Introduction

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi all,my name is Iain and i'm a DMT i work in remote & hostile

regions.I'm studying ...

Welcome Iain,

This is a very international community and many will not know what a

DMT is. Would you care to explain a little about your role?

Have a great year,

Nigel

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 29/12/2005 22:42:51 GMT Standard Time, Moroza-@... writes:

He's been following the gf cf diet for about 8 months, has been on Espom salts for a few months, and has been taking Enzymaid from Kirkman laboratories with meals for a while. We gave him Omega 3 oils and then realised they might have mercury in them, stopped and are now giving him purified ones. We have just started him on Intestimend from Brainchild and we have booked to see a DAN nutritionist in Chester. I don't know if we are doing things in the right order, we are planning to give him zyme prime and peptidase next. Anyone got any advice?

>>>>>Hello Sara and welcome

You have done really well to be getting on with so much so soon - well done! I love HNI enzymes and think they would be fine to try next. Be sure to go low and slow - details on s website

www.enzymestuff.com

We were able to leave the GFCF diet with HNI, not everybody can but they do help with healing and nutrient absorption even if you still need the diet. Have you reduced sugar? Thats one of the most importnat things to do for any and all of our kids.

Good luck

Mandi in Dorset

[Guest guest]

>

> My name is Debbie Helbing. I live in Auburn, MA with my two

beautiful

> daughters (ages 9 & 11) and my wonderful husband. I own an all-

> natural bath & beauty business that I run from my home. I guess

> that's it for now!!! I can't wait to learn from everyone and share

>my

> own experiences, advice, etc.

>

> Debbie Helbing

> Olde New England Botanicals

>

Hi Debbie and welcome to the group.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

if you suspect your son to have any type of gut issues and IF you have time and

energy give SCDiet (dairy-free version) a try. It worked wonders for us and I'd

definitely recommend it. You'll find more info on

www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/autism/autism.htm and on pecanbread.com

Good luck,

Natasa

> He's

> been following the gf cf diet for about 8 months, has been on Espom

> salts for a few months, and has been taking Enzymaid from Kirkman

> laboratories with meals for a while. We gave him Omega 3 oils and

> then realised they might have mercury in them, stopped and are now

> giving him purified ones. We have just started him on Intestimend

> from Brainchild and we have booked to see a DAN nutritionist in

> Chester. I don't know if we are doing things in the right order, we

> are planning to give him zyme prime and peptidase next. Anyone got

> any advice?

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

if you suspect your son to have any type of gut issues and IF you have time and

energy give SCDiet (dairy-free version) a try. It worked wonders for us and I'd

definitely recommend it. You'll find more info on

www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/autism/autism.htm and on pecanbread.com

Good luck,

Natasa

> He's

> been following the gf cf diet for about 8 months, has been on Espom

> salts for a few months, and has been taking Enzymaid from Kirkman

> laboratories with meals for a while. We gave him Omega 3 oils and

> then realised they might have mercury in them, stopped and are now

> giving him purified ones. We have just started him on Intestimend

> from Brainchild and we have booked to see a DAN nutritionist in

> Chester. I don't know if we are doing things in the right order, we

> are planning to give him zyme prime and peptidase next. Anyone got

> any advice?

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> INTRODUCTIONS

>

> Name, State you live in? My name is Kim and I live in South

Carolina

>

>

> 1. What is your diagnosis? I am being treated for stage 1 Ovarian

Cancer which the doctors say that they feel they got it all.

>

> 2. Are you taking any medications? I am on Vicodin for post-op

pain and am on estrodiol.

> 3. How are you presently feeling? I am still getting tired as I

had my second surgery almost a month ago. I am mentally up and down.

I have been on the estogen for 1 day so far. I have terrible mood

swings.

>

> 4. Have you been hospitalized? my last surgery was 12/18/05

>

> 5. Have you attempted suicide? no

> 6. Are you a self-injurer? no

>

> 7. Are you married? yes, we are currently seperated

> 8. If so, how long? We have been married for 15 yrs in June of

this year.

>

> 9. Do you have any children, or plan on having children? We have

3 children 14, Brittany 13, Annie 8

> 10. Do you have a good family support system? My parents but they

live in California and Oregon. My husband is not a support system

unless it benefits him.

