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Posted 5/29/2010 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
Tud,
Dr Scholtz told me that 10 years ago if anyone would have told him that diet would affect the growth of PC he would have said they were nuts. After seeing many of his patients on "wierd" diets have their pc stop or regress he couldn't ignor the facts anymore and now he is a true believer in diet and it is a major part of his treatments. I don't think it is a coinsidence that ALL of the top prostate oncologists recommend a no red meat and dairy diet. There are a lot of differences in the supplements they recommend, but are universal in recommending a heart healthy diet.
It my own case after 10 years of psa increasing every time, I saw a 10 point decrease within two months of going on a no meat no dairy diet. My cholosterol also decreased form borderline to 136 as did my glucose and triglisirdes. So if it is not helping my PC it is certaintly helping my heart.
JohnT
Posted 5/29/2010 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
Casey59:  Nice compilation!  Thanks.

Here's one more thing I have done to eliminate dairy and lose a little weight:  Instead of using low fat skim milk on my morning high fiber cereal, I use organic unsweetened soy milk.  It tastes good and soy-based products have been shown to have anti-cancer capabilities.  I also substituted soy yogurt instead of dairy yogurt for my lunches.  If you look hard enough (Whole Foods or Trader Joe's), you can even find sugar-free soy yogurt, to which you can add chopped walnuts, for example, for both taste and anti-cancer properties.

MichGuy

Posted 5/29/2010 7:20 PM (GMT 0)
Mich, need to be careful with soy. It works with prostate cancer because it mimics estrogen thus affecting the amount of testosterone in the body. For a woman with hormone-positive breast cancer, though, soy-based products are a big no-no. Same with uterine cancer (my friend had a hysterectomy in October and her surgeon told her she was taking in too much soy each day).
Posted 5/29/2010 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
Milk is an interesting discussion here - being completely lactose-intolerant, I haven't had a glass of milk in 40 years. Even the Christmas cup of egg-nog and a little real ice cream has to be approached with care.

I saw a PBS show a week ago (don't remember the title) that made the point of one researcher, (not aligning with it, but bringing it forward) that humans are the only group that feed on the milk of other species. They believed this was a bad thing, comparing a lot of research.

It was for me - so I can be sure that cutting out milk won't change anything. Oh well...

I eat so many tomatoes in sauces (at least once a day) that I should be PCa-immune. Oh well..

My doctor and Rad. oncologist both suggested maintaining a stable diet, no real changes, especially during radiation.

Other than that, I always need more exercise, so that's my emphasis these days.
Posted 5/29/2010 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
Might consider almond milk too. It seems widely available now. I use both soy and almond milk, but prefer the taste of unsweetened almond milk over soy. Sometimes I mix them to use in smoothies, etc.
Posted 5/29/2010 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Sephie.  I guess I heard about the questions involving soy products and breast cancer in women, but I was unaware that there was a downside in men.  Does soy decrease testosterone and thus improve the odds in prostate cancer?  Or is it best to avoid soy completely?  I appreciate el perro's tip about almond milk (although I wasn't wild about the taste the few times I've tried it).

MichGuy

Posted 5/29/2010 11:47 PM (GMT 0)
Mich, sorry my post wasn't clear. Soy products are OK for prostate cancer but not for some forms of breast or uterine cancer.
Posted 5/29/2010 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
I didn't realize that soy or almonds were milk producing mammals? lol.
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