Yorkie Girl
Cognitive issues.- Good luck with the scans
On a more general level
Women have as many neurons as men but in less space.
Neurons and brains have an essential need of long chain Omega 3 DHA.
Women make more DHA than men by a factor of ten.
Fat disturbances are often seen in brain related conditions, ADHD, bipolar depression alzheimer's etc. In general terms trials suggest long chain Omega 3s are protective.
Oestrogen promotes DHA production from the mother omega 3 in women. It may be that the more severe depletion of oestrogen due to treatments has a greater than normal impact on the production of long chain fats.
(Maybe fat conversion trials and testing should be done on women taking oestrogen blockers to see to what extent conversion is impacted and if this extends to Omega 6s too - although Omega 6 is more easily converted and the mother fat is usually present in large amounts in the western diet)
Women are more susceptible than men to DHA deficit and this is evidenced in high levels of neurological conditions with age.
So its back to the importance of Omega 3s and considering supplementing DHA with fish oil, oily fish, or vegetarian supplementation.
http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...ek+diet+thread
Please discuss dietary change with your doctor. Omega 3s can have issues for some.
(I will post a link to my new web site and book next week. The book will be available in a week or so)
RB