Staying adequately hydrated has a significant impact on quality of life, especially during cancer treatment. 3 Action Steps Sometimes cancer, and cancer treatment, can result in poor appetite, difficulty eating or challenges with digesting food. This not only affects your energy and protein intake, it also makes it challenging to stay hydrated. Fluids carry nutrients to cells, flush bacteria from the bladder and prevent constipation. Staying hydrated makes treatment … [Read more...]
Alcohol: How much is healthy?
I find there's a lot of confusion around alcohol and how it influences your health. Obviously a lot of alcohol isn't good for you. And now the trend to be alcohol-free. But is there a middle ground that's healthy? Hopefully today's article will help you make a choice that works for you! What's the Science on Alcohol & Cancer? The Bottom Line: The less alcohol you drink, the lower your risk for cancer. Contrary to what you may have heard, drinking red wine is NOT … [Read more...]
Cook to Thrive! Cooking Class Recording & Recipes
I had a great time today kicking off Cancer Services' Survivors Week 2022 celebration and sharing some recipe favorites! If you missed it, here's a link to the recording! You will definitely want to try these yummy recipes! All the recipes are delicious, I promise! Here are the recipe links: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Cucumber Watermelon Infusion Water Minty Strawberry Smoothie-ade Banana Ice Cream For all who were watching live, do not … [Read more...]
Golden Latte Recipe
This latte is a great way to add spices to your diet! … [Read more...]
Dairy and Breast Cancer
Today's topic is a guest post by a fellow oncology dietitian who also helped me write my handout on sugar and cancer. I feel like we go "way back" even though I think we've only met once in real life! I very much appreciated her perspective and asked if I could share on the blog. She agreed! I hope you find benefit too. I'm working on getting my latest survivorship cooking class recipes up here soon, so stay tuned for some delicious Mediterranean inspired ideas to use in your … [Read more...]
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