Non dementia-nal
Carolyn Garner Siscoe
globe@zipcon.net
Wed, 04 Jun 2003 14:03:56 -0700
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Connie,
there were two letters to the editor in the New York Times on monday,
from women who took HRT, still were taking it and not having any ill
affects. they were interesting to read, of course anecdotal information
isn't always reliable . I am beginning to think that if you monitor
yourself for the various cancers, high blood pressure and take cognition
tests maybe it is alright to continue taking very low low doses of
HRT. There are other medications to take to prevent bone loss but they
also have side affects.
I have read that your body can't absorb calcium without the
hormones. I mentioned to my doctor about a low low hrt dose to take 3 or
4 times a week with milk or cheese. So I am being sent to get a bone
density test and we will see after that. 4 years ago while running for
a bus I tripped and broke my wrist. Not realizing it was broken never
having had a broken bone I though it was merely sprained. Long shot was
I begged for an operation to fix it (after 4 weeks) they did and they
discovered a hole in the wrist, quite serious. I cut coffee and
spinach out of my diet. and took calcium tablets which had magnesium and
zinc as well as vit D for a solid month along with drinking a qt of milk
a day. It healed. magnesium binds with calcium and makes it easier for
the body to absorb.
Flax seeds haven't really been studied yet even though they have the
Omega 3 oil. After a year of buying expensive flax seed oil, I read the
seeds are better but you have to eat almost 8 ounces a day.
Carolyn
Connie Clark wrote:
> In response to news posted by Weatherby, and elsewhere, The pill was
> an experiment to cure possible conception. didn't work so well for me
> because I couldn't remember to take them every single day, So much for
> estrogen improving mental acuity. They were also hard to get and have
> on-hand reliably. I was not willing to go to the UT health center and
> tell a doc that I was promiscuous and needed the pill. My supplier
> was a friend of a married friend. The dosage was way off in those
> early years, too. Taking the pill made my breasts enlarge to
> discomfort. This past semester, I took my HRT-supplemented
> post-menopausal brain to a university class (hard science). Couldn't
> give a rats ass for the subject, but found that in my maturity I have
> gained the skill of concentration. At the end of the 3-hour, weekly
> lecture, I hesitated to shoot up my arm when the instructor asked for
> questions, to give the other students a chance to ask. They don't.
> They were day-dreaming (or sleeping), which is something I had an
> inclination to do in college classes when I was their age. I found
> that at age 58, I have no trouble wrapping my brain around physics and
> math, and I do homework problems with great determination, like some
> folks work their crossword puzzles. Mind stimulating. Which reminds
> me. In the late 60s early 70s, Lieuen, Plasky and Joe Brown were
> roommates in a house on the east side of I-35, 16th street, I think.
> The front room was papered with Vulcan posters. These very clever
> guys had found a way to live there with copious amounts of idle time.
> One of their favorite ways to burn said time, was to work completely,
> the London Times crossword puzzle. It contained, as you know, lot's
> of British colloquialisms. They were so pleased with themselves, as
> vast reading of English literature (Doyle, Amis, Shakespeare, Milton,
> Burgess, for example) had well-prepared them for solving each week's
> challenging puzzle. Lieuen was also the best Scrabble player I ever
> knew. He always won, but most amazingly, every word he played scored
> 30+ points. He always beat me at Gin too. Chance or mental genius? I
> have to say here also that Joe Fish, after having not so long ago
> blown a large number of brain cells via a stroke, seemed just fine
> when I talked to him last Sunday at Moriarty's fine party. He
> probably would beat me at gin also. My prescription of HRT expired a
> couple of weeks ago, and I had it on my list to get hold of the Doc
> and pharmacy, and all, to renew, when the news about it maybe causing
> dementia came out. I wasn't really using it for brain function,
> rather, for maintaining bone density due to family history of osteop.
