Survivors who had chemo etc and are into Complementary medicine

actually (former chef speaking) one is supposed to heat up the generous amount of oil one wipes on.

I wash mine after ever use...and then just put it back on the stove, while it's still wet, heat it up until the water evaps, then do about two turns of oil around the pan. Then I take a paper towel, and rub down the sides and soak up any oil that could drip.  Then I just leave the pan on the stove to cool before I put away...Mostly it just stays on the stove, as we use it so much.

I recently bought a few cast iron pans.  Going to take them out of the boxes today after reading this discussion : ) 

Was recently given some "le creuset" cookware.  What do you all think of that cookware?

Belinda, I love my Le Creuset cookware.  I have the stainless steel pots and pans and love how the lid can nestle on the handle while cooking.  Not so crazy about the enameled spaghetti pot though.

Gosh, now I am kind of excited about cookware!

I adore my Le Creuset.  I have a bunch of different pieces--of the enameled cast iron.  yes I know, when you load it up with food, it weighs a ton.  I don't care.  Le Creuset rocks.

You all are making me hungry. I love  to cook, I love to feed people  and I LOVE to eat. LOL

Hear, hear, Omaz!

I just threw something together, and it's deelicious! My DH looked at me with big eyes, 'is there enough for me?' Oops...sorry :-D

Heated some olive oil in my skillet (not iron yet though!), added curcumin and black pepper with some herbal sea salt, braised some red onion and a teensy weensy bit of red and white quinoa. Prepared my plate with small cut tomatoes (cherry are even tastier), some low-fat goat cheese and a lot of rucola salad. You can add some small chopped nuts too, if you're in need of extra fats and protein, and it gets the crunchy thing going on. Back in the skillet I cracked an egg and pressed garlic over it so it wouldn't overcook (heard raw garlic is better for us) and dry rosemary. As a vinaigrette I used pressed lemon and a bit of red vinegar. Yummy! I really like the taste lemon adds to everything, especially salads. I tend to put too much salt on everything so lemon really helps. All organic of course :-D

Bon appétit !

sounds GREAt Carola..

and Omaz - Revere Ware is pretty great.. they are even and work great if one preheats them before sautee-ing.. hot pan, cold oil, any temp. food.  I wash my pan which I think my sister stole, or I lost it in my vast kitchen, (ha ha) immediately after cooking.

Omaz I do yoga for relaxation

don't see why not.

I just read the disclosure at the top of the page. I mean, I really read it. I think there is something wrong with the use of the word "attempt, or meaning of the sentence:  "Holistic medicine is a term used to describe therapies that attempt to treat the patient as a whole person." I have a feeling the word "attempt" does not belong there.

When I wrote essays at university, I was never allowed to use the word "attempt" in my thesis or opening statement of my essay. We were told by the prof. that attempt is synonymous with failure. I just googled "attempt" and here is what it means:

attempt means to "try to do something"

another dictionary describes it as "trying to do something especially without much expectation of success".

I have been treated conventionally and now having holistic treatment such as acupuncture to regain (not attempt to regain) my energy back that I lost through conventional treatment. I have had 6 sessions now and I am beginning to feel more like my old self. 

I have a 'reduce stress through hypnosis' CD that is amazing!

sounds like a good one to me too. 

I used visualization through my entire chemo. I had a vicious black wolf/dog that I named Taxatere. I sent him in like a drug dog to sniff out and destroy any hidden cancer cells. Then I used the idea of little clean up pack men (cytoxen) going behind scooping up any mess that Taxatere had made. This was very helpful to me as I was at first terrified of the chemo and was viewing it as my enemy not my helper.