Top 5 changes to make after BC

I too have changed my eating and lifestyle.  I do take BioResaponse DIM - 2 capsules per day - each capsule is 150mg.  It is a supplement that is equivalent to eating many pounds of cruciferous veggies each day, and has other benefits too.  You can Google the name and go to their website. 

I also read an article that taking a baby aspirin 3-5X per week (not daily) may help prevent recurrence of breast cancer - so I do that as well as the Vit. D, calciun, multi,  organic veggies, exercise, less red meat etc.

 I am also taking Fareston which is not an Aromatase Inhibitor, but acts like the Tamoxifen and has less severe side effects than the Tamoxifen.  So far I've had no problems with it.  Very few people have heard of it and I did start a discussion here about it and found that the women who replied also had no problem tolerating it either.

Breast cancer is a complicated disease that is environmental, biological, lifestyle related, food related, geographic, socio-economic and race related.  I wish the ACS would do more about find the Preventive!  I would rather my daughter and granddaughters know how to prevent it instead of hoping to cure it!!!!!!!

Ruth I was just saying that tonight with my BFF....Im 5'5", 118, exercise and great diet....no fast food and lots of blueberries until I am pooping blue and I am the one????  WTH????  and no family history...did I mention that?  UGH  Bonfire away!!!

Granny - Im sorry I hope you find one then.  I often go to the health food stores where you can buy one hot cup of tea like at a bar with other beverages....perhaps you can try around.  I still find the jasmine white very mild...perhaps a tea shop can show you some too.  The white tea is easily overcooked...the water cant come to a boil.

Toni---Splenda is one of the big no nos.i think ill try it with either the agava or the raw brown sugar.how long can you keep it in the refrig?

Thanks Deanna---you know its been such a struggle for me not doing the ALs.but i feel great now that im 75% off the chocolate.gosh what a difference it made.and im doin the DIM every other day.Thank GOD my stomach is doin good.Im also eating black licorice every day as the pharm.said thats also good.

I am playing with different green teas...if i put the brown raw sugar/agava/honey and cinamon i can actually drink it but not every day.you told me it takes a long time so im tryin to do it real slow.i just cannot gain any weight.this food is so unfattening.

thanks for all your help walking me through this safe journey.hugs and God bless K

most of my friends think im way over the top with this....one very good friend even said TAKE THE DAMN PILL AND STOP MAKIN YOURSELF NUTS.Not me..After having migraines all my life i gave up the beef and dairy and bingo they are gone...hey what does that tell you???????I have a long way to go but i know im gonna get there

i just love this thread.thanks everyone.keep all this wonderful info coming.we need to be aware...luv my sistas.hugggs K

Hello all,

grannyduke - was reading most enlightening thread and yours popped out re: licorice - am also ER+ and wary of phytoestrogens.  Found this:

DAMN, just found out that the Fennel seed tablet which I've been taking to up my RBC is also a no no

Coffee:  I DON'T CARE, not giving up my one and only cup

Did not mean to confuse things......

hmm, also I love COFFEE-- I am not giving it either heheh

about turmeric, thyme and oregano-- these actually produce natural progesterone.. so for those who are highly ER+ and low PR, this is recommendable..

however, in the rare cases that you are high PR and low ER, then I think, the reverse is true-- avoid turmeric, thyme and oregano

I think what the study says is that unopposed or unchallenged estrogen is bad.

turmeric, thyme and oregano interfers with estradiaol synthesis-- because it has natural progresterone..

this is what nature has designed it to be-- for hormones to balance each other..

so I would agree luan, that even for alternative treatments-- we need the wisdom given by diagnostic tests.. we cannot haphazardly eat pomegranate just because it is on sale-- or just because it has anti cancer benefits.

now I have so much respect for TCM which advocates Yin/Yang the balance of everything..

now I remember, when my mother was going through her 42 day fast, I read about the Breuss protocol which requires that the patient drink alkaline juice with a lot of tea made from thyme..

however, in the Philippines, we do not have a lot of supply of thyme, so instead my mother was asked to drink a lot of turmeric tea instead..made from fresh yellow ginger.

now its making sense to me-- why turmeric replaced thyme in the Breuss protocol that my mother went through-- she is ER+ (90%) and PR- ..

I picked something from you luan-- turmeric has natural progesterone.. hmmm

Ruthbru-

I am right there with ya on the coffee intake! I consider coffee in the morning one of the finer joys in life, and just have not had the courage to leave it behind. I did go without caffeine one time in my life- during my first pregnancy-- and have not wanted to do it ever since! I just love it!

So, I do have wine every once in awhile (used to have it way more often!), and coffee, and sugar (once in awhile). I am trying to maintain a moderation approach!

I figure if 6 days a week I eat gluten free, dairy free, and sugar free, then the 7th day, I can have a treat!  

ruthbru and all,

when my mother and I started buying organic food last Feb 2010, it was really difficult, we have to literally comb the whole of Singapore to find organic produce..

by October 2010-- it seems we have settled into a decent routine and my mother's diet is fairly simple to follow-- specially since she eats a lot of raw veggies/fruits, it requires no cooking..

as a family we decided to support her by eating what she eats--so she does not have to see us eating a crispy fried chicken while she is munching on greens..

however, since I am working, I still eat crispy friend chicken -- as long as she does not see me..

if we ever eat out, we make sure there is something for her or she would bring her own sald in a small lunch box-- she also told me that now her pallete is used to the "rabbit" diet.. yes, she calls it rabbit diet..

we also visited a few local farms here producing local organic veggies, one of them delivers the produce to us every Friday..

now it does not sound so complicated anymore..even a few of my friends asked for the contact details of the local farmers we order our food from..

we also have a checklist of food to eat and not to eat (color coded -- RED if acidic, green if alkaline, blue if neutral) maybe we should ask another code for natural estrogen or natural progesterone..

believe me it gets easy with time..

as with coffee! naaah! am not giving it up!

toni

re: almond oil-- that's a good idea! last sunday my daughter wants to go swimming at the nearby public swimming pool-- I was hesistant because of the chlorine..

though I would like to protect her from environmental toxins, I also do not want to be a "kill joy"

___________

Thatgirl

Chlorine is a known carcinogen-- read here and here

I stopped eating beef a very long time ago. I started exercising two years ago and did so almost every day. I ate raw nuts and vegetables every day.



Since BC surgery. No exercise. Gotta get back to that. Stopped all meet except for occasional salmon and very seldom chicken but the chicken feels wrong ( hormone filled). No dairy products. More water. No diet soda or energy drinks.No regular sodas either. No sugar and this is effort!!! It's very very hard! No fake sugar products at all. Co rubies with tons of raw vegetables and I have learned to cook dry beans.

Reducing stress for Naturelover...meditation and yoga have been great for me...also, clearing out the crap (I thought they were friends...and a few family members have to limit their conversations with me...).  I have also found that being creative has helped me a lot too...I love to write, paint, read about things that interest me...and my puppy...I hope that helps...