We met with a nutritionist at the Penny Brohn Cancer Centre today. This centre offers complimentary ways to manage and support cancer - to run alongside regular treatment programmes.
Diet is seen as essential way of healing and getting better. We actually eat quite a healthy diet already, but the encouragement and guidance was along these lines:
- Increase vegetable intake - aim for 10 portions a day - juicing counts but keep the fruit content as low as possible
- More eggs - and always try to have protein for breakfast
- Only eat red meat once or twice a week
- Oily fish twice a week
- Lots of garlic, ginger, chills herbs and spices
- Minimal sweet food - really team, please don't bring us anymore sweets or chocolates!
- Wholegrain bread etc - no more white bread - Ella!
- Eat organic if budget permits
- Oh and don't forget the shitake mushrooms... (amazing immune boosting properties apparently)
Very labour intensive ( when you see the full list of recomendations) - we will pick and choose a few to have a go at, watch this space for nutrition news.
AH no white bread!!! Interested in why veg is better than fruit, guess it's sugar content?!? love maisy x x x x
ReplyDeleteBang on - as little sugar as possible. Easter Eggs galore left to eat up - oh well!
DeleteI can help with that when I am back next weekend!! xx
DeleteWhose - that coming back next weekend!
DeleteI can vouch for the health benefits of an ultra-low sugar diet, but it's a real faff and takes a lot of organising. I recommend Whittard's fruit,nut and seed mix for a snack; add extra almonds to keep the sugar load down. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteChristine x
top tip - thanks Christine
DeleteSorry that should have been Whitworth's (Whittards make tea-pots - not so useful). I get mine from Tesco.
Deleteall the best. C x