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I see many many people asking for advice about coping with the side effects of medical treatment whether it be as a result of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, some drugs or a combination of some of these.

This week is a continuation of last week, looking at ways that we can boost the immune system through food choice.

I wanted to take a look at Protein and protein rich foods with you and how they relate to cancer.

The White stuff, Milk!. Should we or shouldn’t we? A question I am frequently asked especially by ladies with breast cancer and I am not surprised, as there is so much conflicting information it is a job to know what to do.

I wanted to write about protein powders this week because I regularly see visitors to Maggie’s who either need to build themselves up after surgery, or after a particularly poor patch as a result of treatment when they have very little appetite.

I frequently see visitors with hormone driven cancers who want to know what they can do to help themselves, so I thought I would share my the recommendations that I normally give, with you.

Sugar, sweet, tastes good, gives pleasure, but should we be eating it?.

Fatigue, ongoing tiredness not remedied by a good night sleep. An absolutely awful feeling, limbs are heavy, real brain fog, no enthusiasm, the smallest thing seems to blow out of proportion and you cannot see the wood for trees.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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