Eating Well Through Cancer: Easy Recipes & Recommendations During & After Treatment - Softcover

Gerald Miletello; Holly Clegg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0961088877 ISBN 13: 9780961088873

Publisher: Holly B Clegg, 2001

Synopsis

For 15 years, Dr. Miletello, an oncologist, wanted to write a cookbook as one of the most frequently asked questions was, "What should I eat?" Holly Clegg, author of the successful Trim & Terrific cookbook series has answered this question with her common sense approach to cooking and her easy, everyday recipes that has become her trademark for healthy cooking in today's hectic world.

Diet and nutrition are at the top of the list for anyone with a newly diagnosed malignancy. Patients have problems with a loss of appetite and altered taste either before or during treatment. Dr. Gerald Miletello, a practicing medical oncologist, collaborated with cookbook author, Holly Clegg to create Eating Well Through Cancer, a collection of 200 easy recipes to help cancer patients tolerate treatment. As nutritional evaluation and recommendations are daily concerns, practicing oncologist, patients, and families can benefit from this publication. In Eating Well Through Cancer, the personal experience of its authors combine to produce a cookbook that serves as a guide for nutrition before, during and after cancer treatment. Besides the recipes themselves, the book features diabetic exchanges, menu planning, high calorie variations, Doctor's Notes and a section that cross-references recipes and side effects.

Chapters are organized according to the phase of treatment and possible side effects. Additional sections are devoted to long term post treatment healthy eating as well as snacks and suggestions of foods for friends to bring those undergoing treatment. Some chapter titles are more characteristic of a medical encyclopedia, however the recipes resemble anything but hospital cafeteria fare. Although there are a few medicinal recipes from a natural laxative or a basic weight gain shake, Eating Well Through Cancer excels in presenting tasty favorite dishes with a healthy twist. Any patient undergoing chemotherapy will find this book to be an essential asset. The recipes are simple, tasty and easy to prepare. The last Chapter contains healthy nutritious recipes that are aimed at maintaining a smart healthy lifestyle.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Designed for cancer patients and their family, these easy-to-follow recipes focus on foods best tolerated and those to ease the symptoms during treatment. With an oncologist's chapter introduction, doctor's notes, menu planning, tips, nutritional analysis, diabetic exchanges, Eating Well Through Cancer serves as a guide for nutrition before, during, and after cancer treatment.

From the Author:

Holly B. Clegg, author of the successful “Trim & Terrific” cookbook series, uses her expertise in recipe development to recommend food that is essential to a healthy lifestyle and is best tolerated during and after cancer treatment. She has created the perfect book of nutritious and delicious recipes that aid in the prevention of cancer and ease the symptoms during treatment. Holly’s common sense approach to cooking with easy, everyday recipes has become her trademark for healthy cooking in today’s hectic world.

As a Medical Oncologist, Dr. Gerald P. Miletello has been taking care of people with cancer for over twenty years. In his practice, he exhibits a strong desire to help individuals adjust to a cancer diagnosis and to continue to live normal, healthy lives. Dr. Miletello recognizes the importance of diet and nutrition before, during and after treatment and offers this book to provide extensive, useable information.

About this edition

• Publisher: Holly B Clegg
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0961088877
• ISBN 13: 9780961088873
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 256