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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 4 1:47pm | Replies (47)
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I posted this back in December. It is appropriate to post it again here.
I will state up front that this comment will be helpful to no one and is certainly not advice.
I am 70 years old. I have stage C3 heart failure and stage IVB prostate cancer. I'll be damned if I'm going to restrict myself to foods that do not give me pleasure. One of highlights of the quality of life I cherish is to enjoy my meals and my snacks. I'm pretty certain that a T-Bone or candy bar is the least of my problems. I do not eat for dinner what my dinner eats for dinner and for those that are unaware, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are their own food group. 😁
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@mjp0512 Good for you!! You know, two things that are glaringly absent in these dietary discussions are the effects of water and air…
No one ever talks about all the harmful chemicals we all ingest in our water, which is like 98% of our body weight. What about all THESE substances causing PCa?? Oh, you have filters? Good luck with those because unless you change the medium (charcoal, coconut husks) VERY frequently, you are filtering nothing.
And air? How many breaths do we take every single day of our lives? Do we know what is contained in it? We do not.
No matter where you live - even in a rural area - there are micro-particulates in the air which have a direct impact on our health; many times, these particulates (and gases) are directly linked to cancer formation.
So to really focus on food only is crazy when drinking water (including bottled, beverages, prepared soups, etc) is so much more impactful and breathing is something you cannot do without!
I live way out on Eastern Long Island in NY. Most of us call it ‘God’s Country’ because of the open farm fields and blue skies over the bays and LI Sound. But, as I soon found out, most of the water here is contaminated with Temik (aldicarb), an insecticide used to kill the potato beetle. Union Carbide will provide filters if you use well water. It’s also been discovered that POA/PFOAs are present in many of the municipal water supplies as well! Gee, WTF is coming out of my tap here in the Garden of Eden?
And the air, so fresh blowing in off the water, is filled with a toxic blend of particulates which arises from the NYC Metro area and blows easterly right onto our little spot of paradise. No wonder the sunsets are so beautiful - gas and dust provide the perfect medium for UV rays to reflect, bounce around and offer technicolor displays when the sun goes down…and I should worry about eating a steak??🤔
Phil