Re: BJ - Question - part 1 (due to length)
From: Abigail (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 19:01:16 -0500 (CDT)
BJ:
Thank you for the feedback. I read Dr. Lee's take on soy. Hmmm, more
confusion on "just what to do for bone loss" and obviously more research
needed on my part - and might I say on the part of the medical
establishment. I forgot to mention before that I am early menopausal
being only 43, already osteopenic as I did mentioned before. I
understand that bone loss occurs very quickly in the first year of
menopause so doc feels the need to have me on estradiol and prometrium.
I'm thinking of staying on the estradiol and prometrium for one year and
then tapering off (and your suggestions were great for what I could
utilize as I taper off).
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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