Diet and prevention!!

Kate0574

I just thought I would post a forum about diet and prevention.  I was on FB last night and the breast cancer site was selling silver keys to raise money for breast cancer research.  Most people commented with "oh how beautiful" or their years of survivorship. However one lady decided to post "we have already unlocked a cure, change your deit" I pm'd her and she was very adiment about this even in cases of family history if you folow a strick diet you will not get breast cancer.  It kinda rubbed me the wrong way so I was just curious if I was the only one that would have taken offense to this comment?? Just askin!! have a great day!!

sespebadger

I think to blame it on only diet is a huge simplification and it also puts those of us who have b.c. at fault for our own disease. I'm sure a helthy diet is very important for health and I've read on trusted sites (Mayo Clionic, etc.) that diet is important for cancer prevention, but that doesn't mean diet is the only cause. I HOPE "they" are doing research on all these things: diet, heredity, environment, etc. to figure out where cancer comes from and why some people get it and others don't.

dlb823

Kate, if you haven't already read it, a book I highly recommend is Anti-Cancer, A New Way of Life, by David Servan-Schrieber, M.D., PhD.  He's a 2x cancer survivor (including a Stage IV dx), who firmly believes in a cause & effect association between diet and cancer.  His research is so well-documented and compelling, MDAnderson has recently announced a research project using his guidelines.   http://www.anticancerbook.com/fund.html

As far as the woman who told you that changing your diet alone can prevent cancer, well I don't personally buy that because I think we are all unique and we each have other factors influencing our health, like genes and stress and exposure to chemicals.  But I do think what we eat can go a long way to improving our prognosis and/or our risk, and I'm not just talking about "healthy eating."  There's some cutting edge research out there that's beginning to raise questions about some foods that we've always assumed were good for us.  Here's a link a BCO sister sent me today that's an example of what I mean:

http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/12.07/11-dairy.html          Deanna

Rabbit_fan

Deanna, thank you so much for that article on dairy products.  It is a real eye-opener.  I gave up dairy shortly after diagnosis and after reading that I am so glad I did.  It's so sad to me that this information is so hidden.  We should be shouting it from the rooftops!

Last night after our bike ride, my husband was going to stop for an ice cream cone on the way home.  It reminded me that I had just read that article so I told him about it and said I was really glad I gave up dairy last year.  About a block from home I said, "Oh, you forgot to stop for your cone," and he said he no, he didn't really want it anymore  

rreynolds1

I agree that we are all different.  What causes inflamation in one person could be healing for another.  I go to a naturepath DR wrote, "Eating for Your Type" and "Geno-Type Diet".  I found that I do not process gluten and dairy well.  My sister went to the same doctor and some dairy is actually healing for her.  I need some meat like turkey which is healing.  He also recommended that I have grass feed beef occasionally while my sister was advised to have no beef or chicken.  I feel wonderful!  He also advised me to take several nutrients in pill form.  My tests showed that I was low in selenium which is required for proper thyroid function.  I have lost weight and my memory has improved.  Amazing!  Now you see why I believe everyone is different.

Roseann

Suzanne3131

Wow Roseann I would love to find a doctor like yours!  I have been a "health nut" for 20 yrs....doing my very best to keep my diet impeccable and to exercise every day....and I still developed cancer.  I would love that kind of guidance!