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Hey everyone! I'd love to connect with other women who are currently on a keto/low carb diet. Let's support one another with accountability, recipe exchange, research findings, tips/tricks, struggles, and mutual support. Please introduce yourself, when and why you went keto, and share your fave keto treat. ***************…
I have recently heard a lot of positive things about the benefits of chia seeds and yesterday bought a bottle for myself. However, once I got it home started to wonder about its connection to flax seed (which my oncologist suggested I avoid) and whether chia seeds were safe to use if you have been diagnosed with estrogen…
Adding Cannabis to Standard Medicines Offers Better Nausea Control for People With Cancer Sep 9, 2024 But there’s a tradeoff: People taking cannabis reported feeling more anxious and dizzy than people who didn’t take cannabis. Read more…
I have 4 tx left of my weekly taxol. Prior to that I did 4 DD AC. Now that I am getting close to the end of my treatments, I have started to research diet, supplements, etc to hopefully help avoid recurrence. I have been reading Suzanne Somers, the Anticancer book, and some others. Overall, its been somewhat depressing as…
Hi everyone, My first post on here ;-) I had single mastectomy in 2023 DCIS stage 0 and reconstruction in 2024. I thought I was doing ok but lately I’m becoming super anxious about what I can and can’t take. Everything I research contradicts from site to site (Google!) . Prior to diagnosis I’d been on HRT and taking marine…
What is DIM and where do I get it? How does it work- thanx in advance for your help! I am trying tamoxifen but not liking it. Tami
Hi everyone, I know this is controversial but I was just wondering has anyone tried using wild yam cream after finishing treatment? I am perimenopausal and have lots of symptoms. I declined tamoxifen as my personal benefit was small and overall outcome would be the same regardless of it i took it or not. So I'm not on any…
So ~ I had a double mastectomy in 2016 , my cancer was estrogen driven, but was caught early…I am an otherwise healthy almost 74 year old (I feel like 50, most days 🙊) However, now I have a concern ~ my grandaughter had told me about “Armra,” which is a colostrum powder. She takes it to ward off viruses; so, of course, I…
Does anyone have knowledge of the relationship of CBD with Estrogen? I recently heard an expert in a lecture say that canabinoids provide estrogen. That contradicts other information available. Does anyone have anything current?
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