>

> 11. What do you feel will best benefit you from joining our

group? Support

> 12. What are you looking for the most in a group? Support and

friendship.

>

> 13. Do you have hobbies? I like to read and do puzzles. I am in

school full time and my kids keep me very busy.

> 14. What do you do for a living, if anything? I am currently on

disabilty but worked full time and I go to school full time

>

> 15. Are you on disability? Short Term Disabilty but it isn't

enough.

[Guest guest]

Welcome Kim. I am very pleased they caught your cancer so early. I

understand that is kind of rare to catch it before it is too late. Will you

have to do chemo and/or radiation? How long will you be off work?

C.

----- Original Message -----

From: " harodkim " <harodkim@...>

>

>>

>>

>> INTRODUCTIONS

>>

>> Name, State you live in? My name is Kim and I live in South

> Carolina

>>

>>

>> 1. What is your diagnosis? I am being treated for stage 1 Ovarian

> Cancer which the doctors say that they feel they got it all.

>>

>> 2. Are you taking any medications? I am on Vicodin for post-op

> pain and am on estrodiol.

>> 3. How are you presently feeling? I am still getting tired as I

> had my second surgery almost a month ago. I am mentally up and down.

> I have been on the estogen for 1 day so far. I have terrible mood

> swings.

>>

>> 4. Have you been hospitalized? my last surgery was 12/18/05

>>

>> 5. Have you attempted suicide? no

>> 6. Are you a self-injurer? no

>>

>> 7. Are you married? yes, we are currently seperated

>> 8. If so, how long? We have been married for 15 yrs in June of

> this year.

>>

>> 9. Do you have any children, or plan on having children? We have

> 3 children 14, Brittany 13, Annie 8

>> 10. Do you have a good family support system? My parents but they

> live in California and Oregon. My husband is not a support system

> unless it benefits him.

>>

>> 11. What do you feel will best benefit you from joining our

> group? Support

>> 12. What are you looking for the most in a group? Support and

> friendship.

>>

>> 13. Do you have hobbies? I like to read and do puzzles. I am in

> school full time and my kids keep me very busy.

>> 14. What do you do for a living, if anything? I am currently on

> disabilty but worked full time and I go to school full time

>>

>> 15. Are you on disability? Short Term Disabilty but it isn't

> enough.

[Guest guest]

I am very lucky that it was caught early. I have been doing a lot of research and found that only 25% find it early enough. Ovarian Cancer is extremely aggressive. Luckily my Oncologist got me in immediately for a hysterectomy. The did a biopsy of my lymph nodes and it game back clean. I will not have to take any other treat met. I do however have to go to the Oncologist every three months for the next two years, then every six month until my five year anniversary and then once a year. Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer have the same cells so I will have to go in for a Mammogram every six months. I will be out of work until March 21 because I had two surgeries back to back. Unfortunately the week before I went to the emergency room for the tumor my employer announced that it was closing the doors. I am entitled to severance but they are now telling me I may have to wait until I am released to go back to work because the Short Term Disability

will continue to pay (not enough). Kim Cody <lecody@...> wrote: Welcome Kim. I am very pleased they caught your cancer so early. I understand that is kind of rare to catch it before it is too late. Will you have to do chemo and/or radiation? How long will you be off work? C.----- Original Message ----- From: "harodkim" > >>>>>> INTRODUCTIONS>>>> Name, State you live in? My name is Kim and I live in South> Carolina>>>>>> 1. What is your diagnosis? I am being treated for stage 1 Ovarian> Cancer which the doctors say that they feel they got it all.>>>> 2. Are you taking

any medications? I am on Vicodin for post-op> pain and am on estrodiol.>> 3. How are you presently feeling? I am still getting tired as I> had my second surgery almost a month ago. I am mentally up and down.> I have been on the estrogen for 1 day so far. I have terrible mood> swings.>>>> 4. Have you been hospitalized? my last surgery was 12/18/05>>>> 5. Have you attempted suicide? no>> 6. Are you a self-injurer? no>>>> 7. Are you married? yes, we are currently separated>> 8. If so, how long? We have been married for 15 yrs in June of> this year.>>>> 9. Do you have any children, or plan on having children? We have> 3 children 14, Brittany 13, Annie 8>> 10. Do you have a good family support system? My parents but they> live in California and Oregon. My husband is not a support system> unless it benefits

