Nutritionfacts.org - BEST WEBSITE I HAVE READ IN A LONG TIME.

I stumbled across this website through my research and search for information related to health and plant-based, non-gluten diets.

www.nutritionfacts.org

This site is FREE.  I watch the videos posted, search the website frequently, almost daily if not several times a week, and Dr. Greger recently published another presentation called "More Than an Apple a Day: Combating Common Disease."   The first presentation I watched called "Uprooting the leading causes of death," was excellent, as well.

I highly recommend curling up with a cup of tea, and watching each video.  They are an hour long, but worth every second!

First comprehensive video he published, extraordinary.  

http://nutritionfacts.org/video/uprooting-the-leading-causes-of-death/

Second comprehensive video he published, extraordinary.  

http://nutritionfacts.org/video/more-than-an-apple-a-day-preventing-our-most-common-diseases/

As I unravel my search about disease and health, i find more and more support and information around plant-based, non-gluten diets.  Particularly for anyone with auto immune diseases, gluten sensitivities, thyroid disorders, etc.  

If you suffer from anything that is auto-immune related, or any other disease, e.g., heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, etc., you need to watch these two videos, and make this website a frequent friend you visit often.

Trust me, you won't regret it and you will be informed and educated about our medical community, drug companies that try to mask the real issues, and finally get to the ROOT of the problems about disease in this country particularly, but all around the world effectively.

Enjoy!

Holistic health and medicine: Food, leaky gut, GALT, Auto Immune, Hashimotos -- an Update

I started a vegan, non-gluten, non-GMO (where possible, as food producers are not required to label foods, it’s a choice), and no refined sugar diet in March 2013.  By June, I had lost 25 pounds.  I am starting to look like “myself” again.  

It’s been a long road since last April 2012.  If you have read this blog from beginning to end, you will see that while my posts are not as frequent as I would like, I have tried to post relevant information and moments within this journey of my health.

While I’ve been a “vegetarian” on and off my entire adult life, I would continue to eat animal products such as cheese, milk in baking and coffee/tea, mayonnaise in salads, eggs, etc., I am now a vegan.  I do not eat any animal products, even casein, in any foods.  I also only eat organize fruits and vegetables, where possible and within my control, and make a conscious effort to NOT eat any food manufactured by GMO (Genetically Modified). 

Some of the books that have helped me are:

Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman

Clean by Dr. Alejandro Jungman

Clean Gut by Dr. Alejandro Jungman

The Food Revolution, 10^th Anniversary Edition, by John Robbins

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows, by Melanie Joy PhD and John Robbins

As I continue my reading journey, I’m about to start Animal Liberation by Peter Singer which has been on my reading list for quite some time, I am also nurturing and understand “health” from a holistic, common sense, scientific standpoint.  Something modern medical doctors didn’t learn in medical school, and my experience in NYC has been sub-standard in  terms of the attention, care, and thought around medicine and health. 

Peter Singer is an ethicist and researcher, as well as a animal advocate.  I had read years ago his book called Our Food Choices and Why they matter, co-authored with Jim mason.

When I moved to NYC in 2009, I was practicing a vegetarian diet, and tried eliminating most animal products and would occasionally use milk for baking or coffee/tea, and eggs occasionally as well.  I would eat tuna and fish, as well as breads, rice, and pasta.  I didn’t understand the nature of “gluten” and it’s factor in contributing to autoimmune disease.

As I have done my research and met with some spiritual practitioners, all of them had been warning me of my intestines, gut, and organs.  My stomach and gut were swollen and inflamed, and was painful to the touch, e.g., you couldn’t press on any part of my intestines without pain, and to the touch, I was told they were inflamed.  In March, I finally started probiotics and some other raw vitamins and probiotic like supplements.  At that time, I also started my vegan, non-gluten diet.  Each month, I lost weight without exercise, except occasion yoga and healing sessions with my yoga master.  By mid-June, I had lost 25 pounds.  I still have about 10-15 pounds to lose, and I am confident once I start regular exercise and strength training that I will easily shave off the final “unwanted fat” my body and mid section is holding onto. 

More important is how I feel. Emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, and physically, I feel about 75-85% better.  I am still working on some things in all components, but my mass improvement is directly related to my diet changes.  I feel more “pure” and “clean” than ever.  I have no desire to eat animal products, and as I engage more and more into the treatment of animals and how they are treated in this world and particularly this country, I have NO DESIRE to eat animal products ever again. 

