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Aspirin May Prevent Cancer from Spreading, New Research Shows

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Re: Aspirin May Prevent Cancer from Spreading, New Research Shows

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Post by mtgx »

aantix wrote: post #16

As for the internal bleeding risks, I was wondering what the actual numbers were. This is based on one low dose aspirin a day. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.... "These results translate into an absolute rate increase with aspirin above placebo (the incidence of cases of major GI bleeding attributable to low-dose aspirin) of 0.12% per year (95% CI: 0.070.19% per year).[20] Based on this v…

Does that mean the risks are very low? What about compared to aspirin alternatives such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen (in terms of how much damage they can each cause to the body, and which is safer)?

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Post by agentgt »

tptacek wrote: post #15
iplaw wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I abstain from food between 8PM and 12PM Monday - Friday, adjusting for training schedules and such. It really helps me keep my GI tract clear, reduces inflammation, resulted in weight loss, etc. without any effect on my cycling fitness. IF (or IMF as some people call it) is amazing.

I've fasted from ~8P to ~3P every day for coming up on 2 years and apart from making me more mindful of what I eat and drastically reducing my appetite I've experienced basically no other health benefits. IF is increasingly well studied and it is not especially amazing. (I like it a lot. Just saying.)

I do the same as well. It pretty much has changed my life.

The only thing I have noticed is that it seems not work well for females (my wife is annoyed about that).

Also strangely my blood sugar has been above normal lately which is strange because I don't eat a carb heavy diet and I have never had blood sugar problems. Last time it was checked it was ~105 mg/dl or so (and I was fasted of course).

I have had some theories about this but curious if anyone else seen this.

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Post by matwood »

ianai wrote: post #17
tptacek wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've fasted from ~8P to ~3P every day for coming up on 2 years and apart from making me more mindful of what I eat and drastically reducing my appetite I've experienced basically no other health benefits. IF is increasingly well studied and it is not especially amazing. (I like it a lot. Just saying.)

What's the trick? I wake up starving. If I go to bed starving I sleep horribly and eventually wake up to eat.

Like most things, you get used to it. Eat dinner, and then don't eat again until lunch the next day. Have some water and black coffee in between.

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Post by jszymborski »

benji-york wrote: post #19
nonbel wrote: post #11

There are some interesting theories about aspirin. For example that it was Rasputin's secret healing trick to tell people to stop taking it: "Gilliard,[32] the French historian Hélène Carrère d'Encausse[33] and Diarmuid Jeffreys, a journalist, speculated Rasputin's healing practice included halting the administration of aspirin, a pain-relieving analgesic available since 1899.[34] Aspirin is an antiaggregant and has…

> 8.0–31.2 g per day That is surprising amount of aspirin.

you know what they say, ten aspirin tablets a-day keeps the emergency room busy.

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Post by tptacek »

agentgt wrote: post #22
tptacek wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've fasted from ~8P to ~3P every day for coming up on 2 years and apart from making me more mindful of what I eat and drastically reducing my appetite I've experienced basically no other health benefits. IF is increasingly well studied and it is not especially amazing. (I like it a lot. Just saying.)

I do the same as well. It pretty much has changed my life. The only thing I have noticed is that it seems not work well for females (my wife is annoyed about that). Also strangely my blood sugar has been above normal lately which is strange because I don't eat a carb heavy diet and I have never had blood sugar problems. Last time it was checked it was ~105 mg/dl or so (and I was fasted of course). I have had some the…

I thought the literature suggested it worked better for women.

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Post by iplaw »

matwood wrote: post #23
ianai wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the trick? I wake up starving. If I go to bed starving I sleep horribly and eventually wake up to eat.

Like most things, you get used to it. Eat dinner, and then don't eat again until lunch the next day. Have some water and black coffee in between.

Water and black coffee are my staples. I don't get hungry until 11:30AM or so, when my body is starting to expect food.

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Post by Reason077 »

jszymborski wrote: post #24
benji-york wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 8.0–31.2 g per day That is surprising amount of aspirin.

you know what they say, ten aspirin tablets a-day keeps the emergency room busy.

Even a small amount of Asprin, if taken regularly, will mess up your stomach in my experience!

I guess not everyone is sensitive to it, but for me I've avoided Asprin (and Ibuprofen, another NSAID drug) for years because of this.

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Post by agentgt »

tptacek wrote: post #25
agentgt wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do the same as well. It pretty much has changed my life. The only thing I have noticed is that it seems not work well for females (my wife is annoyed about that). Also strangely my blood sugar has been above normal lately which is strange because I don't eat a carb heavy diet and I have never had blood sugar problems. Last time it was checked it was ~105 mg/dl or so (and I was fasted of course). I have had some the…

I thought the literature suggested it worked better for women.

I'm basing this on my experience and numerous conversation with others which albeit is anecdotal and sort of worthless.

A quick googling shows mixed "feelings" (I stress feelings because I haven't seen/found an adequate reference yet).

Maybe later I will investigate it.

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Post by carbocation »

jszymborski wrote: post #28

Anyone have a link to the paper? I'm usually the first to criticise popsci treatments of cancer developments, but this actually seems to be an interesting study/development.

It seems the author is referring to a few papers, but the one most directly related seems to be http://atvb.ahajournals.org/content/37/4/664.long

I don't see a free, open-access form available.

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