How did you adjust your lifestyle and diet after your diagnosis?

OK - full disclosure here also, I have degree in Biology, summa cum laude, A+ in Biochemistry and A+ in Physiology XP

BUT, I will start with "belief" ! Extremely important factor and proven scientifically to the point of "belief" being part of EVERY single study for any treatment or any medication's effect PERIOD . Every study HAS to have group of people who are told that they are receiving treatment but are not given any - so called placebo group. Why - because when people believe that something might help it has the same effect as if they were given that treatment and it is in statistically significant % . So when we are talking about belief we do not necessarily talk about "talismans" , or religion per se , but ones belief in "something helping". BUT , for some people religious practices also give "belief" effect ( placebo effect). Second, many studies show that patients who have strong support and are with "positive" outlook have better survival rate, and nobody knows why. Third - our body constantly has to deal with defective cells , cells that are cancerous in nature but our immune system attacks them and removes them. It is only when our immune system fails to recognize them in time that those cells continue to grow and proliferate. That is why newest and the MOST promising cancer research is in the area of immunology and hopefully one day we will be able to re-train our immune system to attack specific cancer cells and remove them from our body. Fourth - phenomenon of spontaneous remission exists for any type of cancer, well documented in medical literature but nobody knows how it happens and there is no time or funding to study those rare cases. I had that happen in my family, I do not feel comfortable talking about it though since I do not want to be misunderstood and mislabeled. It is very very very rare event and nobody should count on it or rely on it, even I do not expect it with my husband , even though I witnessed the case firsthand.
Nutrition - very important factor. Obesity is for example one of the mayor "risk factors" for many cancers. Excessive sugar intake is not good and no, not all sugars are alike. It is different when we have carbs via vegetable intake, and different when we have refined sugar intake. What is bad part about "cake" is that it gives our body big serving of simple sugars all at once and we have big sugar spike of sugars that can not be used but are stored as fat and as glycogen reserves in liver and excess causes tremendous oxidative stress and oxidative stress causes mutations, damage to organs, damage to circulatory system, you name it. Some studies showed that man who are on Metformin have lower incidence of PC, BTW. When we eat vegetables , especially veg. like broccoli, lettuce, and other greens, those "sugars" are complex and do not cause spikes ! Vegetables also contain huge amount of antioxidants and fiber that also regulates sugar spikes . So no, not all "sugars" are the same. IMHO there is no reason to NEVER eat the cake, but it should be tiny and occasional peace. Dark chocolate , couple of "squares" a day could even be beneficial due to antioxidants being present. I am working on my hubby now to reduce "cookie" intake, he eats just a few but he should stop doing it every day *sigh. Otherwise we are coming from the region that eats Mediterranean diet, and it was always our diet and red meat was rarely consumed to begin with , beef none since mad cow disease appeared many decades ago. BUT, we did eat a lot of deary products and some new research shows that deary consumption is risk factor for PC *sigh . The thought is that progesterone in cow milk can effect development of breast cancer and PC. So we will reduce consumption of milk products now.
Supplements and vitamins - I am big believer in them, a lot of research showed their effect . I bought this book last week : " How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine". It is endorsed by Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I am strongly recommending buying it - I will follow all of the advice.

All in all, I plan to "move heaven and earth" to heal my husband, all 3 arsenals for healing will be implemented - medical, complementary and spiritual. So be it 🙂 !!!

Sending healing vibes and hugs to all < 3

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I’ve had rattlesnake and it tastes pretty good. I will never eat lima beans again. 😀😀

Broccoli is good for PC. Not my favorite vegetable, but I eat it at least twice a week. In Australia, they have a super broccoli. Drink a cup of soup once a week and it prevents your DNA from changing. Check out graphic.

OK - full disclosure here also, I have degree in Biology, summa cum laude, A+ in Biochemistry and A+ in Physiology XP

