Hello everyone!
I am considering intermittent fasting for a month and continuing if it suits my lifestyle. Has anyone researched it as a nutritional model while being treated for mBC? My daughter and her husband have been eating this way for a few years and feeling fantastic. They have more energy, ,their skin is clearer, not hungry as often and their glycemic index seems to be more stable as is their weight.
Would love to hear your thoughts!
Hi Calgal, I think it's worth a try since it does balance blood sugars and gives some people more energy . I've eaten this way for many years and agree with the results your daughter has shared . This is not a cure for cancer (and I know you didn't imply that it is ). I started this before stage 4. I don't eat until 11am. I do have a tiny amount of milk in my black coffee and it doesn't seem to have a negative impact. My most recent blood glucose was 74 when I had a blood panel and I had coffee with milk that am . It sure can't hurt us 
I’ve been doing it for a few years now. I find it to be okay but I’ve never eaten breakfast so it’s not a big change for me. I try to keep to a calorie controlled diet too but I don’t stress if I fail. I generally have coffee about 11 am and I stop eating by no later than 7pm. I’m living on my own though so I only have to worry about myself and the dog and cat.
I don’t really know whether it’s improving my health but I do it because I want to.
If you’re only going to try it for a month it certainly won’t do any harm. Unless you’re actively trying to lose weight then you just consume your preferred diet in a smaller window of time.
There’s studies on intermittent fasting and a doctor in England has made a career out of the subject. He obviously recommends it but there’s various ways of doing it. 5 days eating normally 2 days eating 800 calories in a restricted time period, 16 hours fasting and 8 hours eating. There’s lots of options. And weight loss isn’t the only reason to follow the method.
If you plan on restricting calories then personally I’d make sure I got sufficient protein because that will keep you fuller for longer.
I have not tried that, but have listened to several webinars and read reports on intermittent fasting. It is supposed to be very good for you as it gives your body a chance to rest and digest. I recently heard that we should not be eating after dark. That is a bit difficult in winter as it gets dark so early. I have been thinking about trying this after listening to the benefits and I don't think it can hurt. Sending you hugs and prayers.
Fasting saved my life while going through chemo. Now I intermittent fast. I’m five years cancer free. Great documentary featuring Dr. Valter Long called the Science of Fasting. Fasting through chemo helped kill the cancer stem cells that chemo does not kill. Also fasting helped protect my vital organs through chemo.
Intermittent fasting helps me tremendously.
Keep on! 🦋🦋🦋
the 'go to' book i have by Valter Longo is The Longevity Diet.
My understanding is that IF can help fight cancer (certainly not a cure, but nothing we take/do is). My oncologist mentioned USC studies (specifically re: breast cancer) and I've long been aware of OCSF Osher studies.
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Thanks for the links! Very interesting.
Valter Longo is the Director of the Longevity Institute at USC.
I also fast all day every Monday. I can’t tell whether it has any impact but the overall health benefits seem compelling. There’s a great doctor called Pradip Jamnadas and he’s worth following in terms of the rationale behind dietary restriction and fasting.
When I was first diagnosed with MBC my care team discussed participating in a trial which consisted of 12 hours of intermittent fasting and 30 minutes of daily exercise. I wasn’t accepted into the trial because I was already exercising each day. With my care team’s blessing I added 12 hours of Intermittent fasting. My oncologist was very pleased when my A1C and blood glucose levels stayed in the normal range. The fasting and exercise didn’t stop progression. The question is did fasting and exercise slow cancer down? I don’t know.
An excellent European study on exercise for MBC patients was presented at this year’s SABCS.
Hello CalGal56. I do some intermittent fasting and I do feel much better. But recently I did a 72 hour fast with my husband and we both had some real benefits. To learn more about fasting I recommend the Dr. Sten Ekberg video on the 72 hour fast. I also like to watch Dr. Mindy Pelz on longer fasts. She is a lovely, vibrant character. Dr. Pelz does intermittent fasting and also does longer fasts. If you do the 72 hour water fast you will trigger autophagy and that is sort of a recycle and clean up fast. It can cure diseases and It is supposed to encourage the growth of new stem cells. I think fasting if you do it intermittently and occasionally long term fasts can go a long way to help the body heal. There are many stories about diseases being reversed with fasting. Go for it. It won't likely kill you. Dr. Ekberg said we create disease by overeating and not giving the body time to rest. Hugs Marlene
i've been doing intermittent fasting for years. additionally, a few years back i started doing a plant based Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) based on the research of Valter Longo, PhD; it was approved by the Onc.
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