Calling all triple negative breast cancer patients in the UK
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Hi, Sylvia,
I wanted to jump on and tell you that Chris Woollams is back, I got a post from him today. It is good, from what I have seen, haven't read it all yet. I do wish they had not adopted the small print they have now, makes it more difficult for my eyes!
Talk to you soon, love, Mary
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hi Sylvia
Still Very apprehensive but hang in there. Still get lots of aches and pains from taxol and all my joints crack like an old woman ha ha! I am also having like creepy crawly feelings under my skin which I think are nerve related. They also put me on venlafexine for sweats and I think a lot may be related to that as u was also get twitching which is a side effect so I have weaned off of those. They are worse in my shoulders and hip and they seem to come and go. the peripheral neuropathy in my feet remains a problem at night
I have a drs app with my breast surgeon next week and I'm terrified that I won't get a break. I don't think he do too much other than a review at present because I'm only 3 weeks post rads but I'm really scared!
Cheers
Kath
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Hi Kath and Rhonda,
Thinking of you and sending positive thoughts and prayers.
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Mary,
Thanks for the Rainbow Diet and herbs links. They are very informative. I wonder if you have an actual Rainbow Diet plan that is good for a week. I just want to get ideas on how to actually go about it and what replacements are available here for foods that are not.
I got one sample but dont know if it should be strictly followed. I am still underweight by a few pounds and a Rainbow Diet might not be good for me yet but i'd like to have such a plan for later use.
Regards,
Gina
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Here is the weekl plan that i got... It might be too small for the screen but i think it can be expanded.
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Hi, Gina,
I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish with your diet. To me the Rainbow Diet is not about weight loss, but about eating foods which are mostly vegetable, and go across the spectrum in color; red sweet potatoes, green kale and broccoli, orange carrots, etc. Also healthy fats such as avocado, and olive oil etc. If you eat meat then oily fish and clean-raised chicken. Here is a link from a webpage of the man who wrote the book "The Rainbow Diet.", about the diet, there is also possibly a way to order the book from where you are.
From what you have said in the past, I think you probably already eat this way.
http://www.canceractive.com/cancer-active-page-lin...
I'll be back later, Gina!
Love, Mary
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Hi Gina,
Very informative video. I liked the sequence so that we remember to keep eating healthy food. I can't eat kale so I just juice it with cucumber and pineapple. All other foods in video were quite good.
Speak to you soon
Love nili
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I just found an interesting article from the Internet that might be worth discussing. Here it is...
Drug Creates 'Inhospitable' Environment for Breast Cancer Progression
News | June 02, 2015 | ASCO 2015 Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, ASCO 2015By Anna Azvolinsky
Results from an early phase single-arm trial suggest that targeting the tumor microenvironment with a copper-depleting agent, tetrathiomolybdate, creates an inhospitable environment for tumor progression in patients with breast cancer, with the effect most striking in those with triple-negative disease.
The results (abstract 11008) were presented at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held May 29 to June 2 in Chicago.
"Copper alters the tumor microenvironment, and [tetrathiomolybdate] depletes this microenvironment of factors that are critical for tumor progression," study author Linda T. Vahdat, MD, of the Weill Cornell Breast Center in New York, told Cancer Network.
Tetrathiomolybdate has been shown in previous studies to suppress angiogenesis.
The phase II clinical trial enrolled 75 patients (median age = 51) with moderate- to high-risk stage II breast cancer with at least four positive lymph nodes (n = 45), or patients with stage III or IV breast cancer with no evidence of disease (n = 30). Patients took tetrathiomolybdate pills for 2 years to test whether the drug could help prevent recurrence—24 cycles (28 days each). The investigators used tetrathiomolybdate to maintain levels of the copper-carrying protein ceruloplasmin between 5–17 mg/dl. After 1 cycle, the median level of ceruloplasmin decreased from 28 at baseline to 16 (P < .0001).
After a median follow-up of 5.6 years, the progression-free survival was 81% for all patients, and 94% for patients with stage II/III triple-negative disease. Copper depletion was most efficient in patients with triple-negative breast cancer, who comprised 48% of the study group.
Tetrathiomolybdate was well tolerated, with grade 3/4 toxicities of neutropenia (2.5%) and anemia (0.04%) that were both reversible. Copper depletion was associated with a significant decrease in endothelial progenitor cells (P < .001) and lysyl oxidase (P < .001) in the 2-year analysis. Patients in the trial continue to be followed.