him.>>>> 11. What do you feel will best benefit you from joining our> group? Support>> 12. What are you looking for the most in a group? Support and> friendship.>>>> 13. Do you have hobbies? I like to read and do puzzles. I am in> school full time and my kids keep me very busy.>> 14. What do you do for a living, if anything? I am currently on> disability but worked full time and I go to school full time>>>> 15. Are you on disability? Short Term Disability but it isn't> enough.~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~The Being Sick CommunityMessage Archives-/messagesChat:- Scheduled Chats at /chatBookmarks:-Add a website URL you have found useful./linksPersonal Complaints or

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Is losing the job a good thing or a bad thing? They do say that everything comes in threes, good and bad!!!!!!

c.

Re: Re: Introduction

I am very lucky that it was caught early. I have been doing a lot of research and found that only 25% find it early enough. Ovarian Cancer is extremely aggressive. Luckily my Oncologist got me in immediately for a hysterectomy. The did a biopsy of my lymph nodes and it game back clean. I will not have to take any other treat met. I do however have to go to the Oncologist every three months for the next two years, then every six month until my five year anniversary and then once a year. Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer have the same cells so I will have to go in for a Mammogram every six months.

I will be out of work until March 21 because I had two surgeries back to back. Unfortunately the week before I went to the emergency room for the tumor my employer announced that it was closing the doors. I am entitled to severance but they are now telling me I may have to wait until I am released to go back to work because the Short Term Disability will continue to pay (not enough).

Kim Cody <lecody@...> wrote:

Welcome Kim. I am very pleased they caught your cancer so early. I understand that is kind of rare to catch it before it is too late. Will you have to do chemo and/or radiation? How long will you be off work? C.

[Guest guest]

It certainly has changed my outlook. I realize what is important. I have my bad days, but I would rather have a bad day than the alternative. I have to say to everyone that reads this that your attitude has so much to do with how you deal with your illness. I am not saying that a positive attitude is a cure all but I would rather be ill with a positive outlook than ill and negative. This has all been a learning experience. I am blessed that I found this group. It is really nice to have someone to talk to that is in the same situation. Kim H Cody <lecody@...> wrote: Cancer can certainly change one's perspective on life... sometimes even for the better. Then, hopefully,

you can look back on it and say it was the best thing that ever happened to you. laura c. Re: Re: Introduction I am very lucky that it was caught early. I have been doing a lot of research and found that only 25% find it early enough. Ovarian Cancer is extremely aggressive. Luckily my Oncologist got me in immediately for a hysterectomy. The did a biopsy of my lymph nodes and it game back clean. I will not

have to take any other treat met. I do however have to go to the Oncologist every three months for the next two years, then every six month until my five year anniversary and then once a year. Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer have the same cells so I will have to go in for a Mammogram every six months. I will be out of work until March 21 because I had two surgeries back to back. Unfortunately the week before I went to the emergency room for the tumor my employer announced that it was closing the doors. I am entitled to severance but they are now telling me I may have to wait until I am released to go back to work because the Short Term Disability will continue to pay (not enough). Kim Cody <lecody@...> wrote: Welcome Kim. I am very pleased they caught your cancer so

early. I understand that is kind of rare to catch it before it is too late. Will you have to do chemo and/or radiation? How long will you be off work? C. PhotosGot holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rose --

Welcome to the group. Your section of the country has been hard hit these

past few years, not surprised you and many others are moving.

I'm . I live in NY with my DH and 2 great kids, both partially vaxed.

I teach individuals and families how to overcome health challenges from a

non toxic home/ nutritional approach.

I look forward to getting to know you.

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Introduction

My name is Rose Forbes and I have a 6 yr old daugher who's never been

vaccinated (or antibiotics,

etc) and a great husband of 16 years Jack. We live in Palm Bay, FL

soon to

be moving to Asheville, North Carolina to escape the heat, humidity,

and

hurricanes. I've led 2 vaccination conferences in Florida with many

local

experts to try to get people to learn more before they decide to vax.

Although I;m very passionate about not vaccinating, i've tried to

maintain

an approach that is compassionate to those who choose otherwise. I

also

lead a Families for Natural Living group and look forward to learning

and

sharing more about vaccines here on this site.

