Re: [Sugar substitutes

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--- RJ wrote:

> Hi Pam

>

> Thanks for writing. I too am prone to second-guessing every decision I

make---even minor

> ones--and agree with you that when Doctors " play God " and dictate how many

years we have left,

> it gives me the motivation to live alot longer just to prove them wrong. I've

heard from others

> who have far exceeded their doctors' predictions and I pray that your husband

will outlive the

> doctor's forecast by a long margin so that you both will enjoy many, many

years of good times

> together.

>

> One thing i have learned is that cancer feeds on fat cells and on sugars.

Unfortunately I have

> plenty of fat to offer my cancer (though i have lost about 14 pounds since my

surgery 5 months

> ago) and i crave things like chocolate, cookies, and the like, and of course

the holiday season

> introduces still more temptation. Sugar free items are not necessarily a good

choice since most

> sugar substitutes like Equal (Aspertame) and Sweet n Low are also suspected

cancer causing

> agents. And I used to drink huge amounts of diet sodas daily since they have

no calories, but

> now I allow myself one maximum per day because of the danger of the artificial

sweetners.

>

> When I get depressed, I get a defeatist attitude of " what's the use " and I

talk myself into

> " enjoying what time i have left " by indulging in some sugary sweets. That is

usually followed

> by remorse and I resolve (like an alcoholic who has fallen off the wagon) to

do better and the

> cycle begins all over again. My MD has told me to try using Chromium (health

supplement) as a

> way to cut down my sugar cravings. I haven't bought any yet, but i plan to.

>

> My greatest success so far hasn't been on elimination of sugar so much as the

near-complete

> elimination of dairy products which I have read are suspect for causing

prostate cancer. I was

> born and raised in Wisconsin (the Dairy State) and even into adulthood drank a

gallon of milk

> per week and frequently enjoyed ice cream until I heard about the possible

connection between

> dairy foods and cancer. The hardest part is to stop eating Pizza because of

the need to avoid

> cheese. (Dairy products were wholesome foods when my parents were raised, but

now that hormones

> are injected into cows to make them more productive, it is believed that those

hormones are

> passed to us through the cow's milk, making all diary products suspect for

causing cancer).

>

> I have also cut back drastically on meat including chicken, and that makes

meal time planning a

> big challenge, but red meat, chicken and all fried foods are supposed to be

bad news in case you

> want to pass that along to your hubby. ( I hope he has better luck avoiding

fried foods than

> me, that is another trouble spot for my diet).

>

> Please stay in touch and keep me up to date on your husband's well-being, and

if he or you has

> any advice on how to deal with Zoladex side-effects, I will be interested

because I'm pretty

> sure i'll be brought to my knees eventually, and will have to follow the same

path if i don't

> have better results from my current unconventional therapy.

>

> Bad as cancer is, at least we know what we are up against and we have the will

to fight it!

>

> God bless you both, enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday, and please stay in touch.

>

> RJ

> near Houston, TX

>

>

> QOL

>

>

> Sorry to hear of your prognosis . However, to look on the bright

side, I had local

> involvement & fast rising PSA. My urologist gave me 18 months; that was over

three years ago &

> I'm still around & with no mets. I haven't enjoyed living in the " Zoladex

wilderness " but I cope

> OK & most of life is still good. Best wishes to you.

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