"This trial is a fantastic approach and the beginning of the next phase of clinical trials we should be doing with this medication," said Sofia D. Merajver, MD, PhD, scientific director of the breast cancer program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Merajver first studied tetrathiomolybdate to prevent metastasis in breast and other solid tumors.
Study investigators are currently developing a phase III randomized study of tetrathiomolybdate in breast cancer patients.
Parts of the tumor microenvironment—including endothelial and inflammatory cells, and stromal fibroblasts—have been shown to affect tumor progression and metastasis. Preclinical cancer studies and breast cancer patient samples have also shown that endothelial progenitor cells that express VEGFR2 from the bone marrow are increased prior to detection of macrometastases, suggesting that these cells play a role in remodeling the tumor microenvironment, increasing vasculature and facilitating a switch from micrometastasis to disseminated macrometastasis.
Depleting copper may prevent breast cancer relapse by disrupting the function of endothelial progenitor cells within the tumor microenvironment needed to convert micrometastases to macrometastases. A side effect of low copper levels is mild anemia, which can be used as an inexpensive biomarker for this type of treatment, said Merajver.
Although copper is a necessary element, treatment with tetrathiomolybdate does not affect the function of normal cells. "Decreasing copper by 80% turns out to be fine to maintain the normal, housekeeping functions of normal cells," Merajver told Cancer Network. "But this level is not enough for very active angiogenesis required by tumors. The new blood vessel growth required for tumor progression is inhibited when copper is within this low level. This is the window of opportunity that this copper chelation affords.'
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Hi, Ladies!
Just checking in to update with my treatment. I had my #4 Taxol with Carboplatin today.
I gained 1 kg from last infusion. I am not taking any supplement or vitamins right now. I am just simply hydrating and eating home cooked food to keep my weight stable. We normally cooked Pinoy and Indian food. DH is Indian. I am also eating a variety of fruits and vegetables everyday. Have been drinking 1 cup of black coffee though and now going to try to switch it to Almond milk. I was taking barley juice at one point but switched back to black coffee. I bought Almonds and now let it soak in water overnight to blend it with water tomorrow. If this doesn't work, I will try green tea next time
They slow down the drip for my premeds so I was not shivering from cold except the hand and arm where the drip is and gave me a warm pack to hold on to to keep it warm. I am not icing my hands and feet as I read from other threads because I am already feeling so cold during premeds.
I dosed off for the very 1st time during infusion and when DH sees me, he dosed off also. 😀
Talked to you all again.
Best regards,
Lou
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Hi Gina,
I am also allergic to all costume accessories. I am just learning. I learn most of it from good old "YouTube University". 😂
I used hypoallergenic silver for all my accessories. If I use gold earring findings, I use those that are 10K or 14k. The green beads from 1st photo is Jade and the reddish beads in the 3rd photo is Dyed Jade. The rest of it is glass bead pearls, toho & mayuki seed beads and swarovski crystals. A bit pricy for a hobby but it is well worth it.
I stopped doing for a while because during AC my vision was blurry. Left eye can see near while the right eye can see far. I went for eye check up last 9 Feb to rule out infection. The Eye Doctor said there is nothing wrong with my eyes. It sort of resolve a bit now with my 2nd regimen but then there is not enough time like in AC before I have 2 weeks off before next infusion.
It's nice to know that your DH is also very supportive like mine.
I read your post about your weekly Rainbow Diet. It is quiet good but the quantity is too little for me. Try to eat a little bit more then watch your calorie intake when you reach your desired weight, which is what I am planning to do, as well. I am only 44 kg and been thin all my life but I am a good eater. We mostly cooked Pinoy and Indian food. DH is Indian. We went back to as basic as we can get here. Hopefully this helps me to stay healthy because my DS is still too young
Have you done any lab test after your PFC?
Best regards,
Lou
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Hi Amanda,
That will be great to put a face to our name if we happen to meet her.
You can also just PM the name of your hotel and I will ring them up when you are here. Most of the hotels here offer "Free Wifi" so we can also communicate through the Internet.
I think you and your DD will have a great time together. I am also looking forward to get to travel again but for now I have to get through this. My first destination after this will probably be Philippines, to visit my family there.I have never been to UK but we went for a short holiday in Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and France before.
Talk to you soon.
