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I just ordered a free trial bottle of Resveratrol-funny that you mention that today
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Interesting that this topic came up because I was just talking with my naturapath today and he brought up the cholesterol myth. He said he is working with this doctor who is up for a nobel prize for his research on it:
http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm
My ND says that he thinks we should all have a total cholesterol number over 250 and that it actually PREVENTs all kinds of problems. Anyway, I am going to be my own guinea pig again and try some of his advice. I will let you all know if it works. He has high quality supplements, so I will try some of them and let you know if I think it is worth it.
He also advised reading "Dead Doctors Don't Lie" by Joel Wallach. So I am going to add another book to my growing library. My husband hates all my books, but I keep reminding him, I never ask for jewelry, so he gets off cheaply. LOL
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More from my ND. He told me to check out this side on the antioxidant value of foods. He said we need to consume 20,000 a day:
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vivre ~ What great info! I am running this off and starting a file to bring to my PCP on 10/1. No doubt, she will think I'm crazy when I tell her that, from what I've read, knowing my diet & exercise routine, my high cholesterol is a reaction to that, and a good thing!
Speaking of doctors, I have followup app'ts. with my BS & PS @ UCLA a week from today. If anyone has any lingering questions for these kinds of docs, I'm happy to add them to my list. One thing I want to do is get my BS's take on thermography. Vivre, do you know if thermography is as good at imaging ILC, which, for some reason, doesn't always show up on mammos or even u/s the way IDC does. If so, I would think that would be an excellent reason to opt for thermography. Deanna
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My DH is on statins as it runs in his family but all his other blood work is good. I will dig out his last report tonight and chk the ratio. Would love to get him off it (and he is interested in doing that too). Very interesting! I swear by green tea--usually have some every day.
I LOVED the Anti-Cancer book--really good info, very readable--loved the approach.
Deanna--will be interested to hear what your dr says about thermography...
I don't think I have had my C reactive protein checked but will add it to the list when I next get blood work done.
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http://www.breastthermography.com/
This is a great site about thermography.
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AllieM22, ask for a script for Metanx for your hubby, all it is, is high powered B6, B12 and Folic Acid, it really lowers the homocysteine levels.....much better than the statins!
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At a conference in North Carolina last year, somebody in the audience asked Dr. Cowan:
What should my total cholesterol be?
He answered, "If you're over 50, your cholesterol should be over 200."
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I was talking to a doctor today who receives treatments in the same center that I do. He was telling me that "high cholesterol" is a myth and that 75% of people who have heart attacks have normal levels of cholesterol. He also said that during the last several years, the pharma companies have successfully lowered the "acceptable" level of cholesterol in order to have people believe they were at higher risk and thereby sell their statins. He also said that if your cholesterol is too low (under 150), it can cause a multitude of issues, ie, depression. Very interesting...
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Wow it sounds like a lot more doctors are getting the statin scam. My ND is doing a seminar tomorrow on BP and cholesterol. If you do not live in the Chicago area, he does do phone consults. I can give you his number if anyone wants to pm me. He believes highly in lots of essential fats like fish oil and minerals. The problem with mineral supplements is that not all absorb well. He says he has a liquid that does so I am going to give it a try. I will let you all know if it works. As I said, I do not mind being a guinea pig.
I have a post nasal drip problem that drives me nuts and no one has been able to get to the bottom of it. This ND is telling me that EVO is acidic and could be a cause. Well first I heard of this one. I am not sure I can eat a salad without it. I only use my homemade Italian dressing which is basically vinegar and oil. He says oil goes rancid quickly, there in lies the problem. Well, I always knew to buy it is smaller glass bottles so it stays better, and not to cook with it. He also told me to go totally grain free. So I guess I will try that first and see what happens.
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Many doctors still do not believe in thermography because they have not been educated about. It does indeed provide a good way to look for ILC and fibrous breasts because it looks for hot spots, blood circulation and asymetry, not just for a mass. It statistically detects bc at the same rate as mammos but is cheap and since mamos are such a money maker and so much money is already invested in the equipment, they do not want to change. As I said, I love it and will never do a mammo again, no matter what any doctor says. I will only do an US and then mri, if I absolutely have to.
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Viv - do you consume dairy? When I stopped dairy, my nasal congestion (which plagued me for 35 years) disappeared.
My gyno ( a great holistic dr) recommended that I use EVO liberally to help bring down my HER2+ expression.
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Deni--that is fascinating! I have had nasal congestion forever also--have actually had co-workers tell me, looking concerned, not complaining "do you know you cough all the time?" (the post-nasal-drip cough) I will have to try that. I don't have as much dairy now--mostly just some cheese here and there, no milk.
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Deni-It is not the dairy. That is the first thing I cut out. I am thinking that it is just some bacteria that has lingered. Maybe the grain free will help, but I do not use much of that either. I do not eat a lot of grain, but I do eat a high fiber sugar free cereal for breakfast, so I guess I will try to go to steel cut oats. He said oats are not okay either, but I have to eat something! He does have some kind of mineral supplement that I think I will try. It seems like every doctor has a different opinion, that as why we just need to experiment and see what works. I really do not believe in the EVO theory of his, so I am not willing to go that route yet. We shall see.
Allie-I have had this nasal congestion a long time too. I had a scan done that showed I had a polyp. This doc said most of the time it is diet related, so I hope I get this figured out. I really cannot stand it anymore. Also, I think the fact that I have it is just one of the inbalances that I need to get rid of. The fact that it has been there a long time indicates to me that it is really stressing my immune system.
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Vivre,
Read the label on the liquid. They all come with sugar. Some will actually have spenda, or something else as dispicable. They do it for taste. Who cares what it tastes like if it works for whatever ails you.