>

> Rose Forbes

[Guest guest]

Hello

My name is Yoki and I live in the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.

Hi Yoki. I recognize you from HHI!! Nice to see you.

Lou

[Guest guest]

At 01:48 PM 1/22/2006, you wrote:

>Hello

>My name is Yoki and I live in the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.

>Just browsing through the messages and so forth I guess I would

>definietly have to call myself a baby in natural perfurmery. Only

>recently have I begun to expand my experiments into using actual

>botanicals in my creations and I am loving the combos I am coming up

>with. My favorites right now are vetiver, black pepper, cinnamon and

>nutmeg.

Hi Yoki, and welcome to the group

We have so many new members, i hope all will forgive me if I don't welcome

you individually, but I have to reply to Yoki because she lives in the

tropics, like me, so we can chat about our wonderful fragrant tropical

botanicals.

Do you realize, Yoki, all of your favorites are tropical natives?! Just be

careful with the cinnamon, it can cause quite a bit of sensitization. Use

the leaf instead of the bark, too.

>I try to capture my island and community in the scents I create and

>often times the moods that are created by the sunsets and so on.

Same here, and I love to add a bit of seaweed absolute to bring some salty,

balmy atmosphere to the blends. I adore the nighttime tropical fragrances,

and tincture and infuse many of the blossoms myself.

Do you collect and process any of the aromatics?

Anya

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/

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[Guest guest]

At 01:48 PM 1/22/2006, you wrote:

>Hello

>My name is Yoki and I live in the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.

>Just browsing through the messages and so forth I guess I would

>definietly have to call myself a baby in natural perfurmery. Only

>recently have I begun to expand my experiments into using actual

>botanicals in my creations and I am loving the combos I am coming up

>with. My favorites right now are vetiver, black pepper, cinnamon and

>nutmeg.

Hi Yoki, and welcome to the group

We have so many new members, i hope all will forgive me if I don't welcome

you individually, but I have to reply to Yoki because she lives in the

tropics, like me, so we can chat about our wonderful fragrant tropical

botanicals.

Do you realize, Yoki, all of your favorites are tropical natives?! Just be

careful with the cinnamon, it can cause quite a bit of sensitization. Use

the leaf instead of the bark, too.

>I try to capture my island and community in the scents I create and

>often times the moods that are created by the sunsets and so on.

Same here, and I love to add a bit of seaweed absolute to bring some salty,

balmy atmosphere to the blends. I adore the nighttime tropical fragrances,

and tincture and infuse many of the blossoms myself.

Do you collect and process any of the aromatics?

Anya

http://.com

The premier site on the Web to discover the beauty of Natural Perfume

/

Join to study natural perfumery

[Guest guest]

> Hi Yoki, and welcome to the group

>

> We have so many new members, i hope all will forgive

> me if I don't welcome

> you individually, but I have to reply to Yoki

> because she lives in the

> tropics, like me, so we can chat about our wonderful

> fragrant tropical

> botanicals.

HI Anya,

Where in the Caribbean do you live?

> Do you realize, Yoki, all of your favorites are

> tropical natives?! Just be

> careful with the cinnamon, it can cause quite a bit

> of sensitization. Use

> the leaf instead of the bark, too.

Yes I do and that is why I find them so soothing and

calming to work with. As a child my mother had

wonderful smelling flowers growing in the yard and I

love to go into our rain forest to just smell the

divine scents of our tropical flowers and fruit trees.

That scent mixed in with the saltiness from the ocean

is heaven to me!

> Do you collect and process any of the aromatics?

I do collect them when I can get good specimens. I

don't process them in the regular way however. If I am

thinking of a scent, or to be more precise, of a mood,

that I want to create, I will actually take the plant

material and place it in the essential oils. I have

one that I have created using a little bit of my

favorite spices and the scent is just divine. Now I

want to further explore this and see what other moods

and feelings I can create. I spend a great deal of

time trying to identify flowers here and researching

the properties of each. There is a gardenia, at least

I think it is a gardenia, that grows in my yard that I

want to use with some nutmeg or maybe even some

cloves, but the scent is so 'fragile', I am not sure

how to even begin to use it in what I am thinking

about.

