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Nutrition is so important, not only for preventing a recurrence of cancer but because after a time it makes you feel good and provides energy! Perhaps at first you may not appreciate the goodness of a Mediterranean Diet but after a time your body adjusts beautifully and thanks you. Natural foods all have their own unique flavors. Fried foods quickly lose their previous appeal. Of primary importance is eliminating sugar! Avoid processed foods, bacon, meats, processed cheeses. Avoid processed carbohydrates. Indulge in fresh fruits and vegetables and wild fish like salmon. Enjoy that glass of red wine! My incredible Mayo gyn/ oncologist suggested fasting 16 hours, five days a week. I try to follow his direction and find I sleep so much better and managed to keep my girlish figure! I also exercise six days a week, meditate and try to engage in new learning by taking various classes. I play the grand concert harp ( not that well, tho ). Friends, family and good social interact also help. Life can be beautiful!
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I'm with you on that. I use a fast mimicking product called Prolon. I fasted during the first three chemotherapy cycles. I lost to much weight and could gain it back in time to fast the last three cycles.
I plan to put Prolon fast mimicking into the rotation every six months. There is some very interesting stuff on the effects of long term fasting.
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Good morning @starko. I agree, good nutrition is essential for staying healthy, recovering from an illness and supporting a healthy life style. Unfortunately the human body and cancer are very, very complex and there just isn't research to that says definitely that diet, rest, good nutrition and exercise will stave off further cancer, or even cause it. Definitely there are some foods that can cause inflammation, which is unhealthy for many people in a ton of different ways. Inflammation might or might not cause cancer or a recurrence. And not everyone responds to every food in the same way.
I asked my doctor if there was a diet that prevents cancer or recurrences and he said that if there were there would be a lot more people with less cancers.
Here is a list of foods that have shown inflammation.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-foods-that-cause-inflammatione
Does this make sense?