her 2+ and flaxseed oil

[Barbara]

Lynette:

I found your post very interesting but I do have a question. Did you mix your own flax oil and cottage cheese and if so what amounts did you use? If you purchased it, what brand name and where did you find it? I would appreciate any information you may have. Thanks.

Barbara

[R.B.]

My knowledge of particular diets is limited.

The greek diet thread has some useful articles, and this is a useful article in that in sets out some basic rules, and gives reasons for them.http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/81/2/341

Omega six will be stored in fat cells, in cell membranes, in the brain etc so it is going to take a while to "rebalance" the fats in the body.

A trial showed optimum uptake at about two grams of DHA a day which is four to five TPS of a quality fish oil.

Flaxseed or oil your preference (see posts) will provide some ALA and omega six.

I have not seen any trials on an optimal regieme to try and rebalance the body fats. Trials looking at particular organs in animals shows intital uptake is quite quick but can expect months fo some organs like the brain.

Exercise will help burn off fats. Sugar and particularly fructose sugars are linked to weight increase, and can block the pathways that make long chain fats trials suggest.

Grains are possibly best limited as they are not the most nutrient dense food. Variety is good. Green things highly coloured fruit and veg, some pulses, fish, lean grass fed meat in small quantities, fish including oily, the usual things that are often cited.

Juicing adding back some of the pulp or liquidising it for additional fibre is frequently suggested for detox.

Obviously bringing the threes and sixes into balance possibly with more three than six, but watching for signs of long chain omega six AA (archnidonic acid) deficiency - dry skin etc. If your fat making pathways are not functioning that will likely apply to omega six also, but you body may have stores of AA. I suppose testing would be the only sure way to determine your fat status. Some GLA may be useful as that skips half of the fat making process for omega sixes. AA is also found in eggs offal etc.

Please do talk to your advisors about dietary change. They may suggest some blood tests to monitor fats etc. Omega threes do thin the blood which is an issue for some.

I am sorry I cannot give you any more thoughts. The above is based on what I have read, but I have never seen anything on a specific omega six detox.

RB

[CLTann]

This thread is one of the most exciting news for many of us. I hope people will heed the implied advice and take advantage of this low cost, non toxic and commonly available treatment. There is no reason for not trying.

I take flaxseed with my oatmeal every morning.

Ann

[CLTann]

Lynette,

Would you be kind enough to post the dosage, or quantity, of the flaxseed and cottage cheese you took everyday? In what form? Any preference relative to flaxseed itself or flaxseed oil? I know that there is no critical limit but is there any ill effect with over dosages?

Thanks.

Ann

[Sherryg683]

I have recently started taking flaxseed oil in pill form, is this just as good? The person at the vitamin store told me that it is more concentrate than eating the seeds. What's the deal with cottage cheese, how does that help and how much to you eat. I love cottage cheese but don't eat it that often...sherryg683

[jhandley]

Hi Barbara and CLTann

Lynette is not a member of this board..I just found her story while looking up info. on the net. There were a number of other breast cancer survivor stories but because they were not her 2+ I didnt include them before but have put a couple more below:
Breast Cancer ("lobular, infiltrating carcinoma") Healing 8

Nov. 3, 2003
To All,
Well, I have told you I would give this report, but have had the most exasperating WAITING experience, getting the full report from the Radiologist. But I got it this evening.
So now I will begin at the beginning.

When this lump came up in my breast, on Oct. 8, 2002, I went to the doctor. He looked at it and said "Boy, that is a big one!" He sent me to the hospital for an UltraSound. And then a biopsy. (I can't believe that I let them do that biopsy, but I think I was in shock). Anyway, from that biopsy, I learned that I had "lobular, infiltrating carcinoma". When I went back to the doctor, he said "well it is malignant, so the first step will be a double mastectomy, followed by chemo". I said "wait, wait! No, I don't plan to do those things. My husband had pancreatic cancer in 1994, and we used alternative treatments and he recovered. I have written up a copy of his story, from my journal, and I have brought you a copy of it. I plan to do the same thing that my husband did, but I willl need a doctor to order lab reports, etc." He said, "Sure, I will help you." As he left the room, he said "call me when you need something. " From that day forward he would never return a call from me. I tried to call him for about 2 weeks. I presume, when he read that report and saw that it was all alternative things that we used, that it must have scared him to death, and he dropped me like a hot potato. "It was so unprofessional that I still cannot believe that a doctor would tell me what he did, and then would never return my calls. It seems like he should have been man enough to call me and tell me that he did not want to be involved with that kind of treatment. But NO, he said nothing.