Yoki

selahs_soaps@...

(tel) 340-277- 4146

[Guest guest]

> Hi Yoki, and welcome to the group

>

> We have so many new members, i hope all will forgive

> me if I don't welcome

> you individually, but I have to reply to Yoki

> because she lives in the

> tropics, like me, so we can chat about our wonderful

> fragrant tropical

> botanicals.

HI Anya,

Where in the Caribbean do you live?

> Do you realize, Yoki, all of your favorites are

> tropical natives?! Just be

> careful with the cinnamon, it can cause quite a bit

> of sensitization. Use

> the leaf instead of the bark, too.

Yes I do and that is why I find them so soothing and

calming to work with. As a child my mother had

wonderful smelling flowers growing in the yard and I

love to go into our rain forest to just smell the

divine scents of our tropical flowers and fruit trees.

That scent mixed in with the saltiness from the ocean

is heaven to me!

> Do you collect and process any of the aromatics?

I do collect them when I can get good specimens. I

don't process them in the regular way however. If I am

thinking of a scent, or to be more precise, of a mood,

that I want to create, I will actually take the plant

material and place it in the essential oils. I have

one that I have created using a little bit of my

favorite spices and the scent is just divine. Now I

want to further explore this and see what other moods

and feelings I can create. I spend a great deal of

time trying to identify flowers here and researching

the properties of each. There is a gardenia, at least

I think it is a gardenia, that grows in my yard that I

want to use with some nutmeg or maybe even some

cloves, but the scent is so 'fragile', I am not sure

how to even begin to use it in what I am thinking

about.

Yoki

selahs_soaps@...

(tel) 340-277- 4146

[Guest guest]

At 02:45 PM 1/24/2006, you wrote:

>HI Anya,

>

>Where in the Caribbean do you live?

ha, the northernmost part of the Caribbean, known as Miami, Cuba Norte.

> > Do you collect and process any of the aromatics?

>

>Now I

>want to further explore this and see what other moods

>and feelings I can create. I spend a great deal of

>time trying to identify flowers here and researching

>the properties of each. There is a gardenia, at least

>I think it is a gardenia, that grows in my yard that I

>want to use with some nutmeg or maybe even some

>cloves, but the scent is so 'fragile', I am not sure

>how to even begin to use it in what I am thinking

>about.

Keep it simple until you learn all the properties. It's too easy to muddy

up the delicate stuff, so a light hand is better. You could ask your local

botanists about the gardenia. I have Vietnamese and also Tahitian gardenias

in my garden. They are very delicate.

Anya

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/

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[Guest guest]

Hi Donna. I’m glad you wrote. J I don’t understand about boop, but

I do know about PTSD. My husband has chronic sever ptsd, along with extreme anxiety and panic disorder, dythymic disorder, interexplosive

disorder, OCD with poor judgement. He was in Iraq in 2003. Hang

in there and hello to you.

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of passion84sailing@...

Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006

10:36 PM

Subject: Introduction

Hi everyone,

I have been monitoring the group for some time now and it's time for me

to introduce myself. I am 43 years young and have been a single mother

for 15 years. My daughter is 22 and graduates from college in May with 2

degrees. She wants to go to Boston

University for a

Masters in Public Health. My son is 19 and has ADHD, anxiety,

depressive disorder but is doing very well right now. He dropped out

of high school at age 16 during a very bad depression. He got

his GED when he turned 18 and indicates he is going to college next fall.

18 months ago, I was hospitalized in critical condition.

I was diagnosed with BOOP which has the same symptoms as pneumonia but is

really inflammation in the lungs. BOOP almost killed me. I was on

prednisone for a year. I also have been diagnosed with arthritis (still

undetermined type but believed to be related to BOOP), post traumatic stress

disorder, anxiety disorder, depression, and degenerative disc disease.

