"Supplements"

If you are interested in educating yourself, I'd recommend the book, "Anticancer, A New Way of Life." I've read it and have adopted many practices.

Learn about Cancer-feeders and Cancer-fighters...not just for PC, but lots of other cancers.

The more you learn, the more you will find that the inconsistencies diminish.

JS, My urologist specializes in integrative medicine, which is combining traditional treatments with supplements vitamins and dietary changes. I started seeing him 2 years ago, and he put me on 2 supplements - Brocco-Protect, An extract of broccoli of some sort (I also eat a ton of fresh and cooked broccoli) and Inflamatone, a supposed anti inflammatory formula.
I purchased them from a company whose website I went on ... http://www.designsforhealth.com/ ... I had to go to the website and enter my Drs name, then why emailed me a password so I could shop on their website. It was very "curious" to me that I needed to enter docs name. Why does a big time dr (he is well known) need to get paid on my crappy purchase of 2 supplements.

Anyway, I've been taking them for two years. After 6 months my PSA DROPED FROM 2.9 to 2.7, than went to 3.1 then (now) 4.3.
Then this week, after a biopsy, I was diagnosed withPC.

I saw a top surgeon this week, who told me to stop taking them , that it's a crock, and a waste of money.

So who knows. Everyone has an agenda in this business, and a lot of us will just believe what we want to believe.

Actually, it was a slight drop not a big drop, and very temporary, reread my post, the PSA continued to rise and I was finally diagnosed with PC, so the supplements apparently didn't help me.

also, note that the disagreement is not surprising. The Uro that put me on them and believes in it (I believe that he truly believes in it) is a Urologist. He does cryogenic as his treatment and his hospital (he is chair of Urology there) is a big Cyberknife center)

The other top doc, who disagreed, is a surgeon, and so he likes to cut.

I'm new to this but so far I've been told to avoid:

Red meat, dairy and limit sugar.

Get more of:

Broccoli, exercise, water, vitamin D

Not from a doctor, but I've read statin drugs are good for PCa as well.

I've taken a number of supplements since being diagnosed. many I have discontinued but I have take a pomx capsule a day for almost five years and plan on continuing.

Jerry L. said...
Jim,

I see Dr. Myers who is one of the leading medical oncologists that specialize in prostate cancer. He has told me numerous times that most of his patients are dealing with prostate cancer at an age where they are also dealing with issues with heart disease and diabetes. Even for his more advanced PC cases, his patients are more likely to die from these two other factors than PC itself.

Therefore, a heart healthy, Mediterranean diet is what I do. I get most of my vitamins from food... eat lots of fruits, vegetables, nuts (almonds especially), olive oil, fish (especially salmon), chicken, turkey.... Limit my red meat, dairy, baked goods intake....I eat sugared items, but in moderation... Try to balance at each meal: carbs, protein, healthy fats. Jerry L.

+1

What Jerry L. has summed up in his second paragraph echoes the recommendations from nutritional experts at Harvard, Tufts and Mayo, who can back up their advice with peer-reviewed, scientific research.

fruits with lots antioxidants, straw berries, blueberries. I eat blueberries by the hand full.I eat strawberries with bananas and milk. Who needs a blender with a mouth as quick as mind. can ya get a visual of that with the sound. oooh doggies!!

Here's an entertaining segment of the "Last Week Tonight" show that deals with supplements. Enjoy!

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA0wKeokWUU