Re: Undoing soy damage!

[Guest guest]

hi lizzie

i have had severe hormonal imbalances in the past (was vegan and

ate/drank a lot of soy for 7 - 8 years in my twenties).

it took a while to get back to normal, i'm not even sure i ever will

ne totally 'normal' again. i had major ovarian cysts and immense pain

twice during each monthly cycle.

one of the most important things your body needs is good fats. make

sure you're eating enough free range eggs, high quality meats,

poultry with their fats, and seafoods. and a good butter if you like

too. cholesterol is used by the body in the manufacture of sex

hormomes so these foods are really important to help your system get

back into the swing of things.

i felt so much better when i started increasing my fats. my cysts

(they are the cylicical kind, where the ovary swells with excess

fluids causing severe pain and eating/digesting discomfort) only act

up now if i'm under extreme stress, or if i drink too much

caffeinated coffee.

i'm sure there are homeopathics and/or herbs you can take as well, to

promote bleeding, but believe me, those good fats are going to do a

world of good!

HTH ~ feel better soon ~ suz

> What I want to know is if anyone here has any ideas on how to solve

> the problem! I have avoided soy in all its forms for about four and

a

> half months now, and I've been giving my body all the right things

it

> needs to heal itself (and I'm doing pretty well in other respects;

I

> can think clearly for the first time in years, for example!), and

> still - no period. So clearly just eating right is not the answer

for

> me, my body seems to need some extra help.

>

> I have noticed correlation between when I would have been getting

my

> period and the incidence of gut problems and some bloating, which

> indicates that my body is trying to do something, I just don't know

> what!

>

> Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

>

[Guest guest]

Everyone I know thinks I'm crazy because they've been taught that you

get fat if you eat fat, but I eat LOADS of good fats! I even have all

the fat off the skin when I have a mackerel or herring. I have at

least 2tbsp coconut oil every day, and butter on my vegetables. And I

have a few seeds if I get constipated, because I find I respond well

to them. My GP doesn't believe me when I tell him what my diet's

like - all the fat, I mean - because I'm a bit underweight and I

don't have much of an adipose layer. He keeps trying to get me to eat

grains and cereals but I won't. Eventually I plan to reintroduce a

couple of things, like red rice, wild rice, and quinoa, but I'm not

up to it yet.

I am glad to hear that I'm not the only one who's suffered hormonal

problems due to soy. I mean, I'm not glad that you had problems! Just

that I'm not alone. And from the sounds of things it can get better,

so you've given me hope there. I won't take homeopathic remedies

because they're in sugar pills (or alcohol tinctures) and I'm really

strict about that. I tried it in the early days, against my better

judgement though on the advice of a homeopath, and not only did it

have no effect on my nonexistent menstrual cycle, it actually made my

digestive symptoms worse. So I'm not doing that again! But herbs

might be worth a try - I am going to see my alternative therapist on

Saturday, and I'll ask if he knows of a knowledgeable herbalist I can

consult. I don't want to experiment on my own!

Incidentally, I've just done your lamb curry recipe, with organic

lamb mince, and stuffed an aubergine with it. It's in the oven

waiting for my dad to get in from work!

[Guest guest]

Sorry, I just read that over and realised I didn't say thank you!

[Guest guest]

Dear Lizzie,

I caution you about taking herbs for menstrual problems. You are

better off to do the diet and take the supplements recommended and

just give your body time to adjust to everything before adding

something more for it to deal with. Don't be concerned about not

fixing something right away. It will normalize as your body

continues healing. Believe and trust in your body. This is not a

time to try and find quick fixes. I tried all of the herbs

recommended for my menstrual problems and nothing worked as good as

the diet, supplements and curing my candida. You haven't been on the

program very long. Give it time, and allow your body to decide.

