Cancer Dietitian

Lifestyle tips for prevention and survivorship. Keeping you well beyond cancer!

On Demand – Protein Webinar Recording!

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Check out my most recent “Nourish & Thrive” Nutrition Webinar! In this nutrition webinar on Protein, I discuss: WATCH HERE! –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfoRF8saYms Spoiler Alert! Finding a balance is an important way to use nutrition to support your quality of life. While it's true that you have to eat plenty of plants, and you don't have to eat meat in order to meet protein needs, most of us enjoy the flavor that meat, dairy and eggs bring to the … [Read more...]

Myth Buster: You Don’t Need a High Protein Diet

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Protein is a hot topic these days! Everyone seems to be told they need to have a "high protein diet". That they need "more, more, more protein." But that's not actually what nutrition science shows! First off, I want to remind you that more protein is not necessarily better. What we are looking for with protein is a quality source, and making sure that you are having it spread throughout the day, and not just loaded up in your dinner meal. The truth is that you … [Read more...]

Myth or Truth? Avoid Soy if You Have a Hormone Positive Cancer

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Myth Buster! No, eating soy foods will not cause cancer! Nor does it cause breast tissue to grow in men. Plants do not produce human estrogen. The amount of phytoestrogens (plant compounds that have estrogen-like structures) found in soy foods is extremely small when compared to the amount of human estrogen our bodies produce. The Bottom Line: Soy foods are safe to consume, even for people facing hormone positive cancers. Research has shown us that consuming moderate … [Read more...]

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