I wouldn’t try mistletoe
I wouldn’t try mistletoe I’ve been getting email offers from the mag What the Doctors Don’t Tell You. The latest one had an offer for a cheap subscribtion, advertising the contents. These included an article entitled ‘Mistletoe a natural answer to cancer’.
Anyway, I can’t afford to subscribe so I googled mistletoe and found it is anything but ’ a natural answer to cancer’ - in fact it seems to increase the risk of brain mets in some cancers!!!
Just goes to show how difficult it is to negotiate the minefield of alternative therapies. If some alternative therapy seems to work, then it may be the placebo effect - on the other hand if you don’t believe in anything that hasn’t been double-blind-trialed then are you at a disadvantage? Will you lose out on the real benefit that comes from believing a treatment is going to work?
Love
Moley
The trouble is, Moley, that many people have used and are using Iscador with positive results. It is a recognised treatment in Europe. I am increasingly aware that for every positive report, you will find a negative one, which of course makes it almost impossible to decide what to do for the best.
I would also like to comment that I have grave doubts about WDDTY sometimes. There are occasions when I feel they go over the top in their anti-doctor stance. I think one must take their information with a grain of scepticism. For information on alternative therapies, I have found ICON (Cancer-Active) a better and more balanced source.
Iscador Hi Phoebe
Do you know anything about Melatonin?
Apparantly it can help with insomnia and is supposed to be protective against cancer.
Love Lesley
Moley the thing to remember about Iscador ir that it is used extensively in Austria which has the best record for br ca survival. Makes you think! But would advise anyone thinking of trying it to be treated by an Austrian onc who would know what he was at - NOT an onc who’d never used it before. dilly
Melatonin Hello Lesley, I’ve never used it, but often see references to its use in the US. I don’t have too much trouble with sleep, so haven’t needed to try it out. It is available here in health food shops. There is research being done into whether poor sleep patterns, too much light and staying up late reduce on natural melatonin production and thereby lead to possible cancer development.
Here are two good links for you to look at.
Also, if you search the forums here, you will find a number of posts about its use.
I think if you already have cancer, I wouldn’t worry about it as a preventative measure;if you are sleeping poorly, it may well be worth trying it rather than using a prescription drug.
Melatonin Hi Phoebe
Thanks for the links, really only interested in it to help with my sleep, I think my body has hung onto bad sleeping habits from chemo days!!! I think I just need something to get me back into a good sleeping pattern, really don’t want sleeping tablets.
Do you use supplements and follow a dairy free diet?
Love Lesley x
I do use supplements - Co Q10, selenium, magnesium, omega 3, Astragalus and/or echinacea when required, milk thistle occasionally. I do not do dairy free - I reckon the amount of dairy I consume is neglible within the whole diet and provides access to vitamins and minerals not easily obtained otherwise.
However, a recent blood test was about as normal as you can get and my onc has signed me off for another three months so I think i must be maintaining a reasonable balance.
melatonin Hi
I’ve used melatonin for jetlag and it’s worked very well. It regulates the pineal gland which tells the body when it should sleep. I’ve also used it to break bad sleeping habits and get my body back on a normal sleeping pattern. As far as it is known, it does not have negative side effects. I don’t think you can buy it over the counter in this country. It’s available in America without prescription and can be ordered over the internet.
As far as breast cancer goes, there have been studies that have shown that there has been a higher incidence of vitamin D in early breast cancer sufferers as opposed to advanced breast cancer which seems to suggest there might be some link to vitiamin D in breast cancer.
I think it’s really important to get enough sleep at the right time of the night regardless of studies.It’s fundamental to good health and evidence of a balanced and healthly life style.
love to all
Jenny
Melatonin Hi Jenny
Thanks for that, its nice to here from someone who has actually used it. I think my body has got used to bad sleeping habits, think I will give it a try, desperate for a good nights sleep!!!
Love Lesley xx
Vit D There has also been research of late showing a LACk of vitamin D in BC patients. Ho hum…
Hi Everyone I hope that you will all be using mistletoe for:
K I S S I N G…U N D E R ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Get a grip, girls; there’s a George Clooney out there for all of us. Just position yourself tactically, choose some good looking guy, ask for some ‘complementary medicine’, close your eyes and …X!
With some seasonal best wishes,
Sue
Thanx for all your replies girls, now…B 17? …I’m wondering about Vit B 17, which is apparently found in fruit seeds, eg apricot, apple etc. (but not citrus).I got a book out the library, titled ‘Cancer. Why We’re Still Dying to Know the Truth’ by Phillip Day.
I didn’t realise what it was about til I got it home - it basically says that tribes and animals who eat lotsa fruit seeds and kernels don’t get cancer, that it was discovered years ago that these seeds protect against cancer, shrink cancer, and often get rid of it all together. But the big bad pharmaceutical companies sat on the evidence and now you can’t get the stuff except in Mexico and a few other places.
Anyone know anymore??