naturopath put me on to strengthen my immune system.
Basically it is:
no sugar
no dairy
no alcohol
no wheat/spelt
no processed anything
no corn
no citrus fruits
no beef/pork
I am also taking supplements - vitamin D3, something called Moducare
(another immune system strengthener), fish oil, selenium, and this
thing called Ultra Clear - it's a powder you mix into a drink that is
supposed to be for "metabolic detoxification". My naturopath says it's
almost like a multivitamin as it has everything you need in it, but it
gently detoxifies the liver.
Anyway I've been on it 2 weeks now and I am feeling good, although
it's too early to see some of my symptoms go away. (Right now I"m not
even sure if the sluggishness is me all the time or just right now
because I'm so preoccupied/depressed by this whole thyroid cancer thing)
It's interesting that a few of you guys have had the same experience
with your endo pushing for surgery... that's how I feel too, sort of
like I'm being rushed into this.
And of course from a work perspective I feel like I have to make a
decision about when it's all happening. My gut says I need to take
some time off not only after surgery but also before - to rest,
de-stress and mentally prepare myself.... meanwhile my job is so
stressful that doesn't seem possible without quitting altogether. And
of course I need the health insurance so I carry on. Not a very good
situation!
--- In cancercured@yahoogroups.com, "Viper ." <alea2709@...> wrote:
>
> I'd like to start by saying a big "THANK YOU!!!" to everybody for
all the information provided and please keep it coming. :)
>
> CG,
> We're in the same boat, I'm trying to avoid total thyroidectomy as
well because my biopsy was inconclusive and I think it's common
practice for the endo to recommend that (my personal take on that is
to cover their own butts).
> My ayurveda herbalist recommended to start with a liver cleanse
and a change of diet. Cancer cells feed on sugar, so I eliminated
anything that has sugar or could convert into sugar in the digestion
process. That means I completely eliminated sugar, dairy, starches
(potato and the like), gluten (any flours and white rice) and
processed foods from my diet. I eat only limited amounts of sweet
fruit, lots of veggies and greens, eggs (free range), fish (only
couple of times/week because of the mercury content), some nuts, and
also free range meats (chicken or lamb are my personal preferences).
This diet is called the paleolitic diet. All food has to be as clean
and organic as possible. Some people do not agree with the meat
consumption, I was vegetarian for many years and I was reluctant to
putting meat into my body, but maybe it's not the meat itself, but the
hormones, antibiotics, unhappiness of the animal that is toxic.
That's my take on that one.
> Before I changed my diet I had the same symptoms you describe,
cold hands and feet, felt sluggish, found it impossible to lose
weight, found it hard to tolerate cold. After 3 months on it though,
my weight is back to normal (I only had 10-15 lbs extra that really
bothered me because I wasn't used to carrying that much weight
around), my energy level has gone up, I can finally enjoy a day
snowshoeing because I can tolerate cold and my feet and hands don't
feel cold anymore.
> My concern right now is that my nodules have slightly increased in
size since my last ultrasound, and I don't know if that happened
before I did the lifestyle changes and hopefully that stopped them, or
kept growing the whole time. I guess for me it's wait and see what
the next ultrasound shows... I'm sure the endo at my next visit will
try to persuade me (again) to have a thyroidectomy, but I think there
has to be a better way, especially when the diagnostic isn't clear.
> Good luck :) Alea
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cancercured/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cancercured/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:cancercured-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:cancercured-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
cancercured-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar