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Nutrition: Fats Part 1

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

Whenever I give a talk about nutrition and healthy eating to groups, or during my cookery demonstrations I am always getting asked about fats, which are safe to use and which ones to avoid.

Nutrition: Fats part two

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

As a follow on from last week I want to continue the theme of fats and clear up more questions that I am regularly asked about them.

​Nutrition: Bone Health

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

Bone health is important especially for those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Nutrition: Acid Vs Alkaline

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

I have decided to look at acid and alkaline this week as it seems to be a natural follow on from bone health that we looked at last week.

Nutrition: Super Greens and algae

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

As promised this week as a follow on from the acid alkaline blog last week I want to look at super greens and algae.

Nutrition: Eating to boost the immune system -  part 1

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

The immune system is very complex elaborate interactive system of cells, chemicals and tissues distributed throughout the body so much so that consultants become immunologist specialising only in the immune system.

Nutrition: Low immunity

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

I have decided to stay on the subject of the immune system as it is something I am asked about time and time again.

Nutrition: Managing changes in taste/smell or a dry sore mouth

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

Dietary help for those who experience changes in taste and smell/dry sore mouth.

Nutrition: challenges with treatment, difficulty swallowing, nausea (sickness) and vomiting

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

As promised this week I want to continue with the theme of helping with dietary ideas that may help alleviate some of the side effects that can be experienced as a result of treatment, in particular difficulty swallowing, nausea and vomiting.

Nutrition - Antioxidants

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

Antioxidants is a word that gets banded around and we are told that they are good for us and to include them in our diets.

​ Nutrition - Phytochemicals: part two

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

As promised this week I want to look at a few more phyto chemicals that have ‘been shown’ to be very beneficial for those with cancer.

Nutrition - Phytochemicals (part 1)

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

This blog is going to be about phytochemicals. I have a feeling I may have got a bit technical here, but bear with me.

Nutrition - Phytochemicals update

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

There has been such a lot of information around the subject of phytochemicals and health and cancer that I thought that it was time for a fresh look at the subject.

Nutrition - Diets

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

Whenever I talk to a visitor about diet and cancer I am very conscious that I do not want to give advice that will create conflict or stress.

Nutrition- snack ideas

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

I thought it would be a good idea to look at some snack ideas that could easily be incorporated into a healthy eating plan.

Nutrition: Glycemic load

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

As a follow on this week I want to look at the glycemic load of food and its relevance to healthy eating. I use the term quite regularly when describing the health benefits of foods as it is a very good indication.

Nutrition: Organic Vs Non Organic

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

Wow this is a really heavily debated issue. Some people are absolutely passionate about buying organic, some think it is a waste of money and others are ambivalent to it. I am constantly being asked my views on this by visitors.

Nutrition - Quinoa ‘Keenwa’

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

This week I thought that I would write about one of the foods that I use a great deal in my cooking demonstrations as an illustration of a versatile really healthy food, Quinoa.

The Budwig diet

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

The Budwig diet includes foods that are high in Omega-3 fatty acids, with other foods that help the Omega-3 to be absorbed into the blood.

Nutrition: dealing with weight gain

Date: Friday 04 May 2018

Despite the belief that people with cancer generally lose weight as a result of the disease process I get many visitors asking me for advice on how to deal with weight gain, particularly women who are receiving treatment for hormone related cancers.