Cancer
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Manuka Honey Inhibits Human Breast Cancer Progression in Preclinical Models (July 2024)
Figure 4. Antitumor activity of Manuka honey in human breast cancer xenografts in vivo. Ovariectomized nude mice (nu−/nu−, Charles Rivers) with estradiol supplements were implanted with MCF-7 tumor xenografts SQ and treated with Manuka honey or control administered by oral gavage after tumors achieved a size of 50–75 cm3. Oral gavage (0.1 mL volume) with 50% (w/v) Manuka honey or control was performed twice daily from days 1 to 14, then once daily thereafter to day 42. Treatment with Manuka honey administered orally elicited a significant suppression of MCF-7 xenograft progression as compared to controls (** p < 0.01) n = 5–7 mice per group. -
I recently read a book “cancer cured: victory over the war on cancer” which i believe Ray Peat helped advise the author on. My mum has cancer, and i think the book was really good.
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@Jennifer, I brought it up because a clinic that doesn't reject conventional methods altogether might be faced with less resistance by him. Another advantage is that it's located in national territory, not giving him the impression that he's seeking clandestine treatments abroad.
I now have a support page!
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@Amazoniac said in Cancer:
@Jennifer, I brought it up because a clinic that doesn't reject conventional methods altogether might be faced with less resistance by him. Another advantage is that it's located in national territory, not giving him the impression that he's seeking clandestine treatments abroad.
I see. He’s halfway through treatment and doing well, but I’ll keep the center in mind. Thank you.
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Did anyone here encountered cancer(in your self/in someone close to you). If so, what you did/doing to cure it? If you didn't, but you have some knowledge - what would you do to cure it? I know that different cancer need different approach - but hey, it's still cancer.
Cancer threads are like Alice in Wonderland. You get into a lot of rabbit holes. I stay away from it except to make this kind of commentary. And to say the essence in a cure is in its simplicity. When it gets very complicated and you don't know where to even begin, you are so trapped already in a labyrinth and you feel like a cockroach being experimented on.
Go back to the basics. Balance. And the body will heal itself. It is about the terrain. And you have to get the body back to where it can get back its own wisdom.
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I just came across a quote by Ray on prostate cancer. From his May 1998 newsletter:
"Thyroid supplementation, adequate animal protein, trace minerals, and vitamin A are the first things to consider in the prevention of prostate hypertrophy and cancer. Nutritional and endocrine support can be combined with rational anticancer treatments, since there is really no sharp line between different approaches that are aimed at achieving endocrine and immunological balance, without harming anything."
https://raypeatexplained.com/ray-peat-on-thyroid/
Along with radiation and androgen deprivation therapy, my dad used thyroid (standardized NDT), Progest-E and a diet high in animal protein to successfully treat his prostate cancer.
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I just came across a quote by Ray on prostate cancer. From his May 1998 newsletter:
"Thyroid supplementation, adequate animal protein, trace minerals, and vitamin A are the first things to consider in the prevention of prostate hypertrophy and cancer. Nutritional and endocrine support can be combined with rational anticancer treatments, since there is really no sharp line between different approaches that are aimed at achieving endocrine and immunological balance, without harming anything."
https://raypeatexplained.com/ray-peat-on-thyroid/
Along with radiation and androgen deprivation therapy, my dad used thyroid (standardized NDT), Progest-E and a diet high in animal protein to successfully treat his prostate cancer.
Ray Peat talking about vegan diet (tomatoes, squash, botanical fruits) curing prostate cancer :
"Older people have very low protein requirements"
"excessive amino acids become antithyroid agents and make metabolism even slower"
https://x.com/hmmmcurious/status/1683049261213143040 -
I just came across a quote by Ray on prostate cancer. From his May 1998 newsletter:
"Thyroid supplementation, adequate animal protein, trace minerals, and vitamin A are the first things to consider in the prevention of prostate hypertrophy and cancer. Nutritional and endocrine support can be combined with rational anticancer treatments, since there is really no sharp line between different approaches that are aimed at achieving endocrine and immunological balance, without harming anything."
https://raypeatexplained.com/ray-peat-on-thyroid/
Along with radiation and androgen deprivation therapy, my dad used thyroid (standardized NDT), Progest-E and a diet high in animal protein to successfully treat his prostate cancer.
