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Posted 19 Feb 2016 at 10:45

I have a girl crush on you Julie x

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 19 Feb 2016 at 12:13

I'm a fan of turmeric too.
For almost 11 years, every day I've juiced 5 organic carrots, 2 Granny Smith apples, 4 sticks of celery, a lemon, and sometimes a fennel, making approx. a pint of juice.

Before drinking it, I add 6 teaspoons of ground turmeric, 6 of ground cumin, and then grind in a good amount of black peppercorns (which apparently helps the turmeric and cumin work better), and give it all a good stir.

I do believe it has been a major part of my diet regime, and has helped me 'ride my luck' for so long.

George

B2PCa

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Posted 23 Feb 2016 at 11:32

Has any active surveillance prostate cancer sufferer seen a reduction in PSA by using a particular diet?

Thanks

User

Posted 05 Mar 2016 at 10:04

So here's the info I've found on Turmeric. It's more to do with dosage. I've actually stopped today because of awful stomach pain , nausea so bad by night I haven't been able to eat dinner , face flushing , and feelings of intoxication.
1 curry contains approx. 1g / 1 heaped teaspoon of culinary spice
The recommended dose ( after scouring many sites ) is 1 to 3g of fresh root per day , or 1 to 3g of culinary spice per day.
The problem arises with supplements , and the potency of them. The Natures Best Turmeric I bought was high potency 95% Curcumin , and is 20 times stronger than culinary spice. It is a one-a-day tablet equivalent to TEN GRAMMES of spice. Ten curries.
Could be OK for some but not for me , and is over 3 times the recommended dose.
On searching the web it causes gastrointestinal probs at this dose ( no diahorrea or acid though ) and is known to cause nausea. Also it overloads the liver making it hard to process your normal meds and indeed alcohol. So I'm off it for a while to see if I feel better , and then I may get a pill cutter and half the dose. I'm not at all disputing it's health benefits , but supplements should be looked at carefully
Chris

If life gives you lemons , then make lemonade

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Posted 05 Mar 2016 at 12:37

Hi Chris,

I'm not surprised at what you've experienced.

That was a massive dose you were taking, and that can be the trouble with using supplement pills.

Far better just buying small jars of ground turmeric and ground cumin from any supermarket and adding some teaspoons of each, plus ground black peppercorns, to a juiced fruit and veg drink.

You've highlighted the risk of overdosing with supplements, and many here will take heed,

Thanks for such a good post.

All the best,

George

B2PCa

User

Posted 02 Jan 2017 at 13:32

That's quite a drink, especially the amount of tumeric and cucumin. Do you drink that in one go or over the day? I'm not sure how my system would cope with this amount.

Thanks.

User

Posted 02 Dec 2017 at 00:24

I'd be truly grateful if you (or anybody) could point me in the direction of books/articles on diet/supplements as I'm keen to avoid the prescribed surgery or radiation therapy... anything of a dietary/holistic non-invasive nature would be my ideal scenario. I'm being asked to make a decision by Christmas by the urology team but ideally want to try alternatives . PSA currently 7 up from 5.4 a year ago and apparently MRI shows growth in tumour. Not sure what current Gleason is.

User

Posted 02 Dec 2017 at 09:01

Diet can help you to stay well but cannot be a replacement for proper treatment.

Read up on Steve Jobs. A multimillionaire who could have paid for the best treatments in the world, he died of PCa because he thought he could control it with alternative methods

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 03 Dec 2017 at 01:26

I am not dismissing the fact that certain non medical things may slow the development of some cancers but if in themselves these could halt the advance of PCa, this would undoubtedly be widely promoted and adopted, thereby saving the cash strapped NHS millions of £'s.

Barry

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