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

Price, Lisa A.; Gins, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1936303825 ISBN 13: 9781936303823

Verlag: Demos Medical Publishing, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

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 pro inflammatory 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 diarrhoea, 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 flavour and aesthetic appeal, such as savoury 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 fibre Feed the whole family, promoting health for loved ones as well

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Lisa A. Price , ND, practices at Northwest Natural Health Clinic, in conjunction and collaboration with medical oncologists and radiologists in major conventional cancer centers in Seattle, Tacoma and Puyallup, Washington, USA. She was a National Institute of Health Research Fellow (2005-2010) and is currently an adjunct faculty member at Bastyr University, USA. Price has a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry and microbiology, and completed her Master of Science graduate work in the biochemistry at the State University of New York, Syracuse, USA. Prior to becoming a naturopathic physician she worked professionally as a research scientist. Susan Gins , MA, MS, CN, was voted "Best Nutritionist in Seattle" by City Search. She owns and directs Nourish, a successful nutrition practice, and is an Adjunct Professor of Nutrition at Bastyr University, USA. Gins has worked with various public and private organizations including the Food and Drug Administration and Starbuck's and was a lecturer and cooking teacher at Cancer Lifeline, a major cancer support organization in the Pacific Northwest.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Demos Medical Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1936303825
• ISBN 13: 9781936303823
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar