Impact of a plant based diet

Lily55

Very interesting research article about a plant based diet 

http://www.alternet.org/food/meet-researcher-who-thinks-cancer-can-be-prevented-even-reversed-through-diet?page=0,4

cp418

http://www.alternet.org/food/meet-researcher-who-thinks-cancer-can-be-prevented-even-reversed-through-diet?page=0%2C0

LIKE!!!

Lily55

thank you CP x

wallycat

This is the veterinarian that wrote the China Study 20-25 years ago.  yup; read the book and was a vegetarian for a decade or more....and here I am.  CRAP SHOOT.

dlb823

I personally believe there's something to this, but I also believe that cancer cells are adaptable and may be able to find ways to survive even when certain protein elements, such as casein or methionine, are eliminated or restricted.  In the past few months, I have personally gone from eating very little animal protein (e.g. fish, eggs & cheese) to almost vegan.  I still have been doing some dry cheeses like feta and parmesan in salads, but after reading this I think I'm going to stop that.   

Wallycat, when were you a vegetarian vis-a-vis when you were dx'd?      Deanna

Lily55

• i too have been vegetarian for almost 30 years, but I ate dairy and vegetarian substitutes, which were actually highly processed. I avoid cow dairy now......and only have plant milks like almond or coconut, but do eat sheep cheese and organic goat kefir ........

wallycat

Deanna, I was vegetarian from about age 26 to 44 or so.  When I went for my dietetic degree (36), i bought into all the low fat crap which I totally disagree with now (working in wellness and for a wellness doctor).  I got diagnosed with prediabetes at around 45 and breast cancer at 49, about 1 month shy of turning 50.

I think the low fat/high carb screwed with my metabolism. 

Lily55

low fat foods have a lot to answer for, all that intense sugar instead if the full fat - sugar ratio balance in normal food