What foods are you eating to reduce recurrence?

Sometime ago I tried to search for a diet to reduce recurrence, but I gave up. I think you could find articles where you should restrict the three primary macronutrients ( carbohydrates, proteins and fat) that are our source of energy from foods. I visited an integrative oncologist and he prescribed to me many supplements and multivitamins without any exam, but I decided to take none.

I decided to follow general dietary guideline like Dietary Guidelines for Americans http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2010.asp, I'm from Brazil then I use Brazilian version of this guideline. Maybe is not the best option, but I feel well and now I am trying to expand the variety of natural foods that I eat, for instance, experimenting fruits that I never tried like dragon fruit, Physalis, European blueberry, etc.

I think there is more consensus about the benefits of physical activity, but the only physical activity that I have some pleasure to do is brisk walk, walk at 3 miles per hour. I am trying to follow the recommendation of "The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans" where there is chapter about cancer.

http://www.health.gov/PAGuidelines/Report/G7_cance...

I am trying to walk 60 minutes a day from Monday to Friday, 20 minutes during my lunch time and more 40 minutes of walk to take the subway after my work.

Wikipedia has an article about Diet and Cancer with many references.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_and_cancer

Cee67---My holistic doc told me to only take Gaia Turmeric. You can get it at the health food stores or at Amazon which is where I get it from. He didn't have a preference on a particular brand of ginger. I take one Turmeric capsule and one ginger capsule each morning. He said to start at that dose and increase if I felt I needed it which I didn't. After a couple of weeks of his regimen, 90% of my joint/muscle pain was gone so I assume that dosage is what works for me. He said you could take 2 or 3 a day if needed. I do try to buy my vits and such from reputable companies. Before BC, I just bought whatever cheap vits I could find at Walmart. After BC, when I decided to "improve" my purchases, one of the things I changed was going to One-A-Day multivitamins for women. I have to say, I won't make that mistake again! Within a few day, I started getting lightheaded, nauseous and dizzy along with really bad burping and bloating. It took me 8 months of this to finally research all the things I took and one thing that kept popping up was all the problems people had with One-A-Day. Apparently they have lots of fillers that can mess with the stomach. So I quit and within a week started feeling better. It's now been about 2 months off and I feel way better, not 100%, but maybe 90% better. I do still have some of "those" days but also feel that the Tamoxifen is throwing me into menopause which all of these symptoms also apply to. I think I may do another visit to the holistic doc and see if he can help with menopause as well.

Also, anyone take probiotics and if so, what brand and how much? I had to do a course of antibiotics about 2 months before all my tummy troubles started which was around this time last year, and I'm thinking that I may still be "off" from that.

I can deal with alot of these Tamoxifen SEs but nausea is the worst!!

My sweetie does a far better job of cooking meats and shellfish than I do. I do like them but I am over 60 and he is over 70 and after 40+ years together we tend to each cook and eat our own thing together. He begrudgingly will eat a salad if I make one. My eyes cross just watching him eat mostly meat/starches/sweets because I like veggies and fruits more.

For cancer, my focus is to balance the types of fats (omega-3 and omega-6) and to make sure as much of it as possible is organic. And I work at keeping my blood sugar from spiking. It seems to be working.

I'm glad to find this. I've become vegan since September when I was diagnosed. My list keeps growing on what best to eat for healing but reading your ideas are great, something to try and grow my knowledge on (not much to begin with anyway). Although I'm small 5'2", I've gained 15% weight through the years which may not be much but I now realize is a lot for my small frame. I was under great stress and did not take care of myself for several years. Tried to loose weight with low carb diet a couple of years ago. Since August, I lost most of my weight, it's scary. Initially it was because of the depression and stress. I've stopped eating dairy and animal products except for occasional salmon and shrimp. I read the No Dairy Breast Prevention Program book by Plant so I started with that but I'm not finished learning. I'm afraid of the IGF levels but she didn't mention the casein in other animal products. I don't know much yet about the estrogens that come from outside sources. Barely know about the estrogen coming from own body fat.

I bought a juicer for nutrition packed fluids. I can't tolerate the texture of Vitamix smoothies.

I'm weak on supplements. I only have a a daily supplement right now that I'm taking.

Moved away from products with BPA, parabens

Stopped using Colgate Total toothpaste due to triclosan ingredient and cancer link

Trying to increase the volume of fruits and vegetable I eat. It is tough to develop the taste for it and I know this is ESSENTIAL.

Bosum, how annoying. Yes, BMI, fruit intake, exercise etc all seem right on target. I did see a study saying that walking for 15 minutes after meals could be very helpful in controlling glucose. You could try it.

As for cholesterol, mine also rose a bit because of the AI. I since got it down, simply by ramping up the exercise, cutting out eggs, cheese and red meat, increasing my intake of fatty fish and making sure I got loads of fibre. I know exactly what you mean about one drug leading to another. I have to say that if I had to choose between diabetes and high cholesterol, I would take the cholesterol. I am not convinced that high cholesterol is always that big a deal, if you are otherwise healthy, fit, slim etc. Diabetes, however, is always a bitch. How high is the cholesterol and how are your ratios (i.e. LDL, HDL and triglycerides)?

Heidi, interesting. My dh is in much better health than he should be, given age, weight etc. He has a habit of eating plain yogurt with walnuts in the morning.

