Have you changed your diet post breast cancer?

I was ketovore before and I’m mostly carnivore now. I buy all local meat, eggs, raw cheese. No additives or antibiotics. I’ve been gluten and dairy free for several years. The raw cheese doesn’t cause inflammation for me. Cancer thrives on sugar and carbs. I’m doing the best I can. This works for me and also cured my IBS. My gut issues are so much better than when I was eating the SAD. To each his own. It’s a very interesting subject
I had HR+ most likely caused by HRT therapy I had been on for 20+ years

Just to add another voice. I do not live on a strict adherence to any plan. I am 20 years out from my original diagnosis, with a very poor prognosis from the gate.
I don’t eat a lot of sweets, but if I wanted some ice cream when it was 107* a couple days ago, I won’t feel guilty for eating it. Same answer for dairy, my normal dairy intake is a little 1/2-1/2 in my coffee in the morning.
I don’t eat much meat but I didn’t feel a bit guilty when my neighbors brought us cooked grass fed local steaks and I made it into steak strips with my salad for 3 nights in a row.
I don’t live by any hard and fast rules. I try to remember to keep my body as healthy as I can while I live with cancer. I will not deprive myself of foods that I love, I will decide when I really want them instead of eating them all the time.
Since alcohol has a direct link to breast cancer, I cut what little bit I had from my life on day one, and kept it that way. I just don’t drink period.
Try to remember that making an effort for health by reading labels and eating healthy doesn’t have to be bondage to a diet.
How can you accept for yourself, an occasional food without guilt? Are there cultural foods that you feel you shouldn’t eat, and how do you deal with that issue?

Very helpful information . I to have HR+ and was on HRT for 13 years. Just starting radiation this week.

I eat whole food plant based since 2016. I think it helped greatly that I was very healthy when diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer January 2022.
I would like to ask the brand name of the vegan frozen dinners you liked.

Diaya frozen pizzas are Gluten free & totally vegan (the fake cheese is okay). Amy's bowls & other frozen meals are delicious - some of them do have "real" cheese though, but are gluten free. When I feel the urge for some chocolate - I get Veggies Made Great double chocolate muffins - main ingredient is Zucchini & carrots. They also have a blueberry muffin - but I can taste the zucchini in those. Cheapest place to find these is Walmart - other stores are higher. I can go 2 or 3 days meat free.

Just to add another voice. I do not live on a strict adherence to any plan. I am 20 years out from my original diagnosis, with a very poor prognosis from the gate.
I don’t eat a lot of sweets, but if I wanted some ice cream when it was 107* a couple days ago, I won’t feel guilty for eating it. Same answer for dairy, my normal dairy intake is a little 1/2-1/2 in my coffee in the morning.
I don’t eat much meat but I didn’t feel a bit guilty when my neighbors brought us cooked grass fed local steaks and I made it into steak strips with my salad for 3 nights in a row.
I don’t live by any hard and fast rules. I try to remember to keep my body as healthy as I can while I live with cancer. I will not deprive myself of foods that I love, I will decide when I really want them instead of eating them all the time.
Since alcohol has a direct link to breast cancer, I cut what little bit I had from my life on day one, and kept it that way. I just don’t drink period.
Try to remember that making an effort for health by reading labels and eating healthy doesn’t have to be bondage to a diet.
How can you accept for yourself, an occasional food without guilt? Are there cultural foods that you feel you shouldn’t eat, and how do you deal with that issue?

My diet has changed in that I don’t eat out as much. Mostly now because after and during radiation therapy I began to have indigestion problems like acid reflux and nausea a lot. I ended up having to take something daily. Tried eating small meals and stopped eating out pretty much at all. I thought the food I was eating was good, mostly vegetarian and it was mostly bought from a food bar at an organic health food store. They make fresh salads and a hot bar that’s mostly lean chicken or fish. They list the ingredients. I eat mostly vegetarian for years now. But once I stopped going there and cooking my own food, I started getting better. I’ve been needing less of my acid reflux meds. I have slowly weaned myself off and eating whatever I want. If someone has recipes for homemade salad dressings, please share. Then again maybe I just needed more time to recover from the radiation therapy. I feel that radiation hurt my esophagus somewhat.
Glenda from Fl.

Thanks.

I have ben under chronic stress my entire life, literally. I had the saliva cortisol test done and my adrenals were depleted. My dr set me up on supplements and that's when I also started the autoimmune protocol diet for 90 days. That was several years ago. I finally starting feeling better.

where did you get a saliva cortisol test from. That is of great interest to me 🙂 I can relate to your trying to address the chronic stress that has plagued you .