I am certain I suffered from what is called “Leaky Gut” or “GALT.” 

When I got the IUD, I had already gained weight, had been living a very unhealthy lifestyle, had not been exercising, had gained a lot of weight, was not feeling well in any of the above-listed components, and my body I think got “tipped off.”  The Mirena iUD is made of silicone, and, as the blood test showed, I had silicone in my body.  When I retook the silicone test in March 2013, it came back as “zero” silicone detected.  This was after many months of eating vegetarian and doing several cleanses (standard process, juice cleanses).  And, the Mirena had been removed for many months.

A big factor to our health is the food we ingest.  A lot of “food” we eat is not really “food” at all.  It offers no nutritional value.  I stopped drinking alcohol last summer (2012), as I don’t remember the “last drink” I had, but my health was so much more important, and I thought to myself – Why would I continue to put poison into my body that offered it zero nutritional value?

I also started reading a lot and learning about the effects of animal products overall.  Checkout Nutritionfacts.org, and in particular this video http://nutritionfacts.org/video/uprooting-the-leading-causes-of-death/.  It’s one of the most informative websites I have found to date, and have learned invaluable information from the site.

Today, as I continue on my health journey, I am 100% certain that food was a major factor in my health demise.  The triggers, e.g., Mirena iUD, the silicone, the leaky gut, etc., were all major pieces of my health issues.  The spiritual factor is also very significant.  IF I can’t be at peace and living my soul’s purpose, how can I be “well” “holistically.”  Thus, I continue to work on my spiritual practice, e.g., yoga, meditation, exercising. 

I have also learned to ALWAYS TRUST YOUR INSTINCT.  My Rheumatologist was narrow minded, uneducated, and clueless about health.  She wanted to give me biologic drugs, and continue feeding my poison and I didn’t need it.  I sit here today with no “flare up” after stopping methotrexate, and I am confident I will continue to get better.  She never tested for the Hashimotos, and I had to fly across the country to the Mayo Clinic to get a blood test to find out what was really going on from a “blood” perspective.  The doctor out there was open minded, a true scientist and doctor. 

I do not have any prescription drugs in my system today and I feel pretty good, except some issues I still need to sort out.  I am seeing a referral doctor today, and I’m hoping to start treating with someone who can kick me off in the right direction, and I also am seeking a functional medicine MD who practices holistically considering diet as a major factor. 

My main “physical complaints” today are heel pain, and lower back pain.  I think they are related, but as I stretch out my heels, it has significantly improved over the last few weeks.  I am also confident that as I see a chiropractor and do stretches, yoga, and exercise regularly, my back pain will also disappear soon. 

I only have one “physical” thing I still have no idea about – why my period stopped and am I in fact in full blown menopause after the Mirena iUD insertion and removal?  I am 42 years old and did not expect this to happen at this age, as I had regular periods until the Mirena IUD.

The journey continues.  IF I had to recommend anything to anyone reading this blog, I would recommend that you read 2 books immediately:

The Food Revolution, by John Robbins (10^th anniversary edition)

Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman.

My friend is treating with Dr. Fuhrman’s office (as he no longer takes new patients due to his schedule and traveling etc.).   They are in NJ and I don’t want the hassle of driving 30 miles. LOL.  Yes, it’s NYC and it’s sort of a pain going over certain bridges, like the GWB (George Washington Bridge), hence why I’m looking in the city for a functional medicine doctor. 

I will try to regularly post more often, and It's great to receive the responses i've gotten to date from other people who suffer from similar or different ailments.  Please share, as It's very helpful.

Mirena IUD is Poisonous / Hashimoto / Silicone Toxicity

It's been awhile since I've posted anything, but I've been busy trying to heal and get my health back on track.  

Today, I sit in a hotel room at the Courtyard Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.  I made an appointment with the Rheumatology Dept last November and had my visit this week.

In a nutshell, the Rheumatologist does not think I have an auto-immune disease, nor do I present with any signs of RA (Sero Negative and my tests are still negative for any indication that I have an auto immune disease or RA).  She said I do not present with any signs of RA on examination. 

