Functional medicine/nutrition

My onc is open to alternatives, so I always run them by him. His basic approach is to determine if something is detrimental. If it is, he will tell me and give me the reason. If not, he says to go ahead, with the caveat that he has no evidence that it will do any good.

My surgeon is more cynical, you could say. He thinks that for something like broccoli, for example, to be helpful, you would have to eat 10 pounds a day and that is neither healthy nor pleasant. He is more concerned about having his patients embrace life and live it fully.

Both points of view have some merit.

I didn't specifically use herbs, except for sideritis (which I still consume), but discussed a number of supplements and the like with my doc. Most of the things that were contra-indicated were specific to the active treatment period.

My concern with herbs would be that many herbs are used against menopausal symptoms. However, since you are triple-neg, this is not the same concern for you as it is for me. As someone with a highly ER+ cancer, my rule of thumb is to avoid anything billed as helping with menopause. I would still recommend running it by your onc. You don't have to take his word as gospel, but he may have useful info.

Yes, unfortunately there isn't much by way of vetted info to guide this kind of endeavor. I do think that finding a lifestyle, with or without herbs, that makes you comfortable and happy is bound to be good for the soul at least.