Anticancer: a Way of Life

KathyL624

I am doing all conventional treatment (for me, a double mastectomy and hormonal treatment) but just started reading Anticancer: a Way of Life and am very intrigued. Anyone read this and make the lifestyle/nutritional changes suggested? Do you think it really affects our chances of recurrence?

LM070917

Hey Kathy, I did conventional treatment but I also saw a naturopath and did alternative things to compliment this. I was 34 when dx, so I knew I had to do lifestyle changes. I was overweight, a smoker and a binge drinker prior dx. I do believe what you put into your body, will ultimately affect how it functions. I did a 360, I stopped alcohol completely, don't smoke, changed to an organic plant based diet but with fish and chicken. I actually exercise now (3 times a week), I was a couch potato prior. Weight has shifted. I don't have refined sugar or dairy as I am ER/PR+. I feel really good for the changes I've made, I deal with my stress through exercise, I don't feel deprived at all. It's also sorted out other issues- I no longer have psoriasis, depression (which I believe was alcohol related) or roseacea..it does seem logical to me that you are what you eat..I am now kind to my body and believe it is being kind back..

labelle

I enjoyed that book a lot and did make some of the changes suggested by the author, including eliminating artificial crap and processed sugars from my diet, eating only grassfed beef, more vegetables, and getting more exercise. Don't know if it will help keep cancer away (no one really seems to know) but these changes make me feel better/healthier and that is important too.

singlemom1

I am reading the book now and like it very much. I like that he supports conventional treatment but also includes a holistic approach. He is a MD with stage 4 cancer. Though he has passed away, he lived almost 20 years with stage 4. His motivation to research and find the most effective approach to treat cancer is unquestionable and he has the medical background to decipher through the research and determine what is the most reliable. I also find his writing style very easy to follow.

obsolete

Hi, I loved that book ... Fantastic read, especially the chapters about the mind-body connections. Read it back in 2014 when the docs discovered the rest of my invasions. I had recently changed my screen-name because I thought it best not to identify so personally with cancer, as conflict loss (family deaths) I think were contributing factors in my case. Helplessness & despair, as was said, can perhaps contribute to cancer.

There was an inspiring BCO.org thread in April 2014 that had introduced me to Dr Servean's (sp?) book and also about sulfurophane, which I've been taking daily for 3 years in an effort to keep BC stem cells inhibited. Fascinating thread entitled "Please help....ASAP...." or similar. I've got Easter dinner in the oven with guests coming shortly, so sorry... No time to search online. Happy Easter & Happy PassOver to everyone

PS. aae2014 was OP