Recovery & Healthy Living

Reflecting changes in your health, cancer treatment can cause major changes, leaving you with nasties such as this pair of cracked painful feet – or rough, scaly, or flaking skin, excessive [...]

On hot summer nights, heating up the kitchen is what I try to avoid so I focus on minimal cooking. Here are some great dinner ideas that are fast, easy, and will keep your house cool while [...]

Finishing cancer treatment can feel like crossing a finish line. You may even get to ring a bell. But for many, the journey continues long after the last appointment.

There are thousands of compounds that have been studied and tested that have anti-cancer properties, but only a small subset has been proven to target and kill cancer stem cells.

Are Vitamin D Levels Key in Preventing Cancer? There’s been an ongoing debate over the past number of years as to whether or not vitamin D is helpful in preventing cancer, and to what extent.

The nutrition world has as many opinions as politics!  I’ve been in the field of nutrition for close to thirty years.  Over these years I’ve watched as people polarize into their “diet” and try [...]

Have you heard that cancer is a genetic disease? That it’s just “bad luck” that you have those genes? Actually your genetics play a small role in if you get cancer, it’s the environment they [...]

Research is now showing that calorie restriction combined with chemotherapy not only slowed tumor growth but tumor regrowth was delayed.

There are many nutrients that can help with detoxification, immune support, protection against tissue damage, digestive support and more.

As you start on your cancer journey your nutritional needs will skyrocket. There are many nutrients that can help with detoxification, immune support, protection against tissue damage, digestive [...]

When it comes to your battle with cancer you are going to need more than the RDA. The RDA was never intended for people with disease but only to prevent malnutrition. It is the bare minimum we [...]

A recent email from Livestrong, the giant US cancer charity, removed the guilt from my shopping. They say “produce selected for freezing is harvested when it’s ripe, rather than harvested early [...]

A healthy diet is even more important for cancer patients, so it is important to eat well even if you don’t always feel like it. Additionally, some foods contain real benefits for you when you [...]

Protein malnutrition is a devastating problem among cancer patients, as it increases morbidity, mortality, complications, length of hospital stay, hospital readmissions, and medical costs.