Luv, Bee

Lizzie wrote:

>

> Everyone I know thinks I'm crazy because they've been taught that

you get fat if you eat fat, but I eat LOADS of good fats! I even have

all the fat off the skin when I have a mackerel or herring. I have at

> least 2tbsp coconut oil every day, and butter on my vegetables. And

I have a few seeds if I get constipated, because I find I respond

well to them. My GP doesn't believe me when I tell him what my diet's

> like - all the fat, I mean - because I'm a bit underweight and I

> don't have much of an adipose layer. He keeps trying to get me to

eat grains and cereals but I won't. Eventually I plan to reintroduce

a couple of things, like red rice, wild rice, and quinoa, but I'm not

> up to it yet.

>

> I am glad to hear that I'm not the only one who's suffered hormonal

> problems due to soy. I mean, I'm not glad that you had problems!

Just that I'm not alone. And from the sounds of things it can get

better, so you've given me hope there. I won't take homeopathic

remedies because they're in sugar pills (or alcohol tinctures) and

I'm really strict about that. I tried it in the early days, against

my better judgement though on the advice of a homeopath, and not only

did it have no effect on my nonexistent menstrual cycle, it actually

made my digestive symptoms worse. So I'm not doing that again! But

herbs might be worth a try - I am going to see my alternative

therapist on Saturday, and I'll ask if he knows of a knowledgeable

herbalist I can consult. I don't want to experiment on my own!

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Dear Lizzie,

> I caution you about taking herbs for menstrual problems. You are

> better off to do the diet and take the supplements recommended and

> just give your body time to adjust to everything before adding

> something more for it to deal with. Don't be concerned about not

> fixing something right away. It will normalize as your body

> continues healing. Believe and trust in your body. This is not a

> time to try and find quick fixes. I tried all of the herbs

> recommended for my menstrual problems and nothing worked as good as

> the diet, supplements and curing my candida. You haven't been on

the

> program very long. Give it time, and allow your body to decide.

>

> Luv, Bee

know I've got to be patient, but it's hard. My mum had breast

cancer, partly due to overexposure to oestrogen (she had a v short

mentrusal cycle) and it's beginning to concern me that as I've still

got all the proper oestrogen in my bloodstream (it's just not getting

balanced out by the progesterone), I might end up the same. Last year

I had a number of moles removed from my face, and two of them have

grown back. There are all sorts of dodgy things happening to me and I

can't help being concerned! And it's hard to believe and trust in my

body when it's been nothing but trouble in the past! ;-)

I don't know, it's just getting to me that my other symptoms are

getting better but there seems to be no end in sight as far as this

is concerned.

[Guest guest]

Lizzie wrote:

> I know I've got to be patient, but it's hard. My mum had breast

> cancer, partly due to overexposure to oestrogen (she had a v short

> mentrusal cycle) and it's beginning to concern me that as I've still

> got all the proper oestrogen in my bloodstream (it's just not getting

> balanced out by the progesterone), I might end up the same. Last year

> I had a number of moles removed from my face, and two of them have

> grown back. There are all sorts of dodgy things happening to me and I

> can't help being concerned! And it's hard to believe and trust in my

> body when it's been nothing but trouble in the past! ;-)

I don't know, it's just getting to me that my other symptoms are

> getting better but there seems to be no end in sight as far as this

> is concerned.

==>I understand your fears and concerns, particularly with your own

mother having breast cancer. If you haven't consumed any soy since

February this year all of its bad effects would have cleared out of

your body by now, particularly since you are following the candida

program. It is very common for women to experience menstrual problems

when they have candida, and depending up your age you could be starting

menopause. Having high amounts of oestrogens is not the only cause of

cessation of periods. Many women also find when they start on this

program their hormones start to go even more whacky and I believe it is

because their bodies are doing a lot of adjustments because it is

getting the nutrients needed to break down and rebuild, and also

because of re-tracing. But eventually their menses normalize to even

better than they were before, but that does take time.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Heh, I'm 23, so hopefully it isn't the menopause. But I suppose my body

has been making a lot of adjustments, maybe menstruating just isn't a

priority right now. Ah, well, I guess I'll just have to be patient.

(Which has never been one of my strong points!) I know my new GP wants

to send me for some more tests, and I may as well go and have them.

They might turn up something, you never know! Thank you.