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.
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