[Julia Brandenburg]

Hi Steve — I would love to hear about the two herb supplements that you are taking.  My husband, who has possible IPF, is currently taking broccoli sulforaphane but I have no idea if this is helpful or not.  After one year, there has been no progression in his disease and we do not have a definitive diagnosis of IPF.  Our French doctor wanted to do a biopsy but the American doctor indicated that if you have fibrosis, there is nothing to be gained by doing either a biopsy or the new less invasive Envisia test.  The American doctor prescribed Ofev but my husband will not start taking this drug until the two doctors can agree with a treatment course moving forward.  In the meantime, we did our annual physicals and my husband’s blood A1C level for type-2 diabetes was elevated and our general practitioner prescribed metformin.  Besides type-2 diabetes, metformin has been touted as a cure-all wonder drug for alzheimer’s, cancer, heart conditions and polycystic ovary syndrome.  Perhaps it can reverse pulmonary fibrosis but we will not know until we try it and metformin will help with the type-2 diabetes.  Also, the metformin is not contraindicated with Ofev so he can take them both once the two doctors agree on the treatment course.