acai berry, green tea, etc??

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lorieg
lorieg Member Posts: 802
edited June 2014 in Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment
acai berry, green tea, etc??
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  • lorieg
    lorieg Member Posts: 802
    edited January 2010

    I am currently undergoing chemo and therefore a bit wary of any supplements/antioxidants.  I do try and force down a cup of green tea a day (although I read to be beneficial it should be more like 2-4).  I was also doing an acai berry supplement/drink thingy.  Anyone read about either of these as beneficial?  I thought I read to avoid antioxidants while on chemo but I doubt with the amount I do it is really much of an issue or much benefit for that matter. 

    Thanks!

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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited January 2010

    Hi, Lori ~   Here's the most current article on antioxidants & chemo that I could find for you:

    http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/100/11/773

    If there is any possibility the antioxidants you're doing could protect cancer cells, I think I would rather err on the side of caution and wait untiil you're finished with chemo, then really load up on them to rebuild.      Deanna

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  • lorieg
    lorieg Member Posts: 802
    edited January 2010

    Thanks so much, Deanna. 

    I was looking for a decent article and had not found one.  I agree with you, and I think I will just avoid all this stuff until I am done with chemo.

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