After the olive oil article Lora wrote last week, we had a question about coconut oil from a reader on my facebook page. So we decided coconut oil would be a good topic for the next Q&A! Don't forget about our seminar this Thursday evening at Cancer Services' office in Winston-Salem. Cancer Nutrition Myths and Truths: Thursday 1/29 at 5:30pm. We will be demonstrating and tasting 3 recipes and giving you some of the ingredients for you to take home and try yourself. We'd … [Read more...]
Tips for When Someone Has Poor Appetite
When Someone Has Poor Appetite Poor appetite is common with cancer treatments between the fatigue and the side effects. Here are some tips to help you or your loved ones deal with poor appetite. Remember Why You Need Nutrition Feel better Increase energy and strength Maintain healthy weight Tolerate treatment side effects better Recover and heal as quickly as possible Follow These Tips Eat 5-6 small meals so you don't get too tired Try to be physically … [Read more...]
Salad in a Jar Recipe and Weekday Meal Plan
This is a tip I learned from Chef Megan Hutton. We contracted her to come teach a few cooking sessions in our Mindful Eating Program this past fall. I couldn't believe it when she told us that we could make salad several days ahead of time. Brilliant!! As most people do with a new recipe...I went home and didn't even try it. UNTIL last week. And when I posted it on my facebook page, I knew instantly I would have to blog about it. People asked for the recipe, the order of … [Read more...]
2015 Thoughts and “Diet” Review
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Here is a photo of a piece of my time over our break. We had a great evening at the beach running from the waves and watching the sunset. As I write my first post of 2015, I can't help but think of all the social media posts and talk about resolutions, diets and hopes for the coming year. I will start this article with this caution: Diets can harm you. Yes, they can cause some physical side effects, but I think the biggest risk … [Read more...]
GMO Foods: Why You Should NOT Freak Out!
Wow - I think I've done a stellar job avoiding this topic. Ha! It's been a "hot topic" for several years now and I receive many questions about it when I do seminars, etc. and also via the my facebook pagee. Basically, I've avoided it because no matter what I say... someone is going to get heated and mad at me. I just know it. People go nuts over it! However, I think it's time that we have a frank, open and honest discussion about GMO foods. For those of you who aren't aware, … [Read more...]
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