Heart disease is the number 1 cause of death in the US (Cancer is #2). And now that cancer treatment is more effective, many cancer survivors are going on to develop heart disease after cancer diagnosis. When I talk to survivors about a healthy lifestyle after cancer, I make sure to address their risk for cancer coming back as well as other chronic diseases, like heart disease, osteoporosis and diabetes. When talking about heart disease risk, dietary fat always comes to mind. An … [Read more...]

Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web cancerdietitian.com eathealthylivehealthy.com dietsfordoggies.com A common question: "Is there a diet that can cure me of my cancer?" or "Is there a diet that can keep cancer from growing?". Believe it or not, this is a complex question. Of course there are NO easy answers. Certainly not on this earth anyway! Hopefully I can give you an overview of the link between diet and … [Read more...]

My last entry talked about foods that help to increase the body's ability to fight disease, which I term "protectors". I like that topic since it focuses on the positive things that people can do with their eating habits. It helps people to understand the things that they should be eating MORE of. However, we cannot overlook the things that we eat that do the opposite and break down our body's ability to protect us against disease. These foods are called … [Read more...]