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← Return to Red meat & Prostrate Cancer
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I followed a very healthy Mediterranean-style diet even before my prostate surgery last September, with little to no processed food and very minimal red meat. After my prostate cancer diagnosis, I refined my diet further with the goal of reducing the risk of recurrence.
My diet now consists mostly of fish (especially salmon and sardines), tree nuts like walnuts and almonds, broccoli and other leafy greens, tomatoes (particularly cooked), mushrooms, whole grains, lentils, beans, pomegranates, blueberries, yogurt, and fruits such as mangoes and cantaloupe. I’ve also added turmeric and ginger, which fit well into this overall pattern.
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@soli
Diet sounds just about ideal.
I'd watch out for too much fish due to mercury so you might even test for that, but salmon and sardines are about the best you can do there. I can't eat that much fish because of gout, the salmon is ok-ish but the sardines not. I sure miss my pickled herring. Anyway I'd think a little chicken wouldn't hurt, and maybe eggs as well.
And probably included but perhaps deserving special mention would be strawberries - which turn out to have more fisetin (a relative of quercetin) than any other fruit, which turns out to be excellent for helping to manage blood sugar. And there are some great strawberries available now, compared to 20+ years ago!
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@soli I think there's an aspect of this that many miss: processed foods. I cut them out a long time ago as well, and if one is to cut something then this should be it - who knows how many health issues we have as of a result of highly processing what we eat with chemicals that we can barely pronounce!