She did, however, do a LOAD of tests.  The main test that came back positive (through the roof) wasa the TPO --- which tests for Hashimoto Disease.  My TPO result was 160.8, normal is a number less than 9.0.  TPO = Thyroperoxidose (TPO) Anti-Bodies Serum test.  It differentiates thyroid auto immune disorders from non-auto immune disorders such as goiter or hypothyroidism.  Hashimoto Thyroiditis is when the immune system attacks the thyroid.  I had a severe attack.  My TSH (thyroid function) is normal and "survived the attack."

Bottom line, she thinks I should wean off the methotrexate over time.  If the methotrexate is responsible for "putting this sero negative RA into remission" then weaning off it would trigger a flare up.  She does not think that's the case, but the only thing I can do is prove it by weaning off of it. 

She said it doesn't mean I won't present with auto immune disease in the future, as no one can predict the future, and it doesn't mean that i won't present with RA symptoms after I wean off, but it seems likely that I won't, my interpretation.

Furthermore,  I retook the Silicone Serum test and it received a call from my doctor on Tuesday. The silicone test came back 0.00.  Yes. ZERO.  The day i took my blood for the first test, it was .19, now it is zero.  If you remember, i removed the IUD the same day i had my blood drawn.

The Mayo Clinic doctor said, when you got the IUD, you got sick.  When you removed it, you felt better and continue to get better.  She said, so, continue doing what you are doing with your diet, etc.  She said the only toxic thing going into my body right now is the methotrexate.  I also shared with her my doctor in NY wanted me to start taking a biologic, enbrel or humira, she said DO NOT TAKE IT, you don't need it.

She said  I should follow up with my OB/GYN re my period not showing up since I had the IUD inserted.  I think i'll be on a diligent search for new doctors who think and treat patients with an open mind, consider holistic medicine, and alternative medicine, along with science.

This is what I think happened.

I had already been feeling tired, my diet had been poor, i stopped exercising.  I stopped YAZ and had the IUD inserted.  My body did start attacking itself, just as I felt it was, and I believe it started attacking my thyroid - now that I have the Hashimoto Diagnosis.  At the same time, the MIRENA IUD, which is made from silicone started leaking silicone in my body.  So, at the same time, i started to present with silicon toxicity symptoms.  I copy & paste below the symptoms for Hashimoto and Silicone Toxicity. 

I did ask the Dr., why do i still have joint pain.  She thinks it's residual from whatever happened... Time will tell, it always does.

I am currently waiting for the formal report, which will be posted on my Mayo Clinic web page.  How great to see a doctor who is open minded, intelligent, and thorough.  The tests she took were NOT TAKEN by my doctors. Also, how great that MAYO posts everything onto your account in real time!  They hide nothing, including their clinical notes and reports!   In fact, my NY doctors wouldn't even entertain the IUD was a factor.  I believe it is, but, again, time will tell as I wean off methotrexate.  You can't just stop it, so I'll do wha tthe doctor recommends.

Next steps, get my final report from Mayo, including test resuts, and meet with my doctors face to face in NYC to discuss these results and fnidings, and recommendations.  Mayo doc said if i can't get in synch with our mind sets -- FIND A NEW DOCTOR! :) 

Thank you, Mayo clinic and Rheumatology.  I can't wait to see how I progress.  In the meantime, I have also started reading Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Furhman and am going to make an appointment with his office. 

I will write more as I get more information.  WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT GET THE MIRENA IUD. 

HASHIMOTO SYMPTOMS

Fatigue and sluggishness

Increased sensitivity to cold

Constipation

Pale, dry skin

A puffy face

Hoarse voice

An elevated blood cholesterol level

Unexplained weight gain — occurring infrequently and rarely exceeding 10 to 20 pounds, most of which is fluid

Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness, especially in your shoulders and hips

Pain and stiffness in your joints and swelling in your knees or the small joints in your hands and feet

Muscle weakness, especially in your lower extremities

Excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) - no sign of this, i have no period

Depression

Without treatment, signs and symptoms gradually become more severe and your thyroid gland may become enlarged (goiter). In addition, you may become more forgetful, your thought processes may slow or you may feel depressed.
When to see a doctor
See your doctor if you develop these signs and symptoms:

• Tiredness for no apparent reason
• Dry skin
• Pale, puffy face
• Constipation
• Hoarse voice

 The Signs and Symptoms of Silicone Immune Toxicity Syndrome are as follows:

• Multipe chemical sensitivities and sensitivities to perfume, smoke and other inhalants
• Muscle inflammation
• Joint pain
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Anxiety and depression
• Hair loss
• Memory loss
• Foggy thinking
• Night sweats
• Tingling in the hands and feet
• Heacaches
• Abdominal pain
• Chest pain
• Other autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s syndrome, scleroderma, fibromayalgia, and multiple sclerosis

In silicone immune toxicity syndrome, the body produces antibodies against the complex that forms when silicon attaches to protein molecules in various organs, resulting in an autoimmune response.