Best regards,
Lou
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Hi again Mary,
About the Rainbow Diet, just like what you said, I've read that it is not for weight loss but more about having a balanced color-based veggie and fruit eating habit. I assumed that you were very familiar with it and has some sort of a personal meal plan using it. It is for this reason that i posted the sample Rainbow Diet meal plan above which i just randomly got from the Internet and hope that I get some sort of confirmation that it is indeed a Rainbow Diet plan. Just by browsing at that meal plan makes me think that i would lose more weight since it involves eating so much less than the regular meals (which normally includes rice) that i have. Right now, I am trying to regain what i lost and at least maintain a low normal weight level.
Before my bs surgery, i consulted a naturopath doctor, to get a second opinion because i was too afraid to go under the knife. She didn't convince me enough to forego the surgery but she gave me a sample weekly meal plan that also consist of veggies and fruits only. She pointed out that i must stick to the meal plan as much as possible as altering it might make it ineffective. She cautioned me that certain fruits and veggies should not go together on certain meals as they may have conflicting effects. As an example, she said that if i eat citrus fruits on a certain day of the week, i should refrain from eating other fruit types like orange dont go with bananas, or like coconut water or meat should not be combined with any food on certain meals. So i thought that the Rainbow Diet might have some restrictions too. At any rate, I just want to have some knowledge on these things and i look up to you and Sylvia on these matters since you both share discussion about them together with the Mediterranean diet. I haven't looked at theKetogenic diet yet.
Like I said before, I will devote my 1 and a half months off chemo to look for alternative options to avoid Tamoxifen. I am still searching the other thread topics for more natural foods that can inhibit human estrogen.
My last post above is about a Copper Depletion drug named Tetrathiomolybdate which might prevent breast cancer recurrence especially for TNs. Interesting topic.
See ya!
Gina
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Hi Nili,
Thanks for your post and kind words. I am glad you liked my video link. I hope it helps. There are a lot more of those on the net.
Regards,
Gina
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Hi Lou,
Nice to hear from you again. Thanks for your wonderful post. I was busy posting for Mary and Nili before I saw yours. By the way, congratulations on your fourth Taxol withCarboplatin infusion. Getting there!!! I hope you dont suffer much from any SEs.
You make great-looking accessories. They should really be meticulously done since you say they're pricey. Nice work. Iba na talaga ang rich! Di na ma-reached! Haha. Joke.
Chemotheraphy does affect your eyes sometimes. I've had dry eyes on both my FEC and Docetaxel treatments. I just use my artificial teardrops to moisten them. Hydrating a lot is really important. Carboplatin may be cardiotoxic so if i were you, i would eat some natural omega-3 rich foods like salmon and maybe half-cooked or blanched veggies with some extra virgin olive oil. Make sure your food is well-cleaned when you eat them raw or half-cooked. My MO cautioned me on that.
About the Rainbow Diet plan that i posted, i dont know if it's authentic from original book itself or it might have been from another source. You know, the Net sometimes. Just like you, I also find the meal plan too small and it is not appropriate for me too. Maybe i will just use it as a guide and add whatever food is needed to be added. I am still in the process of searching for effective diets in order to have alternative options. Meron din Meditteranea at Ketogenic diets.
As for my PFC lab tests, i will have all of mine come April, blood tests and PET scan. I'll make decisions from there.
Buti ka pa well-travelled na. Sarap naman. Me, hanggang Luneta Park lang. Lol! I did went to Singapore last 2007 pero madalian lang, nahatak lang ng mga friends ko. I think the Singapore Universal Studios was still under construction during that time, but I've been there sa California naman. Europe, pangarap na lang siguro, hahaha.
Ok, 12 midnight na dito, sleep time for me.
Warm Regards,
Gina
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Hello All
Trying to catch up. Such lovely pictures. Welcome to all the newbies.
Good thing: I am again writing short stories. I've been published in magazines like Readers Digest, Redbook, Goodhouskeeping etc. I have offers again through my agent for me to start again. I have several going in my head at one time. I've been doing this since the early 80's. It was very lucrative in print magazines during the 80's and 90's. I stopped about 15 years ago. Like most writers I have lots of material lying around. Now with my 'new normal' I have more material.
Lou2016 your work is wonderful. I too crochet. Mostly afghans and baby blankets. When I lived in the Northern US I made a lot of scarves and hats.
