Vitamins, supplements, foods to avoid/eat-What Do You Do?

Here's my list ladies:



Multi-vitamin

Selenium

Coq10

Garlic capsules

Ca

Mg

Vit D3

K2

Vit C

Cod liver Oil

Curcumin

Wheat grass

Drink lots of Green Tea

Chaga

Cheryl, have you had your Vitamin D level checked?  That might give you reassurance whether or not you need D3.  Most ppl are far below the conventional recommended level, no less a level considered optimum if you've had bc or anything as stressing on our bodies.

Also many nutrition studies yield negative results IMO because they use only a singular, synthetically produced  nutrient in a group of subjects whose diet often negates any possible small benefit from that kind of product.  You can't take someone who eats a typical American diet and give them one nutrient and expect to see results, but that's typically how those studies are conducted.     Deanna

Chia is fine.

I take:

Vitamin D3 drops

Fish oil with green tea extract

Calcium/magnesium

81 mg Aspirin 4x/week

In my morning raw shake, I add 1 serving of Bioflavia (organic red grape skins, 11,000 ORAC) or 1 serving of Amazing Grass High ORAC.

I usually drink 3 cups of organic Do-Matcha in veggie cocktail juice with a scoop of ground Chia every day.

Probiotics

Lots of kale and other cruciferous veggies, raw soups, lean organic meat on occasion, no soy and non GMO products. I do not eat any dairy at all.

I need to add the biotin because my nails are terrible! They are flimsy, break or peel all the time. What dosage do you ladies take?

At night I take Melatonin, usually 10 mg.

I was taking a Curcumin supplement but the pharmacist at my cancer centre called me to caution me about it, as it has been shown to be estrogenic and may have the ability to weakly stimulate cells. She said the same for rose hips so I am phasing out the Amazing Grass and looking for something else to alternate the Bioflavia with.

Happy New Year!

pip57, Thanks for the link. I've been hearing about how good it is for us for 2 years. I decided 2 weeks ago to finally start taking it. Do you have any idea how much I should be taking daily?

make sure only to use fish oil that is omega 3. the omega 6's can contribute to imflamation

I got both my 99% Pure Aloe Vera Gel and my Organic Virgin Coconut Oil from Trader Joes...very inexpensive, and they last forever.

(I was using the coconut oil as a makeup remover, but it burned my eyes, and gave me whiteheads... )

I didn't have rads, so no advice on how to use them....

HVV- Great topic! Added to my favorites! Heres the list (minus pain meds):

Vitamin D3

IP6

Turmeric

Green Tea

Coconut Oil

Tamoxifen

These are all in pill form. If you only research the IP6 (Cell Forte Brand), it should prove very interesting. The Turmeric has its own benefits, but it also acts as a compounding agent to the green tea (X10).

I had the same problem with low dose ASA.  I no longer take it at all as every time I took it I bruised.  Not so good when having acupuncture treatments!

I use the coconut oil inbathroom as my lotion for body. Can put little in hair.



May start using it in kitchen

Fredntan......I use coconut oil (organic) for everything.....cooking, baking, moisturizer and hair conditioner. I use it on toast in the morning sometimes. Love the fact it is organic

with no other ingredients inside to worry about.....lol

Thanks for the comments on acupuncture and diet. I am starting chemo on Jan. 9 and am fairly confused about what I should still take , what they "oncs" don't want to me take and do...so it helps to hear what others have been through..thanx

Don't forget that some of us have been hanging around here for a long time.  Life changes are a process...one thing at a time.  I gave a great deal of thought and did a lot of researching before making significant choices about how I could help my body and mind cope with the after affects of bc and its treatment.  One step at a time.

Hi Fluffqueen.....curcumin is the most active ingredient in turmeric.....from all my research....turmeric has to be taken with pepper for good absorption. I use turmeric a lot in cooking now and add black pepper and/or cayenne pepper with it.

Hello all! This thread has been extremely helpful.  I'm looking to add Q10 and B Complex.  Does it matter if I'm Her2+?  I'm new to this and wasn't sure if that had an effect on what I took. 

Thank you!