Interesting Read

So I got to thinking about my intense sugar cravings lately. Then I got to reading. I discovered that brain tumors LOVE sugar. The research is there. Eric and I read and read. There are studies that have shown how the brain in general reacts to sugar, and how eliminating sugar from diet helps many brain disorders. (cancer included). All of this makes sense to me. My scans all deal with the tumors soaking up the sugar to light up a scan. Why wouldn't diet also have an effect of some sort?

Well they found that reducing the amount of sugar cancer patients eat can help shrink tumors. Granted this isn't always the case. But in rats and humans brain tumors were some of the most sensitive to the sugar changes. I have been craving sugar like crazy the past few weeks. (coincidence likely) but seriously its out of hand. Tonight I threw it all away. Well 99% of it. I left some for company etc. But I threw away all of the stuff I can't deny.

Starting tomorrow morning Im going to stop drinking soda and drastically reduce my sugar intake. They say that for a brain cancer patient the atkins diet can make a huge difference. I think Im going to model my new diet after that. Ive never been a fan of such a drastic change, but if it will help my brain tumors go down (which is a side effect) Im game. Ive been fighting pain daily and it got worse when I started on my latest sugar binge. Im adding the two together and putting a stop to it. What do I have to loose at this point? That said, if Im really really really craving something Im not going to deny myself. I will follow the diet but lets be honest as a hospice patient nows not really the time to deny myself a cheeseburger if thats what Im craving for a few days. :) Im not crazy.

I did start working out again today. They upped my meds to combat pain (again) and Im terrified of loosing my muscle tone again, and not being able to walk or potty by myself. I just recovered from that! I can tell that the days Im not active my mobility decreases drastically. Im not willing to let what Ive gained thru physical therapy go to waste again. So I managed a 20 minute workout video. Low impact, yoga, on a yoga ball, and Im wiped. I feel like a pansy. HA easy peasy workout, and Im bone tired. I did giggle a bit to myself. I keep thinking that most people with the diagnosis of only a few weeks/months to live, on hospice, would not be working out or trying to eat healthier. It made me chuckle a bit. Here I am on the floor attempting to do a crunch when a few weeks ago I couldn't get out of a chair without help…..I must be crazy.

Well I guess Ill just be crazy and try to stay 'healthy' as long as possible…..