More and more people in the U.S. are surviving cancer. If you’re among them, you may be looking for ways to keep yourself healthy into the future.
Nutrition
May marks National Strawberry Month! Strawberries are not only delicious and refreshing, but are also an excellent source of key nutrients and vitamins.
Eating well helps you get the nutrients your body needs to promote healing and minimize side effects. It may also help you feel better. Unfortunately, sometimes cancer or cancer treatment can affect your appetite.
Stock up on winter squash this year to receive many health benefits! Squash contains a number of essential nutrients that can play an important role in your diet.
Childhood obesity can have both immediate and long-term effects on health and well-being. We develop our eating habits (and many other habits and behaviors) during childhood, so obesity frequently becomes a lifelong issue.
Juicing is a current health trend that is gaining popularity. But before you invest in a juicing machine, it is good to be aware of the potential positive and negative aspects to juicing.
Many people affected by cancer are intent on strengthening their immune systems in order to fight the disease, tolerate treatment or prevent infections. These are worthy goals that should be approached with the same thought and caution you use to make other important medical decisions.
A Harvard study released late last year found that the more often nuts were consumed the less likely participants were to die of cancer, heart disease and respiratory disease.
Summertime is right around the corner and with it comes the potential to overindulge in food and drink. Between family get-togethers, with their spread of delicious foods, and the call of the ice cream truck on warm summer nights, it can be hard to maintain good eating habits.
We’re closing out National Nutrition Month with a resource from Livestrong: http://www.livestrong.com/healthy-eating/.
We’ve got a great resource from the American Cancer Society (ACS) for week 3 of National Nutrition Month!
We’re kicking off Week 2 of National Nutrition Month with a resource from The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).