Hi Tig, again! (I just wrote you an email about your protein bars...didn't realize it was the very same 'you' who had responded to me so many months ago on the HRT issue..)
Thanks for all the loving care you are giving to people. As per your thought, I did ultimately get a chance to go 'straight to the source' -- even though at the time that I received your response, I didn't think it would be possible. Dr. S is such a busy, high profile professional. I didn't imagine she would take time out to address my anxt.
The great news is that she did and I feel a lot more assured. I have also started a long series of tests that include Leaky Gut, Candida and Thyroid. It has been established that I have hypothyroidism. As it turns out, that explains A LOT. I have started treatment for that and in a few days, I will start a progesterone treatment.
I must share with you 2 sites that are related,fantastic resources. One is
www.womentowomen.com On opening this site, click on 'symptoms' in the bar at the top -- it is a good place to get an idea of what the site offers. It goes into the many many ways that hormone imbalances affect our bodies AND MORE (like why so many cases of hypothyroidism have gone undetected up to now.) It has loads of informative articles, book references, personal success stories, etc. They believe HRT should be a last, never a first, choice. In general, they promote natural remedies/supplements, but they use Dr. S as a major reference. They even offer free telephone support from their base clinic in Maine.
The second site is :
www.health-n-energy.com It has a wonderful test on candida (go to 'Newsletters' and scroll down to Candida Score Test), is very informative about it and related problems, and offers lots of natural remedies.
I'm going to post these two sites in a regular, new thread, as they are so good, and more people will probably see it.
In the meantime, best to you,
vmeera