Cooking through Cancer Treatment to Recovery: Easy, Flavorful Recipes to Prevent and Decrease Side Effects at Every Stage of Conventional Therapy - Hardcover

Price ND, Lisa A.; Gins MA MS CN, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1936303825 ISBN 13: 9781936303823

Publisher: Demos Health, 2015

Synopsis

For cancer patients undergoing treatment, foods that prevent and reduce side effects, promote healing, and increase your quality of life.

Written by a naturopathic physician and a certified nutritionist specializing in complementary cancer care, Cooking through Cancer Treatment to Recovery provides patients and their friends and family with over 100 quick and delicious recipes that provide nutrients essential at each stage of treatment while avoiding proinflammatory foods such as processed sugars, dairy, and gluten that may increase side effects. The recipes in this user-friendly cookbook:

• Will not interfere or reduce the effectiveness of conventional treatment
• Address the most common side effects of conventional treatment including diarrhea, fatigue, insomnia, nausea, joint pain, chemo brain, loss of appetite, anemia, muscle aches, gas and bloating, and constipation
• Use widely available ingredients and are quick and easy to prepare with minimal prep and cooking time
• Are packed with flavor and aesthetic appeal, such as savory oatmeal, mushroom buckwheat soup, chicken with apricot and chickpeas, carob fudge, and mango lassi
• Provide essential vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients
• Include nutrition facts and calorie count
• Complement each other for a therapeutic balance of protein, good fats, carbohydrates, and fiber
• Feed the whole family, promoting health for loved ones as well

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About this title

About the Author

Susan Gins, MA, MS, CN, was voted "Best Nutritionist in Seattle" by City Search. She directs Nourish, a successful nutrition practice, and teaches corporate seminars on how health issues affect the bottom line. She taught nutrition classes at Bastyr University for nine years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Demos Health
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1936303825
• ISBN 13: 9781936303823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224