Ayurvedic medicine

himalaya ~ If I was in your situation, I would want to know my surgical pathology before deciding what type of treatment to pursue, and then I would ask any practitioners you are considering using for research results for their recommended treatment for your particular type of bc.  

I don't think too many of us liked the idea of needing chemo and radiation, but many of us decided to use some of those treatments and to complement them with alternative therapies, such as ayurvedic medicine, to keep us healthy and lessen any side effects.  

Just be sure that whomever you trust to treat you has a lot of experience with breast cancer, which is not always the same illness.  

Best to you with your surgery ~   Deanna 

Does anybody no of if Ayurvedic (Turmeric/Curcumin) will interfer with Armidex.  I want to start taking it for inflammation.  I am thinking not but want to make sure.  Thanks.  By the way I am new to this.  

Thanks, I will into turmeric powder.   I am assumming I just buy the powder in the spice section of grocery store.  

Hello

I have just been diagnosed w/ invasive ductal + hormone responsive cancer. I go for surgery in 1 week. I am seeking post surgical treatment with qualified ayurvedic doctors and will likely do full pancha karma detox prgramme. My regular "corporate" doctors think this is a death sentence and push me to do radiation + 5 yrs. Hormone blockers. I am scared either way but the corporate medicine seems worse than the disease. Good luck but please see trained ayurvedic doctor and do research & study. Just taking some tumeric is not enough. Read yoga of herbs and other books by vasant lad. Etc.

Natkat, please do consider that the hormone blockers appear to be extremely effective against ER+ cancers. Rads are not fun, but it is a relatively short treatment phase and the recovery is quick usually. If your docs think you can safely skip chemo, then you are already starting from a really good place.

Motherof...,

I had areas of both DCIS and IDC. They were diagnosed before surgery, based on biopsies. But, sometimes what appears to be DCIS, has IDC components as well and that would not be known until the path report after surgery. Biopsy can detect IDC.

Caryn

It is an interesting form of medicine but cancer is so dangerous why not have the cancer removed first then use Ayurvedic medicine to help you heal and recover.

Turmeric root can be bought in any chinatown I juice it in my green drinks every morning.Unprocessed honey,and ghee are always on hand in my kitchen.The mung bean rice recipies are great for the digestive system while going through all this stress. 

I have read two books on Ayurvedic medicine. My niece is studying and living the lifestyle.Natkat ((hugs)) I wish you well.Keeep us updated on your recovery.

momine, I don't think she meant the word "accept" the way you took it.  Pretty sure English is her second language, so she is just trying to get across the idea that a lot of women choose conventional treatment.  She's right  - a lot of women do.  I sure did.  

Hi, 

Can you recommend a good book on Ayurvedic medicine?

Thanks.

Was doing some reading on Ayurvedic and found you over here.

Natkat, I get it, all of why you say and what you say.  Completely and truly. 

Whatever way we go w traditional/alternative vs the conventional Western, this is huge and right, it means thorough immersion into the tx choice each of us makes.

Just completed the book, 'You Did What? Saying no to conventional cancer treatment.'

Here's a list of books I have read or am reading that I just posted on early stage natural girls.  None are Ayurvedic though some touch on it.  I cannot recommend an Ayurvedic boook yet, but my protocol is headed in this direction after I complete this month's protocol, so are my lifestyle changes though I never thought I would choose this approach, ever.

Books

• Herbal, Medical Healing and Cancer, by Yance
• Breast Cancer, Breast Health by Susun Weed
• Voltaire's Bastards by John Ralston Saul
• What your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer by Lee, Zava and Hopkins
• The Secret History of the War On Cancer by Derva Davis
• Questioning Chemotherapy by Moss

• cancerdecisons.com
• alternative-doctor.com
• sourcewatch.org
• thinkbeforeyoupink.org

Whether about Ayurvedic or any other alternative / traditional choice vs the conventional choices..... we must be aggressive, but to me that does means to do harm to self/patient as we become strong and heal gently.

This bc has made me a truer student of the traditional medicines.  I love them.  Am not a purrist in any one though, though perhaps I might do so.

Hormones, am doing many things.  Black beans cooked in seaweed to soak up excess estrogen (Edens organic, black beans, they are careful about the purity of product and cans are lined so aluminum is not a factor.)   Glutathione.  I used DIM-type products but w hypothyroidism it is a challenge until I am on more natural stuff, one will be thyrosine I think, it is, my dr is getting me on it in a week.  I decided to use bioidentical progesterone cream vaginally, conservatively, when I found out it is proven to fill the ER+ eceptor and block neg affects of estrogen.  Took over a year to decide this, no abrupt decision for me.  Must keep liver working well as it clears estrogens and xenoestrogens... info I am getting to in Chapter 10, Hormone Harmony of a new reference book, The Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors, by Wauldman.  (With my memory I am nothing w/o my books LOL). I see that the book references www.wrightnewsletter.com for Dr. Wright, an expert on hormones.  Don't know much more yet.

One thought, if the cancer is spread, the radiation is more for local, not systemic like chemo...... the radiation tx is to keep the cancer from reoccurring in that area of body.  Chemo is for systemic.  I have chosen neither, btw.   

Granddaughter is here and gotta go, seems another of those Derecho straight line wind storms coming, w lightening augh darn, off computer.... 

Thinking of you.  Will place those books on wish list too.  So little time to read all but am goal oriented.