So I had to get established with a new doctor. I selected a female doctor of osteopathic. When I saw her the first time, I told her the same thing I had told the first doctor and she agreed to work with me. I had the films with me and she studied them and did a physical exam. She found in the film, that a lymph node was also involved. She said I am going to measure (that lump) in the breast. She did and put the measurement down in my chart. The last time she measured it, she told me it was 6 centimeters in diameter.

Some months later, she recommended that I have a PET scan, which I found out, also included having a CAT scan. In the PET scan they inserted an IV into my arm. Away from the skin about 1 or 2 inches, the tube made a Y and then there were 2 tubes away from there. They put a syringe into each tube. One syringe contained radio-active isotopes and the other tube contained sugar water. They were inserted into the IV simultaneously. I was told that the sugar would go to every cancer cell in my body and they would be able to track it by the isotopes. The report showed that there were no cancer cells anywhere in my body, except some, still in the original site. But I have had a terrible time getting the measurement of it, as I was told I would be able to get. The radiologist "had to locate my files, and pull the film, and measure it" and he apparently could not find time to do that. I have called repeatedly.

Finally this evening I received the call I have been waiting for - at that time, in September, the tumor measured 1.3 Hallelujah and Praise be to God!!!

Of course I knew that the tumor had shrunk, but nothing speaks as loudly as NUMBERS. I consider a reduction from 6 centimeters to 1.3 is absolutely WONDERFUL!!! That much reduction has happened in 13 months, so I feel like surely that in 6 more months, it will be totally gone. The lymph node is completely diminished and cannot be seen in film or physical exam.

Coincidentally, I had decided today, to add vegetable juice to my regimen. I take the flaxseed oil/cottage cheese for breakfast, the vegetable juice at noon, and eat a small amount in the evening.

I am so happy to be able to give you THIS report.
And there you have it - - - "the rest of the story".
I could not be more elated.
Nan

Breast cancer cure 9

A number of years ago a woman in the church where we attend was found to have breast cancer. She was terrified at first but began the use of flaxseed oil plus cottage cheese. They did a lumpectomy and then gave her 35 radiation treatments to "be sure that the cancer cells were all gone". She is fine today. What brought the "wellness"? The doctors are pleased that the treatments were so successful.

Breast cancer healing 10

This morning, March 26, 1999, there is a new development that I feel we should add to this document. On Saturday January 23 I went to a prostate cancer support group meeting for the first time.

It was a bad morning to drive and a gentleman came for the first, and perhaps only, time. He took a cancer tape with him. Just after that his wife was found to have a rare, fast growing tumor that was developing in the aftermath of a mastectomy.

The prognosis was very grim and the doctor gave her little hope. It was determined that chemo would be given in an effort to slow down the cancer but the only hope for survival would probably have to be stem cell transplants, which in itself is a dangerous procedure. She was very concerned and frightened concerning the future.

Having become aware of the values of flaxseed oil she began using it at six tablespoons a day and had gotten a rebounder and was using that at first, but had to abandon that because it aggravated something in connection with the chemo, as I understand. She told the doctor that she was using flaxseed oil with cottage cheese. His only comment was that she should go ahead; that it couldn't hurt.

After the third treatment, the tumor has disappeared. The doctor told her that he could guarantee that the cancer would return unless she went with further treatment.

They are going to do further treatments with a drug that is supposed to strengthen the immune system. She is sure that the flaxseed oil with cottage cheese has played the major role in the situation but that won't be recognized.

However the only thing that matters is that the crisis appears to be over, the stem cell procedure won't need to be used, she is feeling very good about it but hardly daring to believe yet that she is facing a normal future.

