healthy eating

I too had ER and PR+ breast cancer, can I ask why you don't eat mushrooms? I have been told to eat them.........I don't like them so I take them in a supplement. I hope I am doing the right thing.

 

Joanne

I too had ER and PR+ breast cancer, can I ask why you don't eat mushrooms? I have been told to eat them.........I don't like them so I take them in a supplement. I hope I am doing the right thing.

 

Joanne

Cobie I did heaps of reading on this - books and internet - when I was first diagnosed, plus I also attended a talk about cancer and nutrition at the Olivia Newton John cancer facitlity and I agree with Fiona. We just need to eat the same kind of balanced diet that is recommended for good health for everyone - lots of vegetables, some fruit, wholegrain products, plenty of fibre, fish, lean meat and avoid processed foods - espeically processed meats - and alcohol. I was told by my oncologist not to cut out dairy products because we need them for a balanced diet ie calcium. (Many of us that have ER+ BC end up having to take aromatase inhibitors which can weaken the bones so it's important to keep your calcium up.)

Having said that I have read that there is some scientific evidence that certain foods are associated with a reduced risk of cancer or cancer recurrance. That's not to say they will prevent cancer but they may create a less favorable environment in your body for cancer to grow. So in particular I try to include more broccoli, carrots, walnuts, green tea and apples in my diet. Pomegranate juice is also thought to have anti-cancer properties (although I find it unpleasantly sweet).  I try and avoid margerines and vegetable oils (I only use extra virgin olive oil). Sometimes I throw some extra flax seeds on my breakfast cereal. And of course it's important to get plenty of vitamin D - I take supplements for that. I will look forward to reading that new book too. I think while it's basically about a balanced diet with lots of vegies there are little tweaks we can make to our diets that may help. Best of luck Cobie. Janet.

 

Hi Cobie,I have a great book called TheAfter Cancer Dieti:How To Live Healthier Than Ever Before. by Suzanne Boothby with Richard Boothby M.D. I agree with Fiona,that a sensible balanced diet is good,but I think that if you can fine tune it a bit,it also helps.My cancer is the same as yours ,and I don't eat mushrooms any more either.By the way,the book that I just mentioned can be bought on Amazon.All the best Cobie.xoxoxRobyn

Hi Cobie,I have a great book called TheAfter Cancer Dieti:How To Live Healthier Than Ever Before. by Suzanne Boothby with Richard Boothby M.D. I agree with Fiona,that a sensible balanced diet is good,but I think that if you can fine tune it a bit,it also helps.My cancer is the same as yours ,and I don't eat mushrooms any more either.By the way,the book that I just mentioned can be bought on Amazon.All the best Cobie.xoxoxRobyn

Hi Cobie Hope you are well, I have just been to a breast cancer talk on nutrition at the Mater Hospital in Sydney. It was excellent and dispels a lot of myths including the dairy food one. I too am hormone receptor positive. The talk was by Dr Susan Hart (herself a breast cancer survivor) and she has written a book on this which should be released in about January 2014. I also went to a BCNA forum where her new book was also discussed. I am certainly going to buy it and what I got out of her talk was to eat a sensible normal balanced diet. Hope this helps Fiona