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Andrea Barnett Budin · 11-11-2007, 02:44 PM

To clarify. I believe anxiety, stress, cortisol and hormonal imbalance are the culprit of all illness, striking our genetically weakest body part. Breast, prostate, heart, pancreas (diabetes) and so on... Anti D's help chemically get our brain's to deal better and allow us to be our true selves (sane, calm, joyful). But hormonal imbalance is another issue that needs to be addressed! It doesn't get enough attention. I am presently reading about unopposed estrogen (in men and women). Women who do not produce enough progesterone become depressed, overweight, insomniacs, often w/bc, heart problems. Men develop prostate probs and many other malfunctions. I am slowly awakening to the repercussions of hormonal imbalance that is uninvestigated and not addressed.
Andi

11-11-2007, 02:44 PM	#23
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Imbalances In Our Bodies... To clarify. I believe anxiety, stress, cortisol and hormonal imbalance are the culprit of all illness, striking our genetically weakest body part. Breast, prostate, heart, pancreas (diabetes) and so on... Anti D's help chemically get our brain's to deal better and allow us to be our true selves (sane, calm, joyful). But hormonal imbalance is another issue that needs to be addressed! It doesn't get enough attention. I am presently reading about unopposed estrogen (in men and women). Women who do not produce enough progesterone become depressed, overweight, insomniacs, often w/bc, heart problems. Men develop prostate probs and many other malfunctions. I am slowly awakening to the repercussions of hormonal imbalance that is uninvestigated and not addressed. Andi __________________ 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...