*sigh* The mental health problems surfaced as a result of my medical

problems - without the medical problems, I would be better able to deal with my

mental health issues. I also have low income insurance, waiting for

disability, trying not to lose my house. my medical insurance pays for me

to talk to a counselor once a week so i have someone to talk to. family

is very very supportive - i feel extremely fortunate. my best friend is

my legal medical agent and graduates this year with a masters in social

work. i can't work anymore due to my ever changing physical condition and

my post traumatic stress disorder - i have panic attacks because physically i

am very weak and fear that someone (especially my abusive x-husband) will hurt

me. also, my brain does not process information very quickly so i

have lots of fear about leaving the house, driving, being in crowds, etc.

i am now taking etodolac for arthritis, zoloft for depression, clonazepam

for anxiety and vicodin for pain. i have sold all of my major assets to

pay my mortgage for the last year - my daughter's college vehicle, my sailboat,

several household items. a friend of mine works for legal aid and is

helping me try to keep my home. i spend my days taking care of 2 precious

persian kittens that i just acquired to help my depression. i also just

started making jewelry. i don't expect it will support me but it keeps me

busy and i love all the sparkly things that i make. i have a website at http://www.simplycrystaljewelry.com

i built the website myself as this is what i used to do for work.

i feel fortunate to be alive. no matter what happens to me in the

future, i am happy that i didn't die in that hospital room. i try to

remember this every day to keep depression from taking over. i love to

see and hear the birds. i love the water and i hope to be able to sail

again next summer. i kayak and maybe someday will be able to hike again.

hope everyone has a good evening,

donna

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[Guest guest]

Welcome .

I'm a former obstetric and pediatric RN, and I no longer vaccinate my children

either.

Your son's story broke my heart. It's unbelievable that the medical profession

continues to turn a blind eye to the damage vaccines do. What additional proof

do they need aside from children like your precious son??

You've come to the right place for information and support. It's great to have

you here.

All the best,

Kay

Introduction

Hey all

My Name is .I have two wonderful little boys,Peyton and Brady.My

youngest son started having problems after his first set of vaccinations.It was

an hour and half drive from the doctor to our home,and he screamed the whole way

home and for hours after every set of shots.I expressed my concerns to the

doctor many times and they just assured me it was normal,and that I should just

give him Tylenol.In my gut,I knew it wasn't normal,but wanted to trust the

doctor.I remember talking to my husband and my mom on the cell phone and they

could not believe the blood curdling scream coming from such a small baby.They

still to this day mention it time and time again.Anyway he was diagnosed with

failure to thrive by 2mths and things just went downhill from there.It got worse

with each set of shots.

Skipping ahead,he started having seizures around 9mths.And was eventually

diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome.The doctors say that it is genetic and that

there is no way that his syndrome could be linked to the shots.I still wonder,a

part of me feels like they played a part in all of this,but we probably will

never be able to prove it.

And the fact is,even if he did have AS before the shots,it doesn't take away

from the fact that he had a reaction to the shots.

We have since changed doctors and he to agrees that he most likely had a

reaction the shots and respects our decision not to give him any more

immunizations.He said if it were a reaction,it would probably be the dpt that he

had a reaction to.But along the way,and lots of research into vaccines,I have

learned that they are all dangerous,and contain many toxins that our little ones

should never have injected into their tiny little bodies.Both my boys will never

get another immunization.Anyway,that's the short version of our long journey.If

you are interested in learning more,we have a blog for Brady at

http://sweetsweetangels.blogspot.com/

Thank you all for letting me be a part of your group.Cant wait to get to

know you all.

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Hi again Suzy (I just said that a minute ago sorry for the repeat.) We are all doing the ODAAT, here. baby steps as they told me when I joined. These ladies are wonderful and a great support. Good luck on your journey. We are all here for you!

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Hi again - that wasn't a long intro This is a great place for support while you're working on getting healthy! My g/f has a heart murmer and she's had 7 kids - 6 pregnancies. The only time it seems to be an issue is for dentist appt - she has to take antibiotics before any procedure. She's not overweight though. I had a stress test many years ago when I had pnomonia (dumb time to make you take one grrrrr). Will you be working out (other than chasing those preschoolers and your daughter)? baby steps. Are you already a water drinker - it helps so much. Suzy <shp@...> wrote: Hi All, Well I found some spare time so I thougth I could tell you