Feeling Okay...

The cleanse with Standard Process "ends" on Saturday, but it doesn't really end, as the next stage is to slowly reintroduce foods into my body and maintain the same type of diet essentially.  I'm willing to go the long haul with a new diet.  I particularly feel good and not sure if it's because i've been working from home (due to the hurricane in NY) and so i'm not moving as much, but i noticed when I used my hands a lot the other day, I suffered for it....  Whereas, for two days in a row, I physically felt pretty good.

I'm working through the medical records to my doctor and will be seeing my doctors in the next couple of weeks.  I continue to take 10 mg of Prednisone each day, and the methotrexate and folic acid doses.

Overall, i'm slimming down (without much exercise except walking; haven't been walking much due to being at home working.  I still have severe pain in my feet, and pain in my hands and arms/elbows/wrists....  I"m looking forward to the day when I feel no pain and am "normal."

Your Medical Rights & How Doctors Respond...

Your Medical Rights & How Doctors Respond

So, I left a message with the Mayo Clinic and received a call back yesterday.  I was so excited at the possibility of going to the Mayo Clinic for a review and visit of my current situation.  What I Found was the Rheumatology department is no longer taking new patients, but if my general practitioner calls and makes a referral, they will take me and make an appointment with me for a Rheumatologist, Toxicologist, AND a General Practitioner.  Here is where it gets interesting.

Up until this point in time, I thought my doctors were great, caring, attentive, with some minor differences from my experience with my Chicago doctors (i've only lived in NY for 3 1/2 years),e.g., no evening or weekend appointments are available, my general practitioner only talks to you if you go into the office, doesn't give you test results over the phone, you must go to this office, etc.

This morning, with great excitement, I called my general practitioner whom i really like and respect (He has his Ph.D and M.D. and is really good and referred by another doctor), to tell him about my Mayo Clinic call and that I am seeking a referral.  I spoke with this wife, who works in his office, not the doctor.  First, I found out they don't have any records from my Rheumatologist, except for the initial consultation letter dated May 25.  Second, I asked her to please confirm / help me understand if he (my general doc) is supposed to be the "center" of it all and be in communication with my other doctors and treat me "holistically" by reviewing my medical plan and ensuring i'm getting the best care, and she confirmed. However, she, too, was defensive (see below about defensiveness).

I asked the question about the general doc being my main doctor who is responsible for pulling together all of the information from all of my specialists because my cardiologist and rheumatologist told me that's the case, and the Mayo Clinic confirmed it by saying if I go to the Mayo Clinic and see any number of doctors that they all group together, discuss my case together, and provide me with a holistic report worked on by ALL OF THEM, and that the general practitioner has the responsibility to be the center of it all.   That's not the case in NY with my current doctor schema.  In fact, I OWN MY MEDICAL PATH AND I HAVE TO PUSH AND PUSH for information, e.g., I found a link in silicone and Mirena IUD and found the tests to test for silicone.   I also called and left messages with several toxicologists in NYC and NO ONE has called me back.  She said that he will not call and solicit conversations with my other doctors, that I have to ensure he gets the records, and make an appointment with him, and he'll discuss it with me.  HUH? Is that normal? I don't know.  Why wouldn't he call and talk to my other doctors about my case?

Back to the point, while speaking with my general practitioner's doctor's wife ( remember they also helped find the silicone test for me to give), she confirmed the doctor just works this way and won't talk to me on the phone, and in order to provide a "referral" to the Mayo Clinic he needs to understand what's going on. Okay, that's fair.

So...I called my Ob/GYN, my Rheumatologist's office, and next my eye doctor's office to get a copy of my file for myself and to send a copy of my entire file to my General Practitioner.

