector is kind of blah so we've come up the following recipe using the nectar:

Soursop Margaritas



Ingredients

• 1/2 cup lime juice (4-5 limes)
• 1/2 cup Soursop(guanabana)nectar
• 3/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup Triple Sec
• 1 tsp Sugar
• Lime wedges, for serving
• Salt, optional

Directions

1. Fill a shaker with ice.
2. Add the lime juice, soursop (guanabana) nectar, tequila, Triple Sec and sugar to shaker.
3. Shake well.
4. Rub lime wedge around rim of margarita glass and coat rim with salt (optional)
5. Fill margarita glass with ice and then fill the glass with margarita mixture from shaker.
6. Garnish with lime wedge (optional)

[Kay Spiker Pontius]

If you have an international grocery try looking there. I found the pulp and frozen in a can like OJ

[Soursop555]

Thanx for the info...

[Kritter]

And another beneficial Jamaican fruit is SWEET SOP. Sweet sop is supposed to be really good for the nervous system in adults; and aids healthy brain development in children. I like to eat the fresh fruit whole, and ogle-mouth the seeds. I wish I could find it in my local grocery stores.

[Schoko]

Some "natural" products like Yew are already used in chemotherapy to treat cancer.
Just because a product is "natural" does not always mean it is safe (i.e. Cocaine comes from a coca plant).

The Graviola plant can kill nerve cells in the brain and other parts of the body. It may cause movement disorders similar to Parkinson’s disease.

There are pros and cons to many treatments - natural or not - it's up to each individual to do their research and decide for themself. Just don't create false hope for those battling cancer.

[541lion]

Marijuana is good too!

[Coldwaters]

Cancer surgery three months ago, Thank you Mass. General Hospital. Steve Jobs would have a problem with this BS. Medical Marijuana is better than the Morphine they gave me to kill the spasm pain. Going back to Negril for two weeks to celebrate being alive. You do not go with BS when your life is on the line!!

[poolguywindsor]

Soursop in Negril, march.

[Accompong]

I live in a town (Accompong Town) that is widely known for using herbal medicines to "cure" a lot of maladies and they can point to the fact that most residents live into their 90's and above as proof. However, it is also true that when someone dies of cancer etc., it gets conveniently removed from the narrative.

Herbals and natural foods are beneficial to one's health and that is not a disputed fact. What is disputed is the use of the word "cure" as taking substances to keep one from getting something is a long way from having a disease like cancer and then taking herbals and natural foods as a medicine to rid the body of them.

Perhaps it is because these substances are not regulated and scientifically tested in a blind study of sufficient samplings to make a definitive statement while rather relying on carefully worded statements like; "thought to prevent one from...." or "Is known to..." to give false hope to desperate suffers.

Medical science knows that environmental factors and heredity have the most to do with developing cancer in the first place. Jamaicans are disproportionately blessed in both of these categories and thus develop cancers etc. at a lower rate than say Americans, Canadians, etc..

Yes, I feel that Noni, Sour Sop, merengue, etc. are a good way to consume substances that prevent one from acquiring a disease like cancer but, when it comes to curing it???? It happens just enough times (sans any other possible contributors) to keep the dream alive but to rely on it as a good cure is like the saying "a fool wanders but a wise man travels".

Peace and Guidance

[RobinandMark]

I live in a town (Accompong Town) that is widely known for using herbal medicines to "cure" a lot of maladies and they can point to the fact that most residents live into their 90's and above as proof. However, it is also true that when someone dies of cancer etc., it gets conveniently removed from the narrative.

Herbals and natural foods are beneficial to one's health and that is not a disputed fact. What is disputed is the use of the word "cure" as taking substances to keep one from getting something is a long way from having a disease like cancer and then taking herbals and natural foods as a medicine to rid the body of them.

Perhaps it is because these substances are not regulated and scientifically tested in a blind study of sufficient samplings to make a definitive statement while rather relying on carefully worded statements like; "thought to prevent one from...." or "Is known to..." to give false hope to desperate suffers.

Medical science knows that environmental factors and heredity have the most to do with developing cancer in the first place. Jamaicans are disproportionately blessed in both of these categories and thus develop cancers etc. at a lower rate than say Americans, Canadians, etc..

Yes, I feel that Noni, Sour Sop, merengue, etc. are a good way to consume substances that prevent one from acquiring a disease like cancer but, when it comes to curing it???? It happens just enough times (sans any other possible contributors) to keep the dream alive but to rely on it as a good cure is like the saying "a fool wanders but a wise man travels".

Peace and Guidance

Very wise reply.