Between Summer of 2021 and Summer of 2023--two solid years--my PSA went from 11.5 to 15.3, roughly two points per year.
Having concern about my PSA, I ventured into a more "aggressive anti-prostate cancer diet," centered around legumes/black, purple, wild rices/walnuts/flaxseed/tomato paste (lycopene)/ combo spices/black and cayenne peppers/olive oil.
Ate this daily, while also eating other high carb foods (which can be bad for PCa since they feed the condition glucose). After eating this from June 2023 to April 2024 and having PSA done, it had risen from 15.3 to 15 .6-- total of .3 of a point.
Having risen by just .3 of a point in nearly a years time more recently, in comparison to an average of 2 full points each of the prior two years, is it likely that the "aggressive anti-cancer prostate diet" I turned to may have played a major role?
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You've been asked before to share whether or not you have metastatic prostate cancer.
I have not seen any reply. Prostate cancer confined to the prostate is a very very different thing than when the cancer is metastasized. I wish you well but it would be helpful to clarify please.
And as for diet, I sgree that walnuts and tomatoes are great. But as for a high carb diet, that seems crazy, for many reasons.
I certainly wish you well on your journey and your fight against prostate cancer. But speculative claims without evidence are not helpful.
Interesting diet. It is difficult to say if it is slowing your PSA progression. Just as it is difficult to say that my 30 years of being a vegetarian diet, gallons green tea, and bottles of supplements has kept me going. But I wouldn't have changed a thing.
Any small thing you do for yourself is a pleasure of life. Keep up the research and enjoy living.
Thank you for posting this. I am testing out pretty strict diet myself only a few months into it, so sharing your info is helpful, please continue posting. Congratulations for a 0.3 only rise.
Thanks for the encouragement. I think it's rather ridiculous to go into a phase of "watchful waiting" on any condition when safe, beneficial strategies can be thrown at it. The dietary approach I'm using is both "strict" (as in eliminating excess glucose-inducing carbs, sat fats, dairy, sugars, red meat), and "weaponizing" (as in consisting of foods known to positively impact genetic activity, biological pathways, DNA repair, and numerous other biological processes underlying the condition). So a "dietary strategy" doesn't have to be about "eliminating" negative food factors only. As well, it can be about the therapeutic intervention of food.
True about "weaponizing", which I am still adjusting my diet and researching. I am eating more cruciferous vegetables than ever, drinking tea from soursop leaves, also the pulp from the fruit, and various supplements. No dairy.
Eliminated past 5 months most all "Arachidonic acid" foods, which I believe eliminating the eggs and chicken in my case is a test for my own edification, to see during my next rectal ultrasound tumor measurement and PSA test to see where I stand.
Also Methionine containing foods researching more about:
Among the top foods for the prostate health are going to be Broccoli/Broccoli Sprouts, Green Tea (EGCG), Lycopene, Greens, Cayenne Peppers, Spices: Ginger/Tumeric/Oregano, Flaxseed (Ground), Walnuts. Diet is just part of a foundation to support restoring prostate health. It alone is usually not likely to impact PCa significantly enough to halt or reverse the condition for any considerable amount of time. It could--but not likely. Other, more specialized targeting factors, whether conventional medicine or natural medicine usually needs to be integrated with diet.
My results are I feel fine. My insights are after doing months of reading- the NEJM 15 year study difference between doing something and doing nothing as so close- why risk medical intervention when I feel fine. That article woke me up as metastasis isn't a given for everyone, and I don't wake up but once a night, no pain or urgency to urinate.
I have a regular sex life as stated- I have refused the bullshit high $$$ making SOC protocol and conventional for-profit medical system, so still no biopsy so no idea if a 6 or a 9- and rather not know as I am at peace now. Reading all the suffering on this forum (muscle loss, lousy QOL, diapers or urinary incontinence for 20 years at 80 years old!- forget it, that's not for me) and other sites recommended I feel I am knowing enough information reading and studying that I do not want any chemo, radiation, or surgery- nothing- so no need for biopsy- I will eventually get an MRI perhaps if things change. Anybody can call me crazy, an idiot, or whatever- but I also refused the stupid scam injections that were pushed and now seeing all the turbo cancer news, etc... Point being is I feel fine and that's all that counts for me. In my life, everybody with cancer has died- all they did by following the Dr's orders was prolonging the inevitable and suffering.
Cancer has been all around me- so I refuse to repeat those situations on myself I have witnessed first hand and suffer and will exit on my OWN way outside of a hospice or hospital (if comes to that) on my own terms. I already have made arrangements in fact.
