Will cannabis help or hinder her quality of life? During her cycle of the above medication she feels terrible with nausea, tensed up muscles, serious loss of sleep and appetite issues.

Another unfortunate suffering at the hands of closed minded physicians..



My mum says a big fat yes. a mix of tramidol, panadol and I think something called endoz or endep or both caused her to have the exact same symptoms. she lost her appetite so bad she only weighs 43kg (she should be 60)

She has ditched tramidol and the other pills (except panadol) for marijuana and she has been fine. However, she also takes gabbapentin with panadol about 8 times a day (I think thatś what it is called.. might be pentingabba , when she was on morph she kept mixing it up so I don't remember..) While she can't work anymore she still enjoys a pretty healthy social life.. for a woman her age I guess.. mind you, all her friends smoke too. Most do because they have similar health problems, the others do just for old times sake (they come from a town near nimbin - if you've heard of nimbin, you'll know what i'm talking about )

all I know is that if cannabis works as an analgesic for your friend, yes her life will be so much better

On a further note, if she is worried about her lungs she doesn't have to smoke it.. but and I know I prob sound like a broken record but, my mum was diagnosed with emphesema (yeah I can't spell it) 10 years ago and she had her chest checked last month and it hadn't even grown further. Doc was dumbfounded (and yes she does know my mum smokes..) interesting isn't it? ...unless my mum was lying to me so I didn't worry.. oh great.. ....

My mum is australian!!!
She transferred to italy 40 years ago, for love smile.gif

This oct-nov we are going to pay visit ti the relatives in the down under and I am really planning on moving there:)

How things are going in the down under???

Sorry about the intrusion but I couldn't resist mate biggrin.gif

Regards
Girogio

PS: I tried a personal message but no luck

Soy and Your Bones
Written by Gloria Tsang, RD
last updated: September 2005

A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in September 2005 found that intake of soy food was associated with a significantly lower risk of bone fracture, particularly among early post-menopausal women. Researchers studied associations between soy consumption and bone fractures in more than 24,000 postmenopausal Chinese women averaging 60 years of age. After following these women for 4 1/2 years, researchers found that the women in the highest soy intake group (13g soy protein daily) were at a 35 - 37 percent lowered risk of bone fractures than women in the lowest intake group (5g soy protein).

Editor's Note: Soy and Osteoporosis
Many soy foods are naturally high in calcium as this mineral is added as a coagulating agent. In addition, soy also contains magnesium and boron, which are important in bone health.

In addition, isoflavones in soy foods may inhibit the breakdown of bones. Daidzein, a type of isoflavone, is actually very similar to the drug ipriflavone, which is used throughout Europe and Asia to treat osteoporosis.

A study completed by Erdman in the early 1990's inspired the many studies that followed to investigate the possible benefits of soy on bone health. Erdman's study focused on post-menopausal women who consumed 40 g of isolated soy protein daily for 6 months. Erdman found that these women had significantly increased bone mineral density as compared to the controls.

A recent study published in 2003 by the Oklahoma State University showed that soy protein was more effective in bone formation and retention of calcium inside the body (excreting less calcium in urine) compared to milk protein. In addition, researchers also found that the benefits of soy on bone health were more pronounced in postmenopausal women who were not on hormone replacement therapy.

Soy and Osteoporosis - the bottom line
There is no doubt that soy has a role in maintaining healthy bones and may even help to prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women. However, it is still not clear whether the benefits are due to its soy protein, or its isoflavones daidzein and genistein, or the combination of them. The best approach is to include soy foods such as tofu, tempeh, soy milk, edamame etc in your diet instead of taking isolated soy supplements. Many brands of soy milk are now fortified with calcium. Hence, one glass of fortified soy milk provides an equivalent amount of calcium from a glass of cow's milk.

With the increasing public concerns regarding genetically modified foods, look for soy products which use non-genetically modified soy crops in their production.