Diet and cancer are controversial, but some believe our bodies are adapted to a hunter-gather diet consisting of a lot of vegetables, fruit, occasional meat or eggs, very little sugar (honey), flour or cereals, yielding a balance between omega-6 and omega-3 essential fatty acids.

There is no restriction on fruit as long as it is not sweetened by sugar or syrup since unlike sugar, fruit does not cause an excessive insulin or IGF (insulinlike growth factor) peak.

Dairy products including milk and cheese normally should be limited because dairy cows are usually feed a diet of grains that are high in Omega-6 and our western diet has an excessive Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio. But, if you can find 'free range - grass fed' dairy products then the reverse is true, and the dairy products are high in Omega-3 and desirable.

Foods, (including beer and wine) high in refined sugars, white flour, alcohol (high Glycemic Index foods) should be kept to a minimum and consumed sparing as part of a meal (wine, beer, desserts, cookies, etc.. preferably with meals).

No -- I don't walk the talk, but I am getting better!



Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11