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I am newly Diagnosed with MGUS.

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Feb 6 5:38am | Replies (61)
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@deborahjb

Hi Teri,

Thanks for the additional information. I'm surprised you have to pay for prepared food plans. I thought the study participants in the WFPBD part of the study received free food from Plantable.

I haven't gone the prepared food route because my husband is a good and very healthy cook. We are trying to cook more recipes from healthy websites like Forks Over Knives and these sites the nutritionist at my PCP's office recommended:

https://www.bluezones.com/recipes/
https://www.pcrm.org/universalmeals/recipes
https://thebigswich.com/recipes - This one requires an invitation from someone so let me know if you would like me to try to private message you to see if I can share it.

The nutritionist also recommended these other resources, which I haven't looked at yet:

Dr Will Bulciewicz's Fiber Fueled Cookbook
https://hubermanlab.com/effects-of-fasting-and-time-restricted-eating-on-fat-loss-and-health/

Congratulations on the stable bloodwork. You are doing everything possible to stay healthy -- much more than me. So thanks for the inspiration!

Best wishes,
Deborah

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Allstaedt57 | @allstaedt57 | Aug 28, 2023

Good Monday morning Deborah. First topic is the prepaid meals: There are four randomizations that can occur for the Study. I was fortunate to get the "Diet Group Plant-based meals." With that I was provided with the meals for the first 12 weeks and then after that it was what they call "self-made." So, yes, for the first 12 weeks I was good. I return in September for my 24th week and 5th visit. I will have one more visit at the one year mark in mid-February. Vegan meals have been up to me since the end of the 12th week.

A second group is strictly the "Supplement or placebo group plant-based meals wherein they are only provided the meals from Week 16 through 24.

Third group is "Supplements group: supplements dosing" wherein they are provided with the meals and supplement for the entire 24 week period.

Fourth group is "Placebo group placebo dosing" they too are provided with the meals for the entire 24 week period plus a placebo. supplement.

So, just depends. Plantable is no longer the provider. They have taken their business in another direction so MSKCC has found an alternate.

Thank you for all of those other resources will spend some time reviewing them.

Best wishes.

Teri

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