Ray Peat talking about vegan diet (tomatoes, squash, botanical fruits) curing prostate cancer :
"Older people have very low protein requirements"
"excessive amino acids become antithyroid agents and make metabolism even slower"
https://x.com/hmmmcurious/status/1683049261213143040I remember the interview that clip was taken from. Neither my parents (in their 60s, at the time) nor my grandmother (in her 90s, at the time) fared well on low-protein diets, diets that centered on foods Ray told me in an email exchange that he recommended, and Ray’s own experience with protein restriction the last year of his life doesn’t instill confidence in me that such diets are optimal for the majority. Ray also said:
"Low protein diets definitely interfere with the liver’s ability to detoxify estrogen and other stressors.”
“The liver and other organs deteriorate rapidly on low protein diets.”
I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes. ~ B. Smith
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Just how low protein are we talking about here?
Just 2 liters of milk and your getting 70g of protein
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I remember the interview that clip was taken from. Neither my parents (in their 60s, at the time) nor my grandmother (in her 90s, at the time) fared well on low-protein diets, diets that centered on foods Ray told me in an email exchange that he recommended, and Ray’s own experience with protein restriction the last year of his life doesn’t instill confidence in me that such diets are optimal for the majority. Ray also said:
"Low protein diets definitely interfere with the liver’s ability to detoxify estrogen and other stressors.”
“The liver and other organs deteriorate rapidly on low protein diets.”
Your grandmother in her 90 s tried low-protein diet ? Why would she do that ?
I think people are just happy to hear from some authority that their favourite foods are exactly what they need to eat, nobody likes restrictions. And if somebody likes vegan diet and smoking weed - Ray will happily endorse you with proper studies how to do it right. -
B vitamins seem to be helpful
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Just how low protein are we talking about here?
Just 2 liters of milk and your getting 70g of protein
Ray averaged 50 g of protein daily during his methionine restriction experiment, and mentioned having to limit milk (and cheese and eggs). He talked about it here:
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZCgpw6_sRA&t=12m10s
And in some of his quotes regarding low protein diets, he mentioned 40 g:
“A few years ago, most of the nutritional problems that I saw were caused by physicians, by refined convenience foods, and by poverty. Recently, most of the problems seem to be caused by badly designed vegetarian diets, or by acceptance of the idea that 40 grams of protein per day is sufficient. The liver and other organs deteriorate rapidly on low protein diets. Observe the faces of the wheatgrass promoters, the millet-eaters, and the anti-mucus dieters, and other low protein people. Do they look old for their age?”
I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes. ~ B. Smith
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I remember the interview that clip was taken from. Neither my parents (in their 60s, at the time) nor my grandmother (in her 90s, at the time) fared well on low-protein diets, diets that centered on foods Ray told me in an email exchange that he recommended, and Ray’s own experience with protein restriction the last year of his life doesn’t instill confidence in me that such diets are optimal for the majority. Ray also said:
"Low protein diets definitely interfere with the liver’s ability to detoxify estrogen and other stressors.”
“The liver and other organs deteriorate rapidly on low protein diets.”
Your grandmother in her 90 s tried low-protein diet ? Why would she do that ?
I think people are just happy to hear from some authority that their favourite foods are exactly what they need to eat, nobody likes restrictions. And if somebody likes vegan diet and smoking weed - Ray will happily endorse you with proper studies how to do it right.She had chronic diarrhea from what would later be discovered was a sensitivity to lactose, which the majority of the foods she had been eating contained, and low protein was a byproduct of the elimination diet used to control it. The diarrhea subsided, but she started having dizzy spells that led to hospitalization after she hit her head on the bathroom counter and broke her nose. The dizzy spells ceased after greatly increasing her meat intake and not long after, dairy from lactose-free sources was successfully reintroduced.
LOL at needing proper studies to do a vegan diet right. The addition of weed seems like an effective strategy to stick with it, certainly more gentle than Walter Kempner’s whippings.
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@Jennifer
I wonder if the 50g were his total amount of protein or the protein from the typical protein sources like milk, eggs, meat, seafood etc. Too bad that we can't ask him anymore. For example, 1 litre of orange juice already has 7g of protein.He also mentioned that he'd eat oatmeal with milk for breakfast and in one interview I remember he talked about that you need a lot of milk with the oatmeal (I suppose he meant to balance out the phosphorus or phytic acid, but I don't quite remember). I would guess he would get 20g of protein with the breakfast alone.
At some point last year I had a day where I didn't eat much of the typical protein sources, no meat or seafood, no eggs, just a small joghurt (150g), some gelatin in coffee and some feta cheese. It wasn't intentional, just a day where I wasn't at home most of the day and had no time for a proper warm meal. And when I noticed it, I put it into cronometer out of curiosity, and I still ate around 70g of protein that day. Which makes me think if a true 50g of protein a day diet is even possible without turning into a lab rat.
Also, it must have been close to a near-death experience for a french woman to remove dairy from her diet, so kudos to your grandma.
