A preservative and sugar-free diet, filled with fresh fruits, veggies, legumes, whole grains, and lean proteins can dramatically reduce risk factors for a wide array of health conditions, including cancer.
Weight gain, diabetes, and mood swings are just a few of the reasons why you need to give sugar the boot.
The Mediterranean Diet is the darling of healthy eating, and has proven to reduce a host of risk factors and ailments.
Turmeric packs a serious punch and has been shown to block the enzymes needed for cancer cell growth.
Most of the time during treatment we aren’t up for big meals. Our taste buds change; they become very metallic and the foods we once loved no longer taste good, and can even make you gag. 
Ironically, a lot of the food available in the hospital does not meet the PREhab clean eating guidelines. I discovered that the food offered in the “pantry” was loaded with sugar, preservatives, and ingredients I couldn’t pronounce.
But when you’re battling cancer, it’s more important than ever to turn to good food that keeps you nourished, including:
It's easy to eat good clean food with these simple recipes
Try adding my avocado chocolate mousse as icing with a little coconut whipped topping and you’ll be in yumville.
Finding ways to ease the financial (and accompanying emotional) burdens on cancer patients and their families benefit cancer care for patients at every stage. Imagine if patients could worry less about affording their medications, and more about remembering to take them.
When it comes to undergoing radiation for breast cancer the trick is to minimizing skin irritation to the areas of the chest that receive radiation. Too much skin desquamation (peeling) can interrupt or shorten treatment, so it’s important to stay ahead of the game to preserve and protect the skin.
You know your child better than anyone, and it’s up to you to decide when, how, and what to tell your child based on their developmental level. Just keep lines of communication open and listen to your child’s concerns. Let them know it’s okay to talk and ask questions even if they feel sad or upset.
Cancer’s no joke, but you can’t feel bad about it all the time. Sometimes you just need to laugh in its big dumb face. Laugh till you cry and then laugh again.
I don’t believe in the God presented by organized religions, but I am certain the universe contains divine elements. And that the divine works in mysterious and surprising ways. Sometimes it even uses the telephone.
Podcasts are a great tool for cancer patients; I learned this firsthand. Just hearing how people found ways to cope always made me feel better. Listening to new episodes gave me something to look forward to each week and hearing others share similar experiences reminded me that I was not alone.
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