Ask the Experts (Live Q&A) Dr. Neal Barnard – Nutrition for Cancer

Dr. Neal Barnard, one of our core faculty members of the Health and Healing Club, is coming on to answer your questions related to Nutrition for Cancer.

LIVE Q&A is on Wednesday, September 15th, at 2:00 pm Mountain Time

If you can not attend the live session, you can submit your questions ahead of time and we will get through as many as possible.

Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, and chronic pain, including a ground-breaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that paved the way for viewing type 2 diabetes as a potentially reversible condition for many patients. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 100 scientific publications and 20 books for medical and lay readers, and is the editor in chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, a textbook made available to all U.S. medical students.

As president of the Physicians Committee, Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. His research contributed to the acceptance of plant-based diets in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. In 2016, he founded the Barnard Medical Centre in Washington, D.C., as a model for making nutrition a routine part of all medical care.

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13 responses to “Ask the Experts (Live Q&A) Dr. Neal Barnard – Nutrition for Cancer”

  1. Hi Dr. Barnard,
    I am a 20 year breast cancer survivor and 2019 was diagnosed with ovarian cancer with the Brca1 gene mutation.
    My question is in my situation should I be consuming soy and if so how many servings a day?
    What are your thoughts on methionine restriction for cancer?
    What foods for ovarian cancer and the Brca1 gene mutation would you recommend to consume and what to avoid?
    Thank you so much! Thank also to Nathan for all you do!!

  2. Question. Best supplement/ food to reduce calcium in arterties

  3. If one has such bad side effects from aromatase inhibitors and stops them, what foods or supplements can be consumed to act as natural aromatase inhibitors? What quantities are needed of each to be significant?

  4. I practice a Macrobiotic diet and have NED on last scan after being diagnosed with stage 4 nsclc. I take targeted therapy daily (TKI).
    I eat mostly cooked food (85%). Do you think I should eat more uncooked raw food and if so how much? I steam, pan sauté, or boil most of my vegetables I eat daily. I want to get the most nutrition possible.

    Thank you.

  5. I had a total Hyst for adenocarcinoma. 2nd surgery showed progesterone & started on megestrol to block it. Should I be avoiding progesterone foods? Dr & dietitician say you can’t eat enough progesterone foods to make a difference. You opinion on this please. Thank you

  6. Angeline Nahimana Avatar
    Angeline Nahimana

    Question :
    Hello Dr Neal,
    1. I Have 2/3 of stomach removed 3 months ago, very weak, can’t eat more than 1/4 cup of soup or fluid at a time, get up every 2 hours dying of hunger but no appetite at all. No chemo available in the part of the world where I live and can’t afford going outside the country as my Dr recommended. So, I can’t get any treatement. I am also diabetic (type 2) but I don’t take my meds anymore because I vomit and get into more trouble. Please tell me the healthiest foods I can fit in the 1/4 cup to sustain me without raising my blood sugar and have some more time to live with less suffering! Thank you so much.

  7. Hello
    I have a wbc count of 3.5
    Down from an 8 from 6 years ago. Endocrinologist said it’s my new normal after testing didn’t show anything wrong with me.
    What foods, supplements would help my marrow make more white blood cells? I am diagnosed with leucopenia ,

  8. Hello,
    My brother has paranasal sinus cancer. He had one session of chemo already and currently undergoing radiation therapy. He was recommended to have it for 35 days. He is only on his 6th session. He is taking supplements, hemostan (for bleeding – he was bleeding quite a bit before radiation, somehow stable now but still taking it to prevent future bleed), cough medicine, and sometimes meds for nausea. My question is: can he take thc oil at the same time? He has difficulty eating and mostly only smoothies but his tastebuds was greatly affected by the radiation. I want to help him gain appetite. Please help!

  9. Dear Dr. Barnard
    Which diet would be the best for breast cancer patient? I eat vegan diet, based on plenty of fruits and vegetables, legumes and walnuts. I don’t eat grains.
    Do you have any good suggestion?
    Thank you in advance

  10. Hello,
    What’s is best diet for triple negative cancer? Please include also supplements and life style options.
    Kindly comment whether you recommend the following:
    -turkey tail mushrooms (capsules);
    – CBD oil daily;
    – melatonin (low dosage);
    – vitamin C, D, E, Quercetin (high dosage);
    – coconut (flakes to be soaked in water);
    – turmeric (to shrink tumors);
    – coriander to reduce inflammation;
    Thank you!

  11. Pam Johnson Avatar
    Pam Johnson

    I was diagnosed with zIDC 100% HER-2 stage 1 breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy. Also lymph nodes clear. I opted not to do recommended chemotherapy, radiation, and aromatase treatments. Because it was 100% estrogen positive, what can I be doing to keep it from returning due to the HER-2 component?

  12. Hello
    Which safe supplement you could recommend for a breast cancer patient with severe anemia and very low iron, ferritin and hemoglobin levels?
    Should I avoid fruits and healthy fats if I have compromised liver?
    Thank you very much

  13. Hi,
    Please advise what’s the proper diet to keep blood glucose under 90.
    And best diet to have to keep alkalinity as high as possible (around 7). Is there a diet that combine these two requirements?
    Thanks