So good to hear from everyone.
Hello to Sylvia and Mary. Waving to all
Val
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Hello Mary,
Thank you for your post.
I have received the latest Chris Woollams email, or rather it has gone to Raymond's email and he has passed it on to me. I have not had time to read it as yet but I shall do so in the next few days. I do trust his information, whereas I do not trust all the information coming on to the internet. A lot of this information has not been vetted. I have followed Chris since 2005 and I am so glad I found a copyat my hospital, of his icon magazine from Cancer Active as soon as I was diagnosed. I look forward to chatting about it with you.
I have just bought the March edition of What Doctors Don't Tell You, so I have that to read as well.
I was astonished at Gina's interpretation of the Rainbow diet! This diet, also known as the Mediterranean Diet, is just a simple way of eating. I cannot understand how anyone can make it look complicated. It certainly does not mean eating food of one colour per day and changing the colour. It means to eat a variety of colours each day and it is certainly not meant as a slimming diet. At dinner in the evening I may have some wild salmon and I serve it up with a mixture of carrots or sweet potatoes, with green vegetables, such as broccoli, greens, cabbage etc., perhaps a grilled tomato and so on. In the morning I may have a mixture of berries of different colours, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, grapes etc. It is common sense and very easy to follow. There is nothing complicated about it.
I sometimes wonder where this thread is going.
Thinking of you and sending my love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Kath,
You must give yourself time to recover. Your aches and pains will not go away overnight. It takes a very, very long time for your body to get back to normal after having been poisoned with the toxicity of chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the trauma of surgery. You must be patient and do what you can to relieve aches and pains.
Good luck with your appointment next week and let us know how you get on.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Val,
It was nice to hear from you.
I was interested to know that you are again writing short stories and that you have been published in magazines such as Readers Digest, Red Book and Good Housekeeping. What name do you publish under?
I am so glad to know that you are getting back to a normal life. That is the way to go.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Marias,
I am wondering what has happened to you and hoping all is OK.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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HI Sylvia
I found the Mediterranean diet or whatever versions they call it, paleo etc to be very simple to follow. Not sure how it can be interpreted as difficult. I try to follow a combination of both. Though I will have a splurge with pasta here and there. Where I live it's hard to find good sustainable fish. Other areas I lived there was a variety of fresh fish, not frozen or imported.
I have published under Lynne Butler and Lynne Wiliams. All versions of my full names maiden and middle. Odd how most of my stories were about raising children in the suburbs of cities i've lived. Not sure where it will go now. It's been years. I have an agent, and he is really a gentle soul who helped me find my place in the literary world. All before the internet. Had to type everything.
It all started when I was in middle school (grades 6-8). I would write 3 page stories that I stapled together and sold for 2.00. My mom kept a lot of them. Amazing. that was in the days when everything was handwritten. I would pay friends 50 cents to help me copy the popular ones. All my teachers thought I would be a novelist. Had no desire. Always viewed it as a hobby. Like crocheting. Odd how life comes full circle.
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quick hello to my friends here... wishing you the best fora long time.
Hugs and positive vibes to all of you individuall
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Hello Val,
It was nice to hear from you. I was glad to know that you found the Mediterranean/Rainbow diet very simple to follow. It is easy to follow and it is based on common sense. The emphasis is on a variety of brightly coloured vegetables and fruit. Of course this does not mean that you do not eat anything else. It is nutrition based on eating something out of the main food groups: Protein, carbohydrates, etc. A balanced meal at dinner time for example would be some protein, fish, pulses and beans, and meat if you want. You should have a carbohydrate, such as some pasta or rice, and we are talking wholewheat pasta and wholegrain rice, and then vegetables with a carbohydrate vegetable such as carrots, peas or corn, and the big emphasis on green vegetables, especially of the cabbage family. I think somewhere on this thread I posted a picture of a plate with the proportion of each group of food. Typically half of the plate will be filled with the mixed vegetables, a quarter with a little protein and a quarter with a carbohydrate. This is what we call a balanced diet. Of course you can have variations on this during the week. Mixed colourful salads are important. It works the same with a dish of mixed fruit which you can have for breakfast with or without a healthy cereal.
There is no need to make this complicated or think that you have to go doing a load of research. Just use your imagination. Stir frys are a good way of getting an array of different colours.
You can choose the vegetables and fruit that are local to your country as long as they make a colourful display.
