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samaulton
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14 years ago

Metastatic breast cancer

Hi Anne Maree,

 

My name is Sam and I was diagnosed with metastases in Feb. I thought my cancer had disappeared back in 2000 after initial diagnosis and conventional treatment so it was a huge shock! My diet, qigong, good headspace and supplements have all contributed to my lungs clearing and the bone mets regressing. Long live vegans and good for you for starting this group!!!!!!

  • Hi Good luck with your scan results. I have just spent weekend at You Can Do It conference organised by Hay House in Sydney just amazing stuff. Feeling very positive and more peaceful to be honest. Feel I am letting go of resentment and guilt that I had always felt. The guilt was really habitual!

    I have almond milk with my muesli and I just throw it all in together. I dont soak the seeds I only soak my nuts so they are activated.

    Buckinis are made with buckwheat and are activated and caramelised so quite sweet so I add to my plain muesli. I know grains are acidic but I worked hard not to include them in my diet for my first 3 months of alkalising. The brand is loving earth and mixed with lotsa goodies it is a real treat and sometimes I crave breakfast for dinner too!

    I take Indol 3 Carbinol and Lipoec Acid, Boswellia and Phytoregenex all good for breast cancer apparently. I also take my fish oil, evening primrose and vit E mix and take vitalzym so my enzyme levels cope with the seek and destroy mission and to support my immune system.

     

    Gotta do some work now.

     

    love and blessings to you,

     

    Sam

  • Hi  Sam,

    Loved alot of the articles and information on Gawler website. I spent hours looking at all the links. Retreat is great idea for someone leaning the new lifestyle.

    The state of your mind and spirit has huge effects on the ability of physical body to heal so it is so important that we find ways to be relaxed and at peace within ourselves. I dont get much physical symtoms of anxiety, however had (and still do) to stop feeling  responsible if things were not achieved by the children or behavior wasnt what I desired to see. Learning to slow down and change priorities has been ongoing journey, but certainly rewarding. Initially used to feel guilty if wasnt busy all the time like before.Now I try to find balance on daily basis.

    I love the sound of your museli. I dont know what bucinis are however. I have all the other ingredients. Do you soak the chia seeds? How is it  made up?What are the propotions?  What do you serve with it? Soy milk?

    I just made container full of organic nuts eg; pecans,cashews,almonds,sunflower seeds, pepitas,macadamia nuts and gogi berries. I am triying to encourage my children to eat more nuts for snacks. I some times have this on salad withavacado, lemon juice,flaxseed oil and celtic salt

    Last week I had CT scan done a little earlier (5 weeks) as I felt something wasnt quite right and it shows a possible new liver tumor but need to see Oncologist Monday for him to carefully review the new and old scans.Initially I was very anxious for 1-2 days and had trouble functioning,then I realized this anxiety couldn't help me. I know I am doing all I can. I will wait now and see what Monday brings. Thankfully I can look after my family again.

    Do any of your supplements contain herbs or are they vitamins ,minerals etc?

  • Hi there,

     

    I have been a vegan since attending the Gawler institute in Melbourne in March. I have a 3 year old and 6 year old so often prepare 2 seperate meals but have atleast got them liking brown rice and quinoa alot more. I like to eat alot of raw food and have noticed a major difference in my energy levels. When initially diagnosed in 2000 I did the whole conventional medicine thing so this time I have avoided all drugs and my lung mets have gone and bone seems to be regressing...hopefully. Won't know full story til bone scan late August. My symptoms were a double bout of pneumonia which had me in hospital til xmas eve!!! That really sucked. I am grateful for my new knowledge and lifestyle. Take care and glad we share same goals. How are your mets going? xx

  • Hi Sam,

    Wow, this is exciting. I wasnt sure anyone would respond to this group.How long have you been following vegan diet?  I was diagnosed initially with large met in shoulder and several other bone regions and liver. I completed chemo, radiotherapy and surgery earlier in the year. I have found eating vegan food improved my digestion and kinder on my stomach. My energy has steady improved.  As I have family to care for I have been slowly looking for ways of incorporating creative, simple, appealing meals from mostly organic sources where possible to allow it to become a lifestyle change for the whole family. At present I prepare about 3 vegan meals a week for the whole family. My family has a busy schedule so this is a challenge as preparing a lot of vegetables can be time consuming.

    I take supplements under careful guidance of a naturopath who has experience with cancer. My naturopath does liveblood analysis which allows me to see the improvement objectively each time I go.  I check herbs for any known interactions with cancer meds.

    What symptoms did you get with lung mets?

    Xx