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In reply to the discussion: Health Care Law Creates Openings for CAM Fields [View all]2on2u
(1,843 posts)pointless, hurtful and probably illegal. You could not be more wrong and I will challenge you to a test. I have mentioned on more than one occasion that I may READ there I shop elsewhere. Most of anyone who has pm'd me has gotten exactly that information.
I challenge you to read the section on prostate issues in the "protocols" area and if and when you complete it you aren't utterly blown away then I will stop defending them and their information. I won't stop reading it but I won't defend it either.
The reason I shop elsewhere just like most people is price related.... their stuff is premium quality but I don't want to spend that kind of money..... there have been times when comparing between Amazon and VS that the VS product at Amazon was lower than at the VS site itself.
Understanding the power of nutritional medicine and realizing that there are compounds in nature that are adept at halting for example the division of cancer cells and increasing apoptosis is something not everyone is ready to do. For that I give you this, as you already know, DIM is a component of the brassica family.... rather it is converted from a compound found in the brassica family.... one company has micro-encapsulated it for absorption and THAT is the form that has been used by medical experts for cancer therapies and clinical trials.
Now I want you to read this real slow and know that it comes from WEBMD.
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1049-diindolylmethane.aspx?activeIngredientId=1049&activeIngredientName=diindolylmethane&source=1
And while this is in the uses section, there is the disclaimer section that states there is insufficient evidence for its use in these same instances.
Diindolylmethane is formed in the body from plant substances contained in cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli. Scientists think these vegetables may help to protect the body against cancer because they contain diindolylmethane and a related chemical called indole-3-carbinol.
Diindolylmethane is used for preventing breast, uterine, and colorectal cancer. It is also used to prevent an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH) and treat premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
How does it work?
Diindolylmethane might act like estrogen in the body, but there is evidence that under certain circumstances it might also block estrogen effects.
There is insufficient evidence for:
Preventing breast cancer. There is some early evidence that diindolylmethane might stop or slow the growth of breast tumors in experimental animals.
Preventing uterine cancer.
Preventing colon cancer.
Preventing prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH).
Treating premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
Other conditions.
More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of diindolylmethane for these uses.