Jul 19, 2018 10:27AM JaBoo wrote:

I agree with what is said above. I can't see anything healthy in juicing - you are removing the important and healthy part of the fruit/vegetable which is fibre. you are consuming large quantities of fructose in a very short time without the benefit of feeling full due to fibre. fructose goes directly to the liver and behaves exactly like alcohol (yes, alcohol). the only difference being it doesn't go into your head. the sugar spike from drinking such fructose amounts is overwhelming for your system.

theres nothing wrong with carrots, at least as far as I know. but I believe that removing the fibre creates just an oversweetened drink with some vitamins in it.

Jul 19, 2018 10:57AM ksusan wrote:

Tamoxifen is now being shown to promote type 2 diabetes, so people with ER+ cancers who do or might take it should be very careful about consuming that much sugar consistently.

Jul 20, 2018 03:48AM - edited Jul 20, 2018 03:49AM by Miza_73

Thanks everyone for the input.

I am still new and trying to understand the whole concept of healthy diet and food intake. And as I learn, there are many contradicting facts discovered.

I am a caretaker for my wife and I am oblivious to many things about good food, carb intake and even blood sugar. I am only aware of these since she was diagnosed and I need to make her healthy again.

And @Moth... now that you mentioned the tamoxifen effect, my wife's sugar level seems to be high these days. She started Tamoxifen a month ago, will keep a check on this too.

Jul 20, 2018 11:01AM - edited Jul 20, 2018 11:03AM by wc3

I am by no means an expert on this but consuming a lot of fruit juice to combat cancer never made sense to me because it's a lot of sugar, mainly fructose, in a small period of time, which spikes blood sugar.

Modern orange carrots, while not a fruit, are a result of fairly modern selective breeding and were bred specifically for their high sugar content.

They also contain a lot if beta carotene, which might be beneficial, but I really couldn't say if any benefit out weighs the cons.

I have never heard any dietician or nutritionist recommend a lot of juicing. They are more likely to recommend eating fruit in moderation.

Nov 25, 2021 12:51PM snowday123 wrote:

I’m currently doing 5-7 cups of unpeeled carrot juice daily after reading of the success of Ann Cameron using 5 cups of characters a day to cure colon cancer metastasized to her lungs.

She encourages people to write her with their success or failure and is adamant that while not foolproof it seems to help most people at least somewhat - occasionally there's a knock your socks off win which is what she (and Ralph Cole - metastatic squamous cell carcinoma) experienced. Don’t know if it translates to a breast cancer diagnosis

She wrote a book called carrots cure cancer - and the reviews are interesting. Also, research in mice found chemicals in carrot juice that seem to eliminate tumors. The research was only preliminary as obviously carrots are not a profitable treatment and will not elicit an expensive phase 3 clinical trial.

Lots of substances out there with anti-cancer activity that will just never be studied. I use a cheap juicer and plenty of pulp left to mitigate sugar spike. She can test her blood sugar after juicing if she’s concerned. Research flaxseed and flaxseed oil too! And muscadine grape extract. Easy, delicious additions to diet