Keto

Remember in March the World Health Organization announced that glyphosate is a PROBABLE CARCINOGEN? We all eat it every day! It's in 80% of conventional (non-organic) food! It's heavily sprayed on cane sugar and wheat! Hello? We don't know what causes breast cancer? Come on! Start demanding ORGANIC food from your health food store (which generally only sells 50% organic food). Start demanding restaurants switch to ORGANIC food, which must include organic cooking oils, grains, the whole thing. We deserve to stop eating poisoned food. No one wants cancer, but breast cancer has become an epidemic corresponding to the uncontrolled use of glyphosate (main ingredient in Roundup pesticide).

Don't take supplements, eat stuff that won't kill you, and run. run a lot. Join a track or cross country team. Lift weights and use best exercise machine to lose weight at home. If anyone tell you to not eat carbohydrates, ignore them. Not eating carbohydrates is dangerous for humans

Hi.

I’ve been on a ketogenic diet for over a year now. I think my diet (less than 20g of net carbs, less than 80g protein, and 109g of fat), intermittent fasting, and fasting before infusions, greatly helped me through chemo. Side effects were minimal (no vomiting or nausea throughout AC-T) and it think it helped with the effectiveness of treatment. Lymph nodes in my Supraclavicular area started to shrink after starting the keto diet. AC alone did not shrink those stubborn lymph nodes and Taxol wasn’t working either. So in desperation, I started a strict keto diet and within a week, the supraclavicular lymph nodes started shrinking and by the time of surgery, the CT scan showed NED of the supraclavicular nodes. So, I am a believer that the keto diet with chemo can be effective against aggressive cancer. That being said, prior to cancer dx, I was pretty healthy - no diabetes or weight issues. I would check with your doctor before starting keto during active treatment

For keto friendly baking, I have been using monkfruit sweetener instead of sugar. It has worked really well, with molten chocolate cake and cheesecake recipes. I replace sugar with monkfruit (I blitz it first in blender or coffee grinder to get it super fine) and flour I replace with almond flour. It lowers total carbs and if you portion control, it’s a nice treat during the holidays.

I went on a diet that really was the Medifast diet food. Low carb and you eat their bars, shakes, mash potatoes, pasta, etc along with TONS of water every day. I lost 35lbs in just over 3 months and my lymphedema disappeared. I've slowly gained back about 20lbs and am struggling with some swelling again. I heard this diet was somewhat like keto. The first few days you develop a headache, but it passes. Is Keto ok for staying in remission? I hear it is a lot of meat.

Thanks Kanga for the response. I'll look into it, add it to the list of things to discuss with my MO next week.

Thank you NorCalS - What app do you use? I forgot to ask my MO about the keto thing

Thankyou you NorCalS!

Kanga Roo - thank you for link to Keto information.

I am happy with most of it but am not sure regarding cereals.  Besides no pasta and presumably bread, pastry, biscuits and cakes, I  have porridge every morning with ginger which stops the nausea  from the Palbo.   Do I have to find an alternative to that as well?     

Many thanks Esther.  I will have a look and see what is suggested.  Bxx

@kanga_roo, are you still on keto? How is it going

Good afternoon . Do you eat avocado? It is not dangerous for hormonal cancer?​ What is your cholesterol on the keto diet?

Thanks for the answer. Could you tell us what foods you eat?I want to get my mom to go on a keto diet. She eats only carbohydrates. Porridge, bread, fruits. Eats little fish.

Tell us more about your weekly menu. Please.

Have you had breast surgery?


I'm a big fan of keto both for feeling good and weight control. While my endocrinologist is in favor of anything to prevent weight gain she has limited me to one month of keto followed by three months of at least 100 g of carbs a day to prevent further thyroid damage (I had a bad TSH test after 6 weeks of keto.) I make sure my carbs are whole grains, vegetables and fruit but I actually look forward to my keto month since I feel healthier and sleep better.

I have to watch iron levels for anemia and calcium for osteoporosis; dietary sources are better than the pills which cause constipation. Red meat/spinach on keto (and off) helps but it is hard to get enough calcium from almonds/almond milk; Greek yogurt and calcium fortified grains work better. I'm permanently on low dose steroids so it's great to get the super sugar control from keto. BC turns life into a constant balancing act.

Currently I can only enjoy a meal with others outside (lung issues) but previously I discovered that planning in advance to order a salad, steak or other grilled meat/fish was a safe way to dine out. I would bring my own food to friends' houses for dinner; they weren't insulted since it was for medical reasons. Now that my opportunities to eat with anyone other than my husband have been limited I realize that 90% of the fun of dining out is the social aspect and change of scenery rather than the food.

Keto may not be for everyone (I like to cook, can adjust ingredients in recipes and will eat just about anything) but it has many positives. I can't do it full time but am glad to get some benefit from it.