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[Dulciana]

Best therapy I did was analytical hypnotherapy

What's that, Kate50?

[Kate50]

Dulciana
It's a therapy where you use hypnotherapy to get to the sub concious where basically is the answer to a lot of most people's issues.  I used it to help sort out deep routed emotional problems and behaviour. Changed lots for me and I think that's why I don't have the intense anxiety in menopause.  Learnt a lot about myself.

[CLKD]

My Psychologist told me that I am an unsuitable candidate for hypnotherapy 

[Kate50]

Why's that CLKD I know you've said it before

[Jari]

Aerobic exercise, good quality supplements, hormone balancing diet. X

[Wrensong]

Hi Jari, can you tell us more about the hormone balancing diet please & what supplements you take?

[Jari]

Hi Wrensong.
I take Viridian 40+ multi, Glucosamine for joints and Synerbio.

Also Bio care Vit c 500 and bio care omega 3 oil capsules.

Hormone balancing diet, although I'm not too strict about it, basically changed my diet a lot, to include more phytoestrogens and lignans. Mainly lentils, chickpeas and ground flaxseeds. X

[CLKD]

Can you tell me how phyto-estrogen foods would be recommended for someone who has had breast cancer, i.e. what exactly are
they? 

[Wrensong]

CLKD - have just posted about phyto-oestrogens & BC on another thread.  I was recently at a joint Macmillan-NHS presentation at which the topic of diet after BC was raised & as they are thought to be hormone-disruptors, phyto-oestrogens were not recommended for women post-BC.  I also posted a link to an article the other day that mentioned that phyto-oestrogens are thought to exert both oestrogenic & anti-oestrogenic effects, but can't remember which thread it was on I'm afraid    If I remember & it looks relevant to your query, will post it again here.
Wx

[Jari]

Hi CLKD, phytoestrogens are plant foods that can have a hormone balancing effect on the body.
Likewise exercise has a hormone balancing effect.
Over 300 foods, including fruits, veg, seeds, legumes and grains have been found to have this estrogenic effect, but there are differences in the strength in the different foods. High concentrations are found in lentils, chickpeas and soya.
Women in Japan for example have fewer menopausal symptoms and their diet is much richer in these plant foods. They have a lower incidence of breast cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis.

Basically, phytoestrogens will help with flushes, sweats and memory changes without risking cancer, but of course it's important to get a good balance. X

[Sparrow]

I find that surprising as in Japan, which has a diet traditionally high in phytoestrogen, breast cancer is low.  It affects only one in thirty eight.

Sorry Jari, our posts over lapped,  I was replying to Wrensong.  So yes, I agree with you.

[Wrensong]

CLKD below is the link, which makes interesting reading I think.

The caution lies in the following extracts . . .

"Flaxseed is the richest dietary source of lignans, a type of phytoestrogen. A phytoestrogen is a plant nutrient that is somewhat similar to the female hormone estrogen. Due to this similarity, lignans may have estrogenic and/or anti-estrogenic effects in the body."

"Phytoestrogens are somewhat similar to human estrogen, and some health experts have speculated that phytoestrogens might even act like human estrogen in the body. This suggestion has raised concerns about whether phytoestrogens may not be safe for people with a history of hormone-linked cancers, such as prostate cancer, endometrial cancer, or ER positive breast cancer."

But the article also cites research showing that flax seeds may have a useful anti-oestrogenic role.  My feeling is that while the jury is out & cancer specialists like those at the presentation I attended, recommend against inclusion in diet post-BC, that's probably the safest course of action.

https://www.oncologynutrition.org/on/erfc/healthy-nutrition-now/foods/flaxseeds-and-breast-cancer

[Wrensong]

Hi Jari, thank you - we were posting at the same time!  At the presentation I mentioned, the link between low incidence of BC in cultures where lots of phyto-oestrogens are traditionally eaten was mentioned, but the bottom line was that as not enough is currently understood about their effects in the body, it was thought safer for women with a history of BC to avoid them & not to begin adding them to their diet in the hope any anti-oestrogenic effects might prevent recurrence.  I am not suggesting they are not safe for anyone without a history of BC, nor that in time, research may not conclusively show they have a role in BC prevention, just responding to CLKD's question. 

[Sparrow]

Don't know quite how useful the link is. The paper is over five years old and seems to be by American dietitians, not doctors.

[Jari]

Interesting article Wrensong, but just to point out CLKD, as you and for any others that are post menopausal, they are therefore beneficial. X