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Nutrition and Cancer 101: The Basics

May 14, 2023 By Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN

I've had a lot of new subscribers recently and realized that my writing has been pretty sparse. I've been doing lots of webinars and creating handouts and presentations for healthcare providers (SIDE NOTE: check out my membership program if you're a dietitian or healthcare provider! - https://www.cancernutritioncoach.com/), but blog posts have been hard to come by. I decided to do this topic to catch the newbie's up to speed, and to give a good reminder to all of you regulars! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cancer Diets, Cancer Prevention, Eblast Tagged With: animal, beta carotene, brain, cancer, diet, nutrition, phytochemical, plant, survivor, tumor

Choose Food by Color for Cancer Fighting Nutrients Part I: Red, Purple and Blue Foods

March 5, 2014 By Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN

First off, to understand why the color of your food is important, you MUST know the basics on nutrition and cancer. If you're not sure, read this short article I wrote a few months ago called Nutrition and Cancer 101: The Basics. Don't have time to read it? The Bottom Line for Cancer Fighting Foods: Phytochemicals, also known as phytonutrients, or plant nutrients are the KEY to a health promoting diet. The more the better! Food sources of phytochemicals come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cancer Prevention Tagged With: antioxidants, cancer, colorful, diet, DNA, fighting, food, nutrition, plant, rainbow

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