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What’s the science on diet and MGUS/SMM?
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Since I have so many things wrong with my body, some rare, some very rare, I do a lot of research on this subject. So I can verify the answer to your question and it is yes but complicated. Since I have two very serious problems with my blood and heart, plus my kidneys, immune system, peripheral neuropathy and brain, I researched using this simple question. Is this good or bad for my (specify condition) including cancer and my Kappa light chain IgM MGUS that’s slowly progressing to either MM, NHL or WM. Example: Is potassium good or bad for my Stage 3 CKD. Answer: Bad
When I focused on my MGUS, I asked are tomatoes good or bad for my MGUS progressing to cancer? The answer was Bad. Why I asked? It seems certain cancers cells love an acidic blood level and cause them to multiple easier. Then came this answer, an acidic blood level can repress breast cancer cells from multiplying rapidly. This answer was noted from a survey on the topic. I’m unsure of what cancer it mentioned but I believe it was breast cancer and it was reported from a study and not a definite fact. So yes, according to that question and answer, certain things can be good or bad depending on the type of cancer. I asked about foods, drinks, vitamins, vegetables, fruits. On the topic of one food, it was good for one condition but bad for another condition. So I chose to eat it since it helped my one condition that was more dangerous to me and I’m paying the price from the other condition. So I hope this answers your question. But remember this, how much help or damage something will do to your body is subjective at best. @becky1024
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@becky1024 There's a problem often with info gathered online. The body maintains homeostasis through kidneys, breathing (lung exchange ofO2 and Co2), sweating. pH scale i centers around neutral = 7. Water is 7. Blood normal range is 7.35 to 7.45.slightly alkaline. Because above 7 is alkaline "BASIC" and below it is ACIDIC. A change in blood pH is a big deal and when the body is in alkalosis or acidosis, you'd be pretty sick. There's a list of diseases that can impact pH of blood.
I can't post links so look this up: Healthline, "What’s a Normal Blood pH and What Makes It Change?"
So, Can eating food change the pH of blood? Stomach is acidic 1.1-1.3. First remember that stomach acid [Hydrocholic acid] creates an acidic environment for digestion of proteins. so food goes through changes through these digestive exposures. The pH of a food when it goes in is immediately changed. So eating an acidic food like tomatoes, citrus does not influence the blood.
read this: biology insights "Can food throw off your ph-balance?"
Homeostasis maintains all our systems within certain parameters to keep us alive.
So the food thing is basically (haha) bogus.