I just hate it when people ask me for advice about what I’ve done [and am still doing] to keep my MCL at bay for so long. I hate it because I really don’t have a good answer, and I don’t want to mislead anyone.
Sure I drink a lot of green tea, and a lot of red wine, but I’m not really convinced they have been effective in holding my MCL at bay. There just isn’t any scientific evidence proving their efficacy. I am hopeful, and believe that in moderation, taking only what can be obtained naturally, can’t do any harm. I won’t take and EGCG or Reservatrol supplements.
There are however, some practices I follow which I believe have been effective in extending my longevity, i.e. restricting caloric intake, and intense exercise, but I haven’t seen any scientific evidence to prove the effectiveness of those practices either, although there is this one anectdotal study on the restriction of caloric intake by Arthur B. Robinson, which seems plausible to me.
So despite everything I continue to do, I don’t have any illusions that there is a magic bullet out there. Principally, I believe it is just the luck of the draw, that has allowed me to last this long [without treatment], and the fact I likely received my MCL diagnosis earlier than most people.
Of course that doesn’t mean I won’t keep looking for that magic bullet either, nor do I plan to stop riding my bike, or drinking green tea and red wine.
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My god you are getting lazy. Now you don’t even want to help people? Just put yourself in their shoes, pretend you’ve just learned you had cancer and how uneducated you were on the subject and how much you know now. You obviously learned something from someone. You are still alive and kicking ass. It’s quite a compliment, you know. I really need to get better, get back to work and crack my whip!
I know! It is so hard to know if something, anything you are doing is actually helping! I am actually writing a book about just this type of thing (my first, Living with Multiple Myeloma) One third of the book will be about nutrition, one third spirituality and the remaining portion a catch-all about our crazy, messed up insurance system and the like. Guess all we can do is what is comfortable and feels right for us at the time. Good luck and enjoy planning your trip in January! Pat
Well I’ll be interested to read your book Pat. Just make sure it’s available for the Kindle.