Hi Everyone,
I bought the book "Your Life in Your Hands" back in 2009 during my mastectomy. Read numerous websites with +s and -s ... but I never end up reading it pass 20pages, as I wasn't sure - I don't want to be a hypocrite - as the book talks about dairy & meat contributes to cancer, and yet I feed my kids all these food.
Now 2.5 years later ... I am curious
Does anyone have any opinion to offer? What do you think?
The discussion about what to eat and what not to eat will go on forever. As long as we are eating everything in moderation and a wide variety of things, surely that can't be bad for us? I am not moderate in anything (!) so have had to learn to be very quickly but have long believed that it's about quality not quantity (unless it's french champagne then it's a free for all!!) Millions of people eat dairy and meat and don't get cancer - who knows really what is the 'cause' or what 'contributes'?
Yes,I read this book after my first bc diagnosis in 2003. Perhaps it may be relevant in England but in Australia animals are not treated with hormones and antibiotics.I was abit concerned about her comments on homoginized milk.I found her book(from what I can remember)to be abit extreme.I have read so many of these sort of books now that it can become abit confusing. I liked Petrea King's book"Quest for life" and also "Foods that fight cancer"-can't remember the author but he's a scientist. I try to eat everything in moderation.I don't really drink much milk anyway.Once a week I have fish and red meat and the other nights either chicken or vegetarian.I try to avoid processed meats and packaged food with preservatives/chemicals.But above all,I try not to stress.Patrea King states that peace of mind is most important,followed by a healthy diet and exercise.I know my diet can still improve and I need to drop some weight so I will work towards that goal.
Tonya xx
