CRISCO: not just for cooking anymore?

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  • TenderIsOurMight
    TenderIsOurMight Member Posts: 4,493
    edited March 2008



    Yes, wild yam has estrogen-like effects.



    I just read this months Cancer journal article on Soy. The short answer is avoid oral intake if ER+. Ligands like Flax may be less potential problem, but also less studied. Interestingly, Soy intake during adolescence may (again, may as no prospective studied) offer some BC protection. And yes, 4 studies are being done on adults, some on BC women taking oral soy. Maybe they will give us some final answers.



    So, based on that article, if Crisco just liquifies, and apparently isn't absorbed due to it's chemistry (see above posts), then it appears o.k, but not for everyone obviously. Just wanted to come full circle on the thread.



    All the best to everyone,

    Tender

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  • mjmitchell
    mjmitchell Member Posts: 2
    edited January 2008

    Hi all!  I came on because I had a question abt soy lecithin.  I have congestive heart failure and peripheral neuropathy and found that lecithin

    cleans the arteries like Drano!  I've used it twice and noticed a big difference in my ankles.  For the record: I had breast cancer in 92.They gave me 2 years

    to live and I had a tumor the size of a lemon.  It had not spread to any of

    my lymph nodes at the time.  I had both breasts removed; one was for

    remedial purposes. (Only had cancer on one side but my breasts were big

    and fibrocystic.) I had chemo and radiation, but my surgeon was a firm

    believer in vitamins etc.  I added COQ10 and Hawthorne on my own.  I had

    other friends with other doctors who advocated no vitamins.  I am still here;

    they, unfortunately, are not. What have you got to lose?  Go to meetings!

    God bless all of you! Hugs! 

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  • rumoret
    rumoret Member Posts: 685
    edited January 2008

    I've always used crisco to take off my mascara. After cleaning my face, never used soap.....I just use a tiny dot of crisco on the skin around my eyes. Then I would take warm water with just another dab of crisco and smooth it over my face. In fact....just the other day my sister in-law asked me what I put on my face...when I told her.....she ran to get the crisco. I have been doing this since the 1970's.

    Also, once Oprah had women on her show that represented our ages for each decade, and there was an older woman who said she used Crisco....and you should have seen the audience reaction when they heard she was in her 60's, her skin was radiant.Kiss

    Love,

    Terry 

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  • mrsb
    mrsb Member Posts: 140
    edited January 2008

    I recently checked with my Gaynecologist his jaw dropped when i asked him about Crisco  he said would work for a lubricant wouldnt do much for dryness..He didnt recommend it...............

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  • TenderIsOurMight
    TenderIsOurMight Member Posts: 4,493
    edited March 2008



    31 Aug 2007 06:34 AM



    "Crisco" has me thinking. I recently became aware through this forum that some oncologists and gynecologists have recommended it as a vaginal lubricant for dryness, perhaps to reverse vaginal atrophy by plumping up our estrogen-receptored vaginal mucusal tissue, and, as pulsating music to my ears, to facilitate sex.



    I was so excited about the idea that one evening I grabbed my new Crisco can, took a little dab and applied it vaginally and on the vulva. Wow, it melted within minutes, leaving a not particularly oil-like residue, no burning,and an almost soothing feeling. Ah.. it was like I had found a little bit of heaven on earth. The next morning, there it was, blue and white and bold, my Crisco can sitting on my nightstand. I smiled. I hadn't felt so good in a long time.



    Curious, and after my morning coffee, I put on my shades to read the ingredients. I read that soybean was the number one (greatest) ingredient, obviously formulated as a solid, not oil.



    Well darn! I had enjoyed my Crisco night. But then my ER+ status creeped back in, and I recalled swirling controversy about soy (genistein et al) and in low doses causing ER+ cancer cells to grow and in high doses to not grow. LOL on this one: even the experts can't decide.



    There have been many great threads about this vaginal atrophy problem, which is only worsened by hormones to prevent BC growth. So I thought I'd see if others have a view on Crisco.



    Of course, I could always try a super heavy topical dose to try to get into the "inhibited" range by soy, but that probably would be a little too greasy and not sufficiently scientific for this drying-up lab-minded mouse.



    Crisco: an aider and abettor, or helpful, but in a different cooking way. What do you think?



    Tender

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  • Lynne
    Lynne Member Posts: 641
    edited March 2008

    My oncologist suggested Vagifem. She said the tiny amount of estrogen in it will not affect me.

    I love the idea of crisco! You women can always make me smile!

    Good luck!

    Lynne

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