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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 Swizec »

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 have the opposite experience. My body and mind function best with regular small meals every 3 or 4 hours.

With that regime I have constant energy without ups and lulls. It's great.

When I do go too long without eating, I feel fine and I don't feel particularly hungry. But people around me say that I become uncommunicative, quarelsome, and that I tend to just kind of sit there and stare in front of me unmovingly.

People particularly notice this at group dinners/brunches. Before food, I reply with 1-word answers and mostly don't engage in conversation. After food I'm the life of the party.

So yeah, fasting does not work for me. But I do tend to have very small breakfast. At 10am regardless of when i wake up.

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

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Post by carbocation »

swah wrote: post #2

Surely this would have been discovered by patients by accident, if it was true?

Aspirin (previously erroneously typed cancer, hat tip to 'tossaway1 for the correction!) has previously been associated with reduced colorectal cancer death[1]. The cancer/aspirin link has come up a fair amount over the past few decades.

1 = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3354696/

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

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Post by mixmastamyk »

Reason077 wrote: post #27
jszymborski wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I come from a long line of iron-stomachs who don't bat an eyelash at any of those. ;)

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

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Post by jcrites »

tptacek wrote: post #18
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.

My understanding is that it doesn't work the same way for everyone. My theory is just that if you're insulin sensitive, then concentrating your eating to one small part of the day levels your blood sugar and hormones out for the rest of the day. My experience is: once I start eating during a day, I will be hungry for the rest of the day. If I just don't eat, I basically don't ever get hungry: I'll know it's time to e…

> My experience is: once I start eating during a day, I will be hungry for the rest of the day. If I just don't eat, I basically don't ever get hungry

Same experience for me. I wake up late in the morning and it's common for me to fast all day until the evening. I find that if I have breakfast or lunch, then I'm hungry throughout the day, and require several more meals to feel satiated. If I wake up and have only coffee, then I feel OK until the evening meal.

Strange how the body works.

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

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Post by harigov »

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…

Interestingly, I have a similar problem. I eat low carb diet with an even protein and fat mix. However, my fasting blood sugar level still seems to linger around 100.

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

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Post by matt4077 »

mtgx wrote: post #21
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)?

Acetaminophen in particular is somewhat scary. Just 2.5x the recommended maximal daily dose of 4g can lead to complete liver failure. With alcohol, other medication, or existing damage, much less could be enough.

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

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Post by mod »

Reason077 wrote: post #27
jszymborski wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

What's 'regular?'

I use ibprufen exclusively, without stomach issues.

But not daily. I probably take it once per week on average. Usually when lacking caffeine has caused a headache. Or eyestrain, occasionally.

Those are probably the issues I should fix, though.

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

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Post by mod »

jcrites wrote: post #35
tptacek wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My understanding is that it doesn't work the same way for everyone. My theory is just that if you're insulin sensitive, then concentrating your eating to one small part of the day levels your blood sugar and hormones out for the rest of the day. My experience is: once I start eating during a day, I will be hungry for the rest of the day. If I just don't eat, I basically don't ever get hungry: I'll know it's time to e…

> My experience is: once I start eating during a day, I will be hungry for the rest of the day. If I just don't eat, I basically don't ever get hungry Same experience for me. I wake up late in the morning and it's common for me to fast all day until the evening. I find that if I have breakfast or lunch, then I'm hungry throughout the day, and require several more meals to feel satiated. If I wake up and have only cof…

I'm in this boat as well. Usually awake for ~6 hours before eating, and do not ever feel hungry in the morning, ever. That's not to say I can't wolf down a big breakfast, though...

Ever try bulletproof coffee? I had a pretty good experience with it. Especially because I don't like coffee black, and with bulletproof I was able to have coffee and still not add any sugars.

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

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Post by tossaway1 »

carbocation wrote: post #32
swah wrote: post #2

Surely this would have been discovered by patients by accident, if it was true?

Aspirin (previously erroneously typed cancer , hat tip to 'tossaway1 for the correction!) has previously been associated with reduced colorectal cancer death[1]. The cancer/aspirin link has come up a fair amount over the past few decades. 1 = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3354696/

Cancer has been associated with colorectal cancer death??
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