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One avenue I've decided to use to fight this beast is through vitamins, supplements, and my diet. I've spent weeks researching and talking to various people and have tailored plan that I think will work for me. I think it's impossible to say, "oh, you did that, I'll do that exactly too". We all have so many different likes and dislikes and getting on the whole veggie kick for me is particularly hard with my aversion to vegetables. But I think I've put together my own plan that I hope and pray works for me. My basic diet revolves around a 70% RAW DIET and 30% healthy cooked diet. In addition, I've made these changes...
1) I'm taking a multi vitamin daily (as I always have) and added additional vitamin C, E. B.
Hardest Part: I am swallowing so many pills (daily) between my chemo prescriptions and these vitamins that I gag! All mental right?
2) I have cut ALL refined sugar out of my diet (including dark chocolate)
Hardest Part: I eat a piece of candy or cookie after every meal. When I say I have a sweet tooth. I HAVE a sweet tooth. I've supplemented with various fruits and Guava nectar (Thank A.B!)
3) No more red meat. Limited white meat.
Hardest Part: I love red meat! Single tear.
4) More nuts.
Hardest Part: Not too hard. Problem is they can't have salt on them. Bummer!
5) 2L of water a day.
Hardest Part: Remembering to drink that much water a day.
6) Less Dairy
Hardest Part: I LOVE cheese
Also, basically anything white is cut out. Bread, pasta, cookies, etc.(easier said than done) Did you know that if you put a grain of white rice in a cup of water it will rot. If you put a grain of brown rice in a cup of water it will grow. Imagine the differences that occur in your body.
Do I think it will "cure" all of my cancer. No. Do I think it will assist my body in fighting off this disease. Absolutely. We'll see how these changes go. At the very least, these changes should help my body with the damage the chemo is known to be doing to my healthy organs.
So if you're out to dinner with me, or invite me over for a snack, I apologize if I don't gobble something down. Trust me, I want to. But I've gotta keep this up.
One day I WILL have that nice fillet and garlic mashed potatoes with a fat slice of chocolate cake for dessert, but today and tomorrow, my body is in cancer fighting mode!!!!
Cheers (red wine),
Erika
CHEMO on FRIDAY- YUCK!
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Posted by cancersucks on 2009-09-27 20:39:43 | Rating: | Views: 411
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