Ray has been saying it for years, but here is the latest study (and I think the first admission by mainstream science) that warm-blooded creatures like mice (and humans) do not function well in the cold.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/11/ ... h-in-mice/
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/11/12/1304291110
"...Cancer patients also commonly report suffering deep chills, especially following treatment. It’s possible that growing tumors may induce a cold stress that probably promotes their own survival. We do not know exactly how this works yet, but this research still has important implications for cancer patients and their treatments. Could administering cancer therapies in a sauna-like setting improve their tumor-fighting potential and slow cancer growth? Such approaches have been tried in small trials for breast cancer, angiosarcoma, and sarcoma. They show that increasing body temperature to a mild fever over the course of a few hours improves response rates to radiation therapy."
I think the above quote (emphasis is mine) pretty much sums it up - the body cannot fight the tumors properly in cold environments and heating the body up (red /infrared light, aspirin, caffeine, protein, salt) would probably be beneficial.
To Ray's point again. The parallel between cancer and old age is obvious I think - I do not know a single old person who can tolerate cold, sleep well, or is able to maintain comfortable body temperature without the need for extra help like clothes and heating.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/11/ ... h-in-mice/
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/11/12/1304291110
"...Cancer patients also commonly report suffering deep chills, especially following treatment. It’s possible that growing tumors may induce a cold stress that probably promotes their own survival. We do not know exactly how this works yet, but this research still has important implications for cancer patients and their treatments. Could administering cancer therapies in a sauna-like setting improve their tumor-fighting potential and slow cancer growth? Such approaches have been tried in small trials for breast cancer, angiosarcoma, and sarcoma. They show that increasing body temperature to a mild fever over the course of a few hours improves response rates to radiation therapy."
I think the above quote (emphasis is mine) pretty much sums it up - the body cannot fight the tumors properly in cold environments and heating the body up (red /infrared light, aspirin, caffeine, protein, salt) would probably be beneficial.
To Ray's point again. The parallel between cancer and old age is obvious I think - I do not know a single old person who can tolerate cold, sleep well, or is able to maintain comfortable body temperature without the need for extra help like clothes and heating.