aH, DIET. When I was first diagnosed with high cholesterol, and before being placed on medication, I was advised to look carefully at my diet. I did meet with a nutritionist and we reviewed my diet, made some minimal changes (reduced cheese intake, and began what has become a virtual elimination of red meats), and this had no effect: the result--statins. When diagnosed with PC, I looked at a wide variety of dietary issues--and decided to maintain my reasonable diet, with its now minimal red meat content, continued my minimal use of sugar (primarily in the apple crisps I make and love), and absolutely no sugary drinks. But far be it for me to advocate that anyone follow my particular diet, and my PC urologist and primary care doctor both support my diet. Unfortunately I think there is a genetic component at work that might defy any efforts at dieting that goes beyond something like a heart healthy diet.
So, yes, I concur in maintaining a healthy diet (which certainly may vary from person to person, depending upon other health issues one may be facing, like "easy" formation of kidney stones (a problem for me, apparently) and reasonable exercise as the way to good overall health, and undoubtedly what will enable you to outlive your PC and die happily from other causes.
aH, DIET. When I was first diagnosed with high cholesterol, and before being placed on medication, I was advised to look carefully at my diet. I did meet with a nutritionist and we reviewed my diet, made some minimal changes (reduced cheese intake, and began what has become a virtual elimination of red meats), and this had no effect: the result--statins. When diagnosed with PC, I looked at a wide variety of dietary issues--and decided to maintain my reasonable diet, with its now minimal red meat content, continued my minimal use of sugar (primarily in the apple crisps I make and love), and absolutely no sugary drinks. But far be it for me to advocate that anyone follow my particular diet, and my PC urologist and primary care doctor both support my diet. Unfortunately I think there is a genetic component at work that might defy any efforts at dieting that goes beyond something like a heart healthy diet.
So, yes, I concur in maintaining a healthy diet (which certainly may vary from person to person, depending upon other health issues one may be facing, like "easy" formation of kidney stones (a problem for me, apparently) and reasonable exercise as the way to good overall health, and undoubtedly what will enable you to outlive your PC and die happily from other causes.
Thanking you Howard! Aways a fresh TidBit to read and learn about my PC!