all a little about me. I am 37, married and I have a 7 year old daughter. I teach preschool part time. I have struggled with weight all my life but things have been bad the last few. The weight has really gotten on and my health is suffering for it. I have hypertension and high cholesterol and am a heart attack waiting to appen. I have hit the bottom just thinking about not being here for my family. I recently went to see a new doc who told me that I have a heart murmur and need to have a stress test done. Anyone ever had that? I am really scared and extremely nervous. So here I am...trying to get healthy. I have been on this road before many times, lost some weight and then went back to the old harmful lifestyle. There has been Sugar Busters, South Bech, Weight Watchers just to name a few. I am trying a low GI plan right now b/c yes I do have sugar issues too. I

haven't had my levels tested for a while. A year ago they were back to normal but who knows now. For right now it is ODAAT for me because that is all I can handle. I am ready for a fresh start. Sorry this was long. Glad to meet you all. Suzy Trying ODAATLive, Love, Laugh

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>Well I found some spare time so

Welcome, Suzy!

> I have struggled with weight all my life

Heck, I was born at 10 pounds and put on my first restricted calorie diet at

the tender age of 3 days when the doc said I was gaining too fast! Now I'm

52, off and on so many diets my whole life that I can't count them all but

only lost any substarntial weight twice - once as a kid, when it took 2

years on 1000 calories to lose 30 pounds (and 3 weeks on 1200 cal to gain

those 30 plus another 20 right back), and again in 2000 when I lost 45

pounds on a very low cal high complex carb very low fat vegetarian food

plan. I've regained all but 10 of those pounds back in the past few years,

even while staying mostly on the same food plan, but blame peri-menopausal

hormones plus lack of adequate exercise (lots of arthritis and a few

injuries in recent years). Still, I keep on plugging along, watching my

portions, trying to get enough exercise in.

>I have hypertension and high cholesterol and am a heart attack waiting to

appen.

If you think you would be able to stick to a vegetarian food plan, why not

look into the works of Dr. McDougall (strict vegan) or Dr. Neal Ornish

(mostly veg, allows low fat cheese and dairy and some low fat meats).

Besides the food plan, Dr. Ornish's heart health plan also incorporates

stress relief, meditation, and yoga. He's even a consultant to some fast

food restaurants and is the guy responsible for the healthier salads in

Mc's.

>I recently went to see a new doc who told me that I have a heart murmur

I;ve had one since I was 5 years old, and I'm now 52.

> and need to have a stress test done. Anyone ever had that?

Not me, but as a nurses assisted in the taking of many of them. You'll be

wired up to an ekg machine and asked to either walk a treadmill or ride an

exercycle and the doctor will monitor the results. It's up to the doc

whether or not you get injected with some medication during the test, too.

Just relax and wear comfortable clothing, and bring a change of clothes and

some deodorant for the trip home.

> I am really scared and extremely nervous.

Relax! Stress is worse for your heart than an unhealthy diet!

> For right now it is ODAAT for me because that is all I can handle. I am

ready for a fresh start.

So, until you get the results of the stress test and your doc says it's okay

to do aerobic exercise, follow the suggestions I wrote to Mohira about

keeping a food journal and getting enough to drink. In your case, I would

also watch my salt intake and read labels carefully for anything that

contains sodium, especially things like canned soup or packaged rice or

potato mixes. Keep your daily sodium intake to 3000 mg or below.

Hit your library for Dr. Ornish's books and start reading. While there, grab

a book on meditation and find yourself a quiet spot and practice some of

them for a half hour once or twice a day. Grab a few low salt, low sugar

cookbooks, too, as the recipes in Ornish's books are more of a gourmet

quality than everyday family meals.

Roam the internet and find new heart-healthy recipes. The Sugar Buster/South

Beach recipes are usually pretty good - low sugar and high in fiber. You can

find a bunch of Sugar Buster links on our Links page, and a whole page full

of recipes that a woman named Ricki collected on this web page:

http://www.agoron.com/~susang/sugarbuster.htm

>Sorry this was long.

Never worry about long posts on this list! Some of mine turn into book

length! LOL

Sue in NJ

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Suzy, Welcome to the group! What is ODAAT? This is my first time hearing about it. Is it a program that teaches a new lifestyle of eating? One Step More www.geocities.com/remaking_me Suzy <shp@...> wrote: Hi All,

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Well the doctor said I should start walking 4 times a week for an hour. Not sure if I can do that yet??? I do drink water but never enough.I love my Diet Pepsi Vanilla, so hard to stop!

Suzy )