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Ecumenist

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12. Uben, Wheatgrass, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, protects the bone marrow
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 08:30 AM
Jan 2012

from damage from Neutropenia. When I found out that I would be taking quite powerful chemotherapy drugs, I started doing research to find what I could so -SAFELY- to help my body avoid as much of the side effects as possible. Now, there's only been one relevant PEER reviewed study and it was focused on breast cancer patients BUT the outcome was so dramatic that the authors went on to say that due to the mechanisms that wheatgrass seems to exert on the body to help it undergo chemo and radio therapy, with VERY few exceptions, wheatgrass could and SHOULD be used with cancer treatment as a VERY valuable addition.

I know first hand as I found this study and started taking the wheatgrass, HEAVILY. Although I was required to take blood draws 2X a week because my particular cocktail usually causes at least mild neutropenia and anemia, my counts were PERFECT!! My doctor was shocked considering the fact that I was so debilitated when I began radiotherapy, (25 cycles) . After 3 cycles, doctor told me that he was no longer worried about WBC drops.

The study, as I said was peer reviewed and you can read a summary... http://www.FYIliving.com Once there, do a search with this quesry: WHEATGRASS BENEFICIAL FOR CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS.

I treat at Cancer Treatment Centers of American in Goodyear Arizona, (Phoenix, Arizona) and they have a juice bar where there are green drinks and wheatgrass shots, (organic, not the fungus ridden shots you get at your local juice bar). IT works...

Now, are you in a medical marijuana state? If you are, trust me, pure THC capsules and/or hashish capsules are MUCH BETTER THAN marinol. I DO NOT SMOKE anything so I use edibles or concentrates. MEGACE is as good for appetite as medical marijuana. Please, PLEASE ask doctor for Megace once she finishes marinol. I swear, Megace and/or medical marijuana will have her eating a hoe in the wall, trust me.

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Exactly what happened to me cmd Jan 2012 #1
You are her best advocate Irishonly Jan 2012 #2
Feel better soon :) n/t slipslidingaway Jan 2012 #4
I so hope you get to feeling better soon Uben Jan 2012 #10
Not such a bad idea for everyone to be wearing masks around people ... slipslidingaway Jan 2012 #3
You pretty much said just what the doc said today Uben Jan 2012 #5
Much,much better today Uben Jan 2012 #6
Fantastic news, Uben Irishonly Jan 2012 #7
Great to hear! JohnnyLib2 Jan 2012 #8
Wonderful news ... slipslidingaway Jan 2012 #9
Super news maddezmom Jan 2012 #11
Uben, Wheatgrass, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, protects the bone marrow Ecumenist Jan 2012 #12
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