Years back I spoke once at length with a friend's wealthy oncologist who stayed with us. I asked him point blank looking into his eyes if he truly believed in his profession. He told me discreetly that he was more of a "death counselor"- not curing anybody- that he knew the drugs were poisons, and got nice big fat kickback bonuses for pushing chemo on patients, paid for vacations, etc- all the sales pitch bonuses for prescribing drugs that only prolong the inevitable. He also was really wealthy with many rental properties, expensive cars, etc. lol. Back then, I decided nope- not for me and it confirmed my own situation watching my own father suffer and die from chemo with cancer. In past months I have spoken to others with PCa who are suffering with a $hit quality of life, living with pain, with a bag and diaper, and whose lives suck- with limited well being, etc. Will that be me? Hopefully not, as I will find a way to exit before that if possible without suffering.
I was PSA 6 and ignored it in 2016 and my PSA was 17 in 2023- so I freaked out, which led to my tumor discovery with rectal ultrasound measuring 21mm but no ECE or vas deferens affected. My PSA was pretty high last I checked in July- but so was my testosterone. I lost weight and maintained it, still feeling fine, exercise walking daily mostly vegan diet- no sodas, candy, sweets, no cheese, milk or dairy, meats- fish only and beans for protein. Tomatoes, smoothies of raw broccoli/limes, carrots and fresh ginger. Coffee, tried to drink green tea- but it sucks imo- rather take capsules. I have been taking many supplements : curcuma, hoyas de guanabana en capsulas, b12, D3/K2, Anti oxidants mixes, revesperol, sea kelp, spirulina, green tea capsulas, milk thistle, Omega 3 fish oil, Quercetin. I take Ivermectin 2x a week for now as an experiment. I took Berberine for awhile but found it killed off my libido- so stopped it. I am personally responsible for my own decision- and have no interest in anything conventional but enjoying whatever time I have left. Every day is a blessing.
The main thing is doing research on your own, and conclusions based on what you read. "Internet garbage" has been used in various posts here- which I disagree- diet, nutrition and well being makes sense.
Nwdx, I'm going to tell you point blank, looking straight into your eyes, "If I were some kind of cancer, with an attitude like yours, I wouldn't dare cross your path... I'd stay away!"
As someone whose been trained in the integrative health & wellness approach, I've learned that the road to health and restoration begins with one's mindset and attitude towards the condition or issue one is dealing with. Everything else flows from this.
Your post here appears to reflect this statement very well. Aside from the mindset and the attitude you approach (rather, "attack") your situation with, your embrace of the natural world's plant medicines as a first line strategy for it is a "courageous" one. Or maybe it isn't at all in light of what you shared about that oncologist fessing up to you that he was more of a "death counselor... ." After something like that, it should be easy to understand why you've decided to "run away fast from a Multi-Trillion Dollar Medical Establishment" to seek help from Mother Nature.
What she offers in terms of her fabulous phytocompounds is nothing short of fantastic. For example, just before checking into this site, I'd sent an inquiry to the artificial intelligence Q&A site "iAsk.AI "inquiring about what made the Chamomile Flower super compound Apigenin a top-ten natural prostate cancer fighter. I knew that in general terms it was because of in addition to being a potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hormone regulator, neuromodulator (soothes nerves/improves sleep), IGF-1 pathway modulator, etc., most importantly, it activated the P53 gene via its pathway. And this is huge because the P53 gene is referred to as the "guardian of the genome." Its job is to responds to alerts on cells that incur DNA damage or radical alterations that could make them cancerous. The P53 gene detects such cells and activates mechanisms that take them through cell cycle arrestto terminate them so that they don't become cancerous.
With the iAsk.AI reply I got to my question, I got greater insight into the actions of the P53 gene's role in cancer cell prevention and control, and how Apigenin impacted P53. In addition to the inducement of cell cycle arrest on flawed cells to prevent them from becoming cancerous, the P53 gene as also able to activate DNA repair mechanisms, whereby a cell with minor to moderate DNA damage may not need to be terminated to prevent it from becoming cancerous, but simply have its DNA repaired. Researchers have found that many cancers develop because the P53 gene has become dysfunctional or mutated and consequently no longer active, thus allowing flawed cells to turn into cancerous ones and proliferate from there. But that's where Apigenin comes in. They found that Apigenin can re-activate deactivated P53 genes so that they can get back on the job of terminating or repairing flawed cells that could become cancerous.
