Re: Re:Bette Dowdell/brca vits no

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Rhonda, of course whey is from milk. Most protein powders (which I'd love to make almond milk shakes with coconut oil too) contain whey, so I can't. I've looked at all of them and they all have something I can't take, it's so frustrating.If she made that obvious a mistake, well, then, no go for me. Thanks for the info. She does talk a good game, tho. Just saved me $39.I am writing down what you said about vitamins and brca tx, I take hormones and am on alert, have fibrocystic dense ones. No more digital mammos for me,, 60 lbs of pressure? No way any more. Once was enough. Analogs are bearable, but digital? Maybe, if you didn't have cysts or not dense tissue. 'bless you, a survivor of brca. Thanks again.Vicki KI would like to offer the following comments about Betty Dowdell. I subscribe to her mailing list, and although I do believe she offers some helpful information, it is important to do one’s own research on her claims, because she does occasionally impart outright false information.She made a post some time back in which she claimed that whey is derived from soy. This is impossible. Whey is a milk product, period.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey In another post around the same time, she talked about POM pomegranate juice and the problems the company had with the FDA over cancer claims (there are studies to back up the claim that pomegranate is a defense against cancer, but the work is in its infancy). She claimed that only pure, fresh pomegranate juice (vs. from concentrate) would work, and went on to say that POM is the only brand providing the juice in this form. All I can say is “read the label” because most, if not all of the POM brand, comes from concentrate.http://www.pomwonderful.com/about/pom-truth/read-the-label/ The brand of pomegranate juice I buy is sold in the refrigerator section, just like POM, but it is not from concentrate. ) I don’t buy it because I believe that juice from concentrate is different from pure juice—I’m actually pretty sure it’s not—but because it tastes better to me.)There are other examples, and some I’m sure I missed until I started reading critically, so while she can be a good starting place for looking at supplements, it is imperative that you investigate her claims independently. (One of the benefits of my breast cancer adventure is that I’m learning many new things about supplements that even my go-to resources--Natural Standard, American Botanical Council and Consumer Lab—haven’t told me. For example, if you’re being treated for cancer, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin A are bad, bad, bad, as are all the antioxidants, because although they can help prevent cancer, they will also protect cancer during chemotherapy the same way they protect normal cells the rest of the time.)

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I’m not saying that she doesn’t have good information—she does. But just like everything else available on the web—including mainstream sites—you must read it all with a critical eye and do additional research. The most important thing to remember is that just because something works for one, ten or a hundred people doesn’t mean it will work for you. One of the several reasons I had a bilateral mastectomy instead of a lumpectomy is that I never want to have a mammogram again. Hate ‘em. Just hate ‘em, and they didn’t do me a bit of good because my palpable cancerous tumor was undetectable by the mammogram anyway. From: Texas_Thyroid_Groups [mailto:Texas_Thyroid_Groups ] On Behalf Of Vicki King K5VLKSent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 2:25 AMTo: Texas_Thyroid_Groups Subject: Re: Re:Bette Dowdell/brca vits no Rhonda, of course whey is from milk. Most protein powders (which I'd love to make almond milk shakes with coconut oil too) contain whey, so I can't. I've looked at all of them and they all have something I can't take, it's so frustrating. If she made that obvious a mistake, well, then, no go for me. Thanks for the info. She does talk a good game, tho. Just saved me $39. I am writing down what you said about vitamins and brca tx, I take hormones and am on alert, have fibrocystic dense ones. No more digital mammos for me,, 60 lbs of pressure? No way any more. Once was enough. Analogs are bearable, but digital? Maybe, if you didn't have cysts or not dense tissue. 'bless you, a survivor of brca. Thanks again. Vicki K I would like to offer the following comments about Betty Dowdell. I subscribe to her mailing list, and although I do believe she offers some helpful information, it is important to do one’s own research on her claims, because she does occasionally impart outright false information. She made a post some time back in which she claimed that whey is derived from soy. This is impossible. Whey is a milk product, period. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey In another post around the same time, she talked about POM pomegranate juice and the problems the company had with the FDA over cancer claims (there are studies to back up the claim that pomegranate is a defense against cancer, but the work is in its infancy). She claimed that only pure, fresh pomegranate juice (vs. from concentrate) would work, and went on to say that POM is the only brand providing the juice in this form. All I can say is “read the label” because most, if not all of the POM brand, comes from concentrate. http://www.pomwonderful.com/about/pom-truth/read-the-label/ The brand of pomegranate juice I buy is sold in the refrigerator section, just like POM, but it is not from concentrate. ) I don’t buy it because I believe that juice from concentrate is different from pure juice—I’m actually pretty sure it’s not—but because it tastes better to me.) There are other examples, and some I’m sure I missed until I started reading critically, so while she can be a good starting place for looking at supplements, it is imperative that you investigate her claims independently. (One of the benefits of my breast cancer adventure is that I’m learning many new things about supplements that even my go-to resources--Natural Standard, American Botanical Council and Consumer Lab—haven’t told me. For example, if you’re being treated for cancer, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin A are bad, bad, bad, as are all the antioxidants, because although they can help prevent cancer, they will also protect cancer during chemotherapy the same way they protect normal cells the rest of the time.)

