Confused and drowning in a sea of supplements!!!

jkath ~ I3C and DIM are both natural aromatese inhibitors.  I use I3C; some women prefer DIM.  I think a few women use both, but I don't feel that's necessary if a woman is post-menopausal, as I am and your Mother is.  (And if you read up on DIM on-line, be sure to delve into the source.  A lot of the pro-DIM, anti-I3C info' has been written by a doctor who is a principal in one of the major DIM supplement companies.)

Iodine (Iodoral) is used differently in the body, but seems to be a key supplement for many of us.  In fact, there was a comment on the Natural Girls thread yesterday re. a couple of presentations about iodine and breast cancer at the recent San Antonion Symposium.

The other one I'd be sure to include is D3.     Deanna

DIM is short for Diindolylmethane. 

Here's a simple explanation of it from another website:

DIM is a phytochemical produced inside the body from the indole-3-carbinol (I3C) that occurs naturally in cruciferous vegetables. (Phytochemicals are simply chemicals that come from plants.) Vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower contain I3C. I3C forms the hormone balancer DIM.

DIM encourages estrogens in the body to select certain enzymatic pathways that result in break-down products that are actually balancing for hormonal health.1 As a result, they are cardio-protective, and cancer protective for certain tissues in the body including those found in the breast, prostate and uterus.)

Deanna thank you!!!!