I was very interested in what you said about your writing. I do hope you will be successful now that you have started this again. I am sure stories about raising children in the suburbs of cities where you have lived must be interesting. Today there is a lot of news about children in general being addicted to smartphones, tablets etc. and how it is having an effect on their sleep and how they are suffering from insufficient sleep and all the problems this is causing.
It sounds as though you have a spontaneous need to write. Shall we see you writing that best seller one of these days?
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello 4everStrong,
Thank you for popping in to say hello to us. It means a lot. I do hope all is well with you over there in Paris. I have been following all the news about the approaching Presidential election. I do wonder what is going to happen.
Keep in touch and keep doing well. I know that you are a deep thinker.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hi Sylvia,
About my Rainbow diet picture that i posted. You might have misinterpreted me that i am gonna follow that. My immediately succeding posts to Mary and Lou show that i have my doubts on that meal plan myself and i also said that i just got it randomly on the Net and needs confirmation whether it's authentic or not. In the back of my mind, i thought of it as some sort of a guide where the specific foods mentioned on a particular day with their equivalent calorie contents is something to be added to the regular meals that one takes. Using that meal plan as a guide would give one a week's time to ensure that they are getting the necessary nutrients from the colorful foods available. I am glad you mentioned the words "common sense" and i agree.
I also wanted to say that i hope you dont mind me posting occassional pictures and jokes on the thread. I just wanted to contribute positivity and humor to go along with your great information.
Regards,
Gina
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Hi Gina,
Yes, 4 down and 8 more to go. My crash day for Taxol and Carboplatin is mostly 2 days after infusion. Hoping for minimal SE.
Thanks po. It is just to pass the time so that I don't think too much. Anything to get me through this. DH is closing one eye for now.
Here, they advise against eating raw or half-cooked food. Everything must be fully cooked and I am sticking to it for now.
The Rainbow Diet plan you posted was definitely not right. Like Sylvia stated, it is about including every colour everyday as much as you can find in our local market. Everyday I go for variety and trying foods which I never tried before because I intent to go meatless after chemo. The one thing which will not be missing in our daily food is rice of course. Pinoys can't live without rice. 😀
Hopefully everything goes out well when you have your lab tests in April.
I am not that well travelled yet. To go for holiday here is to go out of Singapore. It is not like in Philippines where there is a lot of travel destinations to choose from. But sad to say, the only place I ever been there other than my hometown Bicol and Manila is Tagaytay. 😊
How did you find Singapore?
We are in the same time zone.
Best Regards,
Lou
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Hi Val,
Thank you.
I started doing crochet when I was 18 years old. I did bags, coin purses and tops. When I gave birth I made beanie and bootie for my Little One and now that I loose my hair I did some hats. I find crochet very relaxing.
It's nice to hear that you are back to writing. I have that dream before but never get close to getting published. I would probably try harder this time. 😀
Best regards,
Lou
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Hi, Rhonda,
Wow, 7 grandchildren, and you look so young; I'm glad they bring you so much joy. I'm sure your wigless head doesn't bother them much, they might be curious, but they still know it's Grandma; that's really all they care about. One of my friends who had lymphoma lost all her hair, she saw her grandchildren every day and never got out of bed without her wig. She also had it made to look exactly like her own hair, because she didn't want to cause them any worry at all. Personally, I think little ones are much smarter than that, they see through our outsides into our hearts.
It sounds like you live in a fabulous place, and it sounds like it is a family compound. I was in the Catskills many years ago, somewhere in the 1970s, a girlfriend and I visited an old friend of hers who was a not famous, but well-connected musician. He lived in the Woodstock area. While we were there he was visited by Paul Butterfield, of the Butterfield Blues Band, and Michael J. Pollard, who had gained fame by appearing in the movie "Bonnie and Clyde" with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. You may be too young to remember these celebrities. I was very star-struck, and remember helping my friend prepare a meal of fried chicken with all the trimmings for them. It was a beautiful area, the wooded mountains were beautiful and very green. The only downside was that it was similar to here where I live in the summer, lots of humidity and bugs!
Have you made any progress with the surgeon?
Our weather is very spring-like, 2 nights ago we had violent storms that caused a lot of destruction around the midwest, the wind was ferocious. Not enough rain though, but a lot of noise!