My Rheumatologist appears to be nice and concerned but very defensive.  IN fact, during my last in office visit with her, she has said to me she feels "attacked" and I said to her my experience is that she is defensive. She admitted she "sounded" and may appear to be defensive because "I just want to help you and do what i can to get you better and i'm frustrated."  Okay, why are you frustrated?  I'm asking for help on the silicone  in my blood, she knows nothing about it, but doesn't think it has ANYTHING AT ALL to do with my seronegative RA diagnosis, and conceded that she agreed that (a) I do the 21 day cleanse, (b) that i could see a toxicologists for help and that she would talk to him/her, (c) if she is so confident about her diagnosis as me having seronegative RA and that the IUD didn't cause it or create this in its intensity i've suffered, then why would she be defensive?  Defensive is rooted in feeling "threatened" -- why would my doctor be threatened by my questions?  [Link to a good site about defensive behavior:  http://www.healthy.net/Health/Article/Defensive_Communication/2533]

In her defense, I do believe she is doing the best she can, however, i'm starting to see different sides and behaviors with my doctors when I "question them" and I find that interesting.  For example, when I call her, she calls me back pretty immediately (or within an hour or two) and she is responsive.  Today, she called me back, and I told her I spoke with my general practitioner and he only has a letter from her dated May 25, and I'd like to ensure he gets a full copy, including her notes, to him for review, and she said they don't send all records to all doctors all the time, and I said, that's okay, I understand, but now i'm asking you to send a copy of my entire file, including your notes, to my doctor, please as I'm having all of my doctors do the same so I can sit with him and talk about my health plan.  She said okay no problem.

I then asked her (my rheumatologist) to send me a copy of my entire file including her notes, and she said fine, but she won't send her notes, and I asked "why?"  And she said because often the notes are scribbles and it can cause confusion with patients, etc.  And I said, "but it's my right to have your notes and are you saying you won't send them?"  She said, with frustration in her tone "fine, i'll send you everything."  I said, "Thank you."  I reiterated that I am in the middle of the cleanse, that i'm not feeling better in terms of pain (not that she asked how I was doing, she didn't), and that I would make an appointment to see here the week after next, and that i'll be done with my cleanse next weekend.  She said, fine.

Due to the hurricane, a lot of businesses are short staffed or offices are closed, so I'll have to follow up next week with my OB-GYN, because their office is closed due to the hurricane.  I'll be making a call to my eye doctor shortly to also request a copy of my file and that an entire copy go to my general practitioner.  The goal, of course, is to have my general practitioner to review my entire file from all of my specialists and discuss it together and ask, in person, for a referral to the Mayo Clinic.  I continue to be patient, open, and once my main doc has all of my information, hear what he has to say.  He is a very smart man and I am maintaining my optimism at this point.  Let's see what happens when I see him to holistically review all of my medical records to date with him and what he'll think about "what's next" in terms of a second and third opinion, because that's what i want and I have a right to it.

Finally, as for my health, I continue to have pain in my joints, most troubling joints are my fingers, wrists, elbows, feet, and knees (when I walk up or down stairs).  My tendons hurt as well particularly in my wrists and my muscles around my joints (wrists, elbows, shoulders, etc)....  I"m on 10 mg of steroids per day, and 8 pills of methotrexate per week, along with daily dose of folic acid, and interestingly, my Rheumatologist didn't even ask how i'm doing.  Usually she will ask "how are you feeling?", she is on the defensive and I wonder why besides the obvious that i've already alluded?  If she really cares about how I feel, why didn't she ask? Why is she defensive when I asked for my medical record including her notes?  Why is she annoyed by me asking and "sighing" on the other end of the phone?  Why would ANY DOCTOR care if I ask hard questions?  Why would any doctor be "defensive" or "frustrated" or "annoyed" with my questions about my health when I'm suffering in pain and living on steroids, and about to take Humira along with the other drugs per my RA doc?  

I want to be SURE i have the correct diagnosis, and I want to be sure by getting a second, third, and even fourth opinion if necessary.  Why is that a bad thing?  If my doctor made a mistake, okay, at least if she was cooperative and did have the same goal as me to get me better, why would it matter?

Some great links about your medical rights by State.  Here is a link to a PDF for New York State, too. (Just copy and paste the links herein into your browser.)

