Life after treatment

Hi Angie,I too spent lots of quality time researching what I could do to add to the mix that might help keep a recurrence away.I stayed supplement free except for vitamin d during chemo to ensure nothing got in the way of that doing its work, but once that was over (March), I hit my naturopath, and then my oncologist to run it by him, and get his approval.So, each day I rattle with 5 x 1000IUs of vitamin D (discoverd I had a low rate of 39 at time of diagnosis, managed to hit 72 during chemo thanks to the supplements, and am aiming for a high of 100 as low Vitamin D levels are linked with a higher rate of reccuence).,Also approved by my oncologist, CQ10, high dose vitamin C, iron tablets, fish oil to help with the post Femera/instant menopause stiff joints, and a multi vitamin. My naturopath also has me continuing to drink liquid chlorophyl each day (mixed with water and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice it almost tastes like lime cordial!) to help my liver get over the toxic shock of chemo. I was shocked to discover the link between alcohol and breast cancer upon diagnosis and have gone from being a very regular drinker to not touching the stuff at all except for special occassions like my wedding anniversary and my birthday. Ironies of ironies, don't miss it. Don't think about it. Didn't go through any sense of withdrawal. Oh how I wish I'd done that when it might have made a difference to me developing this dreaded disease in the first place (alochol causes oestregen levels to spike because the liver is to busy getting rid of the alcholo poision to process the oestregen hence the link with breast cancer and why it is fuel to the fire for anyone with oestergen postivie cancer).Oh, and also wish my naturopath and my oncologist's approval, I have one tablespoon of linseed meal on my cereal in the morning. The reason for caution is that whilst it's been shown to work against oestregen and destroying breast cancer cells in experiements, the jury is out on its impact in us oestregen positive types, so they recommend we have some, not lots....whereas pre developing cancer they believe it works really well at stopping you getting the dreaded thing in the first place.Like you, my diet was pretty healthy too, but as well as abandoning alcohol (sob ;-) ), I am working to cut back on sugar drastically...and that's not the added kind but the hidden in food kind as I'm not a coke drinker/three sugars in my coffee kind of girl. Also eating red meat as a treat here and there (again nothing new here), and as alwasy only eating organic free range eggs and chicken.Foods to ban are those packed with nitrates, a known carcinogenic (just think every delicious piece of bacon, pncetta, sausage etc you have ever had). Oh, and my naturopath has also instructed me to remove as much plastic from my life as possible (so no more takeway container micorwaving!), as there are components in a lot of plastics which mimic oestregen which I need to banish from my person as much as possible.But having written all of the above, life is about living too, so rather than being a total food nazi, I have adjust my already good diet a bit more, and I don't break out in a anxiety rash if I'm out to dinner and their are lamb shanks with pancetta on the menu. One meal such as this is the past seven months is hardly going crazy!And I know at this stage of my life, I am not ready to go vegan and can't imagine ever being ready to go vegan. As my naturpath (thank goodness) says...she knows lots over very, very unhealthy vegans!What city are you in? If in Sydney PM and I can shoot across some naturpath recommendations to you if you like.One thing I am struggling with is the raw food thig. I like to cook dammit ;-). But working on it.x