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Posted 4/19/2011 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
>>>If recurrence is in the cards for you, how much time does your diet buy you ???<<<

if you are going to die anyway why try?

i think that there's enough "proof" out there that diet and supplements can slow doubling time, if not prevent recurrence.  some people are happier when they are proactive rather than doing nothing and waiting for the inevitable.

ed

 

Posted 4/19/2011 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
Woodstock,
Keep asking that question. And allow more time for your response. I can say that I feel better and stronger with my weight back in check (still have not as yet met my target but I am not done).

I believe that diet is a great change after a diagnosis now but I was slow to the game. I just saw dramatic changes in my blood work in short time. We saw this year new studies that gave the thumbs up to pomegranate intake for example. Does it cure cancer? probably not. But our bodies are better off and that can't hurt it's ability to fight it...

Tony
Posted 4/19/2011 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
proscapt,

Thanks for the link!

I've read Milken's cookbooks and Moyad's booklet, but nothing brought it together as well as the information contained in your link.

Posted 4/19/2011 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Here are some more dietary information from an integrative oncologist...

www.integrativeoncology-essentials.com/menu/topics/canticancerdietmain.html

Tony
Posted 4/20/2011 1:46 AM (GMT 0)

proscapt said...
I've posted this before, but there are always new readers so I'll post it again:

cancer.ucsf.edu/_docs/crc/nutrition_prostate.pdf

This is a summary of diet and supplement research prepared by a nutritionist at UC San Francisco, one of the top rated cancer centers. It is not doctrinaire, it doesn't say "this will save you" but it is a good review of the research pro and con on each major food group and the major types of supplements.

Have downloaded link and will read with my wife. Thank you.

Tonight I came home to salad, eggs,, bread and bacon. I didn't touch the bread or bacon but it wasn't easy.

I agree with Tony. A few years ago a i got into really good shape and worked my way down to 184lbs. I'm 6 foot. I felt so good. Now I'm about 200 and I can definitely feel the difference. I am going to work hard to go down to 190 and then slowly try to go down to 185.
Posted 4/20/2011 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
I really don't have any ideas about what is good or bad for PCa. There are a lot of opinions on this subject. All I can add is that I do not follow any specific diet. I didn't cut down the amount of meat that I eat nor do I take supplements. I exercise regularly, get a lot of sun while playing golf and eat lots of fruits. It is what I was doing before PCa and what I'm doing after PCa, and since I'm in the zero club after 27 months, I plan on continuing the same diet.
Posted 4/20/2011 4:14 AM (GMT 0)
i'm reading it, all 63 pages.

First thing that jumped out at me was the recommendation to eat 28 portions of vegetables per week. That's a lot of vegetables. I'm probably at 6 right now.
Posted 4/20/2011 5:26 AM (GMT 0)

davidg said...
i'm reading it, all 63 pages.

First thing that jumped out at me was the recommendation to eat 28 portions of vegetables per week. That's a lot of vegetables. I'm probably at 6 right now.

Huh? You are supposed to be eating a minimum of 5 servings a day, by my math that's 35 servings a week, 28 is slacking it In my book. :-)
Posted 4/21/2011 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
I’ve lost a total of 16 lbs (10% of my body weight, BMI of 22.7) since the beginning of the year, six lbs since my surgery (03/04/2011) simply by removing most red meat (no more than 1 serving a week) and most dairy (1 non-fat fruit yogurt a day) and by adding more cardio to my workouts.

If no sugar added fruit juice (mostly Pomegranate) counts as a fruit serving I’m at about 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Oh yeah, and I cut out fast food and bacon as well.
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