BUT, I will start with "belief" ! Extremely important factor and proven scientifically to the point of "belief" being part of EVERY single study for any treatment or any medication's effect PERIOD . Every study HAS to have group of people who are told that they are receiving treatment but are not given any - so called placebo group. Why - because when people believe that something might help it has the same effect as if they were given that treatment and it is in statistically significant % . So when we are talking about belief we do not necessarily talk about "talismans" , or religion per se , but ones belief in "something helping". BUT , for some people religious practices also give "belief" effect ( placebo effect). Second, many studies show that patients who have strong support and are with "positive" outlook have better survival rate, and nobody knows why. Third - our body constantly has to deal with defective cells , cells that are cancerous in nature but our immune system attacks them and removes them. It is only when our immune system fails to recognize them in time that those cells continue to grow and proliferate. That is why newest and the MOST promising cancer research is in the area of immunology and hopefully one day we will be able to re-train our immune system to attack specific cancer cells and remove them from our body. Fourth - phenomenon of spontaneous remission exists for any type of cancer, well documented in medical literature but nobody knows how it happens and there is no time or funding to study those rare cases. I had that happen in my family, I do not feel comfortable talking about it though since I do not want to be misunderstood and mislabeled. It is very very very rare event and nobody should count on it or rely on it, even I do not expect it with my husband , even though I witnessed the case firsthand.
Nutrition - very important factor. Obesity is for example one of the mayor "risk factors" for many cancers. Excessive sugar intake is not good and no, not all sugars are alike. It is different when we have carbs via vegetable intake, and different when we have refined sugar intake. What is bad part about "cake" is that it gives our body big serving of simple sugars all at once and we have big sugar spike of sugars that can not be used but are stored as fat and as glycogen reserves in liver and excess causes tremendous oxidative stress and oxidative stress causes mutations, damage to organs, damage to circulatory system, you name it. Some studies showed that man who are on Metformin have lower incidence of PC, BTW. When we eat vegetables , especially veg. like broccoli, lettuce, and other greens, those "sugars" are complex and do not cause spikes ! Vegetables also contain huge amount of antioxidants and fiber that also regulates sugar spikes . So no, not all "sugars" are the same. IMHO there is no reason to NEVER eat the cake, but it should be tiny and occasional peace. Dark chocolate , couple of "squares" a day could even be beneficial due to antioxidants being present. I am working on my hubby now to reduce "cookie" intake, he eats just a few but he should stop doing it every day *sigh. Otherwise we are coming from the region that eats Mediterranean diet, and it was always our diet and red meat was rarely consumed to begin with , beef none since mad cow disease appeared many decades ago. BUT, we did eat a lot of deary products and some new research shows that deary consumption is risk factor for PC *sigh . The thought is that progesterone in cow milk can effect development of breast cancer and PC. So we will reduce consumption of milk products now.
Supplements and vitamins - I am big believer in them, a lot of research showed their effect . I bought this book last week : " How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine". It is endorsed by Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I am strongly recommending buying it - I will follow all of the advice.

All in all, I plan to "move heaven and earth" to heal my husband, all 3 arsenals for healing will be implemented - medical, complementary and spiritual. So be it 🙂 !!!

Sending healing vibes and hugs to all < 3

Red meat is best for restoring testosterone values, right? Is there any other testofood known? After my ADT, I want my testo back - so anything that helps is good. But only naturally, no drugs.

Since my RP in November of 2023, I have had 4 PSA tests which were < 0.01. Since my Gleason came back 9 after my pathology report, I continue to be concerned about recurrence(so far so good🤞🙏). I just had my yearly physical and my glucose came back slightly elevated. I’m an extremist so I have made some dramatic changes to my diet, since glucose is a feeder of cancer. I have cut WAY back on starches and sugars. One thing it has accomplished is I have lost about 6 pounds, even though I don’t need to lose any. My urologist told me the number one thing to cut out is red meat. No problem for me as I haven’t had any in 20years. I have loaded up on fresh fruit and veggies as well. I have an upcoming PSA test in a few weeks and I am going to ask my doctor to include a glucose test so I can see if my changes are making a difference. I’ll report on my results at that time. Best of luck to you.

Good for you, kjacko, you don’t need the extra processed sugar to cause more problems.
But just be aware that fruit sugars can elevate your glucose as well. An apple I had at 8 PM showed up in a 7AM blood test!
Glucose is ubiquitous and sadly, cancer cells can MAKE their own if necessary.
Your lifestyle changes are great but don’t fret and wear yourself out over glucose. You probably have enough stress in your life already!
Phil

Good for you, kjacko, you don’t need the extra processed sugar to cause more problems.
But just be aware that fruit sugars can elevate your glucose as well. An apple I had at 8 PM showed up in a 7AM blood test!
Glucose is ubiquitous and sadly, cancer cells can MAKE their own if necessary.
Your lifestyle changes are great but don’t fret and wear yourself out over glucose. You probably have enough stress in your life already!
Phil

To eliminate the blood sugar test results, with the limitations you describe as definitive, getting an A1c test allows you to get the average blood sugar over three months. Gives a much better idea of how somebody is doing with blood sugar issues. A spike is averaged out over time