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Re: BJ - Question part II
From: Abigail (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 19:02:12 -0500 (CDT)
My only fear is how my bones will hold up. I suppose a bone density
test every 2-3 months after beginning the taper would tell. Other than
that, I take a very good menopause vitamin regime (Christiane Northrup's
suggested vitamins and minerals), eat very healthy (although not usually
organic due to availability), exercise (includes weight-bearing). I
will look into receiving Doctor Lee's Newsletter and I thank you again
for your feedback.
Take Care.
At Sat, 13 Jul 2002, BJ wrote:
>
>Abigail,
>Thanks for the complement!! I am not a medical professional but I have
>been working with them for most of my adult life and I have done a lot
>of reading because of my own health issues.
>
>As to your questions, I do not ever recommend any of the designer
>synthetic drugs such as Evista, Fosamax, Tamoxifen, etc. In my opinion
>they are all poison. Making sure you are getting enough calcium and
>MAGNESIUM in your diet, weight bearing exercise, multivitamin/mineral
>supplement, eating organic as much as possible, and natural progesterone
>are the best ways to deal with the bone loss. Dr. Lee's latest
>newsletter has a real eyeopening article on density testing and what
>osteoporosis really is. If you don't get his newsletter, you might want
>to consider that. Amazing amount of info in each issue. Also read the
>article on his website about soy. Whole soy is not necessarily a
>healthy food, especially for a vegan.
>
>Yes, get off the estradiol. Although a natural estrogen, it is
>unnecessary at your age or after a hyst and is definitely linked to
>breast cancer among other serious problems (again, Dr. Lee's new book
>on breast cancer, amazing!). Prometrium is natural progesterone but too
>high a dose and very hard on the liver. Are you taking a monthly break
>from it? If not, the receptors burn out. I'd suggest taper off the
>estrogen and switch to progesterone cream while you do that. If you
>need an estrogen boost after that, try phytoestrogens or estriol.
>
>Good luck!
>BJ
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Abigail
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