Early Stage Natural Girls!

I'm off to buy broccoli sprouts!  Thank you, Sharon!

This is a great thread, I am so glad to come on to it and join you ladies! I have heard that Acai Berries play a very big role into prevention of reaccurance, it seems to be hard to find but I have had luck in the Brazilian stores.  I am not sure how well the Acai Berry vitamins and if they have the same effect?  I am also very interested in the Goji Berries as Princess has mentioned in this forum.  Does anyone know where those can be located?  If I dont have a juicer, is it possible to get the same effect of eating plenty of the greens mentioned, including watercress?  So many things to remember, it is so life altering, but of course so worth it! Thank you for sharing!

I just went back top Cindy's post about the Vitamix, that is probably not what I need for juicing...

Stage 1:  You are right...Vitamix is not a juicer.  I have a Champion juicer which I have had for a long time....just reclaimed it from my DS.  My GD is buying me the greens attachment for it, she was so glad to hear that I am juicing.  She has been a vegetarian for several years and what a difference it made in her moods and life.  I'm still contemplating the Vitamix because of all the things princess said...it has a very high rating.  That Costco price sounds pretty good.  The ones I looked at were over $400.

Thanks, Ladies, I am checking these out, my juicer works good and fast and it is strong, I am wondering if it is leaving too much behind, as when I clean it out seems like half the produce is left inside.  Is that usual with the Champion, also?  Or is it because I need an updated one?

Okay, I watched the video on the Brelville, I think my Juiceman Jr. is very similar.  I also watched the video on the zuchinni bread made with the leftover pulp in the juicer.  Great idea.

My Champion juicer doesn't leave much pulp at all, and what is left is very dry.  The instructions said if the pulp is still wet to put it through the juicer again for maximum benefit, but I haven't had to do that as yet.  I'm telling you, this thing is a warhorse!  It survived 10 years with my DS who isn't known for his kind treatment of equipment, and it's still ticking.  Good idea to use pulp for other cooking.

princess:  I remember hearing that about the enzymes as well...maybe I can find that in Suzanne Sommer's book "Knockout"...she interviewed Dr. Goldberg.

We saw a great movie last night  "Food Matters".  Reinforces everything we've talked about on these threads...the importance of diet and supplementation in assisting the body in healing itself.  The use of vitamin infusion therapy was a big topic. 

Thanks princess!  Have a great weekend.

Princess, can you tell me where you can find the proteolytic supplements? I wonder why this is never told by the Oncs we see? The only thing they ever want to say is Chemo, they dont get to the route of the cause.  I have never used a juicer before, not sure how it works?  How many times do you need to drink from it a day?  Would it be for any mix of fruits/vegis?  Thank you ladies, this sight has been SO helpful!  I applause you all for doing so much research and finding all this information out.  I was on Tamox but stopped it 2 wks ago from the severe effects it had on me, still suffering through them, I will not do that again!

I don't think you can just run out and indiscriminately start taking things that help to cure and prevent cancer.  Like anything else, there is a prescribed dose that works and too much may cause toxic side effects.  A good naturopathic doctor would be a valuable resource to have.  Suzanne Sommers book  "Knockout" has a number of them listed in the back in a special section.  They are broken down by state and cities.  This is how we found the doctor that my boyfriend is going to for his MS and who I will go to for my complementary cancer treatments.   Vitamin infusions are a very important part of healing, and only a doctor can set this up for you.

Juicing requires that you buy a juicer that is preferably one that has an ability to get as much juice as possible, leaving very dry pulp.  You can google juicers and they come up in all shapes and sizes and prices, but cheap is not the best, because it will not juice up carrots and other hard veggies as well.  Most of these come with instructions on how to combine good veggies and fruits for optimal flavor.  Diet is pretty simple...veggies (raw) and protein in the morning,  (I usually do a salad with all kinds of veggies with a hard boiled egg, and a juiced drink),  raw veggies and protein for lunch, and either a carb (sweet potato or brown rice) and cooked veggies or protein and cooked veggies for dinner.  Cut out all white stuff...bread, pasta, white rice, desserts, etc.  You will start to feel more energy almost immediately once you have detoxed all of the processed foods out of your system.  This could take a while depending on how your eating habits have been over the years.  My boyfriend went from a highly acidic body to optimal alkaline in less than two months!

The Gerson diet requires that you drink a lot of juice...up to 13 glasses a day I think they said.  Again, that needs some initial monitoring and set up to get the correct combinations for optimal healing.  It's quite a committment, but IMO it beats putting poison into you system.  I'm working into it slowly by changing my diet weekly to get more into the raw foods and juicing.  Once I hear what my final dx is and get treatment options, I will decide what I want to do, but regardless which way you go, diet and lifestyle play an important role.

All the best to you in your quest for better health and quality of life. 

B123:  What a shame that you are going through this.  I hate to tell you this, but I watched this exact thing happen to my friend with lung cancer.  She got so sick she couldn't eat, but they kept feeding her the chemo anyway, and she died from malnutrition nine months later.  I just couldn't believe my eyes what happened to her, and she wouldn't tell them to STOP.  There just has to be a better way to combat cancer than poisioning our bodies.  Some people can handle it and some not.  You have to know your body and what its limits are.

You might be surprised about the juice drinks...because they contain little or no pulp, they go right into your system, bypassing the digestive tract so they might be easier to absorb and give you the nutrients you need to get back to optimal health.  Try buying some organic carrot juice at the store that is already juiced (make sure it's pure) and see if you can tolerate it.

I looked in my book and didn't see a dr. in Boston listed...only one in Lenox Ma.  If you google integrative doctors, or naturopathic doctors, Boston area, some will probably come up.

In any event DO NOT go back on that stuff, at least until you have your digestive problem straightened out.