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fredntan
fredntan Member Posts: 1,821
edited June 2014 in Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment

i just got done with all my BC tx. Started tamox and effexor in june , so far so good.



I started going to holistic integrated md at johns hopkins. He recommended the following



Resveratrol- i am not sure if i should take this the mskcc says its contraindicated with er + 'bc,,,,

Its similar to red wine, and has anti iinflaamatory and antioxident proprty



http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/resveratrol



NAC antioxident

http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/n-acetylcysteine



R alpha lipoic acid antioxident



http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/alpha-lipoic-acid



Mushroom caps my idea think i use reiki



Vit D 4000units day



Fish oil 2000 mg use nordic brand 369



I think i should stop the resverterol. Then i have a green powder that i drink everybmorning.



Maybe i should switch to DIM supplements when it runs out. Then i sometimes have some wheat grass . Froze big batch up using my vitamixer

I have mostly gone organic, no real dairy, but i do keifer and greek yogurt..

My exercize program will start in august. We eat healthy. Almost vegetarian with fish a



I know its a crap shoot, but i want to do every thing i can to prevent it from coming back



Thanks for any replies

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  • momoschki
    momoschki Member Posts: 682
    edited July 2012

    Hi,

    FWIW, my integrative oncologist (from Weill Cornell) has me on every single one of the supplements you have mentioned, including the resveratrol.  I am er+ as well, and he never mentioned this as an issue.  I also take DIM, among other additional supplements not on your list (I don't do the wheat grass, however.) 

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  • Husband11
    Husband11 Member Posts: 2,264
    edited July 2012

    Daily small dose aspirin, IP6, melatonin, metformin, iodine, maitake d extract are some other ideas to look into the merits of.  None of this has been proven to work, but falls into the category of speculative and in some cases under investigation.

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  • mary625
    mary625 Member Posts: 1,056
    edited July 2012

    So far, I'm on a completely different list, although I've only been to one appointment so far and waiting for blood work to come back before a 2nd appointment.  I am seeing a naturopath in Washington, DC.  I am on high EPA (fish oil), Zyflamend, B6, BComplex, probiotic, magnesium and flax seed.  I will be adding Vitamin D after the next appointment.  She wanted to get some test results first.  Maybe she'll be adding some other stuff too.  I am also on Metformin but not through her.

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  • AnnE16
    AnnE16 Member Posts: 241
    edited July 2012

    What is DIM and where do you find it?

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  • momoschki
    momoschki Member Posts: 682
    edited July 2012

    About DIM:  http://www.dimfaq.com/

     You can buy it online, or at various health food/supplement stores. 

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