Topic: Ingredients to watch out for.

Posted on: Nov 5, 2009 07:41 pm, edited Nov 5, 2009 08:05 PM by Solarbeam

Waterloo, ON
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 21

Solarbeam wrote:

Hey everyone. I keep a list of these ingredients in my purse so I know what to avoid when I'm shopping if I want to try something that I'm not familiar with. Thought I'd share it with you.

Foods that are estrogen based; us ladies with a hormone sensitive cancer should stay away from these in concentrated form.

african wild potato
aletris
alfalfa
androstenedione
anise
asparagus racemosus
beta-sitosterols
bitter yam
black cohosh
blue cohosh
black currant
bladderwrack
boron
burdock
chasteberry
chrysin
cola nut
DHEA
dong quai
dyer's broom
epimedium
evening primerose oil
fennel
flaxseed (not including flaxseed oil)
flor essence (contains red clover)
fo-ti
genistein (combined polysaccharide)
german chamomile
ginseng (all types)
guarana
guggul
hops
hu-zhang
ipriflavone
job's tears
kudzu
lavendar
licorice
milk thistle
mountain flax
oregano
panax (pseudo ginseng)
pleurisy root
pomegranate seeds
pregnenolone
raspberry leaf
red clover
resveratrol
scarlet pimpernel
sage
schisandra
soy supplements
star anise
tea tree oil
tinospora cordifolia
wild carrot
wild yam

Anyone on Tamoxifen should avoid phytoestrogens as it interferes with the ability of the drug to do its job.

These ingredients may lead to an increased risk of cancer;

parabens and phthalates in cosmetics, soaps, lotions, sunscreens, etc.

anything that starts with;
methyl
propyl
butyl
ethyl
isobutyl

nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE's) in laundry soaps and detergents.

Life is not about waiting for the storm clouds to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Diagnosis: 5/21/2009, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIa, Grade 3, 0/10 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-

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patoo Central, NJ Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,350	Log in to post a reply Dec 15, 2009 08:10 pm patoo wrote: Thanks. Each time you read a post from me know that a prayer is going up for you. Diagnosis: 10/24/2008, ILC, 1cm, Stage Ib, Grade 1, 0/5 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Berry77 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6	Log in to post a reply Dec 20, 2009 12:52 pm Berry77 wrote: Wow great list! Thanks! I was kind of shocked to see tea tree oil on there and lavendar...ok not shocked but disappointed...I use them both. And oh my gosh I drink raspberry leaf tea and eat alfalfa sandwiches all the time. I am so glad you posted this. I try and eat healthy but I had no idea. Bless you and thank you. :-)
kk69Z Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 98	Log in to post a reply Dec 20, 2009 05:31 pm kk69Z wrote: The licorice that is on the list. Would that be your basic red licorice?
Jelson Joined: May 2009 Posts: 153	Log in to post a reply Dec 20, 2009 09:02 pm Jelson wrote: I think it is the black licorice, not the red Diagnosis: 4/17/2009, DCIS, <1cm, Stage 0, Grade 3, 0/0 nodes, ER+/PR+
hollyann Alpharetta, Ga Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,909	Log in to post a reply Dec 20, 2009 09:09 pm, edited Dec 20, 2009 09:11 PM by hollyann hollyann wrote: I have to laugh at the kudzu as it grows like wildfire around here!..Didn't know you could eat it!..... Hugs and love, Lucy also dx with DCIS grade 2 er/pr + her2 neg Diagnosis: 1/15/2007, IDC, 1cm, Stage Ib, Grade 1, 0/6 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
kk69Z Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 98	Log in to post a reply Dec 21, 2009 07:32 pm kk69Z wrote: I found a list of herbs and foods on the internet that have estrogen in. Just type in "foods that have estrogen in". In the list was carrots, apples, beans among others. I was really surprised. I think I will have to print the list and carry it with me.

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