I usually eat some walnuts in my breakfast muesli, and often some almonds in the evening for a snack. If I make pancakes, I make them without sugar or syrup, but add oat fibre and nuts as well as rolled oats and some berries.

Pretty strict Paleo (which I started 8 months prior to being diagnosed with BC/wish I'd started it 8 years ago). Only organic grassfed meats, no refined sugars, gluten, dairy, processed foods (non-foods) potatoes, rice, soy. Pretty much meat, eggs, veggies, fish, Paleo approved fats only, fruit, nuts and seeds.

Continued monitoring of vitamin D levels and supplements. In the toilet 1 1/2 years ago for god only knows how long.

Due to BC diagnosis I'm trying to eat more of the anti-cancer veggies: broccoli, b sprouts, cabbage, etc. and drink more green tea. Stepping up consumption of fish and seaweed. Fewer fruits than I had been eating but I'm not willing to go with a keto diet at this time, fruits have lots of good stuff in them along w their natural sugar.

Hi ladies! I am loving every bit of advice you all share and will try some new things too. One thing I see as a common concern is not eating enough fruits and vegetables. The one thing I do have going for my self is taking Juice Plus daily. It has taking away the expense and mess of juicing and provides up to 30 different fruits, vegetables, and grains our bodies need to heal. I was first diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer 6 years ago and have since dealt with metastasize liver cancer 4 times. I have been through many treatments and have healed beautifully and amazed my doctors in ways most people would never. Diet and exercise is key. Would love to share more about my journey and whole food nutrition and how it can help you too. You can email me at sprtymel11@yahoo.com. Always wanting to hear your journey as well. Survive On!

mprofitt,

Glad you're doing well. I echo leggo's opinion on MLM schemes. You may wish to remove your personal email address from your message, as the mods advise against it and will probably remove it if you don't.

Yeah, BosumBlues, I think you're right about the whey being not so great because it's dairy (also the soy protein because it's concentrated). But there are some different protein powders out there (hemp, pea and rice) and chia seeds are high in protein and easy to sneak into smoothies. When you don't have an appetite it's really hard to put on any weight, that's for sure. It's hard to eat healthy this time of year, anyway, but I applaud your efforts! (And thanks for reminding me I should be doing better, too!)

salt is/was my bete noir too. charlott gerson says salt is the cause of cancer. it certainly is a cause of hearing problems, as it holds water

long long ago I'd eat a lot of japanese sat plums & kosher dill pickles. when Ifirst ot some sort of meniers many years later i thought it was low blood pressure & I'd eat even more salty things. my sister said salt was contraindicated & when I began having vertigo episodes & drop attacks I stopped. I've not had a drop attack since the fall of ;10 perhaps. a year after I'd not eaten any salt. & my bad ear wnt good for awhile, & my hearing got perfect for awhile when I began using the artemesia absenthe. noe I eat processed foods some but no added salt/ the artemesia is very drying

I don't know if this counts as eating, but I figure anything that makes my body inhospitable to cancer cells is a good idea.

I can't bear to give up my morning cup of Joe--life has to be worth living--with a little cream.

But after that I switch to Green tea in the late morning, Ginger/tumeric tea after lunch, and Pomegranate juice with seltzer with dinner or in evening. If I want anything more, a small cup of almond milk before bed. No added sugar to any beverages ever.

Other than some cream in my coffee, my only other dairy is a yogurt if its a work day, and I don't turn down cheese on an entree here and there--veggie lasagne, yum. I've never been a big meat eater. Red meat a few times a year, chicken a few times a week. Not much fish since the water of the world is so polluted and the world so overfished.

Other than that, nuts, beans, veggies, fruit, complex grains. Organic whenever possible. I don't turn down the occasional treat--never been a purist, but I find the less I eat them, the less i crave them, so its about not having it around.

I don't have time to cook nor do I particularly enjoy it. Also my 3 year old is surviving on chicken nuggets and mac-n-cheese, he turns his nose up at anything with color or texture. Husband is not into vegetables either. Usually when i come home from work they have already eaten a late lunch and I have a cup of soup or something small. I prefer main meal to be lunch. Also if I eat any carbs its weighted towards breakfast. If we order food I go vegetarian-Indian, Middle Eastern, Greek, Italian, Mexican--all have great options. In the winter, I prefer to eat warm food so I've switched off salads which I eat almost every day in the spring and summer. i'm pretty sure i've been getting over 5 servings of plant foods a day for over a decade, so I'm just concerned that i would up with a new primary cancer again anyway. I take it that we can only control so much.

Filter your water. When I can afford it I want to get whole house water filtration.

kayb I do sauerkraut, just normal, -old style- way I use stone container, shred the green cabbage with some carrots, and I add a little bit of an apple too. Ad some salt, then I squeeze it with my hands so it starts to produce some liquid, ad some water with salt if some of the cabbage still not covered in the liquid, put a plate on it and clean stone (have one for kitchen ) or something heavier to make sure all cabbage is gone under water, then we wait, and every day I would poke it with a stick to relieve gases. It takes around 3 days depending how warm it is in the room, and how sauer you want to have it, more it stays more sauer it gets. I did read about its benefits for the guts too , same as pickled cucumbers,

the apple speeds a bit process, I guess it takes some practice to create your very own perfect way to do it, my hubby usually eats it before it even fermented for good stating it is perfect as it is ,

We do our own cottage cheese too and it is easy! let me know if anybody interested