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I use a pea protein powder.  Now sells a brand that is pure pea protein.  Olympic labs has one that has some vanilla flavoring and stevia.  There's also a chocolate beef protein that I like - sounds crazy, but if you mix it in a blender with ice and almond milk, it tastes like a chocolate milkshake. 

I've also used hemp and chia seeds for protein. B.

 

Rhonda, of course whey is from milk.  Most protein powders (which I'd love to make almond milk shakes with coconut oil too) contain whey, so I can't.  I've looked at all of them and they all have something I can't take, it's so frustrating.

If she made that obvious a mistake, well, then, no go for me.   Thanks for the info.  She does talk a good game, tho.  Just saved me $39.I am writing down what you said about vitamins and brca tx, I take hormones and am on alert, have fibrocystic dense ones.  No more digital mammos for me,, 60 lbs of pressure?  No way any more.  Once was enough.  Analogs are bearable, but digital?  Maybe, if you didn't have cysts or not dense tissue.  

'bless you, a survivor of brca.  Thanks again.Vicki KI would like to offer the following comments about Betty Dowdell. I subscribe to her mailing list, and although I do believe she offers some helpful information, it is important to do one’s own research on her claims, because she does occasionally impart outright false information.

She made a post some time back in which she claimed that whey is derived from soy. This is impossible. Whey is a milk product, period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey

 In another post around the same time, she talked about POM pomegranate juice and the problems the company had with the FDA over cancer claims (there are studies to back up the claim that pomegranate is a defense against cancer, but the work is in its infancy). She claimed that only pure, fresh pomegranate juice (vs. from concentrate) would work, and went on to say that POM is the only brand providing the juice in this form. All I can say is “read the label” because most, if not all of the POM brand, comes from concentrate.

http://www.pomwonderful.com/about/pom-truth/read-the-label/

 The brand of pomegranate juice I buy is sold in the refrigerator section, just like POM, but it is not from concentrate. ) I don’t buy it because I believe that juice from concentrate is different from pure juice—I’m actually pretty sure it’s not—but because it tastes better to me.)

There are other examples, and some I’m sure I missed until I started reading critically, so while she can be a good starting place for looking at supplements, it is imperative that you investigate her claims independently.

 (One of the benefits of my breast cancer adventure is that I’m learning many new things about supplements that even my go-to resources--Natural Standard, American Botanical Council and Consumer Lab—haven’t told me. For example, if you’re being treated for cancer, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin A are bad, bad, bad, as are all the antioxidants, because although they can help prevent cancer, they will also protect cancer during chemotherapy the same way they protect normal cells the rest of the time.)