beet, carrot and orange shake supposed to boost red cell production

[scubadiver30]

Where I'm from, people say that these kind of beverages improve the production of red cells in the blood. My questions is:
Do u know if these are real facts or just urban myths?
And to all those that know about veggies, light meals or beverages I would apprecaite recipes that could be used during TX and are tasty? (not like the apple cider- vinegar mix) please let me know...
saludos
scubadoo

[52TELE]

I think your right! My grandmother ate beets all the time and she never got the HCV virus.(god rest her soul) I think we should look in to it.
I love the smell of RIBAVIRIN in the morning , it smells like victory!!!

[scubadiver30]

I'm no Private Pile. I was just asking about it. Jesus...
I guess is the RIBA that gets people in a feisty mood :(

[52TELE]

Sorry scooby , I often dont have answers to any of these questions and should really keep my mouth shut. I get this way if I sleep more than 4 hours. I mean no disrespect. smile.

[scubadiver30]

my apologies Tele...My wife keeps telling me I ask silly questions all the time..I guess this was one of them.
And here I am, mixin Apocalipse Now and Full Metal Jacket...
I met brian fog already even with no tx
salu2

[52TELE]

Two of my favorite movies of all time.(you probably already realized my statement about ribavirin(napalm) in the morning is from AN). They dont make um like that anymore. When it was time to get serious about teaching my son about VN , we watched those two movies. nuff said. Are you going to be around today?

[52TELE]

Whats up with your treatment? Are you  going to participate in the activities? Its lots of fuuun!

[scubadiver30]

Yep. I'll be around...
And you said it...best movies I've ever seen (and Platoon) about Nam. They do teach stuff specially to people like me (foreigner) about how you guys felt on those bad times (these bad times)
salut

[scubadiver30]

Supposedly gonna start in November...But I haven't been feelin too well these days... I have mild pain in the side but constant, and I'm getting paranoid with all this talk about IFN and heat and damages post tx :-(

[52TELE]

what are your HCV stats?   Where are you scooby?

[NYgirl]

I couldn't eat beets no matter what ewww.  If it would cure me I'd try and hide them inside something and eat them but otherwise yuck!

It's so odd this is the second time by 9:00 today that I've heard beets discussed. First on the radio on the way in and now this.  ODD

[52TELE]

Hey you guys , I just saw on CNN that Castro relinquished  power in Cuba . THEY ARE FREE! After how long? 50 years?

[scubadiver30]

NYG
I don't like beets either, but my wife fixed me a shake with beeds, carrot and oranges and she called it 3 in 1. It was good, you could hardly taste the beet, and it was like a strawberry shake. And if its true what they say about helping the liver and the blood, let's go for it :-)

52Tele
I'm in Spain. i'm geno 2b, VL 5 mill, 44 years old male. Asymptomatic until diagnosed one year ago. ALT 95 AST 40 until I started messing wiht the vaccines :-(

[52TELE]

What do you think of the general attitude and treatment methods in Spain right now? Are they pretty much the same as in the US?

[scubadiver30]

Castro gone? I believe it when I see it.
He probably has colon cancer. Don't know what's going to happen. If he dies maybe the US should lift the embargo in order to help those people (they're really down u know)...
Maybe the Miami community will start fixing thing up down there..
If having HCV is bad imagine having HCV in cuba.

[scubadiver30]

Rocker:
Thanks for all the info. You are a great guy...As soon as i get home I'm going to fix me a 3 and 1 shake :-)..keep posting sutff about good things to eat

52Tele
The TX is the same over here, but the private insurance companies are a bit more cynical and they slow everythin down so we end up in social security (which is pretty good but somewhat slow in response. Very stingy with Procrit or Neupogen)... For instance I had 2 fibroscans, 4 PCRs but no BX yet.
They gonna put me in IFN & RIBA as soon as my LFT stabilize..in the fall.Maybe the doc just wanted to go on vacation in the summer without somebody calling up for rescue drugs

[friole]

Castro relinquished power temporarily to his 75 year old brother while he recuperates from extensive colon surgery.  He is supposed to be out several weeks.  Believe me, there will be no change in the regime

[52TELE]

It is sooo hard to try and guess what tx is going to be like for you. Am I right that the tx length for 2b is 24 weeks? It seems like that is correct. If thats the case , thats a major bonus for you.Scooby , do you think that the forum has too much information , or lack of information , about potential long term sx from the tx. Its a virtually unexplored fact of the treatment so its a lot of speculation. Do you think its too scary for new patients?

[52TELE]

I hate the media. No one said a word about the surrounding circumstances in the segment I was watching. Thanks Friole.
I wonder what his brother is like?

[susan400]

NYGirl, I'm with you.  I've never liked beets.  I do have a juicer machine here. Once I tried juicing beets and it made such a huge mess that I decided to me FORGET ABOUT IT.  It made me have more work to do.  I wonder if any of the health food stores have it for sale already made up?  I could then doctor it up with other good tasting juices in the blender and perhaps get it down without GAGGING!  I have had a stomach ache/nausea feeling since last night, took some Compazine, and I'm not even on treatment right now.  UGH.  Feel like the hangover without even the fun of getting there!  It's definitely not due to drinking!  Can you get a hangover from using cooking wine in a recipe?  I sort of doubt it, isn't the wine/alcohol all cooked out of there? And trust me, I DIDN'T DRINK THE COOKING WINE!!  Ha.

Susan

[scubadiver30]

I think that new patients might get a bit scared with the forum and the stories told over here. However, I have learned so much here, that I'll keep coming no matter what. The good info surpasses any paranoia I might get.
For instance. My docs haven't told me anything about rescue drugs or hemolitic effects of RIBA...They just told me the procedure, the timingm and take ibuprofen/paracetamol if you feel bad... I have learned so many things here (more than books)
it is reality TV

[Snookmiester]

I'm in Miami, so I have first hand info in regards to Cuba.. Nothing is going to change!! Castro handed power over to his brother, who is no better than him. Castro had severe GI bleeding, possibly from ulcers, and is undergoing surgery. Rumor has it, that he might in fact have died, but no confirmations yet. Cubans are celebrating in streets here, but it is too early to speculate what will truely happen.
But as far as change in Cuba, nothing will happen until the brother dies. He will not bring about any changes under his regimen...
Snook, reporting live from "little Havana"..

[copyman]

i bought the  beet root powder and it will not dissolve in water. it turns clumpy and floats on top. besides it takes awful in water.  any ideas on how to take this without a juicer? thanks

[mikesimon]

From: Viral Hepat.  2006;13(7):482-488
Found at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/537728?src=mp

Lifestyle Changes and Beliefs Regarding Disease Severity in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C
Posted 07/19/2006  

Although there is no scientific data to justify a special diet because of HCV infection,[30] nearly half of our patients modified their dietary habits following hepatitis C diagnosis. Most of them (68%) engaged in a low-fat diet, 32% in a low-sugar diet, and 31% in a low-protein diet. It has been recently suggested that weight loss and exercise in overweight patients with CHC or with other chronic liver diseases may be associated with a reduction in steatosis and abnormal liver enzymes and an improvement in fibrosis and quality of life, despite the persistence of the virus.[31,32] It must be stressed, however, that few patients in our study were overweight [mean body mass index (BMI) 23.7

[52TELE]

wow. I cant imagine where they would START to install a new government in the event that the Castro Bros. cant maintain control.