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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 11 11:13am | Replies (31)
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Saw palmetto was also one of the other supplements I was told to come off prior, during and after before my discussion with UFHPTI R/O.

Heavyphil, what is DIM?

My heart failure doctor's facial expressions are really expressive on his view of supplements. When I mentioned all the supplements his facial expression are quite blunt as he does not believe in them.

However, about 3 years ago he put me on fish oil to help with triglycerides. My wife's primary care doctor put my wife on an actual prescription for fish oil not a supplement. So, getting mixed messages about supplements.

I have tried to lessen my desire and why I want to take supplements and just eat right but my wife and I hate to cook. I internally argue with myself over whether this is something I should take or not and doesn't seem to be a clear winner with my internal voices.

During my last visit (a couple of days ago) with my HF doctor we were discussing why I was burping so much, and he mentioned tomatoes and other foods. I mentioned I eat a lot of tomatoes and take lycopene as I heard it was a great antioxidant. Then I got the look again.

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Apr 6 6:50am

Yeah, I took SP as well and it can screw around with your PSA numbers - kind of like finasteride.
DIM is di-indolymethane - the active component in broccoli and cruciferous vegetables. Also called a sulfurophane.
It is supposed to balance the male/female hormones and regulate progesterone. Sounded like a good idea at the time and who knows what it even did, but I no longer take supplements of any kind.
Ironically, I’ve found that prescription high blood pressure medicine and a statin have done way more for my health than any of these supposed miracle herbs and tinctures. Oh and let’s not forget Orgovyx, which dropped my PSA to undetectable.
Phil

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