On-going Active Surveillance activities for my prostate cancer

As of last December, I decided to try going Vegetarian, in order to better allow my body's immune system to do its job, without the additional burdens caused by eating meats.  I originally started by stopping all meat eating, but have recently added fish back to my diet.  There are many studies and articles out there indicating that a no meat, or no read meat diet can positively help our bodies to deal with cancer.

I've also recently discovered a new line of Health and Performance products from a company called Pure.  For the past couple weeks I've started a new regimen, with hopes, and possibly already some indication of positive changes regarding my journey with prostate cancer. 

For the past couple months I've experienced some "pressure" when starting to urinate. It's nothing painful, and doesn't keep me from "going" but it was noticeable.  Since I've started taking the new supplements that sensation has gone away, and "things" have gone back to normal (with respect to urinating). :) As the prostate cancer consists of a tumor in my prostate (which of course surrounds the urethra) it occurs to me that maybe the tumor has shrunk some due to my immune system's increased ability to fight the cancer.  The upcoming biopsy results and next PSA check should shed some light on whether that hope/assumption is accurate. 

My daily regimen of Pure products consists of the following:

Morning: I'm dissolving 2 scoops of Sulfur in water and drinking them. 

Mid-Morning: I drink 1 out of each of the following superfruit juices:  Noni, Mangosteen, Goji, Acai

Lunch - Daily Build Multi vitamin

Afternoon: 2 more scoops of Sulfur in water

Night: Reset powder dissolved in water

I've also resumed drinking at least a gallon or more of water per day to flush out my system. 

I wasn't even aware of Sulfur as a supplement until recently talking to a friend of mine about my cancer. According to WebMD:

            Your body needs sulfur to build and fix your DNA and protect your cells from damage that can                 lead to serious diseases such as cancers. Sulfur also assists your body to metabolize food and                 contributes to the health of your skin, tendons, and ligaments.

and per NCBI's article 'Are we getting enough sulfur in our diet?':

            Sulfur, after calcium and phosphorus, is the most abundant mineral element found in our body.                It is available to us in our diets, derived almost exclusively from proteins, and yet only 2 of the                20 amino acids normally present in proteins contains sulfur. One of these amino acids,                            methionine, cannot be synthesized by our bodies and therefore has to be supplied by the diet.                Cysteine, another sulfur containing amino acid, and a large number of key metabolic                                intermediates essential for life, are synthesized by us, but the process requires a steady supply of             sulfur.

I've also cut waaaaaaay back on sugars, which honestly is probably the biggest challenge. It has become clear to me that my body is not able to effectively combat the cancer based on my previous efforts and I'm still hesitant to pursue medical procedures which tend to introduce new challenges of their own (ie side effects) that DO affect my 'quality of life'.

That's all for now.  My prayers go out to you in you're among those that are dealing with the terrible disease called cancer, as either a patient or a caregiver!!

Be blessed,

Tom