> I also took it to improve libido. Very important. For various reasons,
> and conveniently for now, I will cease being part of the great HRT
> experiment, but I will be glad to entertain any suggestions for a
> substitute herb or potion that will continue feeding my 'improved'
> libido?Yeah. Weekend regards. computer is down at home, an expensive
> hard drive problem,later,Connie
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
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Connie,
<br> there were two letters to the editor in the New York Times on
monday, from women who took HRT, still were taking it and not having any
ill affects. they were interesting to read, of course anecdotal information
isn't always reliable . I am beginning to think that if you monitor yourself
for the various cancers, high blood pressure and take cognition tests maybe
it is alright to continue taking very low low doses of HRT.
There are other medications to take to prevent bone loss but they also
have side affects.
<br> I have read that your body can't
absorb calcium without the hormones. I mentioned to my doctor about a low
low hrt dose to take 3 or 4 times a week with milk or cheese. So I am being
sent to get a bone density test and we will see after that. 4 years
ago while running for a bus I tripped and broke my wrist. Not realizing
it was broken never having had a broken bone I though it was merely sprained.
Long shot was I begged for an operation to fix it (after 4 weeks) they
did and they discovered a hole in the wrist, quite serious.
I cut coffee and spinach out of my diet. and took calcium tablets which
had magnesium and zinc as well as vit D for a solid month along with drinking
a qt of milk a day. It healed. magnesium binds with calcium and makes
it easier for the body to absorb.
<br>Flax seeds haven't really been studied yet even though they have the
Omega 3 oil. After a year of buying expensive flax seed oil, I read
the seeds are better but you have to eat almost 8 ounces a
day.
<br> Carolyn
<p>Connie Clark wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>In response to news posted by Weatherby, and elsewhere, The
pill was an experiment to cure possible conception. didn't work so
well for me because I couldn't remember to take them every single day,
So much for estrogen improving mental acuity. They were also hard
to get and have on-hand reliably. I was not willing to go to the
UT health center and tell a doc that I was promiscuous and needed the pill.
My supplier was a friend of a married friend. The dosage was way off in
those early years, too. Taking the pill made my breasts enlarge to
discomfort. This past semester, I took my HRT-supplemented post-menopausal
brain to a university class (hard science). Couldn't give a rats ass for
the subject, but found that in my maturity I have gained the skill of concentration.
At the end of the 3-hour, weekly lecture, I hesitated to shoot up my arm
when the instructor asked for questions, to give the other students a chance
to ask. They don't. They were day-dreaming (or sleeping), which is something
I had an inclination to do in college classes when I was their age.
I found that at age 58, I have no trouble wrapping my brain around physics
and math, and I do homework problems with great determination, like some
folks work their crossword puzzles. Mind stimulating. Which
reminds me. In the late 60s early 70s, Lieuen, Plasky and Joe Brown were
roommates in a house on the east side of I-35, 16th street, I think.
The front room was papered with Vulcan posters. These very clever
guys had found a way to live there with copious amounts of idle time. One
of their favorite ways to burn said time, was to work completely, the London
Times crossword puzzle. It contained, as you know, lot's of British
colloquialisms. They were so pleased with themselves, as vast reading
of English literature (Doyle, Amis, Shakespeare, Milton, Burgess, for example)
had well-prepared them for solving each week's challenging puzzle. Lieuen
was also the best Scrabble player I ever knew. He always won, but
most amazingly, every word he played scored 30+ points. He always
beat me at Gin too. Chance or mental genius? I have to say here also
that Joe Fish, after having not so long ago blown a large number of brain
cells via a stroke, seemed just fine when I talked to him last Sunday at
Moriarty's fine party. He probably would beat me at gin also. My
prescription of HRT expired a couple of weeks ago, and I had it on my list
to get hold of the Doc and pharmacy, and all, to renew, when the news about
it maybe causing dementia came out. I wasn't really using it for
brain function, rather, for maintaining bone density due to family history
of osteop. I also took it to improve libido. Very important. For
various reasons, and conveniently for now, I will cease being part of the
great HRT experiment, but I will be glad to entertain any suggestions for
a substitute herb or potion that will continue feeding my 'improved' libido?Yeah. Weekend
regards. computer is down at home, an expensive hard drive problem,later,Connie
<hr SIZE=1>Do you Yahoo!?
<br>Free <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/tag/*http://calendar.yahoo.com">online
calendar</a> with sync to Outlook(TM).</blockquote>
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