NY State: http://hpi.georgetown.edu/privacy/stateguides/ny/ny.pdf

Medical Records & Privacy: http://hpi.georgetown.edu/privacy/records.html

How to Request Your Medical Records: http://journal.ahima.org/2012/03/01/how-to-request-your-medical-records/

As for the cleanse, i am slimming down by the day.  My body feels good in terms of feeling "healthy", except for the pain and immobility when I have bad days despite the steroids, e.g., when I use my hands, walk a lot, etc. i suffer for it....   Added protein to diet on DAy 11, and will end the cleanse next Saturday, Nov. 10.  I'll have an appointment scheduled with my general practitioner that week to (1) redo my silicone serum test, and (2) review my medical records and have a discussion with him about a referral for a second opinion at the Mayo Clinic.

Since the removal of the IUD, i haven't had a period. NOTHING.  I presume it's because I still have synthetic hormones in my body preventing it from occurring.  I suppose I need to see my OB/GYN for a follow up to my IUD removal.  My OB/GYN, as I already stated in earlier post, has NO IDEA about silicone and the Mirena IUD and has NO patient who has had an adverse affect using the IUD nor any patient who has had any reaction like mine or any silicone in their blood, that she's aware of.

Time will tell...it always does.  In the meantime, I continue to be grateful for my safety and warm house with electricity.  So many others are not as fortunate as we are today...

Until the next post as I share my progress and experience.  I'm still seeking anyone who can provide information that is similar to my experience.  Information is power.

Day 11 of Detox with Standard Process

Today is Day 11 of my detox with Standard Process.  Overall, it's going well.  I feel good, except i have cravings for the bad stuff (I really want pizza!)...  I've continued with a cup of coffee every morning, and drink decaf & herbal teas throughout the day.  (My boyfriend is doing it with me!) Today, I can add protein to my meals.  Amazingly, we went unscathed during Hurricane Sandy this week and were stocked to eat only fruits and vegetables even if we lost power.  So many of my colleagues and friends & family in NY, CT, and NJ are not as lucky as us, so I'm grateful to have my home with power so I can type this message today.

The most frustrating part of this process is having to add another 5 mg of prednisone to my daily medications and I still have pain.  I'm not back on 10 mg, which is still nothing compared to the 30 i was on, but I had a bad day/night yesterday and it hurt so bad that I wanted to take another steroid pill, but I didn't.  I woke up feeling better, albeit still in pain but not the kind that makes you cry. I'm trying to function with minimal steroids and while it's not ridding me of all the pain, at least it's providing a bit of a buffer, and the suffering is becoming the norm anyway, so as long as I can move & the intensity of the pain (the edge of it) isn't keeping me from moving at all, i'm okay.

I still have to function day to day and go to work and use my hands at home, at work.  It's a catch 22, doing every day life still has to happen, but I suffer for it with more pain, more swelling, despite the drugs (steroids, methotrexate, and folic acid).  It's hard to describe to someone what it feels like and how much it hurts...only another person who suffers from it can understand.

Today, I submitted an application to make an appointment with the Mayo Clinic for a second opinion.  Should hear something back in the next few days.  I'm becoming more frustrated and feel this pain will never go away, and while I'll continue to detox and follow the diet plan, i'm not sure this will fix the problem in the short term, e.g., get me off steroids and rid me of the intense pain and debilitation.  I think a good, healthy diet is important and I'll continue with it as it will help me and hopefully i'll be able to do more than just walk for exercise.  I plan to start swimming, too.

I know, I'm not positive today, because I'm frustrated.  I want to understand how and why this silicone is in my body and how long will it take to get rid of it?  When I'm rid of it, will the symptoms disappear or did the silicone kick off my disease and it's here to stay?  Or, will I be dealing with this for the rest of my life and taking medications like Methotrexate, Humira, etc.?  I Just want this to GO AWAY.

Will Mirena ever talk about the silicone side effects that could occur in a woman's body???? Or will that be suppressed as the "outlier" in woman who respond this way to the IUD.  Something has to happen...

Only time can tell....

Today, I continue to do Internet research.  I'm trying to find as much information as possible.  The information my doctors' are unwilling to find.  Today, I found another blog (below) and on her blog she posts the lightparty website that talks about silicone poisoning. See below.

http://www.lightparty.com/Health/SiliconePoison.html

http://learning2walkagain.blogspot.com/2012/04/things-that-make-me-go-hmmm.html

I also received my detox box today.  I'm going to start the detox on Sunday -- it's a 21 day program.  I plan to retake my serum test for silicone at the end of the 21 days and will report on the results.