She will be continuing the use of flaxseed oil with cottage cheese and depending on a strong immune system to prevent any recurrence. She is very much aware that the meeting that day was more than coincidence. The weather was terrible, her husband almost turned back twice and Mary Anna was very much opposed to my going. She is aware that The Lord was watching over her and we believe that also.

If I learn of any definite results from anyone else I will add it to this scientifically unacceptable, but nevertheless accurate anecdotal document.

Breast cancer ("malignant invasive lobular carcinoma") cure 11

by Neenah Payne

I was diagnosed September 28, 2004 with breast cancer of 1.4 centimeters. The breast cancer surgeon told me that if I didn't have a lumpectomy and radiation within a month (and possibly chemotherapy later), the cancer would spread, shut down one organ after another, and inevitably kill me. I chose not to follow the mainstream approach because it made no sense to me.

The surgeon assured me that the lump was not going to shrink with an alternative approach and warned me how risky my decision was. I was fortunate enough to learn about Dr. Budwig's formula within a week of canceling the surgery scheduled for November 3. When I started Dr. Budwig's formula in mid-November, the first thing I noticed was that, in one week, two patches of gray hair that had just emerged disappeared!

When I saw my acupuncturists on December 18, the lump had shrunk a bit to 1.2 cm. I didn't see them again until January 8, by which time it had shrunk 50%. I saw them again two weeks later and it had shrunk another 50%. It continued to shrink every week until the end of April, my acupuncturists told me that it was no longer palpable. For the first time in my life, my nails are also getting nice and strong.

My primary acupuncturist was so impressed by the results that she asked me for a list of the books I had read. She knew that I had done a lot of research and had read over 30 books trying to find an alternative approach. The manager of my health food store also wanted a list of the books so he could buy some for the store. I created a Book List that I gave them. My acupuncturist shared it with some of her patients. She also started taking Dr. Budwig's formula as well as grinding flaxeed every day herself.

Later, I added a list of the videos I felt had been helpful, and added a lot more information to the Book List and changed the name to a "Quick Reference". It is about 30 pages now [you can request a copy from Neenahep at aol.com]. My acupuncturist gave this document to eight patients. Three of her most critical patients now follow Dr. Budwig's diet and are doing quite well. One patient has arthritis and two others have neuro endocrine tumors.

The manager at my health food store said that one customer bought Dr. Budwig's books and she is following her diet as a remedy for her heart disease. It reminded me that one of Dr. Budwig's books mentions arthritis and heart disease before it even mentions cancer.

We can heal ourselves and help others to do likewise!"


If you look up Dr Budwig on the net you will see what she recommends: I take 1 tablespoon a day with 100 ml skim milk and /or yoghurt (I am not that keen on cottage cheese). I notice also that I am more cheerful when I am on this mix. (Remeber omega 3 and depression link.)
Jackie

[R.B.]

This is a good article on foods and hormone levels.

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/10/1/25

Flaxseed is one of the items covered.

Please be aware that there are differeing views on the metis of flaxseed v flax oil.

With the oil you will get the omega threes and with the seed the omega threes and phytooestrogens. Fresh ground or sprouted are reported as best.

In respect of the omega threes and balancing the omega threes and sixes please search above. Click on search and enter the search term.

The body can make long chain omega threes and six but there are lots of things that block these pathways, sugar, trans fats, some mineral deficiences, some drugs including anti inflamatories etc. So the easies way to be sure you have an adequate supply in the body is to take fish oil as a supplement - out of the bottle is cheapest about 2grams DHA a day which is about 4-5tps. Amount is a personal thing we are all different and there are no absolute rules. Best is to do a little reading yourself to try and get a basic understanding of the issues. Omega three generally has limited side effects of consequence but for a small number for example blood thinning can be an important side effect so please do talk to you advisor.

It is important to sort out any digestive problems as without good digestion you simply do not absorb nutrients properly - as simple as that.

So overall most seem to recommend whole foods and lots of variety. Do pleae check labels for omega six, hydrogenated fats etc as they are everywhere.

RB

(Fish and not sure about the chips - depends how much how cooked and cooked in what but probably strictly a treat for those trying to improve fat profile) (Thanks for the honary degree - in educational terms I am afraid I never got that far)