Speaking of cholesterol and Drs. Mine tells me I have to have Zetia to get my LDL under 70. My LDL at the time was 73. For 4 pts I needed a new drug? He also had ads all over his office about the new Zetia drug. Very disconcerting. Ok, I cave because he said it was imperative. I take the Zetia, and sure enough my LDL is at 54. It worked. So I stopped the zetia. No one said I had to stay on it. Lo and behold, after more research, the new drug Zetia aids in forming plaque on arteries. Some drug. Sometimes we just have to listen to that inner voice. My LDL is still at 54 because of food changes I made and kept and that was 2 years ago.
For some of us, food changes will work, others are not so fortunate. Whether we need statins is all according to how high is high and if you have a family history that's loaded down with heart problems and your not really willing to make those food changes.
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Viv - so much trial and error! Staying healthy is so much work - but definitely worth it!
Allie - I LOVE cheese and used to eat a lot of it. I didn't really drink milk either, but did like cheese. That being said, I was an Afrin junkie since I was a kid. I could not leave the house without it and would panic if I didn't have any handy as I was also congested. When I cut out dairy, tah-dah - within a couple of days, I no longer was reaching for the Afrin! Like magic. I couldn't believe that all I needed to do all of these years was stop eating cheese (not that I would have had the discipline before my dx!)
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Allie ~ Love your new avatar! Much prettier than DH w/cigar!
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Hmm, I don't think anybody has checked my C Reactive Protein and Albumin. I will have this done next time I get a blood test .Which seems to be all the friggin time anyway!! Thanks for the info on the ranges.
Cholesterol - my (new) Osteopathic Endocrinologist is really against Statins. My cholesterol ranges between 200 and 220, but my HDL is very high (sometimes higher than the upper range!) so my "ratio" is good.
Lorraine/Ms. Fairy -- I have not heard back from the Metamatrix people, nor from my Iodine Loading test. I wonder if they just send it to your Dr. and don't send you a copy? I need to call about both of them. Let me know - have you heard back on yours? (Or maybe you were waiting?)
Spring.
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Ok, I have been meaning to ask this: What does DH stand for? I know the h is for husband but the d????? Is it: darling, dumb, dependent, dashing, disorderly, disheveled, dynamite, or what? My hubby has a little of all this in him, lol.
Also what is a pcp???
Thanks Patty
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Patty, that is so funny!!!
PCP is Primary Care Physician.
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Dear Husband! (DH), DD - dear daughter, DS - Dear Son, etc!!!
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Ohhhhhh thank you girls!!!! I feel so much better being "in the loop" with that knowledge, lol
Hey Spring how are you feeling after your ordeal????
Patty
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Seaotter: LMAO!
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(My "D" usually stands for "Dang"). I have just started on a new fish oil supplement from my PCP (Partially Caring Physician) that is liquid. I hope it raises my HDL which is low - 58. What else can I do?
Also Vivre, where do you get your thermography in the Chicago area?
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For me giving up dairy did nothing for my congestion. In fact, maybe my body misses dairy because I am more congested than ever. I guess it is an individual thing.
Mandy
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I have been looking for more info about this but can't find it.
"anomdenet wrote:
The 40% figure for reducing recurrence is a completely misleading "relative risk" figure. The absolute risk reduction is less than 10% for local recurrence (I'm approximating).
The survival advantage of doing radiation is nil. Zero. In fact, you may die sooner because radiation damages the cardiovascular area whether you are radiated on left or right side.
You can scroll back in this thread or someone can point you to the actual discussion and evidence."
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Hi Everyone,
It's been a while since I've been on the boards. I just caught up on all the posts on this thread, and, as usual, there's lots of great information and interesting discussions. I wanted to post some information about SIGG bottles, as I remember that there was discussion about them last spring, and some of us were purchasing them at that time. A friend of mine recently told me that the liner in the SIGG bottles contains BPA. I just checked out SIGG's website, and it's true--the bottles manufactured prior to August 2008 did have BPA in the liner. This information was only recently divulged to the public. I bought my bottles in April or May of 2009, and one of the bottles has the liner with the BPA, so even if you recently purchased your bottles, it doesn't mean that you received the ones with the new, supposedly BPA-free liner. The way to tell is by checking out the color of the liner. If the liner of the bottle is rust-colored, it's the old liner with BPA. If it's a pale yellow/green color, it's the newer BPA-free liner.
While SIGG will not refund your money for bottles with the older liners, they will send a replacement bottle if you send the old one back to them (at your expense) . They will only honor this until October 31st. of this year. If you go to SIGG's website, you can check it all out, and there's also a shipping label you can print out, as well.
When I was deciding if I wanted to buy SIGG bottles or some other reusable bottle, I had a nagging feeling about the supposedly safe liner in the SIGG bottles, but I had a promo code and was getting free shipping, so I thought I was getting quite the deal! I knew I should've listened to my gut and gone with the stainless steel Klean Kanteens!
Audrey
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Audrey,
Thanks for the info on SIGG. One of the first things I did when I was dx was to buy my family SIGG bottles. I checked them based on what you said and it appears we got the new ones, so that is good. I had no idea that they had been made with BPA at one time.
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Audrey,
I had NOT heard about the SIGG issue! Shame on them!!!
I have to check the 4 we have. Ugh. And one is off at college with my daughter!
Thank you for the info. I will be checking the inside color of the lining. Looking for pale yellow/green and NOT rust.
Thanks for the info.
spring.
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Hi Everyone,
Regarding the SIGG bottles--if you're unsure if your bottles have the old liner or the new one, you can check out SIGG's website--they have pictures of each.
Audrey
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