Diet results from Snuffy Myers' suggestions

Dr. Myers believes in the Mediterranean diet that contains more lean meat and omega-3 fats than a vegeterian diet. He will often give his patients supplements that will keep the PSA contained during hormone vacations. He essentially uses ADT3 hormone treatment (Lupron, Casodex and avodart for 12 months). The he places the patient on supplements, vit d, fish oil, corcumin, resveratrol and soy products to prolong the time until the patient will need to return to hormonal therapy.

He is controversial but I think he is excellent. If I have a problem with my treatment, I will be paying my money to see him. He is unconventional, and very kind. I believe he is 5 years ahead of most oncologists.

If I would need salvage radiation after surgery based on scans done at SandLake, I would consider Dattoli.

My original brachytherapist is one of the best in the world Dr. John Sylvester in Naples Florida. He has 4000 experiences and has written over 60 articles on this subject. Above all, he is a class act that treats you like a friend. Everytime I email him, I hear from hime within 30 minutes. The crummy doctors I am used to may never call you back. Getting used to Dr. Sylvester, was difficult for me to grasp. I was almost in disbelief when he would call or email and give me his cell phone number if I needed to talk. A brilliant guy who is also a very nice man. What a concept!

Paul

I'm a big fan of Dr. Myers. I follow somewhere between his and Dr. Ornish's advice regarding diet. Mostly vegetarian with some sea-food. I have skinless poultry a few times a year and no red meat. I have red wine in the evening and eat a lot of deep colored vegetables and fruits. Also quite a bit of soy products, nuts and green tea. I also take vitamin D and a prostate supplement.

In the morning I have a glass of pomegranate juice, with a half teaspoon of turmeric, some black pepper (apparently increases the effectiveness of the turmeric) and a half teaspoon of oregano. It sounds unpalatable but it's surprisingly refreshing.

Whether the diet is doing any good is up in the air but it gives me a sense of control over the situation. I definitely feel more healthy but after an initial drop in PSA my stats are up again. My urologist is still okay with AS but if the stats increase any more I'll probably have to break down and have surgery.

Picco,

Snuffy Myers is our doc along with a few more well known docs (Tewari, Petralak, Cheetham). Snuffy is an amazing doctor. We rely on him to help us peice together the puzzle. We use Snuffy's diet with no dairy or red meat. Check out "the zone" too. Snuffy just published a new book - get it. We stay away from processed food as much as possible. Lots vegs/fruits, palm sized amount of white meat/wild fish.. try to do local or organic when possible. Snuffy just added rosemary to our list of suppliments. We are in arrest mode..... and may be considering radiation dependng on conf with Dattolli. All of our docs are all amazed that PSA has not increased (now.5) since 6 week(.7) check. Disease is still there... we need to weigh salvage radiation against spot radiation. Latest MRI w/probe was clear.  Our best to you!

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You and I have the same docs (Tewari, Petrylak and Cheetham). Are you staying with Petrylak as he moves to Yale (I am). How about Cheetham as she moves to Winthrop - I haven't deceided on that one. Used to be easy when I saw her and Petrylak at the same time, but now it would require an entirely different visit.

I am trying for a more or less vegan lifestyle based on Dr. Ornish. I eat out at Middle East, Indian, Chinese and Mexican places a lot. May have cod a few times a year. Use soy milk or almond milk in coffee. I no longer miss meat or poultry or cheese.
I take baby aspirin, turmeric, d-limonene, IP-6, ginger, some mushroom, milk thistle. bee propolis. pomegranate pill. I sprinkle parsley on hummus bought at Middle East stores.
Good luck.