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Holistic Health Practices Aimed at Preventing Cancer

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6 years ago

January 2, 2020

The term holistic health has been bandied about for many years with many people preferring to call it Alternative Health, which suggests something other than what holistic truly means.

With traditional, allopathic medicine dividing the body into parts or “specialties” like heart, bones, etc., some people prefer the description, ‘Alternative,’ which gives an innocuous meaning and usually refers to chiropractic, massage or acupuncture. It does not provide the actual truth about how bodies function holistically.

It doesn’t take into consideration that the body is an electrical system that communicates with all of its parts. The real explanation of holistic is the balance of mind, body and spirit with the attributes all working together.

Assuming our systems don’t operate as a whole can be likened to the fact that the same medicine can be administered to millions of people knowing full well that all of us have different metabolisms and DNA. It makes no sense.

In the last few centuries, we’ve been trained to be cut off from our natural environment — The Earth — our feelings and how much we’re connected to nature’s calming attributes. We’ve not accepted the idea that an imbalance in the emotions or our spirit has as strong a voice as physical pain or that disease can manifest from an anxious mind or unhappiness. We tend to block these things out of our consciousness, yet, our minds greatly influence disease.

Recognizing the need to eat purely grown food from the earth, Max Gerson was the first to test how foods reacted in the body, coming to the conclusion that a vegetarian diet was the most healing. His daughter Charlotte, who now runs his cancer clinic in Mexico says, “Emotions play a significant role in the cause of cancer. If someone comes to us to heal their cancer, I make sure both the husband and wife come together. There’s always one who gets the cancer and one who causes it. If they won’t agree to counseling, I refuse to take them as patients.”

Futurist Jacque Fresco of the Venus Project designs his ecological cities by studying the human body. Understanding that we need clean water and air and the calming trees and plants that nature provides, his cities are purposely created to enhance the symbiotic relationship between man and the earth.

Nature has everything we need to heal ourselves. If we buy organically grown foods without pesticides and become educated about the healing attributes of the herbs and plants that nature provides us, we will begin to treat our bodies directly from the earth, instead of using drugs that target only specific areas often causing devastating, long term side effects.

The fact that we have lost respect and spiritual connection to the earth has caused the environmental catastrophes we are now experiencing. It’s difficult to avoid cancer and disease because the earth itself has cancer. Restoring the idea that we must have this important balance of mind, body and spirit is necessary not only for own healing, it’s important for the survival of our planet.

Lexie Ross is a civil rights and peace activist who began her career as a journalist in Georgia in 1981. Ross’ passion for finding natural, pain-free cures for cancer led her to pioneer the first articles in Atlanta about the dangers of aspartame, fluoride, pesticides, vaccines, electronic pollution and other toxic additives used in our foods and cosmetics. She also produced her own Health Frontiers Radio Show. She teaches the necessity of eating organically grown greens and vegetables cultivated in enzyme-rich, organic soil, along with the benefits of taking vitamins and herbs. She has written a handbook, The Hidden Truths About Preventing Cancer.

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Oakland Post: Week of February 25 – March 3, 2026

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of – February 25 – March 3, 2026

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March 1, 2026

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Chase Oakland Community Center Hosts Alley-Oop Accelerator Building Community and Opportunity for Bay Area Entrepreneurs

Over the past three years, the Alley-Oop Accelerator has helped more than 20 Bay Area businesses grow, connect, and gain meaningful exposure. The program combines hands-on training, mentorship, and community-building to help participants navigate the legal, financial, and marketing challenges of small business ownership.

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2 weeks ago

February 21, 2026

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Bay Area entrepreneurs attend the Alley-Oop Accelerator, a small business incubation program at Chase Oakland Community Center. Photo by Carla Thomas.

By Carla Thomas

The Golden State Warriors and Chase bank hosted the third annual Alley-Oop Accelerator this month, an empowering eight-week program designed to help Bay Area entrepreneurs bring their visions for business to life.

The initiative kicked off on Feb. 12 at Chase’s Oakland Community Center on Broadway Street, welcoming 15 small business owners who joined a growing network of local innovators working to strengthen the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

At its core, the accelerator is designed to create an ecosystem of collaboration, where local entrepreneurs can learn from one another while accessing the resources of a global financial institution.

“This is our third year in a row working with the Golden State Warriors on the Alley-Oop Accelerator,” said Jaime Garcia, executive director of Chase’s Coaching for Impact team for the West Division. “We’ve already had 20-plus businesses graduate from the program, and we have 15 enrolled this year. The biggest thing about the program is really the community that’s built amongst the business owners — plus the exposure they’re able to get through Chase and the Golden State Warriors.”

According to Garcia, several graduates have gone on to receive vendor contracts with the Warriors and have gained broader recognition through collaborations with JPMorgan Chase.

“A lot of what Chase is trying to do,” Garcia added, “is bring businesses together because what they’ve asked for is an ecosystem, a network where they can connect, grow, and thrive organically.”

This year’s Alley-Oop Accelerator reflects that vision through its comprehensive curriculum and emphasis on practical learning. Participants explore the full spectrum of business essentials including financial management, marketing strategy, and legal compliance, while also preparing for real-world experiences such as pop-up market events.

Each entrepreneur benefits from one-on-one mentoring sessions through Chase’s Coaching for Impact program, which provides complimentary, personalized business consulting.

Garcia described the impact this hands-on approach has had on local small business owners. He recalled one candlemaker, who, after participating in the program, was invited to provide candles as gifts at Chase events.

“We were able to help give that business exposure,” he explained. “But then our team also worked with them on how to access capital to buy inventory and manage operations once those orders started coming in. It’s about preparation. When a hiccup happens, are you ready to handle it?”

The Coaching for Impact initiative, which launched in 2020 in just four cities, has since expanded to 46 nationwide.

“Every business is different,” Garcia said. “That’s why personal coaching matters so much. It’s life-changing.”

Participants in the 2026 program will each receive a $2,500 stipend, funding that Garcia said can make an outsized difference. “It’s amazing what some people can do with just $2,500,” he noted. “It sounds small, but it goes a long way when you have a plan for how to use it.”

For Chase and the Warriors, the Alley-Oop Accelerator represents more than an educational initiative, it’s a pathway to empowerment and economic inclusion. The program continues to foster lasting relationships among the entrepreneurs who, as Garcia put it, “build each other up” through shared growth and opportunity.

“Starting a business is never easy, but with the right support, it becomes possible, and even exhilarating,” said Oscar Lopez, the senior business consultant for Chase in Oakland.