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Old 02-06-2014, 02:48 PM   #53
Andrea Barnett Budin
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Re: Why i take supplements

"Fate is a future you didn't try hard enough to change."


- Joe Konrath


HERE'S MY UPDATED SUPPLEMENT LIST as of JANUARY 2014, as some have requested:

ALWAYS BUY CAPSULES VS TABLETS. Much easier to swallow. I order from Vitacost.com Excellent product quality, variety to choose from, easy to navigate website, always at discount prices, delivers quickly.



ALPHA LIPOIC ACID 300 AM/PM -- detoxifies liver, anti-oxidant, neurtralizes free radicals, protects cells from damage, can cross the brain barrier, gives energy, RELIEVES MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN
B-5 -- 500 AM (Pantothenic acid)
B-12 concentrated METHYL CARBALAMIN 1 mg (I take 2
-- ENERGY BOOSTER! ALSO -- Goes to cerebro-spinal fluid to be used by central nervous system. Donates to MYELIN SHEATH that insulates certain nerve fibers!)
CALCIUM 1,000 -- easy to swallow gel capsule -- increases bone density
CARNITINE 500 AM/PM EMPTY STOMACH -- assists in gastro absorption, energizes, lowers triglycerides, RELIEVES MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN, assists in weight loss
C-1,000 w/bioflavonoids 1,000 -- enhances immune system, reduces recurrence of cancer
CO-ENZYME Q-10 -- 150 AM/PM -- HELPS RELIEVE MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN, energizes, good for heart, gums and multiple other reasons!
CHROMIUM PICCOINATE -- 400 mcg ( AM EMPTY STOMACH) -- maintains sugar levels, energizes
D-3 -- 50,000 a week. I take 10,000 over 5 days a week. For healthy bones, blocks breast cancer cell growth, meets your body's organs increasing need for D as we age. BE KIND TO YOUR ORGANS. THEY DEPEND ON YOU.
DL-Phenalalanine 500 AM empty stomach -- mood enhancer
DIM-Plus (Diindolylmethane) 100 AM PM
Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 AM/PM -- relieves hot flashing, down-regulates HER2 by binding to extra cellular HER@ receptor, down regulates internal proliferation (I'VE STOPPED THIS AS OF 12/13 AS MY 25 YRS OF HOT FLASHING ALL DAY LONG HAVE CEASED. A CONCOCTION MY HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTOR GAVE ME HAD SOME PORCINE GLANDULAR CONCENTRATE IN IT. WITHIN 2 MNTHS I WAS HOTNESS-FREE, BUT MY TSH FLATLINED! SO I STOPPED THAT AND NOW ON RARE OCCASION TAKE 500 OF EVENING PRIMROSE OIL WHEN THAT 'IS IT HOT IN HERE OR IS IT JUST ME' FEELING COMES OVER ME...)
DR. BEST FOLATE W/QUATREFOLIC 400 mcg AM on empty stomach -- red cell booster,
heart healthy
E 400 AM/PM (heart healthy, helps relieve hot flashes, immune booster, inhibits metastases, decreases tumor burden)
ECHINACEA W/GOLDENSEAL AM/PM for 1 week then alternate with ASTRAGALUS 1,000 AM/PM
FLAXSEED OIL (ORGANIC) 1,000 AM -- anti-cancer, heart healthy, detoxifies, improves brain functions, helps painful, severely dry eyes (since Taxotere '98-'99)
Gingko Biloba Extract 60 AM/PM -- mental alertness (I'S IN A HOLDING PATTERN ON THIS CAUSE OF ALL THE NOISE AND FUSS ON THE NEWS. NOT COMPLETELY SOLD, SO DIDN'T TOSS MY SUPPLY JUST YET.)
GLUTAMINE 500 AM EMPTY STOMACH -- assists in gastro absorption, energizes
LYSINE 500 AM EMPTY STOMACH -- assists in gastro absorption, energizes, lowers triglycerides
RESVERATROL 250 W/Grapeseed Extract 150 AM AND Green Tea Extract -- anti-oxidant, can cross blood-brain barrier and protect brain and spinal nerves against free radical damage, enhances anti-tumor effect, protects liver, strengthen connective tissue, including heart system, supports immune system and slows aging, anti-cancer, HER2 and tumor blocker
NAC (N-Acetyle Cysteine) 600 AM -- supports healthy liver function, rids body of toxins
NADH -5Co Engzyme 1 (AM/PM) 1/2 hr before eating -- relieves chronic fatigue, boosts mental acuity big time
OMEGA 3 -- 2,126 AM/PM -- suppresses tumors, inhibits their growth, may slow or prevent recurrence of cancer, improves blood glucose, good for muscle/joint pain, anti-inflammatory, down regulates HER2 receptor
Phyto Formula -- 1 scoop w/OJ in AM-- promotes energy BIG TIME, reduces chronic fatigue, boosts immune system and increases mental clarity + 1 banana a day!
Potassium Albion 99 AM/PM -- bone healthy, energizes, healthy heart, prevents stroke
RM-10 IMMUNE SYSTEM PROTEN-ZYME MUSHROOM BLEND w/200 SELENIUM -- AM on empty stomach (regulates the immune system, anti-oxidant, detoxifier, reduces recurrence of bc)
ZINC 30 AManti-cancer
TYROSINE 500 AM EMPTY STOMACH -- boosts energy, helps focus and recover from night of poor sleep

FOR MY IBS ISSUES:
GARDEN OF LIFE PRIMAL DEFENSE PROBIOTIC

WOBENZYM-N -- 2 about 1/2 hr before eating (AM/PM) -- THIS IS ALSO AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND AN IMMUNE BOOSTER

TO HELP SLEEP -- ATIVAN (anti-anxiety, helps thoughts bashing into my skull from the inside), AMBIEN (sleeping pill which also depletes the body of natural melatonin!), MELATONIN, THEANINE (natural calmative)

WE ALL NEED TO SLEEP, TO ALLOW OUR BODY TO HEAL AND REPAIR! And to be able to function well the next day!

I truly do hope this helps you my Sisters...
LOVE AND LIGHT ALWAYS,
ANDI
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Andi BB
'95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive...

'98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!)
+ good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either...

Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...

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