Lorie - human females produce hormones in the milk, also. I found out one day that when a baby nurses, a tiny bit of saliva is taken up in the breast and the mother's body reads the saliva and produces whatever antibodies the baby needs at the time. How perfect is this world in so many ways!
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Lorie asked a questionBreast Cancer
milk and hormone positive breast cancer
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ChicagoSandy
about 1 month agoI like oatmilk, but it's way too "carby" for me--per my weight-management nurse practitioner. I usually mix an organic ultra-filtered (even lower-carb than Fair Life) milk with unsweetened vanilla almondmilk (Blue Diamond). The latter is the only plant milk that froths up reliably in a Nespresso Aeroccino. (I use milks for cappuccinos & lattes, sometimes on grain-free and keto "cereals"). I do keep oatmilk on hand for a latte-loving friend who thinks almond milk is eco-unfriendly (and is convinced it uses so much water that it's helped cause CA's fires); but since the pandemic she hasn't been over, of course.
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Lorie asked a questionBreast Cancer
Need to Chill
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beachbum5817
3 months ago@Lorie, that is great news about your mammogram. I know that is a big relief for you. I will keep you in my prayers about your meeting with the heart surgeon. Keep us posted.
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Lorie asked a questionBreast Cancer
Low Hemoglobin
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po18guy
6 months agoThey were not bad. In any event, the things we worry about may never some to pass. If it produces undesired side-effects, it is simple enough to discontinue and try another avenue. The fatigue and dizzniness/loss of balance causing difficulty walking was more of a concern than the side effects of treatment.
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ChicagoSandy
6 months agoI actually like erythritol as a sweetener for tea and sprinkled on my keto pancakes. To me, it tastes exactly like table sugar without stevia's bitter aftertaste. My hemoglobin has always been borderline--it hasn't been high enough for me to be a blood donor in over 5 years. (It hovers around 12). So my doctor has me take an iron supplement that is easier on the gut and also more readily absorbed. I alternate daily between "Feosol Complete with Bifera" (which contains heme iron--a form that needn't be taken with something acidic) and "Vitron-C" which has enough C built in to enhance absorption. (I've taken Dexilant for years for GERD due to hiatal hernia). Eating lots of veggies (2/3 of my meal plate) has made it so that I haven't even needed a stool softener in over a week. Drink lots of water too. (If you are not a low-carb dieter, eat prunes too). I am also an omnivore, which allows me to have red meat (pasture-raised, of course) 3-4x/wk.
Other sources of iron: egg yolks, oysters, raisins, dark chocolate. The iron in spinach, OTOH, is bound by the oxalate in the leaves, so it's not really bioavailable. And when you take your iron, make sure that you take it at least 2 hrs after calcium and then abstain from calcium for another 2 hrs.
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