Sharon said: > >> You know, a friend gave me Dr. Lee's book year ago, and maybe I should > read it! But I know he is anti-estrogen, and in the meantime I have > doctors who say you should start replacing estrogen at the first hot > flash to stave off heart disease and the ravages of aging! It's total BS!!! They're selling you a pile of hot steaming corn grits---and making money from it. Your body can produce the estrogen it needs from body fat or cholesterol. Women have lived for eons without hormone replacement therapy. They are playing MOTHER NATURE or GOD with no right! HRT is dangerous. Sharon: > comment about cysts caught my attention. I have recently been diagnosed > with a cyst on my thyroid gland. In addition, I have for years had a > number of lumps my doctors say are cysts that are between my breast and > armpit which can be quite uncomfortable from time to time. So I can't > help but wonder where all these cysts come from! > > And another question ... how about hormones in the meat we eat, > especially when we eat a lot of it. I would love to be able to go to > alternative sources for meat, but I simply cannot afford it, so what am > I getting in what I buy at the grocery store? > Even if you cannot afford grassfed meat, you may be able to afford Hormone and antibiotic free meat/fowl. It doesn't always cost more. Check out www.laurasleanbeef.com It's sold in many supermarket chains accross the country. You can get coupons by called Laura's 800#. If you live in Amish Country (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana) you can get hormone and antibiotic free chicken for a very affordable price in some chain supermarkets. Some large health food co-op chains sell drug free poultry as an alternative to "organically raised" poultry (that was the case when I lived in Seattle, WA). OUr local farmers' market sells hormone and antibiotic free poultry for a reasonable price too. Check around. Also check out www.eatwild.com for a farmer in your area. You may get good price for grassfed meat, poultry, pork if you buy in quantity (stock the freezer) and buy right from the farmer and elminating the middle man. If you are drinking tap water, you will be exposed to xenoestrogens, endocrine disruptors such as PCBs and THMs (thrihaolmethanes), etc. which can increase your risk of cancer, heart disease, etc. E-mail me privately if you want articles, links, and references for this. Note: Many water filters on the market fail to take out PCBs and THMs and other disinfection by-products which can cause endocrine disruption. The water filtration system I've used for more than 13 years is NSF Certified to take out these contaminants as well as MTBE, herbicides, pesticides, heavy metals, crptosporidium, etc... Also, if you use plastic wrap, store a lot of foods in plastic, buy or store water in flexible/soft plastic bottles you will also increase your exposure to chemicals that are xenoestrogens or estrogen mimickers which can promote cancer and other problems. There are plenty of non-toxic, safe and convenient ways to store foods with minimal plastic exposure. It's just a matter of learning and making certain things habits. Rachel Matesz