What lifestyle efforts may help?

Hey Anonymous,

Wishing you luck with the SLN biopsy if they choose to go ahead, the WLE is definitely the bigger operation so congratulations on making it through that!

There are studies here or there that suggest drinking coffee or curcumin or taking ASA 81mg daily may be beneficial to prevent recurrence.  I caution against studies like this.  Often times these studies are done in a short period of time (6-12 months), many times on calles in a dish in a lab (and not on actual humans with complex physiology!), and in ridiculous high doses that would be preposterous or impractical to incorporate into a real world setting.  And we are always flipping back and forth with suppliment recommendations (a few years ago omega fatty acids were in vogue, then we think they might cause harm.  People were also advocating for vitamin D, now thinks it may be more harm than benefit).

I would encourage you to do your research with anything that is offered to you but save your dollars if something doesn't feel right.  Natural medicine that works is just called medicine.

That being said if you find a practitioner who you like, makes you feel good, and can help you feel better pursue that!  At the end of the day our studies tell us reducing stress through meditation, eating a balanced diet with lots of fruits and veggies, exercising, not smoking, staying out of the sun and sleeping well are the simple, cheap, and very effective ways to take care of yourself!

Hey Anonymous,

Wishing you luck with the SLN biopsy if they choose to go ahead, the WLE is definitely the bigger operation so congratulations on making it through that!

There are studies here or there that suggest drinking coffee or curcumin or taking ASA 81mg daily may be beneficial to prevent recurrence.  I caution against studies like this.  Often times these studies are done in a short period of time (6-12 months), many times on calles in a dish in a lab (and not on actual humans with complex physiology!), and in ridiculous high doses that would be preposterous or impractical to incorporate into a real world setting.  And we are always flipping back and forth with suppliment recommendations (a few years ago omega fatty acids were in vogue, then we think they might cause harm.  People were also advocating for vitamin D, now thinks it may be more harm than benefit).

I would encourage you to do your research with anything that is offered to you but save your dollars if something doesn't feel right.  Natural medicine that works is just called medicine.

That being said if you find a practitioner who you like, makes you feel good, and can help you feel better pursue that!  At the end of the day our studies tell us reducing stress through meditation, eating a balanced diet with lots of fruits and veggies, exercising, not smoking, staying out of the sun and sleeping well are the simple, cheap, and very effective ways to take care of yourself!

Hey Anonymous,

Wishing you luck with the SLN biopsy if they choose to go ahead, the WLE is definitely the bigger operation so congratulations on making it through that!

There are studies here or there that suggest drinking coffee or curcumin or taking ASA 81mg daily may be beneficial to prevent recurrence.  I caution against studies like this.  Often times these studies are done in a short period of time (6-12 months), many times on calles in a dish in a lab (and not on actual humans with complex physiology!), and in ridiculous high doses that would be preposterous or impractical to incorporate into a real world setting.  And we are always flipping back and forth with suppliment recommendations (a few years ago omega fatty acids were in vogue, then we think they might cause harm.  People were also advocating for vitamin D, now thinks it may be more harm than benefit).

I would encourage you to do your research with anything that is offered to you but save your dollars if something doesn't feel right.  Natural medicine that works is just called medicine.

That being said if you find a practitioner who you like, makes you feel good, and can help you feel better pursue that!  At the end of the day our studies tell us reducing stress through meditation, eating a balanced diet with lots of fruits and veggies, exercising, not smoking, staying out of the sun and sleeping well are the simple, cheap, and very effective ways to take care of yourself!

See what you can do to help your immune system to help you.  This means regular moderate exercise, eating REAL food (not processed and pesticide-laden food which just gunks up your liver and entire elimination system fending off toxicants) drink REAL water (clean, reverse-osmosis or spring water).  Basically, avoid exposing your body to junk.  You want your immune system and elimination systems focusing on the cancer, not distracted with extra work.  If you've ever taken antibiotics, you might want to take a good daily pro-biotic to replenish a good healthy micro-biome (a healthy gut is key to remaining chronic-disease-free).  Nothing I've suggested here is specific to melanoma.  It is specific to keeping yourself healthy.  The healthier you are, the better position your body is in to identify and fight things that don't belong there.  And definitely reduce stress if stress is an issue for you.

Take care,

Maggie

See what you can do to help your immune system to help you.  This means regular moderate exercise, eating REAL food (not processed and pesticide-laden food which just gunks up your liver and entire elimination system fending off toxicants) drink REAL water (clean, reverse-osmosis or spring water).  Basically, avoid exposing your body to junk.  You want your immune system and elimination systems focusing on the cancer, not distracted with extra work.  If you've ever taken antibiotics, you might want to take a good daily pro-biotic to replenish a good healthy micro-biome (a healthy gut is key to remaining chronic-disease-free).  Nothing I've suggested here is specific to melanoma.  It is specific to keeping yourself healthy.  The healthier you are, the better position your body is in to identify and fight things that don't belong there.  And definitely reduce stress if stress is an issue for you.

Take care,

Maggie

See what you can do to help your immune system to help you.  This means regular moderate exercise, eating REAL food (not processed and pesticide-laden food which just gunks up your liver and entire elimination system fending off toxicants) drink REAL water (clean, reverse-osmosis or spring water).  Basically, avoid exposing your body to junk.  You want your immune system and elimination systems focusing on the cancer, not distracted with extra work.  If you've ever taken antibiotics, you might want to take a good daily pro-biotic to replenish a good healthy micro-biome (a healthy gut is key to remaining chronic-disease-free).  Nothing I've suggested here is specific to melanoma.  It is specific to keeping yourself healthy.  The healthier you are, the better position your body is in to identify and fight things that don't belong there.  And definitely reduce stress if stress is an issue for you.

Take care,

Maggie