At 09:21 PM 11/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
> For example, has anybody out there had success controlling their >endo
with a diary-free diet?
        YES! :)  And not just "controlling" it completely but totally
eliminating it!  And since endometriosis can cause infertility for women and
is often treated with a hysterectomy, kind of sad that nutrition therapy
isn't the first approach in medicine. For ten years I struggled with it and
nearly gave in to the pressure to have a hysterectomy like the rest of the
women in my family ("Its all a matter of genetics, dear"). After going
dairy-free for 3 years I no longer have any problems at all, and in fact
just gave birth in July to my son--something a few years ago I wouldn't have
dreamed of being possible. Don if you are looking for more info on this,
John Robbins (of the Baskin Robbins family) wrote a bit about it in his book
Reclaiming Our Health. Robbins rejected the family business and is a strong
advocate for living dairy free. Kind of says something to me that a man
who's family fortunes are in the ice cream/dairy business would be one of
the strongest advocates for a dairy free life style.