The combination of Apigenin's ability to act as a powerful anti-inflammatory, anti- oxidant, immune enhancer, DHT-blocker, IGF-1 inhibitor, multiple cell-signaling regulator, etc., and P53 gene enhancer makes it a top-ten natural prostate cancer fighter as per iAsk.Ai based on its analysis of high-ranking research reports.
What a huge job by something packed inside the humble little chamomile flower whose tea is nothing short of soul-soothing! Only Mother Nature could deliver something like it.
I might have my tumor metastasized- now a year after diagnosis, so already might be stage 4 so could have advanced but I will not give in nor seek to find such a diagnosis to being damaged by standard chemicals. I will eat differently, take supplements, I hopefully continue on to feel fine and keeping a positive attitude, sleeping well and avoiding stress.
Thank you for sharing that! Awhile back another fellow natural healing believer friend and I were buying chamomile flowers to make tea. I have not ran across any data until now- so appreciate it as this is another arrow in my quiver to fight this nasty awful disease. I will continue to seek all angles and supplements that do not negatively impact how I feel like Berberine did- so Apigenin is next. I will buy some today.
"high amounts of apigenin can be found in certain foods and herbs, such as chamomile and bacopa. "
"Apigenin is present principally as glycosylated in significant amount in vegetables (parsley, celery, onions) fruits (oranges), herbs (chamomile, thyme, oregano, basil), and plant-based beverages (tea, beer, and wine) [12]. The present review is focused on the health-promoting effects of apigenin, in particular through in vivo research."
"Apigenin activity was a subject of investigation in the treatment of prostate cancer conducted by Shukla and others [89]. Transgenic adenocarcinoma mouse prostate (TRAMP) models were treated with 20 μg/day or 50 μg/day of apigenin for six days per week for 20 weeks. The authors observed significant volume reduction of prostate tumors as well as completely abolishment of distant organ metastasis. "
So, I make celery smoothies mixed with other things, lots of onions too. Some thyme and oregano but also look into tablets.
I entered my data into AI, with my details, PSA and no ECE it said I had a 100% chance of living 5 years, 98% 10 years and 95% in 15 years- and so why take a 50/50 risk for ED in radiation? Or 35% chance in incontinence. In the meantime I am continuing down the natural path- appreciate your response as naturist and wellness person. DM if you have a website or want the "other" censored natural site who posted here with his protocol.
There was a recent thread/post here that I believe was moderated about a website (url removed) and I won't put the name up- but he has videos and his protocol including using Rosemary (carsonic acid) with Black pepper and ursolic acid, pomegranate, and cranberry juice, etc. Well, I cannot buy/find Pomegranate or cranberry juice yet (without sugar) where I live outside the states, so need to keep looking. Or get extracts.
This mixture is something I need to retry mixed with a nut drink or potato/avocado carrier with the romero/rosemary powder as attempting to ingest it with blackpepper alone was a crazy moment- I just about vomited as ingested too much at one time.
"Although ADT has been shown to reduce disease progression and symptoms, as well as increase survival rates, it is also linked to several secondary side effects, including an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and impairment of cognitive functions (Shore et al., 2020). Plant-derived compounds are generally considered safe to be consumed. Thus, redirecting our focus on potential cancer therapeutics from plants could be a safer route for patients. "
So I eat cashews (now in milk form), pecans, and walnuts, macadamia also. All will eventually be made into milk as digesting chunks of nuts isn't good for risking irritation of intestinal diverticuli pockets which I was diagnosed in the 1980's with such at a young age, so avoided most small indigestible things for years until now needing to eat nuts. I went gluten free 23 years ago (Way before became the fad)- due to stomach bloating/health issues and sensitivity and sick all the time due to gluten- it changed my life so hence my attitude on dietary change is already there to attack the problem.
The Arachnidonic acid, methonine questions remain in my mind in certain foods I just try to stay away from increasing them as much as possible- and will continue to eat fish such as salmon sushi- so not 100% plants. Vegetable, Canola, Coconut Palm and Seed oils- eliminated at home except when eating out no idea what cheapo oil being used. Except no mention yet I can find that sesame oil is bad so continue to use it. Olive and Avocado oil, lots of cayenne and capsasin in jalapenos, korean red pepper flakes too. Working on palatable vegan diet recipes that work for me as I need sauces with things that have good taste + natural healing benefits like in Thai/Indian curry Curcumun (Tumeric), chili powders, etc. Watermelon has lycopene so drink it with brocolli and limes. Ginger/Garlic paste too. All bean Chili with a lot of tomato paste as it has lycopene concentrated higher than just tomatoes. 100% Cacao bars or powder, no sugar also.
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