carrieh said:

Since no ones posted...im

Since no ones posted...im gonna take that as a no LOL..ahh well...worth a shot

To be blunt, IMHO alkaline diet/water is not worth your time to look into, from what I've heard and read.  The body controls ph of blood well, in a very narrow range; to bring it outside that range I understand may be toxic to the body if you could even do it.  Making your urine more alkaline isn't going to help your health.

Certainly can't blame you for looking into it though.  P.S.  If you're interested in complementary therapies, I found the following link helpful in my research:

http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/about-herbs-botanicals-other-products

yes my daughter has been on a alkaline diet since diagnosis  almost 2 years ago , she did a website with her story and some ofher recipes . BETHANYWITHACHERRYONTOP.COM

manwithnoname said:

Maybe it's not so straightforward

"oral administration of sodium bicarbonate was sufficient to increase peritumoral pH and inhibit

tumor growth and local invasion in a preclinical model, supporting the acid-mediated invasion hypothesis"

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/73/5/1524.full.pdf

...sodium bicarbonate are you supposed to take? By the way that article was very convincing about the role of Ph.

Laz

Fucc said:

There are a lot Of debates on

There are a lot Of debates on this. My advice, eat clean and healthy food tha grows from the ground, is/was alive and was treated well when growing.  This is good advice for everyone. 

Here is my Natriopathic oncologists take on sugar and cancer. To me it makes sense. 

While dietary sugar does not necessarily feed cancer, blood sugar feeds cancer.

Let’s explore 2 meals.

In the first meal, you have a salmon filet, steamed broccoli, and a 3 pieces of dark chocolate for dessert. The protein and fiber balance the sugar, and blood sugar stays level.

In the second meal, you have a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice. The starch and sugar quickly spikes blood sugar. The pancreas responds by releasing insulin, the hormone of calorie storage and tissue growth. Insulin raises insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).

Growth factors feed cancer.

Insulin and IGF-1 are growth factors. This growth is helpful in a fetus, a growing child, or for tissue repair after an injury. For most adults, we don’t get taller or develop new organs. So, the only things that grow in response to insulin are our fat cells and our tumors.

Insulin dysregulation has been clearly associated with cancer development, recurrence, and death. Therapies that regulate insulin, such as a low-glycemic diet orMetformin, prevent cancer recurrence and extend survival.

But doesn’t cancer metabolize sugar?

All tissues metabolize sugar. Tumors do, but so does the brain and heart. Cutting off a tumor’s supply of sugar won’t work. The tumor can trick the body into breaking down muscle, fat, and even organs to provide sugar. This is called cachexia.

So, the key is to cut off the tumor’s supply of growth signals instead. Insulin and IGF-1 are growth signals. So are the products of chronic inflammation. Eating a whole foods diet decreases growth signals and inflammation, which then puts the brakes on tumor metabolism.

But isn’t sugar acidic? I thought acid feeds cancer?

Cancer makes acid as part of its anaerobic metabolism. Acid is a byproduct of tumor growth, but it does not cause tumor growth.

Tumors grow faster than the blood vessels that serve them. So, a tumor runs out of oxygen and switches to anaerobic metabolism. This type of metabolism produces acid.

Have you ever had a tough workout, and felt your muscles burn the next day? This “burn” is from lactic acid. Your muscles produced this when they worked too hard and ran out of oxygen. The muscles did some anaerobic metabolism, which is what tumor cells do every day. Just as avoiding sugar before a workout won’t get rid of the “burn” in your muscles, it won’t work to inhibit anaerobic metabolism in tumor cells either.

The acid is the result of the tumor’s growth, not the cause. To regulate tumor growth, we have to block it’s growth factors. These include insulin, inflammation, nutrient deficiency, and reactivation of the “self-destruct button.

Action plan

So, I recommend that you eat a whole foods diet that keeps blood sugar level and inflammation low. There are “good sweets” that you can have as part of a low-glycemic meal. These include whole fruit, dark chocolate, stevia, and xylitol. If you’re going to have a sweet, keep portion size small and pair it with some protein. This will keep you well nourished and keep inflammation and insulin in balance.

I didn't try an alkaline diet but the citrus fruits can be killer during treatment (all men please stop reading here).   Separately, I was drinking lemonade for about a month recently (I was just on a lemonade kick, not cancer related) and found out the hard way that it causes vaginal irritation over time. . . If you're a man and you're still reading this, I told you so! . . oh and my cuckie neighbor told me about broccoli sprouts (which turned out to be valid when I looked them up) and even if they didn't have any effect on the cancer, mentally they had a really big impact.  I felt empowered eating them.  My cuckie neighbor told me the trick is in the chewing and wouldn't you know, I destressed when I chewed them (I could win an emmy for best cow immitation).  I ate them with peanut butter on whole grain bread and washed it down with almond milk.  There's no real answer, you should try things and see if they work for you even if it's just a mental boost or feeling empowered.  Anything that improves diet is a good thing in general.  Cutting out though, I'd go to a nutritionist.  You don't want to end up depriving your body of nutrients.