Talk to you soon, Rhonda,
Mary
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Hi, Gina,
As far as I know, the Rainbow Diet is not about formal meal planning, but is really a life-style change. That is how I take it. I no longer eat packaged, processed foods. I eat clean-grown local produce, or purchase organic produce, at least those fruits and veggies that are important to eat organically. I eat large salads dressed with fresh lime juice and olive oil. I eat wild-caught Alaskan sockeye salmon frequently, and other fish less frequently; such as wild-caught cod and halibut. I do eat locally raised chickens, and eggs. I eat a little tofu, I am not crazy about it but like it mixed with other foods. I find it necessary because I don't always eat enough protein. I eat oatmeal sometimes, and I like almond milk, and nuts. When I occasionally want something like a pancake, I use coconut or rice flour. I do not follow a meal plan, but I am sure there is one somewhere, if you need more organization. Sylvia is a very disciplined follower of a good diet, and as you can read from her posts, she also eats a wide variety of foods.
It sounds like the naturopath doc you consulted believes in the models of "food combining", which means not mixing certain foods with certain other foods. Also the idea that only foods of the same color should be eaten together. I don't know much about that, it always sounded a little strange to me. I do know from experience that I don't like certain foods eaten together, but I think for me it's a matter of preference. Now, if a person is actively battling cancer with diet, I know there can be very strict protocols, if that person strictly follows the rules of these diets. When I was at the Symposium of Natural Doctors and Healers last fall, there was a doc who claimed he beat his Stage 4 Cancer by eating a very strict ketogenic diet. There were some other proponents of the ketogenic diet there, there is also the Gerson Plan, which is a very strict vegetable diet. These plans can be looked up online, but when I read about them, they were in use by people trying to cure advanced cancer. A modified ketogenic diet is less rigid.
I don't follow a meal plan, since I live alone I can eat whatever and whenever I please. Yesterday I had lunch out with daughter-in-law, and I ate some things I don't usually eat. So last night I ate only a large salad with kale, spinach, mixed greens, romaine, sweet red pepper, green beans, turnip and cauliflower; doused with lime and olive oil, and a little left-over salmon tossed in.
I did look at the article about copper depletion, sounds very interesting. I am all for studying anything that does not involve flooding our bodies with toxic drugs!
Hope you are feeling well, talk soon, Mary
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Hi, Sylvia,
I look forward to discussing Woollams' latest messages with you, I will have to remember to have my glasses with me since the print is so small!
I think Gina is trying to come up with a meal plan, perhaps that works out better with her lifestyle. Other than that, the way she has described her normal diet sounds quite good, it includes a lot of local produce that we can't get here. I also think perhaps the naturopath doc she visited might have confused the issue, by discussing a more rigid food-combining, color-restricting diet.
I have caused myself more problems lately, while I have been trying to get into better shape. While I am still slim, I have suffered muscle loss because of the weakness caused by the neuropathy I have that has traveled up my legs. So I have been been working at it with the help of a therapist for a couple of months, and was feeling stronger, but have now been having knee problems for the last week to 10 days. So frustrating, I am not doing any of the exercises this week that I was doing before, and only doing the things I need to do, but am still bothered by knee pain by the afternoon, and sometimes all day; which even bothers me in bed. Not sure what to do next, it's always one step forward and 2 back for me, it just seems everything I do to try to improve myself backfires. I am trying not to slip into a pity-party but it's hard at times.
The political scene here is crazy, the accusations are flying in all directions. I think it is a huge scheme to try to derail the President and not allow any of the things he wants to get accomplished. I have tuned out a lot of it, it's so chaotic. I am glad he seems to be made of tough stuff.
I shall close for now, just found out there is a memorial service later I would like to attend, found out by accident online.
Talk to you soon, love, Mary
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HI Val,
Good to see you! So you are a published writer, I shall keep my eyes open for that. You seem to be multi-talented!
I like to write too, I have a couple of friends who come to me when they need to write a somewhat official letter, I am very good at writing as if I know what I'm talking about! I have written a family history of sorts, and enjoy doing it, but am not disciplined enough to sit down and let it flow very often. So congrats on your achievements, and let us know when there is something we can see from you!
i had a small pasta-splurge yesterday, it was just okay. I can only get a reliable supply of good fish here by buying frozen, like you, unless I drive a couple of hours to a big city. The best I have found is frozen Alaska wild-caught salmon.
See you later, glad you are feeling well, Mary
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