Another study on Vitamins

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23339c72-c618-11dd-a741-000077b07658.html

If they come out and say Pomegranate juice is useless, I want my $$ back.  I guess like they said, it has to do with diet. Everyone have a safe and Merry Christmas.  I may have both my children home from AZ and TX who I haven't seen in almost a year home for the holidays.  Had my 2 year psa Monday, picked up results yesterday, not going to look in the envelope until after they leave, don't want anything to kill the joy of the season and them both being home at the same time.

Montee,
There is a book out now by Dr Servan Schreiber...In it he talks about the foods that he discovered that held his cancer at bay and now 16 years later he is still in good health. The anti cancer diet....I bought it for Pete last week, and it hasnt arrived yet, but yesterday on AOL they outlined the foods. Pomegrate juice has been well established as an inflammatory and antioxident, but now it shows that drinking it daily slows established prostate cancer by 50%. Pete has been drinking pomegranate juice daily for over a year now...also Japanese green tea, which is another good one. Tumeric also.....Check it out....Pete is having his first PSA test tomorrow in six months. We'll see what the result is. Yes, I agree, Pomegrate Juice is expensive. We have found that Trader Joe's is the by far the cheapest. Less than half of the grocery store. Good luck to you and Merry Christmas and enjoy your family..and a very happy healthy New Year to everyone! Diane

ps..You can go on google and type in Edible cancer cures and Dr. Servan Schreiber.....

divo said...
Montee,
There is a book out now by Dr Servan Schreiber...In it he talks about the foods that he discovered that held his cancer at bay and now 16 years later he is still in good health.

For anyone, least of all a physician, to say 'these foods kept my cancer at bay' is unethical to say the least, bordering on criminal.  All that can be said is that anecdotally 'I eat these types of foods and my (purported) cancer has also not progressed'.  Cancer is not a predictable disease.  The experience of any given individual from the overall average can vary in the extreme.  It may be that some of the foods touted have a clinical effect, and there is good overall agreement that diet can have an important influence on health, but the shreds of evidence from isolated cell studies, etc. that are used here hardly support the grand conclusions he draws.

Eating healthy is very, very good for you.  Relying on it as treatment is overstepping.

I'm not taking issue with anyone who tries this info in hopes it will help. I do some of that myself (Selenium in particular). As a medical researcher, I just know how hard it is to run good experiments to find out what's real. Those who sensationalize and capitalize by over-extrapolating weak evidence make me see red as (IMHO) they are just cashing in on all of our fears. The positive effect of anti-oxidants in general is probably real. And there's some good suggestions that these are much more effective in natural form (i.e. food) rather than isolated as pills, etc. So, eat healthy, good luck, and see your doctor.

MD Anderson is conducting  an ongoing trial of Pom juice for the next 4 years. I to have bought into the Pom juice. Paying attention to diet and exercise along with a positive attitude can do wonders.

A great board with a wealth of information for all  of us.

Thanks Guys

Read the book, "The China Study" by Cambell. It describes the largest research to date regarding diet and Cancer. It convinced me that diet is extremely important in both preventing and stopping the progression of cancer. I wish I knew this stuff 20 years ago.

JohnT