Re: Re: grapefruit & Garlic & Sunshin

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I tan about as much as I used to before taking gleevec, at least I

didn't notice a difference. A good sun cream is recommended anyway, if

you want to stay longer under the sun you can use a stronger cream. I

use a high protection when I am in a boat on a sunny day. A lower

protection in more normal conditions. I did mention to the cml

specialist I see in Paris about sun, saying I am often on the ocean,

and she told me just to use normal precautions.

Marcos.

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 6:42 AM, Tracey <traceyincanada@...> wrote:

> Hi

>

> I'm not aware of any interactions with garlic. I certainly wouldn't

> worry about any garlic you might add to foods such as spaghetti

> sauces. I'm not sure I'd take the garlic pills though.

>

> The issue with the sun is that Gleevec inhibits melanin production to

> a certain degree so you could burn much more easily than you would

> have otherwise. Melanin is what turns us brown when we tan so if the

> melanin is inhibited, the brown colour doesn't come as

> easy .....meaning that the red colour will result sooner (burn).

>

> For the first years I was on Gleevec I avoided the sun like a vampire

> but this year, given all the positive reports about vit D, I've

> decided to go out for 15 mins a day and much to my surprise, I've

> found that I have been able to " tan " . I use quotation marks because

> it's not really a tan, but it has given me just enough colour to say

> that I look normal now and not like a sheet of paper anymore.

>

> You have to keep in mind the risk of skin cancer though and balance

> that with the benefit of Vit D. I've decided that 15 mins a day is

> the balance that I'm willing to take but to each his/her own.

>

> Take care,

> Tracey

>

>

>>

>> I was reading the post on grapefruit, but I recall when I started

> Gleevec

>> being told to avoid garlic as well. Does garlic have the same

> effect.

>>

>> While I am asking my old school questions, what was the deal,

> again, with

>> avoiding too much sunshine? Was the purly because of blistering,

> or is there

>> some additional interaction? I love the sun, being in it and

> always wanted as

>> much as I can stand.

>>

>> Chris

>>

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